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1104841

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on awarding spaceport licences for horizontal satellite launch in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	236536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Space Industry Act 2018 was a major step towards establishing the safe and supportive regulatory framework needed to enable launches to take place from the early 2020s. Work across the Government is now under way to develop the secondary legislation required before the Civil Aviation Authority can formally assess licence applications for horizontal spaceports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2019 13:10:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1104991

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Suicide: Wakefield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died by suicide in Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group by (a) age and (b) gender over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	236485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/03/2019 16:40:25 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 236485 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1105218

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Community Care: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department will meet its target under Transforming Care on time.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	237157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The objective of the Transforming Care programme, as set out in ‘Building the Right Support’, was to reduce the number of people with learning disability and/or autism who were mental health inpatients by 35-50% by the end of March 2019 (compared to a 2015 baseline). So far, there has been just over a 20% reduction.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to achieve at least a 50% reduction in inpatients (compared to the 2015 baseline) by the end of 2023/24. NHS England is committed to achieving a 35% reduction during 2019/20. This is set out in the NHS Planning Guidance, which for clinical commissioning groups and specialised commissioning requires a reduction in reliance on inpatient care to 18.5 inpatients per million adult population by March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will hold NHS England and other delivery partners to account on achieving this.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 01/04/2019 11:41:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1093442

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to (a) protect the steel sector and (b) mitigate the effect of a potential rapid change in export trade restrictions in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	235763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>We have now established the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate (TRID) which will be responsible for assessing the case for a trade remedies measure, used to protect UK business including steel from unfair and injurious trade practises such as dumping and subsidization. This trade remedies function is currently held within DIT but will be established as an arm’s length, independent body, known as The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) following Royal Assent of the Trade Bill.</p><p> </p><p>Following a consultation with UK producers, we have identified UK production in 26 of the existing EU 45 trade remedy measures on steel products. These measures will be transitioned to the UK’s independent trade policy upon exit from the EU. The Government will also transition those EU definitive safeguard measures where there is a UK producer interest. This ensures that UK businesses will have the protection they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also engaging extensively with the steel industry to ensure businesses have the information they need to comply with any change in export procedures should there be a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 27/03/2019 17:03:25 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1092539

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pathology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of misdiagnosis by NHS employees and locums in hospital pathology departments.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	910031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We do not routinely collect this information and we have not made an estimate.</p><p>Whilst the vast majority of patients receive safe and effective care, any incident of misdiagnosis can have a significant impact on patients and their families, which is why have we are committed to a systematic approach of understanding and learning from avoidable causes of patient harm. Since 2016, the National Health Service has been creating 29 national pathology networks that bring together clinical expertise in regional hubs. This will deliver the highest-quality service for patients and allow the use of cutting-edge technology to increase the speed and accuracy of diagnostics.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/03/2019 15:24:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

1092634

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many alleged breaches of the Special Advisers’ Code of Conduct by the Prime Minister's Special Advisers have been investigated in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	235372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The department holds no central record of such allegations.</p><p>The conduct of all civil servants, including special advisers, is taken very seriously</p><p>Special advisers act in accordance with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, which</p><p>includes clear guidance on appropriate conduct in public life.</p><p>The Code can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-</p><p>advisers-code-of-conduct</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/03/2019 17:05:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1092127

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the number of electric taxi and private hire vehicles to improve air quality in cities.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	234789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department's Transport Energy Model, which was published alongside the Road to Zero Strategy in 2018, clearly shows the environmental benefits of switching to ultra low emission vehicles, including ULEV taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (PHVs). The Government has accordingly provided £50m of funding for the Plug-in Taxi Grant Scheme, which offers a discount on the price of eligible taxis of up to £7,500.</p><p>In February 2019 the Department announced that 17 local authorities had been awarded a total of £6.89m through the second round of the Ultra-Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Competition. The funding enables Local Authorities to install chargepoint infrastructure dedicated to ultra-low emission taxis, and comes in addition to the £14m awarded in the first round of the scheme to 10 local authorities.</p><p>The Plug-in Car Grant provides up to £3,500 towards eligible ultra low emission cars, including for PHVs. Both taxi and PHV drivers may also be eligible for a grant of up to £500 under the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme, for the installation of a domestic chargepoint.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/03/2019 15:54:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1091246

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to (a) stop goods subject to tariffs flowing freely from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland and (b) stop those goods being smuggled into the rest of the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	234071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government’s priority in relation to Northern Ireland is meeting its commitment to avoid a hard border and ensure no new physical infrastructure or related checks and controls. Therefore, under the temporary approach to the NI border announced by the Government in the event of no deal, consignments from Ireland will not be subject to a tariff when entering Northern Ireland. This approach reflects the unique circumstances of the land border and the Government’s commitment to preserving the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in full.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will support businesses who are moving goods across the border legitimately, including businesses that continue to use the routes they use today. For goods entering Northern Ireland from Ireland, including where the ultimate destination is Great Britain, provided traders choose routes for commercial reasons not connected with an avoidance purpose, tariffs will not be due and tariff rate quotas will not apply.</p><p> </p><p>However, if traders divert goods through Ireland and Northern Ireland with the main purpose of avoiding customs duty HMRC will have the power to require them to pay the UK’s tariff, wherever the goods are from. HMRC will continue to enforce compliance on an intelligence-led basis to ensure trade is consistent with the requirements set out in legislation.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC remains committed to promoting compliance and tackling avoidance and evasion and would take steps to ensure that this temporary arrangement is not abused.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/03/2019 14:09:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1091376

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Hawk Aircraft: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he has taken to identify potential export opportunities for Hawk training aircraft in (a) Qatar, (b) Kuwait, (c) Bahrain, (d) Austria, (e) Saudi Arabia, (f) India, (g) Malaysia, (h) Slovakia, (i) Spain, (j) Turkey and (k) Japan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	234120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade continues to work closely with other Government Departments and BAE Systems to promote the world leading Hawk Advanced Jet Training aircraft. Working through an Integrated Campaign Team approach, we continue to pursue the interest of a number of international partners in the platform.</p><p>As an example of export success, last year Hawk was a key component of the package in support of the successful export of Typhoon to Qatar. We are seeking to build on that success.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/03/2019 12:57:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1090521

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Loans: Developing Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make greater provision to enforce due diligence on loans made to developing countries initiated by banks based in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness D'Souza
uin	HL14618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The sustainability and transparency of debts held by low income developing countries is currently a G20 priority. Given the complex nature of sovereign debt, we continue to believe that internationally-agreed approaches are the most effective way to achieve progress in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The UK recognizes that creditors, including private creditors, have an important role to play in promoting sustainable lending. The G20 is currently supporting the Institute of International Finance’s efforts to increase the transparency of lending to developing countries, which we hope will support sustainability and drive up standards.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, in the UK, there are already prudential requirements for firms to hold sufficient capital against their exposures and have adequate risk controls in place. These are supervised by the Prudential Regulation Authority.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/04/2019 13:43:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3709 label Biography information for Baroness D'Souza