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1127472

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Brunei: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to safeguard (a) British armed forces personnel and (b) British citizens based in Brunei from strict new laws against homosexuality and adultery in that country.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	256252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>The British government has been in close consultation with the Government of Brunei and has ensured the necessary protections are in place with the Government of Brunei to mitigate against any issues that might arise from the introduction of the final phases of the Sharia Penal Code. British Forces have been instructed to conform to all Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice. We encourage all British passport holders visiting Brunei to read the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's travel advice pages which are updated on a regular basis.</p><p>On 5 May, the Sultan of Brunei confirmed that the de facto moratorium on the death penalty will apply to the Sharia Penal Code and committed Brunei to ratifying the United Nations Convention Against Torture. We have welcomed these announcements. The Sultan’s assurances confirm the value of addressing sensitive issues such as this, through respectful dialogue and diplomacy and, in that vein, we continue to encourage Brunei to remove corporal and capital punishments from its statues. Brunei’s commitments regarding the death penalty and United Nations Convention Against Torture go a significant way to addressing our anxieties about the human rights situation in Brunei.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/05/2019 10:30:02 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1127473

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were absent from school in the 2018-19 academic year due to mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	256253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>The Department published data on absence due to illness, but not on type of illness, in table 2 of the annual “Pupil absence in schools in England” statistical release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england-2017-to-2018</a>.​</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/05/2019 15:48:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1127474

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support is available to civil servants who suffer from mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	256322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service is committed to being a leading employer on mental health support and to the<br>positive health and wellbeing of all our staff. This includes providing specific support to those who<br>suffer with mental health problems. This approach enables employees experiencing mental ill<br>health to remain in work or return to work following a period of absence and includes<br>recommendations for workplace adjustments and signposting to other mental health services</p><p>The Civil Service has a network of an estimated 4,600 Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA’s) or<br>equivalent who are equipped with the knowledge to recognise early symptoms and provide initial<br>help to colleagues experiencing mental health concerns</p><p>All departments have access to Occupational Health Services, which provide support and advice to<br>managers and employees in respect of mental ill health. The Civil Service also provides access for<br>all employees to Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) or equivalent, for counselling and other<br>mental health support</p><p>In addition, the Civil Service has improved its use of data to monitor and respond to mental health<br>trends in the workplace, raised awareness and enhanced the range of workplace adjustments<br>available to staff with poor mental health. It has invested in training for senior leaders and line<br>managers to create a more supportive and preventative culture towards mental ill health in the<br>workplace.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 04/06/2019 10:45:35 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1127475

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to ring-fence funding for mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	256323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Funding for mental health services will grow as a share of the overall NHS budget over the next five years, and the NHS long-term plan states that this will form “a new ringfenced local investment fund worth at least £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24.” This investment will enable further service expansion, for example new mental health crisis services for people of all ages and more mental health support in schools.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/05/2019 11:37:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1127476

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department takes to safeguard visa applicants from stress and other mental health problems which occur as a result of delayed decisions and other complications in the application process.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	256324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>Comprehensive guidance is published on GOV.UK on the visa application process. This includes information regarding our Customer Service Standards (CSS) timescales for processing visa applications.</p><p>If an application is complex or delayed for any reason, Visas &amp; Citizenship staff contact the applicant and inform them if it is anticipated that the CSS will not be met.</p><p>Applicants can contact V&amp;C should the need arise. Contact details are published on the GOV.UK website here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk</a></p><p>If V&amp;C are made aware of any compelling or compassionate circumstances, consideration will be given to expediting assessment of the application, where appropriate and possible.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/05/2019 14:26:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1127303

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Military Police: Lambeth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours the Ministry of Defence Royal Military Police Centre on Upper Tulse Hill SW2 2RS is used per week.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	255674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>A Royal Military Police Company, Cadet detachment, and associated Cadet headquarters are based at the site. Currently, 77 cadets attend eight hours of training there each week. An additional 388 cadets have passed through the facility between 5 December 2006 and 24 January 2019.</p><p>When there is spare capacity, the site is used for training by other Government Departments and for wider defence purposes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 255675 question first answered 23/05/2019 14:39:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1127304

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Military Police: Lambeth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cadets regularly use the Ministry of Defence Royal Military Police Centre on Upper Tulse Hill SW2 2RS; and how many cadets have passed through that facility.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	255675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>A Royal Military Police Company, Cadet detachment, and associated Cadet headquarters are based at the site. Currently, 77 cadets attend eight hours of training there each week. An additional 388 cadets have passed through the facility between 5 December 2006 and 24 January 2019.</p><p>When there is spare capacity, the site is used for training by other Government Departments and for wider defence purposes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 255674 question first answered 23/05/2019 14:39:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1127305

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Charitable Donations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of comprehensive primary school funding which comes from donations by parents or guardians of pupils.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	255676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested, regarding the proportion of funding which comes from donations by parents or guardians of pupils, is not held centrally. Schools’ financial returns show that overall income from donations and voluntary funds has remained steady at about 0.7% of schools’ overall budgets since 2011-12.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/05/2019 13:52:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1088759

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	HIV Infection
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 his Department is taking to ensure the ending of new HIV transmissions in England by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	232566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ending new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030. Work is underway with partners to discuss how this work will be taken forward.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/03/2019 14:16:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1046969

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many of the 10,000 civil servants recently hired from the Treasury’s allocation of £2 billion were hired into (a) HMRC, (b) the Treasury and (c) the Departments for (i) International Trade and (ii) Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	211737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU does not hold this information as it would be held by individual departments.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 31/01/2019 15:05:23 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna