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1150658

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date	18/10/2019
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	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with members of the UK national screening committee on amending NHS guidelines to allow cervical smear test samples from under 25s to be examined if a GP requests an examination.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	1906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>A cervical smear may not be the most appropriate test for patients presenting with symptoms. The United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) encourages all women who have concerns about their health or who present with symptoms to contact their general practitioner (GP), who will then decide on the most appropriate next steps and diagnostic tests.</p><p>There have been no discussions with members of the UK NSC in amending National Health Service guidelines to allow cervical smear test samples from under 25s to be examined if a general practitioner requests an examination.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/10/2019 16:59:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1150659

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Maternity Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her Department's target to process maternity allowance claims within 24 working days.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	1893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The recovery plan is to return to the aim of clearing Maternity Allowance claims within 24 working days.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/11/2019 18:23:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1150660

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which of her Department's offices staff working on maternity allowance are deployed.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	1894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong>We have staff in Walsall, Birkenhead and St Helens currently deployed on MA with telephony support from Atlantic Quay.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/10/2019 09:24:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1150661

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Biometrics: Privacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) effect of increased use of facial recognition software on personal privacy and (b) the adequacy of existing legislation to protect personal privacy.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Government is committed to ensuring the responsible deployment of digital technologies, including facial recognition. The use of facial recognition has increased with advancements in technology and has implications for privacy. Facial recognition technology relies on the processing of facial imagery which is defined as personal data under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Its use is regulated by these laws.</p><p> </p><p>This legislation imposes strict obligations on both individuals and organisations to process people’s data fairly and lawfully and to ensure that any data collected is held securely. There must also be a legal basis for processing data. The way in which personal data is collected and handled must be fair and transparent, and the data should be processed in a way which individuals would expect.</p><p> </p><p>The DPA and GDPR are enforced independently of Government by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Organisations that fail to comply may be subject to enforcement action by the Information Commissioner’s Office. The ICO is currently investigating facial recognition and its implications for privacy. The Commissioner recently published a blog on ‘Live facial recognition technology - data protection law applies’ which is available on the ICO website.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also recently established the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation to provide independent and expert advice on the governance of data-driven technologies. The Centre will identify the measures needed to strengthen and improve the way data-driven technologies and AI are used. This will include promoting best practice and advising on how government can address potential gaps in our regulatory landscape. The Centre is currently looking at the use of facial recognition technology.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/10/2019 16:38:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1150662

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Autism: Diagnosis
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 reduce waiting times for (a) referral to a specialist for autism diagnosis and (b) an initial assessment for autism and autism spectrum disorders.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	1936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>No one should have to face long waits for an autism assessment. We expect services to adhere to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standard which recommends that the length of time between referral and a first appointment to start an assessment should be no more than three months.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined to drive up performance nationally. We will use data on autism diagnosis waiting times, available for the first time later this year, to hold local areas to account where waiting times exceed the NICE standard.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst a diagnosis of autism should happen as soon as possible, it is important to recognise that formulating a diagnosis is often complex and can involve different professionals and agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/10/2019 12:03:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1150663

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2019 to Question 290620 on Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control, what steps she is taking to ensure that badgers from the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s Woodchester Park research centre are not inadvertently killed in surrounding cull zones.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	1885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s ongoing study of the wild badger population at Woodchester Park can adapt to assess any new impacts on the badger population, including from licensed badger culling taking place across Gloucestershire, which is in the Bovine TB High Risk Area of England. Woodchester Park’s work will continue to support policy and research in line with our TB strategy’s adaptive and evidence-based approach.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1886 1887 question first answered 28/10/2019 10:51:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1150664

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2019 to Question 290620 on Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control, whether it is her Department's policy that a marked badger from the Woodchester study area found in a cull zone would be shot.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	1886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s ongoing study of the wild badger population at Woodchester Park can adapt to assess any new impacts on the badger population, including from licensed badger culling taking place across Gloucestershire, which is in the Bovine TB High Risk Area of England. Woodchester Park’s work will continue to support policy and research in line with our TB strategy’s adaptive and evidence-based approach.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1885 1887 question first answered 28/10/2019 10:51:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1150665

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2019 Question 290620 on Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect on research outcomes of the culling of animals that are part of that research programme.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	1887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s ongoing study of the wild badger population at Woodchester Park can adapt to assess any new impacts on the badger population, including from licensed badger culling taking place across Gloucestershire, which is in the Bovine TB High Risk Area of England. Woodchester Park’s work will continue to support policy and research in line with our TB strategy’s adaptive and evidence-based approach.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1885 1886 question first answered 28/10/2019 10:51:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1150666

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff his Department has requested to loan from the Ministry of Defence to assist with preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	1927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government no deal Yellowhammer response was formally activated on 21 October and currently a total of 155 Ministry of Defence (MOD) staff are rostered to work on that response. In addition MOD will provide military personnel to act as Government Liaison Officers (GLOs). GLOs will work alongside and support Local Resilience Forums. A total of 47 Military GLOs have to date been activated to cover the eleven priority port areas in support of Operation Yellowhammer.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/10/2019 16:54:27 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1150667

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff from the Ministry of Defence are working in his Department to assist with preparations for the scenario of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	1928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has requested that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) provide a total of 167 civilian staff to help resource our planned preparations and response for a no deal exit. Civilian MOD staff are provided on temporary detachment. In addition MOD will provide up to 160 military personnel to act as Government Liaison Officers (GLOs). GLOs will work alongside and support Local Resilience Forums and will only be deployed to areas if and where required.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/10/2019 16:48:13 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney