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1076645

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the number of firefighters on fire service capacity to respond to emergency calls.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	909399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Recent data show that the average total response time to primary fires has remained the same as last year, and for secondary fires has increased by 1 second since last year.</p><p>Total response times have risen gradually since 1994 but are now starting to stabilise.</p><p>Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/02/2019 18:08:30 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1064894

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
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	Social Security Benefits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have repaid benefit overpayments at 40 per cent from their standard allowance in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	224831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>When recovering a benefit overpayment, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has different deduction rates that are applied in different circumstances. The highest rate of 40% of the standard allowance is only applicable where a debt has been classified as fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Our current internal data shows that there are around 8,500 Universal Credit claimants with an overpayment classified as fraud. Other factors, such as higher priority deductions, may mean that DWP is unable to deduct at 40% for the recovery of a benefit overpayment.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/02/2019 15:23:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1064895

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Buckinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has held with representatives of Fusion on the protection of wildlife on the 200 acres near Steeple Claydon due for clearance for High Speed Two.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	224792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport have been in regular dialogue with Fusion regarding vegetation clearance near Steeple Claydon. HS2 Ltd have carried out assurance on their contractors, including Fusion, to ensure that all relevant environmental due diligence has been followed. All direct and/or indirect HS2 activities have to comply with the Environmental Minimum Requirements as set out alongside the High Speed Rail (London to West Midland) Act 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/02/2019 17:18:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1064896

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Buckinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taken to ensure the protection of (a) birds during the breeding season and (b) other wildlife at the protected nature reserve at Calvert Jubilee Buckinghamshire during ground clearance activities by HS2 Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	224793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd and their contractors will comply with all relevant legislation, HS2 Environmental Minimum Requirements, as well as any applicable Protected Species Licences when dealing with ecology within HS2 limits. The following protection measures are in place for vegetation clearance activities:</p><p> </p><p>A. For all birds during nesting season - A “Permit to Clear” System will apply. A suitably qualified ecologist will assess existing survey data and then verify this with surveys of the site in advance of the vegetation clearance taking place. Once the area has been confirmed to be free of nesting birds then clearance can commence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>B. Other wildlife at the Calvert Jubilee Local Nature Reserve – The “Permit to Clear” System is applicable; however, should the area be known to contain Protected Species, such as Great Crested Newt and Badgers, then the HS2 Ltd contractors will work in accordance with the HS2 Ltd organisational licences for these species. Where surveys identify other Protected Species present then contractors would undertake works in accordance with their legal protection and, where necessary, apply for mitigation licences from Natural England. Mitigation measures will be carried out under the supervision of suitably qualified ecologists where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/02/2019 17:10:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1064898

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
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	Sexually Transmitted Infections: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tests for sexually transmitted infections have been paid for by the public purse in each year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	224804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities pay for sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing. In England, the total number of STI tests, paid for by local authorities from 2013 to 2017 is given in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available in Public Health England ’s annual STI data tables at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>Total number of STI tests, paid for by local authorities from 2013 to 2017:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Years</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total tests</p></td><td><p>7,373,761</p></td><td><p>7,604,000</p></td><td><p>7,778,264</p></td><td><p>7,808,902</p></td><td><p>7,772,537</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The services provided include STI testing which include tests for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV. The STI tests were expanded in 2015 to include tests (for herpes simplex virus, hepatitis A/B/C) that were not previously reported via GUMCAD. Therefore, data from 2015 for these STI tests are not directly comparable to data from previous years.</li><li>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables</a></li></ol> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 224805 question first answered 27/02/2019 16:14:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1064899

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
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	Sexually Transmitted Infections: 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 recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of tests for sexually transmitted infections administered over the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	224805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities pay for sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing. In England, the total number of STI tests, paid for by local authorities from 2013 to 2017 is given in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available in Public Health England ’s annual STI data tables at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>Total number of STI tests, paid for by local authorities from 2013 to 2017:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Years</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total tests</p></td><td><p>7,373,761</p></td><td><p>7,604,000</p></td><td><p>7,778,264</p></td><td><p>7,808,902</p></td><td><p>7,772,537</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The services provided include STI testing which include tests for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV. The STI tests were expanded in 2015 to include tests (for herpes simplex virus, hepatitis A/B/C) that were not previously reported via GUMCAD. Therefore, data from 2015 for these STI tests are not directly comparable to data from previous years.</li><li>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables</a></li></ol> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 224804 question first answered 27/02/2019 16:14:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1064901

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings Ministers of his Department have had with multinational healthcare corporations since June 2016, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	224807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly in arrears on the GOV.UK website. The latest publications up to September 2018 are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 27/02/2019 11:08:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1064906

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of the visit by (a) Stephen Clark, sponsor, High Speed Rail Group HS2 phase 2b (b) Andrew Rees, Head of Economic and Commercial Analysis HS2 Ltd and (c) Bernadette Hurd, Benefits Strategy and Capability Manager HS2 Ltd to the recent High Speed Rail event in Budapest.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	224794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The construction of HS2 will help to build the skills base the UK rail industry needs to export around the world. The UK High Speed Rail Workshop in Budapest on 20-21 February was funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-prosperity-fund-programme/cross-government-prosperity-fund-update#_blank" target="_blank">Cross-Government Prosperity Fund</a>, and organised in association with the Department for International Trade and the UK High Speed Rail Industry Leaders group to support UK suppliers developing international business and to promote investment into the UK. All costs incurred were in line with normal expense policies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/02/2019 17:15:00 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1064908

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, how many suppliers have been excluded from bidding for contracts as a result of not meeting the criteria in that document in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	224823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/02/2019 15:01:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1064909

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, how many suppliers have been excluded from bidding for contracts as a result of not meeting the criteria in that document in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	224824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Procurement rules require the Department to exclude any supplier for non-payment of taxes if the breach is established by a court ruling. Information is not collated centrally on companies excluded from bidding for the Department as a result of prosecutions or convictions in relation to the payment of taxes. Officials are not aware of any such cases.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office’s Procurement Policy Note 03/14, published in 2014, set out questions that central government departments should use for the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) phase of procurement exercises likely to be £5 million or more in value. These are used to gather information on and make assessments of prospective bidders' suitability, before considering tenders; Note 03/14 introduced questions to gather information about companies' track records including declarations around payment of taxes.</p><p> </p><p>These questions now form part of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ), the successor to the PQQ, introduced by the Cabinet Office and Crown Commercial Service in 2017 under Procurement Policy Note 8/16.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/02/2019 14:27:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds