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1091089

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date	18/03/2019
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	Litter: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fixed penalty notices for littering were issued in Havering in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Defra does not collect data on the number of fixed penalty notices issued for littering.</p><p> </p><p>The Honourable Member may want to ask Havering Council for this data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/03/2019 16:05:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091090

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Vaccination: Disinformation
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 tackle anti-vaccine misinformation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We are aware there is a persistent minority who seek to spread misinformation about vaccinations. The Department for Health and Social Care is working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to explore actions to address this and a range of other online harms, including working with platforms. Collaboration with the Department for Education is underway to ensure pupils understand that vaccines protect against diseases which can cause serious long-term ill-health, including mental and/or physical disability, and death.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England annual surveys show parents have high levels of confidence in the national childhood immunisation programme and trust the advice about vaccination that comes from the National Health Service and health care workers. In contrast, trust in social media is much lower. However, we are not complacent and continue to look for ways to improve vaccine coverage and promote the facts relating to the value of immunisation and vaccination.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/03/2019 17:16:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091091

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Poultry: Contamination
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 the incidence of contaminated chicken being sold at supermarkets.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>There are comprehensive controls in place throughout the food chain to reduce the levels of contamination in chicken being sold in supermarkets and other locations. These controls include, for example, the national salmonella control programme for broiler chickens at all stages of production, which defines a range of measures to reduce the risk of Salmonella. The Food Standards Agency has also worked closely with industry on reducing Campylobacter contamination over a number of years. This has seen the highest contamination levels of Campylobacter fall from an average of 19% in 2014/15 to 5% in 2016/17 in surveys undertaken at retail level. Latest levels according to major retailers’ data show an average of 3.1% for October-December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/03/2019 17:21:27 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091092

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of STEM subjects for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the number of pupils taking science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. There were 47,000 more exam entries to STEM A levels in 2018 compared to 2010, which is an increase of 23%.</p><p>Good teaching is essential to increase take-up of STEM subjects. The Department funds a number of programmes to support this aim. These programmes include specific focus on schools with the greatest need, including those in disadvantaged areas. This includes the £76 million of funding that the Department provides for the network of maths hubs and the Teaching for Mastery programme, which aims to reach 11,000 primary and secondary schools by 2023 and has specific focus to support schools in greatest need. It also includes the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme, which aims to increase participation and attainment in level 3 mathematics with a focus on schools from disadvantaged areas, including schools in Opportunity Areas.</p><p>In November 2018, the Department launched a new National Centre for Computing Education, (NCCE) supported by £84 million of funding until July 2022. The aim of the NCCE is to improve the quality of the teaching of computing. This programme will help improve take-up and attainment of computing at GCSE and A level, with a focus on schools in disadvantaged areas.</p><p>The Department also funds the national network of Science Learning Partnerships, which supports science teachers to improve the quality of science teaching, as well as the Stimulating Physics Network, which aims to increase participation in A level physics, particularly among girls.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/03/2019 16:26:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091093

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in which London boroughs his Department plans to build new special free schools.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The department currently has plans to build 23 special schools within local authority areas in London. These schools will collectively provide over 2000 new places for children with special educational needs. This includes 5 successful local authority bids announced on 11 March 2019 from wave 2 of the local authority commissioned special free school process. The trust competitions are open for these 5 and successful proposer groups will be announced in winter 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>The number of schools planned in each local authority area is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hounslow</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kingston upon Thames</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Newham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Redridge</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Richmond upon Thames</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enfield</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Southwark</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Havering</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sutton</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/03/2019 16:39:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091094

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Food: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to tailor food standards to (a) serve UK trade interests and (b) keep standards high.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring high food standards at home and promoting high standards internationally. We have been clear that any future trade agreements must work for consumers, farmers, and businesses in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has world leading standards of food safety and quality, backed by a rigorous legislative framework; we will maintain these high standards once the UK leaves the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 27/03/2019 17:27:57 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091095

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage schools to install automated external defibrillators on their premises.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>There is no legal requirement for schools to purchase an automated external defibrillator (AED), but the government encourages them to do so as part of their first aid equipment.</p><p>School-age children are at relatively low risk of cardiac arrest but to ensure that the risk is minimised, AEDs are currently available for schools and other education providers in the UK to purchase through the NHS Supply Chain at a reduced cost. These arrangements are available to all UK schools, including academies and independent schools, sixth-form colleges, further education institutions and early years settings (including holiday and out-of-school providers).</p><p>The government has produced guidance for schools on buying, installing and using an AED, which can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/automated-external-defibrillators-aeds-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/automated-external-defibrillators-aeds-in-schools</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/03/2019 16:37:07 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091096

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Street Preachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that street preachers do not disseminate extremist material from proscribed terror groups.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has a robust legislative framework which gives operational partners the powers they need to take appropriate action. Most recently the UK’s capacity for undertaking terrorist offences was extended by the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act which gained Royal Assent in February this year. The Act strengthened sections 12 (inviting support) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT) by making it an offence to recklessly express support for a proscribed organisation. It also strengthened section 13 (wearing or displaying an item) of TACT to include publishing an image of an item.</p><p>There are also a number of other offences available to the police which may be relevant in disrupting individuals from disseminating material from proscribed terror groups, including: encouragement of terrorism, contrary to section 1 Terrorism Act 2006; and disseminating terrorist publications, contrary to section 2 Terrorism Act 2006</p><p>It would be for the police and CPS to investigate and charge any offences, as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 26/03/2019 17:15:00 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091097

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to tackle the reduction in the UK exports of goods and services to Switzerland.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Switzerland, as the UK’s 10<sup>th</sup> largest trading partner and accounting for 2.3% of total UK trade, remains a crucial market for UK goods and services. Total trade in goods and services between the UK and Switzerland has averaged £31.6 billion over the last five years.</p><p>Similarly, Switzerland has been open about its desire to maintain a close relationship as the UK leaves the EU. In response, my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade signed the UK-Switzerland Trade Agreement on the 11th February in Berne which will serve as the basis for future economic and trade relations between Switzerland and the UK. The Trade Agreement allows businesses to continue freely trading between the two countries and will function in both deal and no deal EU Exit scenarios.</p><p>In August 2018, the Secretary of State launched the Export Strategy, the government’s plan to increase UK total exports as a proportion of GDP to 35% and make Britain a 21st century exporting superpower. The Export Strategy will encourage and inspire more businesses to export; inform businesses by providing practical assistance on exporting; connect UK businesses to overseas buyers and opportunities; and help provide finance through UKEF to enhance the HMG offer to UK exporters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/03/2019 09:40:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091098

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place to help universal credit claimants with the repayment of debt.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	233547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of safeguarding the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt, and Universal Credit already has procedures and regulations in place to protect claimants from excessive deductions.</p><p>A claimant’s circumstances are always taken into account when applying debt repayment thresholds to avoid undue hardship. If a claimant is having difficulty repaying a benefit overpayment, they can request a reconsideration of the amount that is being taken. Any reduction will be based on the individual circumstances of the claimant rather than the amount of the overpayment, which helps to ensure that a sustainable repayment plan based on affordability is put in place.</p><p>The maximum rate of deductions will not normally exceed an amount equal to 40 per cent of the Universal Credit standard allowance, and from October 2019 this maximum rate will be reduced to 30 per cent. However, where it is in the best interest of vulnerable claimants, to protect them from being made homeless or having their fuel disconnected, deductions in excess of the maximum rate may be applied. This is only for ‘last resort’ third party deductions for arrears of service charges, rent, gas and electricity. When we take deductions for gas and electricity arrears, we will also take them for the on-going monthly cost of these utilities.</p><p>The Department has also implemented a range of measures to further support claimants such as providing a two-week ‘transitional housing payment’ for those who had been receiving Housing Benefit before transitioning onto Universal Credit, and interest free advances, worth up to 100 per cent of their indicative Universal Credit award which can be paid back over 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/03/2019 15:43:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell