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1184556

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date	12/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's methodology was for collecting and collating data on views of small scale fishers in its report on the service standard assessment of the catch recording service.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>The development of the catch recording service and the methodology used followed Government Digital Service standards. A broad user research programme, following industry best practice, was conducted and covered eight key locations around the English coast to seek views from fishers. A public consultation on the catch recording system also ran from 19 February 2019 until 2 April 2019 to seek input from industry.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/03/2020 13:37:21 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184557

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the evidential basis for the Marine Management Organisation's proposal to introduce a catch recording app.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>Scientific surveys conducted by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science have highlighted that data derived from sales notes and other historic documentation does not accurately reflect the volumes of fish being landed and sold by the under-10m fleet as a whole. These are consistent with the findings of European Commission audits carried out in 2011-12.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement for the digital solution for catch recording, including an app, formed part of the beta assessment conducted by the Government Digital Service. As outlined in the published assessment report, the service passed the beta assessment stage.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/03/2020 13:46:09 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184558

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of time set aside for beta testing of the catch recording app; and what information his Department holds on the use of that app during the beta testing by (a) fishers and (b) service support personnel.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>The length of time used for the beta phase of the catch recording service development followed Government Digital Service standards. This involved two phases: a ‘private’ beta phase of service development which involved inviting a limited number of individuals; and a ‘public’ beta phase which involved opening the service up to all users in a phased roll-out.</p><p> </p><p>Feedback obtained from fishers and support personnel during the beta phase of development is held and reflected the need for a simple mobile application.</p><p> </p><p>The Marine Management Organisation continues to work on implementing improvements to the catch recording app based on feedback from existing users.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/03/2020 13:50:52 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184559

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Friends Families and Travellers 2020 report entitled No place to stop: Research on the five year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller sites in the South East of England.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	28612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Planning Policy for Traveller Sites is clear that Local Planning Authorities should set pitch targets for gypsies and travellers and plot targets for travelling showpeople which address the likely permanent and transit site accommodation needs of travellers in their area, working collaboratively with neighbouring local planning authorities. They should identify and update annually, a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide 5 years’ worth of sites against their locally set targets.</p><p>Through a Written Ministerial Statement on 6 February 2019 (HCWS1305), local authorities were reminded of their duties to assess the need for transit and permanent sites.</p><p>We have committed to a number of measures to support site provision including to finalise the 2016 draft guidance on assessing housing need including for those residing in caravans; and to consider making information on permanent and transit sites in plans freely available in open data format so that there is a single, clear source of data available. We will also consider writing to those authorities who do not have an up-to-date plan for travellers in place.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 28613 question first answered 17/03/2020 17:30:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1184560

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the roundtable report entitled Challenging and improving planning policy for Gypsies and Travellers from the all-party parliamentary group on Gypsies Travellers and Roma.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	28613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Planning Policy for Traveller Sites is clear that Local Planning Authorities should set pitch targets for gypsies and travellers and plot targets for travelling showpeople which address the likely permanent and transit site accommodation needs of travellers in their area, working collaboratively with neighbouring local planning authorities. They should identify and update annually, a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide 5 years’ worth of sites against their locally set targets.</p><p>Through a Written Ministerial Statement on 6 February 2019 (HCWS1305), local authorities were reminded of their duties to assess the need for transit and permanent sites.</p><p>We have committed to a number of measures to support site provision including to finalise the 2016 draft guidance on assessing housing need including for those residing in caravans; and to consider making information on permanent and transit sites in plans freely available in open data format so that there is a single, clear source of data available. We will also consider writing to those authorities who do not have an up-to-date plan for travellers in place.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 28612 question first answered 17/03/2020 17:30:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1184561

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2020 to Question 25623 on Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Public Appointments, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract entered into with the search company appointed to recruit a replacement panel member.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	28563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Government transparency agenda, it is a legal requirement for central Government Departments to publish all awarded contracts over £10,000 in value on the Contracts Finder website. Once a contract for this recruitment has been finalised and signed it will be published in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/03/2020 16:53:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1184562

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Regional Planning and Development: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to announce the seed funding to establish the Great South West initiative.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>Following the announcement of the Western Gateway we have asked local partners to consider options for geography across the South West and South Wales. These discussions are still ongoing and once they report back we will look to make decisions of how to support pan-regional geography options.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 20/03/2020 14:53:44 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184563

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Intensive Care: Hospital Beds
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 hospital intensive care beds there were as at 11 March 2020; what estimate he has made of how many additional hospital intensive care beds could be created and normally staffed within one month of 11 March 2020; and what estimate he has made of the number of patients diagnosed with covid-19 who will require intensive care at the peak of the outbreak under (a) best case, (b) anticipated case and (c) worst case scenarios modelled by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	28614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>Information based on current number of intensive care beds and estimated additional requirements due to the COVID-19 outbreak is not held centrally. The National Health Service has an Operating Framework for Managing the Response to Pandemic Influenza in place which sets out the roles, responsibilities and functions of NHS England in preparing for and responding to an influenza pandemic. It is intended to complement and support existing plans, policies and arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Among those who become infected, we believe some will exhibit no symptoms. Early data suggest that of those who develop an illness, the great majority will have a mild-to-moderate, but self-limiting illness – similar to seasonal flu. It is, however, also clear that a minority of people who get COVID-19 will develop complications severe enough to require hospital care, most often pneumonia, in some instances sadly leading to death.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom Government and devolved administrations, including the health and social care system, have planned extensively over the years for an event like this. The UK is therefore well prepared to respond in a way that offers substantial protection to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 18/03/2020 18:04:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 13048 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1184564

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Local Government: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether additional expenditure incurred by local authorities in dealing with the covid-19 outbreak is eligible expenditure under the Bellwin scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	28567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Bellwin Scheme has not been activated in respect of the Covid-19 outbreak but in the Budget, the Chancellor set out a £12 billion package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, individuals and businesses through the economic disruption caused by Covid-19. <br> <br> The Government recognises that local authorities will need extra funding - particularly, but not just - for social care and we are urgently working out a funding package.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/03/2020 17:32:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1184565

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Data Protection: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in his Department are working on securing a data adequacy agreement between the EU and the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	28615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>In his statement of 3 February, the Prime Minister confirmed that it is HMG’s intention to secure adequacy decisions to allow for the continued free flow of data between the UK and EU.</p><p>Teams across Whitehall, led by DCMS, are treating adequacy decisions as a priority and are continuing to work towards this aim.</p><p>DCMS has a Data Adequacy Hub to lead the adequacy assessment process, supported by policy staff from the DCMS Data Policy Directorate and by DCMS legal staff. In addition, given the adequacy assessment process will be a cross Government exercise, DCMS is receiving further support from Whitehall Departments including Home Office, FCO, DIT, BEIS and HMT.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/03/2020 10:59:39 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah