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993892

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date	24/10/2018
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	UK Relations with EU: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on co-operation with the EU on security policy after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	907275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>We have been clear that we should continue to cooperate with the EU across the whole range of security areas to tackle common threats and promote our shared values.</p><p>On internal security, the Government proposed a coherent and legally binding agreement covering the three key areas of cooperation. On external security, we have outlined an independent UK foreign policy, with the UK and EU cooperating as close allies, when it is in our mutual interest.</p><p>On my recent visits to Bulgaria, Croatia and the Czech Republic, my counterparts have welcomed these proposals and our very clear unconditional commitment to European security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 25/10/2018 15:08:24 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

993895

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on the devolution settlement in Wales of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	907191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>Leaving the EU will result in a significant increase in the decision-making powers of the Welsh Assembly and Welsh Government.</p><p>This is another step forward in Welsh devolution. It is hard to believe that the last Labour Government left us with the LCO model, which hardly showed confidence in colleagues in Cardiff Bay.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 24/10/2018 12:28:31 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

993896

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	A55: Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on traffic flows on the A55 in North Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	907192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the strategic importance of the A55 to the Welsh economy, particularly to the port of Holyhead. After leaving the EU we want to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at all UK ports and airports, and we will seek to ensure that customs arrangements and mechanisms are as frictionless as possible.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/10/2018 14:14:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

993897

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on additional investment for Welsh railway infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	907197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on investment in railway infrastructure in Wales, most recently last week.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s proposed budget for investment in the Wales Route for 2019-24 is more than £1.5 billion. This is a record investment in Wales’ railways.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 24/10/2018 12:29:22 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

993988

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Arts: Coventry
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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on future funding to support the arts in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	183237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department announced, in December last year, that Coventry will be the UK City of Culture 2021. This will be a great year of arts and cultural events and will put the city firmly on the map as a cultural centre.</p><p> </p><p>Arts Council England (ACE) will contin 34ue to support the City through its funding programmes, and recently announced £5 million in Lottery funding to support Coventry 2021. In addition, Coventry and Warwickshire now have 12 ACE National Portfolio Organisations, of which six are new entrants. Over the four year funding period, 2018-2022, ACE expect to deliver approximately £73 million of funding to support these organisations.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/10/2018 10:48:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

994147

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's definition of austerity is; and how his Department measures austerity.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	183422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor will set out the government’s plans for the economy and public finances in detail at Budget.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/10/2018 09:58:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

994157

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Holyhead Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment has been made of the efficiency and capacity of Holyhead Port as a customs port when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	183427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>As the second busiest Roll On-Roll Off freight port in the UK, the Government recognises the importance of Holyhead to the economy of Wales and the UK. That is why a number of Government ministers, including myself and, earlier this month, the Parliamentary under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union, have visited Holyhead to discuss the impact of EU Exit on the port and its operators.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales, along with other UK Government Departments, continues to work with port operators across Wales, other key stakeholders, and the Welsh Government, to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at ports and airports in Wales once the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 29/10/2018 09:47:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

993446

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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	East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the correlation between the time taken to assess patients in A&E departments and trends in the patient handover times of East Midlands ambulance service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	907227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>We are clear that accident and emergency (A&amp;E) departments must deliver timely assessments and treatment to avoid delays in treating incoming patients, including those arriving by ambulance. Intensive support is in place to improve A&amp;E performance and lessen the impact of handover delays on East Midlands Ambulance Service. Performance improvement plans are in place at 11 hospital sites, with progress being closely monitored by NHS Improvement. There is still work to do, but significant progress is being made.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 23/10/2018 12:58:58 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

993447

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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	Flour: Folic Acid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on implementing proposals for the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	907229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to review advice from our expert advisory groups on safe levels of folate intake. Alongside this, we will be issuing a public consultation on the issue of adding folic acid to flour. This will explore this complex issue in detail and allow us to take an informed decision on whether to introduce mandatory fortification of flour. We will announce the date for the consultation soon.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/10/2018 16:43:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

993448

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the proportion of children born in the UK with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	907231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Foetal alcohol syndrome disorders can have a significant impact on the early years development of children, their behaviours and their life chances.</p><p>Public Health England collects some data on fetal alcohol sydrome, but we recognise that this data does not reflect the range of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), as these are very difficult to diagnose. That is why we are engaging experts and those affected by FASD to explore what more could be done to improve our understanding.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/10/2018 16:44:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson