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1127164

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Model Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the forthcoming Drone Registration Scheme on aero modellers flying of small air vehicles that are not drones.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	255347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The Drone Operator Registration Scheme will apply from November 2019 and is one of several new measures to address the safety and security challenges that unmanned aircraft pose. It will help law enforcement agencies to tackle the misuse of such aircraft effectively, alongside new Police powers, which will be introduced in the upcoming Drones Bill.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the Department’s 2018 consultation on unmanned aircraft, the Government stated that any alternative approach for model flyers must be achieved without imposing undue burden on the state and the taxpayer, whilst also being efficient and enforceable, without compromising the integrity of the policy. Any blanket exemption from registration and competency tests for aero modellers, or having the associations register their members into the registration scheme, will not meet these criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/05/2019 09:23:16 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1110864

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Birds: Conservation
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 current protections in place for swifts, swallows and martins.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	242873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Like all wild birds, swifts, swallows and martins as well as their nests and eggs are offered robust protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Individuals convicted of an offence could face up to six months in prison or an unlimited fine, or both.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/04/2019 13:02:16 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1110174

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Football: Racial Discrimination
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 steps the Government is taking with county football associations to tackle racism in grassroots football.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	242177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to my statement to the House on 11<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/04/2019 08:56:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1110420

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the transparency of parole board hearings.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	242178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>In May 2018, the Government amended the Parole Board Rules to allow victims and other parties to request summaries of Parole Board decisions for the first time. To date, the Parole Board has produced over 1000 decision summaries. This has helped victims and the wider public have a greater understanding of parole decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Decision summaries have been an important first step in bringing greater openness to the parole system. In September 2018, the Government’s Victims’ Strategy recognised that more must be done to increase the transparency of the parole process and the way we communicate with victims. Since then, in February 2019, the Secretary of State published a Review of the Parole Board Rules which further underlined the Government’s commitment to improve the transparency of the parole process.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this review, the Parole Board have committed to:</p><ul><li>produce Standard Practice guidance to provide clear and public information about how release decisions are reached</li><li>improve other publicly available information about how parole works</li><li>continue to work with broadcast and print media to increase understanding of how parole works, including allowing the media to observe some hearings</li></ul><p> </p><p>These measures will improve public understanding of how the parole system operates, support greater consistency in decision making and provide accountability where standards may not have been met.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2019, the Secretary of State also launched a Tailored Review of the Parole Board. This review will include further reflection on the transparency of the Parole Board, its governance, decision making and the information and data it shares with the public (building on the work of recent reviews). The Tailored Review will publish its findings in the summer of 2019.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/04/2019 15:40:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1105899

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Independent Office for Police Conduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to review the lack of an appropriate time limit for Independent Office of Police Complaints disciplinary investigations.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	238404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government intends to introduce new regulations on the timeliness of police disciplinary investigations carried out by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) or by police forces themselves.</p><p>If an investigation is not completed within 12 months, an explanation will need to be provided including the reasons for the length of time being taken, the planned steps to bring the investigation to a conclusion and an estimate of when the report of the investigation will be completed.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/04/2019 16:20:41 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1105738

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Epilepsy: Cannabis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of effectiveness of medical cannabis in the treatment of epilepsy.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	237784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The evidence base for cannabis-based products for medicinal use is still developing. However, the changes to the law are designed to encourage further research and the National Institute for Health Research has issued a call for research proposals to rapidly advance knowledge in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Interim clinical guidance, commissioned by NHS England and issued by the Royal College of Physicians, British Paediatric Neurology Association and Association of British Neurologists on certain severe epilepsies in children and adults, is based on the best available international clinical evidence and reflects clinical guidance that has been published in other jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has been commissioned to develop guidelines on the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products by October 2019. This guidance will cover severe treatment-resistant epilepsy, and will update and replace the interim guidance.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/04/2019 12:38:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

797688

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nusinersen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for NICE to begin its evaluation of the spinal muscular atrophy treatment Spinraza.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	116651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been asked to develop technology appraisal guidance on the use of nusinersen (Spinraza) to treat spinal muscular atrophy and this topic has been scheduled into NICE’s work programme. The appraisal process is anticipated to begin in January 2018 and the deadline for an evidence submission is anticipated to be March 2018. Although no further details about timescales for the development of guidance are available at this stage, NICE take approximately nine months to develop guidance on a new drug depending on the individual product.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2017 15:10:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

709046

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has any plans to use the redeveloped Glen Parva Prison to accommodate prisoners from Leicester Prison when it is complete.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	66801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>We are investing £1.3bn to build up to 10,000 new prison places with better education facilities and other rehabilitative services. We will close down ageing and ineffective prisons, replacing them with buildings fit for today’s demands.</p><p> </p><p>The new prison development at HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Glen Parva will be suitable for category C male prisoners. Prisoners transferring to the new prison on the Glen Parva site may come from any appropriate prison in the estate depending on their personal and resettlement needs.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/03/2017 11:44:19 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

637386

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tanzania: Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to water in Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	907182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports the Government of Tanzania’s nationwide Water Sector Development Programme, which aims to provide access to clean, safe water for 80% of the population by 2019. The UK Government’s contribution will improve water access for 2.1 million people in rural areas by 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/11/2016 16:26:49 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

631288

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the future locations of proposed developments of large logistics parks.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	52120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any systematic information about the future locations of proposed developments of large logistics parks. The planning and development of logistics parks is primarily a matter for local authorities.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/11/2016 13:33:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa