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1137558

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 49 of Budget 2018, what progress he has made on the establishment of a UK-wide Anti-Illicit Trade Group.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	274536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Following the recommendations in the report of the APPG on Illicit Trade, the Government announced, at Budget 2018, the establishment of a new UK-wide Anti-Illicit Trade Group.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are currently working to establish a first meeting of the new Group and further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/07/2019 15:11:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1135987

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	NHS: Staff
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 ensure (b) specialist roles and (b) Parkinson’s nurses are included in the NHS workforce plan.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	271535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service interim People Plan was published on 3 June 2019, it puts staff at the heart of NHS policy and delivery and recognises the current shortage of nurses as the most urgent challenge facing the health system.</p><p> </p><p>It calls for action to be taken now to make the NHS the best place to work, by reforming the culture and leadership and ensuring all staff (including nurses) feel supported and valued, in an effort to increase workforce recruitment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>The interim Plan proposes to increase the number of newly qualified NHS nurses, support and retain existing nurses, provide nurses with every opportunity to return to work, and bring in nurses from abroad. It commits to delivering 5,000 additional placements for nursing students, 7,500 further Nursing Associates, increasing undergraduate supply and broadening routes into nursing.</p><p> </p><p>There are no post-registration requirements for a Registered Nurse to become a Parkinson’s nurse. Therefore, local integrated care systems will be responsible for ensuring they have the necessary numbers of Parkinson’s (and other specialist) nurses to meet the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 271536 question first answered 04/07/2019 11:27:08 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1135988

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	NHS: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what succession planning arrangements the NHS is making to minimise the vacancy rates for (a) Parkinson’s nurses and (b) other specialist roles.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	271536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service interim People Plan was published on 3 June 2019, it puts staff at the heart of NHS policy and delivery and recognises the current shortage of nurses as the most urgent challenge facing the health system.</p><p> </p><p>It calls for action to be taken now to make the NHS the best place to work, by reforming the culture and leadership and ensuring all staff (including nurses) feel supported and valued, in an effort to increase workforce recruitment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>The interim Plan proposes to increase the number of newly qualified NHS nurses, support and retain existing nurses, provide nurses with every opportunity to return to work, and bring in nurses from abroad. It commits to delivering 5,000 additional placements for nursing students, 7,500 further Nursing Associates, increasing undergraduate supply and broadening routes into nursing.</p><p> </p><p>There are no post-registration requirements for a Registered Nurse to become a Parkinson’s nurse. Therefore, local integrated care systems will be responsible for ensuring they have the necessary numbers of Parkinson’s (and other specialist) nurses to meet the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 271535 question first answered 04/07/2019 11:27:08 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1134455

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have received compensation for being assaulted by a fellow prisoner in each of the last three years, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	269059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prisoners who have received damages for a prisoner on prisoner assault claim</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Figure unavailable as 2018/19 litigation data is still being verified.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures in the table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>Violence in prisons remains unacceptably high but there are early signs that we are making progress. Eight of the jails involved in the ‘10 Prisons Project’ saw falls in the final quarter of 2018 – four of them by more than 25% - while the number of assaults across the estate reduced by 11%.</p><p> </p><p>Across the prison estate we have invested an additional £70m in a raft of measures designed to improve safety, security and decency - including body-scanners, enhanced searches and new investigative teams - while the 4,700 additional staff we have recruited since October 2016 are making a real difference.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans for a further statement at this time.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:46:42 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1134548

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons contain an electronic gate with at least one safety feature disengaged; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	269060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. Last year, all automated gates across the prison estate were inspected and serviced to ensure that they were in good working order. Following those inspections, each gate was left with the relevant safety features working properly.</p><p> </p><p>Our maintenance providers are instructed to test the operation of all such gates at least once a month, including the relevant safety features. We will continue to monitor their work closely to ensure that the maintenance of gates does not fall short of the standard required.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:38:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1132112

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Disclosure and Barring Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page one of the letter from the Cabinet Secretary of 10 April 2019 to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on Disclosure and Barring Service: progress review, what agreed changes the revised Full Business Case was subject to before approval by the Home Office Portfolio and Investment Committee.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	264400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service Full Business Case was revised in 2014 with the following agreed changes: an increase of 12 months to the business case to reflect the delays in the transitioning of services; a revised demand assumption for the update service due to uptake being less than previously envisaged; and reassessed costs, benefits and fee income.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/07/2019 15:18:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1122746

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of (a) employment terms and conditions, (b) levels of violence, (c) overcrowding and (d) staffing levels at private and public prisons.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	247067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>There is no single comparative assessment of public versus private prisons. However, all public sector and privately managed prisons are subject to the same performance framework, which assesses data against a range of measures. These are augmented by inspection scores, business intelligence and management information, including from management visits and assurance activities. Following an end of year moderation process, each establishment is assigned a place on a four-point rating scale, which runs from serious concern (1) to exceptional (4). The ratings for 2017/18 are published on gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-ratings-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-ratings-2017-to-2018</a>. Ratings for 2018/19 will be published in July this year.</p><p> </p><p>All prisons are also independently scrutinised by Independent Monitoring Boards, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) and the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><p>The operational capacity of all prisons in England and Wales is provided monthly as part of the regularly published prison population statistics. This information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a>. The rate of crowding is published in the Annual HMPPS Digest at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018</a>. The average percentage of prisoners in crowded accommodation was 24.2% in 2017/18, a reduction of 0.3% from 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>The level of violence across both public sector and privately managed prisons is also closely monitored, and statistics are published routinely on gov.uk. The latest safety in custody statistics can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Prison officer numbers are at their highest in five years, which is vital to ensuring prisons are safe, secure and decent. We have recruited over 4,700 new prison officers across the country since October 2016 to improve safety and help turn offenders’ lives around. The recruitment drive will continue until we reach required levels across the prison estate, ensuring prisons can fulfil their purpose – protecting the public, reducing reoffending and, crucially, rehabilitating offenders. A breakdown of staffing at various grades by public sector prison establishment is provided as part of the HMPPS workforce statistics, which are published quarterly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold staffing numbers for privately managed prisons and, as such, their workforce statistics are not published. It is the responsibility of the contractor to determine and maintain the number of staff necessary to discharge the requirements of the contract and ensure that staff are sufficiently trained to undertake their duties.</p><p> </p><p>Privately managed prisons have different grading systems from public sector establishments. Terms and conditions for staff, however, remain comparative.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/05/2019 16:08:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1122470

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role his Department played in the appointment of Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammad Alkhalifa to become an Ambassador of Bahrain to the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	246527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>As per our standard practice, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office thoroughly reviews each State’s appointee as Head of Mission.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/04/2019 16:17:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1121920

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Breast Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral Answer of 14 March 2019 to Question 909822, Official Report, column 521, whether his Department is planning a public information campaign to raise awareness of the links between alcohol and breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	245790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department continues to promote the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking guidelines in England through online platforms and by encouraging producers to reflect the guidelines on the labels of alcoholic drinks.</p><p>The online guidelines highlight that the risk of developing a range of health problems, including cancer, increases the more you drink on a regular basis. Local authorities also continue to promote these guidelines as part of their public health duties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 30/04/2019 12:19:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1121921

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the public information campaign in Scotland on increasing awareness of the Chief Medical Officers’ low risk-drinking guidelines of 14 units a week.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	245791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to make an independent assessment of the recent count 14 campaign in Scotland. The Department will review the Scottish Government’s evaluation of the campaign, when this becomes available.</p><p>The Department continues to promote the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking guidelines in England through online platforms and by encouraging producers to reflect the guidelines on the labels of alcoholic drinks. Local authorities also continue to promote these guidelines as part of their public health duties.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 30/04/2019 13:21:19 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon