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895537

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date	01/05/2018
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Hitachi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether she has plans to meet the chairman of Hitachi, Hiroaki Nakanishi.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	139976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial UK official visits and official meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly and made available on the <a href="http://gov.uk" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May grouped question UIN 139977 question first answered 08/05/2018 15:20:28 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

895538

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Hitachi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether she has recently had discussions with chairman of Hitachi, Hiroaki Nakanishi, or representatives of that company on the building and operation of a nuclear power plant in Wales; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	139977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial UK official visits and official meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly and made available on the <a href="http://gov.uk" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May grouped question UIN 139976 question first answered 08/05/2018 15:20:28 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

843892

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the risks posed by hunting hounds using scents laid by trail hunts drifting across the transport network.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	128304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Hunting Act 2004 came into effect on 18 February 2005 and bans all hunting of wild mammals with dogs in England and Wales, except where it is carried out in accordance with the exemptions set out in Schedule 1 to the Act. Many hunts have since turned to trail hunting as an alternative to live quarry hunting.</p><p> </p><p>The Government neither has plans to assess the risk of laying scent trails nor to assess the merits of banning the laying of scent trails. There are also no plans to assess the risks posed by hunting hounds using scents laid by trail hunts drifting across the transport network.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 128166 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:16:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

753560

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who died as a result of drug misuse in 2015 (a) were serving and (b) had previously served prison sentences in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>It has not been possible to answer this question in the time allowed. I will write to the honourable member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/07/2017 14:43:13 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

749429

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2017 to Question 1450, on organ donors, if he will review that strategy to ensure it meets the target to achieve a consent rate of over 80 per cent by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	3535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The 2020 Oversight Group (with membership from the Department and the devolved administrations, NHS Blood and Transplant, professional bodies and voluntary sector stakeholders) was set up to review the progress of the ‘UK Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020’ Strategy (2013). The Group reviewed the strategy in November 2016 and developed a supplementary action plan, including identifying new actions that might contribute to increasing consent rates. The Group continues to monitor the impact of these actions</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2016/17 show the highest ever consent/authorisation rates, deceased organ donor and transplants rates but we want those rates to rise further, so everyone requiring a transplant stands the best chance of receiving one.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/07/2017 11:33:43 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

746478

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his policy is on the establishment of a statutory duty on political parties in Northern Ireland to publish details of donations and donors in accordance with practice in the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	1919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave him on 5 July (UIN 1918).</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/07/2017 11:41:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

733124

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to regulate the internet.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	1278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>As announced in the Queen's Speech, we will put forward proposals for a Digital Charter which will set out a framework for how businesses, individuals and wider society should act online. This will ensure we get the right balance between freedom and security in the digital age, so that we can harness the power of new technology for good, and mitigate the new threats it presents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 1660 1680 question first answered 05/07/2017 10:06:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

733160

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report, Taking organ transplantation to 2020: a detailed strategy, published in 2013, what progress his Department has made towards increasing consent rates for deceased organ donation to 80 per cent by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	1450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is the organ donor organisation for the United Kingdom and is responsible for promoting organ donation and the matching and offering of donated organs.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020 Strategy (2013) sets an ambitious target to achieve world class consent rates to donation after death of over 80% by 2020. One action to achieve this was the development of national strategies to promote a shift in behaviour to increase consent.</p><p> </p><p>The consent/authorisation rate has increased, from 59% in 2013/14 to 63% in 2016/17 but is behind the Strategy’s target of 70% for 2016/17. The rates since 2013/14, and the Strategy target dates, are set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Consent/Authorisation<sup>1</sup> rates by financial year</p><p><em> </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>2020 Strategy<sup>2 </sup>target rate (%)</p></td><td><p>Actual rate (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>61.5</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>61.5</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source – NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup> Authorisation is the term used in Scotland for consent.</p><p><sup>2</sup> UK Taking Organ Donation to 2020 Strategy, July 2013</p><p> </p><p>The 2020 Oversight Group (with membership from the Department and the Devolved Administrations, NHSBT, professional bodies and voluntary sector stakeholders) reviewed the strategy in November 2016. In addition to the specific actions recorded in the Strategy, the Oversight Group identified new actions that might contribute to increasing consent rates. These are outlined in the supplementary action plan available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://nhsbtdbe.blob.core.windows.net/umbraco-assets-corp/2296/tot20-review.pdf" target="_blank">https://nhsbtdbe.blob.core.windows.net/umbraco-assets-corp/2296/tot20-review.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>NHSBT has also introduced several operational initiatives to increase the consent rate, including: a new role within the Specialist Nurse – Organ Donation team that focuses on obtaining consent to build greater expertise and experience; and a number of communications and marketing initiatives to encourage people to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register and to tell their family of their wishes.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/07/2017 15:04:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

732703

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to (a) introduce new or (b) amend existing legislation on the collection of tolls on the Severn Bridge.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government consulted on future tolls at the Severn Bridges from January to March this year. We have listened carefully and will announce next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/06/2017 13:57:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

732361

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Brexit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the proposals on the UK leaving the EU in the Welsh Government's paper Securing Wales' Future.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Welsh Government’s white paper <em>Securing Wales’ Future</em> was discussed by UK Government and Welsh Government Ministers at the February meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee (European Negotiations) and official level discussions followed that.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government and the UK Government share many common aims, including securing the freest possible trade access to the EU and ensuring that our immigration system continues to allow us to recruit the brightest and the best from around the world. We remain committed to positive and productive engagement with the Welsh Government to deliver an EU exit that works for Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 03/07/2017 09:53:54 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn