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star this property date less than 2015-12-07more like thismore than 2015-12-07
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Air Pollution more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of current progress against the air quality target of 40 microgrammes of NO2 per cubic metre; and whether the Government expects to meet that target. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
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Adam Afriyie more like this
star this property uin 18900 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>We have improved air quality significantly over recent decades and the UK currently meets the EU limit values for almost all pollutants. We have consulted on our draft revised air quality plans for nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>), which set out a range of local, national and international actions to lower levels of harmful emissions and are currently analysing all of the responses received. By the end of the year we will submit the finalised plans to the European Commission outlining how the UK will meet the EU limit values for NO<sub>2</sub> including those of 40 micrograms of NO<sub>2</sub> per cubic metre in the shortest possible time.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T12:39:12.5Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T12:39:12.5Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
436819
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star this property date less than 2015-12-09more like thismore than 2015-12-09
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Ghana: Elections more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the extent of electoral fraud in Ghana; and whether her Department has participated in election observation in Ghana in the past and what plans it has to do so in future. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
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Adam Afriyie more like this
star this property uin 19416 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>DFID supported the conclusion of the UNDP Needs Assessment Mission conducted 3-11 November 2014, that the Ghana Electoral Commission, despite its good reputation, continues to suffer from many challenges, primarily poor performance in managing the voters register; inadequate coordination among other institutions involved in the electoral process; and lack of communication and consultations with key stakeholders, including political parties. This increases the potential for electoral fraud. DFID staff have participated in previous election observation and plan to do so again, as part of the overall UK effort to support Ghana in achieving peaceful and credible elections in 2016.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T16:41:08.463Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T16:41:08.463Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
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1586
unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
436750
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-12-09more like thismore than 2015-12-09
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Pet Travel Scheme more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Pet Travel Scheme Regulations. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
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Alex Cunningham more like this
star this property uin 19378 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>The pets checkers (carriers or agents) which carry out checks to ensure pets animals are compliant with Pet Travel Scheme rules are audited by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the results show that they are performing satisfactorily. In 2014, APHA audited close to 6,000 pets. Of these only 0.9% of the pets were found not to comply with the entry rules. These pets were either detained until their compliance could be established, re-exported or placed into quarantine.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
star this property answering member printed George Eustice more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T10:01:10.497Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T10:01:10.497Z
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star this property label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this
437135
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star this property date less than 2015-12-10more like thismore than 2015-12-10
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Food: Education more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children and young people acquire the skills necessary to make healthy food choice. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brigg and Goole more like this
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Andrew Percy more like this
star this property uin 19586 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>There are opportunities across the school curriculum for children to be taught the skills they need to make healthy food choices. In science lessons at key stages 1 and 2, children are taught to describe the importance for humans of exercise and eating the right amounts of different types of food and that humans need the right types and amount of nutrition. In secondary science, children are taught about the content of a healthy human diet, such as carbohydrates, fats and oils, proteins, vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and water, and why each is needed. They also learn about the consequences of imbalances in the diet, including obesity.</p><p>In design and technology lessons (key stages 1 to 3), children are taught about food, nutrition and healthy eating and how to cook a repertoire of dishes. Pupils in primary schools are taught about healthy eating and the importance of a good, balanced diet. In secondary schools, children’s knowledge becomes more in-depth as they learn how to feed themselves and others affordably and well and learn where their food comes from.</p><p>Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education also provides opportunities for pupils to learn about health and wellbeing, including being taught what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, the benefits of physical activity and healthy eating.</p><p>It is important that children eat nutritious, tasty food at school as fuel for learning, to help their growth and development and so that they develop healthy eating habits. The School Food Standards, introduced in January 2015, severely restrict foods high in fat, salt and sugar, as well as low quality reformed or reconstituted foods. They help ensure that pupils always have healthy options for their school lunch.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Timpson more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T17:17:03.46Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T17:17:03.46Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Percy more like this
437171
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star this property date less than 2015-12-10more like thismore than 2015-12-10
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Heart Diseases: Young People more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) identify and (b) support young people at risk of cardiac problems. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brigg and Goole more like this
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Andrew Percy more like this
star this property uin 19585 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>There are a number of inherited cardiac conditions. These include familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) (which leads to premature cardiac disease and reduction in life expectancy), and conditions which increase the risk of sudden cardiac death.</p><p>The responsibility for commissioning FH services lies with local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). Provision of services will take into account the needs of the population overall.</p><p>NICE has published a guideline on the identification and management of FH which includes recommendations that children at risk because they have a parent with FH should have diagnostic tests before the age of 10. The national clinical director (NCD) for heart disease at NHS England is working to promote cascade testing for the relatives of people who have hypercholesterolaemia. NHS England’s NCD has also worked closely with the British Heart Foundation in their appointment of FH Nurses to undertake genetic testing, and with the other major charity in this field - HEART-UK.</p><p>NHS England is working closely with Public Health England (PHE) to identify the barriers to FH testing (and cholesterol management in general) with the support of the British Heart Foundation and a great deal is now being done to raise the profile of this condition, break down the barriers to genetic testing and provide better management of the condition.</p><p>With regards to those conditions which may raise the risk of sudden cardiac death, the National Screening Committee concluded that a national screening programme was not appropriate. However, children who are taken on by football clubs for formal youth training do undergo cardiac screening as do a number of professional sports participants.</p><p>A recent review concluded that childhood obesity not only increases cardiovascular risk in adulthood, but it is also associated with cardiovascular damage during childhood.</p><br /><p>To identify and support children classified as obese and therefore at risk of cardiovascular disease, PHE oversees delivery of England’s National Child Measurement programme (NCMP). NCMP provides robust local and national data on child weight status to inform health service planning and engage families through the provision of feedback of results to parents. Local authorities are provided with guidance to support the delivery of the NCMP programme and encouraged to sign post parents to local weight management services where possible.</p><br /><p>The programme covers children in Reception (ages 4-5 years) and Year 6 (ages 10-11 years), and is now a mandated public health function of local authorities.</p><br /><p>There is also strong evidence for a positive association between physical activity and cardio-metabolic health among school aged children, with higher levels of physical activity associated with higher levels of cardiovascular and metabolic health.</p><p>PHE is working to support children to adhere to healthy eating guidelines and meet the Chief Medical Officer’s physical activity guidelines through a number of approaches including through its flagship Change4Life programme and the development and implementation of the framework, ‘Everybody Active, Everyday’ at national and local level. This framework sets out a long term, evidence-based approach to embed physical activity into daily life.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
star this property answering member constituency Battersea more like this
star this property answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T13:29:46.867Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T13:29:46.867Z
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star this property label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
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3939
unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Percy more like this
436769
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star this property date less than 2015-12-09more like thismore than 2015-12-09
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Young People: Loneliness more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help prevent loneliness and social isolation among younger people. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brigg and Goole more like this
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Andrew Percy more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>Loneliness and isolation in younger people may be due to a variety of complex reasons and there is no single solution; prevention and early intervention are key. The Department for Education’s provisions for early years, schools and vulnerable children all play a part in promoting social contact and assisting families to support children more effectively.</p><br /><p>Schools can play a significant role in promoting good mental health and emotional wellbeing, which helps their pupils integrate and get the most out of the education, by supporting children and young people who are facing difficulties. Every state-funded school in England must offer a broad and balanced curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural and physical development of pupils. In doing so, we expect schools to make provision for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) and to provide a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for pupils to develop their character.</p><br /><p>When loneliness and isolation leads to mental health difficulties, there is a range of support available to schools. Our Mental Health and Behaviour advice helps teachers to identify and support pupils with mental health needs, including being aware of when children become withdrawn and isolated: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a>. Our blueprint for school counselling services provides schools with practical, evidence-based advice on how to deliver high quality school based counselling: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a>.</p><br /><p>The government has made children and young people’s mental health support a priority and we are investing an additional £1.4 billion in children and young people’s and perinatal mental health services over the next 5 years. On top of this the Department for Education is also providing funding worth £4.9 million this year, through a dedicated mental health strand within our VCS programme, which includes supporting children and young people with issues such as bereavement. For those children and young people with caring responsibility, who are particularly at risk of isolation, we have changed the law to make it easier for them to get an assessment of their needs for support regardless of the level or type of care they provide.</p>
star this property answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T12:05:10.97Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T12:05:10.97Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
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star this property answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Percy more like this
435862
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star this property date less than 2015-12-07more like thismore than 2015-12-07
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property hansard heading UK Membership of EU more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's plans are for making progress on the UK's renegotiation with the EU before the next EU summit. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Romford more like this
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Andrew Rosindell more like this
star this property uin 18968 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), The Chancellor of the Excheque (Mr Osborne), my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton and I have continued to meet our counterparts to discuss the UK’s renegotiation since September and we will continue to do so. There will be a substantive discussion at the December European Council as planned.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T17:54:39.543Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T17:54:39.543Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
435889
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star this property date less than 2015-12-07more like thismore than 2015-12-07
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Doctors: Migrant Workers more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the implementation of European Professional Cards for doctors does not inhibit his Department's ability to perform background checks on doctors from European countries and to ensure that they meet the medical qualification standards required by the NHS. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Romford more like this
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Andrew Rosindell more like this
star this property uin 18965 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>The European Professional Card (EPC) will not be introduced for doctors until 2018 at the earliest. The European Commission will review the effectiveness of the EPC process for the first wave of professions, which includes nurses, pharmacists and physiotherapists, before any decision is taken to extend the EPC to other professions.</p><br /><p>In the United Kingdom, independent health regulators are responsible for performing checks on health professionals from European countries to ensure that they meet agreed standards of fitness to practise. For doctors, this role is undertaken by the General Medical Council.</p><br /><p>Although under the EPC system the responsibility for carrying out initial background checks will transfer to the home regulator of the professional, UK regulators will continue to be able to carry out registration checks, and can require additional information if there are any justifiable doubts about a registrant’s application or fitness to practise.</p><br /><p>The UK Government has negotiated new safeguards to ensure that the high standards we expect from staff in this country are met by those from elsewhere in Europe who come to work here. These include:</p><br /><p>- the introduction of an EU-wide alert mechanism which regulators will use to inform other countries of professionals who have been restricted from practising; and</p><p>- applying language controls for healthcare professionals from the EU so that regulators are able to ensure that professionals have the necessary knowledge of English before they are able to work in the UK.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Ipswich more like this
star this property answering member printed Ben Gummer more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T17:30:42.607Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T17:30:42.607Z
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star this property label Biography information for Ben Gummer more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
435863
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-12-07more like thismore than 2015-12-07
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property hansard heading UK Membership of EU more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in his renegotiation with the EU on achieving migration restrictions without requiring treaty change. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Romford more like this
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Andrew Rosindell more like this
star this property uin 18969 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>Tackling abuses of the right to free movement and reducing the draw that our welfare system can exert across Europe are key elements of the renegotiation agenda. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) has been clear in his discussions with other leaders that the reforms we are seeking must be legally binding and irreversible and that in some areas that will mean treaty change. We look forward to further substantive discussions on this issue at the December European Council.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T17:49:36.707Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T17:49:36.707Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
437216
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star this property date less than 2015-12-10more like thismore than 2015-12-10
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prisons: Employment more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison workshops have (a) opened, (b) closed and (c) changed function in each of the last seven years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
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Andy Slaughter more like this
star this property uin 19530 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><br /><p>All prisons provide opportunities for offenders to work and learn new skills which can help them find a job on release and support their rehabilitation. We already work continuously with employers nationally and locally – including with other Government Departments - to create new opportunities in line with our code of practice.</p><br /><p>We want prisons to be places of hard work, rigorous education and high ambition. That is why we will put the tools to drive change in the hands of those at the frontline who know best.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
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less than 2015-12-15T12:57:02.02Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-15T12:57:02.02Z
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star this property label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this