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1041493

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to secure the long-term future of the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	uin	908576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service published its Long Term Plan last week, backed by £20.5 billion a year of taxpayers money, ensuring patients will be supported with world-class care at every stage of their life.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 15/01/2019 16:35:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1038854

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to ensure the compliance of foreign-registered vehicles with UK laws and regulations.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	908489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>UK road traffic legislation applies to everyone who use our roads irrespective of where the vehicle is registered.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Police to decide what action to take against foreign drivers detected committing criminal traffic offences. This may include impounding.</p><p> </p><p>For traffic offences subject to civil enforcement, persistent evaders found in contravention may have their vehicles immobilised or removed. Some local authorities use international debt recovery agents to recover payment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2019 15:52:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1038855

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Underground Railways: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will support Transport for London to increase the number of step-free access underground stations in London.
	tabling member constituency	Kensington
	tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
	uin	908490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and delivered by Transport for London. It is a matter for the Mayor to determine how to increase step free access at Underground stations.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/01/2019 12:34:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad

1038856

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to ensure the preparedness of his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	908491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>My Department has undertaken a programme of work to ensure preparedness in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The overall programme of work is comprehensive, thorough and is continuously updated to reflect priorities. Industry stakeholders have also been involved where appropriate in our preparations.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/01/2019 12:11:54 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1038857

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What due diligence was undertaken by his Department in advance of its award of a contract to Seaborne Freight.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
	tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
	uin	908493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Thorough checks were undertaken by my Department in December. This had the support of professional advisers, including Slaughter and May, Deloitte and Mott Macdonald.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/01/2019 12:15:24 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1038858

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of bus journeys in England.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	908494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Local bus journeys remain central to transport choices, accounting for around 59% of all public transport journeys. The number of local bus passenger journeys in England fell by 1.5% to 4.44 billion in the year ending March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/01/2019 12:31:18 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1038859

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	British Transport Police: Police Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the proposal to merge British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	908495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Scotland Act 2016, following the Smith Agreement, devolves responsibility for railway policing in Scotland. The Scottish Government have announced that, although full integration of the British Transport Police into Police Scotland remains the long-term ambition, other options are now being explored. The Government continues to work with the Scottish Government as they develop their plans and we remain committed to ensuring the continuing effectiveness of railway policing across the network.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2019 12:38:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1038938

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have been granted legal aid in welfare cases in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	207160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Information about the volumes of people granted legal aid in welfare benefits cases is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>. The latest figures (to September 2018) of Legal Help matter starts (from table 5.1) and Civil Representation granted certificates (from table 6.2) in welfare benefits cases are outlined in the below table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Legal Help Matter Starts</p></td><td><p>Civil Representation Granted Certificates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>135,751</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>141,625</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>116,081</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>102,920</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>82,554</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>443</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MoJ has spent several months conducting a wide-ranging review of the reforms to legal aid and engaged with more than 100 organisations and individuals as part of the evidence-gathering phase.</p><p> </p><p>Having finalised this engagement at the end of November, the review is now near completion and will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/01/2019 17:54:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1038941

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	Hormone Replacement Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing the cost of hormone replacement therapy for patients who pay multiple prescription charges for medication with more than one ingredient.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	207273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Unless a valid exemption has been declared the statutory applicable charge of £8.80 is payable for each prescription item, such as a quantity of a drug, dispensed in the community in England. The Government has no plans to change this position in respect of combination packs of hormone replacement therapy medication comprised of multiple drugs. Accordingly, no recent discussions about this matter have taken place at Cabinet level.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 16:04:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1038942

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	North Wales Police
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were employed by North Wales Police in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	207161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins.</p><p>Data on the number of police officers in North Wales, as at 31 March each year and going back to March 2007, can be found in the accompanying Open Data Table: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods</a></p><p>The next release of ‘Police workforce’ statistics is due to be published on 24th January, and will represent the picture as at 30 September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 15/01/2019 17:14:22 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane