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715574

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions she has had with the Diocese of Peterborough on the proposals for alterations to St Botolph's Church in Longthorpe, Peterborough; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	70163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>St Botolph’s in Longthorpe is a 700 year old church. The interior is by no means original, having been altered and changed over the centuries. All parishes that wish to alter their church interiors are required to seek advice and permission from a variety of bodies before a reordering can take place. Parishes undertaking such large scale reordering schemes do not therefore do so lightly. The usual reasons are that the interior no longer serves the needs of the parish and worshiping community. This appears to have been the case at St Botolph’s where members of the congregation need wheelchair access.</p><p>The Church Buildings Council of the Church of England were asked to advise the local Diocesan Advisory Committee in Peterborough when the scheme was initially proposed in 2015 and were supportive of the change. The alterations proposed make reasonable adjustments to the building, which will facilitate the smoother operation of services, funerals and weddings. They will also enable the priest to face the congregation during services, provide wheelchair access and offer a larger children’s area.</p><p>When considering potential alterations, the Church and the Diocesan Consistory Courts must balance the needs of the congregation and parish against any architectural merit the existing furniture or layout may have. When a reordering is done well it often brings with it very positive opportunities for community and congregation to offer new facilities, events and activities, which ultimately bring the Church back to its original purpose to be a space for all in the local community.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 18/04/2017 12:17:27 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

714239

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants in Peterborough constituency were not in the work-related activity group category in each quarter since Quarter 1 of 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	69177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The information available for the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants by phase of claim and Parliamentary constituency is published, and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/03/2017 14:17:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

714242

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants in Peterborough constituency were waiting up to (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months for work capability assessments in the last year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	69176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Information on Employment and Support Allowance, outcomes of Work Capability Assessments and Mandatory Reconsiderations are published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/03/2017 14:14:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

710473

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church of England: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made by the Church Commissioners in facilitating new housing and school facilities at (a) Phase 2 Paston Reserve, Peterborough and (b) Norwood, Peterborough; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	67529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>Officers from within the Church Commissioners’ Property Investment and Parliamentary Affairs departments met most recently with the Rt. Hon. Member for Peterborough on 18th January 2017. The Church Commissioners have an agreement in relation to land at Paston which means that they and their collaborators must jointly agree upon the terms of any sale to a third-party. Those collaborators include Taylor Wimpey Developments Ltd, Bedfordia Developments Ltd and Old Road Securities Plc.</p><p>The Church Commissioners continue to actively encourage their partners to conclude the necessary due diligence as soon as possible in order to allow the sale to a third-party house builder to take place. Land for a new primary and secondary school can be released once the land sale to a housebuilder has taken place. Officers of the Church Commissioners remain available to update the Rt. Hon. Member for Peterborough as to the progress of those negotiations at any stage.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 16/03/2017 14:58:43 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

710475

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Land Use: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the reasons are for the time taken to appoint legal representatives to facilitate the transfer of land for new homes and a secondary school in Paston Reserve, Peterborough; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	67551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Homes and Communities Agency is a member of a consortium that owns a proposed urban extension to the east of Peterborough, known as Paston Reserve. The first phase of the development was completed in 2016, providing 87 new homes, 25 of which are affordable homes.</p><p>In recognition of Peterborough’s need for secondary school provision the consortium has made a further planning application that will provide for a new school within the site, alongside new homes.</p><p>The HCA has been working with its partners to agree the terms of disposal for the land to be transferred to the Council, which is expected to take place in the new financial year.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 67533 question first answered 16/03/2017 17:56:17 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 40782 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

710477

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Land Use: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on when the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) will put in place legal agreements to facilitate the transfer of (a) HCA land to Peterborough City Council for the purposes of constructing a new secondary school and (b) adjacent land to developers for the construction of new homes at Paston Reserve, Peterborough; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	67533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Homes and Communities Agency is a member of a consortium that owns a proposed urban extension to the east of Peterborough, known as Paston Reserve. The first phase of the development was completed in 2016, providing 87 new homes, 25 of which are affordable homes.</p><p>In recognition of Peterborough’s need for secondary school provision the consortium has made a further planning application that will provide for a new school within the site, alongside new homes.</p><p>The HCA has been working with its partners to agree the terms of disposal for the land to be transferred to the Council, which is expected to take place in the new financial year.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 67551 question first answered 16/03/2017 17:56:16 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 40778 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

709285

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Cathedrals: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made on addressing the financial difficulties at Peterborough Cathedral; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	67095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>In addition to the answer given on 13 October 2016 to question <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2F2016%2F10%2F13%2Fchurch-commissioner-question-peterborough-cathedral%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7Candrew.brown%40churchofengland.org%7C4f0f3753a86545fcf95b08d467bc9066%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0&amp;sdata=b97HMUIkpaSHfbHQjypadEUYk23Q%2F1DHerUyF8wuEmg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">47672</a>, on 6<sup>th</sup> January 2017 the Bishop of Peterborough issued a visitation charge to the Cathedral Chapter and published his directions to improve governance at the Cathedral. <br>These include:</p><ul><li>A greater degree of accountability for the Chapter</li><li>More involvement of the diocese, especially concerning financial oversight</li><li>The Bishop has the right to attend Chapter meetings, receive meeting minutes and regular financial reporting</li><li>Chapter members will receive increased training to prepare them for their role</li></ul><p>The full charge from the Bishop can be found <a href="http://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/userfiles/bishops-charge.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/userfiles/bishops-charge.pdf</a></p><p>One of the Cathedral Chapter's actions to address its financial difficulties has been to implement an orderly and phased property sales programme. Several properties are now under offer which will enable Chapter to reduce its borrowings and associated interest payments imminently.</p><p>A new Cathedral Management Team has been established to direct business activities and the Cathedral also plans to hold more events to raise income.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 13/03/2017 17:54:56 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

709383

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of prosecutions related to female genital mutilation in (a) Peterborough, (b) Cambridgeshire and (c) England; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	67094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong physical and psychological suffering to women and girls.</p><p>The police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) highlighted that one reason for the lack of investigations and prosecutions is a lack of referrals. In addition, cultural pressures and the age and vulnerability of victims may prevent them coming forward.</p><p>In 2015 we significantly changed the law to break down these barriers. We introduced: extended extra-territorial jurisdiction, lifelong anonymity for victims, a new offence of failure to protect a girl from FGM and a mandatory reporting duty. We have also introduced FGM Protection Orders and latest figures show that 79 have been made to protect girls.</p><p>In addition, the police and CPS have put in place agreed local protocols in all force areas on the investigation and prosecution of FGM. This includes the requirement that prosecutors work closely with the police at the earliest stage possible in providing early investigative advice and helping to identify evidence which will strengthen the case.</p><p>These steps apply to all forces in England and Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/03/2017 16:11:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

707153

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners are taking to assist urban parishes with capital funding for urgent restorative building work.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	909029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Church of England highly values the work of the Heritage Lottery Fund in running the Grants for Places of Worship Scheme, a fund which puts £30m a year into UK listed places of worship, of all faiths and denominations. This dedicated scheme takes account of the specific needs of places of worship that are primarily run by volunteers who cannot afford to employ the skills of professional grant-application writers.</p><p> </p><p>The Church has also worked closely with the National Heritage Memorial Fund during the recent Church Roofs Fund scheme that has invested £55m in over 400 places of worship, 300 of which were Anglican churches. This scheme has successfully kept the roof on churches where it was urgently needed in order to keep the building open for its community. This scheme has now ended and we are working with the National Heritage Memorial Fund to evaluate the impact of the scheme across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Given the profound contribution churches make to the social and economic life of the nation it is right that this is recognised in this way, especially as the scheme ensures outcomes from repairs including benefits to local people.</p><p> </p><p>The Church Buildings Council last year awarded just over £600,000 to churches for urgent repairs to buildings and objects including stained glass, sculpture and monuments. This is part of a long-term partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, Pilgrim Trust and Radcliffe Trust. The partnership between Wolfson Foundation, Pilgrim and Radcliffe Trusts has enabled a simple application process and fast response time, making it a relatively small but very valuable resource for struggling parishes. We are actively seeking to secure the future of this fund and increase its grant-giving capacity through the work of our new associated charity, the Anglican Parish Churches Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 02/03/2017 12:34:40 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

691925

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the potential effect on the four-week diagnostic standard for cancer of any increase in the demand for endoscopy services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	64458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Health Education England has pledged to fund the training of 200 non-medical endoscopists (NMEs) to significantly increase endoscopy capacity in England. The first cohort began training at the end of January 2016 and the second in April 2016 to deliver 40 NMEs. Following a successful evaluation, a further 40 NMEs began training in January 2017.</p><p>The potential impact of the 28 day standard is being tested in five sites; Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust. Each site is working closely with their clinical commissioning group and NHS England is committed to full implementation of the standard by 2020.</p><p>NHS England recognises the current pressures on endoscopy services and the results of the pilots will inform how the new standard is designed and implemented. NHS England will evaluate the first phase of the project in spring 2017. Alongside this they are developing a new system to collect data to monitor the new standard which they expect to be available from April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 64596 question first answered 23/02/2017 16:51:49 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough