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1015562

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Nusinersen
	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 his Department has had with NICE on its appraised criteria to facilitate progress towards a Managed Access Arrangement for Spinraza.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	196306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Departmental officials have had a number of discussions with colleagues in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to enquire about progress of the ongoing appraisal of nusinersen (Spinraza) for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy. Discussions between NHS England, NICE and Biogen (the company that manufactures nusinersen) are ongoing to seek to agree a commercial agreement that would enable NICE to recommend use of nusinersen as a clinically and cost effective use of National Health Service resources.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/12/2018 16:27:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

750031

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government Securities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list by country where stocks of gilts are held by overseas investors and foreign central banks; and how much and what proportion of such stocks are held in different countries.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	3931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not hold information on the organisations or individuals who hold gilts. However, information on gilt holdings by different sectors is published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The most recent publication shows that at the end of March 2017, overseas investors hold 27% of gilts in issuance, but this does not include a breakdown of gilt holdings by country.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 3932 question first answered 14/07/2017 12:17:37 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

750033

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list by country flows of interest payments on UK central Government debt held by overseas investors and foreign central banks.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	3932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Treasury does not hold information on the organisations or individuals who hold gilts. However, information on gilt holdings by different sectors is published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The most recent publication shows that at the end of March 2017, overseas investors hold 27% of gilts in issuance, but this does not include a breakdown of gilt holdings by country.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 3931 question first answered 14/07/2017 12:17:37 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

758666

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Dyslexia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that teaching schools have staff who are qualified to train others to teach dyslexic pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	9407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Teaching schools have a responsibility through their delivery of Continuing Professional and Leadership Development to develop future head teachers to help meet the most pressing national needs in primary, small rural, special, challenging urban/coastal and faith schools. This includes supporting and training teachers to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND), including dyslexia. The Department does not prescribe approaches to be used by teaching schools but we know from monitoring data, that many Teaching School Alliances run specific dyslexia courses.</p><p>In addition, through their role in designating and brokering Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE), Teaching School Alliances are able to offer schools access to a range of SEN expertise. A total of 939 SLEs are designated with a SEN specialism.</p><p>We have also enabled teachers to develop their practice in supporting children with SEN and disabilities through the National Scholarship Fund, which allowed teachers to apply for funding to undertake postgraduate level qualifications in specific impairments.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/09/2017 16:47:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 11109 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

758728

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospital Wards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many neonatal units have the recommended amount of overnight parent accommodation to meet the standards outlined in the toolkit for high quality neonatal services; and what resources are provided to NHS trusts to increase the provision of overnight parent accommodation in places where that standard is not met.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	9562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>As part of a review into neonatal critical care, NHS England is currently in the process of collating information on the availability of parent accommodation in hospitals and neonatal units, as an important part of the service specification. Individual National Health Service providers are responsible for providing this service within the current contractual arrangements. NHS England are visiting every trust as part of the Quality Surveillance Team reviews.</p><p> </p><p>The Neonatal Critical Care Review is to make recommendations that will support the delivery of high quality, safe, sustainable and equitable models of neonatal care across England. It will be presenting a draft review report to NHS England in October 2017. The draft report will be then be consulted upon before being finalised. The Neonatal Critical Care Review has already set out a range of themes that are to be factored into Local Maternity Systems’ Transformation Plans.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 9331 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:55:14 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

758743

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospital Wards: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure equal access to overnight rooms or bed-space next to their child for parents saying overnight with their child in a paediatric ward and parents staying overnight with their baby in a neonatal unit.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	9331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>As part of a review into neonatal critical care, NHS England is currently in the process of collating information on the availability of parent accommodation in hospitals and neonatal units, as an important part of the service specification. Individual National Health Service providers are responsible for providing this service within the current contractual arrangements. NHS England are visiting every trust as part of the Quality Surveillance Team reviews.</p><p> </p><p>The Neonatal Critical Care Review is to make recommendations that will support the delivery of high quality, safe, sustainable and equitable models of neonatal care across England. It will be presenting a draft review report to NHS England in October 2017. The draft report will be then be consulted upon before being finalised. The Neonatal Critical Care Review has already set out a range of themes that are to be factored into Local Maternity Systems’ Transformation Plans.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 9562 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:55:14 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

758764

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Centres: Medical Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage the provision of hoists in health centres to help transfer patients to examination beds.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	9387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>General practitioner practices are required to comply with the provisions in the Equality Act 2010 – including the requirement to make reasonable adjustments.</p><p> </p><p>Wherever possible, we would expect health centres to take into account the needs of their patients, and make reasonable adjustments for those individuals who have restricted mobility and may need assistance with movement during an examination.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/09/2017 16:31:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

758908

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Employment: Childbirth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for publication of ACAS guidelines for employers whose employees have a baby born premature or sick; and what plans his Department has to ensure that those guidelines are (a) implemented and (b) evaluated.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	9332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting working parents of premature babies and giving their employers the tools that they need to deal with requests for additional time off work and flexible working arrangements.</p><p>The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) published comprehensive guidance for employers on 5 September 2017 to help employers support staff with premature or sick babies. The guidance covers topics from offering financial support to parents paying extra childcare costs to the statutory pay and leave to which employees may be entitled.</p><p>We believe that this will help working families to understand the options available to them, as well as enabling employers to provide the best possible support to their staff at this difficult and stressful time. We will keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/09/2017 14:38:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

772369

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to tackle incidents of late payments to small and medium-sized enterprises by larger businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	108181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government knows how important tackling late payment is, especially for smaller businesses. We have recently introduced a number of measures to improve payment practices, specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p>The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 came in to force this year. This statutory requirement increases transparency, providing small and medium-sized businesses with better information about the payment practices of large businesses they intend to trade with.</p><p>The recently announced Small Business Commissioner builds on a package of measures to tackle late payment and unfavourable payment practices in the private sector. The Commissioner will empower small businesses to resolve payment disputes with larger businesses and avoid future issues by encouraging a culture change in payment practices and how businesses deal with each other.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/10/2017 13:56:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

800945

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	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	Shared Ownership Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is adequate private investment in shared ownership accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	117504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We believe that Shared Ownership has an important role to play as part of a diverse and thriving housing market and since 2010 around 54,000 new Shared Ownership homes have been delivered.</p><p>We continue to work with the sector and lenders to ensure that Shared Ownership continues to be attractive to investment and have made a number of changes to support this, including expanding the Affordable Homes Programme from £7 billion to over £9 billion, standardising eligibility for buyers and extending funding for development to private providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/12/2017 17:04:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien