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732360

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the UK leaving the EU does not adversely affect public procurement opportunities for social enterprises.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The current public procurement rules will continue to apply until the UK has left the EU following the successful conclusion of exit negotiations. The longer-term opportunities for our procurement regulations are being considered carefully.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/06/2017 14:33:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

418236

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	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	Broadband: Business
	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 his Department is taking to support the roll-out of fibre to the premises broadband to businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that the UK has the digital communications infrastructure that businesses need to grow and thrive. For some this will mean fibre to the premise, for others this will be fibre to the cabinet, with the final customer connection over copper or coaxial cable. Some businesses may opt to use wireless services.</p><p>The Government’s role is to facilitate private investment in infrastructure, to provide policy stability, and to support the market, providing targeted financial support as necessary.</p><p>Through the Government’s investment of over £780 million, superfast broadband is now available to over 80% of homes and businesses in the UK, compared to 45% in 2010. By the end of 2017 it will be available to 95% of homes and businesses. The Government has already dedicated £40 million this year to SME connectivity in 50 cities and their surrounding areas. The scheme is going well, with over £28 million committed so far. Over 40,000 vouchers being issued since the scheme launched in December 2013. On average firms are getting ten times faster broadband as a result of their improved connection, and almost 750,000 workers will benefit from better broadband in the workplace.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/09/2015 16:01:24 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

418238

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Digital Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent representations he has received on talent retention in the Government Digital Service.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) is helping the public sector deliver better digital services for less and has become a world leader in digital government.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly recruit extremely talented people and have detailed retention plans for the brilliant people we need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 18/09/2015 10:22:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 21507 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

418237

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his (a) policies in general and (b) policy on data rights of the findings of the British Computing Society's Ministerial Briefing on Digital Skills; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The British Computing Society's paper highlights the potential that digital and technology provide for disruption. This government is looking at various ways to support businesses, workers and government itself by harnessing emerging technology to improve national infrastructure and skills.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/09/2015 16:23:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759227

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Cosmetics: Video Recordings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of videos demonstrating skin bleaching on young people; and if she will conduct an assessment of the potential merits of regulating such videos.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>We have made no assessment of the potential effect of videos demonstrating skin bleaching on young people, and currently have no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 14:22:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759224

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Science
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that proactive and independent scientific advice informs its activities.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Policy is based on accurate and objective facts.</p><p>We ensure scientific advice is available for example by engaging working groups with relevant industry and academic experts; commissioning research and making use of the departments own independent Science Advisory Council.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 15:23:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

732358

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ambulance Services: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to regulate independent ambulance services.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>NHS Improvement regulates all independent providers of National Health Service-funded care, including ambulance services, unless they are exempt for the following reasons:</p><p>- the providers are not required to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC);</p><p>- the providers are small providers of NHS-funded healthcare services whose annual turnover from providing NHS services is less than £10 million;</p><p>- they are providers of primary medical and dental services;</p><p>- they are providers of NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care; or</p><p>- the provider is an NHS trust which will only be licensed when they are authorised as an NHS foundation trust.</p><p>All independent providers of ambulance services must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and satisfy their registration requirements. As part of this work the CQC are inspecting all independent ambulance services by the end of March 2018, and are already sharing findings from these inspections with the sector in order to drive improvement. We are working closely with the CQC and will consider any recommendations they make.</p><p>Where an independent ambulance provider is working on behalf of an NHS ambulance trust the independent provider will also be subject to continuous monitoring by the trust, to ensure they are delivering to the same rigorous safety and quality standards and inspections as NHS ambulance services.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 28/06/2017 14:13:30 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759360

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cosmetics: Marketing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the marketing of skin bleaching on mental health and wellbeing.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals make informed and safe choices about cosmetic procedures. Since publication of Sir Bruce Keogh’s Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions, in 2013, we have implemented a number of important measures to that end.</p><p> </p><p>These measures include continuation of an extensive programme around body image to help young adults to become more resilient to the pressures that they face. A copy of the 2015 progress report can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/body-confidence-progress-report-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/body-confidence-progress-report-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>The General Medical Council has also published guidance which makes clear the ethical obligations doctors have towards patients and the standards of care they need to provide. The guidance is clear that doctors must market their services responsibly and give patients all the time and information they need so that they can make a voluntary and informed decision about whether to go ahead. A copy of the guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/news_consultation/27171.asp" target="_blank">http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/news_consultation/27171.asp</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 14/09/2017 10:57:05 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759478

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if his Department will appoint a chief scientific advisor.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. There are several models for achieving this and we must be sure we take into account DExEU’s role as a co-ordinating department. We are currently exploring these options, including considering the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/09/2017 10:22:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759245

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will appoint a chief scientific advisor.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The department does not currently employ a Chief Scientific Adviser, though this position is regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/09/2017 16:34:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah