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416709

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Telecommunications: National Parks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the planning system in the delivery of mobile telecommunications infrastructure in National Parks; and how he reached that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>On 10 July, the Government’s Productivity Plan set out its ambitions for mobile connectivity in England and launched the Call for Evidence. We sought views from communities, mobile network operators, local authorities and others on the ability of the planning system to deliver and support mobile connectivity in all areas of England, including technical and operational factors, which may be limiting deployment.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the evidence submitted and will announce the outcome of the planning review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8879 8880 question first answered 10/09/2015 14:42:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227604

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government has taken to protect children from a parent who has been convicted of child sexual abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government takes very seriously the need to protect children at risk of harm from their parents. The Government is also aware of the concerns regarding the exercise of parental responsibility by a parent who has been convicted of sexual abuse of a child.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Children Act 1989, parents and guardians, as well as others who are entitled, can apply to a family court for a section 8 order in cases where a question arises in relation to the welfare of a child. These orders include prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders to restrict the exercise of parental responsibility. The court can also make child arrangements orders with provisions to protect a child, perhaps by providing for ‘no contact’ with a parent where this is considered to be in the best interests of the child.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that these provisions provide good protection for children where a parent has been convicted of child abuse, including abuse of the child concerned, but we always keep the law and the practice in this area under review and are very conscious of the need to have the maximum possible protection of children and young people at all times.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 227594 227595 227596 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:46:43 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227605

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of restricting the access of parents who have been convicted of sexually abusing a child to their own children.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes very seriously the need to protect children at risk of harm from their parents. The Government is also aware of the concerns regarding the exercise of parental responsibility by a parent who has been convicted of sexual abuse of a child.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Children Act 1989, parents and guardians, as well as others who are entitled, can apply to a family court for a section 8 order in cases where a question arises in relation to the welfare of a child. These orders include prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders to restrict the exercise of parental responsibility. The court can also make child arrangements orders with provisions to protect a child, perhaps by providing for ‘no contact’ with a parent where this is considered to be in the best interests of the child.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that these provisions provide good protection for children where a parent has been convicted of child abuse, including abuse of the child concerned, but we always keep the law and the practice in this area under review and are very conscious of the need to have the maximum possible protection of children and young people at all times.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 227593 227595 227596 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:46:43 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227606

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to protect children from a parent who has been convicted of child sexual abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes very seriously the need to protect children at risk of harm from their parents. The Government is also aware of the concerns regarding the exercise of parental responsibility by a parent who has been convicted of sexual abuse of a child.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Children Act 1989, parents and guardians, as well as others who are entitled, can apply to a family court for a section 8 order in cases where a question arises in relation to the welfare of a child. These orders include prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders to restrict the exercise of parental responsibility. The court can also make child arrangements orders with provisions to protect a child, perhaps by providing for ‘no contact’ with a parent where this is considered to be in the best interests of the child.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that these provisions provide good protection for children where a parent has been convicted of child abuse, including abuse of the child concerned, but we always keep the law and the practice in this area under review and are very conscious of the need to have the maximum possible protection of children and young people at all times.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 227593 227594 227596 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:46:43 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227599

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what provisions are in place to support the non-abusing parent of a child who has a parent convicted of child sexual abuse; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of those provisions.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes very seriously the need to protect children at risk of harm from their parents. The Government is also aware of the concerns regarding the exercise of parental responsibility by a parent who has been convicted of sexual abuse of a child.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Children Act 1989, parents and guardians, as well as others who are entitled, can apply to a family court for a section 8 order in cases where a question arises in relation to the welfare of a child. These orders include prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders to restrict the exercise of parental responsibility. The court can also make child arrangements orders with provisions to protect a child, perhaps by providing for ‘no contact’ with a parent where this is considered to be in the best interests of the child.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that these provisions provide good protection for children where a parent has been convicted of child abuse, including abuse of the child concerned, but we always keep the law and the practice in this area under review and are very conscious of the need to have the maximum possible protection of children and young people at all times.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 227593 227594 227595 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:46:43 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227493

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	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	Park Homes: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in how many local authority areas park home site owners have breached their site licences more than three times in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not hold details of the number of local authority areas where site owners have breached their site licences, or details of the number of local authorities taking proceedings against site owners, or the number of local authorities who have revoked the licences of park home site owners who have breached their site licences.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is determined to improve life for park home residents and we have already given residents important new rights to improve their lives and protect them from rogue site owners.<br><br><br>We know that a source of real anxiety for residents is the poor state of some sites and the lack of routine maintenance and repairs. That is why this Government has given local authorities, for the first time, powers to issue compliance notices requiring a site owner to carry out any necessary work to the site to comply with their licence obligations. If the site owner fails to comply, the local authority will be able to prosecute them and if convicted they will face an unlimited fine. The local authority may then enter the site and do the necessary works. In an emergency, a local authority may also enter a site and do the works if it considers there is an imminent risk to the health and safety of residents. The authority will in any of these cases be able to recover all its enforcement costs directly from the site owner. We have published guidance for local authorities on how to use their new powers to best effect.</p><p> </p><p>We have also given local authorities powers to refuse to grant a new application or transfer of a site licence. We have issued guidance which sets out the matters an authority can take into account when considering an application including the funding and management arrangements in place for managing the site and complying with the licence.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 227577 227578 question first answered 18/03/2015 15:25:38 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227494

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	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	Park Homes: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities are taking proceedings against park home site owners who have breached their site licences more than three times in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not hold details of the number of local authority areas where site owners have breached their site licences, or details of the number of local authorities taking proceedings against site owners, or the number of local authorities who have revoked the licences of park home site owners who have breached their site licences.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is determined to improve life for park home residents and we have already given residents important new rights to improve their lives and protect them from rogue site owners.<br><br><br>We know that a source of real anxiety for residents is the poor state of some sites and the lack of routine maintenance and repairs. That is why this Government has given local authorities, for the first time, powers to issue compliance notices requiring a site owner to carry out any necessary work to the site to comply with their licence obligations. If the site owner fails to comply, the local authority will be able to prosecute them and if convicted they will face an unlimited fine. The local authority may then enter the site and do the necessary works. In an emergency, a local authority may also enter a site and do the works if it considers there is an imminent risk to the health and safety of residents. The authority will in any of these cases be able to recover all its enforcement costs directly from the site owner. We have published guidance for local authorities on how to use their new powers to best effect.</p><p> </p><p>We have also given local authorities powers to refuse to grant a new application or transfer of a site licence. We have issued guidance which sets out the matters an authority can take into account when considering an application including the funding and management arrangements in place for managing the site and complying with the licence.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 227576 227578 question first answered 18/03/2015 15:25:38 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227495

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	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	Park Homes: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have revoked the licences of park home site owners who have breached their site licences more than three times in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not hold details of the number of local authority areas where site owners have breached their site licences, or details of the number of local authorities taking proceedings against site owners, or the number of local authorities who have revoked the licences of park home site owners who have breached their site licences.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is determined to improve life for park home residents and we have already given residents important new rights to improve their lives and protect them from rogue site owners.<br><br><br>We know that a source of real anxiety for residents is the poor state of some sites and the lack of routine maintenance and repairs. That is why this Government has given local authorities, for the first time, powers to issue compliance notices requiring a site owner to carry out any necessary work to the site to comply with their licence obligations. If the site owner fails to comply, the local authority will be able to prosecute them and if convicted they will face an unlimited fine. The local authority may then enter the site and do the necessary works. In an emergency, a local authority may also enter a site and do the works if it considers there is an imminent risk to the health and safety of residents. The authority will in any of these cases be able to recover all its enforcement costs directly from the site owner. We have published guidance for local authorities on how to use their new powers to best effect.</p><p> </p><p>We have also given local authorities powers to refuse to grant a new application or transfer of a site licence. We have issued guidance which sets out the matters an authority can take into account when considering an application including the funding and management arrangements in place for managing the site and complying with the licence.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 227576 227577 question first answered 18/03/2015 15:25:38 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227155

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Internet
	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 that online pharmacies adhere to national best practice guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The General Medical Council (GMC) guidance on remote prescribing makes absolutely clear that doctors must feel satisfied that they can make an adequate assessment, establish a dialogue and obtain the patient’s consent. The GMC expect all doctors to take account of GMC guidance and relevant clinical and other guidelines regardless of how they are prescribing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 227477 question first answered 19/03/2015 15:04:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

227157

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulatory powers the General Medical Council has to review online prescribing where there is evidence that patients may be being prescribed suboptimal treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	227477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The General Medical Council (GMC) guidance on remote prescribing makes absolutely clear that doctors must feel satisfied that they can make an adequate assessment, establish a dialogue and obtain the patient’s consent. The GMC expect all doctors to take account of GMC guidance and relevant clinical and other guidelines regardless of how they are prescribing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 227466 question first answered 19/03/2015 15:04:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston