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804332

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what size of holdings of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies have been seized by police and national crime agencies in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	118574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 18/12/2017 12:32:28 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

804336

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	118581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has not made any formal assessment of the value to the UK of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.</p><p> </p><p>The government is currently negotiating amendments to the European Anti-Money Laundering Directive which will extend regulation to virtual currency exchange platforms and custodian wallet providers. These amendments will enable competent authorities to ensure these firms are mitigating the risks regarding money laundering and terrorist financing, and enable the legitimate sector to grow. We expect these negotiations to conclude at EU level by early 2018, with a year for Member States to then implement the Directive.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 118579 question first answered 19/12/2017 14:05:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

804333

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what holdings of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies are held by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	118575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have any holdings of Bitcoin or other crypto-currencies. HM Treasury and the Bank of England publish details of the UK’s current international reserves, including foreign currency assets, on a monthly basis.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/12/2017 14:01:00 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

804335

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has been made of the value to the UK economy of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	118579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has not made any formal assessment of the value to the UK of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.</p><p> </p><p>The government is currently negotiating amendments to the European Anti-Money Laundering Directive which will extend regulation to virtual currency exchange platforms and custodian wallet providers. These amendments will enable competent authorities to ensure these firms are mitigating the risks regarding money laundering and terrorist financing, and enable the legitimate sector to grow. We expect these negotiations to conclude at EU level by early 2018, with a year for Member States to then implement the Directive.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 118581 question first answered 19/12/2017 14:05:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

790157

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	India: Sikhs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will initiate an independent inquiry into the role of the Government in the 1984 killing of Sikhs in India.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	113157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave to question 112308.​​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 24/11/2017 14:03:12 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

786862

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	India: Sikhs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will initiate an independent inquiry into the role of the British Government in circumstances surrounding the killing of Sikhs in India in 1984.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	112308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>​I am aware of the concerns raised by the Sikh Federation UK in their report released on 1 November. I appreciate that the tragic events of 1984 are still the source of great pain to many in the Sikh community. The Cabinet Secretary's 2014 investigation into the UK military role in Operation Blue Star concluded that UK military advice and assistance was advisory, ended several months before the operation and had limited impact on the tragic events that followed. I am satisfied that the 2014 review dealt conclusively with this issue.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/11/2017 17:02:07 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

786868

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sepsis: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what written and verbal safety netting advice is routinely shared with mothers around antenatal screening for the presence of pathogens associated with sepsis.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	112304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>In September, NHS England published the 2017 Cross-System Sepsis Action Plan. As part of this a number of activities are planned:</p><p> </p><p>- Action on safety netting will be embedded among all healthcare professionals assessing patients with infections;</p><p>- Promote the implementation of a range of educational resources on sepsis produced by Health Education England and the Royal Colleges;</p><p>- Ensure a specific focus on sepsis education for staff groups such as community pharmacists, community nurses, health visitors and healthcare assistants in care homes; and</p><p>- NHS England and Public Health England will work with maternity networks and health visitors to ensure resources such as leaflets and on-line educational material are used by midwives and health visitors to help parents recognise serious illness in children and know what to do if they think their child is seriously ill.</p><p> </p><p>To support these activities, two safety netting videos on ‘Spotting the signs of sepsis’ and ‘Caring for children with fever at home’ have been published with the Health Innovation Network.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18 Public Health England’s activity to raise awareness of sepsis includes building sepsis messaging into the national Start4life Information Service for Parents email programme which reaches 430,000 parents of 0-5 year olds; distribution of leaflets and posters; social media and activity with a leading digital platform for parents.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 112297 112307 question first answered 20/11/2017 11:58:24 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

786866

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Streptococcus: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training and information is provided to healthcare professionals about when to screen mothers for the presence of pathogens associated with neonatal sepsis, such as Group B streptococcal infection.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	112300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Health Education England has produced and continues to develop sepsis educational resources for healthcare professionals. This includes a number of resources to support the learning on sepsis recognition and management across the system in both primary and secondary care.</p><p> </p><p>The principal pathogen of potential concern in neonatal sepsis is Group B Streptococcus (GBS). Following the UK National Screening Committee’s meeting in February 2017, the Government accepted the Committee’s recommendation that a population based screening programme for GBS carriage should not be offered. However, the Chief Scientific Advisor recommended that the National Institute for Health Research should commission a clinical trial to compare universal screening for Group B Streptococcus against usual-risk based care. This has been approved and the trial is expected to complete around the end of 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has published guidance for obstetricians, midwives and neonatologists on the prevention of early-onset (less than seven days of age) neonatal Group B streptococcal disease and for the information to be provided to women, their partners and families. It has also produced an information leaflet for parents-to-be about GBS. Information on GBS is also included in the NHS Pregnancy Book which is given free to all first time pregnant women.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 112305 112306 question first answered 20/11/2017 11:52:10 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

786864

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sepsis: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of neonatal sepsis among mothers who have risk factors present.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	112297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>In September, NHS England published the 2017 Cross-System Sepsis Action Plan. As part of this a number of activities are planned:</p><p> </p><p>- Action on safety netting will be embedded among all healthcare professionals assessing patients with infections;</p><p>- Promote the implementation of a range of educational resources on sepsis produced by Health Education England and the Royal Colleges;</p><p>- Ensure a specific focus on sepsis education for staff groups such as community pharmacists, community nurses, health visitors and healthcare assistants in care homes; and</p><p>- NHS England and Public Health England will work with maternity networks and health visitors to ensure resources such as leaflets and on-line educational material are used by midwives and health visitors to help parents recognise serious illness in children and know what to do if they think their child is seriously ill.</p><p> </p><p>To support these activities, two safety netting videos on ‘Spotting the signs of sepsis’ and ‘Caring for children with fever at home’ have been published with the Health Innovation Network.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18 Public Health England’s activity to raise awareness of sepsis includes building sepsis messaging into the national Start4life Information Service for Parents email programme which reaches 430,000 parents of 0-5 year olds; distribution of leaflets and posters; social media and activity with a leading digital platform for parents.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 112304 112307 question first answered 20/11/2017 11:58:24 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

786871

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Streptococcus: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to make mothers aware of antenatal screening for the presence of pathogens associated with neonatal sepsis, such as Group B streptococcal disease.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	112303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Following the United Kingdom National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC’s) meeting in February 2017, the Government accepted the UK NSC’s recommendation that a population based screening programme for Group B streptococcal (GBS) carriage should not be offered. This is because there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the benefits to be gained from screening would outweigh the harms.</p><p> </p><p>As screening for GBS is not recommended, data as requested is not collected. The Chief Scientific Advisor has recommended that the National Institute of Health Research should commission a clinical trial to compare universal screening for GBS against usual-risk based care. This is to provide better quality evidence to assess the clinical effectiveness, benefits and harms of a screening programme.</p><p> </p><p>Information on GBS in pregnancy can be found on the NHS Choices which can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/pregnancy-infections.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/pregnancy-infections.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 112299 112302 question first answered 20/11/2017 12:10:18 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes