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1045680

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
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 recent steps his Department has taken to support high street retailers.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	210536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Government is clear that we want all types of retail to thrive now and in the future, and to support the sector as it responds to change. This is why we established the industry led Retail Sector Council to bring Government and industry together to help the sector address key sector issues and define its future strategy.</p><p>The council is due to meet next in February. The Council is prioritising its work to address the key challenges facing the sector and will initially focus on; costs to business, skills and lifelong learning, employment protection, consumer protection, the circular economy and the Industrial Strategy. The priority areas were selected by the industry and each workstream will be led by a senior industry figure.</p><p>Furthermore, at Autumn Budget, Government launched the £675m Future High Streets Fund, which will help local leaders to transform their town centres and make them fit for the future. The prospectus for the Fund was published in December and invites high streets and town centres to come forward with Expressions of Interest by March 22<sup>nd</sup> 2019.</p><p>Local leaders will be further supported by the High Streets Task Force, which will be established in 2019 and will provide hands-on support to local areas to develop data-driven innovative strategies and connect local areas to relevant experts.</p><p>In addition, from April 2019, the Government is cutting the business rates bills of eligible small retailers by one third for two years, worth almost £900m in reduced bills.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/01/2019 14:58:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1045682

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	General Practitioners: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain GPs in (i) Medway, (ii) Kent and (iii) England.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	210537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>NHS England and Health Education England (HEE) are working together with the profession to increase the general practitioner (GP) workforce in England. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why GPs are leaving the profession, and encourage GPs to return to practice.</p><p> </p><p>The number of doctors entering speciality training has been increasing year on year. Last year, HEE recruited the highest number of GP trainees ever - 3,473 GP trainees against a target of 3,250, a 10% increase on 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside training new GPs, there is a broad offer to support GPs to remain in the National Health Service including the GP Retention Scheme, the GP Retention Fund, the GP Health Service and the Releasing Time for Care Programme. It is also now quicker and easier for GPs to return to the NHS through the National Induction and Refresher Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Kent and Medway Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) has advised that the STP is organised into three training hubs which provide education and workforce strategy groups for each of the regions they cover. The training hubs have prioritised strategies in GP retention, recruitment and developing new models of care which maximise individual, cluster and locality resilience. Some of the initiative being used within the regions include encouraging GPs to develop specialism (GP with Special Interest), mentoring support for newly qualified GPs and facilitating GPs in developing a portfolio career.</p><p> </p><p>Medway Clinical Commissioning Group has advised it is working with Local Care Teams to develop new ways of working, including new roles to support GPs and enhance the way they utilise technology to support practices to make the best use of GPs’ time. These new ways of working have included training administrative staff in work flow optimisation freeing up GP time.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/01/2019 17:28:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1041493

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to secure the long-term future of the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	908576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service published its Long Term Plan last week, backed by £20.5 billion a year of taxpayers money, ensuring patients will be supported with world-class care at every stage of their life.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 15/01/2019 16:35:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1023869

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	908201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s review of the disclosure system, published last month, sets out practical recommendations and a clear plan of action which will hold the leaders of the criminal justice system to account for delivering in their respective areas.</p><p>I am encouraged that the leaders of the police and prosecution now fully understand the need for change. Together we will make sure that public confidence in the disclosure system is restored.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 13/12/2018 13:54:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1016120

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Community Development
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 recent steps the Church of England has taken at parish level to support the needs of local communities.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	907925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>This year the Church of England surveyed its 16,000 parish churches about their involvement in social action and local community projects. Of the 13,000 churches that responded the survey revealed that 80% were involved in providing services for the benefit of their local communities, either standalone or in partnership with others. These 33,000 projects included debt counselling, lunch clubs, language classes, food banks, children’s clubs, community cafes, holiday and breakfast clubs and night shelters.</p><p>There are many good examples of work in the Rochester Diocese, 11 of the 12 Church of England churches within the Gillingham deanery (which covers the Gillingham and Rainham constituency) are involved in providing on average at least 4 different projects to support the wider local community.</p><p>The areas in which the churches in Gillingham deanery are engaging is as follows:</p><ul><li>10 churches provide or support a Foodbank</li><li>8 churches operate a parent/carer and toddler group</li><li>7 churches operate a night shelter or other homeless provision</li><li>6 churches provide pastoral provision for wider community through operating street pastors groups, counselling/support, tackling loneliness projects</li><li>5 churches operate Youth projects (for the wider community)</li><li>4 churches provide a Lunch club or drop in service.</li></ul> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 29/11/2018 16:16:39 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1015270

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Green Belt: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to protect green spaces in the South East.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	907900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting our environment. As set out on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan" target="_blank">25 Year Environment Plan</a>, we are drawing up a national framework of green infrastructure standards, ensuring that new developments include accessible green spaces and that any area with little or no green space can be improved for the benefit of the community. We intend to publish the standards in 2019 and incorporate them into planning guidance so that councils can use them when making planning decisions across the country - including in the south east.</p><p>Our revised <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/740441/National_Planning_Policy_Framework_web_accessible_version.pdf" target="_blank">planning rule book</a> sets out how new development should happen in right places across the country including in the south east, through:</p><ul><li>making as much use as possible of suitable brownfield and under-used land;</li><li>optimising density of development, significantly raising minimum densities in town and city centres, and in other locations well served by public transport;</li><li>maintaining strong protection of the Green Belt;</li><li>making clear that existing open space, sports and recreational buildings and land should not be built on unless they are clearly shown to be surplus to requirements or their loss would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in a suitable location;</li><li>setting out that council’s planning policies should include sufficient provision for the conservation and enhancement of green spaces;</li><li>highlighting the importance of green space in encouraging healthy lifestyles; and</li><li>making provision for communities to identify and protect green areas of particular importance to them through the designation of land as Local Green Space through <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-plans--2" target="_blank">local</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2" target="_blank">neighbourhood plans</a>, which gives them a very high level of protection from redevelopment or inappropriate use.</li></ul><p>In September 2017, the Government created the ‘Parks Action Group’ comprising of experts from across the parks, heritage and the leisure sector and invested £500,000 to support the development of initiatives to identify solutions for safeguarding our parks and green spaces, to ensure they have long and sustainable futures.</p><p>The group has been working collaboratively across key priorities – including assessing quality standards and sharing good practice. We are currently developing a programme of work aimed at transforming the way in which green spaces are developed, managed and sustained. <br> <br>We expect to announce our progress on this in early 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/11/2018 15:29:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1005930

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Standards
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 help improve the cyber security of public and private sector organisations.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	907571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Our world leading National Cyber Security Strategy, supported by £1.9 billion of transformational investment, sets out measures to defend our people, businesses, and assets; deter our adversaries; and develop the skills and capabilities we need.</p><p>Our experts in the National Cyber Security Centre provide a wide range of guidance and support to help public and private sector organisations improve their resilience to cyber attacks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/11/2018 10:22:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

993892

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	UK Relations with EU: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on co-operation with the EU on security policy after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	907275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>We have been clear that we should continue to cooperate with the EU across the whole range of security areas to tackle common threats and promote our shared values.</p><p>On internal security, the Government proposed a coherent and legally binding agreement covering the three key areas of cooperation. On external security, we have outlined an independent UK foreign policy, with the UK and EU cooperating as close allies, when it is in our mutual interest.</p><p>On my recent visits to Bulgaria, Croatia and the Czech Republic, my counterparts have welcomed these proposals and our very clear unconditional commitment to European security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 25/10/2018 15:08:24 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

992771

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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	Renewable Energy: Medway
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 his Department is taking to support the renewable energy sector in (a) Medway and (b) Gillingham and Rainham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	182151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>a) Two renewable electricity generation sites in Medway receive government support through the Renewables Obligation; Shakespeare Farm Landfill, and Malmaynes Solar.</p><p> </p><p>b) The government is not aware of any such sites in the Gillingham and Rainham constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The RHI scheme currently supports 47 renewable heating systems in Medway, this includes Gillingham and Rainham.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, there are 103,123 Feed-In Tariff accredited sites in the South East region.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/11/2018 17:01:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

992784

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of public transport links in (a) Medway and (b) Kent.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	182155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department has worked to improve rail services in Kent, bringing new journey opportunities with the introduction of Thameslink services to London Bridge, Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon and St. Pancras.</p><p> </p><p>The new South Eastern Franchise will deliver better and more reliable journeys, and more room for passengers, integrating seamlessly with future Thameslink and Elizabeth Line services to transform travel across London, Kent and parts of East Sussex.</p><p> </p><p>The bus market outside London is deregulated and decisions regarding service provision is primarily a commercial matter for bus operators. Decisions on subsidised bus services are a matter for individual English local authorities, in the light of their other spending priorities. The Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools local authorities need to improve local bus services.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/10/2018 16:53:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti