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1091327

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to equalize VAT between privately-owned companies and the NHS in relation to pharmaceutical procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	234250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text VAT is charged on the sale of pharmaceutical products, regardless of whether the purchaser is a privately-owned company or the NHS. The central funding the NHS receives from the Treasury is intended to cover the costs NHS bodies incur in providing free healthcare, including VAT costs. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/03/2019 14:06:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

895526

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	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	Palestinians: Reconstruction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the international community to honour the reconstruction pledges made at the 2014 Cairo conference.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	140218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has disbursed its £20 million pledge of early recovery assistance made at the 2014 Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Cairo. This includes supporting for cash assistance to Palestinian refugees, mine removal and medical treatment. We encourage other donors and the international community to continue work towards reconstruction in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/05/2018 15:56:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050027

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Class Sizes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average state school class size is in (a) the UK, (b) Hampshire and (c) the city of Portsmouth.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	213450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>information on average class sizes in state-funded schools in England is published in the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>In January 2018, the average primary school class size was 27.1, while the average secondary school class size was 21.2.</p><p>In Hampshire, the average class size for state-funded primary schools is 27.7, while the average class size for state-funded secondary schools is 23.0.</p><p>In Portsmouth, the average class size for state-funded primary schools is 27.6, while the average class size for state-funded secondary schools is 21.9.</p><p>​This only covers England, as education in the UK is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/02/2019 16:22:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

931346

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Females: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the form of the consultation with local authorities will be on the planned indicators to measure progress on Sustainable Development Goal 5 for the Voluntary National Review in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	157856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Work on developing the UK’s 2019 Voluntary National Review is ongoing. We will be drawing on a range of sources, including:</p><ul><li>the UN’s global indicator framework for measuring progress towards the SDGs;</li><li>the UK’s Office for National Statistics’ National Reporting Platform on UK data for the SDGs;</li><li>Single Departmental Plans in which government departments have embedded the SDGs; and</li><li>departmental Annual Reports and Accounts in which departments are expected to report progress towards the SDGs.</li></ul><p>We will continue to consult with a range of key stakeholders as we finalise our plans, including launching an online consultation to ensure we capture a wide range of views and inputs.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/07/2018 16:36:35 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1122167

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Climate Change: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to amend the targets set out in the Climate Change Act 2008 in light of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	245960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Within a week of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s special report on the impact of global warming of 1.5°C being published in October 2018, the Government commissioned its independent experts, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), to provide their advice on the implications for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, including on setting a net-zero target.</p><p> </p><p>As part of that advice, we have asked the CCC for advice on whether we need to raise our 2050 target of cutting emissions by at least 80% relative to 1990 levels to meet international climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The CCC’s advice is due on 2 May and we will consider it carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/04/2019 12:21:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1061034

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Priyanka Fernando
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Sri Lankan High Commission on the conduct of Brigadier Priyanka Fernando since 21 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	221792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>We were deeply concerned by the incident involving the Sri Lankan Defence Attaché last year and made immediate representations to the Sri Lankan Government. I called Foreign Minister Marapana on 8 February 2018 about the matter to raise his concerns. The Defence Attaché was recalled by his Government soon after.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), which is not a party to the legal proceedings referred to, was contacted by Westminster Magistrate's Court seeking clarification of the Brigadier's diplomatic status in the UK at the time of the incident. The FCO has provided documentation to assist the court.</p><p>The UK is committed to upholding the rule of law including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.</p><p>The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka met the Permanent Secretary of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 January, at the Permanent Secretary's request. At this meeting the Permanent Secretary communicated his government's view that the Brigadier enjoyed diplomatic immunity at the time of the incident. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK met the Head of South Asia Department, FCO, on 1 February to discuss a range of bilateral issues. He confirmed that the FCO was not party to the legal proceedings, but had offered clarification of the Brigadier's diplomatic status at the request of the court.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 221791 question first answered 19/02/2019 16:47:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1061033

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Priyanka Fernando
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role of his Department played in the departure of Brigadier Priyanka Fernando from the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	221791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>We were deeply concerned by the incident involving the Sri Lankan Defence Attaché last year and made immediate representations to the Sri Lankan Government. I called Foreign Minister Marapana on 8 February 2018 about the matter to raise his concerns. The Defence Attaché was recalled by his Government soon after.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), which is not a party to the legal proceedings referred to, was contacted by Westminster Magistrate's Court seeking clarification of the Brigadier's diplomatic status in the UK at the time of the incident. The FCO has provided documentation to assist the court.</p><p>The UK is committed to upholding the rule of law including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.</p><p>The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka met the Permanent Secretary of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 January, at the Permanent Secretary's request. At this meeting the Permanent Secretary communicated his government's view that the Brigadier enjoyed diplomatic immunity at the time of the incident. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK met the Head of South Asia Department, FCO, on 1 February to discuss a range of bilateral issues. He confirmed that the FCO was not party to the legal proceedings, but had offered clarification of the Brigadier's diplomatic status at the request of the court.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 221792 question first answered 19/02/2019 16:47:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050105

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that School Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators have enough (a) time and (b) resources to provide support to every child.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	213454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>We recognise the pivotal role that Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) play in schools supporting children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). We are committed to work with unions, teachers and Ofsted to challenge and remove unnecessary workload.</p><p>We are currently developing resources specifically to support SENCOs. We are funding the Whole School Send Consortium to develop a SENCO Deployment Guide for school leaders which will include top tips and tools to help address SENCO workload challenges. This will be supported by an induction pack for new SENCOs.</p><p>Every mainstream school and academy must have a SENCO who is a qualified teacher. On 28 January 2019, we published the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy and launched the Early Career Framework, which provides the starting point for a review of Initial Teacher Training content guidance. We are also reviewing the learning outcomes of the mandatory Masters level National Award in SEN Coordination to ensure the qualification reflects the changing needs of the educational system.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/02/2019 17:37:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1092075

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic: Portsmouth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the volume of non-commercial traffic entering Portsmouth in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	234772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been working closely with the Hampshire LRF to understand traffic flows in Portsmouth, and to assess the potential for traffic disruption at Portsmouth port in the event of a no deal. Whilst our primary focus has been on freight volumes, as this is where we expect the risk of disruption to be greatest, the LRF have shared modelling with us which covers all traffic volumes, and we have been drawing on this when engaging with them on their proposed mitigations for dealing with potential traffic disruption.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 26/03/2019 14:37:11 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1121354

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	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	Multiple Occupation: Hampshire and Plymouth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many registered Houses of Mulitple Occupancy there are in (a) Portsmouth, (b) Southampton and (c) Plymouth.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	244177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>We estimate from local authority data returns for the period 2017-18, that there were 584 properties registered as Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) with mandatory licences in Portsmouth; in Southampton we estimate 592; and in Plymouth we estimate there were 695. Since these figures were published the Government has extended mandatory licensing of HMOs to properties of any size, given 5 or more people from 2 or more households. Data on properties licensed since the extension will not be available until local authority data returns for 2018-19 are published in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/04/2019 10:20:19 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan