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390294

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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	Burma: Defence
	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 he has had with his Burmese counterpart on that country's increased spending on its military.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	7225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>While I have not discussed the rise in spending on Burmese military with my counterpart specifically, the level of spending on the military in Burma is of concern. The main focus of our engagement with the Burmese military is on their adherence to the core principles of democratic accountability, international law and human rights, and I have raised these issues on numerous occasions, including with the Commander-in-Chief directly in January 2014.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 21/07/2015 10:19:37 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire previous answer version 16145 answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

389880

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Internally Displaced People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department is providing for internally displaced people in Shan and Kachin states, Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	6962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Between 2012 and 2015 DFID has allocated over £17 million for humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Kachin and Northern Shan States, including in non-government controlled areas.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:39:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

389879

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has held with the UN Secretary General on his role in negotiating humanitarian access in Rakhine state, Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	6961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development has not held discussions with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on his role in negotiating humanitarian access in Rakhine State, Burma. We welcome the firm personal stand the UN Secretary General has already taken on the Rohingya and continue to encourage a wider UN leadership role to help bring peace and reconciliation to all communities in Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:39:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

389878

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on using the word Rohingya when discussing the Rohingya with the government of Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	6960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>While the Department for International Development has no formal policy on this point, we believe in the right of minorities to choose the name by which they are identified. I and other UK Ministers are on record using the word Rohingya, and we continue to use the word in communications with the government of Burma.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:35:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711499

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) the UK and (b) Bolton South East constituency have been affected by the changes made in 2014 to the right to work rules which mean that an expired travel document with a valid visa is no longer sufficient proof of right to work.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	68180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Although the Home Office provides for exceptions to the need to pay application fees in a number of specific circumstances, these exceptions do not extend to those seeking confirmation of status, such as those who apply to transfer their existing status to a biometric residence permit. If we were to waive fees on this basis, it would result in a reduction in income that would have to be made up through charging other customers higher fees. We believe this would be unfair. The exceptions ensure that the Home Office’s immigration and nationality fee structure complies with international obligations (for example, in relation to refugees and persons deriving rights under European law) and wider government policy. .</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not receive or hold data on the number of people who hold an expired travel document with a valid visa but need to provide</p><p>acceptable evidence of their right to work to a new employer. In these circumstances the individual is required to apply to the Home Office to transfer their conditions, as a result of which they will receive a biometric residence permit. While the Home Office is processing the application it provides a checking service for employers to verify someone’s right to work so that the ability to start work is not impeded. This change was introduced to simplify and strengthen right to work checks by employers to better prevent illegal working in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 68179 question first answered 20/03/2017 16:49:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711498

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether exemptions exist for fees for biometric residence permits for people affected by changes to the right to work rules made in 2014 which mean that an expired travel document with a valid visa is no longer sufficient proof of right to work.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	68179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Although the Home Office provides for exceptions to the need to pay application fees in a number of specific circumstances, these exceptions do not extend to those seeking confirmation of status, such as those who apply to transfer their existing status to a biometric residence permit. If we were to waive fees on this basis, it would result in a reduction in income that would have to be made up through charging other customers higher fees. We believe this would be unfair. The exceptions ensure that the Home Office’s immigration and nationality fee structure complies with international obligations (for example, in relation to refugees and persons deriving rights under European law) and wider government policy. .</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not receive or hold data on the number of people who hold an expired travel document with a valid visa but need to provide</p><p>acceptable evidence of their right to work to a new employer. In these circumstances the individual is required to apply to the Home Office to transfer their conditions, as a result of which they will receive a biometric residence permit. While the Home Office is processing the application it provides a checking service for employers to verify someone’s right to work so that the ability to start work is not impeded. This change was introduced to simplify and strengthen right to work checks by employers to better prevent illegal working in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 68180 question first answered 20/03/2017 16:49:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711068

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Police Custody: Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many custody suites in courts were closed in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	67895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Custody suites were closed in six courts during the 2015-16 financial year. Five of these closures were as a consequence of the closure of the courthouse.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 20/03/2017 15:12:14 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711050

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Custody: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many custody suites in police stations were closed in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	67894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/04/2017 13:40:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711102

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres were closed in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	67893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>In 2014/15 DWP closed 17 jobcentres, of which 4 were not relocated or co-located; and in 2015/16 closed 16 of which 6 were not relocated or co-located.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/03/2017 17:51:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711067

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were on leave of absence due to mental illness in 2015-16; and for how many days each such absence lasted.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	67892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>In 2015-16, 1,405 band 3-5 prison officers took sickness absence due to mental and behavioural disorders. In accordance with the Data Protection Act, figures on the length of each sickness absence cannot be published.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS is committed to providing safe, decent and secure places of work and takes the health, safety and wellbeing of its employees extremely seriously. The Ministry of Justice is investing an extra £100m annually to boost the frontline by 2,500 officers.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS also recognises that the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of employees is paramount to attracting and retaining staff that will build a strong and capable organisation. All NOMS staff have access to an occupational health service and employee assistance programme. This includes 24 hour, 365 days a year access to signposting and counselling; trauma support services; a wide ranging health promotion website and personal wellbeing zone.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, counselling is available to staff who have experienced trauma. Fast track referrals to see an occupational health nurse are encouraged for staff who have experienced trauma and, where staff are absent as a result of a mental and behavioural disorder, an immediate referral to occupational health is recommended.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/03/2017 11:44:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

709035

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Custody: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many custody suites have been closed since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	66979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally, but is available from police forces.</p><p>Decisions about the most effective use of available resources, including the number of custody suites in a force area, are a matter for the Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable locally (the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and the Commissioner in the case of the Metropolitan Police and the Corporation and the Commissioner in the case of the City of London Police), tailored to the operational needs of the police in their local community.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/03/2017 16:40:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

708575

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to publish the latest review of the Government's CONTEST strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	66619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office led a cross-Government review of the CONTEST strategy in 2016. The NSC has considered and approved recommendations. We will publish the new strategy shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/03/2017 16:23:37 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

708574

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals have been made under the Prevent strategy since 2015, by (a) age, (b) gender, (c) location by region, (d) ethnicity, (e) type of referring authority and (f) type of extremism; and what proportion of the total number of those referrals have resulted in placement in the CHANNEL programme for each of those categories.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	66618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Since 2012, over 1000 vulnerable people have received support through Channel. Around a quarter of cases receiving support are for far right extremism. The Home Office intends to publish further Prevent and Channel data in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/03/2017 16:30:38 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

708451

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	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	Non-domestic Rates: Nurseries
	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 require private day care nurseries to pay full business rates.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	66617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Billing authorities may apply discretionary relief to certain rate payers. This is entirely a matter for billing authorities. This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/03/2017 17:24:28 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694316

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	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	Exports: Origin Marking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential costs to British manufacturers of being subject to non-preferential rules of origin on exports to the EU after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We want the UK to have the greatest possible barrier-free trade with the EU, delivered through a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement.</p><p><br>The Prime Minister has set out our intention to negotiate a new customs arrangement with the EU. We have an open mind about the form of that arrangement, but it is in both the UK and EU's interest that cross-border trade be as frictionless as possible. We will be aiming to minimise the impact of any additional customs procedures on goods trade between the UK and EU.<br><br><br><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/03/2017 12:45:40 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694268

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Inspectorate of Prisons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings she and Ministers of her Department have had with the Chief Inspector of Prisons in the last six months; what the dates of those meetings were; and what was discussed at each such meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Justice had meetings with the Chief Inspector of Prisons on the following dates:</p><p> </p><p>18<sup>th</sup> July 2016</p><p>13<sup>th</sup> September 2016</p><p>29<sup>th</sup> November 2016</p><p>15<sup>th</sup> February 2017</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State also met with the Chief Inspector on 15<sup>th</sup> December 2016 at a round table seminar with inspectors.</p><p> </p><p>Sam Gyimah, the Prisons and Probation Minister, met with the Chief Inspector of Prisons on the following dates:</p><p> </p><p>21<sup>st</sup> July 2016 (this was an introductory phone call)</p><p>26<sup>th</sup> September 2016</p><p>15<sup>th</sup> November 2016</p><p>6<sup>th</sup> February 2017</p><p> </p><p>Dr Phillip Lee, Minister for Victims, Youth and Family Justice, met with the Chief Inspector of Prisons on the following dates:</p><p> </p><p>26<sup>th</sup> July 2016 (introductory phone call)</p><p>24<sup>th</sup> October 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/03/2017 16:41:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694267

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of lost keys have required the re-locking of prisons since May 2012; and what the cost of those incidents have been to the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2005 and May 2010 there were 16 relocks which resulted in costs of £1,280,234.</p><p> </p><p>In the period from May 2012 to Feb 2017 there were 6 full or partial relocks of prisons in England and Wales as a result of theft or loss of keys at a total cost of £192,420 to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>The cost of a relock will depend upon the size of the prison establishment and on which keys have been lost or compromised. If a complete set of keys are lost, a full relock of the prison will be undertaken, whereas if a single key is lost only a partial relock will be needed, incurring a lower cost.</li><li>Numbers of re-locks of private sector prisons are included in the above but costs of re-locks at private sector prisons are met in full by the private contractors operating the prisons at nil cost to the public purse and as such these costs are not included in the financial cost totals.</li><li>Prisons are also responsible for re-locks of crown court cells. Figures exclude any numbers or costs of re-lock of cells in crown courts during the period.</li><li>Figures include re-locks arising from loss of keys and where keys have been forcibly taken from staff.</li><li>The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</li></ol> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/03/2017 16:46:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694266

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional places her Department plans to create in public sector prisons in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We will close down ageing and ineffective prisons, replacing them with buildings fit for today’s demands. HM Prison Berwyn opened at the end of February this year, with a capacity of around 2,100 places. In addition, we will build up to 10,000 further prison places on a ‘new for old’ basis. No decisions have yet been made on who will operate the new prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/03/2017 16:49:59 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694233

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Finance
	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 changes to community pharmacy budgets on the NHS in winter 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>Community pharmacy is continuing to play an integral role in the National Health Service this winter.</p><p> </p><p>Building on last year’s successful introduction of the National Influenza Adult Vaccination Service delivered through community pharmacies, pharmacists are again providing ‘flu vaccinations to eligible patients in this ‘flu season. Over 810,000 vaccinations have been carried out so far this year – more than for the whole of the 2015-16 season.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the reforms to community pharmacy announced on 20 October 2016, the Government is increasing its role in reducing pressure on other parts of the system. For example, this season’s Stay Well This Winter campaign points people to visit their pharmacist at the earliest signs of feeling unwell, and before their condition gets more serious, to prevent them ending up at their general practice or emergency care department.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a new community pharmacy pilot scheme, the NHS urgent medicine supply advanced service, was launched in December 2016 and will run until the end of March 2018. Under this service, those who need urgent repeat medicines are referred by NHS 111 directly to community pharmacies, where appropriate, relieving pressure on urgent and emergency care services by shifting this demand from general practitioner out of hours providers. This is being funded by the new Pharmacy Integration Fund and will be evaluated to inform future commissioning decisions.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 01/03/2017 14:40:48 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694232

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer
	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 the 62-day cancer waiting time target is met.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The National Health Service is meeting seven out of the eight cancer waiting times standards, despite a 91% increase in the number of urgent referrals for suspected cancer between 2009-10 and 2015-16. The NHS is also meeting the 62-day cancer waiting time standard for breast and skin cancers, which account for more than a third of referrals reported against this standard.</p><p> </p><p>Achieving the 62-day standard is a key objective in the Government’s Mandate to NHS England for 2016-17. NHS England and NHS Improvement are providing support and challenge to those trusts that need to improve their performance against the standard.</p><p> </p><p>Diagnostic waiting times are a key contributor to the 62-day standard. NHS England is making progress towards introducing a 28 days faster diagnosis standard for cancer patients. The standard is now being piloted at five test sites in preparation for national roll-out.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 01/03/2017 17:03:34 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694252

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Housing: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing people over 65 with advice on the prevention of fires in domestic homes.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>It is for individual fire and rescue services to determine how best they can use their resources to mitigate the risks associated with fire in their communities. Over 65’s are disproportionately represented in fire fatality statistics; they consistently make up about 50% of those who die in dwelling fires, yet make up less than 18% of the population.</p><p><br>Of the 581,000 visits by fire and rescue services to individuals in their own homes carried out in 2015/16, nearly half (268,000) were made to those aged 65 and over.</p><p><br>These visits are designed to help householders to assess the risk of fire and enable fire and rescue services to provide them with tailored fire prevention advice and, in some cases, with products designed to minimise the risks should a fire break out. These could include smoke alarms, flame retardant bedding, electric deep fat fryers and, in some cases, personal fire suppression systems.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/03/2017 16:11:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694314

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	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	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of leaving the Common Commercial Policy and the Common External Tariff as part of his Department's negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We want the UK to have the greatest possible barrier-free trade with the EU, delivered through a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement.</p><p><strong><br></strong>After we have left the EU, we want to ensure that we can take advantage of the opportunity to negotiate our own preferential trade agreements around the world. We will not be bound by the EU’s Common External Tariff or participate in the Common Commercial Policy. But we do want to ensure that cross-border trade with the EU is as frictionless and seamless as possible. These are our guiding objectives for the future customs arrangements with the EU.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/03/2017 16:40:10 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694315

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	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	European Arrest Warrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of leaving the European Arrest Warrant system on the effectiveness of the criminal justice system as part of his Department's negotiations for leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The safety of the British public is the top priority for the Government. It is in all our interests that we continue our deep cooperation with the EU and its Member States to tackle crime and terrorism.<br><br>As the recent White Paper made clear, the Government will look to negotiate the best deal we can with the EU to cooperate in the fight against crime and terrorism. We will seek a strong and close future relationship with the EU, with a focus on operational and practical cross-border cooperation.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 06/03/2017 14:27:09 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694230

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with GPs on charging patients for weekend or evening appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>National Health Service general practitioner (GP) appointments are free. The Department has no plans to charge for evening and weekend appointments and there have been no discussions with GPs on doing so.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 06/03/2017 15:11:36 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694223

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve child protection for families where there are allegations of domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	65513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering long term, sustainable improvements to the children’s social care system. <em>Putting Children First: Delivering our vision for excellent children’s social care </em>(July 2016) sets out the government’s reform programme for children’s social care in England for the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the life changing impact domestic abuse can have on the lives of children. That is why we have expanded the Troubled Families Programme until 2020 to work with an additional 400,000 families, including those affected by domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s <em>Violence Against Women Strategy</em> (April 2016), stresses the importance of taking an integrated whole-family approach to addressing and stopping violence and abuse. The government has provided £2m in funding to support new models developed by Safelives and Women’s Aid to identify and support victims and their families at an earlier stage and provide effective wrap-around support.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is funding four grants, totalling around £900,000, from 2016 to March 2018 to Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations working on issues concerning domestic abuse. Further details of the VCS grants can be found here; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-backs-projects-to-help-safeguard-vulnerable-children</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 07/03/2017 16:02:44 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi