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1667686

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of prison reform in Bahrain in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>We welcome the positive steps taken by the Government of Bahrain leading to progress in a number of human rights areas, including reforms to the prison system. This includes the development of Alternative Sentencing legislation (which has benefitted over 5,680 individuals to date), the introduction of an open prison system, the implementation of a new child justice system, and the establishment of specialist human rights oversight bodies. The UK remains committed to supporting reforms in Bahrain and to encouraging the government to meet its human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 15/11/2023 17:37:56 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1461246

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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: Agency Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on agency and locum staff in York in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/05/2022 10:13:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1313441

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M1
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates he plans to publish the outstanding Post Opening Project Evaluation reports for the smart motorway schemes at (a) M1 junctions 10 to 13, (b) M1 junctions 28 to 31 and (c) M1 junctions 32 to 35a.
tabling member constituency	Bexhill and Battle
tabling member printed	Huw Merriman
uin	316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Highways England produces Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports ‘1 year after’ and ‘5 years after’, following the opening of a road scheme. It is currently producing: a five-year POPE report on the M1 Junctions 10 to 13; and, 1-year POPE reports on the M1 junctions 28 to 31, and M1 Junctions 32 to 35a. These are expected to be published by Summer 2021.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/05/2021 13:39:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman

1168779

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the take-up of pension credit.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions publishes an annual report detailing latest available statistics regarding the estimated take-up of Pension Credit and other income-related benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The latest version can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The next report containing 2017/18 data is currently due to be published around January – February 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/01/2020 14:28:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1148850

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Metro Newspaper
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter of 31 July 2019 from the Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance placed in the Library disclosing the cost of the Department’s partnership with Associated Newspapers, if she will provide (a) costs of the advertising consultancy and (b) all other costs incurred in the Universal Credit Uncovered advertising campaign which ran in May and June 2019 in The Metro and online.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>We are the biggest Government Department with a day to day operation on which around 22 million citizens depend. The Department has a responsibility to communicate policy and essential information to claimants and other key audiences.</p><p> </p><p>The Metro partnership was designed to increase understanding of Universal Credit and ensure people have the right factual information they need to make a claim and understand their potential entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>We went to great lengths to ensure the factual accuracy of the campaign through extensive consultation within the Department, including the Government Legal Department. We also consulted with the Advertising Standards Authority Copy Advice Team prior to the launch and continued to do so throughout the campaign lifetime.</p><p> </p><p>The letter of 31 July 2019 placed in the House of Commons Library disclosed the full cost of the Department’s partnership with Associated Newspapers. There were no advertising agencies, consultancy or additional costs associated with the campaign and detailed planning was taken forward by Departmental officials.</p><p> </p><p>We have already shared a copy of the memo of 2 May 2019 from the Director General of Universal Credit and Director of Communications to DWP staff with the Work and Pensions Select Committee but can also commit to placing a copy in the House of Commons Library.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 322 323 question first answered 17/10/2019 13:34:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

731207

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The number of individual diagnoses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not held. The statistics provided are the number of finished admission episodes.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p></td><td><p>Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (relating to COPD)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>109,570</p></td><td><p>125,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>117,897</p></td><td><p>135,859</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>113,876</p></td><td><p>132,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>123,518</p></td><td><p>143,233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>124,298</p></td><td><p>144,327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/06/2017 10:41:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

347280

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Maternal Mortality
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 reduce the UK's maternal mortality rate.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Maternal mortality rates in the United Kingdom are falling, from 13.95 deaths per 100,000 women giving birth in 2003–05 to 10.12 in 2010-12. Internationally, UK maternal mortality rates are similar to France and Germany, but still higher than in Norway, Spain and Sweden.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A range of actions have been taken to help improve outcomes for both women and babies. The Department aims to ensure that women receive the highest quality maternity care by focusing on improving health outcomes and women’s experience of care, and giving women greater choice over childbirth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support the National Health Service in improving outcomes in pregnancy, labour and immediately after birth, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has developed quality standards on antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care designed to drive up standards and measure priority quality improvements. The standards are derived from the best available evidence and are central to improved care focussing on delivering the best possible outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of NHS organisations to ensure high quality care and choice for women in pregnancy and during childbirth. Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning maternity services locally. To assist with the commissioning of safe maternity services that reflect the needs and preferences of local maternity users, NHS England has developed a maternity commissioning resource pack for clinical commissioning groups which is currently being updated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has the most robust data in the world and a long established programme to review maternal deaths, which widely disseminates its findings and recommendations to help reduce the number of such deaths in the future. Since the programme was established in the early 1950s, there has been a 90% reduction in maternal deaths due to direct obstetric complications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, we now have over 2,000 more midwives and over 4,000 more health visitors since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 05/06/2015 11:47:15 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon