The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is currently reviewing the corrective action taken by Whirlpool in respect of certain models of tumble dryer and the results of the review will be published when completed.<\/p>
The level of risk for affected models is currently assessed as low and OPSS is keeping this under continuous review. The advice to consumers is that they should not use affected machines until they have been modified by Whirlpool.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-12-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1016445/answer/previousversion/89700", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-04T17:15:17.377Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Office for Product Safety and Standards has plans to undertake an investigation into the safety of Whirlpool tumble dryers; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4571", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gill Furniss"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Gill Furniss"} ], "uin" : "196875"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015356", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015356/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Asylum Seekers whose claims and, if appropriate, appeals have been refused are no longer eligible for asylum support and are expected to return home. We offer assistance to those who choose to do so by actively promoting the Home Office Voluntary Return Service. The Home Office continues to provide accommodation and support to those who are temporarily unable to leave the UK because of a practical or legal obstacle through the Section 4 provisions, and to families with children under the age of 18.<\/p>
Information about asylum decisions, broken down by Country of Origin, is available in the published statistics here:<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to#asylum-applications-and-initial-decisions<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of people that have had an application for asylum rejected who have no recourse to public funds in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015108", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015108/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Asylum Seekers whose claims and, if appropriate, appeals have been refused are no longer eligible for asylum support and are expected to return home. We offer assistance to those who choose to do so by actively promoting the Home Office Voluntary Return Service. The Home Office continues to provide accommodation and support to those who are temporarily unable to leave the UK because of a practical or legal obstacle through the Section 4 provisions, and to families with children under the age of 18.<\/p> Information about asylum decisions, broken down by Country of Origin, is available in the published statistics here: No Recourse to Public Funds is the default condition for grants of leave to remain in most categories, and is a separate issue to that of asylum seekers who are no longer eligible for support. Leave to remain in the UK is normally granted with a condition that prevents the person and their dependants from receiving welfare assistance from public funds. However, where the person qualifies for leave to remain on grounds related to their family or private life the condition is lifted if they or they or their dependent children would otherwise be destitute.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of rejected Iranian asylum seekers in the UK who have no recourse to public funds.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011499", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011499/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The UK is determined to make good on commitments to support companies to implement zero-deforestation supply chains, including in respect of palm oil. Through the Amsterdam Declarations and the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, we are working with businesses and other governments to strengthen governance, promote market-based solutions and put in place incentives, policies and actions that support sustainable production of palm oil alongside forest protection. While we are not proposing to bring forward a ban, we recognise that more remains to be done and will continue to explore opportunities to improve the sustainability of palm oil production.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward further legislative proposals to ban the sale of non-sustainable palm oil in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4068", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford"}
}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department will publish data on Government steel use and compliance with procurement policy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "uin" : "193503"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007155/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Consultant-led non-urgent mental health treatments are covered by the general National Health Service 18 week waiting time standard.<\/p> <\/p> Additionally, in 2016 NHS England published the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health which includes the following waiting times targets for mental health services, to be achieved by 2020/21:<\/p> - For accessing \u2018Improving Access to Psychological Therapies\u2019 services 75% of referrals should be seen within six weeks and 95% should be seen within 18 weeks;<\/p> - For eating disorder services 95% of referrals should be seen within four weeks for routine cases and 95% of urgent referrals should be seen within one week; and<\/p> - For the Early Intervention in Psychosis programme 50% of people experiencing a first episode of psychosis should start a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended package of care within two weeks of referral, rising to 60%.<\/p> <\/p> We are on track to meet these targets, which are tracked on the Five Year Forward View dashboard, available at the following link:<\/p> <\/p> https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/mental-health-five-year-forward-view-dashboard/<\/a><\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"}
}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to Child and adolescent mental health services on acceptable waiting times for clinical assessments from the date of referral.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4571", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gill Furniss"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1006169", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1006169/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.<\/p> <\/p> The Post Office branch network overall is reported annually in the Post Office Annual Network Report which is available at http://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/modernising-post-office<\/a>. The most recent information (June 2018) on the Post Office network by Government Office Region is below. Apart from the Directly Managed branches the rest of the network is operated on a franchise/agency basis and the groupings below reflect the branch models.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to#asylum-applications-and-initial-decisions<\/a><\/p>
Government Office Region<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Directly Managed Branch<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Hosted Directly Managed Branch<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Main<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Local<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Traditional<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Outreach<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 257<\/p><\/td> 277<\/p><\/td> 204<\/p><\/td> 143<\/p><\/td> 889<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 280<\/p><\/td> 355<\/p><\/td> 311<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 1115<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 61<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 334<\/p><\/td> 187<\/p><\/td> 81<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 667<\/p><\/td><\/tr> NI<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 121<\/p><\/td> 199<\/p><\/td> 112<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> 487<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 148<\/p><\/td> 167<\/p><\/td> 88<\/p><\/td> 77<\/p><\/td> 486<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 446<\/p><\/td> 342<\/p><\/td> 184<\/p><\/td> 114<\/p><\/td> 1115<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scotland<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 280<\/p><\/td> 506<\/p><\/td> 361<\/p><\/td> 234<\/p><\/td> 1399<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 359<\/p><\/td> 517<\/p><\/td> 325<\/p><\/td> 146<\/p><\/td> 1384<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 289<\/p><\/td> 360<\/p><\/td> 341<\/p><\/td> 257<\/p><\/td> 1271<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 167<\/p><\/td> 305<\/p><\/td> 241<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td> 915<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 346<\/p><\/td> 271<\/p><\/td> 186<\/p><\/td> 98<\/p><\/td> 908<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and the Humber<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 326<\/p><\/td> 293<\/p><\/td> 200<\/p><\/td> 114<\/p><\/td> 956<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 218<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 3353<\/p><\/td> 3779<\/p><\/td> 2634<\/p><\/td> 1572<\/p><\/td> 11592<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) Crown post office and hosted Crown post office, (b) franchise post office, (c) Main post office, (d) post office Locals, (e) traditional sub-post office and (f) other types of post office branches there were on 1 November 2018 by (i) region and (ii) Local Enterprise Partnership area in England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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