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644305

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date	25/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 45624, on war widows' pensions, what recent progress he has made with his Department's review of its policy on compensation for war widows who remarried between 1973 and 2005.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	54955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>I remain sympathetic to the circumstances of this group of widows and have asked Ministry of Defence officials to continue to consider potential options given the financial and legal considerations we are faced with.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2016 16:09:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

644310

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Leeds City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which postcodes in Leeds City Region her Department has identified as being vulnerable to potential winter flooding.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	54931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>As the Leeds City Region is extensive,‎ the best source for the extent of possible flood risk is the Environment Agency flood risk map on GOV.UK. Post codes are not preferred as often only a proportion of houses within a postcode will be at risk. The Environment Agency publishes national flood maps showing areas at risk of flooding from (i) rivers and the sea and (ii) surface water. A post code search showing flood risk information for specific locations is available on the GOV.UK website <a href="https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/long-term-flood-risk" target="_blank">https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/long-term-flood-risk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The flood maps are based on the best information currently available and have been updated using information collected during the winter 2015/16 flooding.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/11/2016 12:50:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

644311

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flood Control: Leeds City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has identified any existing flood defences in Leeds City Region as being inadequate to deal with potential winter flooding.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	54932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Following the 2015 flooding the Environment Agency inspected flood defences in all affected areas to identify locations where damage had been caused and remedial works were required.</p><p> </p><p>In all but two locations in Leeds City Region, existing flood defences have been returned to at least the same standard of protection that existed before the 2015 flooding. Contingency plans are in place where it has not yet been possible to restore the standard of protection. These include increased monitoring and revised flood warnings.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/11/2016 16:07:07 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

644335

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) outturn, (b) planned spend and (c) budgeted spend in programme allocation growth for specialist commissioning was in each category in 2014-15 and 2015-16 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	54960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The following table outlines outturn and planned spend (which reflects the budgeted spend) in programme allocation growth in the periods 2014-15 and 2015-16. Figures are recorded in cash growth and not real growth terms:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>Planned Spend</p></td><td><p>Outturn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>13,955</p></td><td><p>14,169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>14,648</p></td><td><p>14,760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 30/11/2016 14:51:10 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

644343

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 22 November 2016 to Questions 53110, 53111 and 53107, how many pharmacies qualify for Pharmacy Access Scheme funding in each decile of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	55000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Reviews of eligibility for pharmacies that may have narrowly missed out on the Pharmacy Access Scheme through the distance criteria are currently ongoing. Final numbers are therefore not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 30/11/2016 14:57:50 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

644344

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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, pursuant to the Answers of 22 November 2016 to Questions 53110, 53111 and 53107, how many pharmacies will qualify for funding from the Pharmacy Access Scheme in (a) the East Riding of Yorkshire, (b) South West Surrey constituency, (c) Ludlow constituency, (d) Oxford West and Abingdon constituency, (e) Warrington South constituency and (f) Maidenhead constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	55001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Details of the pharmacies eligible for payment under the Pharmacy Access Scheme are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-pharmacy-reforms%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-pharmacy-reforms </a></p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 30/11/2016 14:47:15 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

644357

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Opencast Mining: East Ayrshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to his oral contribution of 23 November 2016, Official Report, columns 879-880, what actions the Government has taken to enable opencast coal restoration within East Ayrshire; and where that restoration work has taken place.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	54998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Since the Opencast Restoration issue arose, I have raised this formally and informally on numerous occasions with Government colleagues, including with the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 14 July 2015, with whom responsibility for this policy sits. I last met with East Ayrshire Council in June this year to discuss progress with restoration.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials have participated in the Scottish Government’s Coal Restoration Working Group which agreed a way forward for these sites. That Group publishes minutes and updates at:</p><p><a href="https://beta.gov.scot/publications/coal-restoration-working-group-minutes-october-2016/" target="_blank">https://beta.gov.scot/publications/coal-restoration-working-group-minutes-october-2016/</a></p><p>which include progress on restoration of sites in Ayrshire.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, our UK Non Departmental Public Body, the Coal Authority, is continuing to offer to provide expert advice to Local Authorities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 54983 54999 question first answered 30/11/2016 15:29:05 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

644358

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Opencast Mining: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to his oral contribution of 23 November 2016, Official Report, columns 879-80, how much the Government has spent on enabling open cast restoration works to be undertaken within (a) Scotland and (b) East Ayrshire.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	54983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Since the Opencast Restoration issue arose, I have raised this formally and informally on numerous occasions with Government colleagues, including with the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 14 July 2015, with whom responsibility for this policy sits. I last met with East Ayrshire Council in June this year to discuss progress with restoration.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials have participated in the Scottish Government’s Coal Restoration Working Group which agreed a way forward for these sites. That Group publishes minutes and updates at:</p><p><a href="https://beta.gov.scot/publications/coal-restoration-working-group-minutes-october-2016/" target="_blank">https://beta.gov.scot/publications/coal-restoration-working-group-minutes-october-2016/</a></p><p>which include progress on restoration of sites in Ayrshire.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, our UK Non Departmental Public Body, the Coal Authority, is continuing to offer to provide expert advice to Local Authorities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 54998 54999 question first answered 30/11/2016 15:29:05 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

644359

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Opencast Mining: East Ayrshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to his oral contribution of 23 November 2016, Official Report, columns 879-880, and the Answer of 5 January 2016 to Question 20538, how many meetings he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss assistance for opencast coal restoration works within East Ayrshire; and on what dates those meetings were held.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	54999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Since the Opencast Restoration issue arose, I have raised this formally and informally on numerous occasions with Government colleagues, including with the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 14 July 2015, with whom responsibility for this policy sits. I last met with East Ayrshire Council in June this year to discuss progress with restoration.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials have participated in the Scottish Government’s Coal Restoration Working Group which agreed a way forward for these sites. That Group publishes minutes and updates at:</p><p><a href="https://beta.gov.scot/publications/coal-restoration-working-group-minutes-october-2016/" target="_blank">https://beta.gov.scot/publications/coal-restoration-working-group-minutes-october-2016/</a></p><p>which include progress on restoration of sites in Ayrshire.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, our UK Non Departmental Public Body, the Coal Authority, is continuing to offer to provide expert advice to Local Authorities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 54983 54998 question first answered 30/11/2016 15:29:05 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

644360

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department has received from Govia Thameslink Railway on the effect on service levels of the shortage of train crew on the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	54992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>GTR exceeded the breach levels for cancellations last year and were required to agree a Remedial Plan with the Department. The main focus of the Remedial Plan was the recruitment and training of sufficient drivers to operate their services, including training requirements. To date, GTR have fulfilled their contractual obligations in respect of driver numbers.</p><p> </p><p>Since April, there has been significant disruption on Southern services as a result of industrial action by conductors as well as conductor and driver absences. The information on the shortage of Southern train crew has been provided to the Department as part of GTR’s claim for force majeure; this claim is currently being assessed.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/11/2016 15:41:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins