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date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the volume of UK citizens’ data held by companies (a) supplying cloud services to his department and (b) contracted to deliver cloud services on behalf of his Department that is subject to information requests from US Government bodies.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	130794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>DCMS does not centrally collect the specific data requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding contracts above the value of £10,000 is published on Contracts Finder on GOV.UK, available at https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder.</p><p> </p><p>The Interception of Communications Commissioner and the Information Commissioner’s Office also have responsibilities in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/03/2018 11:43:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

855493

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date	05/03/2018
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants with (a) cystic fibrosis, (b) rheumatoid arthritis, (c) motor neurone disease, (d) multiple sclerosis and (e) Parkinson's disease have been (i) placed in the support group, (ii) placed in the work-related activity group and (iii) found fit for work at Work Capability Assessments in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants with at least one work capability assessment outcome, with a main disabling condition of Cystic Fibrosis, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease or Rheumatoid Arthritis, by assessment type, assessment outcome and year 2008<sup>2</sup> to 2017<sup>4</sup>, Great Britain</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="10"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>‘000s</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Condition</strong></p></td><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Year of completed assessment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessment type - Outcome</p></td><td><p><strong>08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cystic Fibrosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Motor Neurone Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Multiple Sclerosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>2.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>16.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parkinsons Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>2.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rheumatoid Arthritis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>4.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>5.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p><strong>5.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>6.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Application data is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by the Healthcare Provider.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “–” denotes zero or fewer than 50. ‘.’ denotes not applicable.</li><li>The information for 2008 covers the period from October 2008 only; this is the first month for which this information is recorded.</li><li>National roll-out of Incapacity Benefit Reassessments (IBR) began in March 2011. As a result, the 2011 figures for IB reassessment cover the period from March to December only.</li><li>The information for 2017 is provided up to June 2017 only; this is the latest data available at time of request.</li><li>An individual may have made more than one ESA claim or had more than one assessment in any given year. These individuals will only be counted once in each of the figures provided.</li><li>The primary medical condition recorded on the claim form does not itself confer entitlement to ESA. So, for example, a decision on entitlement for a customer claiming ESA on the basis of Cystic Fibrosis would be based on their ability to carry out the range of activities assessed by the work capability assessment.</li><li>Initial refers to customers who are having their first assessment after making a claim for ESA, whereas Repeat refers to any assessments done following the initial assessment.</li><li>IBR refers to customers who are having their first ESA assessment after having migrated over from Incapacity Benefit.</li></ol> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:29 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

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registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC calculations of child poverty in working households; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>In the most recent publication “Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure: 2015 snapshot as at 31 August 2015” published on 28 February, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs explained that the introduction of Universal Credit and the High Income Child Benefit charge would have an impact on the publication’s estimates of number of children in low income families, and made an assessment of the impacts.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, HMRC are engaging with users of these statistics to better understand the implications of these impacts so it can develop and assess options for improving these statistics so they continue to meet user needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 130805 question first answered 08/03/2018 14:06:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

855498

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to improve the accuracy of HMRC estimates of the extent of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>In the most recent publication “Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure: 2015 snapshot as at 31 August 2015” published on 28 February, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs explained that the introduction of Universal Credit and the High Income Child Benefit charge would have an impact on the publication’s estimates of number of children in low income families, and made an assessment of the impacts.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, HMRC are engaging with users of these statistics to better understand the implications of these impacts so it can develop and assess options for improving these statistics so they continue to meet user needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 130804 question first answered 08/03/2018 14:06:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

855519

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the evidence base for traffic-calming measures introduced recently in (a) Derbyshire and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	130826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Installation of traffic calming measures is the responsibility of the relevant local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming provides a proven and effective way of saving lives and reducing casualties. Its primary purpose is to reduce vehicle speeds in areas where inappropriate speed is a problem. It plays an important role in improving road safety, and each 1 mph reduction in vehicle speed resulting from traffic calming has been found to reduce accidents by around 5%.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming has been the subject of extensive research. The Department publishes advice for local authorities on designing and installing traffic calming, in Local Transport Note 1/07: Traffic Calming, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107</a>. This brings together a summary of the research commissioned by the Department and its predecessors, together with some research from external sources, to provide advice on the use of traffic calming measures today.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 09:26:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

855540

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Plumbing: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the financial effect on members of the Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme of the operation of section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	130847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As I explained in the adjournment debate on 11 January our Green Paper sought views about the current Section 75 employer debt regime and we have considered carefully the evidence made available by a number of pension schemes who responded, including the Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme. We have also assessed the impact any changes in this area could have on pension scheme members, and all other sponsoring employers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

855542

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for the publication of the White Paper on Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	130849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Our upcoming White Paper is due to be published this spring and will set out our position on this issue of Employer Debt and what, if any, action Government may take.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2018 11:49:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

846804

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place between the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Attorney General regarding the potential prosecution of UK citizens who fought against (1) UK backed forces in Syria, and (2) ISIL forces in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The DPP has regular meetings with the Attorney General about the work of the Crown Prosecution Service. The CPS makes its prosecution decisions independently. The DPP is required to seek the AG’s permission before she gives her consent to the prosecution of certain offences under terrorism legislation. The AG makes those decision in line with the <em>Protocol between the Attorney General and the Prosecuting Departments</em>, that is ‘independently of government, applying well established prosecution principles of evidential sufficiency and public interest.’</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/03/2018 16:03:29 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

846805

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their plans for parliamentary scrutiny of post-Brexit trade deals.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL5767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Government’s White Paper – ‘Preparing for our Future UK Trade Policy’, parliament will play a vital role in the scrutiny of future trade agreements, as it always has. The UK remains committed to a transparent, fair, and inclusive approach to international trade and has invited views on the UK’s approach to its future trade policy, including future trade agreements.</p><p>The Department for International Trade continues to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, to gather views that will help to inform decisions on the future approach to the scrutiny of future trade agreements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 06/03/2018 14:10:11 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

846809

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what preparations they are making for the 2020 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The second of three Preparatory Committees for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2020 will take place in Geneva in April. At that meeting, we will continue to engage with a wide range of states on how we can tackle the challenges that we face on non-proliferation and disarmament, and on how to enable access to the peaceful use of nuclear technology. The UK plays a leading role on disarmament verification and we will continue to press for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the start of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament and increased transparency and trust between Nuclear Weapons States in order to develop the global conditions in which nuclear armed states feel confident enough to relinquish their weapons. We continue to urge all states that have not yet done so, to join the NPT as non-Nuclear Weapons States.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:12:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem