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895241

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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	Hospitals: Food
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 funding his Department allocates to hospitals for providing food for patients with special dietary requirements.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Providers are not funded directly by the Department. The majority of the Department’s funding is allocated to NHS England, primarily for the commissioning of healthcare services from a range of primary and secondary care providers. National Health Service providers (NHS trusts and foundation trusts) fund their spending via income received from NHS commissioners in return for the provision of healthcare services to their local population. It is for commissioners to ensure that providers’ services meet the standards, including for providing food for patients with special dietary requirements, set out by the Care Quality Commission.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 08/05/2018 10:42:53 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

857663

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Clean Air Zones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to expand clean air zones.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	904261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities already have powers to create clean air zones. None currently exist but proposals for them are being drawn up by some local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2018 17:53:44 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

855933

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Plastics: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect the recent Chinese ban on mixed plastic waste from the UK will have on the financial cost and size of domestic landfill.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	131099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency’s most recent assessment shows that the UK’s infrastructure will allow for additional disposal of waste, if necessary, to landfill to prevent other more serious risks to human health and the environment, though we are working to respect the waste hierarchy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2018 19:29:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

855960

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for the public purse of the judgment in the case of R (Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prisoners’ Advice Service) v the Lord Chancellor.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	131126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>In response to the Court of Appeal judgment, the Government decided to reinstate criminal legal aid funding to three discrete areas of prison law, namely: pre-tariff reviews where the Secretary of State seeks the advice of the Parole Board on whether life and Imprisoned for Public Protection prisoners may be transferred to open conditions; Category A Reviews; and referrals to close supervision centres. At the same time, the Government also decided to bring referrals to separation centres within scope of criminal legal aid. The regulations giving effect to these changes came into force on 21 February 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment published alongside the regulations confirmed that this policy change would result in increased expenditure from the Criminal Legal Aid Fund estimated to be in the region of £1.1 million per year (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1319/impacts).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/03/2018 10:00:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 47365 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

855961

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of prosecutions of rape which collapse due to a failure to disclose evidence; and what support his Department provides to the alleged victims in such cases.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	131127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>This is an issue that the Government takes extremely seriously. The Attorney General is leading a wide-ranging review of disclosure procedures that aims to report in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 January the Crown Prosecution Service and National Police Chiefs’ Council published their joint National Disclosure Improvement Plan. The police and Crown Prosecution Service have reviewed all live rape and serious sexual offence cases, to provide assurance that disclosure is being handled appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>My Department is providing £12.5m in funding for services for victims and survivors of sexual violence. This includes £7.2m of funding for rape support services. Where proceedings are discontinued or no evidence offered, the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime requires the CPS to explain to complainants why this has happened. The CPS must also inform complainants of how they can seek a review under the Victims’ Right to Review Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/03/2018 10:00:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 47363 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

856007

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mobile phones confiscated in each prison have been analysed for information contained in them for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	131173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The number of mobile phones (including SIM cards) seized in prisons that are analysed for information each year is as follows</p><p> </p><p>2010 – No data available</p><p>2011 – 10643</p><p>2012 – 9541</p><p>2013 – 6505</p><p>2014 – 12612</p><p>2015 – 9877</p><p>2016 – 10269</p><p>2017 – 4484*</p><p> </p><p>*Fewer examinations took place in 2017 due to the creation of a new examination facility in HMPPS. During this time particularly high-interest phones were prioritised for examination. Therefore, we can expect the number to rise again in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/04/2018 15:45:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

856047

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in the availability of full council tax relief for working-age people on (a) household poverty and (b) child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	131213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has devolved the administration of local council tax support schemes to local authorities in order to enable them to best meet the needs of their local communities. Local authorities are required to consult local residents when designing their schemes and to take their views into account.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/03/2018 16:19:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

856056

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts closed since 2010 have yet to be sold; and what the annual maintenance costs have been of each of those court premises.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	131222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Of the courts that have closed since 2010, the following have yet to be sold or disposed of:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Maintenance Costs* </strong> <strong>(financial year)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Court</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Closure Date </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Disposal Progress***</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17/18**</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16/17</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15/16</strong> <strong>(£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>Exchanged</p></td><td><p>4,866</p></td><td><p>6,007</p></td><td><p>1,907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alton Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>Exchanged</p></td><td><p>5,824</p></td><td><p>5,963</p></td><td><p>575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham Youth Court</p></td><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>Pre-marketing</p></td><td><p>2,128</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>Exchanged</p></td><td><p>22,028</p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon Law Court</p></td><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>Exchanged</p></td><td><p>6,707</p></td><td><p>2,697</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>Exchanged</p></td><td><p>7,399</p></td><td><p>12,189</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chichester Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>Transfer to Homes England</p></td><td><p>4,960</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Parade - Sheffield Tribunal</p></td><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>Pre-Marketing</p></td><td><p>5,838</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Keighley (Bingley) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>Under Offer</p></td><td><p>3,176</p></td><td><p>10,332</p></td><td><p>3,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Dale Street Magistrates’</p></td><td><p>June 2015</p></td><td><p>Pre-Marketing/Contractual Issues</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>42,381</p></td><td><p>26,101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llangefni County Court</p></td><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>Exchanged</p></td><td><p>3,501</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>April 2011</p></td><td><p>Under Offer</p></td><td><p>3,924</p></td><td><p>2,673</p></td><td><p>556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates’/County Court</p></td><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>Under Offer</p></td><td><p>2,974</p></td><td><p>3,235</p></td><td><p>1,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Runcorn (Halton) Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>Pre-Marketing</p></td><td><p>10,398</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton Combined Court - Barrack Block</p></td><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>Marketing</p></td><td><p>13,768</p></td><td><p>6,099</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telford County Court</p></td><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>Transfer to Homes England</p></td><td><p>11,378</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torquay Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>Marketing</p></td><td><p>5,583</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>In solicitors’ hands</p></td><td><p>8,833</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Maintenance costs include planned and emergency works on court sites that includes works to repair or preserve the fabric of the building as well as utilities, fixtures and fittings.</p><p>** figures provided are up to 28 February 2018</p><p>*** Summary of disposal status:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exchanged</p></td><td><p>Contracts have been exchanged between the buyer and seller, this is the stage before completion.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under Offer</p></td><td><p>An offer from a potential purchaser has been received and is under consideration.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marketing</p></td><td><p>The property is being advertised to potential buyers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pre-marketing</p></td><td><p>This phase includes investigations to support strategic decisions made on the portfolio and or future value maximisation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In solicitors’ hands</p></td><td><p>Conveyancing is underway and contracts are being negotiated with the preferred party.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer</p></td><td><p>The property has been or is due to be transferred to Homes England (formerly the Homes and Communities Agency) or the Education Funding Agency</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The information requested relating to annual maintenance costs for period prior to the 2015/16 financial year could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/04/2018 17:02:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

856088

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Aerials: Ochil and South Perthshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new mobile phone masts are intended to be built by (a) EE and (b) the Extended Area Services project in Ochil and South Perthshire constituency under the Emergency Services Network programme.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	131254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that EE are planning 5 new sites in the constituency of Ochil and South Perthshire that will provide the necessary coverage needed for the Emergency Services Network (ESN), subsequently there are no plans for any Extended Area Service (EAS) sites in the region.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 15/03/2018 14:43:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

856092

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Shortages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what mechanisms are in place to compensate (a) households and (b) businesses for the disconnection of gas due to a shortage of available gas supply on the network.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	131258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the gas Quality of Service Guaranteed Standards, set by Ofgem, after the first 24 hours of a gas disruption, affected householders will be compensated for time without gas. A domestic customer will receive £30 for each 24-hour period without gas, which is paid automatically through their gas supplier. Small businesses will receive £50 for each 24-hour period without gas, which will also be paid automatically through their gas supplier.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/03/2018 15:03:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel