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1007752
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Bahrain: Human Rights more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the implications for Government policy of the concerns expressed by the Committee on Civil and Political Rights on 4 July 2018, in relation to Sayed Ahmed Alwadei and other Bahraini individuals who have reportedly been subjected to reprisals connected to their work alongside the Human Rights Council of the UN. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 191988 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>We have received assurances from the Bahraini authorities that there have been no reprisals against the family members of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei. We encourage those with concerns to report these to the appropriate Bahrain human rights oversight bodies. We urge these oversight bodies to carry out swift and thorough investigations into any such claims.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T17:31:48.407Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T17:31:48.407Z
answering member
1201
label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds more like this
1007756
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
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Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Taxis: Fares more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard taxi drivers from taxi fare evaders. more like this
tabling member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
tabling member printed
Laura Smith more like this
uin 191983 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>The Department’s Best Practice Guidance suggests that signs or notices that set out the expectations of passengers when travelling in a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) are displayed. This could include that passengers ensure they are aware of the fare on the meter and notify the driver if it is approaching the limit of their financial means. When a fare has been agreed before setting off passengers should ensure they have the means to pay before travelling.</p><p> </p><p>Legislation allows taxi drivers to recover unpaid fares and costs to be recovered should a passenger refuse to pay.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wealden more like this
answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T12:51:03.713Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T12:51:03.713Z
answering member
4460
label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
tabling member
4648
label Biography information for Laura Smith more like this
1007757
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Levetiracetam more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the availability of Keppra for people with epilepsy. more like this
tabling member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
tabling member printed
Laura Smith more like this
uin 191984 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-22more like thismore than 2018-11-22
answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s position on medicines regulation remains clear. We want to retain a close working partnership with the European Union to ensure that medicines remain available to UK patients in a safe and timely manner. We have been clear that this involves us making sure our regulators continue to work together, as they do with regulators internationally. As the Prime Minister has said, we intend to to explore with the EU the terms on which the UK could remain part the European Medicines Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Until we can be certain of the outcome of Brexit negotiations our duty as a responsible Government is to prepare for all eventualities, including ‘no deal’. On 23 August 2018, therefore, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply the United Kingdom with prescription only or pharmacy medicines from, or via, the European Union/European Economic Area, asking them to ensure they have a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above their business as usual operational buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a no-deal scenario.</p><p> </p><p>Since then, we have received very good engagement from industry who share our aims of ensuring continuity of medicines supply for patients is maintained and able to cope with any potential delays at the border that may arise in the short term in the event of a no-deal Brexit.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that the medicine Keppra is important to many people in this country. However, the Department recognises that through its medicines supply contingency programme it is requesting sensitive commercial information from pharmaceutical companies. To reassure participating companies, we have committed to treating all information received confidentially, securely and to using it only for the purposes of the Department’s programme. That means not introducing information about a company, specific medicine or their supply routes into the public domain.</p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-22T11:54:10.717Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-22T11:54:10.717Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
4648
label Biography information for Laura Smith more like this
1007758
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Children: Maintenance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for reassessment of child maintenance following a change in circumstances. more like this
tabling member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
tabling member printed
Laura Smith more like this
uin 191985 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-20more like thismore than 2018-11-20
answer text <p>The processing of changes of circumstance remains a key priority for the Child Maintenance Service. The numbers of people working within the Child Maintenance Service is reviewed regularly to ensure we have sufficient resources to answer customer calls and progress cases.</p><p>So far in 2018, we have recruited 835 people into the Child Maintenance Service, with these people joining us between February 2018 and October 2018, and we have plans in place for a further 40 people to join the Child Maintenance Service between November 2018 and January 2019.</p><p>The performance and timeliness of progressing changes to circumstances is under regular review and forms part of our external publication offering. We continue to explore opportunities to introduce improvements and efficiencies within the Child Maintenance Service and we are currently in the process of implementing Real Time Information from HMRC which will ensure that we have access to the latest income information to make efficient changes to assessments.“</p>
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-20T16:33:51.073Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-20T16:33:51.073Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
4648
label Biography information for Laura Smith more like this
1007759
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Unitary Councils: Buckinghamshire more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 1 November 2018, Local Government Update, HCWS 1058, from which businesses and organisations in Buckinghamshire he has received representations on local government reorganisation; and what information his Department holds on the amount of grant funding or financial support those businesses and organisations have received from Buckinghamshire County Council in the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Chesham and Amersham more like this
tabling member printed
Dame Cheryl Gillan more like this
uin 191992 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>I received representations on unitarisation in Buckinghamshire from the following local business organisations: Buckinghamshire Business First, Buckinghamshire Business Group, Chiltern Chamber of Commerce, Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce; 18 individual local businesses also made representations. Information about grant funding and support provided by local authorities to business organisations is not held centrally. The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 requires local authorities to publicise specified data on financial transactions including publishing details of all grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T13:51:10.943Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T13:51:10.943Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
18
label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan more like this
1007760
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Unitary Councils: Buckinghamshire more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities in Buckinghamshire are able to manage the planning process for the development of High Speed 2 Oxford and Cambridge arc during the transition of those authorities to a single unitary council. more like this
tabling member constituency Chesham and Amersham more like this
tabling member printed
Dame Cheryl Gillan more like this
uin 191845 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>The existing councils will continue to fulfil their role until the new council is in place. Subject to Parliamentary approval, implementing secondary legislation will provide that planning for and implementing the transition to the new unitary council is to be the responsibility of the shadow authority and shadow executive. This will include members of the five existing councils. This ensures that expertise will be available from across the area for such key issues such as HS2 and the Oxford-Cambridge arc.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T13:50:23.09Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T13:50:23.09Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
18
label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan more like this
1007780
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Health Services: LGBT+ People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference Stonewall's report entitled LGBT in Britain: Health Report, published in November 2018, if he will ask NHS England to run a national campaign to (a) tackle (i) homophobic, (ii) biphobic and (iii) transphobic discrimination in healthcare services and (b) encourage reporting of such discrimination. more like this
tabling member constituency Rotherham more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Champion more like this
uin 191935 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-22more like thismore than 2018-11-22
answer text <p>The Government has no plans to run such a national campaign at this time. The Department is working closely with NHS England and the Government Equalities Office in the implementation of the LGBT Action Plan, which was published in July 2018. This will include the recruitment of a National Adviser who will work to lead improvements to LGBT healthcare.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Thurrock more like this
answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-22T11:50:59.533Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-22T11:50:59.533Z
answering member
4065
label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
tabling member
4267
label Biography information for Sarah Champion more like this
1007789
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Energy Performance Certificates more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of buildings with a total floor area between 250 and 1,000 square metres which are required to possess a display energy certificate; and what proportion of those buildings are compliant to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew more like this
uin 191856 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>There is no recent estimate of the number of public authority buildings between 250 and 1,000 square metres which are required to possess a Display Energy Certificate (DEC). The current number of DECs for buildings of between 250 and 1,000 square meters, including voluntary DECs, is 29,209.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
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less than 2018-11-21T13:47:26.39Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T13:47:26.39Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
1007804
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Sports: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to encourage children under the age of 16 to participate in extracurricular sport. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley more like this
uin 191989 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-22more like thismore than 2018-11-22
answer text <p>Government’s Sporting Future strategy set out how important it is for all children to have a good experience of sport and physical activity while they are young.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England supports children and young people in England by ensuring there is a good sports and activity offer before and after the school day. Sport England has committed up to £194 million of investment into children and young people over the next four years, which includes the Families Fund: up to £40 million invested in projects that offer new opportunities for families with children to be active together. Sport England will also provide specialist training to at least two teachers in every secondary school in England by 2020, and will invest £28m into Satellite Clubs between 2017-2021.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS are working closely with the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care on a new School Sport and Activity Action plan, which will be published in Spring 2019. The plan will consider ways to ensure that all children have access to quality, protected PE and sport sessions during the school week and opportunities to be physically active throughout the school day.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Eastleigh more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-22T10:17:16.057Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-22T10:17:16.057Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1007805
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-15more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Heritage Lottery Fund: East Midlands more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Heritage Lottery Fund has spent in the East Midlands in each year since 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley more like this
uin 191990 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-22more like thismore than 2018-11-22
answer text <p>The Heritage Lottery Fund has given a total of £88,381,100 to 342 projects in the East Midlands since 2015. This breaks down as per the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Row Labels</p></td><td><p>Projects awarded</p></td><td><p>Grant awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>£53,385,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>£20,078,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>£14,917,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>£88,381,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-22T08:46:09.297Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-22T08:46:09.297Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this