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1184528

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date	12/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve the accessibility of railway stations for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Mark Eastwood
uin	901511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>As I mentioned to my hon. friend in the chamber this morning, the Government has recently made £350 million available to add another 209 stations to the Access for All programme. The stations he mentioned (Dewsbury, Shepley and Mirfield) were not successful in that round of money, but I would be delighted to meet and work with him to ensure that those stations get the funding they deserve, because our rail network needs to be accessible for everybody. Furthermore, Dewsbury and Mirfield stations are part of the TransPennine Route Upgrade programme which includes options to improve accessibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/03/2020 13:35:38 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4807 label Biography information for Mark Eastwood

1184529

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help protect seafarers from nationality-based pay discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	901512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 provides protection for EEA seafarers and those from designated States. These Regulations will be reviewed later this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2020 13:44:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1184530

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Red Diesel: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on plans to increase fuel duty on red diesel.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	901513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department has regular discussions with the Treasury on tax matters. In yesterday’s Budget, the Government set out its position on red diesel, including importantly the use of red diesels for rail. We will continue to work closely with the Treasury and transport stakeholders during the upcoming consultation on red diesel to take into account any issues raised.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 12/03/2020 13:48:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1183881

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Assembly: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what date the next election to the Northern Ireland Assembly is planned to be held.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	27649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Act 1998 provides that the next scheduled Northern Ireland Assembly election is due to take place on 5 May 2022.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/03/2020 12:08:55 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1183889

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church of England: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made on (a) making Church land available for Gypsy and Traveller sites and (b) other plans to tackle racism and discrimination as agreed at the General Synod in February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	27547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners manage the charitable and historic endowments of the Church to support mission and ministry financially. The Commissioners seek to make provision for a range of housing types on their land but have not recently been made aware of any requirements for the direct provision of Gypsy and Traveller accommodation on that land. Other land at a parish and diocesan level is not under the ownership or management of the Church Commissioners.</p><p>The Church has an active network for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people and is also running an annual training day for clergy that offers support and guidance, alongside a conference on 24<sup>th</sup> March 2020 which aims to give voice and visibility to minorities not traditionally heard, seen and represented in the Church of England.</p><p>The Church of England’s Ministry Division and clergy senior appointments team have developed a programme of work to support vocations from UKME communities and is working towards increasing representation in the senior leadership of the Church.</p><p>The Church will also be making an additional £20 million available over three years under its new Social Impact Investment Project, which incentivises positive investment in communities over the maximisation of financial return. One of the key areas for this project will be looking at the social impact of housing and consideration will be given to the housing needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller peoples.</p><p>At its February 2020 session the General Synod of the Church of England debated and passed the following motion:</p><p>“<strong>Windrush Commitment and Legacy</strong></p><p>That this Synod, commemorating in 2018 the martyrdom of the Revd Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., noting with joy the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush liner in the United Kingdom in June 1948 bringing nearly 500 Commonwealth citizens, mainly from the Caribbean, to mainland UK; and the eventual arrival of approximately half a million people from the West Indies, who were called to Britain as British subjects to help rebuild the post-war United Kingdom:</p><p>a. lament, on behalf of Christ's Church, and apologises for, the conscious and unconscious racism experienced by countless black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) Anglicans in 1948 and subsequent years, when seeking to find a spiritual home in their local Church of England parish churches, the memory of which is still painful to committed Anglicans who, in spite of this racism from clergy and others, have remained faithful to the Church of England and their Anglican heritage;</p><p>b. request the Archbishops’ Council to commission research to assess the impact of this on the Church of England in terms of church members lost, churches declining into closure, and vocations to ordained and licensed lay ministries missed, and to report back to this Synod and the wider Church.”</p><p>c. express gratitude to God for the indispensable contribution to the mission, ministry, prayer and worship of Christ's Church in this nation made by people of BAME descent in the Church of England;</p><p>d. acknowledge and give joyful thanks for the wider contribution of the 'Windrush generation' and their descendants to UK life and culture in every field of human activity, including service across the Armed Forces and other services during and after the Second World War; and</p><p>e. resolve to continue, with great effort and urgency, to stamp out all forms of conscious or unconscious racism, and to commit the Church of England to increase the participation and representation of lay and ordained BAME Anglicans throughout Church life;</p><p>f. request the Archbishop’s Council to appoint an independent person external to the Church to assess the current situation as regards race and ethnicity in the Church, in order to present a report to this Synod with recommendations for actions to achieve reconciliation and authentic belonging so that we can move towards truly being a Church for all people;</p><p>g. to the greater glory of the God in whose image every human being is made.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 12/03/2020 15:49:54 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1183973

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with her Rwandan counterpart on a bilateral trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	27523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act enables the UK to put in place a UK trade preferences scheme for developing countries. This will grant duty-free quota-free access to UK markets for Least Developed Countries, including Rwanda.</p><p><br> The UK looks forward to discussing the possibility of a trade agreement in East Africa with Rwandan partners in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 12/03/2020 17:23:59 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1183503

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Independent Serious Case Panel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Independent Serious Case panel; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	26799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The panel was developed to take themes and systemic issues that come out of various case reviews and make recommendations for improvements. The Department understands the importance of the work of the Serious Case Panel and is committed to getting this right. We need to do so carefully and therefore we are iterating where necessary to ensure it is effective. The Secretary of State will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/03/2020 16:13:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1183504

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Maternity Services: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of charging for maternity services on the willingness of pregnant women without indefinite leave to remain to access NHS services.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	26800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department is committed to continually consider evidence it receives in relation to the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s guidance to National Health Service trusts is that all maternity treatment must be provided to any chargeable woman, regardless of her ability to pay, and that they must not be discouraged from receiving it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/03/2020 14:45:01 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1183505

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Musicians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she (a) has recently taken and (b) plans to take to engage the music industry on ensuring that the visa and immigration system supports the needs of that sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	26847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>Free Movement will end on 31 December 2020 with the end of the Transition Period. Following the end of the Transition Period EEA and Swiss nationals will be able to continue to travel to the UK for holidays or short-term trips, without needing a visa. The current Immigration Rules, including those for visitors, contain a wide range of provisions to cater for artists, entertainers and musicians.</p><p>The Home Office continues to engage with DCMS and the creative sector to ensure the future immigration system contributes to the thriving cultural sector in the UK.</p><p>More detailed analysis on the points-based system and individual routes will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/03/2020 16:38:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1183525

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's press release entitled, UK will step up efforts to end preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children in the developing world by 2030, published in October 2019, whether preventable (a) HIV acquisitions and (b) AIDS related deaths will be included in those priorities.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	26832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>Ending new HIV infections and preventing AIDS-related deaths is a critical part of the UK government’s renewed focus on ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns, and children by 2030.</p><p>The UK is a world leader in efforts to end the AIDS epidemic. Last year the UK made a £1.4 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for the 6th replenishment covering 2020 to 2022. This supports the commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. In 2018 alone, the Global Fund provided 18.9 million people with treatment in 2018 and protected nearly 700,000 babies from being infected by their mothers.</p><p>We are working to expand access to treatment, while reducing new infections, particularly among adolescent girls, women, and other marginalised populations, who face stigma and discrimination.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/03/2020 15:49:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown