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1315571

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect consumers that purchase pre-paid funeral plans.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	2961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer that I gave on 20 May to the Hon Member for South Holland and The Deepings to PQs UIN: 2183, 2184 and 2185.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/05/2021 13:25:21 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1315572

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Health: Babies
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 reductions in the number of health visitors since 2015 on the health of babies during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	3180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has not made an assessment.</p><p>Health visiting services have continued to deliver the Healthy Child Programme throughout the pandemic. Contacts were initially virtual unless there was a clinical or safeguarding need. Health visitors have also prioritised families not already in contact with services. Services have now been restored in line with the community services prioritisation guidance.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/05/2021 08:53:35 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1315573

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with cabinet colleagues to avoid potential conflicts of interest involving ministers in the upcoming Procurement Bill announced in the Queen's Speech 2021.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	3181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The existing regulations impose binding obligations on contracting authorities effectively to prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest. We propose to maintain these controls. Our broader proposals to strengthen transparency and non-discrimination measures complement these existing processes.</p><p>We also intend to publish new commercial guidance to assist government departments to develop and enhance local strategies, systems, processes and procedures to prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest in a consistent and effective way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/05/2021 16:32:12 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1315579

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how his Department plans to work with the Ethiopian Government to allow for UN-mandated independent investigations into alleged war crimes rather than a combined effort by the state-funded EHRC.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	2922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned at human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia's Tigray region. We condemn violations as consistent with an apparent policy of collective punishment of Tigrayans. We have and continue to press hard for unfettered access for independent international human rights organisations. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has previously shown its willingness to act independently and must continue to do so through the joint investigation, which we judge is the most credible prospect available for holding the perpetrators of atrocities in Tigray to account. The UK will therefore support the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights to ensure that their joint investigations into atrocities in Tigray with the EHRC are independent, transparent and impartial. The Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights' participation in the joint investigation must in no way compromises their mandate to independently investigate and report on atrocities in Tigray.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 24/05/2021 07:51:09 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1315582

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there are any legal restrictions or Government guidance preventing victims of sexual abuse from accessing therapy prior to their trial taking place.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	3002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Victims of crime have a right to be referred to support services and have services and support tailored to their needs. There are no rules that restrict access to therapy in advance of criminal proceedings.</p><p>The CPS published guidance on the provision of therapy for vulnerable or intimidated adult witnesses in 2002. The CPS is currently developing revised guidance. A three-month public consultation has taken place on a draft version of this guidance and new finalised guidance is due to be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/05/2021 15:18:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1315588

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Iraqi translators who worked for the British Army in Iraq that are seeking asylum in the UK; and what steps she is taking to support their asylum claims.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	2953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>We successfully resettled interpreters and their families from Iraq in recognition of the huge debt of gratitude we owed them for risking their lives alongside UK armed forces. This scheme included relocation to the UK or a financial payment for eligible members of staff.</p><p>Although this scheme has now closed, we still have a proud record of supporting those in danger of persecution and all asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits including those claims made by Iraqi translators who worked for the British Army.</p><p>Additionally, Migrant Help provide independent advice and guidance to assist those considering seeking asylum and those who have claimed asylum to move through and understand the asylum process.</p><p>The Home Office is unable to state how many asylum applications have been made by Iraqi translators who worked for the British Army in Iraq as such data can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/05/2021 11:17:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2159 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1315595

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of his Department’s ability to meet the Government’s 2024 target of a 50 per cent reduction in in-inpatient beds for people with a learning disability/and or autism.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The latest NHS Digital Assuring Transformation data as of April 2021 shows there were 2,040 people with a learning disability and autistic people in specialist-in patient settings in England. This is a net reduction of 30% on the inpatient number in March 2015.</p><p>The Building the Right Support Delivery Board has been established to drive further progress in reducing the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people in specialist in patient settings. The Board is monitoring progress to ensure the target is met.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/05/2021 09:08:23 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 2284 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1315596

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Health Services: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the use of restrictive interventions and seclusion on people with learning disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 will increase the oversight and management of the use of force or restraint in mental health units so that force is only ever used as a last resort. We will publish the Act’s draft statutory guidance for public consultation by late spring 2021 and we will set out a full timetable for commencing the Act at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>As part of the joint arm’s length bodies’ programme on reducing use of restraint and restrictive practices, a set of standards and an accreditation scheme for training providers has been developed to provide assurances that staff in mental health services are adequately trained in safe and appropriate use of restraint.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/05/2021 08:55:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1315597

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to remove financial incentives which can result in people with a learning disability and autistic people being admitted to in-patient units.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The Building the Right Support Delivery Board has been established to drive further progress in reducing the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people in specialist inpatient settings through the development of community-based support. A priority for the Board is examining issues with funding flows, including assessing any financial disincentives preventing progress. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/05/2021 09:10:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 2281 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1315598

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Health Services: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many former residents of Winterbourne View are in in-patient units.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	3071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>From 2013, the NHS Improving Lives programme carried out a review, with consent, for 45 of the 48 people who had been a patient in Winterbourne View. The reviews found that many of the people had left hospital and were living in or close to their home communities. Eleven people were still in an inpatient setting at the time, but over the course of the review, this reduced to five people with imminent dates for leaving hospital.</p><p> </p><p>The Improving Lives programme concluded in March 2015. Responsibility for ongoing oversight of the care of those people was agreed with local teams working with individuals. The national team did not have a mandate for continued collection of information about individuals or tracking of their care. Current available information indicates that the number of former patients of Winterbourne View who are currently in in-patient units is very small but we are unable to provide further information as individuals could be identified.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/06/2021 10:03:25 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 2289 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes