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806466

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2017 to Question HL3576, what steps he is taking to strengthen the families of Members and staff working in Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission is committed to providing family friendly policies, e.g. maternity leave, parental leave, adoption leave, foster care leave, career breaks, flexible working and the offer of Childcare Vouchers.</p><p>The House of Commons Commission has also taken a number of steps to improve the availability of childcare around the Estate. The House Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion is currently piloting an emergency childcare contract, which makes it easier for Members and House staff to find childcare at short notice. This is in addition to the facilities of the Parliamentary nursery, which welcomes users from across the Parliamentary Estate. Also, all Parliamentary pass holders have access to the Westminster Holiday Playscheme catering for children between 4 years 9 months and 12 years old.</p><p>The House of Commons recently launched the Work+Family Space website for Members, Members’ staff and staff of the House of Commons. The site provides assistance with Backup Care services which include Emergency Childcare, School Holiday Cover and Backup Adult &amp; Eldercare, paid for by the end user. The website also offers a range of other services providing information and advice on a range of subjects.</p><p>In addition, Parliament is aiming to take part in the Inter-Parliamentary Union Gender Sensitive Parliament audit. As part of this process there will be a focus on how Parliament supports work-life balance and family obligations.</p><p>The Members’ pension scheme has comprehensive cover for partners, spouses and dependants in the event of a Member’s death, and the benevolent fund can support their families financially if necessary as well, after they have left the House or died.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 21/12/2017 12:51:29 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806014

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, to which legislation his Department has applied the Family Test, published in August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>In applying the family test to the Wales Bill the department concluded that any effects on the family were indirect as they were dependent on future decisions taken by the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 21/12/2017 10:37:22 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806498

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve rail connectivity between (a) Congleton and Crewe, (b) Congleton and Macclesfield, (c) Congleton and Chester and (d) Congleton and Liverpool.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>As part of planned improvements to Northern Rail services, there will be a more frequent, hourly Sunday stopping service from Stoke to Manchester via Macclesfield. In the meantime, the Department is happy to work with the local authority and the train operating companies to identify any opportunities to improve rail connectivity for the Congleton area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 09:29:27 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806012

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to which legislation his Department has applied the Family Test, published in August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has allocated more than £61bn in transport capital investment over the five years to 2020/21. This is record investment to make the network more reliable and better connected, in recognition of the fact that families and businesses rely on that network every day.</p><p> </p><p>While we take forward a number of policies that play a role in strengthening family life, including our £1.2bn cycling and walking investment plan, extension of the young person’s railcard and introduction of more flexible rail season tickets, it is rare for specific transport legislation to have a significant impact at the level of the family. As such the Department is not aware of instances when the specific Family Test has been applied to transport legislation since 2014, over and above the usual impact assessment process which considers a wide range of impacts.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 21/12/2017 09:13:29 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806011

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, to which legislation his Department has applied the Family Test, published in August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Since August 2014, my Department has not been responsible for any legislation to which the Family Test applies.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 21/12/2017 11:35:38 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806009

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to which legislation his Department has applied the Family Test, published in August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting families. To achieve this, in 2014 we introduced the Family Test, which aims to ensure that impacts on family relationships and functioning are recognised early on during the process of policy development and help inform the policy decisions made by Minsters. The Family Test was not designed to be a ‘tick-box’ exercise, and as such there is no requirement for departments to publish the results of assessments made under the Family Test.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 21/12/2017 15:33:18 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806657

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Abortion: Clinics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for public order offences involving vigil participants outside abortion clinics in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 21/12/2017 15:33:35 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806702

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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: Abortion and Contraceptives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has rejected an application for funding on the grounds that the applicant does not provide abortion and contraception services during the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID does not withhold funding on the grounds of an organisation's beliefs about reproductive health alone. To be eligible for any specific funding, however, an organisation has to be prepared to deliver the expected outputs of that project, and do so in accordance with the highest standards of evidence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2017 15:29:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806667

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Marie Stopes International
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of her Department's funding to Marie Stopes International in developing countries, in light of the suspension of Marie Stopes’ abortion services in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID has robust monitoring and evaluation procedures to ensure UK taxpayers’ money is achieving the results we expect of it. Precise monitoring arrangements vary by project; however progress is always reviewed by DFID, on an annual basis. All of our reviews demonstrate confidence in the quality of MSI’s services in developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2017 15:27:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806719

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the extension of the Government's Northern Ireland abortion scheme, whether the Government plans to cover the costs of minors resident in Northern Ireland to travel and procure abortions in England.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government plans to ensure that arrangements for free travel for women, including minors, travelling to England from Northern Ireland to undergo an abortion will reflect the system which applies in England. Therefore, the arrangements to provide abortions in England for women from Northern Ireland will include travel and, where appropriate, accommodation for all those who meet the appropriate eligibility criteria. Under 16s can access sexual health care without parental consent, provided the criteria as set out in Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority (1985) are met.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 119790 question first answered 21/12/2017 16:00:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce