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1109921

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Periods: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the provision of (a) inclusive and (b) positive education about periods and the human body in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	241411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Minister for Women and Equalities recently announced a new Taskforce that will bring together representatives from all sectors to develop comprehensive and sustainable solutions to period poverty. Preparation for this has included discussions with a number of Ministerial colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce will present the opportunity for discussions on education around menstruation. The government is making Health Education compulsory in all state-funded schools, alongside Relationships Education for all primary pupils, and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) for all secondary pupils from September 2020. As part of this subject, all pupils will be taught about menstruation and menstrual wellbeing at a timely point.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/04/2019 16:41:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1110002

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equal Pay: Gender
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference the publication of the pay comparison data collected by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	241408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>In 2017 we introduced ground-breaking regulations requiring large employers to publish their gender pay gaps annually. We have recently passed the second reporting deadline, and over 10,000 employers have provided their data. The Equality and Human Rights Commission will take action with those who have failed to report or provided inaccurate data.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting employers to take action to reduce their gaps. We have recently published guidance on how to diagnose the causes of a gap and how to create an effective action plan.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also taking action to close the gender pay gap by making flexible working a reality for all employees, introducing Shared Parental Leave, supporting the Hampton-Alexander Review to increase the number of women in senior leadership positions, and doubling the childcare entitlement for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/04/2019 16:46:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1109006

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dounreay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear safety incidents were recorded in each of the last ten years of operation of the naval reactor test establishment at Dounreay.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	240027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>In each of the last ten years of operation (from 2006 to 2015), no nuclear safety incidents have been recorded at the nuclear reactor test establishment at Dounreay.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is using the definition of an &quot;incident&quot; as that meeting Level 1 of the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INRS). The International Atomic Energy Agency established the INRS as an international standard to define the severity of nuclear accidents.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/04/2019 16:22:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1109255

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ballistic Missile Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to modernise the UK’s missile defence capability; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	240024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Further to the commitments in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, and subsequently endorsed by the Modernising Defence Programme, the UK is investing in a ground-based radar, which will enhance NATO's Ballistic Missile Defence system. We are also investigating further the potential of the Type 45 Destroyers to operate in a Ballistic Missile Defence role. We will continue to support research and development initiatives and multinational engagement through the UK's Missile Defence Centre.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/04/2019 16:23:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1110027

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Dayton Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effect on the Dayton Agreement of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	241416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK's commitment to peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement, as a member of the Peace Implementation Council in our own right, does not depend on our membership of the EU. Indeed, at the Western Balkans Summit last July the Prime Minister announced a doubling of our bilateral assistance and a substantial increase to our staffing in the region, with security a major priority.</p><p>EUFOR is mandated by the UN to implement the military aspects of Dayton. The UK fully supports the objectives of EUFOR Operation Althea, its continuing UN Chapter VII mandate, and the Berlin Plus arrangements from which it benefits. We will continue to do so as we leave the EU, and we intend to maintain a contribution to the Operation. In the event of a No Deal Brexit a separate agreement with the EU would be required for UK troops to continue in the Operation. We have made clear to the EU that we are open to reaching such an agreement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/04/2019 16:36:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1109489

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for School Standards,of 20 March 2019, Official Report, column 1152 on the circumstances in which school leaders may disregard a parental request to withdraw a child from sex education, whether he plans to update the publication, Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education draft guidance to reflect those comments.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	240540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The draft guidance published on 25 February takes account of comments received through the public consultation and engagement with over 90 organisations, including on the right to withdraw from sex education.</p><p>The Department has no plans to make changes to the guidance published in February, except to the extent that minor corrections are necessary. The Department has committed, however, to publish a supplementary guide for schools to support them in delivering the subjects; this could include further advice on the right to withdraw if that proves necessary.</p><p>The regulations were debated in the House of Commons on 20 March and were overwhelmingly approved in a division. The Department expects the debate in the House of Lords to take place shortly. The Department is committed to conducting a review of the guidance three years after the new subjects become mandatory in September 2020, and every three years after that. The Department will also make changes sooner if there is a clear, pressing need.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/04/2019 16:47:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1109999

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Opening Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of state schools in England that regularly end the school day early on a Friday (a) since June 2017, (b) in the last 12 months and (c) since 1 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	241483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>Schools have the autonomy to decide the structure and duration of their school day, including deciding what time their school day should start and finish.</p><p>The structure of the school week should not be the cause of inconvenience to parents and carers, and it is unacceptable for schools to shorten their school week unless it is a direct action to support and enhance their pupils’ education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/04/2019 16:39:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1109468

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Obesity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help improve the ability of schools to tackle childhood obesity.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	240485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Schools have an important role to play in helping equip children with the knowledge they need to make healthy choices for themselves and creating a healthy environment for children to learn and develop a lifelong habit of physical activity.</p><p> </p><p>Many Department for Education policies, some of which are already being delivered, are expected to make a direct contribution to reducing the incidence of childhood obesity, such as the introduction of universal infant free school meals, the school food standards, the addition of food education in the national curriculum, and the primary physical education (PE) and sport premium. We are not complacent however, and recognise that there is more to do.</p><p> </p><p>The doubled primary PE and sport premium provides £320 million per year to improve the quality and access to PE and sport for primary age pupils to develop healthy habits early. We have also invested significant funding in measures to increase cycling and walking to school.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England supports our efforts to engage inactive children to take up sport and physical activity by investing in programmes like the School Games and Satellite Clubs. Sport England is also providing specialist training free of charge to teachers in every secondary school in England by 2020, which will help teachers better meet the needs of all children, irrespective of their level of sporting ability, and involve them in shaping the sporting opportunities that are on offer.</p><p> </p><p>The School Food Standards provide the legislative framework to ensure schools provide children with healthy food and drink options and we are working with Public Health England to update the School Food Standards, focusing on reducing sugar consumption.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the second chapter of the Childhood Obesity Plan we are investing up to £26 million in breakfast clubs. Breakfast clubs can contribute to improved attainment, attendance and overall health and ensure that more children benefit from a healthy start to their school day.</p><p> </p><p>We have also established a £100 million healthy pupils capital fund to facilitate an improvement in children’s physical and mental health by increasing and improving access to and use of relevant facilities, such as kitchens, dining facilities, changing rooms and sports facilities.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2015, Ofsted inspectors look at how provision supports pupils’ knowledge on how to keep themselves healthy, including through exercising and healthy eating and we welcome the new inspection framework which Ofsted is currently developing for September 2019. This will consider how schools build knowledge across the whole curriculum and support pupils’ personal development more broadly, including in relation to healthy behaviours.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 10/04/2019 16:29:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1109083

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	Housing Ombudsman Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2019 to Question 234648 on Housing Ombudsman Service, how many complaints the Housing Ombudsman Service received against (a) A2Dominion, (b) Clarion Housing Group, (c) London & Quadrant, (d) Notting Hill Genesis, (e) One Housing Group, (f) Peabody and (g) Southern Housing Group in 2018-19; and how many of those complaints were upheld.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	239850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019, the Housing Ombudsman received 1,452 complaints about (a) A2Dominion, (b) Clarion Housing Group, (c) London &amp; Quadrant, (d) Notting Hill Genesis, (e) One Housing Group, (f) Peabody and (g) Southern Housing Group. The breakdown was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br> <strong>Landlord name</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2Dominion <br> Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clarion Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; Quadrant <br> Housing Trust</p></td><td><p>261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notting Hill Genesis</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>One Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peabody Trust</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> <strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>1,452</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A breakdown of the 377 complaints determined by the Housing Ombudsman between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 for (a) A2Dominion, (b) Clarion Housing Group, (c) London &amp; Quadrant, (d) Notting Hill Genesis, (e) One Housing Group, (f) Peabody and (g) Southern <br> Housing Group is below. Of these, a total of 171 cases were upheld by <br> the Housing Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br> <strong>Landlord name</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Upheld</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Not upheld</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Total Determined</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2Dominion Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clarion Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; Quadrant Housing Trust</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notting Hill Genesis</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>One <br> Housing Group Limited</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peabody <br> Trust</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern Housing Group <br> Limited</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> <strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>171</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>206</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>377</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/04/2019 16:37:18 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1109201

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Taiwan: World Health Organization
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the World Health Organisation on (a) Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly as an observer this year and (b) Taiwan's participation in technical meetings of the World Health Organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
	tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	239932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to support the Department for Health in lobbying for Taiwan’s participation in World Health Organisation (WHO) meetings. Her Majesty's Government is working with likeminded countries to lobby the WHO at official level to issue an invitation to Taiwan to observe the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May. The UK continues to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organisations where statehood is not a prerequisite and where Taiwan can make a valuable contribution. The UK believes the WHA and the related technical meetings of the WHO meet these criteria.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/04/2019 16:34:14 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers