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752088

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve the financial inclusion of refugees in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	5045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since September 2016, the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account, provided that the customer is legally resident in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The industry produced Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes contain a list of documents which are capable of evidencing identity for special cases, including refugees, who either cannot meet their standard verification requirement, or have experienced difficulties in the past when seeking to open accounts, and which will generally be appropriate for opening a basic bank account. In the case of refugees the suggested non-standard documentation includes an Immigration Status Document with Residence Permit.</p><p> </p><p>To help refugees to prove their identity, when an individual is granted refugee status by the Home Office they are issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of the holder’s right to stay, work or study in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by financial services firms, including banks and building societies, is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. The FCA’s Principles include a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers and the government works closely with the FCA to ensure that members of the public have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5046 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:51:42 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

751732

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Motor Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the British Racing Drivers' Club on the continuation of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	4838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) has kept me informed about their discussions on the future of Formula 1 British Grand Prix. Both BRDC and the Formula One Group have said that they will continue discussions to look to secure the future of the British Grand Prix.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2017 16:42:04 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

751791

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lung Diseases: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to share best practice in care for people with a lung condition.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	4816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for NHS England. The National Clinical Director for respiratory disease shares best practice in care for people with a lung condition by working with relevant stakeholders including the British Lung Foundation and the NHS Right Care Programme. Examples of current activity include:</p><p> </p><p>- NHS Right Care is developing an evidence based pathway for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in close collaboration with National Clinical Directors, Public Health England, Royal Colleges, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and other non-statutory stakeholders including patient groups;</p><p> </p><p>- The Best Practice Tariff for COPD is now in place and aims to improve the quality of care by reducing unwarranted variation and promoting best practice; and</p><p> </p><p>- NHS England is funding a large national audit of COPD as well as the Respiratory Futures programme hosted by the British Thoracic Society, a resource to support innovation and sharing of best practice on respiratory conditions. In addition, an asthma audit has been agreed and a specification is currently being developed.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/07/2017 13:36:12 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

751794

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	West Cumberland Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequacy funding for the final stage of construction of the West Cumberland Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Trudy Harrison
uin	4831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The West, North and East Cumbria Sustainability and Transformation Project has made an application for funding for the West Cumberland scheme from the additional £325 million capital funding announced in the spring budget earlier this year. An announcement on the successful applications will be made shortly.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/07/2017 09:03:36 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison

751804

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is from referral to the commencement of a talking therapy course in (a) the North West and (b) Bolton.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	4920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>For people living with depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions, talking to a mental health profession can be a real lifeline and help them to manage their conditions. Our work to give more people access to these psychological therapies has now benefitted more than four million people.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies for the month of March 2017 shows the waiting time from referral to the commencement of a talking therapy course is 20.6 days in the North West and 38 days in Bolton.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/07/2017 13:31:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

751807

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the blood contamination scandal, what the distinction is between (a) compassionate ex-gratia payments and (b) compensation.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	4868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government set up ex-gratia payment schemes on a compassionate basis, as liability has not been established. Compensation is paid on the basis of legal liability.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/07/2017 13:27:34 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

751814

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 13 March 2017 to Question 3658, how many requests for special grants from which police forces HM Inspectorate of Constabulary is considering (a) now and (b) for 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	4910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers receive a number of applications throughout the year, which are typically referred to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to review before a final decision. Special Grant is a discretionary budget and the number of applications that will be received throughout the year is unknown. The Home Office publishes the applications and decisions taken on Special Grant at the end of the financial year. This can be found at the link below. Data relating to 2016/17 will be published shortly.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-funding-special-grant-applications</a></p><p> </p><p>Applications for Special Grant from 2007 to 2014 can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-grants-paid-to-the-police-forces-in-england-and-wales-from-2007-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-grants-paid-to-the-police-forces-in-england-and-wales-from-2007-to-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/07/2017 12:55:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

751816

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Cameras
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 is taking to ensure that all on-duty uniformed and armed officers wear body-worn cameras.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	4840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The decision to procure and deploy body worn video (BWV) cameras is one for Police and Crime Commissioner and chief officers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/07/2017 12:53:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

751839

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Running
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Couch to 5K running scheme on improving levels of physical activity.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	4810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The National Health Service Couch to 5k programme was initially a nine week podcast series which was downloaded more than 1.5 million times. The success of the service led to the development of the Couch to 5k app in partnership with the British Broadcasting Corporation.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England began leadership of the Couch to 5k programme in 2016, where the mobile phone app was developed. The app has received more than 500,000 downloads since launch<sup>1</sup>. The feedback from users is overwhelmingly positive with many referencing the voice-over from popular coaches being especially motivating.</p><p> </p><p>The app does not record mobile sensor data and there is no historical app data available to compare pre and post usage.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Source: Google Analytics</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/07/2017 13:06:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

751849

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many companies are registered as disability confident.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	4842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>As of the 7th July 2017, 4,589 employers had signed up to Disability Confident.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/07/2017 10:13:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson