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855487

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date	05/03/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Internet
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 estimate he has made of the volume of UK citizens’ data held by companies (a) supplying cloud services to his department and (b) contracted to deliver cloud services on behalf of his Department that is subject to information requests from US Government bodies.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	130794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>DCMS does not centrally collect the specific data requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding contracts above the value of £10,000 is published on Contracts Finder on GOV.UK, available at https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder.</p><p> </p><p>The Interception of Communications Commissioner and the Information Commissioner’s Office also have responsibilities in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/03/2018 11:43:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

855493

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date	05/03/2018
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants with (a) cystic fibrosis, (b) rheumatoid arthritis, (c) motor neurone disease, (d) multiple sclerosis and (e) Parkinson's disease have been (i) placed in the support group, (ii) placed in the work-related activity group and (iii) found fit for work at Work Capability Assessments in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants with at least one work capability assessment outcome, with a main disabling condition of Cystic Fibrosis, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease or Rheumatoid Arthritis, by assessment type, assessment outcome and year 2008<sup>2</sup> to 2017<sup>4</sup>, Great Britain</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="10"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>‘000s</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Condition</strong></p></td><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Year of completed assessment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessment type - Outcome</p></td><td><p><strong>08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cystic Fibrosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Motor Neurone Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Multiple Sclerosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>2.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>16.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parkinsons Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>2.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rheumatoid Arthritis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>4.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>5.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p><strong>5.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>6.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Application data is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by the Healthcare Provider.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “–” denotes zero or fewer than 50. ‘.’ denotes not applicable.</li><li>The information for 2008 covers the period from October 2008 only; this is the first month for which this information is recorded.</li><li>National roll-out of Incapacity Benefit Reassessments (IBR) began in March 2011. As a result, the 2011 figures for IB reassessment cover the period from March to December only.</li><li>The information for 2017 is provided up to June 2017 only; this is the latest data available at time of request.</li><li>An individual may have made more than one ESA claim or had more than one assessment in any given year. These individuals will only be counted once in each of the figures provided.</li><li>The primary medical condition recorded on the claim form does not itself confer entitlement to ESA. So, for example, a decision on entitlement for a customer claiming ESA on the basis of Cystic Fibrosis would be based on their ability to carry out the range of activities assessed by the work capability assessment.</li><li>Initial refers to customers who are having their first assessment after making a claim for ESA, whereas Repeat refers to any assessments done following the initial assessment.</li><li>IBR refers to customers who are having their first ESA assessment after having migrated over from Incapacity Benefit.</li></ol> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:29 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

855494

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	France: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 20 February 2018, Official Report, column 5, what the criteria is for the appointment of the membership of the comité des sages.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	130801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 March to PQ 130582.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

855504

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to the British Transport Police on the timescales for responding to correspondence from Members of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	130811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not issue guidance to the British Transport Police (BTP) on the timescales for responding to correspondence from Members of Parliament. However, the Department understands that the BTP aims to acknowledge receipt of correspondence from MPs, that are received in the Chief Constable’s office, within 2 days and to provide a formal response within 2 weeks of receipt.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that this deadline was not met in relation to a recent piece of correspondence from the Hon Member. I am assured by the BTP that this oversight was exceptional and that steps have been put in place to ensure the correspondence from all Members of Parliament will be dealt with promptly.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/03/2018 10:00:04 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

855519

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the evidence base for traffic-calming measures introduced recently in (a) Derbyshire and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	130826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Installation of traffic calming measures is the responsibility of the relevant local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming provides a proven and effective way of saving lives and reducing casualties. Its primary purpose is to reduce vehicle speeds in areas where inappropriate speed is a problem. It plays an important role in improving road safety, and each 1 mph reduction in vehicle speed resulting from traffic calming has been found to reduce accidents by around 5%.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming has been the subject of extensive research. The Department publishes advice for local authorities on designing and installing traffic calming, in Local Transport Note 1/07: Traffic Calming, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107</a>. This brings together a summary of the research commissioned by the Department and its predecessors, together with some research from external sources, to provide advice on the use of traffic calming measures today.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 09:26:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

855540

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Plumbing: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the financial effect on members of the Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme of the operation of section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	130847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As I explained in the adjournment debate on 11 January our Green Paper sought views about the current Section 75 employer debt regime and we have considered carefully the evidence made available by a number of pension schemes who responded, including the Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme. We have also assessed the impact any changes in this area could have on pension scheme members, and all other sponsoring employers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

855542

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for the publication of the White Paper on Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	130849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Our upcoming White Paper is due to be published this spring and will set out our position on this issue of Employer Debt and what, if any, action Government may take.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2018 11:49:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

855544

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of changes to the liability of small and family business under s.75 of Employer Debt Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	130851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As I explained in the adjournment debate on 11 January, there are a number of parties whose needs must be considered and it would be wrong to look at one party’s issues in isolation. Government must carefully weigh the impact on the security of pensions members have worked hard for, the remaining employers in the scheme, the PPF and its levy payers, when considering whether any change to the current regime is justified.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2018 11:49:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

855551

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Work Capability Assessment: Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps has she taken to ensure that work capability assessments take account of the fluctuating nature of degenerative illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	130858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Work Capability Assessment has been designed to take full account of progressive conditions such as Parkinson’s. If an individual has a progressive health condition, the Healthcare Professional takes this into consideration when providing advice to the Decision Maker.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Healthcare Professionals are trained to ask about and take account of fluctuation.</p><p>The assessment gives people with fluctuating conditions the opportunity to explain how their condition varies over time.</p><p> </p><p>The capability for work questionnaire directly asks if a person’s condition varies in how it impacts on their ability to complete activities over time, and if so to give details of how this affects them as an individual.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 11:50:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

855572

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Snow and Ice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the mandatory use of (a) snow tyres and (b) snow chains by the emergency services in severe winter weather.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	130879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The emergency services are to be commended for doing an excellent job in such difficult conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have a policy on the use of winter tyres and snow chains. The decision on whether to fit them relates to local winter driving conditions, which will vary from region to region and different times. The emergency services are best placed to make a judgement on whether the use of these tyres and chains can enhance the safety of their staff and the effectiveness of the work they do.</p><p> </p><p>Snow chains are an option that is available for use in particularly challenging road conditions and while the emergency services may choose to make them available, it may fall to the driver to choose when to use them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 10:07:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes