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864366

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date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will plans to ask Northern to extend the delay repay compensation scheme to commuters affected by delays of 15 minutes.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	132850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Delay Repay for delays of 15 minutes or more (DR15) will be contracted as a requirement for new Department for Transport franchises when contracts come up for renewal. The Department has received a proposal from Northern in relation to implementing Delay Repay 15 before their present contract expires. This proposal is in the early stages of being reviewed and analysed to determine whether it is affordable and represents value for money. Any announcement regarding introducing DR15 into Northern will be made once this evaluation is completed.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers on Northern are starting to benefit from the huge investment in this franchise, with more new services and the complete removal of the outdated Pacers by the end of 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/03/2018 15:12:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

864368

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what information he holds on the rate of remuneration for cleaners in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union occupies space in buildings managed by other government departments. As such, it does not directly employ cleaners, and instead contributes to the general cleanliness and upkeep of each building through the service charges it pays to the landlord departments.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/03/2018 16:09:11 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

864390

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offshore Fixed Structures: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance the Maritime and Coastguard Agency provides on the decommissioning of (a) semi-submersible drilling rigs and (b) other commercial vessels deployed in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	132874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The trial of 10,000 26-30 railcards is an industry-led initiative to gather evidence and to inform discussions between Government and industry about roll-out of the railcard. Delivery of the trial launch, including sales of the railcard, was led by Rail Delivery Group and it was their digital systems that handled transactions and enquiries on the day.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Decommissioning and disposal of semi-submersible drilling rigs and commercial vessels currently falls under the scope of legislation and guidance administered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government will be implementing Merchant Shipping legislation to introduce specific Ship Recycling Regulations later this year with the regime entering into force in December 2018. A Maritime and Coastguard Agency guidance package will accompany this legislation.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2018 14:16:32 question first ministerially corrected 23/03/2018 12:42:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 48157 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

861930

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s policy on funded childcare on the financial viability of childcare settings.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	904432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>By 2019-20, we will be spending approximately £6 billion a year on childcare support, including £1 billion to deliver 30 hours of free childcare and pay the higher funding rates that were introduced in April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>These rates were based on our ‘Review of Childcare Costs’, which was described as thorough and wide ranging by the National Audit Office.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing tailored support to providers on business sustainability and continue to monitor the implementation of 30 hours of free childcare.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/03/2018 16:58:00 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

861942

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	904448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The department’s latest apprenticeship marketing campaign features digital advertising, radio, and social media to encourage employers across England to offer high quality apprenticeships, and individuals to take advantage of these opportunities.</p><p>Our recent National Apprenticeship Week, with hundreds of events throughout the country, celebrated apprenticeships working for employers and individuals of all ages and backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/03/2018 16:49:40 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

862027

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will launch a consultation on the merits of duty free sales to EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	132446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The issues around duty-free are complex, with a range of possible approaches. At this stage the government cannot make assumptions about the tax rules at the EU border, or pre-empt the outcome of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/03/2018 14:13:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

862028

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Medical Treatments: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reduce the time between EU marketing authorisation and NICE appraisal of treatments for serious and progressive conditions and improve the timeliness of making such treatments available to patients.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	132447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) routinely aims to publish draft technology appraisal guidance on new non-cancer drugs within six months of licensing, and to publish draft guidance on new cancer drugs before licensing.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service commissioners are legally required to make funding available for treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisal guidance within three months of the publication of guidance. In April 2017, NICE introduced a new fast track appraisal process that is designed to bring forward patient access to drugs where the company can demonstrate clear cost-effectiveness by around five months compared with the standard timescales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also published the response to the Accelerated Access Review which includes the introduction of a new Accelerated Access Pathway and £86 million of funding to support medical innovations get to patients faster. This will streamline regulatory and market access decisions, getting breakthrough products that we believe will be truly transformative to patients more quickly, and will be operational from April 2018. All products including medical technologies, devices and diagnostics will be eligible for selection.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2018 14:29:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

862029

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timeline is for NHS England to complete commercial negotiations with pharmaceutical companies after a treatment has met the NICE budget impact test; and what steps he is taking to ensure that those treatments are available to patients in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	132448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The timescales for the commercial negotiations for products that trigger the budget impact test are set out in the ‘Procedure for varying the funding requirement to take account of net budget impact’ which is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/NICE-guidance/NICE-technology-appraisals/TA-HST-procedure-varying-the-funding-direction.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/NICE-guidance/NICE-technology-appraisals/TA-HST-procedure-varying-the-funding-direction.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The process has been designed to ensure that, wherever possible, the commercial negotiation takes place in parallel with the technology appraisal and does not affect patient access.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2018 14:27:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

862030

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March to Question 129527 on Carillion: Insolvency, how much in funds has been raised from recovering trade debts owed to Carillion; and what proportion of these funds have been passed on to sub-contractors and workers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	132449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information. In his role as liquidator of Carillion, the Official Receiver is an officer of the court and is independent of government.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 19/03/2018 16:06:13 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

862032

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on household income of the replacement of Support for Mortgage Interest with a new loans-based system from April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	132451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Support for mortgage interest provides protection for home owners from the threat of repossession. The new loan scheme will provide exactly the same level of support and, thus, exactly the same level of protection against repossession. Claimants and mortgage lenders will not see any difference in the payments they receive.</p><p>Recovery of SMI loans will not be sought until the property is sold or transferred. If the amount of equity available after the sale of the property is less than the amount due to be recovered the balance will be written off.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/03/2018 15:02:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead