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1011666

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will publish the risk assessments made by his Department on the granting of export licences for arms sales to Saudi Arabia since 25 May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	194231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework for considering all applications to export military goods to Saudi Arabia. The policy remains as announced to Parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018</a> and updated with an additional policy, as announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 13 September 2018:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/11/2018 10:38:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 87215 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1011667

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds discussions with Satnav companies on the suitability of roads for certain vehicles due weight and height restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	194232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has had no such recent discussions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is aware that manufacturers produce special satnav devices for lorries, in order to provide them with routing information appropriate to their vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has invested £3 million to help create a digital road map, with one aim being to ensure traffic keeps moving efficiently and safely on suitable routes. It includes information such as road widths, which could be used in satnavs to improve the quality and accuracy of routing advice. The map is available online at: <a href="http://www.os.uk/highways" target="_blank">www.os.uk/highways</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Routing guidance provided by satnavs should only ever be considered as advisory. It is for individual device owners to ensure that they use their satnavs responsibly and with a proper understanding of their limitations. It is for individuals to determine the best route for their journey.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/11/2018 14:49:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1007184

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from the private sector are seconded to work in the civil service in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	191484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:46:49 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1002565

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the cost to the public purse was of creating the gender pay gap register.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	188900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The gender pay gap reporting website was created to enable over 10,000 employers of 250 or more employees to comply with their legal obligation to report their gender pay gap data. The website can be found at: <a href="https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/</a></p><p>The total cost of creating and maintaining the website to September 2018 in line with Government Digital Service guidelines was £2,349,808. The cost reflects several stages of digital design and development from the initial discovery phase £84,000, Alpha phase £249,600 and private beta £544,733 through to public beta and maintenance £1,471,476.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 11:27:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

997561

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nitrous Oxide: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the legal framework governing the sale of nitrous oxide for the protection of public health and safety.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	185736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (2016 Act) bans the sale, supply, production and distribution of psychoactive substances, such as nitrous oxide, for human consumption</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service continues to prosecute cases involving nitrous oxide under the 2016 Act successfully. The Government continue to work closely with the CPS, law enforcement and scientific experts to ensure that prosecutions of cases under the 2016 Act are supported by the best available evidence.</p><p>Since the 2016 Act came into force, over 300 retailers across the United Kingdom have either closed down or are no longer selling psychoactive substances and action by the National Crime Agency has resulted in the removal of psychoactive substances being sold by UK based websites. In 2016, there were 28 convictions in England and Wales and seven people jailed under the new powers. This rose to 152 convictions in 2017 with 62 people immediately sent to custody.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2018 17:35:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

988727

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Paternity Pay: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to introduce a paternity allowance for self-employed fathers.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	180283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department have no plans to introduce paternity allowance for self-employed fathers.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Maternity Allowance (MA) are paid to women to replace earnings to help them take time off work before and after their baby is born, in the interests of their health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory family related leave entitlements focus on employees as they have less flexibility and autonomy over the work they do and when they take time off work.</p><p> </p><p>The Government agrees with the principle of equalising parental benefits for the employed and self-employed. But as set out in the Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, it is right to only consider making changes to this area once we have carefully considered this in the wider context of tax, benefits and rights over the longer term.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/10/2018 11:37:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

988744

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Co-proxamol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to review guidance on the licensing and availability of co-proxamol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	180284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to review the licensing or availability of co-proxamol.</p><p>Co-proxamol is a combination of paracetamol and dextropropoxyphene which was licensed for the treatment of pain.</p><p>In 2004, the safety of co-proxamol was reviewed and it was concluded that the benefits of co-proxamol did not outweigh the risks of accidental overdose and death and that co-proxamol should be withdrawn from the market. All licences in the United Kingdom were cancelled by the end of 2007.</p><p>This was communicated to healthcare professionals in January 2005 with reminders in 2007 and 2011. Where possible existing patients were to be switched to alternative pain medication and no new patients should have been prescribed co-proxamol. It remains the case that co-proxamol is an item that should not be routinely dispensed in primary care following NHS England guidance.</p><p>As an unlicensed medicine, co-proxamol can be prescribed on a named patient basis if it is judged to be the most appropriate treatment by the prescribing doctor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/10/2018 16:50:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

988753

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Bristol
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 under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in relation to arrangements where sex has been requested in return for accommodation in the City of Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	180285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify from centrally held data the number of offenders convicted for arrangements where sex had been requested in return for accommodation in Bristol under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, as this particular offence cannot be disaggregated from the broader offence of ‘sexual offences’. Additionally, any data held at a court level refers to where the defendant was dealt with rather than where the offence was committed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/10/2018 16:52:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

985637

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will take steps to limit arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	178366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes its export control responsibilities very seriously and our processes have been subject to judicial scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p>Export licence applications are carefully assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. A licence would not be granted if to do so was inconsistent with the Criteria. The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The key test for the Government for our continued military exports to Saudi Arabia in relation to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is whether there is a clear risk that those items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of IHL. The situation is kept under careful and continual review.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/10/2018 13:14:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

984927

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that gluten-free bread and flour is available to Coeliacs on NHS prescription.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	177784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government proposed changes to the availability of gluten free (GF) foods on National Health Service prescription in its March 2017 public consultation. The majority of consultation respondents agreed with the option to restrict GF prescribing to certain foods. The Government has proposed to restrict to bread and mixes following feedback from the consultation. Evidence submitted to the consultation showed that patients generally found GF mixes easier to use and gave better results for baking GF items such as bread. Prescribing data also showed that mixes were more widely prescribed to patients than flour alone.</p><p> </p><p>This option ensures the best use of NHS resources while maintaining availability of staple GF foods for patients on prescription. Work to implement these changes is underway.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/10/2018 14:36:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones