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582438

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Fit for Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the contract with Maximus for delivery of the Fit for Work programme includes provision of public funding for taxi journeys for anyone (a) turned away from or (b) moved to a different assessment centre.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	46095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Fit for Work service provides a supportive occupational health assessment and general health and work advice to employees, employers and General Practitioners (GPs), to help individuals stay in or return to work. Advice is delivered via a website, telephone line and webchat and does not involve participants travelling to an Assessment Centre.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2016 11:15:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

582439

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Fit for Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has given to Maximus to ensure that centres used for Fit for Work assessments are accessible to wheelchair users.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	46096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>All Assessment Centres utilised by MAXIMUS to undertake Work Capability Assessments meet accessibility standards under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Before attending an assessment, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the assessment provider to any additional requirements they may have and the provider will endeavour to meet all reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is unable to travel to or access an Assessment Centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p><p> </p><p>This is unconnected to Fit for Work, a website, telephone line and webchat service that does not involve participants travelling to an assessment centre. Fit for Work provides a supportive occupational health assessment and general health and work advice to employees, employers and General Practitioners (GPs) to help individuals stay in or return to work.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2016 15:23:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

579544

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
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	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many British students have studied at universities in other European countries as part of the Erasmus programme in each of the last six years; and how many of those students were from Croydon.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	45787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of Erasmus placements from British Higher Education institutions is published on the Erasmus+ National Agency's website at <a href="https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/erasmus-projects" target="_blank">https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/erasmus-projects</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The figures for each of the last six academic years for which figures are available are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>10,827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>11,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>12,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>13,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>14,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>15,566</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to say how many of these students were from Croydon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/09/2016 13:23:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 11482 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

576737

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mayors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Government's policy is on requiring local authorities to adopt elected mayors as part of further proposals for the devolution of powers to local areas.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	45214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government will continue to work closely with local areas and remains open to discussion on any devolution proposals that include strong, accountable governance and clear accountability, including the adoption of elected mayors.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 12/09/2016 17:00:30 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy previous answer version 11072 answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

576834

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many premature babies were born in (a) England and (b) each local authority in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	45215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. The gestation length is not recorded on an individual birth record, but on the mother's delivery episode. Therefore we cannot provide the number of births, as a single delivery may involve multiple births.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/09/2016 17:55:28 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

576835

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the funding gap between research spending on adult autism and other health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	45216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including adult autism. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the potential impact of the proposal on patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity.</p><p> </p><p>Research currently funded by the NIHR includes a £0.8 million study entitled Supporting adults with high functioning autism and asperger syndrome: mapping and evaluating specialist autism team service models, and a £0.4 million study of guided self-help for depression in adults with autism spectrum disorders.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Policy Research Programme has recently funded a project which aimed to synthesise both research evidence relevant to low-level support for people with high functioning autism and information on current practice and service provision in England. This research was undertaken by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York and the Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University College London.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 12/09/2016 14:31:50 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

576836

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has received a copy of the report by the Westminster Commission on Autism, entitled A Spectrum of Obstacles, published in July 2016; and what plans he has to implement that report's recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	45217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the Westminster Commission report as a valuable addition to the autism debate. Departmental Officials met with the co-ordinator of the report in July to discuss the report and work is underway to consider the report’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 12/09/2016 14:42:48 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

576954

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Maternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the period of maternity leave for mothers of premature babies.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	45213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK’s generous entitlement of 52 weeks’ maternity leave provides mothers with sufficient leave to take account of a range of circumstances. Parents who have been employees with the same employer for over a year also have a separate entitlement to parental leave of 18 weeks per parent per child, up to the child’s 18<sup>th</sup> birthday, of which typically up to 4 weeks can be taken in one year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2016 15:16:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 10925 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

573687

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Sri Lanka: Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on the lack of clean water in Sri Lanka's Jaffna Peninsula; and if he will raise that scarcity with the Sri Lankan government.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	44239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka visited Jaffna in June and raised concerns about water contamination with the local authorities. He received assurances that they were aware of the issue and were addressing it. They also discussed water quality in general and longer term plans for providing water through desalination.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/09/2016 15:35:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

574035

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department provided to each London borough in Homeless Prevention Grant for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	44743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>One person without a home is one too many. That is why we have maintained and protected homelessness prevention funding for local authorities through the local government finance settlement totalling £315 million by 2019/20. We have also increased central government funding to tackle homelessness to £139 million over the next four years.</p><p>The spreadsheet showing individual authority allocations was published on 8 February and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2016-to-2017.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/09/2016 15:22:57 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed