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1055018

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date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Cannabis: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government has offered any financial support to companies involved in the exporting of cannabis for medicinal purposes since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	217016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>No. The Government has not offered financial support to companies involved in the exporting of licensed cannabis-based medicines since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/02/2019 14:32:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055022

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Companies House: Registration
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 prosecutions have been made in each of the last five years for fraudulent use of an address through Companies House.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	216951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>There have been no prosecutions for fraudulent use of an address through Companies House. The Department is currently considering a broad package of reforms to Companies House and plan to consult on these reforms in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/02/2019 16:38:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1055025

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her Venezuelan counterpart on addressing the food shortages in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	217020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary discussed the humanitarian crisis with Venezuela’s constitutional, interim President, Juan Guaidó, on 30 January. The UK Government is extremely concerned about the situation in Venezuela and continues to call for all actors to allow unhindered access for humanitarian assistance to meet the urgent needs of the Venezuelan people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a lack of official data from the Maduro regime, but the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that approximately 4.1 million people are currently undernourished.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We remain in touch with partners in the region, including through British Embassies and DFID advisers deployed to the region. DFID continues to work closely with, and provide significant core funding to, the UN and Red Cross movement, while actively looking at how we may enhance our efforts to support the response to the Venezuela crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 217021 question first answered 08/02/2019 14:50:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1055039

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) guidance and (b) regulations have been produced on how social workers are able to spend devolved budgets in relation to What Works Centre change projects in (a) Darlington Borough Council, (b) Hillingdon Borough Council and (c) Wigan Council.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	217024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>Darlington, Hillingdon and Wigan each have a contract in place with Cardiff University setting out that the devolved budgets are to be used by social workers to support families under Section 17 of the Children Act (1989). Each local authority is required to use appropriate procedures for governance and reporting of expenditure as a condition of receiving funding.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/02/2019 14:50:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1055044

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 213885, Deportation: English Language, how many (a) removals and (b) departures there have been in respect of ETS-linked cases to date.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	216919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>UKVI transparency data provides details of refusal, curtailments and removal decisions in response to the abuse of secure English language testing</p><p>A link to the most recent available data is provided here;</p><p><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017</a></p><p><br>The table in SELT_02 is the closest match to the information requested</p><p>The data was last published in February 2017 and only contains data to the last quarter (December 2016). ETS data is no longer published after this date.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/02/2019 14:30:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1055050

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Transgender People: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to tackle (a) GPs not being allowed to run oestrogen tests if a patient is still registered as male on the NHS and (b) other barriers in relation to those test barriers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	217146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular dialogue with counterparts in DHSC, where concerns of the trans community are raised. We will continue to work with the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure improved service for transgender patients and service users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office has recently provided grants to the Royal College of General Practitioners and to the LGBT Foundation to pilot and evaluate ways to improve delivery of services to LGBT patients and service users, especially in general practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/02/2019 14:30:45 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1055070

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Darfur: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made towards a lasting peace deal in Darfur; which parties have (a) signed and (b) not signed the 2006 peace deal for that region.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	216923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>​We welcome the 6 December signing in Berlin of a &quot;Pre-Negotiation Agreement for the Resumption of the Peace Process&quot; in Darfur. We continue to press all parties to engage with the peace process, including progress towards a permanent ceasefire, and ensure full humanitarian access. The 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (also referred to as the Abuja Agreement) was signed by the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Liberation Movement – Mini Minnawi. This agreement was not signed by the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Army – Abdul Wahid.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/02/2019 14:43:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1055150

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Electrical Goods: Sales
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 discussions (a) he, (b) ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with the representatives of the Scottish Government on the sale of unsafe electrical goods online; and whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals for the regulation of the sale of those products online.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	217057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has had discussions with the Scottish Government on a number of issues related to the safety of consumers, including on the Office for Product Safety and Standards’ (OPSS) new strategy for product safety. OPSS also works closely with local authority Trading Standards services across Scotland on specific issues, including the safety of electrical goods.</p><p> </p><p>All electrical goods must meet essential safety requirements before they can be placed on the UK market, including electrical goods sold to consumers by online retailers. The Government has no plans to introduce further regulation in this area.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/02/2019 17:19:56 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1055159

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 May 2018 on Access to Elected Office for Disabled People, HCWS695, on what date the 12-month programme of work to help political parties encourage and support their candidates started.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	217060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office have been focused on ensuring support is in place for disabled candidates for the forthcoming local elections in May. The £250,000 interim EnAble Fund for Elected Office has been open since December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, officials have met political parties, including the Green Party, and several disability organisations to work on options and solutions for long-term support including for smaller parties and independents.</p><p> </p><p>While this work is ongoing political parties should consider how best to put in place sustainable measures to support disabled candidates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/02/2019 14:23:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1055211

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the funding was per head of population diagnosed with (a) Alzheimer's and (b) other forms of dementia for occupational therapy in each county in England in the 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	217077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 217076 question first answered 08/02/2019 14:45:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron