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1171962

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Football: Betting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning betting groups from sponsoring football clubs.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	5580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>It is right that sporting organisations have the freedom to benefit commercially from their products and negotiate their own broadcasting and sponsorship deals.</p><p> </p><p>But such organisations also have an important role to ensure the agreements they enter into are socially responsible and not detrimental to their fans. Gambling operators too are obliged to ensure that all their sponsorship and marketing activity is done responsibly and never targeted at children or vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to a further review of the Gambling Act to ensure it remains fit for the digital age. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 5581 question first answered 28/01/2020 14:23:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171963

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has met with any leaseholders facing bills for the remediation of combustible non Aluminium-Composite Material cladding on the buildings in which they live.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	5437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>I and my Department have engaged with a number of leaseholders living in buildings with unsafe cladding, and as the Secretary of State said in Parliament on 20 January (Official report, volume 670, column 24). We are aware of the concerns of leaseholders about meeting the cost of remediation. The Government is considering options to support leaseholders and will set out details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/01/2020 17:44:53 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1171964

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Football: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to review the relationship between gambling companies and English football.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	5581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>It is right that sporting organisations have the freedom to benefit commercially from their products and negotiate their own broadcasting and sponsorship deals.</p><p> </p><p>But such organisations also have an important role to ensure the agreements they enter into are socially responsible and not detrimental to their fans. Gambling operators too are obliged to ensure that all their sponsorship and marketing activity is done responsibly and never targeted at children or vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to a further review of the Gambling Act to ensure it remains fit for the digital age. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 5580 question first answered 28/01/2020 14:23:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171965

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what long-term priorities for operational focus and investment have been established between her Department and the National Police Chiefs' Council through the Policing Board.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The National Policing Board has been established to help ensure all parts of the policing system work together to establish a strategic vision and take an overview of strategic investment decisions in order to deliver the best possible outcomes for the public and make our streets safer. Investment in policing will allow forces to recruit 20,000 additional officers over the next three years; the National Policing Board will ensure we deliver on that commitment.</p><p>Alongside this we are in the process of finalising a series of desired crime outcomes which will be blended with local priorities set by Police and Crime Commissioner.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/01/2020 17:58:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1171966

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Moustafa Kassem
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Egyptian counterpart on the detention and death of Moustafa Kassem in Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	5393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>​Our thoughts are with Mr Kassem's family. The US Government has taken particular interest in Mr Kassem's case, since he was an American citizen. We regularly raise prison conditions and other human rights issues with the Egyptian Government, as we did through our contribution to Egypt's Universal Periodic Review in November 2019.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/01/2020 13:05:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1171967

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will set out a timeline for (a) consulting on and (b) publishing a national strategy for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	5381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Government will publish a National Strategy for Disabled People in 2020 focusing on removing barriers to ensure disabled people can lead a life of opportunity and fully participate in British society.</p><p> </p><p>The lived experience of disabled people will be at the heart of the strategy, which will support disabled people in all aspects and phases of their lives, including housing, education, transport and jobs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/01/2020 17:56:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1171968

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Royal Shrewsbury Hospital: Agency Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of nursing shifts at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital are being completed by agency nurses.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	5373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>In March 2018 the Government backed the Future Fit proposals with £312 million. Release of this funding is subject to the usual business case approvals process, which includes approval by Departmental Ministers and HM Treasury.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has formal decision-making powers relating to service change under Regulation 23(9) of the Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny Regulations) 2013. Where a local authority has referred a reconfiguration to him, the Secretary of State may make a final decision on the proposals and give directions to NHS England and NHS Improvement. On 2 October 2019 the Secretary of State communicated his decision that the Future Fit proposals should proceed, whilst keeping the accident and emergency (A&amp;E) at the Princess Royal Hospital open as an A&amp;E Local. On 6 January 2020, he also directed NHS England to work with the clinical commissioning groups and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) to implement the A&amp;E Local model.</p><p>The National Health Service has made recommendations on the legislation changes it would like to see and the Department is considering those proposals.</p><p>Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust has faced staffing challenges in A&amp;E departments and critical care services. Both this and an increase in attendances at the Emergency Department has resulted in doctors being on-call more frequently and working extra hours across two hospital sites. It has also been necessary to recruit temporary staff.</p><p>For the month of December 2019, 14.38% of nursing hours worked across both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital, were staffed from agency.</p><p>The reconfiguration will address staffing challenges, by consolidating some emergency services onto one site and reducing duplication. The Future Fit proposals aim to deliver high quality, safe services for all patients for the long term. Achieving this will support the recruitment of the right level of highly skilled doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 5370 5371 5372 5374 question first answered 28/01/2020 16:21:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1171969

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Royal Shrewsbury Hospital: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what effect the delay to Future Fit has had on recruitment at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	5374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>In March 2018 the Government backed the Future Fit proposals with £312 million. Release of this funding is subject to the usual business case approvals process, which includes approval by Departmental Ministers and HM Treasury.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has formal decision-making powers relating to service change under Regulation 23(9) of the Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny Regulations) 2013. Where a local authority has referred a reconfiguration to him, the Secretary of State may make a final decision on the proposals and give directions to NHS England and NHS Improvement. On 2 October 2019 the Secretary of State communicated his decision that the Future Fit proposals should proceed, whilst keeping the accident and emergency (A&amp;E) at the Princess Royal Hospital open as an A&amp;E Local. On 6 January 2020, he also directed NHS England to work with the clinical commissioning groups and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) to implement the A&amp;E Local model.</p><p>The National Health Service has made recommendations on the legislation changes it would like to see and the Department is considering those proposals.</p><p>Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust has faced staffing challenges in A&amp;E departments and critical care services. Both this and an increase in attendances at the Emergency Department has resulted in doctors being on-call more frequently and working extra hours across two hospital sites. It has also been necessary to recruit temporary staff.</p><p>For the month of December 2019, 14.38% of nursing hours worked across both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital, were staffed from agency.</p><p>The reconfiguration will address staffing challenges, by consolidating some emergency services onto one site and reducing duplication. The Future Fit proposals aim to deliver high quality, safe services for all patients for the long term. Achieving this will support the recruitment of the right level of highly skilled doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 5370 5371 5372 5373 question first answered 28/01/2020 16:21:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1171970

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Giulio Regeni and Shaimaa al-Sabbagh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will (a) attend the vigil marking the fourth anniversary of the disappearance of Giulio Regeni on 25 January 2020 and (b) make representations to his Eqyptian counterpart on the case of Shaimaa al-Sabbagh on the forthcoming fifth anniversary of her death.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	5394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>​We have the deepest sympathy for Giulio Regeni's family and their quest for justice for his appalling murder. We continue to follow the investigation into his death and to work closely with the Italian Government. We have raised with the Egyptian authorities at a senior level the need for a transparent and impartial investigation, in full co-operation with Italy, so that Mr Regeni's killers can be brought to justice.</p><p>In 2015 the then Foreign Secretary conveyed to his Egyptian counterpart our deep concern over the death of Shaimaa El-Sabbagh. We continue to raise human rights concerns with the Egyptian authorities, both privately and in forums such as the UN Humans Rights Council. Most recently, we raised human rights with the Egyptian delegation at a senior level in the margins of the UK-Africa Investment Summit.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/01/2020 12:38:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1171971

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will implement all of the recommendations of the 13 January 2020 Law Commission publication entitled Simplification of the Immigration Rules: Report.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	5539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>We are carefully considering the Law Commission’s report and recommendations. We will be providing a response to the report in due course, including whether we agree or disagree with each recommendation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/01/2020 17:21:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan