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923037

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to ensure fairness in the allocation of funding to local government.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	905895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>We are undertaking a Fair Funding Review of local authorities’ relative needs and resources to address concerns about the fairness of the current system.</p><p>We are making good progress, in collaboration with the sector, in order to introduce a simpler, fair and transparent funding formula.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/06/2018 14:40:11 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

923151

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Absent Parents: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of suicides since 2000 of separated fathers compared to those of separated mothers.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>​The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply<del class="ministerial">.</del> <ins class="ministerial">and I will place the response in the Library of both houses.</ins></p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Letter from John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, to The Lord Pearson of Rannoch, dated 15 June 2018.</strong></em></p><p>Dear Lord Pearson,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking about the number of suicides since 2000 of separated fathers compared to those of separated mothers <strong>(HL8615)</strong>.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes suicide rates for the UK, constituent countries, regions and local authorities in England and Wales in an annual bulletin[1].</p><p>The information we hold on deaths is limited to what is recorded on the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death by a doctor, provided to the registrar by the informant at the time of death registration, or recorded by a coroner following their inquest into the cause and circumstances of the death. We can provide the number of suicides per year by legal marital status, but we have no available information on whether the deceased was (a) separated at the time of death, that is, living apart from their partner; or (b) was a father or mother.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 attached provides the numbers and crude rates per 100,00 persons of deaths due to suicide, by sex, for each year between 2000 and 2016 in England and Wales. The rates are broken down by marital status recorded at death. A copy has been placed in the House of Lords Library.</p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p> </p><p><strong>John Pullinger </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2016registrations" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2016registrations</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/06/2018 15:35:32 question first ministerially corrected 22/06/2018 13:43:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham previous answer version 64664 answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

923158

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	European Development Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the peace-keeping activities of the EU currently managed by the European Development Fund.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL8622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK currently contributes to the European Development Fund (EDF) as part of its obligations as a Member State. For the period covering 2014-2018, 5.2% of the EDF was directed towards African-led peacekeeping, through the African Peace Facility.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission has recently published plans that would see future support to peace-keeping activities, currently managed by the European Development Fund, routed through a newly proposed European Peace Facility under the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The UK will have left the EU when this comes into force in January 2021. After we have left the EU the UK will decide how best to fund the priorities previously funded through our EU contributions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/06/2018 13:08:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

923159

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	ACP Countries: EU External Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to opt into any future successor to the Cotonou Agreement.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL8623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK government welcomes the EU’s intention to involve a broad range of actors in the EU’s post-2020 partnership with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. This is of particular interest to us as we consider the UK’s future partnership with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We will only continue our development collaboration with the EU where it is in our mutual interest and represents the best value for taxpayers’ money. As the successor to the current Cotonou agreement is still subject to negotiation between the EU and ACP countries, it is not yet possible to determine whether it will be in the UK’s best interests to seek to join any future agreement. We will continue to participate in those discussions while we remain an EU Member State.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/06/2018 13:08:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

923162

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Burma: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to put pressure on the Burmese authorities to comply with international humanitarian law and assist Kachin civilians trapped in the fighting.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL8626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary raised his concerns about the fighting in Kachin State in his most recent call with Burma's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 11 June. He called for Burma's military to exercise restraint and allow humanitarian access. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific made clear on 17 May the Government's concern about the situation in Karen State, calling on all parties to cease fighting; allow access for humanitarian aid; and abide by the National Ceasefire Agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/06/2018 16:24:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

923256

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of (a) each nationality represented in the UK fishing sector workforce and (b) the changes in the levels of those nationalities after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	153384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Following a pilot labour survey of the catching sector in 2017, Seafish will be conducting a full labour survey as part of its wider analysis of the UK fleet in 2018. The results of the 2017 pilot are published by Seafish and the analysis undertaken in 2018 will be published later this year.</p><p>The Government has commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to assess the role that EU citizens play in the UK economy and society, and how to align the future immigration framework with modern industrial strategy. We welcome the MAC’s interim report published in March 2018 and will consider its evidence in full when it publishes its final report in September 2018.</p><p><a href="http://www.seafish.org/media/publications/Seafish_2017_Pilot_fleet_employment_survey_report_FULL.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.seafish.org/media/publications/Seafish_2017_Pilot_fleet_employment_survey_report_FULL.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/06/2018 12:12:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

923258

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce an alternative funding stream to the European and Maritime and Fisheries Fund after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	153385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The government has made clear that all European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) projects approved before the UK leaves the EU will be fully funded even if these projects have not been completed by the time the UK leaves the EU. This guarantee applies across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Work to develop future domestic funds to replace those currently operated by the EU is underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/06/2018 12:55:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

923259

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Social Services
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 ensure that the forthcoming Green Paper on Social Care will include greater (a) support for carers and (b) funding and other support for the social care system to meet increasing demand in terms of complexity of care requirements and overall demand.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	153301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Carers are vital partners in the health and social care system, and they need to be at the heart of discussions on a sustainable settlement for social care. The Green Paper will include a focus on carers and how society supports them.</p><p> </p><p>Social care continues to be a key priority for this Government. In addition to the £2 billion announced at Spring Budget 2017, we have announced a further £150 million for 2018/19, giving councils access to up to £9.4 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care in total over three years.</p><p> </p><p>An ageing society means that we need to reach a longer-term sustainable settlement for social care. That is why the Government has committed to publishing a Green Paper by autumn 2018 setting out our proposals for reform.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2018 11:15:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

923260

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Sharing Economy: Insurance
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 steps his Department has taken to assess the readiness of the insurance sector to offer on-demand insurance to workers in the gig economy; and whether the availability of such insurance products will be assessed as part of the Government's consultation on implementing the recommendations of the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	153178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The availability of insurance products, or the type of insurance products available to employees, was not within the scope of the Taylor Review or subsequent consultations.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 18/06/2018 15:00:04 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

923261

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Free Movement of People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps is his Department taking to secure freedom of movement rights for UK citizens living in EU members states after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	153160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK pushed strongly for the inclusion of ongoing movement rights during the first phase of negotiations on citizens’ rights in the Withdrawal Agreement, but the EU was not ready to include them.<br><br></p><p>We recognise that onward movement is an important issue for UK nationals in the EU, and we remain committed to raising this issue during negotiations on the future relationship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 19/06/2018 10:56:45 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake