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1194269

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Media: Public Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of arranging with the Independent Community News Network and the Publish Interest News Foundation for a portion of public health campaign spending to be disbursed across the independent media sector.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	45333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I met with the Independent Community News Network and the Public Interest News Foundation on 6 May to discuss Government support for the independent news publishing sector in light of the impacts of Covid-19. This meeting included a discussion on the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on the independent news media sector, the Government's public information awareness campaign, and the ways in which the independent sector may be used to reach underserved audiences. I continue to engage with them via regular biweekly press sector meetings</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">All titles utilised in the public health campaign have been selected by the Government's media planning and buying agency, OmniGOV. As with any media planning approach, titles are selected on their ability to engage with audiences at a national, regional and local level and to ensure value for money, reach and targeting efficacy. The current partnership brings together over 600 national, regional and local titles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to reach 49 million people a month. The vast majority of titles are local papers and additional titles have been selected in order to further reach priority audiences including BAME and older men.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government recognises the vital role of independent newspapers in supporting communities by ensuring the provision of reliable, high-quality information throughout the current pandemic. Safeguarding the UK’s news media so that they are able to continue to provide this is a key priority for the government and we are in regular dialogue with a range of stakeholders, including publishers, the Independent Community News Network and the Public Interest News Foundation to ensure that our response to the challenges they are facing is as effective and wide reaching as it can be. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government will continue to consider all possible options in the interests of promoting and sustaining high-quality news journalism. Never have the activities of journalists been more popular and critical; providing quality news to all, including those self-isolating, and binding communities together, a fundamental function of our modern day democracy.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 19/05/2020 13:12:59 question first ministerially corrected 19/05/2020 14:18:01 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale previous answer version 22534 answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1193770

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Industrial Diseases: Death Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many death certificates refer to industrial disease in (a) each year since 2010, (b) March and April 2019, and (c) March and April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	44015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond. <ins class="ministerial">A copy of the UKSA response has been placed in the library of the House. </ins></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/05/2020 16:02:08 question first ministerially corrected 22/06/2020 14:25:42 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ44015 HR.pdf title UKSA Holding Response previous answer version 20701 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ44015 HR.pdf title UKSA Holding Response
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1193253

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the need to increase the UK Government's contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to meet increased demand for core services for Palestinian refugees throughout the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	43743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA). Our funding helps provide education to more than 533,000 children (half of which are girls), health services for around 3.1 million Palestinian refugees, and social safety net assistance for around <del class="ministerial">271,000</del> <ins class="ministerial">255,000 </ins>of the most vulnerable.</p><p>The services that UNRWA provide play a key role in helping contain and address the spread of COVID-19. We continue to monitor the situation closely and are working closely with UNRWA and the international community to ensure a co-ordinated response to the outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/05/2020 16:02:53 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2020 11:21:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 20633 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1191813

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if an evaluation of the pilots of in-cell technology in (a) HMP Wayland and (b) HMP Berwyn has been completed.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	41404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The University of Leicester <ins class="ministerial">completed</ins><del class="ministerial">published</del> their <em>Evaluation of Digital Technology in Prisons</em>, (Palmer, Hatcher and Tonkin) in 2019, which covered the pilot<del class="ministerial">s</del> in HMP Wayland <ins class="ministerial">but did not include</ins><del class="ministerial">and</del> HMP Berwyn. <ins class="ministerial">The intention is to publish this shortly.</ins></p><p> </p><p>The pilots saw the introduction of laptops to both prisons which give access to prison-related notices, communication and rules, mental health advice and education materials. Prisoners also have some access to self-service tools, which helps to reduce the administrative burden on prison staff. This platform is monitored daily for usage and through digital feedback from prisoners and staff.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation <ins class="ministerial">indicated</ins><del class="ministerial">found</del> that staff and prisoners viewed the presence of digital technology as an incentive for good behaviour and the implementation of the technology, particularly the in-cell telephones, <ins class="ministerial">was seen to have</ins><del class="ministerial">had</del> reduced the potential for tension on the wings, and perceived levels of conflict.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/05/2020 16:05:52 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2020 10:51:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 19748 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1190607

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are excluded from the Small Business Grants Fund and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund because those SMEs have a rateable value of more than £51,000; and whether it is the Government’s policy that not all SMEs are eligible to access financial support made available in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	40554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>According to the VOA<ins class="ministerial"> official statistics</ins>, there are<ins class="ministerial"> around</ins> <del class="ministerial">299,000</del> <ins class="ministerial">205,000 </ins>business properties in England with a rateable value over £51,000<ins class="ministerial"> as at 31 March 2019. </ins>. Of these,<ins class="ministerial"> approximately 83,000 are identified as </ins> <del class="ministerial">116,000</del> <del class="ministerial">are</del> retail, hospitality and leisure properties<ins class="ministerial"> using VOA's administrative data source</ins>.</p><p> </p><p>The Small Business Grants Fund and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund have been designed to support the smallest businesses, and smaller businesses in the some of the sectors which have been hit hardest by measures taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>Around 1 million small and medium businesses will receive cash grants as a result of these schemes, and over £12 billion will be paid out to these businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The two schemes have been tied to the business rates system and rating assessments, which together provide a framework for Local Authorities to make payments as quickly as possible. Businesses in the business rates system are also likely to face particularly high fixed costs, such as fixed rents.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the main grants schemes, Government has made available up to an additional £617m for Local Authorities in England to enable them to pay grants to small businesses which also face high fixed building-related costs but which are excluded from the current system due to the way they fit into the business rates system.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses which are not eligible for the grants schemes should be able to benefit from other measures in the Government’s unprecedented package of support for business, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>An option to defer VAT payments by up to twelve months;</li><li>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, now extended to cover all businesses including those which would be able to access commercial credit;</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan scheme, which will ensure that small and micro businesses can quickly access loans of up to £50,000 which are 100% guaranteed by the Government;</li><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, to support businesses with their wage bills; and</li><li>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, to provide support to the self-employed.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 04/05/2020 12:51:42 question first ministerially corrected 19/05/2020 17:20:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 18197 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1183273

registered interest
date	06/03/2020
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	Seabed: Bomb Disposal
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 guidance his Department has issued to the Marine Management Organisation on removal of unexploded ordnance from the seabed using low order disposal technology; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	26129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>Defra recognises the significant impact underwater noise from ordnance clearance and other activities can have on vulnerable marine species. We are working closely with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), other Government departments including the Ministry of Defence, statutory nature conservation bodies and marine industries to manage and reduce underwater noise.</p><p> </p><p>The underwater noise impact of using low order deflagration techniques for unexploded ordnance detonations is currently being researched by Hartley Anderson on behalf of the <ins class="ministerial">Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</ins><del class="ministerial">Defra Group</del>. The MMO is an active member of the Steering Group which is helping to progress this research. Closed water trials took place in 2019 and sea trials of the technology are planned for 2020. Defra does not expect to issue formal guidance on the use of low-order deflagration techniques until this research has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 13/03/2020 11:41:01 question first ministerially corrected 16/07/2020 10:23:06 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 12321 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1177477

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Abortion: Down's Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many abortions took place after the diagnosis of Down's Syndrome in each of the last 10 years; and at what weeks gestation those abortions took place.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	14717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales <del class="ministerial">after the diagnosis of</del> <ins class="ministerial">where </ins>Down’s Syndrome<ins class="ministerial"> was mentioned as a medical condition on the HSA4 abortion form </ins> in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2020 14:22:23 question first ministerially corrected 10/06/2020 15:21:00 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name PQ14717 (corrected).xlsx title Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome corrected previous answer version 6833 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 attachment 1 file name Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome.xlsx title Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1177479

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Abortion: Club Foot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many abortions took place after the diagnosis of clubfoot in each the last 10 years; and at what weeks gestation those abortions took place.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	14719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales <del class="ministerial">after the diagnosis of</del> <ins class="ministerial">where </ins>Down’s Syndrome <ins class="ministerial">was mentioned as a medical condition on the HSA4 abortion form </ins>in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2020 14:22:23 question first ministerially corrected 11/06/2020 09:32:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name PQ14717 (corrected).xlsx title Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome previous answer version 6829 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 attachment 1 file name Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome.xlsx title Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1177485

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Abortion: Tarsal Coalition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many abortions took place after the diagnosis of Tarsal coalition in each of the last 10 years; and at what weeks gestation those abortions took place.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	14720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales <del class="ministerial">after the diagnosis of</del> <ins class="ministerial">where </ins>Down’s Syndrome<ins class="ministerial"> was mentioned as a medical condition on the HSA4 abortion form</ins> in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2020 14:22:23 question first ministerially corrected 11/06/2020 09:32:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name PQ14717 (corrected).xlsx title Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome (corrected) previous answer version 6834 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 attachment 1 file name Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome.xlsx title Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1177487

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Abortion: Hammer Toe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many abortions took place after the diagnosis of hammer toe in each of the last 10 years; and at what weeks gestation those abortions took place.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	14722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales <del class="ministerial">after the diagnosis of</del> <ins class="ministerial">where </ins>Down’s Syndrome<ins class="ministerial"> was mentioned as a medical condition on the HSA4 abortion form</ins> in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2020 14:22:23 question first ministerially corrected 11/06/2020 09:31:51 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name PQ14717 (corrected).xlsx title Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome (corrected) previous answer version 6835 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 attachment 1 file name Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome.xlsx title Abortion figures for Down's Syndrome
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce