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1020130

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date	05/12/2018
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	Gibraltar: Politics and Government
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 the Government has taken to consult the Gibraltarian Government during negotiations for the UK to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	908051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to fully involving Gibraltar as we leave the EU together. Most recently, DExEU Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, and I met the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, on 5 December, and the Prime Minister met him on 15 November. We also meet regularly in the Joint Ministerial Council, our primary forum for engagement, which has met seven times since the referendum.</p><p>Chief Minister Picardo observed in his statement on 23 October that we have worked “hand in glove” throughout the negotiations on Withdrawal. He described the deal as one which ‘works for Gibraltar’ and welcomed the “unwavering commitment of the United Kingdom that it will negotiate future trade and other arrangements with the EU that work for all of the British family of nations, including Gibraltar.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 06/12/2018 14:11:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1020136

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on Transport for Wales’s management of the Wales and Borders rail franchise.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	907945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>I hold regular discussions with the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales on rail services in Wales, including the new Wales and Borders franchise. I have also met with the Director of Keolis this week, who have recently taken over the running of the train service in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The devolution of the Franchise is an example of effective co-operation between the Welsh and UK Governments.</p><p> </p><p>It is vital that Transport for Wales resolves the service issues affecting the Franchise as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 05/12/2018 17:30:25 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1020181

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Economic Situation: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement on the economy in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	908047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s analysis, ‘EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis’, considers the long run economic impact of the new relationship with the EU after the economy has adjusted to the changes.</p><p>The analysis shows that every region, including the North East, would be stronger than under a no deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 06/12/2018 14:12:50 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

1020228

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent lessons his Department has learned to help increase the proportion of tax returns filed by 31 January 2019 deadline.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC continually uses customer insight to improve filing rates. For example, HMRC has used customer insight to deliver personalised messaging, which research has shown to have a statistically significant effect on filing rates.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/12/2018 15:15:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020230

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of money the National Productivity Investment Fund will allocate in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) will provide £37 billion of capital investment between 2017-18 and 2023-24 to support jobs and growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has set out how over £27 billion of this funding will be allocated across housing, transport, digital infrastructure and R&amp;D. The remaining funding will be allocated at future fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of allocations can be found on page 54 of the Autumn Budget 2018 document: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752202/Budget_2018_red_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752202/Budget_2018_red_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/12/2018 15:38:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020241

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	UK Rare Disease Policy Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who the Northern Ireland representative is on the UK rare diseases policy board under the European Reference Networks.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The full membership of the UK Rare Diseases Policy Board, including the Northern Ireland representative from the NI Department of Health, can be accessed on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-rare-disease-forum#membership-of-the-uk-rare-disease-policy-board" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-rare-disease-forum#membership-of-the-uk-rare-disease-policy-board</a></p><p> </p><p>European Reference Networks (ERNs) are governed by the Board of Member States with representation from 29 European Union and European Economic Area countries. The Department represents the United Kingdom on the Board. Membership of the ERN Board of Member States can be accessed on the European Commission website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/ern/docs/ern_board_members_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/ern/docs/ern_board_members_en.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/12/2018 15:30:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020242

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff were certified to conduct control & restraint procedures at each of the contracted-out prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	199450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my response to 198897.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/12/2018 14:41:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1020243

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police Custody: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many deaths in custody were labelled as non-natural deaths in (a) each year since 2010 and (b) each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	199451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Figures showing the number of deaths from various causes, broken down by month and year, can be found in the Deaths Data Tool at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service uses the following classifications for cause of death:</p><ul><li>natural causes;</li><li>self-inflicted;</li><li>homicide;</li><li>other / non-natural; and</li><li>awaiting further information (where the cause of death is not yet known - as more information becomes available these cases will be reclassified as having been from one of the other causes).</li></ul><p>All those deaths that are not in the first and last categories are considered to be non-natural deaths.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the HMPPS system for classifying deaths is used for administrative and statistical purposes, and that it is a coroner’s statutory duty to determine the cause of death in each case through the inquest process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep prisoners safe, and we are committed to reducing the incidence of non-natural deaths across the estate. This is why we have established a prison safety programme through which we are taking forward a comprehensive set of actions to improve safety in custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/12/2018 14:43:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1020246

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional prison officers have been recruited since October 2016; and how many of those officers have served for (a) six months, (b) 12 months and (c) 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	199454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Between 01 October 2016 and 30 September 2018, there were 9,184 band 3-5 officers recruited in HMPPS. Table 1 below shows the breakdown of length of service of these officers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 - Number of band 3-5 prison officers<sup>1</sup> recruited from 01 October 2016 to 30 September 2018, by length of service<sup>2</sup></strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount of band 3-5 officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 6 months</p></td><td><p>3,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 to 12 months</p></td><td><p>2,879</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 to 18 months</p></td><td><p>1,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than 18 months</p></td><td><p>1,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 9,184 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><sup>1</sup> Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="3"><p><sup>2</sup> Length of service is calculated from the hire date to either the date they left, or to 30th September 2018 if they are still in post. If an individual left and re-joined within the period, they are only counted once and a total length of service across the period has been calculated for the individual. These figures, therefore, do not reflect continuous service.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/12/2018 14:46:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1020247

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education and Skills Funding Agency: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many related-party transactions over £20,000 there were in the 2017-18 financial year where records are available; what resource the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) plans to allocate to sign off related-party transactions over that amount in the 2018-19 financial year; and what deadline the ESFA plans to set to sign off individual transactions.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	199411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>To increase transparency and accountability, from April 2019 academy trusts will be required to declare all Related Party Transactions (RPTs) and to seek the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s (ESFA’s) approval for any worth over £20,000.</p><p> </p><p>Individual trusts’ accounts for 2017-18 are not due to be submitted to the Department until early 2019 and, therefore, the information on numbers of RPTs worth over £20,000 for 2017-18 will not be published. The new process from April 2019 will allow the Department to report on sector-wide RPT use, including volumes of RPTs worth over £20,000.</p><p> </p><p>A dedicated team has been established to administer the new process. This team will be responsible for a range of duties in terms of ensuring compliance with the approval process and ensuring approvals are dealt with, within an appropriate time scale. Guidance to support and underpin the new process will be published on GOV.UK, in advance of April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/12/2018 14:11:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell