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1121492

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the mandatory reporting duty for female genital mutilation on access to healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	244128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>The decision by a patient to disclose female genital mutilation (FGM) to a healthcare professional is complex. The FGM Mandatory Reporting duty (which applies only when the patient is under 18) is just one aspect of this.</p><p>The Home Office amended the police Annual Data Requirement (ADR) to allow police forces the opportunity from April 2018 to record, on a voluntary basis, offences of FGM which were initially reported to the police under the FGM Mandatory Reporting Duty. Subject to data quality checks, we expect the first dataset under this new voluntary ADR collection to be published later this year. From April 2019, recording of this data under the ADR is mandatory.</p><p>With this information in combination with the FGM Enhanced Dataset, published by NHS Digital, we will be able to consider whether there is evidence of impact of the FGM Mandatory Reporting duty.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/04/2019 13:06:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1121493

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to improve the evidence base for understanding the levels and risks of female genital mutilation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	244129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls.</p><p>In March 2019, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government allocated £375,000 for 37 local authority areas to fund locally-driven out-reach, engagement and communications on the practice of FGM. It is for Local Authorities to determine how best to utilise funding to combat the practice of FGM in their areas.</p><p>Data on FGM includes a 2015 City University and Equality Now study, part funded by the Home Office, which estimated that 137,000 women and girls who had migrated to England and Wales were living with the consequences of FGM, and approximately 60,000 girls aged 0-14 were born in England and Wales to mothers who had undergone FGM. The study also provides a breakdown of FGM prevalence estimates by local authority area which is available online at <a href="http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/12382/." target="_blank">http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/12382/.</a></p><p>In addition, NHS Digital publishes data on the prevalence of FGM within the NHS in England. The most recent quarterly statistics were published in February 2019. A detailed breakdown of these statistics, including by local authority and age, is available online at <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/female-genital-mutilation." target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/female-genital-mutilation.</a></p><p>To improve understanding of the prevalence of so-called ‘Honour Based Abuse’ (HBA), we introduced a mandatory HBA collection to the Annual Data Requirement (ADR) of police forces in England and Wales. This requires police forces to record where a crime has been committed in the context of preserving the honour of a family or community. This new collection is also capturing police recorded offences of FGM which were initially reported to the police under the mandatory reporting duty <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mandatory-reporting-of-female-genital-mutilation-procedural-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mandatory-reporting-of-female-genital-mutilation-procedural-information</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 244130 244131 question first answered 24/04/2019 14:30:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1121495

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department measures the efficacy of funding to prevent and protect girls and young women from female genital mutilation.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	244130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls.</p><p>In March 2019, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government allocated £375,000 for 37 local authority areas to fund locally-driven out-reach, engagement and communications on the practice of FGM. It is for Local Authorities to determine how best to utilise funding to combat the practice of FGM in their areas.</p><p>Data on FGM includes a 2015 City University and Equality Now study, part funded by the Home Office, which estimated that 137,000 women and girls who had migrated to England and Wales were living with the consequences of FGM, and approximately 60,000 girls aged 0-14 were born in England and Wales to mothers who had undergone FGM. The study also provides a breakdown of FGM prevalence estimates by local authority area which is available online at <a href="http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/12382/." target="_blank">http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/12382/.</a></p><p>In addition, NHS Digital publishes data on the prevalence of FGM within the NHS in England. The most recent quarterly statistics were published in February 2019. A detailed breakdown of these statistics, including by local authority and age, is available online at <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/female-genital-mutilation." target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/female-genital-mutilation.</a></p><p>To improve understanding of the prevalence of so-called ‘Honour Based Abuse’ (HBA), we introduced a mandatory HBA collection to the Annual Data Requirement (ADR) of police forces in England and Wales. This requires police forces to record where a crime has been committed in the context of preserving the honour of a family or community. This new collection is also capturing police recorded offences of FGM which were initially reported to the police under the mandatory reporting duty <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mandatory-reporting-of-female-genital-mutilation-procedural-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mandatory-reporting-of-female-genital-mutilation-procedural-information</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 244129 244131 question first answered 24/04/2019 14:30:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1121498

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department plans to advise local authorities on the targeting of funding for tackling female genital mutilation across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	244131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls.</p><p>In March 2019, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government allocated £375,000 for 37 local authority areas to fund locally-driven out-reach, engagement and communications on the practice of FGM. It is for Local Authorities to determine how best to utilise funding to combat the practice of FGM in their areas.</p><p>Data on FGM includes a 2015 City University and Equality Now study, part funded by the Home Office, which estimated that 137,000 women and girls who had migrated to England and Wales were living with the consequences of FGM, and approximately 60,000 girls aged 0-14 were born in England and Wales to mothers who had undergone FGM. The study also provides a breakdown of FGM prevalence estimates by local authority area which is available online at <a href="http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/12382/." target="_blank">http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/12382/.</a></p><p>In addition, NHS Digital publishes data on the prevalence of FGM within the NHS in England. The most recent quarterly statistics were published in February 2019. A detailed breakdown of these statistics, including by local authority and age, is available online at <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/female-genital-mutilation." target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/female-genital-mutilation.</a></p><p>To improve understanding of the prevalence of so-called ‘Honour Based Abuse’ (HBA), we introduced a mandatory HBA collection to the Annual Data Requirement (ADR) of police forces in England and Wales. This requires police forces to record where a crime has been committed in the context of preserving the honour of a family or community. This new collection is also capturing police recorded offences of FGM which were initially reported to the police under the mandatory reporting duty <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mandatory-reporting-of-female-genital-mutilation-procedural-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mandatory-reporting-of-female-genital-mutilation-procedural-information</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 244129 244130 question first answered 24/04/2019 14:30:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1108996

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Health Services: Travellers and Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps (a) his Department plans to take with the NHS to respond to the findings of the Friends Families and Travellers’ report entitled No room at the inn: How easy is it for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers to access primary care and (b) the NHS plans to take to ensure homeless people can access healthcare at any GP practice they choose.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	240011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Registering with and access to primary medical care services is the same for all patients, whether they are gypsies, travellers, or homeless people. People do not need to provide proof of address to register with a general practice (GP). NHS England is working with a range of community groups to redesign the patient registration leaflet so that people are aware of this when registering. The free NHS 111 service can assist anyone who has faced difficulty finding a GP or accessing other services in their local area.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is aware of difficulties some individuals have faced when trying to register with a GP and is taking steps to address shortcomings with individual practices, working in partnership with the voluntary sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Health and Wellbeing Alliance is a partnership arrangement with the aim to facilitate integrated working between the voluntary and statutory sectors, to promote equality and reduce health inequalities. It receives £1.2 million for core work from the Department, with each member receiving funding of up to £60,000. Families and Travellers is a member of the Alliance and have supported the Department on a range of work to date including the Inclusion Health Audit Tool, on maternal health, mental health, end of life care and dementia.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/04/2019 14:33:43 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1105484

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Gift Aid
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 plans to take steps to prevent organisations from making a profit on Gift Aid claims when they receive a donation.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	237704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Charities Act 1992 requires all professional fundraisers, including online fundraising platforms, to inform potential donors of their fees and charges.</p><p> </p><p>The Fundraising Regulator strengthened its Code of Fundraising Practice in June 2018 to clarify what is expected of online fundraising platforms in terms of their transparency.</p><p> </p><p>Improved transparency requirements enable potential donors to make informed choices about their giving.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/04/2019 14:44:16 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1092138

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2017 to Question 113562 on Personal Independence Payment: Appeals, if it remains the Government's intention that Presenting Officers attend 50 per cent of personal independence and employment and support allowance tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	234794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=229226" target="_blank">229226</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s main objective is to ensure that Presenting Officers (POs) attend hearings of those complex cases where their presence will be of most benefit to the tribunal in reaching the right decision. The 50% attendance figure was an aspiration based on a set of assumptions made when the Department originally began recruiting additional POs. As POs became established their remit adapted to focus on complex cases; but they also needed to be trained in presenting Universal Credit work capability assessment appeals, as the replacement for ESA. So whilst the initial aspiration has not been met, critically PO attendance for these types of cases has nevertheless been high and will continue to be so in the future.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/03/2019 14:53:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1092177

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Local Housing Allowance: Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2019 to Question 229224, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the effect of the Local Housing Allowance freeze on levels of rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	234805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to make an assessment of the effect of the Local Housing Allowance freeze on levels of rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/03/2019 10:04:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1091401

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using e-services in London for the proposed expansion of the PrEP Impact Trial.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	234282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>E-services have potential to help support a sustainable expansion of the PrEP Impact Trial in London. London authorities are currently in discussion with the PrEP Impact Trial team about how best to utilise the potential option of online testing for trial participants.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/03/2019 12:50:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1088770

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2019 to Question 229223 on Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce, how many meetings the Taskforce has had; and what the date was of its most recent meeting.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	232582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on the 13 March to question UIN 229223.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/03/2019 13:34:05 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle