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827953

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Prescription 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 plans he has to reform the way in which medicines are (a) appraised and (b) funded to ensure that patients have timely access to life-extending medicines at a price that is affordable for the NHS and taxpayer.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>On 3 November, the Government published its response to the Accelerated Access Review. It set out plans to give patients quicker access to life-changing treatments; and, make the United Kingdom the best place in the world for industry to invest and innovate. From April 2018, the new Accelerated Access Pathway will mean selected products with the greatest potential to change lives could be available up to four years earlier by reducing the time taken to negotiate the evaluation and financial approvals necessary before the National Health Service can purchase them.</p><p> </p><p>Following a public consultation, NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence introduced new arrangements for the appraisal and funding of cancer drugs in July 2016. The new arrangements, including the Cancer Drugs Fund, are designed to ensure that patients benefit from faster access to the most promising new drugs while delivering better value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 30/01/2018 12:03:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

827976

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	NHS: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that licensing for new drugs in the UK is not slowed down by the UK leaving the EU and the European Medicines Agency.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>In July last year the Government set out three principles which will underpin the development of a post-Brexit regulatory system for medicines and devices: patients should not be disadvantaged; innovators should be able to access the United Kingdom market as quickly and simply as possible; and we will continue to play a leading role in both Europe and the world in promoting public health.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister has stated, the UK is fully committed to continuing the close working relationship with our European partners. In this context, the UK will be working with the European Union to agree how best to continue cooperation in the field of medicines regulation, for the benefit of public health and safety in both the UK and the EU Member States.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 30/01/2018 13:59:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

828115

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people from (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England graduated from university in the 2016-17 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	124075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes information on enrolments and qualifications obtained at UK higher education institutions. The latest statistics, referring to the 2016/17 academic year, were published on 11 January 2018 at the following link: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/11-01-2018/sfr247-higher-education-student-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/11-01-2018/sfr247-higher-education-student-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of qualifiers from higher education courses who were domiciled in Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside local authority, the North East region and England, prior to study in the 2016/17 academic year, has been provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Higher Education qualifiers<sup>1)2)3)</sup> by place of domicile prior to study<sup>4)</sup></strong></p><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p><p>Academic year 2016/17</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>Jarrow constituency</p></td><td><p>South Tyneside local authority</p></td><td><p>North East region</p></td><td><p>England Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>20,905</p></td><td><p>459,425</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Department for Education analysis of HESA’s Student Record</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Figures are based on the HESA qualifications obtained population (<a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students</a>).</p><p>2) Includes qualifiers from both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of study.</p><p>3) Figures are rounded to the nearest multiple of five.</p><p>4) Constituency and local authority is derived from the student's postcode prior to study.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/01/2018 17:13:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

825716

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Delivery Services: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring (a) delivery riders and (b) bike messengers are insured when working on a self-employed basis.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	123783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to introduce compulsory insurance for delivery cyclists, bicycle messengers, or for cyclists in general, although it encourages all cyclists to take out some form of insurance. There are insurers who offer policies tailored to cyclists who use their bicycle for courier and delivery purposes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/01/2018 12:12:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

825800

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Aviation: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the US State Department on introducing US pre-clearance to airports in the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	123867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Discussions with the US Administration on their proposals for the pre-clearance in the UK of passengers travelling to the US are ongoing, and no decision has yet been made.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/01/2018 12:44:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

825828

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department are taking to fix technical problems with HMRC's tax-free childcare system.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	123895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text More than 325,000 parents have a live childcare account and are using the childcare service to access government support with childcare.<p> </p>HMRC have delivered a range of improvements and continue to improve the service based on customer feedback. Fewer customers see error screens and the vast majority of customers receive an eligibility response within five working days, if not instantly. They have also recruited more staff to work on the childcare service helpline, to improve the service for customers who need to contact them by telephone. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2018 15:00:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

825464

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	Post Offices: Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that post offices provide free access to ATMs when there is no other ATM within 1km of that post office.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	123605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with industry to ensure that this access is maintained.</p><p>LINK, the main scheme behind the UK’s ATM network, has assured us that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p><p>The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at <a href="https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network" target="_blank">https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network</a>.</p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p>99% of UK personal bank accounts and 95% of small business accounts can be accessed to withdraw cash and deposit cash and cheques over the counter in any of the UK’s network of over 11,600 post offices.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 23/01/2018 16:44:55 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

825608

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Engineering: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will follow the 2018 Year of Engineering campaign with further campaigns to engage young people with engineering.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	123736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Inspiring the next generation of engineers is crucially important to the UK economy. The Department for Transport is working across government, the Professional Engineering Institutions and industry partners to create not only engaging and inspiring activity for the Year of Engineering 2018 itself, but also to identify and manage its legacy beyond 2018. The aspiration is for the campaign brand ‘Engineering: Take a Closer Look’ and website, with its events calendar and wealth of case studies and teaching resources, to live beyond 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/01/2018 15:17:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

822912

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps have been taken by the Government in response to the recommendation in paragraph 6.5. of the Council of Europe Resolution 2036 (2015) on publicly condemning the use of and incitement to violence, as well as all forms of discrimination and intolerance on religious grounds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	122595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government condemns all forms of discrimination, intolerance and hate crime including that perpetrated against Christians. 'Action against Hate' the UK Government's plan for tackling hate crime specifically mentions hate crime perpetrated against Christians. We are also supporting work through the police online portal True Vision to conduct a survey on the nature and number of hate crimes perpetrated against Christians. An important part of this programme is to encourage victims of anti-Christian hate crime to report incidents to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/01/2018 18:01:41 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler previous answer version 36010 answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

823613

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of amount to be loaned to homeowners in the first year following the conversion of the Support for Mortgage Interest benefit to a loan.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	123073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Based on the assumptions in the 2017 Impact Assessment available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2017/117/pdfs/ukia_20170117_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2017/117/pdfs/ukia_20170117_en.pdf</a></p><p>the Department estimates that £156m will be loaned to homeowners in 2018/19, which is the first year following conversion of the Support for Mortgage Interest benefit to a loan.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/01/2018 15:29:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen