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1064100

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Sheikh Ali Salman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question HL13338 on Sheikh Ali Salman, whether the Minister for the Middle East called for the release of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman during his meeting with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to London on 5 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	223511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Honourable Lady will have seen my statement of 4 November where I expressed my concerns on the further sentencing of Sheikh Ali Salman. On 5 November I discussed these concerns with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the UK and again with the Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs on 20 February 2019. We will continue to closely monitor the case. The UK has raised this case at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/02/2019 16:07:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1064101

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure the (a) cost-effectiveness and (b) availability of apprenticeships; and what assessment he has made of the level of compliance by schools with the Baker clause.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	223512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Our reforms are making apprenticeships longer and better, with more off-the job training and proper assessment at the end, helping employers to create high quality apprenticeships training that will lead to a more skilled and productive economy. By 2020, funding available for investment in apprenticeships in England will have risen to over £2.5 billion per year, to increase the number of high quality opportunities.</p><p>New apprenticeship standards across all levels are being designed and driven by industry according to their skill needs. There are over 400 apprenticeship standards available, across all levels and in a wide range of occupations, with more in development.</p><p>The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is responsible for advising the Department for Education (DfE) on the appropriate funding band for apprenticeships, to support high quality apprenticeships and provide value for money for employers and government. The funding band represents the maximum government contribution towards the costs of apprenticeship training and assessment, and employers are encouraged to negotiate a price with their provider.</p><p>Information regarding the number of schools that are compliant with the Baker Clause is not held centrally, but the DfE has carried out a survey with the Association of Employment and Learning Providers in June 2018 to find out more about the early impact of the new law. Just over three quarters (76%) of the 75 providers surveyed stated that the duty is being partially complied with in their area. Just under a fifth (19%) said it was not being complied with at all. The remaining 5% said schools in their area are fully compliant. A more recent study by the Institute for Public Policy Research, published on 9 January, found that 70% of providers say that it is difficult to access schools in their area and 31% say that the situation has improved in the last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:26:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

1064102

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Workplace Pensions
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 19 February 2019 to Question 219503 on Occupational Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to assess the effect of the (a) 2018 and (b) 2019 increases in the minimum contribution rates.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	223513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>As part of its 2017 Automatic Enrolment Review the Government committed to build on the success of Automatic Enrolment by continuing to monitor and evaluate the impact of increased contributions in 2018 and 2019, as the contributions rose to 5% and 8%.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, the first of two planned Automatic Enrolment minimum contribution increases took place, with total contributions increasing from 2% to 5%.</p><p> </p><p>Following the first contribution increase, the Government did a detailed evaluation in the 2018 Automatic Enrolment evaluation report (published December 2018), which provides early evidence suggesting that the first increase has gone smoothly with no significant change in savings behaviours.</p><p> </p><p>A link for the report can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department is continuing to closely monitor and evaluate the impacts of the phased contribution increases throughout 2019 and will do a detailed evaluation of the 8% rise 2019/2020.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/02/2019 14:25:07 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1064103

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Workplace Pensions
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 19 February 2019 to Question 219503 on Occupational Pensions, with which stakeholders her Department plans to consult on the evaluation of Automatic Enrolment.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	223514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining the consensus with employers, pension providers, payroll companies, consumer groups, Government departments, analytical teams and other delivery partners, which has been a hallmark of the success of Automatic Enrolment. We will continue to inform stakeholders about any future consultations, and evaluation or implementation plans.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/02/2019 10:26:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1064111

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Yemen: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any progress has been made on facilitating prisoner exchanges between the respective parties in the Yemen conflict.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	223522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The UN Special Envoy, Martin Griffiths, informed the UN Security Council on 19 February that progress has been made towards releasing the first batch of prisoners and we welcome this. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have also already released small numbers of prisoners as signs of goodwill while discussions continue on a broader exchange of prisoners. We welcome these steps – a key confidence building measure – and have seconded a UK expert to the UN to support the UN’s work to facilitate the prisoner exchange agreement.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/02/2019 17:09:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1064112

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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, when the Government's commitment to double the number of places available for men on the PrEP Impact Trial will be rolled out at the Whitegate Health Centre in Blackpool.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact trial that began in October 2017 was funded by NHS England to recruit 10,000 participants over a three-year study period. In 2018, the allocation of places was increased to 13,000 to take account of a surge in people taking part. On 30 January, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that the PrEP Impact trial would be expanded to 26,000 places. Work is underway with partners to take this forward. The PrEP Oversight Board has requested information on local capacity to make the additional places available and will review this shortly. After assessing their capacity to utilise any extra places, investigators in each site, including those in Blackpool, can request additional trial places.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/02/2019 16:16:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064117

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Mental Health Services: South East
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 reduce waiting times for mental health patients in the South East.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	223528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>National waiting time standards for Early Intervention in Psychosis, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies and Children and Young People Eating Disorder Services are already being met or are on track to be met by 2020/21 for the south east.</p><p> </p><p>Under the NHS Long Term Plan, there will be a comprehensive expansion of mental health services, with an additional £2.3 billion per year in real terms by 2023/24. NHS England will be testing four week waiting times for children and young people’s, adults’ and older adults’ community mental health teams, with selected local areas. Clear standards will then be set for patients requiring access to community mental health treatment and rolled out across the National Health Service over the next decade. This will include new waiting times for children and young people, adults and those experiencing a mental health crisis. Specific waiting times targets for emergency mental health services will also take effect from 2020 for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>More detail will be available in the spring, when NHS England publishes further plans for implementation.</p><p> </p><p>As part of implementing the proposals set out in the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper, a total of 25 trailblazer areas have been selected for Wave 1 and 12 of these areas will pilot a four week wait time standard for children and young people, including Buckinghamshire Clinical Commission Group and Oxfordshire Clinical Commission Group.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/02/2019 11:17:27 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1064119

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Shoplifting: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2019 to Question 220842 on Shoplifting: Sentencing, what the average number of previous offences committed by those sent to prison for a theft from a shop or stall offence was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>Following on from Lucy Frazer’s response of 19 February to Question 220841, data on the average number of previous shoplifting offences resulting in a conviction or caution for those offenders sentenced to immediate custody for a shoplifting offence, covering the period year ending September 2016 - year ending September 2018, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/02/2019 17:42:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ223530 Response Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1064126

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Hospitals: Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he issued guidance to NHS hospitals on the phasing out of pay-to-use cash machines.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	223542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on the provision of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) at hospitals are made by National Health Service trusts locally. Guidance has not been issued on ATMs, but there is more general guidance on income generation can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130124072327/http:/www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4130668.pdf" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130124072327/http:/www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4130668.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Local decisions need to include an assessment of the need for supporting patients and visitors to access cash. The use of electronic payments is increasingly common in NHS hospitals. As with other areas of income generation, in the event that a surplus is made by the trusts after costs are offset, this is used to improve clinical services.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/02/2019 12:11:23 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1064129

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Yemen: Baha'i Faith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department has taken to secure the release of prisoners held by Houthi authorities in Sana’a in Yemen that are members of the Baha’i community reportedly imprisoned on grounds of their faith.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	223554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>We continue to follow the treatment of the Baha’is in Yemen closely, including through meeting representatives of the Baha'i in the UK and lobbying the relevant authorities. We continue to call on the parties to the conflict for the human rights of all Yemenis to be respected and the UK Ambassador last raised this directly with the Houthi Spokesperson on 5 February.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/02/2019 17:10:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss