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1105734

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to review the immigration exemption at schedule 2, paragraph 4 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	237782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The operation of the immigration exemption will be reviewed after it has been in force for twelve months. The review will commence after 25 May 2019.</p><p>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/04/2019 16:30:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1092072

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Cancer: Drugs
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 plans to prioritise patients with (a) terminal cancer and (b) cancer for the receipt of drugs in the event of medicine shortages due to the UK leaving the EU (i) without an agreement and (ii) with an agreement under which the medicine supply is restricted.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	234769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. However, as a responsible Government we must plan for every possible outcome including ‘no deal’. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working closely with industry to ensure the supply of medicines, including those for cancer patients, can continue uninterrupted in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit, including building stockpiles, providing additional warehousing space and buying freight capacity on alternative ferry routes.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription-only and pharmacy medicines to the United Kingdom that come from, or via, the EU/European Economic Area asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has put in place a multi-layered approach to minimise any supply disruption, which includes securing, via the Department for Transport, additional roll on roll off freight capacity away from the short straits crossings to Dover and Folkestone for goods to continue to come into the UK from 29 March. In addition to asking industry to build up stockpiles in the UK ahead of 29 March we have bought extra warehouse space for the additional stock to be held in. We are supporting companies in booking space on aircraft for products which require an immediate shipment due to short shelf-life or specific storage conditions. We have also made changes to, or clarifications of, certain regulatory requirements so that companies can continue to sell their products in the UK even if we have no deal. Finally, we are strengthening the processes and resources used to deal with shortages in the event that they do occur.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that, if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines and medical products will be uninterrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 25/03/2019 16:06:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1091068

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish his plans for the baseline assessment testing of four year olds to be undertaken within six weeks of such children joining a reception class.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	233641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) will be overseeing a national voluntary pilot of the reception baseline assessment (RBA) starting this September. The pilot registration window is currently open to state-funded schools with a reception cohort, and will close on April 5 2019.</p><p>On February 27 2019, the STA published the RBA framework and a supporting document. The assessment framework provides details about the assessment for the pilot year, including information about the content of the assessment and its design. The supporting document provides further information on the development process, content and format of the assessment. These documents can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reception-baseline-assessment-framework" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reception-baseline-assessment-framework</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/03/2019 16:53:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1091069

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Terminal Illnesses: 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 the Government has in place to ensure that people accessing secondary health care for terminal illnesses who are (a) reliant on life-extending and (b) dependent on drugs do not have their drugs supply interrupted in the event that the UK leaves the EU (i) without an agreement and (ii) with an agreement under which the medicine supply is restricted.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	233642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. However, as a responsible Government we must plan for every possible outcome including ‘no deal’. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p>The Government has been working closely with industry to ensure the supply of medicines, including those which are used to treat people with terminal illnesses, can continue uninterrupted in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit, including building stockpiles, providing additional warehousing space and buying freight capacity on alternative ferry routes.</p><p>The Department, together with industry and the National Health Service, has analysed the supply chains of 12,300 medicines and we are grateful for excellent engagement from all parties, which means our plans are well advanced.</p><p>In August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription-only and pharmacy medicines, including those used to treat patients with terminal illnesses, to the United Kingdom that come from or via the EU/European Economic Area, asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p><p>The Department has put in place a multi-layered approach to minimise any supply disruption. We are confident that, if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines and medical products will be uninterrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/03/2019 17:41:19 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1091070

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Babylon Health
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 holds information on the amount of revenue allocated from the NHS GP funding formula which Babylon Healthcare has spent on primary healthcare in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	233643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/03/2019 16:11:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1082384

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Social Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to process DBS checks for potential care workers.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	228779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Sector level information is not collected on a mandatory basis by the DBS as part of its checks, therefore it is not possible to provide or assess this information.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/03/2019 16:24:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1082386

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average annual cost to a GP's surgery is of providing NHS GP funding formula funded primary care to someone between the ages of 20 to 49 years old.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	228781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>We do not collect information for primary medical care practices about the cost of providing care to individual patients or cohorts of patients.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/03/2019 18:24:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine previous answer version 106919 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1077516

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Employment: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to introduce a central employment forum for people on the Autistic Spectrum, to match skill sets and employer needs.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	226195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>We have no plans to introduce a central employment forum for people on the Autistic Spectrum. However, Disability Confident employers who use the Find a Job service to advertise jobs can now add a searchable Disability Confident tag to their vacancies. This allows disabled people to find Disability Confident employers who are offering jobs that match their skills. Over 10,500 employers have signed up to Disability Confident, and their number continues to grow.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, improving employment opportunities for people with learning difficulties, including those on the Autism Spectrum, disability is a Government priority. We take a life course approach, working with other Departments to tackle barriers to employment that start early in life.</p><p> </p><p>For example:</p><ul><li>DWP is exploring ways to improve our support to this group through a Local Supported Employment proof of concept, which is being tested in nine local authorities.</li><li>The new Intensive Personalised Employment Support programme, which is rolling out this year, will provide highly personalised packages of employment support for people who are at least a year away from moving into work, including those with the Autism Spectrum Disorder.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We are also running a number of local initiatives in jobcentres, such as:</p><ul><li>Calm and Quiet sessions in North London, where autistic people and their family members or carers have an opportunity to discuss with trained staff opportunities to move into or towards employment.</li><li>In Northumberland, Tyne &amp; Wear, we have contracted with two local organisations to provide 40 places each to support autistic people in developing employment skills, giving careers advice based on local demographics and the individual's employment expectations.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 04/03/2019 16:20:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1077735

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government will meet the costs of changes associated with employer contributions to the Teachers' Pensions Schemes for maintained nursery schools.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	226196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s public consultation to gather evidence on the impact of increased contributions to the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) for all TPS employers, which included the initial proposal to fund Maintained Nursery Schools for 2019/20, closed on 12 February 2019. Final funding decisions will be made in due course, once consultation evidence has been reviewed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/03/2019 13:20:41 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1064118

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	Care Workers: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national registration and accreditation system for care workers.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	223529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce a national registration and accreditation system for care workers in England at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to a proportionate system of safeguards for the professionals who work in the health and care system. Statutory professional regulation should only be used in cases where the risks to the public cannot be mitigated in other ways.</p><p> </p><p>Care workers in England are subject to employer checks and controls including a Disclosure and Barring Service check. And, since 2015, healthcare assistants and care support workers have been expected to achieve the care certificate before working unsupervised. This contains 15 standards setting out a common set of skills, knowledge and behaviours that are needed in order to provide safe, high quality and compassionate care.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 25/02/2019 16:57:41 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones