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758953

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date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mersey Gateway Bridge: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the economic effect on people reaching their place of work of toll charges on the Merseygateway Project.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	9654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s assessment of the business case for the Crossing, which included a consideration of the overall effects of tolling levels on road users, showed that the new Crossing will reduce congestion and improve journey times for users. Tolling levels for the new Mersey Gateway Crossing are the responsibility of Halton Borough Council. Any assessment of the local impact of these tolls is a matter for the Council rather than this Department.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/09/2017 09:03:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

758964

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce legislation to update the Reinsurance (Acts of Terrorism) Act 1993 to enable insurance companies to pay compensation to businesses after terrorism attacks when there is no damage to property.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	9695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>There is nothing in current legislation in the Reinsurance (Acts of Terrorism) Act 1993 that prevents insurers from offering terrorism insurance beyond property damage to businesses, and indeed such products exist on the market.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to businesses to decide what risks they would like to be insured against, and for insurers to assess the extent of the risks they are willing to cover. The Government does not generally intervene in these commercial decisions by businesses and insurers.</p><p> </p><p>That said, we remain in discussions with the insurance industry, Pool Re and other interested parties to ensure that the 1993 Reinsurance Act continues to enable appropriate terrorism cover to be available for all businesses in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>I am due to meet the Honourable Member shortly and I am happy to discuss his questions in further detail.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 9689 9694 question first answered 18/09/2017 11:09:51 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

758975

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 30 hours of free childcare eligibility codes were generated before the 31 August 2017 deadline in each (a) region of England and (b) constituent part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	9642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The national rollout of 30 hours free childcare marks the delivery of a manifesto commitment that will help hundreds of thousands of hard working families. The childcare service online application has been working well for the vast majority of parents and over 216,384 valid 30 hours codes have been generated by successful applications, reaching our target for 1st September.</p><p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to assess supply and demand of free entitlement places at a local level.</p><p>The 30 hours scheme is an England only arrangement.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/09/2017 15:42:23 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

758979

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to maintain welfare standards for farm animals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	9645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert the existing body of EU environmental and animal welfare law into United Kingdom law. The Government has made it clear that we intend to retain our high existing standards of animal welfare once we have left the EU. We have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and we intend us to remain world leaders in the future. Leaving the EU provides us with an opportunity to develop gold standard policies on animal welfare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/09/2017 14:48:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

758980

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Welfare: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to recognise animals as sentinent beings in legislation, as in the Lisbon Treaty, after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	9690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The government intends to retain our existing high standards of animal welfare once we have left the European Union. Defra is exploring how the principles of Article 13 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union can apply in the United Kingdom after we have left the European Union. Currently the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert the existing body of direct European Union animal welfare law into United Kingdom law, and this European Union law takes into account the principles of Article 13.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/09/2017 14:56:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

758986

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners waited more than 14 days for a transfer to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	9657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information is collected on the number of transfers, not the number of individual prisoners who are transferred. An individual prisoner may undergo more than one transfer in any given time period.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/09/2017 16:12:13 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

758988

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Fire Extinguishers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations on sprinklers in hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	9666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 05-02: Firecode Guidance in support of functional provisions (fire safety in the design of healthcare premises) provides guidance on the minimum standards of fire safety expected in healthcare premises to comply with Part B of Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations 2010, including the use of automatic fire suppression where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance will be reviewed following the publication of the results of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, which is being led by Dame Judith Hackitt in response to the Grenfell Tower incident.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/09/2017 14:44:48 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

759016

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether, when assessing the environmental, social and human rights aspects of proposals supporting activities in the oil and gas sectors, UK Export Finance considers the effect of those proposals on climate change.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	9633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) carries out screening and due diligence on projects including cross cutting climate change issues as part of its environmental and social review process. Its reviews are carried out by its specialist Environmental and Social Management team and are benchmarked against international standards. Where climate change related issues are identified and UKEF support is provided, these are subject to ongoing monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 14/09/2017 11:49:33 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

758560

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many small and medium sized businesses will be impacted by the Valuation Office Agency's decision to class communal spaces such as staircases, corridors and lifts as separate premises for business rate purposes; and how many such businesses will be billed retrospectively as a result of this change.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>In July 2015, the Supreme Court clarified existing rating law relating to communal spaces such as staircases, corridors and lifts. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has a legal duty to adapt its practices to reflect the judgment.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA assesses the value of property and not the businesses that occupy the property. As such, it does not hold information on whether the occupant of a property is a small or medium business.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1432 question first answered 18/09/2017 11:51:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

758561

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on small and medium sized businesses of the Valuation Office Agency's decision to class communal spaces such as staircases, corridors and lifts as separate premises for the calculation of business rates.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>In July 2015, the Supreme Court clarified existing rating law relating to communal spaces such as staircases, corridors and lifts. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has a legal duty to adapt its practices to reflect the judgment.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA assesses the value of property and not the businesses that occupy the property. As such, it does not hold information on whether the occupant of a property is a small or medium business.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1431 question first answered 18/09/2017 11:51:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn