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864390

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offshore Fixed Structures: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance the Maritime and Coastguard Agency provides on the decommissioning of (a) semi-submersible drilling rigs and (b) other commercial vessels deployed in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	132874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The trial of 10,000 26-30 railcards is an industry-led initiative to gather evidence and to inform discussions between Government and industry about roll-out of the railcard. Delivery of the trial launch, including sales of the railcard, was led by Rail Delivery Group and it was their digital systems that handled transactions and enquiries on the day.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Decommissioning and disposal of semi-submersible drilling rigs and commercial vessels currently falls under the scope of legislation and guidance administered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government will be implementing Merchant Shipping legislation to introduce specific Ship Recycling Regulations later this year with the regime entering into force in December 2018. A Maritime and Coastguard Agency guidance package will accompany this legislation.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2018 14:16:32 question first ministerially corrected 23/03/2018 12:42:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 48157 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

861937

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: North Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the timetable for the delivery of the North Wales growth deal.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	904283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>I have had regular discussions with my ministerial colleagues regarding the North Wales Growth Deal, especially in light of its significant cross-border aspects.</p><p> </p><p>The benefit of a growth deal is that they are driven by local communities, and as such the timetable is in their hands.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2018 17:32:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

861938

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the abolition of hospital car parking charges in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>I have not discussed this matter with the Welsh Government.</p><p>The responsibility for car parking charges in Wales is devolved to the Welsh Government and decisions on whether to waive charges are entirely for the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2018 17:32:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

861939

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Brexit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on Wales of the UK leaving the EU Customs Union and single market.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	904286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues about the opportunities leaving the Customs Union and the EU single market offers to Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Welsh business have already begun to seize these opportunities, as shown by the fact that their exports to non-EU countries grew faster than exports to the EU last year.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/03/2018 15:24:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

861940

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions the Government has had with the Welsh Government on child protection in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	904287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The provision and regulation of child protection is devolved to the Welsh Assembly, and as such is a matter for the Welsh Government. However, DfE officials have regular discussions with their Welsh Government counterparts on issues of common interest relating to child protection or safeguarding.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2018 17:33:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

861941

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on Welsh ports of the Government’s proposed future customs arrangements with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	904288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister reiterated in her Mansion House speech, a fundamental principle of our negotiations with the European Commission is that the UK-EU border should be as frictionless as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/03/2018 15:25:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

862027

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will launch a consultation on the merits of duty free sales to EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	132446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The issues around duty-free are complex, with a range of possible approaches. At this stage the government cannot make assumptions about the tax rules at the EU border, or pre-empt the outcome of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/03/2018 14:13:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

862028

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Medical Treatments: Innovation
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 reduce the time between EU marketing authorisation and NICE appraisal of treatments for serious and progressive conditions and improve the timeliness of making such treatments available to patients.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	132447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) routinely aims to publish draft technology appraisal guidance on new non-cancer drugs within six months of licensing, and to publish draft guidance on new cancer drugs before licensing.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service commissioners are legally required to make funding available for treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisal guidance within three months of the publication of guidance. In April 2017, NICE introduced a new fast track appraisal process that is designed to bring forward patient access to drugs where the company can demonstrate clear cost-effectiveness by around five months compared with the standard timescales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also published the response to the Accelerated Access Review which includes the introduction of a new Accelerated Access Pathway and £86 million of funding to support medical innovations get to patients faster. This will streamline regulatory and market access decisions, getting breakthrough products that we believe will be truly transformative to patients more quickly, and will be operational from April 2018. All products including medical technologies, devices and diagnostics will be eligible for selection.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2018 14:29:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

862029

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	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 timeline is for NHS England to complete commercial negotiations with pharmaceutical companies after a treatment has met the NICE budget impact test; and what steps he is taking to ensure that those treatments are available to patients in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	132448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The timescales for the commercial negotiations for products that trigger the budget impact test are set out in the ‘Procedure for varying the funding requirement to take account of net budget impact’ which is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/NICE-guidance/NICE-technology-appraisals/TA-HST-procedure-varying-the-funding-direction.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/NICE-guidance/NICE-technology-appraisals/TA-HST-procedure-varying-the-funding-direction.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The process has been designed to ensure that, wherever possible, the commercial negotiation takes place in parallel with the technology appraisal and does not affect patient access.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2018 14:27:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

862052

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how the Government Office for Artificial Intelligence plans to improve diversity in the artificial intelligence workforce.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>We will work with industry, with research and teaching institutions, and with organisations with relevant expertise, to identify what measures (in the UK and in other countries) are most effective in increasing diversity in this workforce, and we will work with partners to promote best practice.</p><p> </p><p>We already work with industry to address gender diversity by supporting the Tech Talent Charter, a private sector initiative designed to promote diversity in the tech workforce. Signatories pledge to implement recruitment and retention practices that will address gender imbalances. Over 180 companies, including international tech companies, SMEs, startups and charities have already signed the Charter.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/03/2018 11:32:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah