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1006153

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Sharing Economy: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the article on the Guardian website on 8 November 2018 entitled Gig economy workers' rights to be given boost in overhaul, what legislative proposals he plans to bring forward on gig economy workers' rights; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	190908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not respond to leaks.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 190909 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:43:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1006154

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Sharing Economy: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the article on the Guardian website on 8 November 2018 entitled Gig economy workers' rights to be given boost in overhaul, if he will place in the Library copies of all documents provided to the media by the Government in relation to this article.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	190909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not respond to leaks.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 190908 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:43:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1003599

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Cammell Laird: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, of 16 October 2018, Official Report, column 494, what the projects are for which Cammell Laird has received £150 million.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	189726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We are funding major new research facilities. The £150m that the I referred to in my oral contribution of 16 October 2018, Official Report, column 494 is the approximate cost of the construction of the polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, being built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. There is ongoing expenditure on the research vessel’s construction and it will come into operation in late spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/11/2018 15:20:51 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1003600

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Leasehold: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the (a) people and (b) organisations that were invited to the roundtable event on leasehold reform on Thursday 8 November.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	189727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met with industry stakeholders on Thursday 8 November to discuss how best to support existing leaseholders with onerous leases.</p><p>Names of invitees cannot be disclosed for data protection reasons. The organisations invited to attend the meeting were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Adriatic Land</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aviva</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barclays</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barratt Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bellway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Building Societies Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City and Docklands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Competition and Markets Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consensus Business Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conveyancing Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Countryside Properties</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E&amp;J Estates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fairview New Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Base</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freehold Corporation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Galliford Try</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helical</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higgins Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Builders Federation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HSBC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inspired Villages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laing O’Rouke</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Land Charter Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Landmark Investments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Law Society</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Linea Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lloyds Bank</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Harbour</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LPC Living</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miller Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morris Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcourt Residential</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Persimmon Homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pier Management</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redrow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rothesay Life</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Bank of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Santander</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solicitors Regulation Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taylor Wimpey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trading Standards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Finance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Homes</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 19/11/2018 16:09:25 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1003602

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations she has received from the public on universal credit; and how many of those representations were (a) positive and (b) negative of its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	189728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/11/2018 11:49:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

999206

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of the use of pilot programmes to demonstrate the value of rapid diagnostics in tackling antimicrobial resistance.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	186348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the use of diagnostic tools and tests in support of our ambitions on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). NHS England leads a programme of work focused on diagnostics and AMR. As part of this programme, it established the United Kingdom AMR Diagnostic Collaborative (UK ADC).</p><p> </p><p>The UK ADC is working with system partners to support clinical decision making and appropriate prescribing of antibiotics. This work includes clarity about which tests should be undertaken along with system alignment around available quality standards.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we recognise the challenges presented by the lack of clinical trial data for rapid diagnostic testing, the United Kingdom’s upcoming five-year national action plan on AMR will include actions to address these challenges and support the uptake of rapid diagnostics.</p><p> </p><p>The UK ADC is also undertaking a focussed piece of work with key partners to gain a system wide understanding of current practice relating to the blood culture pathway which will enable the UK ADC and key partners to develop mechanisms to improve services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 186350 question first answered 09/11/2018 10:23:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

999207

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ask NHS England to make tackling healthcare acquired infections a priority in the upcoming long term plan.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	186349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has announced a new five-year funding settlement for the National Health Service, which will see an increase of £20.5 billion in real terms by 2023-24 compared with today. NHS leaders are currently developing a long-term plan underpinned by this settlement. Although, no final decisions have been made over the share of funds to be allocated specifically to tackling healthcare acquired infections under the multi-year financial settlement, antimicrobial resistance and associated actions on infection prevention and control have been a part of the prevention workstream which is also a priority area for the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/11/2018 12:55:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

999210

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Blood: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a nationally mandated optimal blood cultures pathway.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	186350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the use of diagnostic tools and tests in support of our ambitions on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). NHS England leads a programme of work focused on diagnostics and AMR. As part of this programme, it established the United Kingdom AMR Diagnostic Collaborative (UK ADC).</p><p> </p><p>The UK ADC is working with system partners to support clinical decision making and appropriate prescribing of antibiotics. This work includes clarity about which tests should be undertaken along with system alignment around available quality standards.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we recognise the challenges presented by the lack of clinical trial data for rapid diagnostic testing, the United Kingdom’s upcoming five-year national action plan on AMR will include actions to address these challenges and support the uptake of rapid diagnostics.</p><p> </p><p>The UK ADC is also undertaking a focussed piece of work with key partners to gain a system wide understanding of current practice relating to the blood culture pathway which will enable the UK ADC and key partners to develop mechanisms to improve services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 186348 question first answered 09/11/2018 10:23:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

999228

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Multiple Births: Antenatal Care
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 ensure the implementation of NICE guidance on antenatal care for (a) twin and (b) triplet pregnancies in maternity units in England.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	186351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the Department funded the Twins and Multiple Births Association Maternity Engagement Project. This results from the interim report suggest that increased adherence to relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance gave better outcomes for multiple births. Taking this into account, the Department expects all health professionals working with multiple pregnancies to adhere to the relevant NICE guidance.</p><p> </p><p>To reduce variance in the levels of maternity care across trusts, all maternity services now have one obstetrician, one midwife and one board level Maternity Safety Champion jointly responsible for championing maternity safety, spreading learning and encouraging best practice within their organisations. This includes adherence to NICE guidelines on issues such as antenatal care for multiple pregnancies.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/11/2018 12:37:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

997660

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department allocated from the public purse to (a) NHS Learning Support Fund payments, (b) NHS Learning Support Fund Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses payments, (c) NHS Learning Support Fund Child Dependants Allowance payments and (d) NHS Learning Support Fund Exceptional Support Fund payments for the period 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	185626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Learning Support Fund (LSF) is a demand-led budget with expenditure directly linked to the number of students who receive payment and how much each student receives. The following table shows expenditure on the LSF for the 2017/18 academic year. Academic years are not the same as the financial year. Departmental budgets are set on a financial year basis. The 2017/18 academic year comprises part of the 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years. Work is on-going with the university sector to ensure they continue to highlight the availability of the additional non-repayable funding that is available in England to Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional undergraduate students during their study.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LSF Element</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>Number of Approved Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses</p></td><td><p>£1.7</p></td><td><p>7,422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Child Dependants Allowance</p></td><td><p>£3.7</p></td><td><p>4,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceptional Support Fund</p></td><td><p>£0.1</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£5.5</p></td><td><p>11,941</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Business Services Authority</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/11/2018 11:05:52 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders