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1003707

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Ovarian Cancer: Health Education
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 his Department has to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer to improve early detection.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	189804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has run a number of ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ (BCOC) campaigns to help improve early detection of cancer. In 2014 PHE ran a regional ovarian cancer campaign in the North West of England, and in 2017 a pilot which focussed on a range of abdominal symptoms, such as diarrhoea, bloating and discomfort that can be indicative of a number of cancers, including ovarian cancer was carried out in the East and West Midlands. PHE is currently undertaking new data analysis and research to determine the future direction of BCOC activity in 2019/20 and will take into consideration the outcomes of these previous campaigns. PHE will also consult with NHS England on the timings and location of any future campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 16:18:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1003709

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	Fireworks: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) people and (b) animals injured in incidents involving fireworks at private, non-organised events during November in each of the last five years in Yorkshire and Humber.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	189805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>MHCLG does not hold data for people or animals injured in incidents involving fireworks.</p><p>Government takes firework safety very seriously and the Office for Product Safety and Standards is currently working with industry, retailers, charities and others, including the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Netmums, to promote the safe and responsible use of fireworks and to raise consumer awareness on firework safety.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 14/11/2018 10:44:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1001986

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the average amount of time taken for (a) probation officers and (b) other public sector employees to reach the top of the pay scale.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	188252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Our probation staff do a vital and challenging job reforming offenders and protecting the public.</p><p>In 2017, HMPPS benchmarked the pay ranges within the NPS and found them appropriate and in alignment with other public sector workforces. The time taken for new staff to reach the top of their probation pay scale is judged against them acquiring the unique and necessary skills and competencies to be a proficient probation officer. This is not comparable to the time taken to progress in other public sector roles.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:30:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1001987

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the allocation of funds to the probation service since the probation service was combined with the prison service.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	188253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) is responsible for the delivery of prison and probation services in England and Wales. These services were first brought together with the creation of the National Offender Management Service in 2004, which became HMPPS in 2017.</p><p>In respect of determining how much money is spent and how funding is determined for prisons/probation, it should be noted that annual budget allocations are set as part of the Ministry of Justice’s annual budget allocation process and subject to any in year movements or organisation restructure changes. These allocations are made on the basis of need and according to Departmental priorities. The allocation of funds for the services provided by HMPPS is carefully planned and prioritised on a regular basis in order to ensure HMPPS is able to continue to deliver its services for all offenders sentenced by the courts for either supervision in the community or custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:12:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

999380

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made on the effect of the standard three security equipment on the financial viability of regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	186433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The safety and security of the travelling public is a top priority. When developing aviation security measures for UK airports, the Department for Transport carefully balances operational considerations with the need to ensure high security standards at all airports. These are proportionate to the threat regardless of where airports are located within the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/11/2018 13:46:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

999704

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Indonesia: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Indonesian Government on increasing child immunisation rates for diseases such as measles in West Papua.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	187146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Officials at the Embassy in Jakarta, including the Ambassador, visit Papua regularly. During these visits they press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate concerns and ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the province. This includes access to healthcare.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 11:23:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

999379

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	Rheumatology
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 effect on (a) rheumatology healthcare professionals in the NHS and (b) the provision of treatment for people with rheumatology of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	186432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care or in general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p> </p><p>The information in the following table shows the number of Professionally qualified clinical staff in National Health Service trusts and CCGs in England in the rheumatology specialty group and the wider rheumatology area of work by nationality group, as at 30 June each year from 2016 and the latest available data, headcount:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Nationality Group</p></td><td><p>Staff in the Rheumatology speciality group and the wider Rheumatology area of work, headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>All nationalities</p></td><td><p>1,972</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Union</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Economic Area</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of the World</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>All nationalities</p></td><td><p>2,076</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Union</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Economic Area</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of the World</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>All nationalities</p></td><td><p>2,097</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Union</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Economic Area</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of the World</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>31 July 2018</p></td><td><p>All nationalities</p></td><td><p>2,108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>1,639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Union</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Economic Area</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of the World</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital Quarterly HCHS workforce statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to monitor and analyse overall staffing levels across the NHS and we are working across Government to ensure there will continue to be sufficient staff to deliver the high-quality services on which patients rely following the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. This includes the provision of treatment for people with rheumatology.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/11/2018 12:26:12 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

997488

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Antarctic: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress has been made in securing support for a marine protected area in the Weddell Sea.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	907361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a co-proponent and keen advocate of this proposal, currently under discussion at the annual meeting of the Commission responsible for conserving the Southern Ocean. There is strong support for the marine protected area and the UK delegation is working hard with those countries who have concerns.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/10/2018 16:38:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

994538

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violent and Sex Offender Register: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many registered sex offenders are in full time employment.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	183949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to deal with sex offenders and we are committed to ensuring that the system is as robust as it can be.</p><p>Registered sex offenders are managed by the police, who are in the best position to identify the risk posed by individuals. There is a range of legislative measures available to the police including civil orders to manage known sex offenders living in the community.</p><p>Other criminal justice partners and social care agencies contribute to the effective management of sex offenders through Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). These are statutory arrangements that seek to reduce the serious re-offending behaviour of sexual and violent offenders by the sharing of information. The MAPPA annual report contains statistical information on Registered Sex Offenders, including those who breach their notification requirements. The report can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/multi-agency-public-protection-arrangements-mappa-annual-report-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/multi-agency-public-protection-arrangements-mappa-annual-report-2017-to-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 183950 183951 question first answered 30/10/2018 15:40:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

994539

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violent and Sex Offender Register: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of registered sex offenders have reoffended as a result of a breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	183950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to deal with sex offenders and we are committed to ensuring that the system is as robust as it can be.</p><p>Registered sex offenders are managed by the police, who are in the best position to identify the risk posed by individuals. There is a range of legislative measures available to the police including civil orders to manage known sex offenders living in the community.</p><p>Other criminal justice partners and social care agencies contribute to the effective management of sex offenders through Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). These are statutory arrangements that seek to reduce the serious re-offending behaviour of sexual and violent offenders by the sharing of information. The MAPPA annual report contains statistical information on Registered Sex Offenders, including those who breach their notification requirements. The report can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/multi-agency-public-protection-arrangements-mappa-annual-report-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/multi-agency-public-protection-arrangements-mappa-annual-report-2017-to-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 183949 183951 question first answered 30/10/2018 15:40:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel