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date	19/11/2018
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	Working Conditions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that employees have access to good toilet facilities in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	192880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The law requires employers to provide suitable and sufficient toilet facilities at readily accessible places. Employers should ensure, amongst other things, that toilets are kept clean and well maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 apply to most workplaces. There is more specific legislation for construction sites, namely the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM).</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or Local Authority, as the relevant enforcing authority, will follow up complaints regarding unsuitable welfare facilities at workplaces.</p><p> </p><p>HSE provides guidance on what constitutes suitable and sufficient sanitary and washing facilities which is available to download for free on the HSE website:</p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg293.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg293.pdf</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l153.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l153.pdf</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/welfare/toilets-and-washing.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/welfare/toilets-and-washing.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/welfare.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/welfare.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>HSE is also currently updating guidance to advise that drivers must have access to welfare facilities in the premises they visit as part of their work.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 26/11/2018 11:34:54 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1006081

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Yazidi women have been admitted to the UK under the vulnerable persons resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	190781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s resettlement programmes follow the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality, which means that we resettle solely based on needs identified by UNHCR through their established processes, rather than on the basis of ethno-religious origin.</p><p>We believe that one way to protect the privacy of those being resettled and support their recovery and integration is to limit the amount of information about them that we make publicly available.</p><p>We therefore do not routinely publish a religious and ethnic breakdown of those who have been resettled, however internal management information indicates the proportions of refugees who are recommended for resettlement and those who are subsequently accepted for resettlement are broadly consistent across religious denominations.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/11/2018 17:48:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1003849

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help safeguard the 300,000 civilians trapped in Hodeidah, Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	189780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to raise concerns with the Saudi led-Coalition about the potential impact of any assault on the port and city of Hodeidah and is monitoring the resumption of hostilities in and around Hodeidah closely.</p><p> </p><p>We have consistently made clear, the Coalition must ensure that any further military operations in and around Hodeidah are conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law, including on the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, and do not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows both through the port and onwards across the country. For their part, the Houthis must not compromise civilian facilities (such as Hodeidah port as well as schools, hospitals and food storage facilities) and allow unhindered access to humanitarian agencies throughout areas they are control.</p><p> </p><p>UK aid partners continue to deliver life-saving support on the ground as part of our £170 million response in Yemen this year, including cash transfers to 21,000 people displaced from Hodeidah, as well as access to 75,000 litres of clean water a day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/11/2018 17:51:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1003697

registered interest
date	07/11/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Boats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the areas in EU waters in which UK boats will be able to sail after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	189748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Negotiations on the future relationship between the EU and the UK are ongoing. To ensure that citizens and businesses in the UK and across the EU can plan for life after our withdrawal with confidence. We have agreed an implementation period that will last for 21 months beginning on exit day until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, UK boats will have the same access to EU waters as they do now.</p><p>The UK Government sees no reason why pleasure vessels used for recreational purposes should see any change as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU. For the most part, it is the rules and regulations of coastal states that apply rather than EU legislation, and maritime transport is liberalised at the international level.</p><p>We understand that other matters will be relevant to the owners of boats such as the right to the land, dock and refuel and these will be covered by our negotiations on the future relationship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/11/2018 16:52:58 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

825494

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what savings his Department has made through its contract with Carillion compared with the projected cost of continuing to provide maintenance in-house in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	123633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>There was an underestimation of the historical costs of maintenance and services, which meant that more of the award has been spent on maintenance and services rather than efficiency savings. As a result, the contract has not delivered the anticipated savings.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/11/2018 17:48:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon