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1076645

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the number of firefighters on fire service capacity to respond to emergency calls.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	909399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Recent data show that the average total response time to primary fires has remained the same as last year, and for secondary fires has increased by 1 second since last year.</p><p>Total response times have risen gradually since 1994 but are now starting to stabilise.</p><p>Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/02/2019 18:08:30 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1076693

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Disclosure and Barring Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to make changes to the Disclosure and Barring Service after the Supreme Court judgment of 30 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	909409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The judgment found two aspects of the disclosure regime to be incompatible with the Article 8 right to private life.The Government will carefully consider the details of this complex judgment.</p><p>Any legislative changes will not only conform to the judgment, but will continue to ensure that the disclosure regime supports effective protection for children and vulnerable adults.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/02/2019 16:44:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1076694

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Gloucestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the number of police officers in Gloucestershire.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	909410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on the numbers of police officers in a force are for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, held to account by the communities they serve.</p><p>The Gloucestershire PCC has announced he will increased precept by £24 in 2019/20 meaning they will increase funding by £8.5 million compared to 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/02/2019 16:46:13 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1076695

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner: Mayors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What oversight he has of the consultation to merge the role of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner with that of West Midlands Mayor.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	909411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government supports the second devolution deal for the West Midlands which envisaged incorporating the role and powers of the PCC into the Mayoralty.</p><p>A two-stage public consultation is being carried out locally to seek views on the transfer. The conduct of the consultation is a matter for the West Midlands Combined Authority.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/02/2019 16:47:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1077118

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airbnb
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to prevent properties rented out via AirBnB being used as brothels.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The focus of Government activity with regards to prostitution and sex work is to tackle the harm and exploitation that can be associated with it, and we believe that people who want to leave prostitution should be given every opportunity to find routes out.</p><p>The Government has commissioned a research project into the prevalence and nature of prostitution in England and Wales; to inform the evidence base before any changes are made to policy and legislation in respect of prostitution. This independent research is being led by the University of Bristol and we anticipate receiving their report in the Spring this year.</p><p>It is illegal to keep a brothel in England and Wales, or to allow premises to be used as one, and the law does not distinguish between types of brothel.</p><p>Enforcement action is an operational matter for the police, who are in the best position to identify and respond to issues related to prostitution and sex work in their communities. They are supported in this by guidance developed by the National Policing Lead for prostitution, which emphasises the priority given to protecting vulnerable people from harm.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/03/2019 16:46:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077119

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women in the UK hold a firearms licence.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes the number of female firearm certificate holders as part of the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales Statistics - Financial Year 2017/18’ publication.</p><p>The data can be found in Table E2 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-31-march-2018</p><p>These statistics are experimental statistics and should be treated with caution as they are still being developed and have not been subjected to the same levels of quality assurance as the other figures in the publication.</p><p>Data as at 31 March 2019, will be reported in the ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales Statistics - Financial Year 2018/19’ publication. This has been pre-announced on gov.uk to be released in June/July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/03/2019 16:48:49 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077120

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drug tests have been administered in the (a) Royal Air Force and (b) Royal Navy in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The numbers provided in the table below relate to the number of drug tests administered each calendar year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of drug tests administered each year in</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>12,618</p></td><td><p>13,082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>12,450</p></td><td><p>13,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>14,061</p></td><td><p>12,846</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>20,662</p></td><td><p>15,689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>27,199</p></td><td><p>24,032</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*These figures are for the Naval Service which consists of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although the selection of personnel for compulsory drug tests is primarily random, a small percentage of personnel are repeatedly selected for testing. Consequently, the number of personnel tested each year does not directly correlate to the number of drug tests completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/03/2019 16:39:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077121

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Tooth Whitening: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that teeth-whitening procedures are undertaken by regulated professionals.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the safety of cosmetic procedures through better training for practitioners, and clear information so that people can make informed decisions about their care.</p><p> </p><p>Teeth whitening is the practice of dentistry and teeth whitening products containing or releasing between 0.1% and 6% hydrogen peroxide can only be sold to dental practitioners.</p><p> </p><p>By law, dentistry must only be carried out by dental professionals who are registered with the General Dental Council. It is a criminal offence for anyone other than a registered dentist, or a registered dental practitioner acting under the supervision of a dentist, to offer teeth whitening.</p><p> </p><p>The General Dental Council or Trading Standards have powers to investigate and refer for prosecution unregistered individuals or businesses offering teeth whitening services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/03/2019 14:35:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077122

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) availability and (b) quality of offender learning and skills in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>We set out our intentions in the prisoner Education and Employment Strategy, published last year. In April 2019, the new prison education contracts commence. The services these contracts deliver have been chosen by prison governors to ensure that the learning available to prisoners is both relevant for their own development needs and linked to labour market information, supporting employment outcomes. The new contracts, and increased local and national management of the education providers, will provide better and more immediate information on the quality of the service being delivered and provide better levers for governors to manage underperformance.</p><p>In addition to these main contracts, our prison education Dynamic Purchasing System allows prison governors to commission specific, short-term education provision to meet niche and other learning needs their prisoners have, or to commission training to address employers’ bespoke training requirements. This will allow prisoners to take advantage of labour market opportunities on release.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/03/2019 17:32:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077123

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blue badge holders there were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is responsible only for policy on the Blue Badge Scheme in England. The devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for the scheme in their own territory.</p><p> </p><p>The number of valid Blue Badges held in England at 31 March in each of the last five years is given in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/02/2019 16:57:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name VALID BLUE BADGES - ENGLAND 2014-2018.docx title Valid Blue Badges - England - 2014 - 2018
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon