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1023107

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What further steps he plans to take to support credit unions.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	908141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The government remains committed to supporting credit unions, which provide vital services to local communities.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to support the social and community lending sector, including credit unions.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a prize-linked savings scheme for credit unions, simplifying regulation to make it easier for Registered Social Landlords to refer to credit unions, and a challenge fund to create technological solutions for credit unions and Community Development Finance Institutions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/12/2018 17:04:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

999385

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Drugs: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Intellectual Property Office in helping to keep new drug prices at affordable levels; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	186161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring patients have access to the medicines they need and that they are cost-effective and affordable to the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>The Intellectual Property Office has no role in the negotiating and setting of drug prices which is the responsibility of the Department for Health and Social Care.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/11/2018 16:30:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

999387

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will publish the top 10 drugs by purchased by his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	186162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The top 10 drugs purchased by the Ministry of Defence in each of the last five years by value is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RABIES VACCINE BP SINGLE DOSE VIAL WITH DILUENT WATER FOR INJ 1ML SYRINGE (RAB/VAC) 1 X PK 'RABIPUR'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PROGUANIL HYDROCHLORIDE 100MG ATOVAQUONE 250MG F/C TABLETS 1 X 12 PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MENINGOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE GROUPS A,C,Y AND W-135 COMBINED <br> POWDER AND SOLUTION FOR INJECTION INTRAMUSCULAR USE 1 X VIAL WITH 1 X VIAL DILUENT 'MENVEO'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YELLOW FEVER VACCINE (LIVE) SINGLE DOSE VIAL POWDER FOR INJECTION WITH <br> 0.5ML NACL INJECTION IN SYRINGE 1 X PACK 'STAMARIL'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OVER-LABELLED - 12 PROGUANIL/ATOVAQUONE 100/250mg TABLETS-GENERIC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ENCEPHALITIS TICK-BORNE VACCINE INACTIVATED 1 X 0.5ML PRELOADED SYRINGE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TYPHOID VACCINE POLYSACCARIDE 50MCG/ML SINGLE DOSE 0.5ML PREFILLED <br> SYRINGE 1 X 10 PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ADALIMUMAB 40MG SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN 0.4ML PRE-FILLED PEN PACK OF <br> 2 PENS 'HUMIRA'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIPHTHERIA, TETANUS AND PERTUSSIS TOXOID (ACELLULAR) AND HEPATITIS B, <br> POLIOVIRUS AND HAEMOPHILUS TYPE B (HIB) VACCINE PRE-FILLED SYRINGE '<br> INFANRIX HEXA'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RABIES VACCINE BP POWDER AND SOLVENT FOR SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION <br> PACK OF 1 VIAL AND 1 PREFILLED SYRINGE 'RABIES BP'</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PROGUANIL HYDROCHLORIDE 100MG ATOVAQUONE 250MG F/C TABLETS 1 X 12 PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MENINGOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE GROUPS A,C,Y AND W-135 COMBINED POWDER AND SOLUTION FOR INJECTION INTRAMUSCULAR USE 1 X VIAL WITH 1 X VIAL DILUENT 'MENVEO'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ENCEPHALITIS TICK-BORNE VACCINE INACTIVATED 1 X 0.5ML PRELOADED SYRINGE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YELLOW FEVER VACCINE (LIVE) SINGLE DOSE VIAL POWDER FOR INJECTION WITH 0.5ML NACL INJECTION IN SYRINGE 1 X PACK 'STAMARIL'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RABIES VACCINE BP SINGLE DOSE VIAL WITH DILUENT WATER FOR INJ 1ML SYRINGE (RAB/VAC) 1 X PK 'RABIPUR'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEPATITIS B RECOMBINANT VACCINE ADSORBED 'ENGERIX' 20MCG/ML SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION 1ML PRE-FILLED SYRINGE PACK OF 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ETANERCEPT 50MG PRE-FILLED PEN PACK OF 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FENTANYL CITRATE;LOZENGE;800mcg;LOZENGE w/INTEGRAL OROMUCOSAL APPLICATOR; 1x3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEPATITIS A VIRUS VACCINE INACTIVATED 1ML PFS PACK OF 10 'HAVRIX'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE CONJUGATE VACCINE (13-VALENT ADSORBED) SUSP FOR INJ IN 0.5ML PRE-FILLED SYRINGE PK OF 10 'PREVENAR 13'</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YELLOW FEVER VACCINE (LIVE) SINGLE DOSE VIAL POWDER FOR INJECTION WITH 0.5ML NACL INJECTION IN SYRINGE 1 X PACK 'STAMARIL'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEPATITIS B RECOMBINANT VACCINE ADSORBED 'ENGERIX' 20MCG/ML SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION 1ML PRE-FILLED SYRINGE PACK OF 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MENINGOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE GROUPS A,C,Y AND W-135 COMBINED POWDER AND SOLUTION FOR INJECTION INTRAMUSCULAR USE 1 X VIAL WITH 1 X VIAL DILUENT 'MENVEO'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PROGUANIL HYDROCHLORIDE 100MG ATOVAQUONE 250MG F/C TABLETS 1 X 12 PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RABIES VACCINE BP SINGLE DOSE VIAL WITH DILUENT WATER FOR INJ 1ML SYRINGE (RAB/VAC) 1 X PK 'RABIPUR'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TYPHOID VACCINE POLYSACCARIDE 50MCG/ML SINGLE DOSE 0.5ML PREFILLED SYRINGE 1 X 10 PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FENTANYL CITRATE;LOZENGE;800mcg;LOZENGE w/INTEGRAL OROMUCOSAL APPLICATOR; 1x3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE (INACTIVATED, ADSORBED) SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION IN 0.5ML PRE-FILLED SYRINGE IXIARO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ETANERCEPT 50MG PRE-FILLED PEN PACK OF 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ENCEPHALITIS TICK-BORNE VACCINE INACTIVATED 1 X 0.5ML PRELOADED SYRINGE</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PROGUANIL HYDROCHLORIDE 100MG ATOVAQUONE 250MG F/C TABLETS 1 X 12 PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YELLOW FEVER VACCINE (LIVE) SINGLE DOSE VIAL POWDER FOR INJECTION WITH 0.5ML NACL INJECTION IN SYRINGE 1 X PACK 'STAMARIL'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEPATITIS B RECOMBINANT VACCINE ADSORBED 'ENGERIX' 20MCG/ML SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION 1ML PRE-FILLED SYRINGE PACK OF 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YELLOW FEVER VACCINE 'STAMARIL' (LIVE) UNLICENSED 10 DOSE VIAL PACK OF 10 VIALS (100 DOSE TOTAL)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE 250MG TABLET 1 X 8 PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RABIES VACCINE BP SINGLE DOSE VIAL WITH DILUENT WATER FOR INJ 1ML SYRINGE (RAB/VAC) 1 X PK 'RABIPUR'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MENINGOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE GROUPS A,C,Y AND W-135 COMBINED POWDER AND SOLUTION FOR INJECTION INTRAMUSCULAR USE 1 X VIAL WITH 1 X VIAL DILUENT 'MENVEO'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE CONJUGATE VACCINE (13-VALENT ADSORBED) SUSP FOR INJ IN 0.5ML PRE-FILLED SYRINGE PK OF 10 'PREVENAR 13'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEPATITIS A VIRUS VACCINE INACTIVATED 1ML PFS PACK OF 10 'HAVRIX'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE (INACTIVATED, ADSORBED) SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION IN 0.5ML PRE-FILLED SYRINGE IXIARO</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YELLOW FEVER VACCINE (LIVE) SINGLE DOSE VIAL POWDER FOR INJECTION WITH 0.5ML NACL INJECTION IN SYRINGE 1 X PACK 'STAMARIL'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEPATITIS B RECOMBINANT VACCINE ADSORBED 'ENGERIX' 20MCG/ML SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION 1ML PRE-FILLED SYRINGE PACK OF 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PROGUANIL HYDROCHLORIDE 100MG ATOVAQUONE 250MG F/C TABLETS 1 X 12 PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PROGUANIL HYDROCHLORIDE 100MG TABLETS X 98 AND CHLOROQUINE PHOSPHATE 250MG TABLETS X 14 1 X 112 TABLET TRAVEL PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE 250MG TABLET 1 X 8 PACK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEPATITIS A&amp;B VACCINE 'TWINRIX'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEPATITIS B VACCINE 20MCG/ML ADSORBED 1 X 1ML PRE-FILLED SYRINGE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEPATITIS A VACCINE INACTIVATED 1 X PREFILLED SYRINGE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MENINGOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE GROUPS A,C,Y AND W-135 COMBINED POWDER AND SOLUTION FOR INJECTION INTRAMUSCULAR USE 1 X VIAL WITH 1 X VIAL DILUENT 'MENVEO'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YELLOW FEVER VACCINE 'STAMARIL' (LIVE) UNLICENSED 10 DOSE VIAL PACK OF 10 VIALS (100 DOSE TOTAL)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/11/2018 17:04:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

999389

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	Harvoni
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 reduce the cost to the NHS of Harvoni; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	186163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>We are informed by NHS England that in order to ensure the best use of public funds, the National Health Service has used the procurement process to ensure that optimal value for money is achieved when purchasing drugs, which are used in secondary care.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS is working to ensure consistent use of clinically-appropriate lowest acquisition cost drugs. This has encouraged competitive pricing in return for market share. This process has allowed for an increase in the number of patients being cured within the available resources, with in excess of 30,000 patients with hepatitis C treated so far. The NHS is currently undertaking a long-term strategic procurement to increase treatment and improve value further.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Commercial Medicines Unit’s six-monthly tenders, together with innovative approaches which mean the NHS is given a refund if a course of treatment does not result in cure, have succeeded in delivering reduced price per patient for all direct acting antiviral Hepatitis C drugs, such as Harvoni (ledipasvir-sofosbuvir).</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no such estimate of the number of patients recommended the drug Harvoni by medical practitioners who have been denied access on the grounds of affordability.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 186164 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:34:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

999392

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	Harvoni
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients recommended the drug Harvoni by medical practitioners who have been denied access to the drug on grounds of affordability; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	186164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>We are informed by NHS England that in order to ensure the best use of public funds, the National Health Service has used the procurement process to ensure that optimal value for money is achieved when purchasing drugs, which are used in secondary care.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS is working to ensure consistent use of clinically-appropriate lowest acquisition cost drugs. This has encouraged competitive pricing in return for market share. This process has allowed for an increase in the number of patients being cured within the available resources, with in excess of 30,000 patients with hepatitis C treated so far. The NHS is currently undertaking a long-term strategic procurement to increase treatment and improve value further.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Commercial Medicines Unit’s six-monthly tenders, together with innovative approaches which mean the NHS is given a refund if a course of treatment does not result in cure, have succeeded in delivering reduced price per patient for all direct acting antiviral Hepatitis C drugs, such as Harvoni (ledipasvir-sofosbuvir).</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no such estimate of the number of patients recommended the drug Harvoni by medical practitioners who have been denied access on the grounds of affordability.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 186163 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:34:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

997492

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	Sri Lanka: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps he has taken to promote human rights in Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	907365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>I am concerned by the developing political situation in Sri Lanka. I have called on all parties to ensure that the constitution is respected and due political and legal process upheld. The UK urges the President, in consultation with the Speaker, to reconvene parliament immediately to give the democratically elected representatives of the Sri Lankan people their voice. We shall also continue to urge Sri Lanka to implement fully the commitments it has willingly made to the UN Human Rights Council.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/10/2018 16:45:53 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

970835

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps he has taken to increase the number of people entering the teaching profession.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	906766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to world class public services. To ensure teaching remains an attractive and fulfilling profession, we are delivering a fully funded pay rise of up to 3.5% for classroom teachers on the main pay range, 2% for those on the upper pay range and 1.5% for those in leadership positions.</p><p>For recruitment to initial teacher training starting in September 2018 we put in place a range of measures including generous bursaries, worth up to £26,000 for priority subjects, to encourage even more talented trainees to key subjects such as maths and physics.</p><p>Earlier this year my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced the development of a new strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers. The strategy will cover a wide range of areas, including professional development, career progression, flexible working, and entry routes into teaching.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/09/2018 16:33:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

903728

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How many schools will not receive a cash terms increase in their budget per pupil in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	905261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department are spending record sums on school funding, rising from £41 billion to £42.4 billion this year and £43.5 billion next year.</p><p> </p><p>The national funding formula (NFF) gives every local authority more money for every pupil in every school in 2018-19 and 2019-20. To help in transition to the NFF, local authorities have flexibility on how this funding is distributed in their local area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 905267 question first answered 14/05/2018 16:48:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

872748

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Harrow and Wealdstone Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how long the ticket hall at Harrow and Wealdstone station will be closed for repair; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	134561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>This station is managed by Transport for London. They have informed me that the ticket hall on the Wealdstone exit/entrance, at Harrow &amp; Wealdstone station has been closed. Unfortunately, they are not yet able to give a date for the reopening of this part of the station. The Harrow entrance to the station remains open and passengers are able to access all platforms.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/04/2018 11:02:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

862247

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to reply to the letter of the hon Member for Harrow West of 13th February on UNAIDS.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	132666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>I issued a reply to the Honourable Member for Harrow West on 15 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/03/2018 17:01:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas