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622611

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2016 to Question 48113, what proportion of funding for health services received by teenagers and young adults with cancer and leukaemia in (a) Bristol and (b) England comes from charitable trusts.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	50795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 01/11/2016 14:13:12 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

622708

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ashley Hill Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the re-opening of the Ashley Hill railway station in Bristol West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	50695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>A new station at Ashley Down is one of the options for Phase 2 of the MetroWest scheme promoted locally by the West of England Partnership consortium of the four local authorities covering the wider Bristol area. The Department for Transport understands that Phase 2 is currently at an early stage of development. More information is available from the West of England Partnership.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/11/2016 14:58:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

620856

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Tenancy Agreements: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to social landlords on transfer of tenancy agreements to victims of domestic violence when that person's relationship with their abusive partner ends and the victim remains the sole adult tenant after the ex-partner moves out.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	50080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department has not issued guidance to social landlords including local authorities, regarding managing tenancy agreements of victims of domestic violence who are joint tenants when the abusive partner moves out.</p><p>Local authorities have powers to take action against joint tenants who commit domestic abuse against their partners including a power under the Housing Act 1985 to apply to the court to evict such perpetrators and have the discretion to grant a new tenancy to the victim.</p><p>Many local authorities use these powers as part of their proactive approach towards assisting tenants affected by domestic abuse to remain in their homes safely if they choose to do so.</p><p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime, and Government has put in place a number of measures to provide necessary support to victims.</p><p>Our Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, launched earlier this year, set out our ambition to improve services for women suffering from domestic abuse, dedicating £40 million of extra funding for securing the future of refuges and other specialist accommodation-based services. This builds on the £13.5 million provided in the last spending review period. In addition, we will be providing a wider package of support, including commissioning guidance and tools, and expert support to help all local areas improve local commissioning, support early intervention and develop coherent pathways of support for victims of these crimes. This provides a critical bedrock of support.</p><p>In taking forward the provisions in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 that restrict the use of lifetime tenancies, we will also ensure that the security of tenure of victims of domestic abuse continues to be protected.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 28/10/2016 13:36:37 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

620974

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Cancer: Research
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 potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on research on rare and childhood cancers.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	50081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintain and enhance the strength of our research base. This is why we have protected the science resource budget in real terms from its 2015/16 level of £4.7 billion for the rest of the parliament, as well as committing to invest in new scientific infrastructure on a record scale – £6.9 billion over the period 2015-2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury decision to underwrite the grants of competitively bid for EU research funding will give British participants and their EU partners the assurance and certainty needed to plan ahead for collaborative projects that can run over many years. We are committed to ensure that the UK continues to be a world leader in international science, including medical research into cancer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/11/2016 17:40:22 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

595567

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Census
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much notice was given to parents of the school census conducted in September and October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	47424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The autumn school census is undertaken on the first Thursday in October. The census guide was made available on the Department’s website on 4 May 2016. Five months’ notice was provided to parents by this document. The guidance can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-census-2016-to-2017-guide-for-schools-and-las" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-census-2016-to-2017-guide-for-schools-and-las</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The census specifications were first set out in technical terms to the public on the Department’s website via the business and technical specifications, which are primarily used by suppliers of school’s management information systems, on 18 December 2015. As such, some 10 months’ notice was provided via this document. The specifications can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-census-2016-to-2017-technical-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-census-2016-to-2017-technical-information</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/10/2016 16:08:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

595586

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Erasmus+ Programme
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 steps the Government plans to take to enable young people from the UK to take part in the Erasmus scheme after the UK has exited the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	47487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The referendum result has no immediate effect on students abroad under the Erasmus scheme or applying for 2016/17. Payments will be made in the usual way. Access to the programme after we leave the EU is a matter for the forthcoming negotiations. The Department offers the same support for study abroad under other schemes as for Erasmus.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/10/2016 11:09:47 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

596259

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Property: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps the Government plans to take to protect the property ownership rights of UK citizens who own property in the EU after the UK has left the EU who (a) use the property primarily to rent out to others for holidays, (b) are the sole users, for holiday purposes and (c) are the sole users, and live there permanently.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	47485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>At every step of these negotiations we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people, including those living in other EU countries or who own property in the EU. It is already the case that all Member States are bound by Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights which obliges them to respect property rights.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 47486 question first answered 13/10/2016 10:08:46 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

596260

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps the Government is taking to enable UK citizens living in other EU countries to remain there if they (a) have retired, (b) are working in those countries with habitual residence status and (c) are working in those countries part of the time but without habitual residence status.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	47486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>At every step of these negotiations we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people, including those living in other EU countries or who own property in the EU. It is already the case that all Member States are bound by Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights which obliges them to respect property rights.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 47485 question first answered 13/10/2016 10:08:46 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

583121

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
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	Universities: EU Grants and Loans
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 extent to which UK universities are being excluded from joint funding applications to EU funding bodies by other EU universities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	46427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The European Commission has made it clear that while the UK remains a member of the EU, proposals from, or including, UK applicants must be treated in the same way as applications from other Member States including for collaborations under Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the HM Treasury announcement on 13th August brought clarity on continuity of research funding by stating that competitively bid for projects applied for before the UK departs the EU would be underwritten by the Treasury for the life of the project.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is vigilant and will continue to monitor any problems in this area. To aid this we have set up a mailbox where specific instances should be sent: <a href="mailto:research@beis.gov.uk" target="_blank">research@beis.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/10/2016 15:11:09 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

583186

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Greece
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2016 to Question 43711, if she will take steps to increase the number of transfers to the UK of refugees in camps in Greece with family connections in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	46402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to the efficient and timely operation of the Dublin Regulation and we are working closely with EU partners, including the Greek authorities, to identify, assess and transfer those with family connections to the UK under the Dublin family reunion process.</p><p>We have seconded an expert to Greece to coordinate efforts on transferring unaccompanied children to the UK. We are following due process to ensure that any transfer is in their best interests and is lawful under EU legislation.</p><p>More broadly, the UK has offered 75 expert personnel to help with the processing and administration of migrants in reception centres, act as interpreters, provide medical support and bolster our existing team assisting the Commission to ensure effective and efficient coordination.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/10/2016 11:23:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire