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1013159

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
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 support is available to social enterprises, start-ups, and co-operatives in town centres to provide suitable premises for manufacturing and retail.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	195031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced Our Plan for the High Street at the Autumn Budget, a package of support for high streets and town centres. To provide upfront support for high streets we are cutting business rates by a third for up to 90 per cent of retail properties for two years, subject to state aid limits. We have also created a £675 million Future High Streets Fund to help local areas make their high streets and town centres fit for the future.</p><p>As part of this package for high streets and town centres we will trial a register of empty commercial properties to help prospective retailers to find empty properties and help local stakeholders tackle fragmented ownership on their high street. We have also announced an ‘Open Doors’ pilot scheme to help match empty properties to community groups looking for space and announced a consultation on modernising planning rules to ensure that they support the transformation of the high street</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/11/2018 15:42:18 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1013179

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Charitable Donations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church Commissioners have made of trends in the level of demand for charitable donations since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	195133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The underlying financial health of the Church of England’s parishes is a testament to the generosity of the commitment of congregations and local communities across the country. The most recent assessment of Church of England parish finances relate to 2016 when total giving to the 12,400 parishes was £3million more than the previous year. Between 2010 and 2016 total giving increased by 8.5%.</p><p /> <p>The figures also show that in 2016 Church of England parishes donated £46 million to supporting other charities working in the UK around the world, from foodbanks and local children's charities to international aid appeals.</p><p /> <p>Detailed figures for giving and charitable donations can be found in the 2016 Parish Finances Statistics here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2018-10/2016ParishFinanceStatistics.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2018-10/2016ParishFinanceStatistics.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 27/11/2018 17:17:27 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1013180

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church Commissioners receive from Her Majesty's Government to enable them to maintain (a) redundant and (b) under-utilised churches.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	195134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners receive no direct Government support for maintaining redundant or under-utilised churches.</p><p> </p><p>The Church Commissioners and DCMS provide financial support for the Churches Conservation Trust, which cares for redundant churches of special architectural significance, and for which no suitable alternative use can be found. The Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2016, (which can be found here: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111142738" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111142738</a>) sets out the basis of Government funding from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2016 to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 27/11/2018 17:19:29 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1011477

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many freedom of information requests his Department has received in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	194069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of freedom of information requests received by the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of FOI Requests Received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 26/11/2018 16:06:04 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1011480

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of employees in his Department identify as (a) male and (b) female; and what the average hourly pay was for staff identifying as (a) male and (b) female in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	194071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) is not an employer in its own right. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provide employment services on our behalf. Currently the MoJ does not collect data on the way in which staff identify their gender, only data relating to their sex.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 October 2018, 53% of MoJ employees assigned to OSSW were recorded as being female and 47% as being male.</p><p> </p><p>The average hourly pay for staff recorded as (a) male and (b) female at the end of each of the last 3 financial years, is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Average Hourly Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p>£19.55</p></td><td><p>£19.02</p></td><td><p>£20.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) Female </strong></p></td><td><p>£17.48</p></td><td><p>£17.20</p></td><td><p>£19.51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 26/11/2018 16:07:41 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1011501

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants in employment have had a disputed earnings referral in respect of their claim in each month since April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	194074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the reply to Question 146120, which contains the information from May 2017 to April 2018. Information from May 2018 onwards can be seen in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>July 2018</p></td><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>Sept 2018</p></td><td><p>Oct 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of claimants with disputes</p></td><td><p>3302</p></td><td><p>3348</p></td><td><p>4349</p></td><td><p>4946</p></td><td><p>3805</p></td><td><p>5737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caseload on Universal Credit</p></td><td><p>921,009</p></td><td><p>982,354</p></td><td><p>1,041,240</p></td><td><p>1,117,206</p></td><td><p>1,217,964</p></td><td><p>1,317,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disputes as a proportion of total caseload</p></td><td><p>0.36%</p></td><td><p>0.34%</p></td><td><p>0.42%</p></td><td><p>0.44%</p></td><td><p>0.31%</p></td><td><p>0.44%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/11/2018 16:00:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1011510

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice he has issued to manufacturers of general sales list medicines on whether to stockpile medicines in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; whether he plans to update that advice before the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	194157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>On 23 August 2018 the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply the United Kingdom with pharmacy (P) or prescription-only medicines (POM) from, or via, the European Union/European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure they have a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above their business as usual operational buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a no deal EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>Over-the-counter ‘General Sales List’ (GSL) medicines are not included in the Department’s medicines supply contingency programme. GSLs are not considered in-scope for the programme as there are multiple alternatives available should a single GSL medicine be subject to a short-term supply disruption.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering how best it may support pharmaceutical companies as part of its medicine supply contingency programme. Part of this support will include funding to provide additional capacity for the storage of P and POM medicines in the UK. A process to apply for such funding has been undertaken in recent weeks and contract agreements are imminent.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 194158 194159 question first answered 26/11/2018 16:08:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1011511

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	NHS: Drugs
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 people presenting at NHS services because they are unable to purchase general sales list medicines for (a) themselves and (b) their children in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	194158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>On 23 August 2018 the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply the United Kingdom with pharmacy (P) or prescription-only medicines (POM) from, or via, the European Union/European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure they have a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above their business as usual operational buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a no deal EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>Over-the-counter ‘General Sales List’ (GSL) medicines are not included in the Department’s medicines supply contingency programme. GSLs are not considered in-scope for the programme as there are multiple alternatives available should a single GSL medicine be subject to a short-term supply disruption.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering how best it may support pharmaceutical companies as part of its medicine supply contingency programme. Part of this support will include funding to provide additional capacity for the storage of P and POM medicines in the UK. A process to apply for such funding has been undertaken in recent weeks and contract agreements are imminent.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 194157 194159 question first answered 26/11/2018 16:08:44 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1011512

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to offer financial support to manufacturers of general sales list medicines for the stockpiling of medicines in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	194159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>On 23 August 2018 the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply the United Kingdom with pharmacy (P) or prescription-only medicines (POM) from, or via, the European Union/European Economic Area (EEA), asking them to ensure they have a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above their business as usual operational buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019 in the event of a no deal EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>Over-the-counter ‘General Sales List’ (GSL) medicines are not included in the Department’s medicines supply contingency programme. GSLs are not considered in-scope for the programme as there are multiple alternatives available should a single GSL medicine be subject to a short-term supply disruption.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering how best it may support pharmaceutical companies as part of its medicine supply contingency programme. Part of this support will include funding to provide additional capacity for the storage of P and POM medicines in the UK. A process to apply for such funding has been undertaken in recent weeks and contract agreements are imminent.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 194157 194158 question first answered 26/11/2018 16:08:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1011524

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the change in funding was for nursing higher education in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>There was no change in funding for nursing higher education in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In the Spending Review 2015 the Government announced that tuition and maintenance costs for new pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health degree students would be funded by the student loans system from 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Typically, students on the loan system are at least 25% better off whilst they study than the previous funding system and eligible healthcare students have access to additional non-repayable Government funding of £1,000 for childcare, funding for travel to clinical placements and an exceptional support fund of up to £3,000 per student per academic year.</p><p> </p><p>The latest University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data from October 2018 shows that demand for nursing courses remains strong, with applications exceeding available places in 2018. The number of acceptances to nursing and midwifery courses in 2018 is consistent with earlier years, at approximately 22,000.</p><p> </p><p>Final UCAS data will be published in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/11/2018 16:10:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth