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1024674

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date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Small Claims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to make it easier for litigants to bring civil money claims.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	908245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing over £1bn to modernise the courts and tribunals system, including improvements to the civil Justice system.</p><p>The Online Civil Money Service, which went live in March 2018, is designed to offer a digital service allowing people to resolve money disputes up to £10k where a person or business owes money in a simple, accessible and proportionate way.</p><p>The public can easily and swiftly make their claim and establish clear information about what to do next at each stage. The system is designed to be clear and intuitive and to date, the overall user satisfaction rate is 89%.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/12/2018 16:50:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1024685

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Post Offices: Franchises
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 effect on post office (a) staff employment terms and conditions, (b) service times, (c) counter numbers, (d) disabled access and (e) customer service issues generally of franchising.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	202151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Franchising is an operational matter for the Post Office. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/12/2018 12:15:46 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1024686

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Post Offices: Franchises
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 effect on the viability of high streets and local economies of franchising post offices.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	202152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Franchising is an operational matter for the Post Office. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/12/2018 12:15:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1024687

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Rare Diseases: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that there is no disparity in access to treatments for rare diseases between the UK and economically similar countries in Europe.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	202087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the safe and effective regulation of medicines in the United Kingdom; ensuring patients and the public have fast access to new, innovative medicines, including medicines for rare diseases.</p><p> </p><p>The agreement of an implementation period will ensure that access to medicines continues, and patient safety is maintained, in both the UK and European Union markets. Beyond that, the Political Declaration sets out a plan for a free trade area for goods, underpinned by deep regulatory co-operation, as well as a joint commitment to explore close cooperation with the European Medicines Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to prepare for the unlikely outcome that we leave the EU without any deal in March 2019. The Department has been engaging with all pharmaceutical companies that supply the United Kingdom with pharmacy or prescription-only medicines from, or via, the EU/European Economic Area, on their contingency plans in the event of a no deal EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>Whatever the exit scenario, we will continue to ensure that UK patients are able to access the best and most innovative medicines including medicines for rare diseases and that their safety is protected.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/12/2018 17:36:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1024688

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the absence of a devolved Administration in Northern Ireland, if she will hold discussions with mental health groups on the urgent introduction of a mental health strategy for Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The introduction of a mental health strategy in Northern Ireland, as a devolved matter, is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is developing a five year plan for mental health with the focus on improving the general mental health of people in Northern Ireland. Whilst publication of any plan will be subject to future Ministerial approval, the plan will be fully co-produced with extensive engagement with the sector throughout each stage of the process. This will ensure that any future incoming Minister has an informed plan available for consideration on how mental health services should be developed going forward, in line with current strategic frameworks and policies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/12/2018 10:06:31 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1024690

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animals: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on levels of safety of certifying non-qualified personnel to sign-off health certificates for animal exports which are currently drafted by veterinary surgeons.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	202057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to certify non-qualified personnel to sign-off export health certificates.</p><p> </p><p>The quality of assurance of our exports is a high priority for the government and important for our trading partners. The use of Certification Support Officers will have no impact on this. As now Export Health Certificates will continue to be signed by an Official Veterinarian (OV) when that is required by the importing country. Certification Support Officers (CSOs) will be trained and authorised by the Animal and Plant Health Agency so they will have a suitable qualification. They must work under the direction of an OV and may carry out preparatory and administrative tasks, such as checking documents, identifying products or sealing containers. Ultimately, the official vet must be satisfied that the required conditions have been met before signing the certificate. CSOs are not authorised to assist with the certification of live animals.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/12/2018 12:36:44 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1024691

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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 proportion of education programmes in prisons are delivered by charities and social enterprises.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	202027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Department does not hold this information centrally, obtaining it would require contacting and collating information from all prisons in England and Wales, which could only be done at disproportionate cost. We very much value engagement by charities and social enterprises and expect both the opportunities for this key sector to engage with the prison education agenda, and the practical ability of it to do so, to increase significantly when our reforms come fully into effect from April 2019. These reforms are empowering governors to determine their curriculum, how it is organised and arranged, and who delivers it. Our new prison education Dynamic Purchasing System, which already contains more than 170 suppliers wishing to deliver education services in prisons, will help governors shape an education service that reflects the particular needs of their establishment.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 202028 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:28:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1024692

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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 proportion of education programmes in prisons are funded by charitable sources.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	202028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Department does not hold this information centrally, obtaining it would require contacting and collating information from all prisons in England and Wales, which could only be done at disproportionate cost. We very much value engagement by charities and social enterprises and expect both the opportunities for this key sector to engage with the prison education agenda, and the practical ability of it to do so, to increase significantly when our reforms come fully into effect from April 2019. These reforms are empowering governors to determine their curriculum, how it is organised and arranged, and who delivers it. Our new prison education Dynamic Purchasing System, which already contains more than 170 suppliers wishing to deliver education services in prisons, will help governors shape an education service that reflects the particular needs of their establishment.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 202027 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:28:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1024694

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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, how many prisoners have completed courses in (a) English, (b) maths, (c) ICT, (d) construction and (e) other subjects in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	202030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Data on prison education participation and completion is published by the Department for Education. Data for the academic years 2010/11 to 2017/18 can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx</a>.</p><p>Separate data on subjects other than maths and English are not published.</p><p> </p><p>Our Education and Employment Strategy published earlier this year sets out our clear intention to ensure that more offenders leave prison with the basic skills that are essential to entering the workplace, and with the skills employers need.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/12/2018 17:21:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1024695

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to publish the (a) regulations and (b) final draft statutory guidance on relationships education and relationships and sex education.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	202088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting schools to teach high quality lessons, and ensuring that relationships education, relationships and sex education, and health education are compulsory parts of the curriculum.</p><p>The consultation on the draft regulations and guidance closed on 7 November 2018. The views expressed through the consultation are helping to shape the final regulations and guidance.</p><p>The Department expects to lay the regulations in Spring 2019. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published and a copy of the guidance will be placed in both Houses after the regulations have been laid.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/12/2018 16:43:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion