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997124

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Housing: Health
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 promote public awareness of the the effect on people's health of poor quality indoor environments.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	184965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) raises public awareness of the impacts of indoor air pollution by supporting activities that aim to change behaviour, such as the annual Clean Air Day, and is working with health partners, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, World Health Organization and Allergy UK, to improve the evidence on the health impacts of poor indoor air quality which will enhance advice to the public. PHE also promotes awareness about carbon monoxide through the use of blog posts, press releases and social media updates.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/11/2018 16:28:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1007689

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on women.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	907643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit treats all individuals equally, irrespective of gender. It provides one-to-one support and incentives to help claimants to progress in work.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Office for National Statistics labour market statistics show a near record high rate for women in employment.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/11/2018 15:28:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1007690

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to close the gender pay gap for women over the age of 40.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	907645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The gender pay gap for women between 40 and 49 has actually fallen since 2010. Employers reported their gender pay gaps for the first time this year and we now expect them to take action to close them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published the Fuller Working Lives strategy last year, and continues to work with businesses to ensure everyone can adapt to the changing face of the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/11/2018 11:37:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1007768

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	191883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Details of the full time and part time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in the last two years are shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Full Time Personnel</p></td><td><p>Part Time Personnel</p></td><td><p>Totals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>4436</p></td><td><p>1548</p></td><td><p>5984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>4417</p></td><td><p>1563</p></td><td><p>5980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>-19</p></td><td><p>+15</p></td><td><p>-4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>(Data Source CPS Trent HR Database as at 16/11/18)</em></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/11/2018 12:27:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1007774

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the long-term plan for the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	191894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government expects National Health Service leaders, clinicians and experts to develop the long-term plan to ensure that the NHS can cope with the serious demand and cost pressures it faces in the future. It will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 20/11/2018 11:14:52 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1007783

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is for the statement in his Department's consultation, Elective home education: call for evidence, that home education may present increased risk (a) to safeguarding and (b) of radicalisation.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	191969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The text of the call for evidence made it clear that there were concerns amongst local authorities that home education increased these risks but did not claim to present evidence to show whether this was in fact the case – one of the purposes of the call for evidence was to allow respondents to give information on views on these matters, and on the issues of registration and monitoring of home education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/11/2018 10:37:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1007838

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the projects announced in the Victims Strategy in September 2018 which are for (a) England only and (b) England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	191972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>I attach tables of the commitments in the Victims Strategy for England only, England and Wales, Wales only and the United Kingdom. We are working closely with the Welsh Government to ensure that the Victims Strategy can be implemented effectively in Wales. We will continue to evaluate the financial implications and as part of the work on reviewing the Victims’ Code and developing the consultation on a Victims’ Law we will consider whether there are any additional funding pressures for devolved services in Wales. Whether particular commitments being taken forward by other departments create additional funding pressures for devolved services is a matter for them.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 191973 191974 question first answered 20/11/2018 12:32:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name Annex - Victims Strategy Commitments.docx title Tables
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1007842

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the projects in the Victims Strategy which incur Barnett consequentials for Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	191973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>I attach tables of the commitments in the Victims Strategy for England only, England and Wales, Wales only and the United Kingdom. We are working closely with the Welsh Government to ensure that the Victims Strategy can be implemented effectively in Wales. We will continue to evaluate the financial implications and as part of the work on reviewing the Victims’ Code and developing the consultation on a Victims’ Law we will consider whether there are any additional funding pressures for devolved services in Wales. Whether particular commitments being taken forward by other departments create additional funding pressures for devolved services is a matter for them.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 191972 191974 question first answered 20/11/2018 12:32:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name Annex - Victims Strategy Commitments.docx title Tables
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1007843

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the Barnett consequentials incurred for Wales from the Victims Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	191974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>I attach tables of the commitments in the Victims Strategy for England only, England and Wales, Wales only and the United Kingdom. We are working closely with the Welsh Government to ensure that the Victims Strategy can be implemented effectively in Wales. We will continue to evaluate the financial implications and as part of the work on reviewing the Victims’ Code and developing the consultation on a Victims’ Law we will consider whether there are any additional funding pressures for devolved services in Wales. Whether particular commitments being taken forward by other departments create additional funding pressures for devolved services is a matter for them.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 191972 191973 question first answered 20/11/2018 12:32:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name Annex - Victims Strategy Commitments.docx title Tables
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1007862

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the link between the number of pupils that are home schooled and the number of school exclusions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	191919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The department does not hold information on the number of children who are home educated. It is not possible to make any overall assessment of the number of children who are educated at home and of those, the number who have been excluded from school.</p><p> </p><p>Parents have a right to educate their child at home. That choice should be one made freely by the parent, without pressure from a school whether by exclusion or other means.</p><p> </p><p>Head teachers can only exclude pupils, either permanently or for a fixed period, for disciplinary reasons. The process that head teachers must follow is set out in statutory guidance, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusion</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data on fixed period and permanent exclusion decisions is published annually and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/11/2018 10:06:52 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell