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1141867

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date	24/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Former Ministers: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish in table format (a) a list of the ministerial redundancy payments issued since August 2010 and (b) which former ministers accepted those payments.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	281716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. Section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 sets out Ministers’ entitlement to severance payments. Payments to individuals are processed by the relevant departments. Any such payments are published in each department’s audited annual accounts, and these accounts can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 03/09/2019 08:44:23 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1141881

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Colne-Skipton Railway Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government supports the reinstatement of the rail link between Skipton and Colne.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	281717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Local stakeholders have championed the reinstatement of the Colne-Skipton railway line and work is currently progressing to assess the proposed scheme and determine if it can be made affordable, will attract sufficient traffic, and is part of the right long-term solution for trans-Pennine rail traffic.</p><p> </p><p>We expect to receive the results later this year to inform a decision as to whether the scheme should progress to the ‘develop’ stage of the Government’s Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline. This is part of our new approach to rail enhancements to ensure we address the needs of passengers and freight, and that funding commitments appropriately reflect the stage of development of schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 03/09/2019 11:42:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1141882

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Unitary Councils: Lancashire
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 plans the Government has for the formation of a Pennine Lancashire unitary authority.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	281718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>It is for those in the area to consider whether a Pennine Lancashire unitary authority would be the best way forward, as my Rt Hon Friend, the then Secretary of State, told the House on 22 July 2019 (HCWS1790). If the area requests that we formally invite councils to submit a proposal for such an authority, we would do so if that request demonstrates local opinion is coalescing around a single unitary option for the area, which would be likely to meet our publicly announced criteria for unitarisation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 14:52:55 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1141885

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport for the North: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to allocate additional funding to Transport for the North to implement the One North Strategic Transport Plan ahead of schedule.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	281719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the launch of the Strategic Transport Plan and we are engaging with TfN as they seek to sequence and prioritise the projects contained within it.</p><p> </p><p>We are already investing over £13bn in improving transport in the North – more than any Government in history. The current spending review period will end in 2020/21. Longer-term investment and funding decisions will be taken in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/09/2019 16:22:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1141299

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer and Public Houses: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to undertake a review of the level of taxation on (a) beer and (b) pubs.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	280975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>All taxes are kept under review and the impact of a change to beer duty or other taxes is considered at each fiscal event, including their effect on pubs and the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/09/2019 08:06:07 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1141316

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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	Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting times at A&E at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	280980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly performance data for accident and emergency (A&amp;E) waiting times for each trust rather than individual hospital site level. Performance data for the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>East Lancashire Hospitals Trust A&amp;E performance</p></td><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>June 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% seen in 4 hours or less</p></td><td><p>81.4%</p></td><td><p>78.4%</p></td><td><p>85.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total attendances</p></td><td><p>15,621</p></td><td><p>16,180</p></td><td><p>17,371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total attendances in 4 hours or less</p></td><td><p>12,714</p></td><td><p>12,683</p></td><td><p>14,863</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS England Operational Statistics<sup>1</sup></p><p>Despite continued high numbers of attendees, performance shows, on average, more than four out of five attendees are seen/treated/admitted/discharged within four hours of arrival. This level of performance has been sustained throughout the months of May, June and July.</p><p>The Trust is working hard to ensure robust plans are in place to achieve the A&amp;E standard of 95% of patients admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival in all types of A&amp;E departments.</p><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2019-20/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2019-20/</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/09/2019 11:31:55 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1141322

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what discussions the Commission has had on establishing in-house BSL interpretation service for deaf visitors.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	280981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The House of Commons provides a range of British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation services for visitors to the Palace of Westminster and currently holds the Action on Hearing Loss ‘Louder than Words’ charter mark, which is re-accredited every three years.</p><p>Visitors on a commercial, ticketed tour can choose a BSL self-guided option which has been tested and approved by a range of deaf groups.</p><p>Visitors on a democratic access tour can also choose a BSL self-guided option, although in most cases a BSL signer would be booked and made available. The bicameral Visitor Services team has booked 35 BSL interpreters for visitors attending tours or watching parliamentary business, such as select committees, since the start of 2018. BSL interpretation can also be provided for visiting schools, although in most cases the schools themselves will bring their own interpreter.</p><p>The House is investigating the provision of a basic level of BSL training across the Visitor Services team. Training staff to a sufficiently high level of expertise to lead or interpret tours or other visiting activities has to date proved difficult due to the level and duration of training required combined with the frequency of staff turnover. The Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster is expected to provide an opportunity for wider improvements in relation to accessibility and inclusion, including interpretation.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 03/09/2019 12:30:27 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones