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1007068

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Improving lives: the future of work, health and disability white paper, published on 30 November 2017, Cm. 9526, what progress has been made on researching and identifying means of providing employers with information and support on disability employment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	191253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We announced in Improving Lives that we would &quot;improve advice and support both at a national and local level, making sure it works for employers of all sizes, in particular for SMEs, and for their employees&quot;. An important part of this is our Disability Confident scheme which offers information and advice about employing disabled people and encourages employers to take leading roles in driving change. Over 9,500 employers are currently signed up to Disability Confident and that number grows weekly.</p><p> </p><p>We’re committed to continuously improving the support provided through Disability Confident. DWP commissioned Ipsos MORI to conduct research with Disability Confident employers to understand the effect that signing up to the Disability Confident scheme has had on their recruitment and retention attitudes and practices with regards to disabled people. In addition, the research study aimed to understand what motivates employers to sign up to the scheme and what support those employers need to promote the scheme both within and outside of their organisation.</p><p> </p><p>We published the results of this research on 13 November 2018. The majority of employers surveyed were satisfied with the Disability Confident scheme, and as a positive expression of this satisfaction, nine in ten said they would recommend the scheme. However, the survey revealed some areas which could help improve the experience of employers who have already signed up</p><p> </p><p>We have action in place to meet these requests including:</p><ul><li>working with JCP to develop products that they can use and share with employers to help them on their Disability Confident journeys.</li><li>providing Specialist Themed Events to provide in-depth learning on specific issues. Themes covered so far include mental health, workplace adjustments, recruitment processes, and supporting staff with terminal illnesses.</li><li>working more closely with the third sector to ensure they understand how Disability Confident works and can promote it amongst the disabled people they work with.</li><li>Providing a new “Find a job service” which provides a free facility for employers to post jobs and jobseekers to apply for those jobs. Jobseekers are now able to search for jobs displaying the Disability Confident badge, with over 8,000 Disability Confident vacancies currently listed on the site.</li><li>providing new communications channels to ensure we can easily reach all Disability Confident employers with information, advice and case studies.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Disability Confident scheme has always been intended to be only part of the process of getting more disabled people into work. The Access to Work scheme can also provide support towards the costs of workplace adjustments and we have also conducted research into how that scheme operates and can be improved. We are integrating Access to Work communications into Disability Confident promotions so employers can easily understand how they can receive support with the costs of making workplace adjustments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/11/2018 16:15:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1006045

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	UNESCO: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Development on the Government's funding of UNESCO.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	190825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place at this time.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/11/2018 16:11:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1006059

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to maintain a central record of the number of people who use foodbanks in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	190860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We have no current plans to develop official national statistics on food bank use. However, the Office for National Statistics is leading a project to improve statistics on household food insecurity by reviewing all existing official and non-official sources of data and looking at options to fill data gaps in partnership with government departments, including the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/11/2018 16:20:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1003616

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on managing the risk to the financial system posed by climate change.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	189774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a variety of public and private organisations, including the Bank of England, as part of the process of policy development.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Green Finance is an important area of collaboration with the Bank of England, and we welcome the Bank’s recent announcement to set out, for consultation, supervisory expectations for banks and insurers to consider climate risks in their approach.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 189843 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:10:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1003618

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on the Bank’s role in mobilising finance for the low-carbon transition.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	189843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a variety of public and private organisations, including the Bank of England, as part of the process of policy development.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Green Finance is an important area of collaboration with the Bank of England, and we welcome the Bank’s recent announcement to set out, for consultation, supervisory expectations for banks and insurers to consider climate risks in their approach.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 189774 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:10:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1003651

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Energy
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 quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, (iii) Public Health England, (iv) the Care Quality Commission, (v) the Health Research Authority, (vi) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, (vii) the Human Tissue Authority and (viii) Porton Biopharma Limited in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity of electricity and natural gas used by the Department, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Public Health England (PHE), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) between 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2018 is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the Health Research Authority, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Human Tissue Authority is unavailable due to their office space being shared or energy costs included in a service charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for Porton Biopharma Limited.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/11/2018 16:20:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name PQ189702 attached table.docx title PQ189702 attached table
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003665

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Energy
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 the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Planning Inspectorate, (iii) the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, (iv) the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, and (v) Homes England in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested for (i) the Department, (ii) Planning Inspectorate, (iii) Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and (v) Homes England are set out in the tables at annex A. The information for (iv) the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) is not held centrally. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and has reduced its carbon emissions by 64 per cent since 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/11/2018 16:12:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry attachment 1 file name 189712_Quantity_of_Gas_and_Eelctricity.docx title PQ 189712 - Quantity of Gas and Electricity
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003666

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Energy
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 the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Planning Inspectorate, (iii) the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, (iv) the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation and (v) Homes England in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested for (i) the Department, (ii) Planning Inspectorate, (iii) Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and (v) Homes England are set out in the attached table.</p><p>The information for (iv) the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) is not held centrally.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and has reduced its carbon emissions by 64 per cent since 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/11/2018 16:11:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry attachment 1 file name 189713_cost_of_Gas_and_Electricity .docx title PQ 189713 - Table of cost of Gas and Electricity
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003690

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has standard terms and conditions it uses for the procurement of goods and services. These conditions contain a clause that require contractors to pay sums to sub-contractors within 30 days of verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed. The conditions also require sub-contractors to include a clause to the same effect into any contracts it enters into for the purpose of performing the contract.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation 113(6) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (‘The Regulations’) implies a term into the relevant public contracts requiring payment within 30 days, even if the contract itself does not contain express provisions. Therefore, all contracts covered by s.113 of the Regulations are deemed to include provisions to impose the applicable payment terms.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/11/2018 16:17:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003719

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Rehabilitation
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 ensure that multi-disciplinary community rehabilitation services are available throughout England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	189528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Rehabilitation services should be built around the patient, addressing their needs in an integrated manner and close to home, where safe to do so. This patient centred, integrated approach based closer to home, underpins the system’s wider approach to transforming our health and care system through sustainability and transformation partnerships and new care models.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Commissioning Rehabilitation Guidance (2016) encourages and supports commissioning of integrated, person-centred rehabilitation services delivered close to home across England. It states that that effective partnerships across teams are central to providing the right support to patients. This includes providing rehabilitation services that meet both mental and physical health needs.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/11/2018 16:16:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford