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1141139

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help councils (a) accommodate and (b) process asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	280223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office ensures that asylum seekers, who would otherwise be destitute, are provided with accommodation and a weekly cash allowance.</p><p>This includes free, furnished accommodation, and we also cover utility costs and provide individuals with a cash allowance to cover other essential living needs. The level of the allowance is reviewed each year.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/07/2019 16:03:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1141259

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will commission research on the effect of levels of functional illiteracy on electoral registration rates.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	280930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2019 answer text <p>In its democratic engagement plan, Every Voice Matters: Building a Democracy That Works For Everyone, the Government explored key barriers to registration identified through research and face to face engagement. We are tackling these barriers, including those faced by survivors of domestic abuse, homeless electors and young people, and have reported on our progress in our follow up report, Democratic Engagement: Respecting, Protecting and Promoting our Democracy.</p><p>Although it did not emerge as a factor in its own right, we are aware of the potential contribution that lack of literacy makes to the under registration of a number of groups, such as those with learning disabilities, homeless people and those with specific language barriers.</p><p>The voter registration website is reviewed regularly to ensure it meets the Government’s service design standards to make it as easy to use as possible and we have produced easy read guides to registering to vote in partnership with Mencap. We are also working with civil society organisations to encourage engagement with those under registered groups who are more likely to experience lower levels of literacy.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 26/07/2019 13:06:31 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1141293

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers of his Department have seen the Amnesty International statement of 22 May 2019 entitled, Oman: Life Sentence for Prisoner of Conscious on the imprisonment of Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahi.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	281041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>Officials in London met a UK-based Non-Governmental Organisation to listen to their concerns about the Shihuh and Oman on 15 July. I have also raised this issue with the Omani authorities, as has our Ambassador in Muscat. We are aware that human rights authorities in Oman have responded directly to Amnesty International with a detailed reply regarding one of their reports. Omani authorities have given us the strongest assurances that the individuals concerned were given full legal assistance and treated in accordance with Oman’s constitution and international laws and conventions. There is no evidence of discrimination against the Shihuh more generally, many of whom occupy senior positions in the Omani state and wider society. We continue to monitor developments closely.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 281039 281040 281042 question first answered 30/07/2019 14:47:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1141355

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of services leaving each railway station were (a) cancelled or significantly late and (b) met the public performance measure in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	281069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>We recognise performance on the railway has been unsatisfactory, and passengers have not always received the level of service they expected. While performance has improved recently, the new Transport Secretary understands passengers need the certainty of reliable journeys, and is determined to work with industry to improve performance.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on passenger rail reliability and performance are published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).</p><p> </p><p>Cancellations and Significant Lateness (CaSL) measures the proportion of trains arriving at the final destination more than 30 minutes after the planned timetable or is cancelled either in full or in part.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Performance Measure (PPM) is defined as the percentage of trains arriving at the final destination within five minutes of the planned timetable for London and South East, Regional and Scotland operators, or within ten minutes for the Long Distance operators.</p><p> </p><p>Both PPM and CaSL measures reflect punctuality and reliability at the final destination, rather than at each station stop. For ease of reference, the national PPM and CaSL scores for the last 5 years are included in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><em>Table 1 – National PPM and CaSL, 2014-15 to 2018-19</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PPM</strong></p></td><td><p>89.7%</p></td><td><p>89.1%</p></td><td><p>87.7%</p></td><td><p>87.8%</p></td><td><p>86.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CaSL</strong></p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: ORR</em></p><p> </p><p>The latest PPM and CaSL statistics can be found on the ORR website at the below link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-and-freight-rail-performance/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-and-freight-rail-performance/</a></p><p> </p><p>Since April 2019, the industry has adopted a new set of standard measures for measuring train performance including punctuality at each recorded station stop. The latest statistics are available from the below link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-and-freight-rail-performance/train-punctuality-at-recorded-station-stops-by-toc-table-365/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-and-freight-rail-performance/train-punctuality-at-recorded-station-stops-by-toc-table-365/</a></p><p> </p><p>Further performance statistics for specific stations are held by Network Rail. We advise you contact them directly for further information.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 31/07/2019 16:58:40 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1141369

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding was disbursed for disabled facilities grants by (a) central Government and (b) Oxford County Council in each year from 2000 to 2009.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	281074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is unable to provide information on how much funding was disbursed for Disabled Facilities Grants by (a) central Government and (b) Oxfordshire County Council in each year between 2000 and 2009 without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 31/07/2019 16:07:29 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1141372

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish its response to the independent report if published on 10 December 2018 entitled Disabled Facilities Grant and other adaptations: external review.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	281077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) jointly commissioned an independent review of the Disabled Facilities Grant with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) which was published on 10 December 2018 and made 45 recommendations. Government welcomes the review and MHCLG is currently considering the review’s recommendations with DHSC and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 31/07/2019 16:04:13 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1141373

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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	Industry: Public Consultation
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 plans his Department has for public consultation during the development of local industrial strategies.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	281078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>Local Industrial Strategies are developed locally and agreed with government. In the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-industrial-strategies-policy-prospectus" target="_blank">policy prospectus</a> published in October 2018, we set out that Local Industrial Strategies should be the product of consultation with businesses, a broad range of public partners and civil society. In addition to this, the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strengthened-local-enterprise-partnerships" target="_blank">‘Strengthened Local Enterprise Partnerships’ Review</a> published in July 2018 made clear that Local Enterprise Partnerships should operate to the highest standards of accountability and transparency and ensure the communities they represent can influence the economic plans for the area.</p><p> </p><p>To be successful, Local Industrial Strategies must be developed from the bottom up and led by those who best know the needs of local economies. This locally led approach means Local Enterprise Partnerships and Mayoral Combined Authorities should choose how they work in partnership with both public and private stakeholders and determine the best way to consult the public. Places have taken different approaches to public consultation; the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/west-midlands-local-industrial-strategy" target="_blank">West Midlands</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greater-manchester-local-industrial-strategy" target="_blank">Greater Manchester</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oxford-cambridge-arc-local-industrial-strategies" target="_blank">Oxford-Cambridge Arc</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/west-of-england-local-industrial-strategy" target="_blank">West of England</a> Local Industrial Strategies, published recently, demonstrate this.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 281079 question first answered 31/07/2019 15:22:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1141383

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the requirements are for an organisation to qualify to sponsor Tier 2 and Tier 5 visas; and how many organisations meet those qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	281086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The requirements to become a sponsor and maintain this status are set out in the Tiers 2 and 5: guidance for sponsors. Currently, there are more than 30,000 organisations that are licenced sponsors.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 31/07/2019 15:05:38 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1141386

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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	Lighting: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of lightbulbs in use in households that are LED.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	281089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>Approximately 20% of the lightbulbs currently in use in households in the UK are LED.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 31/07/2019 15:20:24 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1141442

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	Sepsis: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sepsis Annual Report 2019, if he will commit to commissioning a public awareness campaign on sepsis to (a) make more people aware of and (b) improve survival rates for people experiencing that condition.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	281112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s five-year antimicrobial resistance (AMR) strategy, published in January 2019, includes the commitment to develop a real-time patient level data source of a patient’s infection, treatment and resistance history which will be used to inform their treatment and the development of interventions to tackle severe infection, sepsis and AMR. This commitment was reaffirmed in the open consultation ‘Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s’, published by the Department and Cabinet Office on 22 July 2019.</p><p>Public Health England continues to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis by building sepsis messaging into the national Start4life Information Service for Parents email programme which targets parents of zero to five-year olds. Any nationally supported campaigns must be aimed at appropriate audiences and deliver measurable outcomes. The Department looks to NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Cross-System Sepsis Programme Board, which brings together a group of front-line experts from across the health and care system including the UK Sepsis Trust, for advice on the best interventions to improve patient outcomes.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement will consider other recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sepsis Annual Report 2019 in the context of its overall work on infection prevention.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 281108 281111 question first answered 29/07/2019 09:39:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees