The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations have been made to his Department on fraud involving the tax status of lorry drivers.
Andrew Jones
The Road Haulage Association has made my Department aware of concerns about widespread fraud involving the tax status of lorry drivers. The Road Haulage Association has raised these concerns directly with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects (a) the public responses and (b) the Government’s response to the Government consultation on the BBC Charter Review to be published.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The Government’s BBC Charter Review Consultation closed in October having received over 190,000 responses – the second largest response to any Government consultation.
These responses are currently being read and analysed and, once this process is completed, findings from the consultation will be published. The Government response to the consultation will be set out in a White Paper in the Spring.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett on 2016-02-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the comment made in the 2014–15 annual report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator, that the complex [admissions] arrangements of some schools do not serve local children well”.”
Lord Nash
I refer the Baroness Lister to the answer to parliamentary question HL5707 submitted to parliament on 12 February 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-03-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on the UK of the introduction of citizenship-by-investment schemes by other EU member states; and what representations she has made on increasing transparency in that area.
James Brokenshire
We are monitoring such schemes and are in contact with other EU Member States where appropriate. Every country has the right to decide its own citizenship laws, but we would object if another Member State made changes that could lead to abuse of free movement rights.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Fitzpatrick on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with Chief Crown Prosecutors on the decision not to prosecute any individuals for suspected electoral and financial fraud committed in Tower Hamlets during the mayoral election there in 2014.
Andrew Selous
The Ministry of Justice has not had any discussions with Chief Crown Prosecutors on this matter.
Decisions on whether to charge or to prosecute individuals suspected of electoral and financial fraud in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets are matters for the Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service. I refer my Honorable Friend to Mr. Marcus Jones’ response to Parliamentary Question 29350.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michelle Donelan on 2016-05-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support the electric car industry.
Anna Soubry
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger on 2016-06-27.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to update the national maternity commissioning framework, and if so, whether it will include information about multiple pregnancies.
Lord Prior of Brampton
The Saving Babies Lives care bundle covers all types of pregnancy, including multiple pregnancies. The care bundle will be evaluated so that it can be developed and refined to ensure that it continues to reflect best practice.
The Maternity Transformation Programme Board will drive forward the implementation of the National Maternity Review, Better Births, published in February this year. It will also include work to reduce the rate of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths in England. The formation of the Board marks a clear step forward towards delivering the vision laid out in the National Maternity Review, ensuring that key organisations work together to improve maternity services. Better Births makes recommendations on the use of data including the development of a set of national indicators to aid data comparison. NHS England and its delivery partners are developing plans to implement this and the report’s other recommendations, and as part of this are considering the case for a national dashboard. A copy of both Better Births and the Saving Babies Lives care bundle are attached.
The Board held its first meeting on 8 June 2016 and is chaired by Sarah-Jane Marsh, Chief Executive of Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Birmingham Women’s Hospital. The Board members and the organisations they represent are detailed in the following table.
NHS England and its delivery partners are developing plans to implement the vision set out in Better Births, the report of the National Maternity Review. These plans are likely to include commissioning guidance.
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Person |
Organisation |
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Sarah-Jane Marsh |
Chair |
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Jane Cummings |
Senior Responsible Officer, Chief Nursing Officer |
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Keith Willett |
Deputy Chair, Medical Director for Acute Care, NHS England |
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Matthew Jolly |
Clinical lead (obstetrics) / workstream lead (data) |
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Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent |
Clinical lead (midwifery) |
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Dame Julia Cumberlege |
Stakeholder Reference Group Chair / Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework Panel Chair |
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Flora Goldhill |
Department of Health / workstream lead (best practice for safer care) |
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Wendy Reid / Bill Irish |
Health Education England / workstream lead (workforce) |
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Viv Bennett |
Public Health England / workstream lead (public health) |
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Ruth May |
NHS Improvement (Director of Nursing) |
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Mike Durkin |
NHS Improvement (Director of Patient Safety) |
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Jimmy Walker |
Care Quality Commission |
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Lauren Hughes |
NHS England /workstream lead (local transformation) |
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James Sanderson |
NHS England / workstream lead (choice and personalisation) |
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Simon Medcalf |
NHS England / workstream lead (perinatal mental health) |
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Tom Denwood |
NHS Digital / workstream lead (technology) |
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Martin Campbell |
NHS England / workstream lead (pricing) |
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David Richmond |
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
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Cathy Warwick |
Royal College of Midwives |
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Nigel Acheson |
Regional delivery lead / Regional Medical Director, South |
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Roz Lindridge |
Clinical Networks maternity lead / East Midlands Associate Director, Clinical Networks and Senate |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-09-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has (a) had discussions with and (b) made referrals to the International Criminal Court on investigating possible (i) acts of genocide, (ii) war crimes and (iii) crimes against humanity in Syria and Iraq by radicalised UK citizens.
Alok Sharma
As the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson MP), said to the UN Security Council on 21 September, we are working with our partners in the international community to do everything we can to support the gathering of evidence which could be used by courts to bring Daesh to justice. On 19 September, the Foreign Secretary launched at the UN General Assembly an international campaign to bring Daesh to justice. As a state party to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Rome Statute and strong supporter of the ICC, the UK has regular discussions with the court on a range of issues. Any decision to refer to the ICC must be made on the basis of what will be the most effective means to bring perpetrators of atrocities and those who have assisted them to justice. In her press statement of 8 April 2015, the ICC Prosecutor set out some of the complicated issues involved in the ICC investigating Daesh, including foreign fighters who are nationals of from ICC states parties. When efforts were made to refer the situation in Syria to the ICC in 2014, it was vetoed by Russia and China.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-11-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) average and (b) maximum time taken by his Department to process applications for a warrant to transfer inmates to a (i) mental health unit and (ii) to a different ward within a mental health unit was in each of the last five years.
Andrew Selous
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Scott Mann on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding and other resources her Department has provided for Syrian refugee camps.
Mr Desmond Swayne
The UK has pledged over £1.1 billion in response to the Syria crisis, of which £559 million has been allocated to support refugees in the region and vulnerable host communities. The vast majority of refugees in the region live in host communities rather than camps.