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Daily ReportThursday, 25 July 2019This report shows written answers and statements provided on 25 July 2019 and theinformation is correct at the time of publication (06:33 P.M., 25 July 2019). For the latestinformation on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements,please visit: SWERS4ATTORNEY GENERAL4Slavery: Victims4CABINET OFFICECabinet Office: ContractsCommittee On the Grant ofHonours Decorations andMedals445ENVIRONMENT, FOOD ANDRURAL AFFAIRS11[Subject Heading to beAssigned]11HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE12Autism and Learning Disability:Psychiatric Hospitals12Autism: Homeopathy13Blood: Contamination13Conflict, Stability and SecurityFund5Brain: Injuries14Electoral Register5Breast Cancer: Screening14Electoral Register: Finance6Electoral Register: Standards7Clinical CommissioningGroups15Local Government: Staff7Vetting: Hyperactivity8Clinical CommissioningGroups: North East15CHURCH COMMISSIONERS8Continuing Care: Finance16Cot Deaths16Department of Health andSocial Care: Credit Unions17Department of Health andSocial Care: Ethnic Groups17Eating Disorders: MentalHealth Services18General Practitioners:Disclosure of Information18Health Services: Immigrants19Churches: Grants8Crimes of Violence: YoungPeople9DEFENCEArmy99Turkey: Arms Trade10Warships: Deployment10Yemen: Military Intervention10

Health Visitors19British Nationality35Health: Children and YoungPeople20European Arrest Warrants:British Nationals Abroad35Health: Disadvantaged21Gurpal Virdi35Healthy Start Scheme21Home Office: Staff36Immigration: EU Nationals36Integrated Care Systems andSustainability andTransformation Partnerships22Post Office: BiometricResidence Permits37Kawasaki Disease: Research22Refugees: Sudan38Maternal Mortality22Visas: Overseas Students38Medical Equipment: UKNotified Bodies23Medicine: Research24Mental Health Services:ChildrenMental Health Services:Hospital Beds2525HOUSE OF COMMONSCOMMISSIONSpeaker’s Advisory Committeeon Works of Art3939HOUSING, COMMUNITIES ANDLOCAL GOVERNMENT40Building Regulations: FirePrevention40Mental Health Services:Nottinghamshire26Buildings: Insulation40Metamizole: Spain27Freehold41MMR Vaccine28Housing: Floods42MMR Vaccine: Safety29Housing: Social Services42NHS: Pensions29Non-surgical CosmeticProcedures: ChildrenLocal Government Finance:Barnsley4230Nurses: Recruitment30Nurses: Vacancies31Ministry of Housing,Communities and LocalGovernment: Brexit43Ministry of Housing,Communities and LocalGovernment: Ethnic Groups43Ministry of Housing,Communities and LocalGovernment: Working Hours43Prisoners: SyntheticCannabinoids31Public Health: Disadvantaged32Public Health: Expenditure32Public Lavatories: Disability33Society of Homeopaths34Suicide: Children34HOME OFFICE34101 Calls34

INTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENTDepartment for InternationalDevelopment: Africa HouseLondonDepartment for InternationalDevelopment: Africa TradeNORTHERN IRELANDInvestment and Tourism:Northern IrelandTREASURYClaims Management Services4444Double Taxation: Treaties45Funerals: Pre-payment46Imports46SWIFT46WOMEN AND EQUALITIES4744Business: Equality4744Government Equalities Office:Staff47LGBT People: Religion47444545Notes:Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant interest has been declared.Questions with identification numbers of 900000 or greater indicate that the question was originally tabled as anoral question and has since been unstarred.

ANSWERSATTORNEY GENERALSlavery: VictimsRichard Burgon:[278560]To ask the Attorney General, what estimate his Department made of the number ofvictims of modern slavery who have been charged with a criminal offence committed inconnection to their being a victim of slavery.Lucy Frazer:The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of thenumber of cases in which a defendant has been charged with, or prosecuted for acriminal offence where it subsequently becomes known that their actions were theresult of their being a victim of modern slaveryThe CPS has published clear legal guidance which recognises the principle of nonprosecution of victims of trafficking or slavery. It has delivered training on the steps tobe taken, where there is a reason to believe that a suspect or defendant in a criminalcase might be a victim. In those circumstances, the prosecutor will consider whatfurther evidence or information might be required and will review whether theprosecution should proceed or not. The guidance sets out that where there issufficient evidence that the accused is a victim and the conditions provided for insection 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 are met, the case should not be chargedor proceeded with.CABINET OFFICECabinet Office: ContractsJon Trickett:[278363]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contractors employed by theCabinet Office have been paid more than 750 per day in the last two years.Oliver Dowden:From July 2019, Ministers have introduced an enhanced approvals process where allbusiness cases with rates of 750 per day and above will require ministerial approval.The information regarding the number of contractors employed by the Cabinet Officein the last two years with a day rate of more than 750 is not held centrally and couldnot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.

Committee On the Grant of Honours Decorations and MedalsIan Blackford:[280264]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the reformed AdvisoryMilitary Sub Committee has met.Oliver Dowden:The reformed Advisory Military Sub-Committee, with a new independent membershipunder the chairmanship of Dr Charles Winstanley, held its first meeting in May 2019.Conflict, Stability and Security FundDan Carden:[280367]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the recommendations of the independentassessment commissioned by the Joint Funds Unit of Overseas Security and JusticeAssistance policy were.Oliver Dowden:Pursuant to my answer to Question 276193, the audit’s findings highlighted theimportance of context, and areas where the process could be improved. The auditshowed that the majority of programme teams have a good understanding of thehuman rights risks facing their programmes, and a realistic view of the extent towhich risks can be mitigated.Responding to the audit’s recommendations, the JFU is updating CSSFprogrammatic guidance, and the Stabilisation Unit is updating its core security andjustice training for HMG staff to align with the revised guidance.As stated in my answer to Question 249954, there are no plans to publish the OSJAaudit.Electoral RegisterChris Ruane:[280149]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information he holds on the cost to thepublic purse of (a) central and (b) local government spending on advertising to promotevoter registration in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.Oliver Dowden:The Electoral Commission (EC) has a statutory responsibility to promote awarenessof elections, including registration. In this capacity, the EC leads public awarenesscampaigns on voter registration, notably ahead of elections.The Government does not have an allocated budget for advertising voter registrationdeadlinesThe exception was a government funded campaign in 2015 targeted specifically atoverseas electors. The budget was 500k and new registrations increased by 570%,exceeding the target to receive 100k new applications from overseas electors beforethe registration deadline.

We do not hold any figures on local government spending on advertising to promotevoter registration.Chris Ruane:[280151]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to collateinformation on the (a) amount spent by local authorities on electoral registration, (b)number of staff employed by local authorities on electoral registration and (c) localauthorities with the (i) highest and (ii) lowest levels of electoral registration.Oliver Dowden:The Government maintains an estimate of the annual cost of electoral registration.This is supported by cost data from Electoral Registration Officers and volume dataprovided by electoral management systems and other sources of information.The Government recognises that Electoral Registration Officers within localauthorities are best placed to make decisions on how best to target their work toensure their electoral registers are complete and accurate. We welcome the sharingof best practice between local authorities on increasing levels of registration. TheElectoral Commission provides guidance for EROs and sets and monitors theirperformance against standards under their Performance Standards Framework,details of which can be found on the EC’s s Ruane:[280152]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made a recent assessment ofthe potential merits of using vehicle registration databases held by the Driving andVehicle Licensing Agency to increase levels of voter registration.Oliver Dowden:Prior to the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) in 2014, thepotential benefits of using Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data as partof implementing IER were assessed. This investigation demonstrated that DVLA datacould not readily be used to verify individuals’ identity, nor ascertain the names andaddresses of people who are not registered but are entitled to be registered to vote.The Government decided upon using National Insurance Numbers for verifyingapplicant’s identities during the registration process.The Government is committed to increasing the levels of voter registration and voterregistration processes are subject to ongoing review.Electoral Register: FinanceChris Ruane:[280150]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potentialmerits of ring-fencing funds allocated by his Department to local government for thepurpose of voter registration.

Oliver Dowden:Funding for the annual household canvass and year round electoral registration (inaddition to funding for polls at a local level) is paid for by the local authority usingmonies from the Revenue Support Grant (RSG) provided through MHCLG and therevenue raised by the authority through council tax, business rates and any reserves.This provides the majority of the funding for electoral registration.Since the transition to Individual Electoral Registration (IER) in 2014, centralGovernment has provided annual direct funding to local authorities to cover theadditional costs of IER compared to the previous household system.Since 2015/16, five years of annual funding has been provided by Cabinet Office tocover these additional costs, totalling 96M to date. It is expected that planned reformof the annual canvass of electors will significantly reduce the overall cost ofregistration. The Government is not therefore minded to make an assessment of thepotential merits of ring-fencing IER grant funding.Electoral Registration Officers are responsible for delivering electoral registrationservices and securing funding from the local authorities that appoint them. It is forlocal authorities to decide how they allocate their budgets.Electoral Register: StandardsChris Ruane:[280148]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which local authorities have failed one or moreElectoral Commission performance indicators for electoral registration in each of the lastfour years.Oliver Dowden:The Electoral Commission sets performance standards for Electoral RegistrationOfficers and assesses how they are delivering against these standards. Reports ondelivery against the performance standards for electoral registration are produced bythe Electoral Commission and can be found at: in-runningelectoral-registrationLocal Government: StaffChris Ruane:[280165]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number ofpeople employed by local authorities in England in (a) 2010 and (b) 2019.Chris Ruane:[280166]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many local authorities in England havereduced their total workforce by (a) 500-999 employees, (b) 1,000-1,999 employees and(c) over 2,000 employees since 2010.

Oliver Dowden:The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority.I have asked the Authority to reply.Attachments:1.UKSA Response [Combined PQ280165 and 280166.pdf]Vetting: HyperactivityDr Rupa Huq:[280432]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many individuals with ADHD have beengiven security clearance and then had that clearance withdrawn in each of the last fiveyears.Dr Rupa Huq:[280433]To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to ensure theequity of the civil service recruitment process for people with ADHD.Oliver Dowden:The Civil Service do not gather information on individual medical conditions.United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV), the UK’s centralised vetting provider, doesnot collate or report on specific medical conditions. This is due to vettingconfidentiality. While medical conditions may be collected as part of vettingprocesses, these are recorded in narrative form. Reviewing the narrative data wouldrequire individual examination of many thousands of records. Similarly, it is notpossible to collate data for withdrawals or suspensions citing medical factors, due tohow this is recorded. Regardless, individuals are not denied clearance, or haveclearances revoked, solely on the basis of possessing a particular medical condition.Rather, Vetting Officers, Medical Advisers and other staff build a holisticunderstanding of each candidate to assess any vulnerabilities or risk factors andmake a judgement accordingly.CHURCH COMMISSIONERSChurches: GrantsMr Gregory Campbell:[280172]To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, whatsteps are being taken to promote the new four year Grant Programme through theChurches Trust.Dame Caroline Spelman:The Church of England’s Church Buildings Council regularly communicates with allgrant-making bodies and information about the grants available to parishes iscommunicated through the Diocesan Advisory Committees.

The Church of England offers general advice to its parishes about restoration, repairand grants on the Church Care section of its h-resources/churchcareCrimes of Violence: Young PeopleVicky Foxcroft:[279089]To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, whatsteps the Church of England plans to take to implement the decision taken at the GeneralSynod in July 2019 in relation to the motion on Tackling Serious Youth Violence.Dame Caroline Spelman:[Holding answer 22 July 2019]: The Church of England’s Mission and Public AffairsDivision sponsored the debate at the General Synod in July 2019 and is working withdioceses to develop best practice information and training for church leaders andcommunities to tackle serious youth violence.Vicky Foxcroft:[279090]To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, whatsteps the Church of England’s Education Department is taking to implement the decisiontaken at the General Synod in July 2019 in relation to the motion on tackling seriousyouth violence in schools; and what guidance it is planning to issue to youth workers.Dame Caroline Spelman:[Holding answer 22 July 2019]: The Church of England Vision for Educationidentifies four core themes (wisdom, knowledge and skills; hope and aspiration;community and living well together; dignity and respect) which underpin all of ourwork in education. School leadership networks will be focusing on serious youthviolence as part of these core themes. An education which promotes hope, aspirationand dignity is a vital part of addressing serious youth violence.One aspect of this debate relates to the impact of school exclusions on vulnerableyoung people. Church of England schools exclude fewer children than non-churchschools and the Church’s commitment to the vulnerable and disadvantaged meansthat we will continue to explore ways of further reducing the negative impact ofexclusion.DEFENCEArmyNick Smith:[279429]To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the hon. Member for BlenauGwent's oral contribution of 8 July 2019, Official Report, column 11, when the full-timetrained strength target for the Army will be reached.

Mark Lancaster:As I said to the hon. Member on 8 July, it is difficult to put an exact date on when theArmy will reach its full trade trained strength. However, the Army have a series ofinitiatives in place aimed at improving both recruitment and retention. These arestarting to yield benefits but ensuring the Army is at the appropriate size requiressustained effort and investment. However, most importantly the Army continues tomeet all of its operational commitments that keep Britain safe.Turkey: Arms TradeSir Nicholas Soames:[280113]To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations she has made to herTurkish counterpart on the implications for their NATO membership of their purchase of aRussian Anti-Air System.Mark Lancaster:My right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State for Defence (Penny Mordaunt) metwith Turkey's Defence Minister in Brussels last month, when she raised our concernsabout Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 air defence system. Turkey is a valuedNATO Ally, and while we are disappointed that Turkey has chosen to acquire the S400 we remain committed to our strategic partnership. We will continue to discuss ourconcerns with Turkey.Warships: DeploymentAndrew Rosindell:[278426]To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) HMS Dauntless and (b) HMS Daringwill next be put to sea.Stuart Andrew:Both HMS DAUNTLESS and HMS DARING are in planned deep maintenanceperiods. I am withholding information on their future programmes as this would, orwould be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the ArmedForces.Yemen: Military InterventionStephen Twigg:[280116]To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the weapons used in theairstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on Al-Kubra Hall in Sanhan, Yemen on 8 October 2016were supplied by British companies under licence from the Government.Stephen Twigg:[280117]To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the aircraft used in the airstrikeby the Saudi-led collation on Al-Kubra Hall in Sanhan, Yemen on 8 October 2016 weresupplied by British companies under licence from the Government.

Stephen Twigg:[280118]To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the personnel involved in theairstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on Al-Kubra Hall in Sanhan, Yemen on 8 October 2016had previously received training in international humanitarian law from UK personnel.Mark Lancaster:This information is not held.The UK is not a member of the Saudi-Led Coalition. Wedo not have any role in setting Coalition policy, or executing air strikes in Yemen.ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS[Subject Heading to be Assigned]John Grogan:[912191]What recent assessment he has made of the effect of sewage discharges on waterquality in rivers.Dr Thérèse Coffey:Last year, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that there had been good progressin meeting water quality targets. Since 1995, investment in sewage treatment hasachieved a 61% reduction in the amount of phosphorus and a 72% reduction in theamount of ammonia discharged to rivers. We will continue to work with the watercompanies.Ben Bradley:[912192]What steps he is taking to prevent animal cruelty.Eddie Hughes:[912197]What steps he is taking to prevent animal cruelty.David Rutley:This Government is leading the way in promoting animal welfare by bringing forwardlegislation that will incre

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