Daily Report Wednesday, 4 July 2018 CONTENTS
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Daily Report Wednesday, 4 July 2018 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 4 July 2018 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:30 P.M., 04 July 2018). For the latest information on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements, please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/ CONTENTS ANSWERS 6 United Kingdom Security BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Vetting 14 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 6 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND Airbus Group: Job Security 6 SPORT 15 Beer: Carbon Dioxide 6 Aerials: Location 15 Carillion: Contracts 7 Aerials: Radiation 15 Energy: Public Consultation 7 Voluntary Work: Disability 15 Retail Sector Council 7 EDUCATION 16 CABINET OFFICE 8 Chief Social Worker for Children and Families 16 Carillion: Insolvency 8 Children: Day Care 17 Prison Officers: Retirement 8 Children: Speech and DEFENCE 8 Language Disorders 20 Armed Conflict: Casualties 8 Children's Commissioner for Armed Forces: Cadets 10 England 20 Armed Forces: Equality 10 Foster Care 21 Armed Forces: LGBT People 10 Nurseries: Recruitment 21 Army: Recruitment 11 Universities: Mental Health Defence 11 Services 22 Invictus Games: Netherlands 11 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS 23 Iraq Committee of Inquiry 12 Berries and Soft Fruit: Ministry of Defence: Disability 13 Seasonal Workers 23 Ministry of Defence: Food: Trade 23 Recruitment 13 Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Nuclear Weapons: Safety 14 Scheme 24 Tornado Aircraft: Accidents 14 EXITING THE EUROPEAN General Practitioners 38 UNION 24 Heart Diseases and Strokes: Horizon 2020 24 Air Pollution 38 Ports: North East 25 Hemel Hempstead Hospital 38 FOREIGN AND Hepatitis 39 COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 25 Hospitals 40 Bangladesh: Politics and Hospitals: Admissions 40 Government 25 Hospitals: Electronic Belarus: LGBT People 25 Cigarettes 41 British Nationals Abroad: In Vitro Fertilisation 41 Terrorism 26 Influenza: Vaccination 41 Conflict, Stability and Security Fund 26 Knives: Crime 42 Gulf States: Overseas Aid 27 Lyme Disease 42 Iraq: Kurds 27 Mental Health Services 43 Leah Sharibu 28 Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists 43 South Sudan: Sanctions 28 Naloxone: Prisoners 43 Spratly Islands 29 National Centre for Sport and HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 29 Exercise Medicine 44 Accident and Emergency NHS: Bullying and Departments: Admissions 29 Harassment 45 Aortic Aneurysm: Medical NHS: Disclosure of Information 45 Treatments 30 NHS: Doctors and Nurses 46 Aortic Aneurysm: Screening 30 Pharmaceutical Price Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery 31 Regulation Scheme 47 Cancer: Nurses 32 Scientific Advisory Committee Cervical Cancer: Screening 32 On Nutrition 48 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Speech and Language Medical Treatments 32 Disorders: Children 49 Dementia 33 Tranexamic Acid 50 Diabetes 33 HOME OFFICE 50 Diabetes: Sleep 34 Anti-terrorism Control Orders: Dialysis Machines 35 Libya 50 Dietetics 37 Detainees: Compensation 50 Eating Disorders 37 European Arrest Warrants 51 Gemalto 51 Home Office: Staff 52 Lebanon: Refugees 61 Immigrants: Caribbean 52 Religious Freedom 62 Immigration: Caribbean 53 South Africa: Economic Immigration: EU Nationals 54 Growth 62 Immigration: Windrush INTERNATIONAL TRADE 62 Generation 54 Department for International Members: Correspondence 55 Trade: Staff 62 Proscribed Organisations: Import Duties: USA 63 Northern Ireland 55 Overseas Trade 63 Shoplifting 55 Trade Agreements 63 HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 64 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 56 Amey 64 Affordable Housing: Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Construction 56 Scheme 64 Affordable Housing: Rural Courts: Wales 64 Areas 56 Deerbolt Young Offender Homelessness: Temporary Institution 65 Accommodation 57 Doncaster Young Offender Housing: Construction 57 Institution 65 Nature Conservation 58 Exeter Prison 66 Parks Action Group 58 Feltham Young Offender Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Institution 67 Associations 58 Guardianship (Missing Social Rented Housing 59 Persons) Act 2017 67 Social Rented Housing: South HM Courts and Tribunals West 59 Service: Wales 67 INTERNATIONAL Knives: Sentencing 68 DEVELOPMENT 60 Magistrates' Courts: Wrexham 68 Developing Countries: Offenders: Females 68 Charities 60 Personal Independence Developing Countries: Health Payment: Appeals 69 Services 60 Police: Personation 70 Developing Countries: Plastics 61 Prisoners: Voting Rights 70 Disease Control: International Cooperation 61 Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance 70 Gaza: Humanitarian Aid 61 Sentencing: Females 71 NORTHERN IRELAND 72 TREASURY 82 Abortion: Northern Ireland 72 Corporation Tax 82 SCOTLAND 72 Halifax Bank of Scotland: Havelock Europa: Scotland 72 Fraud 82 TRANSPORT 72 Taxation: Self-assessment 82 Cycling and Walking: Coventry 72 Tobacco: Delivery Services 83 Driving: Diabetes 73 Visa 83 East Coast Railway Line 73 WORK AND PENSIONS 84 East Coast Railway Line: Employment and Support Freight 74 Allowance: Appeals 84 Electric Vehicles: South East 74 Employment and Support Allowance: Armed Forces 84 Gatwick Express Railway Line 74 Employment: Disability 84 Govia Thameslink Railway 75 National Insurance Credits 85 Heathrow Airport: Construction 75 Personal Independence High Speed 2 Railway Line: Payment: Appeals 86 Camden 76 Personal Independence High Speed 2 Railway Line: Payment: Armed Forces 86 Construction 76 Personal Independence High Speed 2 Railway Line: Payment: Autism and South Hampstead 77 Dyspraxia 87 Midland Main Railway Line: Social Security Benefits: Repairs and Maintenance 77 Coventry 87 Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties 77 Universal Credit: Coventry 88 Motor Vehicles: Exhaust WRITTEN STATEMENTS 89 Emissions 78 EDUCATION 89 Preston Park Station: Overcrowding 78 Publication of guidance 89 Railways: Coventry 79 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS 90 Railways: Fares 79 Ivory Bill: English Votes for Railways: Management 80 English Laws - Analysis of Railways: West Midlands 80 Government Amendments for Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Report Stage 90 Commission 81 Traffic Commissioners: Wales 81 EXITING THE EUROPEAN JUSTICE 93 UNION 90 Courts Update 93 Publishing proposed negative TRANSPORT 94 SIs before laying under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 90 HS2 Phase 2b Eastern Leg Rolling Stock Depot location FOREIGN AND announcement 94 COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 90 Hurricane Preparedness in the Caribbean Overseas Territories 90 Notes: 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 an oral question and has since been unstarred. ANSWERS BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Airbus Group: Job Security Justin Madders: [157779] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the article entitled Airbus jobs are secure, says BAE, published by the Daily Telegraph on 8 April 2006, whether his Department holds information on what the legal protections referred to in that article are. Richard Harrington: We remain closely engaged with Airbus on a range of activities to ensure that the UK’s public interests are properly protected. Given the commercially sensitive nature of the discussions, it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on the details of any legal protections agreed. Beer: Carbon Dioxide Gill Furniss: [158792] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the brewing industry has an adequate supply of CO2 to service (a) pubs and (b) retail outlets with (i) beer and (ii) cider in the next three months. Andrew Griffiths: [Holding answer 3 July 2018]: The Government recognises the importance of the industrial gases sector, which underpins a number of sectors including food and drink. We understand the concerns of the food and drink sector due to the international carbon dioxide (CO2) shortage. I have spoken with UK producers and suppliers on a regular basis highlighting the need to restore supplies as quickly as possible and encouraged them to raise with the Government any issues where we may be able to help overcome any obstacles. We have been assured CO2 producers are working as fast as they can to get the remaining UK plant producing again, CO2 distribution from previously disrupted plants is already reaching the supply chain and the overall CO2 supply has increased this week. Any residual disruption should be resolved in the coming days as the sector returns to business as usual. I have had discussions with pub and retail outlets about the situation and their concerns. BEIS and DEFRA officials have also been in regular contact with food and drink industry stakeholders via DEFRA’s long-established Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group and other interested stakeholders, including alcoholic drink, pub and retailer trade associations. Carillion: Contracts Jon Trickett: [158694] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of sub-contractors who worked directly for Carillion that have been declared bankrupt in the last six months. Andrew Griffiths: [Holding answer 3 July 2018]: Government does not have a record of the number of sub-contractors who worked directly for Carillion that have been declared bankrupt in the last six months. We established a Government Taskforce with representatives from the construction sector, small business, trade unions and the banks to look at how best to mitigate the impact of Carillion’s insolvency. This has enabled the production of targeted advice to Carillion employees, suppliers