Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the progress of investigations by UK authorities into alleged financial crimes related to $2 billion in loans arranged by London branches of Credit Suisse and VTB to Proindicus, Ematum Mozambique Asset Management in Mozambique.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The relevant UK authorities have considered the allegations against UK-based banks and have offered assistance to Mozambique in relation to their investigations. The Treasury is not in a position to comment on any criminal investigations by law enforcement authorities.
Separate to any criminal investigation, the Financial Conduct Authority is currently progressing a regulatory investigation into Credit Suisse’s systems and controls concerning and relating to the loans it provided to the Mozambique government.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that everyone who suffers from an eating disorder is able to access treatment and support regardless of gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity or background.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
The Government is committed to ensuring everyone with an eating disorder has access to timely treatment based on clinical need. NHS England’s ‘Access and Waiting Time Standard for Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder: Commissioning Guide’ sets out guidance on establishing and maintaining eating disorder services.
It states that eating disorder services for young people should follow the overarching principles for service design and development for children’s services required of local transformation plans. This includes meeting legal duties with regard to equality, with an aim to reduce inequality in access and outcomes.
The guidance is available at the following link:
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure its commitment that the NHS and other public services are excluded from future trade deals is upheld.
Answered by George Hollingbery
I refer the Honourable Friend for Birmingham, Hall Green to the answer I gave to the Member for Midlothian on 26 February 2019, UIN 224362.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the timescale for the review of the British Horseracing Authority's review whip sanctions; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Defra is keen to ensure that we uphold our high standards of animal welfare including in relation to horseracing. Irresponsible use of the whip is completely unacceptable.
The British Horseracing Association (BHA) requires that whips be used responsibly and jockeys may only use the whip within certain strict rules. The BHA last undertook a review of the whip in 2011. The BHA policy on the whip was drawn up in consultation with animal welfare groups, such as the RSPCA and World Horse Welfare.
Defra understands that the BHA will give further consideration to use of the whip as part of their development of an industry-wide welfare strategy.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2018 to Question 174614 on Horses: Slaughterhouses, how many soliped and equidae were slaughtered in 2018; and how many of those soliped and equidae carried passports issued by Weatherbys.
Answered by Steve Brine
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for the delivery of official controls in approved meat establishments (slaughterhouses, cutting plants and game handling establishments) subject to veterinary control within the United Kingdom. The FSA records the number of soliped and equidae that are slaughtered.
In 2018 2,618 soliped and equidae were slaughtered in FSA approved premises, of which 447 had passports issued by Weatherbys. It should be noted that Weatherbys passport numbers include Weatherbys, Weatherbys Thoroughbred, Weatherbys Ireland and Weatherbys Irish.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school efficiency advisers have been deployed in each region since 2017.
Answered by Nick Gibb
There are currently 94 accredited School Resource Management Advisors (SRMAs). SRMAs are not employed directly by the Department and each is signed up to a provider organisation that is responsible for their management and deployment. More can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/esfa-extends-schools-resource-management-adviser-pilot.
SRMAs have undertaken or are currently undertaking 221 deployments (130 completed and 91 in progress) to academy trusts, University Technical Colleges (UTCs) and local authorities. Deployments to trusts, local authorities and UTCs have been in the following Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) areas:
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school efficiency advisers have been (a) employed and (b) deployed by his Department since 2017.
Answered by Nick Gibb
There are currently 94 accredited School Resource Management Advisors (SRMAs). SRMAs are not employed directly by the Department and each is signed up to a provider organisation that is responsible for their management and deployment. More can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/esfa-extends-schools-resource-management-adviser-pilot.
SRMAs have undertaken or are currently undertaking 221 deployments (130 completed and 91 in progress) to academy trusts, University Technical Colleges (UTCs) and local authorities. Deployments to trusts, local authorities and UTCs have been in the following Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) areas:
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which schemes or Departmental budgets will be affected by the reallocation of funds to the Stronger Towns Fund.
Answered by Jake Berry
The Stronger Towns Fund is a new package of support and is complementary to other departmental funding.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the eligibility criteria for the Stronger Towns Fund will be; and whether local authorities can apply to that fund for (a) specific projects or (b) grants for general use.
Answered by Jake Berry
The Stronger Towns Fund prospectus will be published before Summer recess. This will outline the process for how towns can come forward and will set out the process of the £600 million competitive component of the fund. It will also detail the role of local partners, relevant definitions and eligibility criteria.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that ractopamine-fed pork is not permitted in the UK under the terms of a future UK-US trade agreement.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government is proud of the high food safety and animal welfare standards that underpin our high-quality Great British produce. The UK will maintain its high standards as part of any future free trade agreements.
The UK has transposed EU Council Directive 96/22/EC (as amended) into national law; the ‘Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015', with similar legislation for Wales and Northern Ireland, which prohibits the use of beta-agonists in both domestic production and imported products. This protection will continue after we leave the EU.