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732270

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date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Government's policy is on winter fuel payments.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>There will be no change to the universal nature of the Winter Fuel Payment for the length of the Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/07/2017 13:54:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732278

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on fox hunting; and whether he plans to review that policy.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The government’s manifesto includes a free vote on the Hunting Act 2004, but we are not planning to bring forward a free vote in this session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/07/2017 15:51:18 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732279

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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	USA: State Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has with the US Administration on President Trump's planned state visit to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Washington, on behalf of the Government, remains in close contact with the White House on a range of issues, including the State Visit.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/07/2017 14:22:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732303

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of funding will be made available for the revised Air Quality Plan.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The revised Air Quality Plan will be published by 31 July 2017 following consideration of consultation responses.</p><p>It is not possible to provide funding details before the plan is finalised and published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/07/2017 13:15:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732304

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to monitor air quality outside all schools as part of the revised Air Quality Plan.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has recently consulted on a draft Air Quality Plan setting out our approach to reducing levels of nitrogen dioxide. The responses to the consultation are currently being considered. The final plan, including details on monitoring, will be published by 31 July.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/07/2017 13:18:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732305

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to extend the availability of the Clean Bus Technology Fund to all buses; and whether his Department has a timetable for the retrofitting of all buses to reduce nitrogen dioxide and other particulate emission.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>In the 2016 Autumn Statement, the Government committed a further £150 million in support for low emission buses and taxis, which includes support for retrofitting buses. As outlined in the draft UK Air Quality Plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide published for consultation in May 2017, we will publish further information on scheme design and timings later in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/07/2017 13:26:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

732313

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lawrence Hill Station: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the work at Lawrence Hill Station in Bristol to make that station accessible for people with mobility disabilities will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	1003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>There is no set date for the completion of works at Lawrence Hill Station.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail are re-profiling the infrastructure works in and around Bristol, including Lawrence Hill Station.</p><p> </p><p>No work has yet begun to make Lawrence Hill step free, however, Network Rail will be scheduling sessions later this year to develop options and to look at how best to progress this work as a choice for Government.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/07/2017 13:12:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

732324

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electorate: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to introduce voter identity requirements at future elections; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government intends to legislate to ensure that a form of identification must be presented before voting. It is intended that this requirement be tested through pilot schemes at the May 2018 elections. Pilots will help to identify how and when it would be best to introduce this new requirement more widely.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/07/2017 16:01:34 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732331

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he approved in person proposals for those areas affected by the capped expenditure process.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The National Health Service and wider health system has examined how to sustain and improve care – which produced the NHS Five Year Forward View. The Government committed to providing an additional £10 billion in real terms by 2020-21 to back the NHS’s plan, enabling it to deliver key priorities like seven day care, improved access to cancer treatments and better mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>All public services, local NHS areas need to live within the budget agreed – otherwise they effectively take up resources that could be spent on general practitioners, mental health care, and cancer treatment. As part of their financial planning, NHS England and NHS Improvement have been running a process to look at how a small number of areas could do more to balance their financial plans, as many already have.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/07/2017 16:05:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

732374

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to increase funding for public libraries to enable more libraries to become digital community hubs.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has provided support for library authorities throughout England to deliver library services that are accessible, modern and meets local needs. This included funding a £2.6 million programme to support the installation or upgrade of wifi in public libraries in England; benefitting around 1,000 libraries, and enabling over 99% of public libraries to offer free wifi. In addition, DCMS financed the £3.9m Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone fund to support innovative library service activity to benefit disadvantaged people and places in England. Around 60% of the successful local authority applicants are using digital means to support delivery of their projects. The Government will continue to encourage local authorities to invest in libraries to ensure that they remain relevant and meet the needs of the community.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/07/2017 14:57:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones