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767402

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date	09/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of removing value added tax from community-purchased defibrillators.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The current legal framework limits the VAT exemptions the Government can apply. The Government does maintain several VAT reliefs to aid purchases of defibrillators. These include VAT refunds of purchases made by local authorities and VAT relief for purchases made through voluntary contributions which are donated to eligible charities or the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/10/2017 11:29:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767427

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce loneliness in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) Kirklees and (d) Colne Valley.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Through our policies, including the Supported Housing programme and Disabled Facilities Grant programme, my department is helping those in society get the help and support they need to live independently and be part of their communities.</p><p>Our Near Neighbours, and Community-based English Language programmes will also help to reduce loneliness in target populations through their work.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/10/2017 15:50:12 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767428

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce homelessness in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) Kirklees and (d) Colne Valley.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to preventing and reducing homelessness in England. That is why we are aiming to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminate it altogether by 2027. We will set up a rough sleeping and homelessness taskforce and pilot a Housing First approach to tackle rough sleeping.</p><p>We are implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, to prevent people becoming homeless in the first place by ensuring more people get the help they need earlier.</p><p>We are also investing over £550 million until 2020 to prevent and reduce homelessness and rough sleeping, including through our £50 million Homelessness Prevention Programme. This is supporting 84 projects working across England to deliver an end-to-end approach to homelessness prevention.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/10/2017 10:14:06 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767468

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nationals of other EU member states work in schools in (a) Kirklees, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/10/2017 16:28:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767502

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Bees: Neonicotinoids
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of neonicotinoids on the native bee population.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Defra has supported a range of research relevant to improving understanding of the effects of neonicotinoids (and other pesticides) on bees. Recently completed work includes studies on: quantifying the exposure of bumblebees to neonicotinoids and mixtures of pesticides (commenced 2013), interpreting pesticide residues in honeybees (published 2015), using radio-frequency identification devices to assess effects of pesticides on foraging bees (commenced 2013), and protection goals for bee colonies (commenced 2015).</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that decisions on the use of pesticides should be based on a careful scientific assessment of the risks. Pesticides that carry unacceptable risks to bees should not be authorised. The Government keeps the developing evidence on neonicotinoids under review, advised by the independent UK Expert Committee on Pesticides. On the basis of current available evidence, we support the existing restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/10/2017 15:59:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767563

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) how many doctors who began work with the NHS in each of the last seven years and (b) what proportion of all NHS doctors are from other EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The below table shows details of doctor and nurse joiners to the National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England taken from the NHS Digital Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics.</p><p> </p><p>NHS HCHS: HCHS doctor and nurse joiners to NHS trusts and CCGs in England, between June in each specified year, 2010 to 2017, headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>Doctors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010 to June 2011</p></td><td><p>25,713</p></td><td><p>15,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011 to June 2012</p></td><td><p>24,965</p></td><td><p>16,133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012 to June 2013</p></td><td><p>29,846</p></td><td><p>16,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013 to June 2014</p></td><td><p>33,473</p></td><td><p>17,748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014 to June 2015</p></td><td><p>32,693</p></td><td><p>18,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015 to June 2016</p></td><td><p>34,733</p></td><td><p>17,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016 to June 2017</p></td><td><p>32,375</p></td><td><p>19,252</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source: NHS Digital, NHS HCHS workforce statistics.</p><p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the latest data at 30 June 2017 shows that 9.3% of doctors report their nationality as non-United Kingdom, European Union and 6.8% of nurses report their nationality as non-UK, EU.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 106753 question first answered 17/10/2017 15:52:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767564

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) how many nurses who began work with the NHS in each of the last seven years and (b) what proportion of all NHS nurses are from other other EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The below table shows details of doctor and nurse joiners to the National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England taken from the NHS Digital Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics.</p><p> </p><p>NHS HCHS: HCHS doctor and nurse joiners to NHS trusts and CCGs in England, between June in each specified year, 2010 to 2017, headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>Doctors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010 to June 2011</p></td><td><p>25,713</p></td><td><p>15,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011 to June 2012</p></td><td><p>24,965</p></td><td><p>16,133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012 to June 2013</p></td><td><p>29,846</p></td><td><p>16,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013 to June 2014</p></td><td><p>33,473</p></td><td><p>17,748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014 to June 2015</p></td><td><p>32,693</p></td><td><p>18,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015 to June 2016</p></td><td><p>34,733</p></td><td><p>17,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016 to June 2017</p></td><td><p>32,375</p></td><td><p>19,252</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source: NHS Digital, NHS HCHS workforce statistics.</p><p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the latest data at 30 June 2017 shows that 9.3% of doctors report their nationality as non-United Kingdom, European Union and 6.8% of nurses report their nationality as non-UK, EU.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 106752 question first answered 17/10/2017 15:52:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker