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985627

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have visited the Irish border in the last 12 months; when those visits took place; and how long they spent at the border in each of those visits.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	178370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Neither I, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland in that capacity or officials in my department have visited the Irish border in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and overseas travel are published quarterly and are available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Information on business expenses incurred by senior officials, which includes domestic and international travel, is also published quarterly and available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 19/10/2018 07:46:34 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

985629

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have visited the Irish border in the last 12 months; when those visits took place; and how long they spent at the border in each of those visits.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	178372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>a) The Secretary of State travelled between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland but did not make a specific visit to the Irish border. Details of Ministers’ overseas travel are published quarterly and are available on GOV.UK.</p><p>b) Details of business expenses incurred by senior officials include domestic and international travel. This information is also published quarterly and is available on GOV.UK.</p><p>The information requested for all officials in my Department is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/10/2018 12:19:59 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

985632

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Second Homes: Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the level of Council Tax receipts of the practice of second homeowners avoiding the payment of council tax by registering a second home as a business.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	178364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Owners of second homes are generally liable for council tax. Only where a property is available for short-term lets for 140 days or more per financial year, is it considered a holiday-let, and therefore assessed for business rates instead. However, the Government is aware of concerns about holiday homes and is looking into this issue to see if the criteria under which holiday lets are valued for business rates are appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/10/2018 09:17:43 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

985638

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on levels of smoking of an increase in the take-up of vaping.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	178297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Smoking rates have fallen steeply in recent years at the same time as e-cigarette use has increased. Adult smoking prevalence in England is 14.9%, the lowest rate on record, whilst around 2.5 million people in England use e-cigarettes, the majority of whom no longer smoke. Whilst the link between uptake of vaping and decline in smoking is not straightforward, the latest research suggests that up to 57,000 people a year are quitting smoking through e-cigarette use who would not have quit through other means.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials receive a wide range of representations from different stakeholders regarding smoking and vaping. The Government is committed to keeping the evidence on e-cigarettes under review and Public Health England (PHE) will continue to publish an annual review of the evidence base.</p><p> </p><p>Local stop smoking services are able to promote vaping as a tool to stop smoking, drawing upon advice from PHE and the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training. According to PHE, smokers who combine e-cigarettes with local stop smoking services have some of the highest quit rates of all service users.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 178298 178299 question first answered 19/10/2018 13:27:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

985639

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received representations on the link between the levels of (a) vaping and (b) smoking.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	178298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Smoking rates have fallen steeply in recent years at the same time as e-cigarette use has increased. Adult smoking prevalence in England is 14.9%, the lowest rate on record, whilst around 2.5 million people in England use e-cigarettes, the majority of whom no longer smoke. Whilst the link between uptake of vaping and decline in smoking is not straightforward, the latest research suggests that up to 57,000 people a year are quitting smoking through e-cigarette use who would not have quit through other means.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials receive a wide range of representations from different stakeholders regarding smoking and vaping. The Government is committed to keeping the evidence on e-cigarettes under review and Public Health England (PHE) will continue to publish an annual review of the evidence base.</p><p> </p><p>Local stop smoking services are able to promote vaping as a tool to stop smoking, drawing upon advice from PHE and the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training. According to PHE, smokers who combine e-cigarettes with local stop smoking services have some of the highest quit rates of all service users.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 178297 178299 question first answered 19/10/2018 13:27:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

985640

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the policy of local stop smoking services in order to promote vaping.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	178299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Smoking rates have fallen steeply in recent years at the same time as e-cigarette use has increased. Adult smoking prevalence in England is 14.9%, the lowest rate on record, whilst around 2.5 million people in England use e-cigarettes, the majority of whom no longer smoke. Whilst the link between uptake of vaping and decline in smoking is not straightforward, the latest research suggests that up to 57,000 people a year are quitting smoking through e-cigarette use who would not have quit through other means.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials receive a wide range of representations from different stakeholders regarding smoking and vaping. The Government is committed to keeping the evidence on e-cigarettes under review and Public Health England (PHE) will continue to publish an annual review of the evidence base.</p><p> </p><p>Local stop smoking services are able to promote vaping as a tool to stop smoking, drawing upon advice from PHE and the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training. According to PHE, smokers who combine e-cigarettes with local stop smoking services have some of the highest quit rates of all service users.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 178297 178298 question first answered 19/10/2018 13:27:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

985641

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to change the implementation of the EU Tabacco Products Directive in the UK in relation to vaping after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	178300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The Tobacco Products Directive was transposed into United Kingdom law through the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR).</p><p> </p><p>The Department has committed to review the TRPR by May 2021. As announced in the Tobacco Control Plan, the Government will review where the UK’s exit from the European Union offers us opportunities to re-appraise current regulation to ensure this continues to protect the nation’s health. We will look to identify where we can sensibly deregulate without harming public health, or where EU regulations limit our ability to deal with tobacco.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 178301 question first answered 19/10/2018 13:28:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

985642

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to introduce legislative proposals to make regulatory changes to (a) help support the growth of the vaping sector after the UK leaves the EU and (b) ensure high standards of product manufacturing for consumers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	178301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The Tobacco Products Directive was transposed into United Kingdom law through the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR).</p><p> </p><p>The Department has committed to review the TRPR by May 2021. As announced in the Tobacco Control Plan, the Government will review where the UK’s exit from the European Union offers us opportunities to re-appraise current regulation to ensure this continues to protect the nation’s health. We will look to identify where we can sensibly deregulate without harming public health, or where EU regulations limit our ability to deal with tobacco.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 178300 question first answered 19/10/2018 13:28:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

985643

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulatory regime in relation to the production of nicotine (a) shots and (b) shortfills.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	178302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>As shortfills do not contain nicotine when sold they are not regulated under the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR), but are covered by General Product Safety Regulations. Consumers and healthcare professionals can report side effects and safety concerns with e-cigarettes and e-liquids to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency through the Yellow Card reporting system. Any non-nicotine products notified on this system are passed on to Trading Standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will conduct a review of the TRPR at a later date.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 178303 question first answered 19/10/2018 13:29:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

985644

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the regulation of non-nicotine liquid for vape products and (b) the medical effects of shortfills or nicotine shots.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	178303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>As shortfills do not contain nicotine when sold they are not regulated under the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR), but are covered by General Product Safety Regulations. Consumers and healthcare professionals can report side effects and safety concerns with e-cigarettes and e-liquids to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency through the Yellow Card reporting system. Any non-nicotine products notified on this system are passed on to Trading Standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will conduct a review of the TRPR at a later date.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 178302 question first answered 19/10/2018 13:29:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon