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1003833

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date	09/11/2018
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) supply and (b) availability of the drug Methotrexate after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	189738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s position on medicines regulation remains clear. We are working to retain a close working partnership with the European Union to ensure that medicines remain available to UK patients in a safe and timely manner. We have been clear that this involves us making sure our regulators continue to work together, as they do with regulators internationally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/11/2018 12:46:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1003838

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what events he plans to attend to commemorate the centenary of the signing of the Armistice.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	189588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>It was my very great privilege to attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance on Saturday evening and the Cenotaph Service and special Westminster Abbey Service on Sunday. These events were especially poignant for falling on the exact centenary of the Armistice and were a chance to honour all those who served their country.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 15/11/2018 15:36:12 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1003840

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Paper: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to (a) ban the sale of unrecyclable wrapping paper or (b) introduce a tax on such products.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	189590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We have no plans to ban “non-recyclable” wrapping paper. Retailers are encouraged to provide information on whether their wrapping paper can be recycled or whether it should be disposed of in residual waste.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Packaging materials, including wrapping paper sold with the product, are covered by the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations which place a legal obligation on businesses that make or use packaging to ensure that a proportion of the packaging they sell is recovered and recycled.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This creates an incentive for companies to use less packaging and to ensure that their packaging can be recycled at end of life as it will reduce their costs in complying with the Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have committed to exploring changes to the packaging producer responsibility scheme. This will look at all aspects of the regime, including mechanisms to encourage increased recyclability. More detail will be announced in the Resources and Waste Strategy, which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/11/2018 11:09:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1003856

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Port of Dover: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many official visits he has made to the Port of Dover since July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	189660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The former Secretary of State did not visit the Port of Dover. Ministers in the Department for Exiting the EU with responsibility for ports visited the Port of Dover twice this year. Former Minister Suella Braverman on the 14th May and Chris Heaton-Harris on the 24th August.</p><p>DExEU ministers have visited 19 ports to date as part of a wider programme of engagement carried out by other Government ministers and officials to ports around the United Kingdom. Ministers from across Government have also carried out extensive engagement on EU exit with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy, including ports and the maritime industry, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/11/2018 15:00:12 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1003857

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the 300,000 civilians trapped in Hodeidah, Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	189655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to raise concerns with the Saudi led-Coalition about the potential impact of any assault on the port and city of Hodeidah and is monitoring the resumption of hostilities in and around Hodeidah closely.</p><p> </p><p>We have consistently made clear, the Coalition must ensure that any further military operations in and around Hodeidah are conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law, including on the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, and do not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows both through the port and onwards across the country. For their part, the Houthis must not compromise civilian facilities (such as Hodeidah port as well as schools, hospitals and food storage facilities) and allow unhindered access to humanitarian agencies throughout areas they control.</p><p> </p><p>UK aid partners continue to deliver life-saving support on the ground as part of our £170 million response in Yemen this year, including cash transfers to 21,000 people displaced from Hodeidah, as well as access to 75,000 litres of clean water a day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/11/2018 17:26:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1003863

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of Drug Rehabilitation Requirements granted by courts in (a) England and (b) Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	189771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The table below shows the number of Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs) commenced under community orders and suspended sentence orders in England and Wales since 2013. There is no available data with a separation of figures for the two countries. <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of DRRs commenced </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013 </strong></p></td><td><p>13,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 </strong></p></td><td><p>12,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>11,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016 </strong></p></td><td><p>9,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017 </strong></p></td><td><p>8,719</p></td></tr></tbody></table>We are working with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England to develop a protocol to support greater use of community sentences with treatment requirements (CSTRs) in courts, including DRRs. The CSTR protocol sets out what is expected from all relevant agencies to ensure improved access to treatment for offenders who need it. It focuses on reducing reoffending by addressing the health needs of offenders that may be contributing to their offending behaviour. The protocol is operating across five courts within England (as health is devolved in Wales). These sites are Milton Keynes, Northampton, Birmingham, Sefton and Plymouth.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/11/2018 17:29:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1003866

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Business: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the funding for digital and technology programmes was allocated to large companies in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	189819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding for digital and technology projects is not allocated by supplier or size of company, as all work is put out for tender in accordance with government procurement processes.</p><p><br> Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/11/2018 09:48:27 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003868

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cannabis: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Drug Rehabilitation Requirements granted in courts in (a) England and (b) Wales have had a condition for testing cannabis in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	189772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs) ordered in courts include a condition for regular drug testing, however these are not specific to a drug. Therefore, the available data is for the number of such treatment requirements granted at courts.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of DRRs commenced under community orders and suspended sentence orders in England and Wales since 2013.</p><p> </p><p>There is no available data with a separation of figures for the two countries.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of DRRs commenced </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013 </strong></p></td><td><p>13,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 </strong></p></td><td><p>12,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>11,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016 </strong></p></td><td><p>9,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017 </strong></p></td><td><p>8,719</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are working with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England to develop a protocol to support greater use of community sentences with treatment requirements (CSTRs) in courts, including DRRs.</p><p> </p><p>The CSTR protocol sets out what is expected from all relevant agencies to ensure improved access to treatment for offenders who need it. It focuses on reducing reoffending by addressing the health needs of offenders that may be contributing to their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The protocol is operating across five courts within England (as health is devolved in Wales). These sites are Milton Keynes, Northampton, Birmingham, Sefton and Plymouth.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/11/2018 17:28:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1003870

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cannabis: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Drug Rehabilitation Requirements granted by courts in England have a (a) weekly, and (b) monthly testing condition for cannabis.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	189773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs) ordered in courts include a condition for regular drug testing, however these are not specific to a drug and there is no available data with a breakdown of drug testing frequency.</p><p> </p><p>This information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England to develop a protocol to support greater use of community sentences with treatment requirements (CSTRs) in courts, including DRRs.</p><p> </p><p>The CSTR protocol sets out what is expected from all relevant agencies to ensure improved access to treatment for offenders who need it. It focuses on reducing reoffending by addressing the health needs of offenders that may be contributing to their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The protocol is operating across five courts within England (as health is devolved in Wales). These sites are Milton Keynes, Northampton, Birmingham, Sefton and Plymouth.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/11/2018 17:30:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1003871

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Crown Lands and Estates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 186180 on Crown Lands and Estates, which topics regarding property held in escheat were discussed.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	189559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Escheat was discussed at a high level and particularly in relation to landfill sites.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/11/2018 17:04:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker