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1014363

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Air Ambulance Services
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 that air ambulance trusts are adequately resourced.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	907857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the vital role air ambulances play in getting those with life-threatening injuries and illnesses to the expert hospital care they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget announced £10 million of capital funding support to air ambulance charities, helping to maintain these critical services for patients in need.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 27/11/2018 16:00:15 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1013110

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Humberside Police: National Police Air Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times Humberside Police force has received support from the National Police Air Service.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	195045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is a collaboration of English and Welsh Police Forces. The NPAS Strategic Board, comprised of Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, are responsible for overseeing the service.</p><p>NPAS publish an annual report outlining the service’s performance and financial position. The Home Office does not collect performance information on NPAS.</p><p>As set out in a study published by HM Inspector of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) in November 2017 NPAS are operating 19 helicopters from 15 bases. In addition they are purchasing four fixed wing aircraft. The HMICFRS study provides information concerning NPAS deployments by force area for 2016 however these exclude Humberside given the force joined NPAS in September 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 195042 195043 195044 question first answered 28/11/2018 16:48:37 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1013127

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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	Food: Prices
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 estimate he has made of the potential change in retail food prices as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	195109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Food prices depend on a range of factors, including commodity prices, currency exchange rates, and oil prices. This will continue to be the case when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Government does not directly control these factors, we work closely with industry to provide transparency for consumers, and play an important role internationally in promoting open global markets. This includes participation in the G20 initiated Agricultural Markets Information System (AMIS) which helps to enhance food market transparency and encourages international policy coordination This all helps to create a competitive domestic market so that producers and retailers can offer the best prices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/11/2018 17:34:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1013128

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many data breaches occurred in his Department in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	195027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/11/2018 11:16:10 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1013130

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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	Food Supply
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 the most recent Food Production to Supply Ratio is for (a) all food and (b) indigenous food; and what comparative assessment he has made of that production to supply ratio over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	195111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s current production to supply ratio is 60% for all food and 75% for indigenous-type foods. This has remained steady over the last decade and is not low in the context of the past 150 years. For example, in the 1930s the overall rate was between 30% and 40%, while in the late 1950s this had risen to just over 50%. Below is an outline of the production to supply ratio over the last five years. The data is published and available on the gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/food-statistics-pocketbook/food-statistics-in-your-pocket-global-and-uk-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/food-statistics-pocketbook/food-statistics-in-your-pocket-global-and-uk-supply</a></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>UK Food Production to Supply Ratio</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Food %</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p><p> </p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Indigenous type Food %</strong></p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/11/2018 17:31:01 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1013138

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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	Food Supply
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 the UK food self-sufficiency level has been in each of the last 10 years; and what projections he has made for future years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	195116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The production to supply ratio for food is commonly described as a measure of ‘self-sufficiency’. The ratios for all food and indigenous type food for the last ten years are presented below. The UK’s current production to supply ratio is 60% for all food and 75% for indigenous-type foods. This has remained steady over the last decade and is not low in the context of the past 150 years. For example, in the 1930s the overall rate was between 30% and 40%, while in the late 1950s this had risen to just over 50%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The supply of food available for domestic consumption consists of home production and food imports, excluding food exported. Defra does not make forecasts for future years: supply is affected both by growing conditions and export successes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A related measure to production/supply ratio is the origins of domestic consumption.</p><p> </p><p>This is a breakdown of where the supply of food comes from. In 2017 50% of UK supply was home produced, 30% came from the EU and 20% from the rest of the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Production to supply ratio 2008-2017</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All food %</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indigenous type food %</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note: based on the farmgate value of raw food production</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/11/2018 17:37:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1013145

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of staff employed in his Department make voluntary pension contributions; and whether his Department supports that practice.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	195028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is not an employer in its own right. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provide employment services on our behalf. As of 31 October, 100% of staff on MoJ payroll on assignment to the Department made voluntary pension contributions. MoJ supports voluntary pension contributions through Civil Service Pensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/11/2018 11:17:13 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1013155

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Embassies: Cardiff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with overseas diplomats about the merits of locating a consulate in Cardiff.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	195046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with overseas diplomats to discuss opportunities to strengthen links between Wales and countries across the globe as the UK leaves the European Union. This engagement supports my ambition for an outward looking Wales as part of a truly global Britain.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 29/11/2018 11:18:32 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1013159

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
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 support is available to social enterprises, start-ups, and co-operatives in town centres to provide suitable premises for manufacturing and retail.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	195031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced Our Plan for the High Street at the Autumn Budget, a package of support for high streets and town centres. To provide upfront support for high streets we are cutting business rates by a third for up to 90 per cent of retail properties for two years, subject to state aid limits. We have also created a £675 million Future High Streets Fund to help local areas make their high streets and town centres fit for the future.</p><p>As part of this package for high streets and town centres we will trial a register of empty commercial properties to help prospective retailers to find empty properties and help local stakeholders tackle fragmented ownership on their high street. We have also announced an ‘Open Doors’ pilot scheme to help match empty properties to community groups looking for space and announced a consultation on modernising planning rules to ensure that they support the transformation of the high street</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/11/2018 15:42:18 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1013179

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Charitable Donations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church Commissioners have made of trends in the level of demand for charitable donations since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	195133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The underlying financial health of the Church of England’s parishes is a testament to the generosity of the commitment of congregations and local communities across the country. The most recent assessment of Church of England parish finances relate to 2016 when total giving to the 12,400 parishes was £3million more than the previous year. Between 2010 and 2016 total giving increased by 8.5%.</p><p /> <p>The figures also show that in 2016 Church of England parishes donated £46 million to supporting other charities working in the UK around the world, from foodbanks and local children's charities to international aid appeals.</p><p /> <p>Detailed figures for giving and charitable donations can be found in the 2016 Parish Finances Statistics here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2018-10/2016ParishFinanceStatistics.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2018-10/2016ParishFinanceStatistics.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 27/11/2018 17:17:27 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock