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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

1013096

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on claimants of universal credit of the 53 week rent year for many social housing tenants in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	195091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit is paid on a monthly cycle to reflect the fact that the vast majority of people receive their wages monthly. Many social landlords still expect their tenants to pay rent on a weekly basis, a practice based upon a time when both wages and benefits were paid weekly. The effect of this is that, roughly every six years, there will be 53 payment days in a twelve-month period with the result that, over the cycle, the average social sector tenant will receive approximately 35p a week less towards their rent. A key principle of Universal Credit is that it simplifies the benefit system for working age claimants and re-assessing housing costs to reflect the number of rent payments in any particular year would be complicated and lead to confusion.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/11/2018 12:39:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

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

1013151

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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 Property and Estates Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government Response to the Naylor Review, published in January 2018, what the total value is of planned private finance investment in the NHS healthcare estate.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	195073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has considered its position on the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and its successor PF2, in light of experience since 2012, and found the model to be inflexible and overly complex. As such, PF2 will no longer be used for any future Government project. However, the Government remains committed to the use of public-private partnership where it delivers value for the taxpayer and fairly transfers risk to the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to consider proposals from the National Health Service for a multi-year capital plan to support transformation, as part of the long-term plan the NHS is currently developing. Future years capital funding will be set as part of the Spending Review next year.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 195074 question first answered 29/11/2018 14:05:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1013152

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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 Property and Estates Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government Response to the Naylor Review, published in January 2018, what estimate he has made of the total value of public private partnerships in the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	195074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has considered its position on the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and its successor PF2, in light of experience since 2012, and found the model to be inflexible and overly complex. As such, PF2 will no longer be used for any future Government project. However, the Government remains committed to the use of public-private partnership where it delivers value for the taxpayer and fairly transfers risk to the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to consider proposals from the National Health Service for a multi-year capital plan to support transformation, as part of the long-term plan the NHS is currently developing. Future years capital funding will be set as part of the Spending Review next year.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 195073 question first answered 29/11/2018 14:05:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth