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1029379

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Commonwealth countries residents (a) need a visa and (b) do not need a visa to visit the UK for tourism purposes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	204602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>A list of countries and territories whose citizens and nationals need a visa prior to travel to the UK as visitors can be found in Appendix 2 to Appendix V of the Immigration Rules - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules.</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/01/2019 16:30:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1029380

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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 plans to publish an alcohol workforce strategy to accompany the alcohol strategy.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and Home Office officials are continuing to hold discussions on the development of a new joint alcohol strategy and further announcements will be made in due course. There are no plans at this stage to publish an alcohol workforce strategy alongside it.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2019 12:00:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029381

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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 his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) cost-effectiveness of alcohol care teams in hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) assessed alcohol care teams (ACTs) in hospitals in the guidance ‘Local health and care planning: menu of preventative interventions’, which supports local planning processes and informs local commissioning strategies and plans. PHE found ACTs to be an effective and cost-effective option for National Health Service sustainability and transformation partnerships to consider helping reduce the harm to individuals, including to those whose alcohol use impacts most heavily on NHS health services, such as repeat hospital admissions. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-health-and-care-planning-menu-of-preventative-interventions" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-health-and-care-planning-menu-of-preventative-interventions</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2019 11:59:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029387

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had in 2018 with representatives of (i) the alcohol industry and (ii) public health advocates to discuss minimum unit pricing for alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The introduction of minimum unit pricing in England remains under review pending the impact of its implementation in Scotland.</p><p>Home Office ministers have held no meetings with representatives of the alcohol industry and public health advocates to discuss minimum unit pricing for alcohol. However, Home Office officials have engaged throughout 2018 with a range of stakeholders as part of our alcohol policy work , including the health sector, academics, the voluntary sector and representatives of the alcohol industry and the licensed trade.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 204582 question first answered 11/01/2019 12:54:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029396

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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 tackle alcohol-related health inequalities in England.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England produces a suite of products on the Fingertips website that provide local data alongside national comparisons to support local health improvement and an intelligence-driven approach to understanding and meeting local need, including the Local Alcohol Profiles for England which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-alcohol-profiles" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-alcohol-profiles</a></p><p> </p><p>The aim of these profiles is to provide information for local government, health organisations, commissioners and other agencies to monitor the impact of alcohol on local communities and to monitor the services and initiatives that have been put in place to prevent and reduce the harmful impact of alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Inequalities data are included wherever possible in order to allow organisations to assess the extent of variation in alcohol-related harm.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/01/2019 16:16:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029397

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Alcoholism: Rehabilitation
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 increase funding for treatment of alcohol misuse.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made available £16 billion for public health services, including alcohol treatment services, over the current Spending Review period. Decisions on funding for services to treat alcohol misuse are the responsibility of local authorities, based on an assessment of local need. The public health grant conditions make it clear that local authorities must have regard for the need to improve the take up of, and outcomes from, their drug and alcohol misuse treatment services.</p><p> </p><p>Alcohol treatment services are freely available across England and local authorities are supported by Public Health England in the commissioning of high quality, evidence based treatment services to fulfil the needs of their local populations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204581 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:17:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029398

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Alcoholism: Rehabilitation
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 increase access to treatment for alcohol misuse.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made available £16 billion for public health services, including alcohol treatment services, over the current Spending Review period. Decisions on funding for services to treat alcohol misuse are the responsibility of local authorities, based on an assessment of local need. The public health grant conditions make it clear that local authorities must have regard for the need to improve the take up of, and outcomes from, their drug and alcohol misuse treatment services.</p><p> </p><p>Alcohol treatment services are freely available across England and local authorities are supported by Public Health England in the commissioning of high quality, evidence based treatment services to fulfil the needs of their local populations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204580 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:17:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029399

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria he will use to decide whether to include a minimum unit pricing for alcohol in the new joint alcohol strategy.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The introduction of minimum unit pricing in England remains under review pending the impact of its implementation in Scotland.</p><p>Home Office ministers have held no meetings with representatives of the alcohol industry and public health advocates to discuss minimum unit pricing for alcohol. However, Home Office officials have engaged throughout 2018 with a range of stakeholders as part of our alcohol policy work , including the health sector, academics, the voluntary sector and representatives of the alcohol industry and the licensed trade.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 204578 question first answered 11/01/2019 12:54:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029401

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Project Bank Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many infrastructure contracts overseen by his Department have been let with the stipulation that a Project Bank Account must be applied in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	204611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>Central BEIS have not let any infrastructure contracts over the past year. We do not hold this information for BEIS Arms Lengths Bodies therefore this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/01/2019 09:23:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1029403

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Project Bank Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infrastructure contracts overseen by his Department have been let with the stipulation that a Project Bank Account must be applied in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	204612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, has let one infrastructure contract in the last year with the stipulation that a Project Bank Account (PBA) must be used. For all future procurements, DIO are reviewing the way in which PBAs can be embedded into contracts.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/01/2019 15:13:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith