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1251358

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date	12/11/2020
answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
answering dept id	207
answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what assessment of air quality has been made as part of the plans for refurbishing the Palace of Westminster.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	114768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>An initial desk-based assessment of existing data regarding air quality in the vicinity of the Palace of Westminster has been conducted as part of the Restoration and Renewal Programme, and a further assessment will be conducted to provide more accurate and up to date data. These assessments will inform the development of the designs and business case for the restoration works.</p><p>The Sponsor Body has agreed a strategic objective to mitigate the environmental impact of the Programme during the construction phase and to minimise the impact in relation to the Palace's future operation, in line with its statutory obligations. This objective has been endorsed by the Commissions of both Houses and will be kept under review as the Programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/11/2020 17:16:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1250437

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of activity of hostile states in relation to spreading disinformation and conspiracy theories on covid-19.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	113586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it continues to be vitally important that the public has accurate information about the virus, and DCMS is leading work across Government to tackle disinformation.</p><p>That is why we stood up the Counter Disinformation Unit up on 5 March to bring together cross-Government monitoring and analysis capabilities. The Unit’s primary function is to provide a comprehensive picture of the extent, scope and impact of disinformation and misinformation regarding Covid-19 and to work with partners to ensure appropriate action is taken.</p><p>Whilst disinformation can come from a range of sources, we know that certain states routinely use disinformation as a foreign policy tool. The UK, along with our G7 and Nato partners, is working hard to protect our democracies against disinformation as we work together to tackle the shared threat of Covid-19</p><p>We continue to monitor for any disinformation campaigns and any related conspiracy theories so that we can respond to them quickly and effectively. We are focused on addressing disinformation by any actor, whether state or non-state.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/11/2020 14:45:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1250845

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of drug-related deaths registered in 2019 involved combinations of cocaine with (a) opiates, (b) fentanyl and (c) other synthetic opiates.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	114142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/11/2020 17:09:37 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ114142.pdf title UKSA response PQ114142
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1250846

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
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	Cocaine: Death
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 his Department is taking to reduce the rate of cocaine-related deaths among (a) women and (b) men.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	114143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics report ‘Deaths related to drugs poisoning in England and Wales: 2019 registrations’ shows that cocaine deaths have risen for the eighth consecutive year to their highest level, with the male death rate in 2019 being nearly four times higher than the female death rate. The second phase of Dame Carol Black’s Review of Drugs is focussing on treatment and recovery services, for the misuse of cocaine and other drugs, and the final report will be made available to Ministers later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/11/2020 15:59:13 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 61608 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1251021

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
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	Coronavirus: Personal Care Services
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 Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020, if he will publish the scientific advice on the effect of closing (a) nail and beauty salons, (b) hair salons and (c) barbers on the transmission of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	114127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has listened carefully to the views of the scientific community, in particular the information from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and its sub-groups when taking decisions on the best way to tackle the pandemic.</p><p>The evidence that is considered by SAGE and used to support the Government’s response to COVID-19 is shared on GOV.UK at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p><p>Close contact services including hairdressing and beauty services are associated with an increased risk of transmission of the virus. Scientists have made it clear that the more you break the chains of transmission the more you reduce spread of the virus. Therefore, the current restrictions are in place to limit the number of interactions that people have and therefore reduce the risk spread.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 23/11/2020 11:29:42 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 61604 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1250431

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Copyright
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential role of a national copyright exhaustion framework in underpinning the UK’s (a) publishing industry and (b) other creative exports.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	113624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the UK’s future exhaustion of intellectual property rights regime. The Government is also considering the role of different exhaustion regimes and the potential impact on different sectors such as the UK’s publishing industry.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 16/11/2020 17:19:59 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone