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1015385

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Animal Products: Imports
	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 total cost to the public purse is of processing and issuing a permit for the importation of a hunting trophy for species listed in Appendix I, II and III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	196219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK licensing service for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is subject to the policy of full cost recovery so that it is not a burden on the public purse. Where an import permit is required, applicants need to pay a fee. Details of these import permit fees can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/355264/cites-ag-ct-01.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/355264/cites-ag-ct-01.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/12/2018 12:03:04 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1015460

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Animal Products: Imports
	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 recent progress his Department has made on developing its policy on imposing a ban on hunting trophy imports.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	196260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the conservation of species seriously. The import of hunting trophies of endangered species into the UK is subject to strict controls. A permit will only be issued if no detrimental impact on the sustainability of endangered species is demonstrated and the trophy has been obtained from a legal and sustainable hunting operation. We will always do whatever we can to protect the world’s most iconic species.</p><p> </p><p>Some conservation non-governmental organisations have set out how in certain limited and rigorously controlled cases, scientific evidence shows that trophy hunting can be an effective conservation tool.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/12/2018 16:42:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1015416

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Hunterston B Power Station: Nuclear Reactors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with the Office for Nuclear Regulation on (a) restarting Hunterston Nuclear Reactor and (b) reported cracks in that Reactor's graphite core; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	196236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Operational discussions relating to the Hunterston Nuclear Reactor are a matter for the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the commercial provider. Hunterston will only return to service when the ONR is satisfied that it is safe for it to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/12/2018 16:20:25 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1015417

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has had discussions with the Treasury on the National Audit Office report on improving the Government's planning and spending framework; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	196237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Discussions on the NAO's report on improving the Government's planning and spending framework would be undertaken by senior officials in both Departments. The report is then signed and agreed by both Departmental Permanent Secretaries.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/12/2018 17:41:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1015542

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May to Question 146155, on Sugar: Taxation, if he will undertake a review of the exemption for milk drinks containing sugar to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy earlier than 2020.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	196182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to reviewing the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in 2020, and there are no plans to alter this timeframe.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/12/2018 12:53:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1015545

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127567, if he will publish (a) the healthy offerings available to staff on his departmental estate and (b) guidelines that are offered to NHS hospitals in relation to low sugar content in vending machines.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	196184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>A fresh chopped fruit option is served as part of the breakfast menu on the Departmental estate. The Department offers a healthy meal option in locations hot food is served. The Department also offers a healthy sandwich meal deal, a salad bar and whole fruit snacks every day in the restaurants and cafes on its estate.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service hospitals are required to meet the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services through the NHS Standard Contract, and are required to develop and maintain a food and drink strategy which focuses on healthier eating across the whole hospital community, including the contents of vending machines.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418072/gbs-food-catering-march2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418072/gbs-food-catering-march2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In 2016 NHS England introduced a financial incentive for hospitals to encourage healthier food options to be available for staff, limiting the proportion, placement and promotion of foods high in fat, salt, sugar and saturates sold on NHS premises, including via vending machines. This scheme was expanded in the 2017/19 Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN). Alongside this, in July 2017 NHS England introduced a voluntary Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) reduction scheme limiting sales of SSBs in each vendor on NHS premises to no more than 10% of SSBs, by volume.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/12/2018 17:11:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1015547

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant of his Answer to Question 127566 if he will (a) publish the names of the representatives from (i) Mars, (ii) Coca Cola and (iii) the British Soft Drinks Association who met his Department on the specified dates, (b) place notes of those meetings in the Library and (c) publish any correspondence between 2017 and 2018 between these companies and his Department.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	196185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Details about the meetings with Mars, Coca Cola and the British Soft Drinks Association, including representatives attending from these organisations, are provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Meeting type</p></td><td><p>External Attendees</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>Mars</p></td><td><p>12 January 2017</p></td><td><p>1:1 meeting with Public Health England (PHE)</p></td><td><p>Communications Manager, Director Global Public Affairs, UK Public Affairs Manager, Scientific Affairs Manager Europe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 January 2017</p></td><td><p>Large PHE stakeholder forum meeting to discuss data in relation to the sugar reduction programme</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 June 2017</p></td><td><p>Large PHE stakeholder forum meeting on drinks covered by PHE’s reformulation programme</p></td><td><p>UK Public Affairs Manager</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 September 2017</p></td><td><p>1:1 meeting with PHE</p></td><td><p>UK Public Affairs Manager</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2017</p></td><td><p>Large PHE stakeholder forum meeting on drinks covered by PHE’s reformulation programme</p></td><td><p>UK Public Affairs Manager</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 December 2017</p></td><td><p>PHE meeting with Mars, Mondelez and Ferrero to discuss Treatwise initiative</p></td><td><p>UK Public Affairs Manager</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Coca Cola</p></td><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td><td><p>Large PHE stakeholder forum meeting on drinks covered by PHE’s reformulation programme</p></td><td><p>Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 January 2018</p></td><td><p>1:1 meeting with PHE</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive Officer and Director Public Affairs &amp; Communication</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA)</p></td><td><p>22 March 2017</p></td><td><p>1:1 with Department of Health (DH)</p></td><td><p>Director General</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td><td><p>Large PHE stakeholder forum meeting on drinks covered by PHE’s reformulation programme</p></td><td><p>Director General and Public Affairs Manager</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 July 2017</p></td><td><p>1:1 meeting with PHE</p></td><td><p>Public Affairs Manager</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 September 2017</p></td><td><p>1:1 with DH</p></td><td><p>Director General</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2017</p></td><td><p>Large PHE stakeholder forum meeting on drinks covered by PHE’s reformulation programme</p></td><td><p>Technical Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 January 2018</p></td><td><p>Introductory meeting with new Deputy Director of Obesity, Food and Nutrition Branch in DH</p></td><td><p>Director General and Public Affairs Manager</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not have a central record of notes of these meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have a centralised record of all correspondence with these organisations and to obtain it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/12/2018 17:09:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1015549

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Kellogg's
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date officials of his Department have held meetings with representatives of Kellogs in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	196186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Representatives from Kellogg’s have attended two large stakeholder events organised by Public Health England; one on 3 November 2017 to discuss data to be included in the first sugar progress report, and one on 5 March 2018 to launch the calorie reduction programme and publication of ‘Calorie reduction: The scope and ambition for action’.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/12/2018 17:13:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1015563

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Food: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February to Question 127571, on Food: Advertising, how he intends for the nutrient profiling model to be applied to social media advertising.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	196193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>In the second chapter of the Government's Childhood Obesity Plan, published in June, we committed to consult on introducing a 9pm watershed on TV advertising of high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) products and similar protection for children viewing adverts online. Defining what food and drink would be in scope of any further advertising restrictions will be a part of our consultation. In the case of social media advertising, as with all non-broadcast media, the Committees of Advertising Practice Code already requires that advertisers use the Nutrient Profiling Model to define HFSS products.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/12/2018 17:13:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1015374

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Cancer: Health 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 report entitled Unfinished business: An assessment of the national approach to improving cancer services in England 1995–2015, published by the Health Foundation in November 2018, whether he plans to take steps in response to the conclusions of that report; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	196146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Improving early diagnosis of cancer is a key priority for this Government. That is why from next year, patients with suspected cancer will receive a diagnosis or have cancer ruled out within 28 days. We also announced a package of cancer measures last month that will radically improve the system and ensure 55,000 more people survive cancer for five years from 2028.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/12/2018 17:12:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers