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1716479

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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 Pollution: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of household air pollution on (a) health outcomes and (b) NHS capacity and resources.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	25168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency published a study quantifying the health burden in the population of England from key respiratory illness or conditions associated with residential exposures to damp, mould, and formaldehyde. In 2019, the presence of damp, mould, or both was associated with approximately 5,000 cases of asthma, and approximately 8,500 lower respiratory infections among children and adults. Residential formaldehyde exposure was associated with approximately 4,000 cases of childhood asthma among children.</p><p>Exposure to indoor air pollutants can trigger or exacerbate asthma, other respiratory or cardiovascular conditions, and may even have carcinogenic effects. Damp and mould have been associated with respiratory health outcomes, such as exacerbation of asthma, respiratory infections, and allergies. The National Health Service has not made an assessment of the potential impact of household air pollution on NHS capacity and resources.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/05/2024 16:57:55 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1716480

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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 Pollution: Monitoring
	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 has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential (a) viability and (b) merits of creating a national indoor air quality observatory to monitor (i) levels and (ii) the potential health effects of indoor air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	25169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department continues to work collaboratively across the Government to address the impact of air pollution. We are taking significant and wide-ranging action to drive improvements to air quality, as set out in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Environmental Improvement Plan. The United Kingdom Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Cleaner Air Programme also aims to help reduce people’s exposure to air pollution, tackle disparities in exposure, and improve outcomes for all, including through increasing the evidence base and improving awareness and understanding of the health impacts of air pollution. The UKHSA has published a study quantifying the health burden in the population of England from key respiratory conditions associated with residential exposures to damp, mould, and formaldehyde.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/05/2024 17:02:17 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1716481

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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 Pollution: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will (a) issue guidance and (b) provide resources to local authorities to help tackle household air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	25170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is taking significant and wide-ranging action to drive improvements to air quality, as set out in our Environmental Improvement Plan, including by providing over £883 million to help local authorities develop and implement local nitrogen dioxide reduction plans, and to support those impacted by these plans.</p><p>The Government has published guidance for private and social landlords on understanding and addressing the health risks of damp and mould, following the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from a severe respiratory condition due to prolonged exposure to mould in his home, and is additionally investing £10 million into the Healthy Homes pilots, working with selected local authorities to test measures to improve enforcement on damp and mould in private rented sector housing, while boosting the capability and capacity of enforcement teams in the greatest areas of housing and health need. Further information on the guidance for private and social landlords is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/damp-and-mould-understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-for-rented-housing-providers/understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-of-damp-and-mould-in-the-home--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/damp-and-mould-understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-for-rented-housing-providers/understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-of-damp-and-mould-in-the-home--2</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/05/2024 08:19:35 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1715272

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Outdoor Advertising: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to reduce the energy use of outdoor digital billboards.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>Digital billboards and other signage displays are covered under the 2021 Ecodesign Regulations for electronic displays. These regulations set minimum energy performance standards to increase the energy efficiency of products. Additionally, the regulations include provisions for the recycling of these displays at the end of their life, and for the careful use of critical materials. These regulations are subject to post-implementation reviews.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 10/05/2024 05:23:11 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1715274

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Outdoor Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the research by Adfree cities which found that outdoor advertising is disproportionately placed in areas of existing deprivation, published in March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>Advertising has a valuable role to play in a free market society. Local councils already have the choice, through powers in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, to refuse applications on amenity or public safety grounds.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24384 24385 question first answered 10/05/2024 13:43:00 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1715276

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Outdoor Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including provisions within the High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill on outdoor advertising.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>Advertising has a valuable role to play in a free market society. Local councils already have the choice, through powers in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, to refuse applications on amenity or public safety grounds.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24383 24385 question first answered 10/05/2024 13:43:00 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1715277

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Outdoor Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to restrict outdoor advertising.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>Advertising has a valuable role to play in a free market society. Local councils already have the choice, through powers in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, to refuse applications on amenity or public safety grounds.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24383 24384 question first answered 10/05/2024 13:43:00 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1715279

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Advertising: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of advertising on the mental health of children and young people.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not have plans to make such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/05/2024 11:51:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1715280

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Obesity: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the potential impact of outdoor advertising on children’s (a) diet and (b) obesity levels.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling childhood obesity. We are implementing landmark advertising restrictions from October 2025, which will protect children from the advertising of less healthy food and drink on television before the 9:00pm watershed, and paid-for advertising online. Evidence shows that these restrictions will have a direct impact on childhood obesity by targeting the media that children experience most.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/05/2024 13:47:15 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1715281

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Outdoor Advertising: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department holds information on the use of outdoor advertising infrastructure for digital data capture.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	24388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Any organisation capturing digital data that contains personal data is required to comply with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 which impose obligations on data controllers to process data fairly, lawfully, and transparently. Personal data should also be kept secure and not processed for longer than is necessary. Most of this information should be found in an organisation’s privacy notice which explains the collection and use of personal information.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 13/05/2024 08:08:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman