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1088681

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Health Services: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations in relation to health from Lord Ashcroft's Veterans' Transition Review published in February 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	232564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>All the significant recommendations from Lord Ashcroft’s Veterans’ Transition Review have been implemented and are now routine business for the Ministry of Defence (MOD). In May 2018, Lord Ashcroft stepped down as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Veterans’ Transition. In his letter to the Prime Minister, he said that while work remains to be done, “<em>I am pleased with the many practical changes that have been brought about as a result of the Transition Review, and that the whole issue of veterans’ transition now has a higher profile in government and beyond</em>.” The full text of Lord Ashcroft’s letter to the Prime Minister, along with a copy of the Review, follow-up reports and associated documents can be found at the following address:</p><p><strong>http://www.veteranstransition.co.uk/</strong></p><p> </p><p>This Government is not complacent, and we are working to further support our military veterans. In November 2018 the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments published an evidence-based ‘<em>Strategy for our veterans</em>’ which will work to ensure veterans’ issues are considered, coordinated and delivered across the UK <strong>(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategy-for-our-veterans).</strong> This builds on existing progress, including in health issues where specific care pathways for veterans have been developed around mental health and prosthetic aftercare.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Strategy we are also this year introducing a holistic transition policy. Transition support currently provided by the MOD largely focuses on employment support, delivered by the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), which supports Service leavers in their transition from military to civilian life through a range of career and employment support services including skills development workshops, seminars, resettlement training advice, vocational training courses, career consultancy, one-to-one guidance and job finding support.  However, transition is far wider than finding employment, and relates to the significant life changing processes which affect both the Service person and their immediate family through the entire time they are within or connected to the Armed Forces, through to discharge and beyond, which need to be appropriately addressed to ensure successful transition into civilian life.  This will include transition to civilian health care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/03/2019 14:15:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1088879

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Common Agricultural Policy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any estimate of the number of people who have died in non-EEA countries since 1989 from malnutrition and related causes as a result of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, in particular the dumping of excess food on the local markets of such countries; if so, how many people they estimate to have died as a result of that policy; and if not, whether they will do so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL14584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is a leading global donor for nutrition and our position is set out in the UK’s Global Nutrition Position Paper (attached): <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F652122%2Fnutrition-paper-2017a.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CJ-Moncrieff%40dfid.gsx.gov.uk%7Cbf64d60547a74ea921ce08d6ad25816e%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636886773927271757&amp;sdata=QZClciOVkumLGmhlMsX0uT0yhcMM9Ht6jW44rAnfeuA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652122/nutrition-paper-2017a.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has not estimated whether any deaths can be attributed to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/03/2019 16:12:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Global Nutrition Position Paper.pdf title UK's Global Nutrition Position Paper
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1088339

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the change was in central government funding for local authority children’s services between 1 April 2015 and 1 April 2018.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	231961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Funding for local government services, including children’s services, is set at Spending Review and made available through the Local Government Finance Settlement. This funding is largely unringfenced, enabling local authorities to target spending according to local needs. Local authorities used this flexibility to increase spending on children and young people’s services from £9 billion in 2015-16 to around £9.4 billion in 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/03/2019 15:28:10 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1088712

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Forests: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to adopt the finding of Natural England on the planting ratio of 30:1 to ensure conservation of the ancient woodlands that will potentially be damaged by High Speed Two.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	232525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Where losses of ancient woodland are expected to occur, a range of compensatory measures may be proposed by High Speed Two Ltd;</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>translocation of ancient woodland soils;</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>translocation of coppice stools;</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>new woodland creation; and</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>enhancement to existing woodlands (ancient and non-ancient).</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The selection of these compensatory measures will be bespoke to each ancient woodland site affected and HS2 Ltd has not adopted a ratio approach during their development. Measures are outlined in the Environmental Statement Volume 2 Community Forum Area/Community Area reports for the Phase One and Phase 2a Schemes respectively, and will be outlined in the forthcoming formal Environmental Statement for the Phase 2b Scheme in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/03/2019 14:27:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1088768

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been directly employed by local authorities in England since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	232600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/03/2019 17:30:23 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ232600.pdf title UKSA Final Response
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1088769

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Council Housing: Valuation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the total value of council property in England in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	232601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Every year the Treasury publishes Whole of Government Accounts (WGA). This is a consolidated account for the entire public sector.</p><p> </p><p>WGA includes valuations (in line with those published in the statutory accounts of individual local authorities) of dwellings recognised in local authority accounts. These are then consolidated and published alongside other assets in the WGA accounts. This information is presented in the table below. Although WGA was published from 2009-10, the Treasury only holds information going back to 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that this figure does not include housing associations, which are not consolidated into WGA. This table only covers English Local Government.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities prepare their accounts under the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting (CIPFA) code of practice on local authority accounting. Under section 4.1.2 of this guidance, council dwellings includes dwellings within the Housing Revenue Account. The data below is consistent with that definition of Council dwellings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Net book value (£k)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>88,043,828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>85,770,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>76,405,486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>70,937,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>65,527,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>61,521,325</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/03/2019 14:11:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1088801

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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 Welfare: Sentencing
	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of a maximum five-year sentence for animal cruelty as a deterrent to animal cruelty offenders who use such acts of cruelty to manipulate human victims.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	232542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the highest standards of animal welfare, and we have announced that we will increase the maximum custodial penalty for animal cruelty from six months to five years to allow the courts to impose appropriate penalties in extreme cases, whatever the motivation for the offence.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/03/2019 10:15:11 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1088815

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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: Exports
	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 guidance he has provided to agri-food exporters on food labelling in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and what assessment he has made of the capacity of those exporters to put in place that labelling by the end of March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	232567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with food retailers and suppliers to help them prepare for leaving the EU, which includes providing information on food labelling changes that must be made to UK products sold in the UK and EU after 29 March 2019. Specific guidance for the food and drink sector is now available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/defra/brexit-food-drink-sector" target="_blank">www.gov.uk//defra/brexit-food-drink-sector</a>. This includes advice on food labelling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aiming wherever possible within the UK to allow a transition period of at least 21 months for food labelling changes in relation to goods produced in the UK, or imported and placed on the UK market, after exit day.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has no control over how food labelling changes will be enforced outside the UK. EU and other non-EU countries may require that food labelling changes are in place on exports to their markets from exit day. Businesses have been advised to seek guidance from importing contacts on labelling requirements applicable in the importing country.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/03/2019 10:13:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1087714

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what sectors he has identified as most at risk in the event that the UK does not replicate existing EU trade agreements before the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	909807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is keenly aware of the importance of our existing trade agreements to individual businesses and sectors across the UK. For example, the trade continuity agreement with the Faroe Islands is of particular interest to UK processing sector, with almost £200 million worth of fish and crustaceans brought into the UK from the Faroe Islands in 2017. The agreement will allow imports to continue tariff-free and enable businesses to trade as freely as they do now. Similarly, the UK-Swiss trade continuity agreement means the British vehicles sector could avoid up to £8 million a year in tariff charges on their exports that would apply if the agreement wasn’t in place.</p><p> </p><p>This is why we are committed to replicating the effects of these agreements as far as possible so that businesses have certainty and stability as we leave the European Union. We are preparing for all eventualities.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 19/03/2019 17:20:07 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1088604

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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	Employment: Environment Protection
	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 steps he is taking to promote the creation of skilled green jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	909869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>There are around 400,000 people already working in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the UK. Our recently launched Offshore Wind Sector Deal highlights our commitment to grow this green sector from 7,200 jobs to 27,000 jobs by 2030.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/03/2019 18:01:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan