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1038941

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date	10/01/2019
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	Hormone Replacement Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing the cost of hormone replacement therapy for patients who pay multiple prescription charges for medication with more than one ingredient.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	207273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Unless a valid exemption has been declared the statutory applicable charge of £8.80 is payable for each prescription item, such as a quantity of a drug, dispensed in the community in England. The Government has no plans to change this position in respect of combination packs of hormone replacement therapy medication comprised of multiple drugs. Accordingly, no recent discussions about this matter have taken place at Cabinet level.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 16:04:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1038943

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Barristers: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been appointed as Queen's Counsel in Northern Ireland in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	207162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The appointment of Queen’s Counsel in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter for which the Northern Ireland Department of Justice has responsibility.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/01/2019 09:09:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1038946

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Pancreatic Cancer
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 a target for increasing the early stage diagnosis rate for pancreatic cancer in the lifetime of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	207163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets an ambition for three out of four cancers to be diagnosed at an early stage by 2028, compared to around one in two currently. This ambition applies to all cancers, including pancreatic cancer, not just the 10 currently in the Public Health Outcomes Framework early diagnosis metric. NHS England is keen to work with the charities representing some of the cancers not currently included in this metric on how best to measure progress towards the ambition moving forwards.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 16:00:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1038952

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	NHS: Finance
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 publish correspondence with (a) NHS England and (b) NHS Improvement on any (i) assessment and (b) analysis that indicates a funding shortfall of more than £1 billion in 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	207213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>We have had no correspondence with NHS England or NHS Improvement regarding the Nuffield Trust’s analysis, dated 26 October 2018. We do not agree there is a shortfall in 2019-20, and the aforementioned analysis concludes that once recurrent efficiencies are factored in, there is financial headroom within the National Health Service long term settlement.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 15/01/2019 12:30:56 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1038965

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coinage: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's announcement entitled New pound coin goes global with rollout to British overseas nations, published on 6 January 2019, if he will list which authority in each of the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies that will be responsible for commissioning new £1 coins.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	207221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to our Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies around the globe. Enabling them to design and mint their own versions of the iconic new £1 coin is a demonstration of that commitment.</p><p>Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will now be able to apply to the Royal Mint for permission to produce their own 12-sided pound coins. It is for the coin issuing authority in each of the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to seek permission, if they wish to do so.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/01/2019 14:14:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1038968

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Malnutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) the G20 and (b) the G7 on addressing malnutrition since the publication of the 2018 Global Nutrition Report.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	207222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>There has not been an opportunity for the Secretary of State to meet G7 or G20 counterparts collectively since the launch of the Global Nutrition Report on 29 November 2018. The Government will continue to press at G7 and G20 meetings for greater priority to be given to malnutrition in all its forms, as the Report recommends. Following the G20 Summit on 30 November and 1 December, the Leaders statement reaffirmed the G20’s commitment in this regard. The Government also continues to raise nutrition with G7 and G20 partners bilaterally. For example, the UK Japan Joint Statement issued on the occasion of Prime Minister Abe’s visit on 10 January 2019 committed the UK and Japan to work together toward the success of the Global Nutrition Summit in Tokyo in 2020.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2019 15:30:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1038985

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Pensions: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many outstanding cases his Department is currently dealing with on disputes over applications for war pensions.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	207153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>As at 11 November 2019 there were 588 War Pension appeals in progress, of which 212 are waiting for a tribunal hearing date. Tribunal hearing dates are not set by the Ministry of Defence.</p><p>War Pensions Scheme statistics are published annually on the GOV.UK website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/war-pension-recipients-index</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/01/2019 15:36:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1038986

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Housing: Regeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to he Answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 205256 on Housing: Regeneration, if he will create a fund for land clearance and the demolition of low quality, high void rate housing in circumstances whereby local authorities develop plans for housing regeneration.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	207223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The current Estate Regeneration Fund is open to bids from local authorities that have partnered with a private organisation to deliver a regeneration project. The funding can be used for land clearance, demolition and rebuilding of homes. Low quality housing and high void rates can be prevalent in areas identified for regeneration and the funding that has been allocated will support places deliver better quality homes, improved public spaces and new housing where it is needed most.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/01/2019 15:59:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1038987

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 205254 on Universal Credit: Support for Mortgage Interest, if she will ensure the rules in relation to support for mortgage interest loans mean that the 39 week waiting period is not reset when a claimant receives any income.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	207224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>We operate a zero earnings rule for Universal Credit in Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI). Receiving any earned income during the wait period or during receipt of SMI loan payments will mean that the claimant will not receive loan payments. The zero earnings rule requires claimants to satisfy a waiting period of nine consecutive Universal Credit assessment periods with no earned income before the claimants can receive loan payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this we also work closely with UK Finance and Lenders to impress upon them importance of forbearance in the wait periods for SMI support.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/01/2019 11:15:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1038989

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the funding allocated to Wales out of the UK Shared Prosperity fund will be as a result of a (a) pre-allocation or (b) competitive bidding process.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	207291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of providing clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and we intend to publish the public consultation shortly. Final decisions on the quantum and allocation of the Fund will be decided during the Spending Review this year.</p><p>In his Written Ministerial Statement of 24 July 2018 on Local Growth, HCWS927, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government was clear the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be a simplified, integrated fund that tackles inequalities between communities, by raising productivity. The Fund will be aligned to our modern Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 207292 question first answered 15/01/2019 16:03:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake