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1010315

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date	19/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of people who attempted to make reports of fraud to Action Fraud over the latest 12-month period for which data is available; of those who attempted to make such reports how many were successful over that period; how much enforcement activity was undertaken as a result of those reports; by which police authorities such action was undertaken; how many telephone calls were made to Action Fraud over that period; and, of those calls, how many were answered by Action Fraud.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	192788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Action Fraud provide online and telephone based services which enable the reporting of both fraud and cyber dependent crime.</p><p>Between October 2017 and September 2018 the service received 505,497 calls.</p><p>Of these callers, 314,668 callers spoke to a member of staff. The 190,829 callers that did not speak to a member of staff will include callers that chose to use the online service or callers who waited but did not receive an answer.</p><p>505,587 reports were made in this period, by phone or online, of which 318,629 were classified as crimes as set out in the Home Office Counting Rules. In the same period 57,181 crimes were disseminated for enforcement, by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), which analyses reports of crime made via Action Fraud. The NFIB disseminated a further 20,075 reports in this period either as intelligence or as a result of concern for the victim, this is in addition to victim based referrals made by contact centre staff direct to their local police force.</p><p>Force breakdown for outcomes are also available at this webpage <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2017-to-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/11/2018 17:29:47 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1010226

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Incinerators: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) considered of the effects on human health of municipal waste incinerators on people living within (i) 0.5 kilometre, (ii) 0.9 kilometre, (iii) 1 kilometre, (iv) 2 kilometres and (v) 5 kilometres of those incinerators.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	192711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) funded the Small Area Health Statistics Unit, and King’s College London, to carry out a study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern municipal waste incinerators affect human health.</p><p> </p><p>The first of a series of papers from this study was published on 22 November 2018. The paper ‘Fetal growth, stillbirth, infant mortality and other birth outcomes near UK municipal waste incinerators; retrospective population based cohort and case-control study’ is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018316398" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018316398</a></p><p> </p><p>The paper found no evidence of a link between exposure to particulate matter emitted from modern municipal waste incinerators as modelled from emissions data, or living close to modern municipal waste incinerators, and infant mortality, low birth weight, still birth or the other birth outcomes investigated.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s position is that well run and regulated modern municipal waste incinerators are not a significant risk to public health. PHE will review its advice in light of new substantial research on the health effects of incinerators published in peer reviewed journals. To date, PHE is not aware of any evidence that requires a change in their position statement.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192712 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:09:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010228

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Incinerators: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent evidence his Department has considered on the effects of waste incinerators on the health of people living downwind of such incinerators.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	192712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) funded the Small Area Health Statistics Unit, and King’s College London, to carry out a study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern municipal waste incinerators affect human health.</p><p> </p><p>The first of a series of papers from this study was published on 22 November 2018. The paper ‘Fetal growth, stillbirth, infant mortality and other birth outcomes near UK municipal waste incinerators; retrospective population based cohort and case-control study’ is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018316398" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018316398</a></p><p> </p><p>The paper found no evidence of a link between exposure to particulate matter emitted from modern municipal waste incinerators as modelled from emissions data, or living close to modern municipal waste incinerators, and infant mortality, low birth weight, still birth or the other birth outcomes investigated.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s position is that well run and regulated modern municipal waste incinerators are not a significant risk to public health. PHE will review its advice in light of new substantial research on the health effects of incinerators published in peer reviewed journals. To date, PHE is not aware of any evidence that requires a change in their position statement.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192711 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:09:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010232

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Waste Disposal: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the effect on public health of municipal waste incinerators and anaerobic digestion of waste.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	192713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England has not undertaken any comparative assessment of the human health effects of municipal waste incinerators and anaerobic digestion of waste.</p><p> </p><p>In the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’ forthcoming Resources and Waste Strategy the Government will be setting out more details on our ambitions for minimising the environmental impacts of waste whilst maximising its value as a resource.</p><p> </p><p>All waste operators are required to follow the waste hierarchy in managing waste. This means that they should take all such measures as are reasonable in the circumstances to prevent, reuse or recycle waste before considering recovery through incineration or sending to landfill.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/11/2018 17:10:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010296

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Health Services and Social Services: Royston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the decision by the Cambridge and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group on the options for an NHS and social care hub in Royston; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	192694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no current timeline for a decision on the option for a National Health Service and social care hub in Royston. Cambridge and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) options appraisal has now been developed and it will be reviewed by the Cambridge and Peterborough Sustainability and Transformation Partnership in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sustainability and Transformation Plan, published in October 2016, identified the need to establish capacity within general practice to create integrated hubs across the local area. Cambridge and Peterborough CCG is considering Royston Health Centre and the Hospital sites with an aim to integrate and co-locate services. The CCG is committed to including local community groups in this process.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/11/2018 11:31:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1010369

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Waste: Health Hazards
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 of the potential effect on public health of reducing (a) household, (b) commercial and (c) industrial waste; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	192717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England has not made an assessment of the potential effect on public health of reducing waste.</p><p> </p><p>All waste operators are required to follow the waste hierarchy in managing waste. This means that they should take all such measures as are reasonable in the circumstances to prevent, reuse or recycle waste before considering recovery through incineration or sending to landfill.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/11/2018 17:10:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010372

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Waste: Health Hazards
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 of the potential effect on public health of increasing the amount of waste that is recycled; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	192718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England has not made an assessment of the potential effect on public health of increasing the amount of waste that is recycled.</p><p> </p><p>Recycling in England has increased from 11% in 2001/02 to 44.9% in 2016. This is thanks to action by the Government and local authorities and also the support of the public wanting to recycle more. The Government wants to accelerate consistency in what is collected for recycling and to encourage more local authorities to recycle food waste to reduce which would help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfill.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/11/2018 17:09:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010415

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Johnston Press: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the effect on local and regional newspapers in Northern Ireland of the pre-pack rescue of Johnston Press; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	192816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>My deepest sympathies go out to anyone facing uncertainty as a result of the changes at Johnston Press. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has made an assessment of the challenges facing local and regional newspapers, both from the resale of Johnston Press and more broadly, in the whole of the UK including Northern Ireland. Details can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-11-19/debates/52FF3860-684F-4B20-AD52-2B9687FE4E2B/JohnstonPressAdministration?highlight=johnston%20press#contribution-4ECFBDD7-91BF-4FD0-9600-1473DFBD8C78" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-11-19/debates/52FF3860-684F-4B20-AD52-2B9687FE4E2B/JohnstonPressAdministration?highlight=johnston%20press#contribution-4ECFBDD7-91BF-4FD0-9600-1473DFBD8C78</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 27/11/2018 11:08:47 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1010230

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure UK citizens overseas are able to register at UK embassies in order to receive consular support and information.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	192841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>British nationals do not need to register at British Embassies to receive consular support and information. Information about our services is available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consular-services" target="_blank">Consular services - GOV.UK</a>. People needing assistance can contact us by telephone 24/7 by calling the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London or a British Embassy or Consulate overseas. Our operators provide information and advice about the consular services available. Where they are unable to help the caller to resolve the issue themselves, and/or when they judge that the caller needs urgent assistance, they will pass the call to the nearest embassy, or, if the embassy is closed, to our Global Response Centre in London.</p><p>The FCO encourages people to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/email-signup" target="_blank">subscribe to FCO travel advice email alerts</a> &quot;<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides" target="_blank">living in” guides</a>, follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fcotravel" target="_blank">FCO Travel on Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/FCOtravel" target="_blank">@fcotravel on Twitter</a> for updates and to follow the nearest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/world/embassies" target="_blank">British Embassy, High Commission or Consulate</a> on Twitter and Facebook. FCO travel advice is updated frequently during a crisis and is often the best source of information and advice for those affected.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/11/2018 17:17:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1010361

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many letters he has received from Members of the House of (a) Commons and (b) Lords in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>In the past 12 months, the office of the Secretary of State for Wales has formally responded to 46 letters from MPs and 2 letters from Peers. A breakdown by month is provided below.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Wales also receives copies of letters that do not require responses but this information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Secretary of State responses to MPs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secretary of State responses to Peers </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Junior Ministers responses to MPs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 27/11/2018 10:37:57 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane