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1010315

registered interest
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

1012477

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	194689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>During the passage of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in the Commons the Government committed to providing a statement about the impact of all EU exit bills on equalities legislation (which includes provisions on disability as a protected characteristic). The Government’s commitment requires the relevant Minister to make and publish a statement for each EU exit bill indicating:</p><ol><li><p>whether the bill amends, repeals or revokes any part of the Equality Acts 2006 or 2010 or any secondary legislation made under those Acts and, if it does make such changes, an explanation of the effect of each change; and</p></li><li><p>that in relation to the policy which is given effect by the Bill, the relevant Minister “has had due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Equality Act 2010.”</p></li><li><p>that the Government will be making such a statement in respect of the WAB (which will be set out in the Explanatory Notes accompanying the Bill on its introduction); and this analysis has been carried out to inform decision-making on the Withdrawal Agreement and as preparation for the equality statement.</p></li></ol><p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring that there is no regression in equalities as we leave the EU. The Equality Act 2010 sets out wide-ranging equalities protections, and incorporates virtually all existing EU equalities law and Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case law. In some areas, domestic legislation goes further than EU requirements - for example the public sector equality duty, which places a duty on public authorities to consider how their policies or decisions would affect people who are protected under the Equality Act. There are also domestic requirements that ensure non-discrimination in access to goods and services on grounds of disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/11/2018 15:11:40 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

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

1012342

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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	Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on patient safety of the roll out by clinical commissioning groups of the prescription ordering direct service for repeat prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	194650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We have made no assessment of the impact on patient safety of such a service. Where clinical commissioning groups have made local arrangements for how repeat medication is ordered we would expect it to take account of the General Medical Council’s Prescribing Guidance, so repeat prescriptions are safe and appropriate to patient need.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/11/2018 17:13:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1012345

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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: Greenwich
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 Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group's Patient and Public Engagement Strategy 2017 to 2020, what his Department's definition is of a seldom heard group; how many such groups it has identified; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	194574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England have not formally defined the term ‘seldom heard groups’, which is used by Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).</p><p> </p><p>NHS England published statutory guidance for CCGs and NHS England on patient and public participation in commissioning health and care. A copy of this guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/participation/involvementguidance/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/participation/involvementguidance/</a></p><p> </p><p>The CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework has an indicator (50) within the leadership domain that assesses CCGs involvement of patients and the public against a range of criteria including equalities and health inequalities. The indicator is based on the statutory guidance and so provides an assessment of CCG performance in this area. The 2017/18 data is available on MyNHS.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194575 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:14:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford