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1047742

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date	24/01/2019
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	Air Pollution: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 206215 on air pollution, if he will take steps to commission further research into the effects on health of ultrafine particles.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	212303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is investing over £1 billion a year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR will consider funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including the effect of ultrafine particles. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will also consider areas for research into air pollution and more specifically ultrafine particles from research recommendations and priorities identified by the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants and by Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 31/01/2019 17:24:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1047728

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage the creation of international connections to and from Scotland from other UK airports.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	212430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Government is supportive of all airports including those in Scotland, in creating new international connections. The Government believes that air passengers are best served by a commercial airline market which is able to operate in a competitive environment. It is solely a matter for airlines to determine which airports they operate based on their own assessment of costs and passenger demand.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 14:15:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1047655

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Bhanu Choudhrie and Sudhir Choudhrie
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that SFO investigations into (a) Sudhir Choudhrie and (b) Bhanu Choudhrie are (i) compliant with legislation and (ii) receive all relevant information.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	212291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>As highlighted in the answer given on 24 January to PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-21/210434/" target="_blank">210434</a> the SFO can neither confirm nor deny if these individuals are subject to any investigation. The SFO carries out all of its work in compliance with legislation.</p><p>The SFO also works collaboratively with law enforcement and regulatory partners to combat serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption and share information, both in the UK and abroad. This includes membership of the newly launched multi-agency National Economic Crime Centre which was set up by the Government following the 2017 Economic Crime Review to ensure a more effective law enforcement response to economic crime.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 31/01/2019 14:28:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1047707

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Canoeing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to support increased access for canoeists to rivers and waterways in England.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	212348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s sport strategy, Sporting Future, encourages and promotes outdoor recreation. Use of our waterways by all can be a creative and fun way to engage with the natural world and to stay healthy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Sport England is actively engaged with British Canoeing and the Canal and River Trust to get more people from all backgrounds active. In addition Sport England is providing £6.85m to British Canoeing for the period between 2017 to 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The ‘public rights of navigation’ issue around access to waterways is dealt with by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and they are currently working with British Canoeing to consider solutions to access disputes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 31/01/2019 10:43:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1047670

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the proposed changes to the ATM network on access to free ATMs in rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	212421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not conducted its own assessment of the proposed changes to the ATM network on access to free ATMs in rural communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users. As part of this, the PSR is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision.</p><p> </p><p>Both LINK, the scheme that runs the UK’s ATM network, and the PSR commissioned work to understand the impact on the provision of free-to-use ATMs that a reduction in interchange fees may have.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has put in place specific arrangements to protect free-to-use ATMs more than 1 kilometre away from the next nearest free-to-use ATM. LINK has also recently announced new financial support for ATMs in remote and deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 31/01/2019 11:44:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1047702

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the status is of the 10 pilot programmes aimed at improving mental health assessments for children entering care.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	212384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Our delivery partner, the Anna Freud Centre, received over 50 applications from local areas wanting to take part in the programme. The selection process has now concluded, and the successful sites are working with the Anna Freud Centre on their individual plans to implement the pilot. We will make a public announcement on the sites shortly.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 31/01/2019 12:30:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1047779

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the the value of written-off assets held by his Department in each of the last two financial years.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	212437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department did not make any write-offs of permanent fixed assets in financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18.</p><p>The Department records an annual write-down of infrastructure assets in the financial statements. These write-downs represent notional accounting adjustments arising from the different valuation bases which are applied at different stages over an asset’s life in accordance with HMT’s financial reporting rules, and do not represent write-offs of actual permanent assets.</p><p>Write-offs may also arise in respect of other asset categories such as debt, investment or inventory balances. These write-offs are included within Losses as reported by the Department. Where such write-offs individually exceed £300,000, they are separately disclosed as Losses in the Parliamentary Accountability Report within the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 13:43:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1047660

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Farmers: Government Assistance
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 plans he has to support farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	212345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>We have pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>In England we are planning an ambitious new system based on “public money for public goods”. A seven year transition period will make sure there is a gradual transition from the current system to the new.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for a future Northern Ireland Executive to determine its own policy. However, in the absence of an Assembly, DAERA’s approach to the Bill is to maintain the status quo and preserve flexibility for a future Executive to modify legacy CAP schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 31/01/2019 12:38:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1047679

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contacts with Sexual and Reproductive Health Services occurred in each year since 2015-16 (a) in total, (b) face-to-face at a physical location and (c) non-face to face.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	212365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Data on contacts with sexual and reproductive health services that occurred in each year since 2015-16 in total, face-to-face at a physical location and non-face to face is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total contacts</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(Thousands) Contacts by consultation medium</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Face to face</p></td><td><p>Non face to face<sup>1, 2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2,032.4</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,886.2</p></td><td><p>1,858.8</p></td><td><p>27.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,787.6</p></td><td><p>1,773.6</p></td><td><p>13.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>These data are published in the annual sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services reports.</p><p>Data has been rounded to the nearest five contacts.</p><p><sup>1</sup> For example, by e-mail, telephone, SMS, talk type.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust incorrectly recorded approximately 8,960 records as non-face to face contacts which should have been recorded as face to face contacts.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 31/01/2019 13:27:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1047663

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department retains records on the proposed reconfiguration of local health services.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	212357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely hold records of all proposed service changes.</p><p> </p><p>The provision of services is a matter for local National Health Service organisations, overseen by independent regulators, which must work together ensure that services are safe and meet patient needs. It is right that these matters are addressed at this level where the local healthcare needs are best understood.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 31/01/2019 17:27:24 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth