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1121400

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Blaenau Gwent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of uncompleted applications to the electoral register in Blaenau Gwent in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c)2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	244046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Since its introduction, over 38 million applications have been facilitated nationally through the Individual Electoral Registration Digital Service, of which over 75% (29 million) of applications were made online via the Register to Vote website. Applications are processed locally by the Electoral Registration Officers who are responsible for completing the registration process and adding an individual to the electoral register. We therefore don’t have access to any statistics on the number of applications that do not complete this process. However, these may be held at the local level.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/04/2019 09:45:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1121401

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of uncompleted applications to join the electoral register in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	244047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Since its introduction, over 38 million applications have been facilitated nationally through the Individual Electoral Registration Digital Service, of which over 75% (29 million) of applications were made online via the Register to Vote website. Applications are processed locally by the Electoral Registration Officers who are responsible for completing the registration process and adding an individual to the electoral register. We therefore don’t have access to any statistics on the number of applications that do not complete this process. However, these may be held at the local level.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/04/2019 09:45:49 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1121402

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the demographic profile of individuals who began but did not complete the voter registration process in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and(c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	244048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Since its introduction, over 38 million applications have been facilitated nationally through the Individual Electoral Registration Digital Service, of which over 75% (29 million) of applications were made online via the Register to Vote website. Applications are processed locally by the Electoral Registration Officers who are responsible for completing the registration process and adding an individual to the electoral register. We therefore don’t have access to any statistics on the number of applications that do not complete this process. However, these may be held at the local level.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/04/2019 09:45:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1110173

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Dermatology: Training
	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 assessment the Government has made of the quality of (a) undergraduate level and (b) specialist general practice dermatology training.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	242084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Each individual medical school sets its own undergraduate medical curriculum. These have to meet the standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC) in ‘Promoting excellence’, who then monitor and check to make sure that these standards are maintained. The curricula for postgraduate specialty training is set by individual royal colleges and faculties, and the GMC approves curricula and assessment systems for each training programme.</p><p> </p><p>There are no specific medical dermatology undergraduate training pathways, as all medical students complete a medical degree and foundation training to the point of GMC registration, and then students can specialise in dermatology as part of a postgraduate core medical training and higher specialty training programme. Dermatology is one of 30 specialties within the medicine specialty group. It is a highly competitive specialty and often oversubscribed.</p><p> </p><p>The number of medical specialty training places in England that are available each year is set by Health Education England and is based on their assessment of service gaps and predicted workforce needs. There has been a 100% fill rate in dermatology training in England for the past six years.</p><p> </p><p>Dermatologist education and training and recruitment in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland is a matter for the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/04/2019 13:56:35 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1109978

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	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	Coalfields Regeneration Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated to the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	241418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>This Department has not provided the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) with any direct funding since 2015. Our investment in the CRT from 2010 to 2015 was designed to assist the organisation to become self-sustaining, supporting them to respond to needs and opportunities in coalfield communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 10/04/2019 14:09:05 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1109979

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	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	Dermatology: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for proposals to improve waiting times for dermatology patients.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	241419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups are putting in place initiatives to help better manage the increasing demand for dermatology services. This has included developing clear multidisciplinary pathways and care models that address patients’ physical and psychological needs, better use of teledermatology as well as a clear model for community dermatology; using nurses, pharmacists and general practitioners with extended roles to ensure that patients receive the right treatment and care in the most appropriate setting.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service has worked with local sites and published a handbook that describes what local health and care systems can do to transform dermatology elective care services at pace, why this is necessary and how the impact of this transformation can be measured. Practical guidance for implementing and adopting a range of interventions locally is included to help ensure patients see the right person, in the right place, first time.</p><p> </p><p>The dermatology handbook can be found on the NHS England website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dermatology-elective-care-handbook-v1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dermatology-elective-care-handbook-v1.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/04/2019 13:58:19 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1105281

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms to ensure legal compliance of car manufacturers with emissions targets.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	237073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Since 2015, the Department has more than quadrupled its resource investment in this area. It is continuing to build both its capacity and capability to test a wide selection of vehicles in order to ensure their continuing compliance with emissions standards.</p><p>In 2016, the Department established the Market Surveillance Unit (MSU), within the Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency (DVSA). The MSU works closely with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) to check that new road vehicles placed on the UK market comply with the relevant legal obligations. The MSU publishes a yearly report of its findings, and its most recent report is at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691601/vehicle-market-surveillance-unit-programme-results-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691601/vehicle-market-surveillance-unit-programme-results-2017.pdf</a></p><p>New regulations were introduced in 2018 which make it an offence for a manufacturer to supply a vehicle to the UK market which contains a prohibited defeat device. The fines can be up to £50,000 per offence.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2019 12:43:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1105282

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: South Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the need for UK Government investment in transport infrastructure in South Wales after the UK leaves the European Union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	237074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the Welsh Government on the specification and funding of Network Rail’s operations in England and Wales for each five year railway Control Period. The approach we are using to assess the need for investment into rail infrastructure in South Wales will remain unchanged after the UK leaves the EU. We will continue to consider rail investments in line with the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP). Network Rail’s Control Period 6 Strategic Business Plan, covering the period from April 2019 to 2024, states a total proposed investment of £1.34bn in rail across Wales and Borders.</p><p> </p><p>Investment in road infrastructure is a devolved responsibility and would be a matter for the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 03/04/2019 10:25:48 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1105284

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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	Cancer: Screening
	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 merits of raising the current clinical age limits for screening for (a) breast and (b) cervical cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	237076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>In response to the Independent Breast Screening Review 2018, the United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has commissioned work to help clarify what the upper screening age in breast should be and discussed the findings at its meeting in February. The recommendation will be made to Ministers and minutes of the UK NSC meeting will be made available six weeks after the meeting at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-screening-committee-uk-nsc" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-screening-committee-uk-nsc</a></p><p> </p><p>We continue to wait for the results of the Age Extension Trial to help provide the evidence needed to better understand what the benefits and harms are when offering screening outside the current recommended screening age.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the age for cervical screening, women will stop receiving routine invitations once they reach 65 unless they need ongoing surveillance or follow up. The natural history of cervical cancer means that it is unlikely that women over this age who have been regularly screened will go on to develop cervical cancer; furthermore, we know that screening becomes more uncomfortable for women as the cervix is less visible after menopause.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/04/2019 15:44:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1105285

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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	National Child Measurement Programme
	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 his Department has made of the merits of extending the National Child Measurement Programme to other primary school age groups.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	237077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care (Steve Brine MP) to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger MP) on 7 February 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-02-04/216349/" target="_blank">216349</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/04/2019 11:22:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith