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167873

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans the Commission has to publish a vision and strategy document for the future of the House.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	906425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The current strategy for the House of Commons Service, which covers the period 2013 to 2017, was endorsed by the Commission in January 2013. It is published on the Parliament website at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/commons/management-board/management-board-publications1/hoc-strategy/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/commons/management-board/management-board-publications1/hoc-strategy/</a>.</p><p>The Management Board has started the process of drawing up a strategy for the next Parliament, which will build on the current one. This will draw on the views of Members, as well as a large-scale consultation exercise with staff. Emerging ideas will be discussed with the Commission in the new year, the intention is then to take the draft strategy to the new Commission in the 2015 Parliament for its agreement. I have noted the hon. Member’s suggestion to the Governance Committee that the vision should be “This House exists to serve the people of this country and the people who represent them”, and that seems to me an important point to reflect in the House Service’s strategy.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 04/12/2014 12:49:03 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

44202

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps he is taking to improve the support available to hon. Members.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	903162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The fundamental aims of the Commission are not only to ensure that the House is valued and effective in holding the Government to account and scrutinising legislation, but that individual Members have the information, advice, support and technology they need to be effective in their work and to engage closely with their constituents.</p><p>We are coming to the end of a programme of savings, during which the governing principle has been that any cost reductions should not adversely affect the ability of the House and its Members to carry out their parliamentary functions. Indeed many of the changes have been a spur to innovation in the support available to Members. Now that we are on track to achieve the savings target, we have the opportunity to re-appraise the provision of resources and ensure, for example in the area of select committees, that we are providing the right level of support.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

850762

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken by the Government to encourage businesses with a total annual turnover of under £36 million to produce a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year of that organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	129997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>As a result of the world-leading provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we have seen thousands of transparency statements published and businesses are now more focused on this issue than ever before. The legislation was designed to harness pressure from civil society and we are pleased that NGOs are using company statements to hold businesses to account, including contacting businesses that have not yet published statements.</p><p>The Government does not monitor compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Two independent repository websites have been set up to collate these statements. The Government is not involved in running or funding either website. Both websites make different estimates of the total number of statements published so far. The latest estimates can be accessed online at <a href="http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/" target="_blank">http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/</a> and <a href="https://tiscreport.org/" target="_blank">https://tiscreport.org/</a></p><p>The Government has strengthened guidance for businesses and recently wrote to over 10,000 businesses that may be required to publish statements reminding them of their obligations and providing useful resources. We expect this activity will further increase the number of statements published.</p><p>In October the Government also launched a new ‘Business Against Slavery Forum’. This aims to establish a new partnership between Government and business to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery. It will focus on sharing best practice and building new initiatives to tackle modern slavery, including improving business engagement with the Modern Slavery Act</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 130049 question first answered 07/03/2018 17:44:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

850821

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many businesses have failed to comply with the requirement under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 that every organisation carrying on a business in the UK with a total annual turnover of £36m produce a slavery and human trafficking statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	130049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>As a result of the world-leading provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we have seen thousands of transparency statements published and businesses are now more focused on this issue than ever before. The legislation was designed to harness pressure from civil society and we are pleased that NGOs are using company statements to hold businesses to account, including contacting businesses that have not yet published statements.</p><p>The Government does not monitor compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Two independent repository websites have been set up to collate these statements. The Government is not involved in running or funding either website. Both websites make different estimates of the total number of statements published so far. The latest estimates can be accessed online at <a href="http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/" target="_blank">http://www.modernslaveryregistry.org/</a> and <a href="https://tiscreport.org/" target="_blank">https://tiscreport.org/</a></p><p>The Government has strengthened guidance for businesses and recently wrote to over 10,000 businesses that may be required to publish statements reminding them of their obligations and providing useful resources. We expect this activity will further increase the number of statements published.</p><p>In October the Government also launched a new ‘Business Against Slavery Forum’. This aims to establish a new partnership between Government and business to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery. It will focus on sharing best practice and building new initiatives to tackle modern slavery, including improving business engagement with the Modern Slavery Act</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 129997 question first answered 07/03/2018 17:44:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

172292

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	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	Funerals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that funerals are affordable.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	219784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>As the funeral sector is subject to consumer regulation and many crematoriums and burial plots are the responsibility of local authorities my department cannot influence funeral costs. However, it does operate the Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme which continues to provide help towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral for those who are eligible. In 2013/14, over 33,000 awards were made worth £44.4 million, with an average award of £1,347.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has extended the Budgeting Loan provision to include funeral expenses. This helps where a deposit is required up front, or towards the balance of costs that a Social Fund Funeral Payment cannot meet.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has also introduced the measure whereby any arrears of benefit, which were due to the deceased at date of death, are disregarded. This means that such arrears are no longer deducted from the Funeral Payment award.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 13/01/2015 11:21:37 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

92095

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Pensioners: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of British state pensioners live outside the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	209507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is available on the number of UK State pension recipients who live outside the UK, this can be found on the link below to the Department’s Tabulation tool.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_feb14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_feb14.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The tabulation tool also provides information of how many of these individuals live in countries where they do not see annual increases in their State Pension.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/ccsex/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_ccsex_feb14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/ccsex/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_ccsex_feb14.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK Sate Pension is a contributory based pension, where nationality or citizenship do not form part of the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 209562 question first answered 14/10/2014 11:28:14 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

92100

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Pensioners: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of British state pensioners living overseas do not receive annual pension increases.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	209562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is available on the number of UK State pension recipients who live outside the UK, this can be found on the link below to the Department’s Tabulation tool.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_feb14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_feb14.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The tabulation tool also provides information of how many of these individuals live in countries where they do not see annual increases in their State Pension.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/ccsex/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_ccsex_feb14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/ccsex/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_ccsex_feb14.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK Sate Pension is a contributory based pension, where nationality or citizenship do not form part of the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 209507 question first answered 14/10/2014 11:28:14 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

844087

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
	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 people were diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning from exposure in their homes to (a) solid wood, (b) gas and (c) other fuel burning appliances since 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	128427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Data are not collected in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, Public Health England (PHE) contributed towards a paper with Health Protection Research Unit staff which reported that based on analysis of data for the period 2001-10, the annual average of the accidental non-fire-related carbon monoxide (CO) hospital admissions was 250; the paper can be viewed here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/38/1/76/2362876" target="_blank">https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/38/1/76/2362876</a></p><p> </p><p>There have been no further estimations.</p><p> </p><p>Annually, there are around 25 deaths from accidental CO poisoning in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The data about the number of deaths from accidental poisoning by carbon monoxide in England and Wales from 2007-16 can be found in the latest Cross Government Group On Gas Safety And Carbon Monoxide Awareness 2017 report, which can be viewed here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/cross-government-group.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/cross-government-group.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE is involved in a number of activities aimed at improving knowledge and awareness of the risks and harms of CO. More information can be viewed here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/" target="_blank">https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 128428 question first answered 27/02/2018 16:56:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

844088

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) hospital admissions and (b) deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	128428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Data are not collected in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, Public Health England (PHE) contributed towards a paper with Health Protection Research Unit staff which reported that based on analysis of data for the period 2001-10, the annual average of the accidental non-fire-related carbon monoxide (CO) hospital admissions was 250; the paper can be viewed here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/38/1/76/2362876" target="_blank">https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/38/1/76/2362876</a></p><p> </p><p>There have been no further estimations.</p><p> </p><p>Annually, there are around 25 deaths from accidental CO poisoning in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The data about the number of deaths from accidental poisoning by carbon monoxide in England and Wales from 2007-16 can be found in the latest Cross Government Group On Gas Safety And Carbon Monoxide Awareness 2017 report, which can be viewed here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/cross-government-group.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/cross-government-group.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE is involved in a number of activities aimed at improving knowledge and awareness of the risks and harms of CO. More information can be viewed here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/" target="_blank">https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 128427 question first answered 27/02/2018 16:56:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

733037

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Fracking: Public Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the findings of the Medact report, A public health assessment of shale gas in England, published in July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	1515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) reviews the evidence base on the health impacts of chemical and radiological emissions associated with shale gas extraction as it emerges, considering the available evidence as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016 MEDACT report is one of a large number of publications PHE is currently considering.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/07/2017 10:54:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman