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1242048

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to support open access rail operators during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	101311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>Unlike franchised passenger services, Open Access Operators run services without a contractual relationship with Government and there is no obligation on the Secretary of State under Section 30 of the Railways Act to run those services. Open access operators were therefore not offered Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements (ERMAs). However, during the COVID-19 outbreak, Open Access Operators have drawn upon business support measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Other substantial measures, including the Covid Corporate Financing Facility, have also been put in place. Government also provided support for more bespoke measures, such as applications for extensions to track access contracts and deferrals of payments to the British Transport Police. We will continue to engage closely with Open Access Operators as they respond to the current situation, including highlighting the support available through the recently announced Job Support Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 101312 question first answered 19/10/2020 10:50:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1242049

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Redundancy
	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 potential job losses in open access rail operators due to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	101312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>Unlike franchised passenger services, Open Access Operators run services without a contractual relationship with Government and there is no obligation on the Secretary of State under Section 30 of the Railways Act to run those services. Open access operators were therefore not offered Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements (ERMAs). However, during the COVID-19 outbreak, Open Access Operators have drawn upon business support measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Other substantial measures, including the Covid Corporate Financing Facility, have also been put in place. Government also provided support for more bespoke measures, such as applications for extensions to track access contracts and deferrals of payments to the British Transport Police. We will continue to engage closely with Open Access Operators as they respond to the current situation, including highlighting the support available through the recently announced Job Support Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 101311 question first answered 19/10/2020 10:50:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1242453

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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	Asthma: Medical Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent shortages of prescription inhalers at the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	102158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>Our priority is to ensure that patients in all parts of the United Kingdom continue to have access to medicines and medical products they need, including inhalers. We continue to work closely with industry, the National Health Service and others in the supply chain to deliver the shared goal of continuity of safe patient care by mitigating any potential disruption to supply into the UK of medicines and medical products at the end of the transition period, in all scenarios.</p><p>As set out in a letter from the Department to industry of 3 August, we are implementing a multi-layered approach, that involves asking suppliers of medicines and medical products to the UK from or via the European Union to get trader ready, reroute their supply chains away from any potential disruption and stockpiling to a target level of six weeks on UK soil where this is possible. The letter is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-3-august-2020/letter-to-medicine-suppliers-3-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-3-august-2020/letter-to-medicine-suppliers-3-august-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 102159 question first answered 22/10/2020 09:35:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1242454

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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	Asthma: Medical Equipment
	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 he has made of regional availability of inhalers in England (a) as of October 2020 and (b) after the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	102159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>Our priority is to ensure that patients in all parts of the United Kingdom continue to have access to medicines and medical products they need, including inhalers. We continue to work closely with industry, the National Health Service and others in the supply chain to deliver the shared goal of continuity of safe patient care by mitigating any potential disruption to supply into the UK of medicines and medical products at the end of the transition period, in all scenarios.</p><p>As set out in a letter from the Department to industry of 3 August, we are implementing a multi-layered approach, that involves asking suppliers of medicines and medical products to the UK from or via the European Union to get trader ready, reroute their supply chains away from any potential disruption and stockpiling to a target level of six weeks on UK soil where this is possible. The letter is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-3-august-2020/letter-to-medicine-suppliers-3-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-3-august-2020/letter-to-medicine-suppliers-3-august-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 102158 question first answered 22/10/2020 09:35:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1242972

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Sheep: Dartmoor
	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 consultation (a) his Department and (b) Natural England have carried out with Dartmoor commoner farmers on the decision of Natural England to remove sheep from upland areas in Dartmoor.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	102925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>There has been no decision by any part of Government to remove sheep from upland areas on Dartmoor.</p><p> </p><p>Okehampton Common is part of the North Dartmoor Site of Special Scientific Interest and Dartmoor Special Area of Conservation, and subject to an agreement for making environmental improvements. Surveys in 2018 and 2019 showed current grazing levels are impacting the special habitats. Natural England is currently working with the commoners on Okehampton Common to explore potential adjustments to grazing levels to reverse the damage and meet the environmental outcomes required by the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/10/2020 12:24:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1242978

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Animal Products: Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation on controls on the import and export of hunting trophies that closed in February 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	102926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the publication of the Government response to the recent consultation and call for evidence on controls on the import and export of hunting trophies. However, we are continuing to work on this important area and we will publish a response as soon as we are able to do so.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/10/2020 13:06:32 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1548489

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November to Question 70978 on Armed Forces: Huntington’s Disease, what criteria his Department uses to qualify a person at risk of Huntington's disease to be medically unfit to serve in the Armed Forces.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	103010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Joint Service Publication 950, Medical Policy, sets out the following criteria:</p><ul><li><p>Candidates known to be carriers of the gene associated with Huntington's disease are normally graded medically unfit for Service.</p></li><li><p>Candidates with a proven, immediate family history of this condition are also normally graded medically unfit unless known not to carry the gene.</p></li></ul><p>As stated in the answer to Question 70978, if there is clear evidence that a candidate is unlikely to develop Huntington's disease during a Service career then they may, on a case by case basis, be considered medically fit for service. It is for the candidate to provide this evidence, which must be supported by an appropriately qualified and experienced specialist.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/12/2022 15:43:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1548491

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November to Question 70978 on Armed Forces: Huntington’s Disease, when the ban for those at risk of developing Huntington's disease from serving in the Armed Forces was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	103012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Huntington's disease was documented in the current format of occupational medical guidance, JSP 950 Leaflet 6-7-7 in August 2016. A similar position was taken in historical policy that pre-dates the current format.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/12/2022 15:43:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1548492

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November to Question 70978 on Armed Forces: Huntington’s Disease, when the ban on those at risk of developing Huntington's disease from serving in the Armed Forces was last reviewed; and by whom.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	103013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>All of the medical employment standards for the Armed Forces, including those relating to Huntington's disease, are kept under periodic review. This considers a number of factors such as:</p><ul><li><p>The academic and clinical literature around the possible risks associated with the condition or presenting illness, and how that may impact military taskings.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>The risks of relapse and exacerbation of conditions or presenting clinical issues posed by the military environment and stressful taskings this may involve.</p></li><li><p>The availability of medical support and evacuation capabilities on operations.</p></li></ul><p>These areas are examined through academic reviews of the field, subject matter expert consultation and consensus. Careful consideration of these factors is the subject of regular reviews by a working group, consisting of military health professionals and military occupational physicians. The guidance with regards to Huntington's disease was last reviewed in August 2019.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/12/2022 15:44:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1548494

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November to Question 70978 on Armed Forces: Huntington’s Disease, if he will make an assessment of roles within the Armed Forces which are suitable for an applicant who has a family history of Huntington's disease.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	103014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>All Armed Forces entrants are expected to be able to serve for the full period of their engagement. Consequently, the medical entry standards for the Armed Forces are stringent, with a number of medical conditions currently being considered a bar to Service that would not be an impediment in other careers.</p><p>However, each application to join the Armed Forces is considered on a case by case basis and, if rejected on medical grounds, a candidate can appeal the decision with additional medical information. There is also an executive waiver process where the employing Service may, exceptionally, recruit someone who is below the normal entry standards. This may include individuals with unique specialist skills that outweigh any functional limitations they might have. Again, this would be determined on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/12/2022 14:50:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard