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1054738

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Local Government Finance: Merseyside
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press announcement entitled, Councils in England to receive over £50 million to support Brexit preparations, published in January 2019, how much of the £56.5 million that will be given to councils will be allocated to (a) councils in the LiverpoolCity Region and (b) Wirral Council.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	216143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>From the £56.5 million announced on 28 January, funding to help councils prepare for Brexit, councils in the Liverpool City Region will receive £1,442,000.</p><p>This will include £210,000 for each of the following; Halton Borough Council, the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Liverpool City Council, the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, and the Metropolitan Borough Council of Wirral.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 13:52:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1054740

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Hospitals: Food
	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 his Department is taking to secure the supply of food to hospitals in the event that UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	216144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The supply of food and specialised nutritional products, particularly those provided to patients and those in care, is being addressed as part of the Department’s preparedness planning for the continuity of supply and service delivery post-European Union Exit. The Department has been working in collaboration with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p><p>The majority of food supplied to the health and social care sector in the United Kingdom is sourced from the UK. There are certain products that are routinely sourced from other EU countries, although alternative sources and suitable substitutes exist for these foodstuffs.</p><p>Specialist nutritional products are an important part of patient care throughout the health and social care sector. In recognition of this we have made this a specific area of focus within our preparedness arrangements. We are working closely with industry and with organisations such as Public Health England and the British Specialist Nutrition Association to identify the arrangements being made by suppliers and to develop contingency measures that will ensure seamless supply.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 07/02/2019 17:36:49 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1054741

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to secure the supply of food to prisons in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	216145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>In common with all Government Departments, the Ministry of Justice has considered what impacts there might be on its institutions of leaving the EU without a deal, including on prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Preparations are underway to ensure we are ready for this scenario. This includes ensuring that our food and retail contracts have alternative arrangements in case of disruption through ports.</p><p> </p><p>Delivering a revised deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. This has not changed. The Government is accelerating no deal preparations to ensure the country is prepared for every eventuality. It is the responsible thing to do. As part of cross-Whitehall preparations for a no deal scenario, all Government Departments are considering what resources are required to mitigate any potential impacts and to ensure that businesses and citizens are sufficiently prepared for all eventualities of Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/02/2019 14:52:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1054873

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Suicide: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what asssessment he has made of the factors affecting adolescent suicide rates in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	216153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes data on suicide registrations, including in children and young people. The latest suicide registrations data for 2017 was published in September 2018 at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations</a></p><p> </p><p>Although relatively rare, the number of suicides amongst children and young people remains a concern. The reasons why people take their life are often complex and may not be down to a single factor.</p><p> </p><p>The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health has published two reports into suicide in young people under 25 at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hqip.org.uk/resource/report-suicide-by-children-and-young-people-in-england/#.XFquKm3FJPZ" target="_blank">https://www.hqip.org.uk/resource/report-suicide-by-children-and-young-people-in-england/#.XFquKm3FJPZ</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hqip.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/8iQSvI.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.hqip.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/8iQSvI.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We continue to fund the Multi-Centre Study of Self-harm, which is the most in-depth analysis and monitoring of self-harming trends in England. Self-harm is a key risk factor for suicide.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/02/2019 15:40:34 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1054875

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Disability Living Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of disability living allowance claimants with (i) psychiatric conditions and (ii) non psychiatric conditions who have lost their entitlement to disability living allowance following a personal independence payment eligibility assessment in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	216155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Clearance data, which can be broken down by condition for claimants who had a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment, by whether the claim was a reassessment or new claim and by the month the claim was cleared, is available on Stat Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Latest statistics show that under PIP the proportion of recipients with a mental health condition getting the top rates of support is over five times higher compared to Disability Living Allowance (DLA): 31% under PIP compared to 6% under DLA.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/02/2019 16:19:58 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1054744

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Schools: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) independent schools and (b) free schools are eligible for business rate relief, and whether his Department has plans to review that status.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	216113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Schools may benefit from charitable rate relief from business rates if the billing authority considers that they satisfy the requirements and are used wholly or mainly for charitable purposes. The Government has no plans to review eligibility.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 16:27:57 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1054954

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Cervical 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 steps the Government is taking to encourage more women to attend cervical screening.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
	uin	909064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England is working to raise awareness of this disease and encourage women to attend cervical screening through the national ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaigns, which have been run in partnership with Cancer Research UK since 2011.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is in the process of developing a new campaign that will promote the uptake of cervical screening. The campaign is scheduled to launch early in March.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is also investing in initiatives to help ensure equality of access to screening and is investing more than £258 million this year to improve access to general practice and more than half the country is benefitting from improved access to all routine appointments (including cervical screening), at evening and/or weekends.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 17:33:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1052215

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Sheep Meat: New Zealand
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will discuss with his New Zealand counterpart how that country labels exports of sheepmeat to include information on pre-stunning.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	215077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Defra officials regularly meet with their New Zealand counterparts to discuss a range of issues including the New Zealand requirements around slaughter and food labelling. Officials have discussed the issue of stunned sheepmeat exports from New Zealand.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/02/2019 14:16:30 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1052353

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Coal Fired Power Stations and Incinerators: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) his Department or (b) Public Health England has (i) undertaken or (ii) made an assessment of any studies that compare the effectiveness of the different methods of filtering pollutants used in (A) waste incinerators and (B) coal fired power stations for protecting human health.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	215080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>No such studies have been undertaken by the Environment Agency or Public Health England, nor any assessments made of such studies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/02/2019 11:08:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1054818

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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, which of the 10 most prevalent forms of cancer for adults (a) women and (b) men have a national screening programme.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	216132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee advises Ministers and the National Health Service in all four countries on all aspects of population screening, and supports implementation. It is only where the offer to screen provides more good than harm that a screening programme is recommended. NHS England mandates the NHS to provide 11 national population-based screening programmes.</p><p> </p><p>There are three adult national cancer screening programmes: breast cancer and cervical cancer screening for women and bowel cancer screening for both men and women.</p><p> </p><p>According to research conducted by Cancer Research UK, both bowel and breast cancer are among the 10 most prevalent forms of cancers for adults.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 17:31:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew