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date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support local authorities to maintain rural bus services.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	6480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of bus services, which can provide vital connections to people in rural areas. Since January 2014, around £43 million of the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) has been paid directly to local authorities each year, to support socially necessary bus services in their area that are not commercially viable. To improve current bus services, or restore lost services where needed, the Government will pay an extra £30 million to local authorities in 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:53:35 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

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date	14/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Kidney Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the implications for his Department's policies on people with rare forms of kidney disease are of the report of the Rare Disease Forum, Delivering for patients with rare diseases: Implementing a strategy, published on 29 February 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	30936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department is committed to improving the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases for all patients, including those with rare forms of kidney disease through implementation of the UK Strategy for Rare Diseases, published in November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Forum report, Delivering for patients with rare diseases: Implementing a strategy, published on 29 February 2016 includes 51 specific commitments to improve the lives of all those affected with rare diseases. The measures focus on improving diagnosis and early intervention for patients affected by a rare disease.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Rare Disease Forum is working to ensure that specific commitments in the Strategy are embedded in policy development and implementation across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/03/2016 14:29:29 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

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registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	100,000 Genomes Project
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the 100,000 Genomes project will be able to diagnose patients with a ring chromosome.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	28890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The 100,000 Genomes Project could potentially diagnose participants with a ring chromosome through whole genome sequencing. The close working between NHS Genomic Medicine Centres and Genomics England means that ring chromosomes will continue to be detected primarily through routine diagnostic care. The 100,000 Genomes Project will give important information on the effective use of genomic technologies to bring benefit to National Health Service patients.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 08/03/2016 11:36:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett