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833015

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice he has received from Public Health England on heat-not-burn tobacco products as a result of the conclusions of the 2016 Annual Report of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment, published in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	125331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>On 12 December 2017, the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment, the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment and the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment published their joint statement on the relative risk from using heat not burn novel tobacco products notified in the United Kingdom, compared to the risk from smoking conventional cigarettes. It is available here:</p><p><a href="https://cot.food.gov.uk/cotstatements/cotstatementsyrs/cot-statements-2017/statement-on-heat-not-burn-tobacco-products" target="_blank">https://cot.food.gov.uk/cotstatements/cotstatementsyrs/cot-statements-2017/statement-on-heat-not-burn-tobacco-products</a></p><p>The products continue to be regulated as tobacco products. As outlined in the Tobacco Control Plan the Government will monitor the impact of regulation and policy on e-cigarettes and novel tobacco products in England (including evidence on safety, uptake, the health impact and effectiveness of these products as smoking cessation aids) to inform our actions and regulate their use. Public Health England will also update its evidence base on e-cigarettes and novel tobacco products annually until the end of the Parliament in 2022. The next report is due to be published in February.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/02/2018 11:40:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

823114

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2017 to Question 120096, on Tobacco, what informal or other communication his Department has had with those groups; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	122797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The process for tendering for the grant scheme to support delivery of the new Tobacco Control Plan has yet to commence. Officials have informed representatives of Action on Smoking and Health on progress with this process, and have reminded them that any grant will be awarded on a competitive basis, in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines. All interested applicants will need to follow the terms and conditions of the tender after the invitation for bids has been announced.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/01/2018 14:13:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

810505

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the paragraphs entitled (a) Inputting evidence to the development of the next tobacco control plan and (b) Undertaking activity to support effective communication of new regulations under the revised Tobacco Products Directive and the introduction of plain standardised packaging were removed from the draft 2016-17 grant agreement between his Department and Action on Smoking and Health.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	120851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The two deliverables were removed as they were complete. It was agreed that activity would focus on addressing inequalities in smoking rates experienced by many disadvantaged groups in society and supporting local and national stakeholders to implement the tobacco control plan commitments.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/01/2018 16:12:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

808987

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions or other communications his Department has had with the Action on Smoking and Health or representatives of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health on the proposed tender for tobacco control in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	120096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. As such there has been no formal communication with Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) or any other organisation on the proposed tender for tobacco control in England. We have informed ASH that the tender process was yet to commence, and reiterated that the grant will be competed for, in line with Cabinet Office standards for new grants. All interested applicants will need to follow the terms and conditions of the tender after the invitation for bids has been announced.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/12/2017 11:46:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

795708

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the implementation of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	116062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Since the full implementation of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations in May 2017, the Department has received a number of representations on different aspects of the legislation, including on the use of images on packaging; the regulation of e-cigarettes; and the regulation of chewing tobacco.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/12/2017 12:35:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

795709

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on a) levels of non-compliance with the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations and b) the number of successful prosecutions for non-compliance in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	116063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The Chartered Trading Standards Institute, commissioned by the Department, undertakes an annual survey to assess tobacco control activities carried out by councils across England, including relating to compliance with the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016. Further detail about the levels of non-compliance and associated prosecutions can be found in the 2016/17 Tobacco Control Survey, published on the Trading Standards website.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout 2015/16, the Department, supported by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, has delivered a comprehensive training package across nine English regions. This consisted of both face to face learning events as well as e-learning opportunities to support the implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive and the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 116064 question first answered 06/12/2017 17:22:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

793034

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has budgeted for 2017-18 for a grant to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan for England.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	114819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114820 114822 114824 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

793035

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State, when his Department plans to complete the approvals process to enable the competition for a grant to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan to proceed.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	114820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114819 114822 114824 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

793037

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State, what plans his Department has to open the competition for the grant to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan for England this year.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	114822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114819 114820 114824 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

793039

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the grant competition to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan for England will contain provisions for future year funding to cover the full length of the Plan from 2017 to 2022.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	114824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114819 114820 114822 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman