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1014664

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date	26/11/2018
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	Food: Waste
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made to reduce levels of household food waste through the Waste and Resources Action Programme in the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL11798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Food waste is a financial and environmental issue, but the UK has made good progress with total food waste in the UK reducing by 14% per person between 2007 and 2015 (post-farm gate).</p><p> </p><p>Household food waste accounts for around 70% of total food waste in the UK, and householders spend £15 billion every year on food that could have been eaten but ends up being thrown away.</p><p> </p><p>Food waste prevention is one of the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s (WRAP) key priorities. Action to reduce levels of household food waste is being taken in two ways:</p><ul><li>through the Love Food Hate Waste consumer behaviour change campaign; and</li><li>under WRAP’s voluntary agreement, the Courtauld Commitment 2025, which aims to cut the carbon and waste associated with food &amp; drink by at least one fifth over a decade.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Courtauld 2025 will publish interim progress results in 2019 and 2022, and final results in 2026. Quantitative data is not, therefore, currently available in relation to progress made over the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 12 months, WRAP’s activities to reduce household food waste have been focused on two key areas: behavioural change interventions and national communications. WRAP has developed a set of behavioural change interventions and technical changes that can work in-store and at home, which focus on people buying what they need and using what they buy. WRAP has also been increasing awareness through mini-campaigns under Love Food Hate Waste. The latest mini-campaign, ‘Chill the Fridge Out’, launched on World Food Day (16 October).</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 04/12/2018 17:39:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1014679

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Ofgem’s plans to encourage competition amongst energy suppliers to help cut costs for customers.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of Ofgem’s interventions to make the energy retail market more competitive, for example the disengaged customer database, their customer engagement prompts and their faster and more reliable switching programme.</p><p> </p><p>Customers can save around £300 if they switch from a Standard Variable Tariff to a cheaper market alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also be working with Ofgem on a joint review of the retail market to promote competition and drive innovation.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/12/2018 14:24:49 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1014693

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Procurement Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published on 22 November, what discussions they have had with the Welsh and Scottish Governments about the UK's intention to accede to the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL11823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office officials regularly engage with the devolved administrations on the UK’s GPA accession to update them on our approach and the progress we are making. This engagement occurs at fortnightly ‘operational readiness’ meetings that cover GPA and wider Brexit-related issues. In addition roundtable discussions and teleconferences alongside other Government Departments have been held at various dates throughout 2018 with DA officials on specific GPA issues, as required.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 04/12/2018 14:40:22 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1014997

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of reported domestic abuse cases in which the police responded with a scheduled appointment rather than an urgent response in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	195584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested centrally.</p><p>On the 22 November, the Office for National Statistics published Domestic abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2018. This bulletin collates information from across Government as well domestic abuse service providers to provide information on how domestic abuse is dealt with at the local level within England and Wales.</p><p>The publication can be found here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/domesticabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/domesticabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/12/2018 15:49:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1014998

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Surgery: Robotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure that robotic surgery for operations is adequately monitored.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Safeguards apply to all forms of surgery: it is the responsibility of the professionals involved to ensure that they operate to the right level of competence and of the organisations they work for to ensure that they have in place effective forms of supervision, learning and support.</p><p> </p><p>All robotic surgical systems are classed as medical devices and fall under the regulation of the Medical Device Directive.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, although the Care Quality Commission does not ordinarily enquire about different types of surgical technique during its inspections, it does look at arrangements, systems and processes and governance that a provider has in place to ensure care and treatment is safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/12/2018 17:34:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1014999

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Bladder Cancer
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 have had bladder cancer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The following table outlines the number of new diagnoses of bladder cancer in each of the last five years for which data are available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Males</p></td><td><p>Females</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,554</p></td><td><p>2,491</p></td><td><p>9,045</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6,473</p></td><td><p>2,457</p></td><td><p>8,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6,346</p></td><td><p>2,302</p></td><td><p>8,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6,231</p></td><td><p>2,361</p></td><td><p>8,592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>6,111</p></td><td><p>2,326</p></td><td><p>8,437</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Cancer registration statistics, England; 2016: Final</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/datasets/cancerregistrationstatisticscancerregistrationstatisticsengland" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/datasets/cancerregistrationstatisticscancerregistrationstatisticsengland</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/12/2018 11:23:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015003

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Sepsis
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 reduce the incidence of sepsis in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement jointly chair the national cross system sepsis board. The board membership includes representatives from a number of statutory organisations, Royal Colleges, expert clinicians and the UK Sepsis Trust. In September 2017, the board published the second sepsis action plan setting out a range of actions to improve the incidence, recognition and treatment of sepsis.</p><p> </p><p>The plan focuses on reducing the incidence of sepsis highlighting the importance of infection prevention, especially for groups at higher risk of developing sepsis, and the availability of immunisation programmes. In addition, there are actions to raise awareness of sepsis, both through the commissioning of services and through education materials developed by Health Education England and the Royal College of General Practitioners.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/12/2018 17:33:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015004

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Epidermolysis Bullosa
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 people with Epidermolysis Bullosa in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare condition with an estimated 1/17,000 children born with the condition in the United Kingdom. We estimate that there are currently 5,000 people living with the condition.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the way data is collected, the exact number of EB diagnoses is difficult to ascertain. Finished admission episodes (FAE) data for England show that in the financial year of 2013-14, 313 patients received a primary diagnosis of EB. In the following years 244 (2014-15), 360 (2015-16), 346 (2016-167) and 349 (2017-18) patients, respectively, received a primary diagnosis of EB. A FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/12/2018 11:25:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015006

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Swine Fever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Chinese counterpart on ensuring that swine fever does not spread in mainland China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>We are in regular and direct contact with the Chinese authorities through our Embassy in Beijing on all matters of food, hygiene and public health.</p><p>We are aware that in the second half of this year, the Chinese authorities have reported over 70 outbreaks of Africa Swine Fever in domestic pigs. One case of African Swine Fever in wild boar has also been reported.</p><p>We will continue to monitor the situation in China, and engage with the Chinese authorities on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/12/2018 15:45:06 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015007

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to commemorate the Chinese men recruited to provide front-line support for British soldiers in the World War I.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>For the past four years of the First World War centenary, we have supported a number of projects that have highlighted the contribution of the Chinese Labour Corps. We supported the ‘Unremembered Project’, which recognised the contribution made by labour corps from across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, and this included a focus on the Chinese Labour Corps. We also supported the Meridian Society to work in schools and communities to highlight the almost 100,000 men recruited by Britain to provide essential logistical support in Europe. Currently, we are also supporting the <a href="http://ensuringweremember.org.uk/" target="_blank"> ‘Ensuring We Remember</a> ’ campaign, to create a permanent memorial in central London, to be unveiled in 2019. This memorial is backed by the Chinese in Britain Forum and the Chinese embassy.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/12/2018 15:47:25 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon