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1081657

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date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the BBC on its consultation on how licence fees for the over 75's should be paid for.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL14190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The government meets regularly with the BBC to discuss a range of issues, including the over 75 licence fee concession. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport most recently met with the BBC Chairman on 6 March 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/03/2019 11:45:42 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1081688

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Environment Protection: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total amount of revenue that has been raised from (1) the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and (2) the Carbon Price Floor, since May 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL14221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The total estimated receipts from the Carbon Price Support rate of the Climate Change Levy are £1.5bn from May 2017 until November 2018. Total revenue from EU Emissions Trading System auctions in the UK held between 3 May 2017 and 12 December 2018 was £1.8bn.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/03/2019 14:57:46 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1081689

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Environment Protection: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which (1) energy and (2) climate related areas the revenue from the carbon tax is currently spent on; and what assessment has been made of using those revenues for increased investment in energy efficiency improvements in the housing stock to ensure statutory fuel poverty requirements are met.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL14222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Carbon Emissions Tax has not been introduced in the UK and would only be introduced in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Therefore, there is no current revenue from this tax.</p><p>Revenue from the Carbon Price Support rate and from EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) auctions are not directly hypothecated with revenue going into the Consolidated Fund. The UK spends far in excess of the 50% of revenues from the EU ETS auctions required by the EU on climate and energy areas, for example, the UK will spend at least £5.8bn on international climate finance, helping developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change through coalitions and partnerships, between 2016 and 2020. The UK has committed to spending over £2.5bn on research into low carbon innovation, including clean energy, between 2015 and 2021.</p><p>Government has committed to a £6bn programme of spend on home energy efficiency and also to tackling fuel poverty, with all of the current Energy Company Obligation focused on low income and vulnerable households.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/03/2019 14:58:48 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1081701

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of Saudi Arabia's record on the maintenance of human rights in determining his policy on future trade with Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>This Government frequently discusses human rights and raises concerns with the Saudi Arabian Government. No aspect of our commercial relationship with Saudi Arabia prevents us from speaking frankly and openly about human rights and we use our engagement to encourage reform. We do not pursue trade to the exclusion of human rights.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/03/2019 11:08:28 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081702

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of NICE guidance on timelines for hyperglycaemia before the provision of additional treatment in order to reduce clinical inertia among type 1 diabetes patients.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:26:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081703

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Diabetes
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 are being taken to (a) improve insulin initiation in primary care throughout Northern Ireland and (b) reduce clinical inertia among type 1 diabetes patients.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>As health is a devolved matter, it would be for the relevant Department in Northern Ireland to provide information on the improvement of insulin initiation in primary care throughout Northern Ireland.</p><p>Clinical inertia does not arise in the same way for type 1 diabetes or have the same known body of evidence as that for type 2 diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes require standard treatment with insulin and doses will be adjusted as appropriate to the clinical presentation.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:28:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081704

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Diabetes
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 increase the number of people with Type 1 diabetes who meet NICE-recommended blood glucose targets in order to reduce the (a) incidence and (b) cost of complications among people with that type of diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is developing a diabetes management and care programme aimed at reducing variation and improving outcomes for people with diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is making an additional £44 million Transformation Funding available to support delivery of the programme which will focus on four areas: reducing variation in the achievement of the three National Institute for Health and Care Excellence treatment targets, improving take up of structured education, improving access to multi-disciplinary foot care teams for people with diabetic foot disease and improving access to specialist inpatient support. The funding will also provide wider support for diabetes improvement, including dedicated diabetes posts in regional teams and clinical networks.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 228000 question first answered 12/03/2019 16:30:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081705

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Diabetes
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 are being taken to (a) help people with diabetes recognise the symptoms of hypoglycaemia and (b) reduce the incidence of hypoglycaemia among those people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England issued advice in January 2018 to support specialist diabetes staff and primary care staff to effectively manage and support relevant type 1 diabetes patients to avoid and reduce the incidence of hypoglycaemia. The advice can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/blood-glucose-monitoring-systems/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/blood-glucose-monitoring-systems/</a></p><p>From April 2019 flash glucose monitors will be available on prescription for every patient who qualifies for them, in line with National Health Service clinical guidelines. NHS England has put in place national arrangements for funding of flash glucose monitoring sensors for relevant diabetes patients which includes detailed eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:27:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081706

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Diabetes
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 diabetes patients achieving time in range glucose readings of between 70mg/dl to 180mg/dl.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:31:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081707

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Diabetes
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 (a) improve service quality and (b) remove variation in that service for people with type 1 diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is developing a diabetes management and care programme aimed at reducing variation and improving outcomes for people with diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is making an additional £44 million Transformation Funding available to support delivery of the programme which will focus on four areas: reducing variation in the achievement of the three National Institute for Health and Care Excellence treatment targets, improving take up of structured education, improving access to multi-disciplinary foot care teams for people with diabetic foot disease and improving access to specialist inpatient support. The funding will also provide wider support for diabetes improvement, including dedicated diabetes posts in regional teams and clinical networks.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 227997 question first answered 12/03/2019 16:30:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon