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1139200

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Sugar: Advertising
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 benefits to public health of stopping the advertising of high sugar milk and milk-replacement products on public transport.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	277679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not assessed the potential benefits to public health of stopping the advertising of high sugar milk and milk-replacement products on public transport.</p><p> </p><p>As committed to in the second chapter of our childhood obesity plan, published in June 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have jointly consulted on introducing further advertising restrictions for products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) on TV and online. As part of this consultation we invited views on whether the scope of this consultation should be extended to other forms of media and how HFSS products should be defined. We have received a high level of responses to the consultation and it is important we take the time to consider them carefully before we set out further action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 22/07/2019 15:44:18 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1139338

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Bookmakers: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to limit job losses as a result of (a) further William Hill (b) other bookmakers branch closures.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	277775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The government reduced the maximum stake on B2 gaming machines from £100 to £2, to help stop extreme losses by those who were least able to afford them. We engaged with the gambling industry to understand the potential impact on jobs, both as proposals were developed and following the announcement.</p><p> </p><p>The government will engage with William Hill and other bookmakers, as well as the Association of British Bookmakers, to establish the level of employee support that may be required. Jobcentre Plus’s Rapid Response Service is also ready to support any worker who may be affected by job losses associated with this announcement.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/07/2019 09:28:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1139341

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date he plans to publish the consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	277846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government will consult widely on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Final decisions on the composition of the Fund are due to be made following the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 277847 question first answered 22/07/2019 11:22:04 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1139342

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty fines have been issued to electric scooter riders by police in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	277623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued for motoring offences in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a>. However, information on the type of vehicle issued with a FPN is not collected. Data for the 2018/19 financial year is due to be published in October 2019.</p><p>Enforcement of road traffic law is an operational matter for the police to determine in line with local priorities. There have been no discussions with the Mayor of London, the Metropolitan Police or Transport for London on the enforcement of the regulations governing the use of electric scooters.</p><p>The Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, published on 19 March 2019 by the Department for Transport, includes a Regulatory Review to address the challenges of ensuring our transport infrastructure and regulations are fit for the future. One strand of this will look at options for enabling micromobility devices, and a consultation will be issued in due course. The Home Office will work with Dft as proposals are developed.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 277624 277625 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:00:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1139343

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with (a) the Mayor of London, (b) the Metropolitan Police and (c) Transport for London on the enforcement of the regulations governing the use of electric scooters on roads, pavements and cycle highways.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	277624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued for motoring offences in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a>. However, information on the type of vehicle issued with a FPN is not collected. Data for the 2018/19 financial year is due to be published in October 2019.</p><p>Enforcement of road traffic law is an operational matter for the police to determine in line with local priorities. There have been no discussions with the Mayor of London, the Metropolitan Police or Transport for London on the enforcement of the regulations governing the use of electric scooters.</p><p>The Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, published on 19 March 2019 by the Department for Transport, includes a Regulatory Review to address the challenges of ensuring our transport infrastructure and regulations are fit for the future. One strand of this will look at options for enabling micromobility devices, and a consultation will be issued in due course. The Home Office will work with Dft as proposals are developed.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 277623 277625 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:00:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1139344

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on (a) consumers and (b) businesses of the September 2019 deadline for the introduction of multi-factor authentication on electronic payments.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	277802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The implementation of Strong Customer Authentication, which mandates two-factor authentication for some online payments, will introduce more secure payments for individuals and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>This was introduced by the second Payment Services Directive. HM Treasury published an impact assessment on the implementation of this EU directive in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In an Opinion published on 21 June, the European Banking Authority (EBA) acknowledged the complexity of payments markets and the practical challenges arising from the changes that are required by Strong Customer Authentication across the EU, which may lead to some actors in the payments chain not being ready by 14 September 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is therefore working closely with industry to develop a migration plan to implement Strong Customer Authentication in a timely and effective manner.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/07/2019 13:56:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1139346

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
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 the funding allocated to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be equivalent in real terms to those EU funding streams it will replace.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	277847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government will consult widely on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Final decisions on the composition of the Fund are due to be made following the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 277846 question first answered 22/07/2019 11:22:05 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1139347

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Transport on the regulation of the use of electronic scooters.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	277625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued for motoring offences in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a>. However, information on the type of vehicle issued with a FPN is not collected. Data for the 2018/19 financial year is due to be published in October 2019.</p><p>Enforcement of road traffic law is an operational matter for the police to determine in line with local priorities. There have been no discussions with the Mayor of London, the Metropolitan Police or Transport for London on the enforcement of the regulations governing the use of electric scooters.</p><p>The Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, published on 19 March 2019 by the Department for Transport, includes a Regulatory Review to address the challenges of ensuring our transport infrastructure and regulations are fit for the future. One strand of this will look at options for enabling micromobility devices, and a consultation will be issued in due course. The Home Office will work with Dft as proposals are developed.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 277623 277624 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:00:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1139354

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the Government's implementation of the recommendations in the Report of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	277810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government response to the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing advised which of the recommendations made to government will be taken forward; this includes several which will require legislation to enact, such as the introduction of national minimum standards and national enforcement powers. The Government will legislate for these and other commitments when time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 277811 question first answered 22/07/2019 15:08:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1139357

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what legislative proposals the Government plans to bring forward in relation to the recommendations in the Report of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	277811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government response to the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing advised which of the recommendations made to government will be taken forward; this includes several which will require legislation to enact, such as the introduction of national minimum standards and national enforcement powers. The Government will legislate for these and other commitments when time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 277810 question first answered 22/07/2019 15:08:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock