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1645902

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date	20/06/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
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 tackle the sale of vapes to school children.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	190376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Given the recent increase in children vaping, the Government launched a call for evidence to identify opportunities to reduce the number of children accessing and using vaping products. The call for evidence has now closed and we are currently analysing the responses. Following this, the Government will consider a range of options based on the evidence provided, including potential changes to vaping policy and regulation.</p><p>In April 2023, the Government announced £3 million of funding for a new national illicit vaping enforcement unit to tackle illicit and underage vape sales across the country.</p><p>The Prime Minister also recently announced several measures to address youth vaping, including closing a loophole that allows industry from giving out free samples to people of any age. The Government will also write to police forces to ensure dedicated school liaison officers across the country are aware of the Government's work on vaping and can make use of new resources to raise awareness of harms and the law, as well as supporting enforcement of school bans.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 23/06/2023 11:45:53 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1645908

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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	IVF
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 support couples access IVF treatment.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	190382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Women’s Health Strategy was published on 20 July 2022 and contained a number of important changes and future ambitions to improve the variations in access to National Health Service funded fertility services.</p><p>We will improve access to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) by removing the additional financial burden on female same-sex couples accessing treatment. We will be working with NHS England to assess fertility provision across integrated care boards, which have responsibility for commissioning fertility services, with a view to removing non-clinical access criteria. We will also work with stakeholders to improve information provision on fertility and fertility treatments, including on the NHS website, and introduce greater transparency of the local provision of IVF.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/06/2023 12:01:05 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1646036

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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	Dental Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that all children have access to dental health education before 31 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	190352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>From 1 April 2023, responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population, including for children, was delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.</p><p>Our plan for further reform of the NHS dental system is expected to be announced shortly to build on our reforms announced in July 2022. The plan will include how we can improve oral health outcomes for both adults and children for the longer term; how to improve access, particularly for new patients; and how to incentivise dental practices to deliver more NHS care.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is leading a wide-ranging multi-agency programme focussing on improving children’s oral health. This sits alongside local authorities existing responsibilities for bringing forward oral health-based interventions for the general population, as needed in their local areas.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 23/06/2023 11:56:40 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1645547

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Port of Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he made of the causes of coach delays at the port of Dover.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	190076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Delays can be caused by a number of factors, at Easter this was principally due to high levels of demand exceeding capacity to handle, together with many coaches arriving well before their allotted sailing times. The first weekend of the Easter holidays saw higher than expected coach volumes travelling outbound via the port of Dover leading to longer processing times for border checks. New systems and processes to handle coaches were implemented at the Port for May half-term leading to minimal delays.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 23/06/2023 10:55:16 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1645609

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ilois: Resettlement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy that people removed from the British Indian Ocean Territory in the 1960s were inhabitants of that Territory.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	190052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK has made clear its deep regret about the manner in which Chagossians were removed from the British Indian Ocean Territory in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The islands were uninhabited until the French established copra plantations using enslaved people specifically brought to the Archipelago for this purpose from 1793. In 1814, the islands were ceded to the UK by France. Over time, workers were recruited from Asia and Africa. By the time of their removal, all those on the islands were employees of the copra plantations or family members of an employee and were present on the islands because of the circumstances of that employment.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/06/2023 14:04:15 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1645612

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on whether farmers whose cattle are permanently housed indoors with precautions to prevent badger ingress should pay insurance in case tuberculosis is subsequently detected at the abattoir.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	190055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not get involved in cattle keepers’ decisions relating to their bovine TB insurance cover.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/06/2023 13:15:22 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1645613

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Shropshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential presence of tuberculosis in badgers on land owned by the Shropshire Wildlife Trust.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	190056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not have information on the location of land owned by the Shropshire Wildlife Trust. Therefore, no assessment has been made on the potential presence of tuberculosis in badgers.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/06/2023 13:20:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1645617

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Roads: Shrewsbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has held discussions with the Environment Agency on its objections to plans for the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	190060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has not formally objected to Shropshire Council’s proposals for the North West Relief Road. As a statutory consultee, it has been involved in detailed discussions with Shropshire Council and its representatives for several years. Throughout this period, the Environment Agency has offered detailed opinion and advice on several critical matters. Some of these have been resolved and/or noted by the Council. However, the Environment Agency has outstanding concerns about issues to do with protecting the water resources aquifer from which Severn Trent Water draws water supplies for the town of Shrewsbury. The Environment Agency does not consider the information supplied by the Council and its representatives to demonstrate an appropriate level of assessment and risk mitigation. It is for the Council to decide if it wishes further information to be formally submitted to enable the Council Members to make an informed decision. The Environment Agency continues to work with Shropshire Council to resolve this issue and is committed to keeping stakeholders informed.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 12:50:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1645627

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	King's Messengers: Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many King’s Messenger Service passports his Department issued in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	190099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department issued no King's Messenger Service passports in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/06/2023 12:11:15 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1645636

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Textiles: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to incentivise (a) recycling and (b) reuse of textiles.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	190063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s 2018 Resources &amp; Waste Strategy for England identified textiles as a priority sector for action. Our ambitions to minimise textile waste will be outlined in the upcoming document Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste, which constitutes a new Waste Prevention Programme for England. We expect to publish this in summer 2023.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 12:56:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous