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78986

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 184W, on consultants, who the consultants were; what they were contracted to do; and how much each was paid.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	206676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested in respect of the Crown Prosecution Service was contained in an answer given to the Rt. Hon Member by the Attorney General on the 16<sup>th</sup> July (Official Report, Col 678W).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below contains details on the consultants used by the SFO since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contractor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>PA Consultancy</p></td><td><p>Support work for senior management</p></td><td><p>986k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Corven</p></td><td><p>Development work relating to Deferred</p><p>Prosecution Agreements; coaching</p></td><td><p>480k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>SCC</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>60k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>DTZ</p></td><td><p>Preparation of Business case for</p><p>relocation and satellite offices</p></td><td><p>24k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Morland Consulting</p></td><td><p>Research &amp; Support Strategic</p><p>Risk Assessment</p></td><td><p>10k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Processflows Ltd</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>1k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Ravn Systems Ltd</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>7k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>PA Consultancy</p></td><td><p>Support work for senior</p><p>management</p></td><td><p>208k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Corven</p></td><td><p>Consultancy work relating to</p><p>Deferred Prosecution Agreements</p></td><td><p>542k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>BNP Paribas</p></td><td><p>Lease surrender</p></td><td><p>61k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Ravn Systems</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>44k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Hill and Knowlton</p></td><td><p>Communication advice</p></td><td><p>1k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>PA Consultancy</p></td><td><p>Late invoice for work in</p><p>2011-12 (as above)</p></td><td><p>31k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>SCC</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>32k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>CIO Partners</p></td><td><p>Preparation of specialist</p><p>IT specification</p></td><td><p>2k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>Others*</p></td><td><p>Data management reviews</p></td><td><p>14k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Two individuals carried out some work relating to an incident of data loss</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Note 1:</strong> Records for this type of expenditure were not properly documented prior to April 2012. Available records are summarised above:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Note 2:</strong> The combined total of costs for the year 2010/11 does not match SFO’s previously published figures. The previous figure was understated by £10k because of credits for late invoices relating to 2009/10 which had been incorrectly categorised as consultancy expenditure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 01/09/2014 14:44:35 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

78987

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will review the Law Officers' Departments departmental estate in order to reduce costs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been engaged in a programme of estate reduction since 2010 which has reduced the annual running cost of its estate by £9.32m. This has been achieved by reducing the size of the estate from 95 buildings in 2010 to 59 sites, 15 of which are currently vacant or being used as storage and business continuity sites.</p><p>The CPS Estate Rationalisation Programme will continue into 2016 and by the end of 2016 the department expects to reduce the size of the estate to approximately 35 occupied buildings and 10 vacant sites with leases due to expire, reducing running costs by a further £10m per annum.</p><p>The other Law Officers’ Departments do not have sizable estates but have made significant efforts to reduce their estate running costs since 2010, including initiatives such as relocation to more cost effective properties and sharing premises with other organisations. The departmental estate costs of all departments are continually kept under review.</p><p>Full details on the size of the Government estate - including the Law Officers’ Departments - can be found in the latest State of the Estate Report (SofTE) which reports annually on progress made during the year in improving the efficiency of the Government’s Civil Estate. This is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/state-of-the-estate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/state-of-the-estate</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 01/09/2014 14:13:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78988

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will review his departmental estate in order to reduce costs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>There has been, and continues to be, substantial investment in reviewing BIS Departmental Estates in order to reduce costs. We have made substantial investment which has proven most successful in delivering an Estates Transition Programme.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 01/09/2014 15:48:11 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson attachment 1 file name PQ UIN 206680 - Departmental Estate.docx title Estates Transition Programme - Objectives
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78989

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to conduct its consultation on the potential effect of standardised packaging of tobacco on the small retail sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	206716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging for tobacco products. We held a United Kingdom-wide consultation on introducing regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products, which ran from 26 June to 7 August. The consultation asked for new and relevant information that would help in assessing the wider impact of plain packaging, including economic and other considerations.</p><p>The consultation included draft regulations so it is clear how requirements for standardised packaging would work in practice. Alongside the consultation, we have also published an updated consultation-stage Impact Assessment. The consultation asked respondents for further evidence or information which would improve the assumptions or estimates made in the Impact Assessment.</p><p>The Government does not intend to run any further consultations with regard to standardised packaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 206715 206788 question first answered 04/09/2014 14:21:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

78990

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Regional Growth Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the total funds allocated via intermediaries as part of the Regional Growth Fund have been drawn down in each round and was allocated via intermediaries to date.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>£1.64 billion has been allocated to intermediaries across Rounds 1-5 of the Regional Growth Fund and exceptional Regional Growth Fund. The tables show how much of that money has been drawn down to date. All data are correct at 15 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RGF allocated to Programmes (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p><strong>1,638</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RGF grant drawn down to date (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>951</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the planned RGF grant draw down timetable which has been agreed with these programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Drawn Down by year (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Actual paid – year to date</strong></p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>175*</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Planned for whole financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>1,621</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>*This is the actual amount paid to beneficiaries as of 15 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The difference between the totals in tables 1 and 2 arises because RGF applicants have not always claimed the full grant available to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More detail on which RGF programmes are still available for SMEs to bid into is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/regional-growth-fund-programmes-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/regional-growth-fund-programmes-guide</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 20/10/2014 15:01:38 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78991

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Regional Growth Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value is of funds not yet drawn down by winning bidders in each round of the Regional Growth Fund including the Exceptional Regional Growth Fund in each region.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The tables below provide a breakdown of the value of Regional Growth Fund (RGF) by region and round for RGF applications; the committed allocation of RGF to projects and programmes following due diligence. This data excludes those projects and programmes that have withdrawn. The third table sets out the amount drawn down by operational RGF awards to date and the financial years in which the remaining RGF and eRGF is committed through to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2017. The data is correct as at 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Projects and programmes in Rounds 1 to 4 have until 31 March 2015 to draw down their funding and projects and programmes in Round 5 will be able to draw down funding until 31 March 2017. The Department agrees a draw down profile with each organisation when they sign their grant offer letter that matches the beneficiary’s own investment schedules and job commitments. The subsequent rate of draw down is then subject to the beneficiaries meeting the conditions.</p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Applications (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>231</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>529</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>124</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>163</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>56</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>1,103</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>115</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>131</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>43</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>400</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>74</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>117</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>253</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>343</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>335</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>353</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>215</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>98</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,378</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>519</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>535</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>414</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>322</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,880</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>185</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>154</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>145</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>191</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>721</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>144</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>232</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>322</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>219</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>989</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>569</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>282</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>419</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>176</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,532</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>327</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>434</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>345</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>1,372</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nationwide</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>215</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>315</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>565</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>282</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>241</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>1,618</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,722</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,064</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,774</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,890</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>96</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,246</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Committed</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>148</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>95</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nationwide</strong></p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>602</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p><strong>313</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>418</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p><strong>155</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>197</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p><strong>437</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>285</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>385</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>742</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>834</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>349</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>291</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>58</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2651</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Drawn Down by year (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Actual paid – year to date</strong></p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>252*</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>1,428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Planned for whole financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1165</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>2,642</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The difference between the totals in tables 2 and 3 arises because RGF applicants have not always claimed the full grant available to them.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>*This is the actual amount paid to beneficiaries as of 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2014.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 206062 question first answered 13/10/2014 15:13:14 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78992

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assurances the Government sought from (a) its financial adviser and (b) the syndicate of banks in advance of the privatisation of Royal Mail.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s financial adviser and the syndicate of banks providing professional services to support the preparation and delivery of the Royal Mail share sale were procured through competitive tendering processes. Advisers procured in this way provide assurance that they will deliver the services commissioned through the terms and conditions of their contractual engagement.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/09/2014 15:05:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78993

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Department's Major Projects Portfolio September 2013, published on 23 May 2014, if he will place in the Library the lessons learned document in respect of the Royal Mail sale of shares.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The lessons learned document was prepared for internal use by the Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not intend to give this document wider circulation as producing such documents is important part of the decision making process and to release it would have an inhibiting effect on future Government decision making processes (including the identification of ways to improve those processes).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/09/2014 13:30:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78994

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will conduct a consultation on the potential effect of standardised packaging of tobacco on down-trading to cheaper products.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	206788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging for tobacco products. We held a United Kingdom-wide consultation on introducing regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products, which ran from 26 June to 7 August. The consultation asked for new and relevant information that would help in assessing the wider impact of plain packaging, including economic and other considerations.</p><p>The consultation included draft regulations so it is clear how requirements for standardised packaging would work in practice. Alongside the consultation, we have also published an updated consultation-stage Impact Assessment. The consultation asked respondents for further evidence or information which would improve the assumptions or estimates made in the Impact Assessment.</p><p>The Government does not intend to run any further consultations with regard to standardised packaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 206715 206716 question first answered 04/09/2014 14:21:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

78995

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in New Zealand on the standardising of tobacco packaging.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	206787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>Health ministers have not had any specific discussions about standardised packaging of tobacco with ministers from New Zealand.</p><p>Departmental officials occasionally receive updates from the New Zealand Ministry of Health regarding plans in that country for the introduction of requirements for standardised packaging.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/09/2014 13:02:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker