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518905

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Anti-corruption Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies were invited to the UK Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jersey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar were invited to the Anti-Corruption Summit.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/05/2016 17:07:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518966

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses into high street premises in town and city centres.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government has taken action to help high streets thrive through a range of targeted tax breaks, sensible planning changes and measures to ensure fairer parking for motorists. At Budget, we announced the biggest ever cut in business rates in England – worth £6.7 billion over the next five years, cutting business rates for all ratepayers, and meaning 600,000 of the smallest businesses won’t have to pay business rates again</p><p>We have also given over £18 million to fund successful initiatives such as “Love Your Local Market” and the “Great British High Street Competition”, and have recently announced a digital pilot programme in Gloucestershire, to support town centres and SMEs to compete in the digital era.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/05/2016 13:39:44 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518971

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provided to Lancashire County Council on the formulation of its service planning areas.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>DCLG does not have a record of advice given to Lancashire County Council on the formulation of its service planning areas, or requests for such advice.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/05/2016 13:38:16 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518972

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support Lancashire County Council in (a) keeping library buildings open and (b) sustaining the function of those buildings as libraries.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Public libraries are funded and run by local authorities and it is a matter for local authorities to determine how best to provide a comprehensive and efficient public library service to their local community, within available resources.</p><p>Lancashire County Council has a Core Spending Power per dwelling of £1321 for 2016-17 rising to £1392 per dwelling by 2019-20.</p><p>The Department for Culture Media and Sport, together with the Local Government Association, has set up a Leadership for Libraries Taskforce to help public libraries in England build on good practice and add value for the communities they serve. The Taskforce is currently consulting on the attached document at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/libraries-deliver-ambition-for-publiclibraries-in-england-2016-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/libraries-deliver-ambition-for-publiclibraries-in-england-2016-2021</a> which sets out the ambition for public libraries in the future. Furthermore, thanks to Government funding, free Wi-Fi is available to 99% of public libraries in England.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 25/05/2016 16:11:27 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518973

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Economic Growth: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Lancashire Enterprise Partnership in progressing Growth Deal projects.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal with Government will invest over £250 million across Lancashire.</p><p>Good progress has been made to date, with 15 out of the 39 projects in the programme underway, and a further 13 due to commence shortly.</p><p>Projects under construction will, amongst other outcomes, support the construction of 850 housing units, create over 2,000 jobs and add over £28 million GVA per annum to the local economy.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 25/05/2016 16:17:07 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

519225

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia: Assistive Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support innovation in assistive technology for use by people with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>Dementia is a key priority for the Government. That is why in February 2015, the Prime Minister launched his Challenge on Dementia 2020. The Government will implement the Prime Minister’s Challenge in full to make sure that dementia care, support, awareness and research are transformed by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the 2020 Challenge, we want to see greater provision of innovative and high quality dementia care, delivered in a way that is personalised and appropriate to the specific needs of the person with dementia, their family and carers. This includes providers incorporating new ideas including technology solutions into everyday practice. We also want to see research on assistive technologies and assisted living, including research on how information and communication technologies can best help people with dementia and carers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England recently launched seven ‘Test Bed Sites’ in England. These sites will evaluate the real world impact of technologies, testing them together with innovations in how the NHS services are delivered, to improve health and care outcomes. Three of the Test Beds will have a focus on dementia.</p><p> </p><p>A number of programmes have been launched to support usage of technology for the benefit of people including those with dementia and their carers. These include:</p><p> </p><p>- The Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS) Programme;</p><p>- A TECS resource for Commissioners; and</p><p>- The Small Business Research Initiative Healthcare and Regional Innovation Fund initiative.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/05/2016 12:35:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

519226

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lung Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) improve the provision of care for patients with lung disease and (b) increase funding for research into lung diseases.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	37187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>Respiratory disease is specifically covered in the NHS Outcomes Framework and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published Quality Standards for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and lung cancer setting out the markers of high-quality, cost-effective care.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure by the Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on research relating to respiratory disease has increased from £15.7 million in 2009/10 to £25.5 million in 2014/15 (the latest available figure).</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR has launched a new, open competition for biomedical research centre funding from April 2017 to March 2022. In this competition, a number of clinical areas of particular strategic importance to the health of patients are highlighted including respiratory disease.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/05/2016 12:33:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518382

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Anti-corruption Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies have been invited to the UK Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	36986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 12/05/2016 10:14:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518333

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobcentres: Lytham St Annes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are employed by Jobcentre Plus at Westmorland House, Lytham St. Annes.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	36890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>There are currently 31 people employed at Westmorland House, whose working patterns equate to 26.48 whole time equivalents.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/05/2016 07:15:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

518334

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobcentres: Lytham St Annes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to close or relocate Jobcentre Plus at Westmorland House, Lytham St. Annes.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	36891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of reviewing all of its estates requirements as the current contract for most of the estate comes to an end in March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Commercial negotiations are underway at this time and consequently it is not appropriate to comment on any sites.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/05/2016 07:19:17 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies