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843682

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the merits of combining data on rough sleepers from official night counts with estimates and information from local agencies to improve data accuracy.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	128023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The official rough sleeping statistics published by my Department are collected with the assistance of Homeless Link who provide guidance to local authorities and independently validate the data that is provided.</p><p>In 2017 83 per cent of local authorities based their figures on estimates and in order to provide the number of rough sleepers, they consulted at least one local agency such as outreach workers, the police, the voluntary sector and faith groups who have regular contact with rough sleepers on the street and help with gathering intelligence on the level of rough sleeping in the local authority</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/02/2018 14:06:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

843685

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Theft: Pets
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 assessed the potential merits of introducing a new criminal offence of theft of a pet.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	128027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Theft of a pet is already a criminal offence under the Theft Act 1968. The maximum penalty is 7 years imprisonment. The Sentencing Council updated its guidelines in relation to sentencing for theft offences in February 2016. The guidelines take account of the emotional distress and therefore harm that theft of personal items such as a pet can have on the victim and accordingly recommends higher penalties for such offences.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/02/2018 11:23:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

843816

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when (a) he or (b) Officials of his Department last met with unions or individuals to discuss aerotoxic syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	128254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) – the industry regulator – has responsibility for managing and leading meetings on aerotoxic syndrome. The Department for Transport (DfT) last met with unions and individuals to discuss aerotoxic syndrome prior to the 2011 publication of DfT commissioned Cranfield University research into cabin air quality.</p><p> </p><p>These research findings were submitted to the Committee on Toxicology (COT) in 2012 who published a position paper on cabin air in 2013. There was no evidence for pollutants on board aircraft occurring at levels exceeding the health and safety standards and guidelines outlined in Chapter 5 of Cranfield University’s “Aircraft Cabin Air Sampling Study; Part 1 of the Final Report”.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/02/2018 18:00:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

843820

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides, in addition to the probate and inheritance tax helpline, for vulnerable people and people with learning difficulties who are engaging with the probate process.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	128258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>HMCTS Probate provides additional support to all customers, including vulnerable people and people with learning difficulties who are engaging in the Probate Process by way of advice on completing the application by experienced staff. Staff will provide guidance through published information on all aspects of the process that the applicant will have to go through. They will support customers attending Probate Offices and will address concerns raised by telephone or by email. It is not the role of HMCTS staff to provide legal advice.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/02/2018 17:36:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

844093

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Strokes: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NICE plans to publish its evaluation report on Patent Foramen Ovale Closure.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	128433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The evaluation report on Patent Foramen Ovale Closure has been prepared by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for NHS England. NHS England intends to publish this report on its website shortly.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/02/2018 14:09:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

837231

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to ensure that personal independence payment assessments are undertaken fairly and efficiently.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	903749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring claimants receive high quality, objective assessments. The Department holds regular performance meetings with Assessment Providers at local and senior levels. Assessments are independently audited and Departmental clinicians periodically observe assessments. Both providers have increased personalised clinical support to all Health Professionals. PIP Assessment Providers cost less than 4% of the total annual benefit spend on PIP.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/02/2018 17:25:18 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

833061

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support people with a family history that is (a) unclear and (b) unknown to verify their UK citizenship.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	125377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>UK Visas and Citizenship have two application types which allow those with unclear/unknown family histories to obtain definite evidence of their status.</p><p>These are:</p><p>A ‘Status letter’ application, made on Form NS – for those who believe they may have a claim to British nationality but who do not have the normal evidence required to prove this. The Form and Guidance are on the GOV.UK website here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-confirmation-of-british-nationality-status-form-ns" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-confirmation-of-british-nationality-status-form-ns</a></p><p><br>An application for a ‘No Time Limit’ card, made on Form NTL – which can be used by those who entered the UK before 1 January 1973 and have no evidence of settled status. The Form and Guidance are here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-transfer-indefinite-leave-to-remain-in-uk-form-ntl" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-transfer-indefinite-leave-to-remain-in-uk-form-ntl</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/02/2018 17:45:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

833084

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Strokes: Health Services
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 his Department is taking to ensure that changes to stroke services do not delay access to treatment for those living in areas with the poorest health outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	125400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The National Health Service across the country is working to organise acute stroke care to ensure that all stroke patients, regardless of where they live or what time of the day or week have their stroke, have access to high quality specialist care.</p><p> </p><p>Recent work looking at the National Stroke audit data has shown very little difference in access to stroke care in the basis of socio-economic group. These data have been submitted for publication but are not yet in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/02/2018 17:38:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

824533

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Liability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the introduction of the duty of care; and what the process and timescale will be for that introduction.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	123334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The government believes that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as the UK’s independent conduct regulator for the financial services industry, is best placed to evaluate the merits of a duty of care for financial services providers. We therefore welcome the FCA’s commitment to publish a Discussion Paper on the subject, which the FCA plans to publish after the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/01/2018 11:40:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

800728

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure the availability of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for people with HIV in areas of high HIV prevalence after the places on the PrEP impact trial are fully subscribed.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	117349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The planning assumptions that underpin the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) IMPACT trial will offer a reasonable opportunity to participate to those assessed as meeting the eligibility criteria for the trial and willing to take PrEP. The availability of PrEP is in the context of a clinical trial with 10,000 participants which has been designed to answer important research questions to inform future commissioning and rollout plans. There will be opportunities as the trial progresses to consider re-allocating places between sites should it prove necessary to meet demand.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found on the PrEP IMPACT trial website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.prepimpacttrial.org.uk" target="_blank">www.prepimpacttrial.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2017 15:06:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield