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731685

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date	22/06/2017
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	Bees: Conservation
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 measures he is taking to ensure chemicals used in agriculture are not detrimental to the bee population.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>All pesticides are subject to a stringent authorisation process before they can be placed on the market and used. At the centre of this process is an assessment by the Health and Safety Executive of scientific information on the risks that can arise from the use of these products. If the risks to people or to the environment are unacceptable, the pesticide is not authorised. Possible risks to bees are considered in this process.</p><p> </p><p>Conditions are placed on the use of authorised pesticides to ensure the protection of people and the environment. These conditions may include maximum dose rates or restrictions on timing and place of application. Farmers and growers are required by law to take all reasonable precautions when using pesticides and to confine applications to the target area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/06/2017 12:10:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

731686

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Russia on the alleged death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised this issue with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. The whereabouts of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi remains unknown at this time. We and the Global Coalition have not been able to confirm the claim made by the Russians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2017 10:13:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

731695

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to clinical commissioning groups regarding workforce planning (a) across the board and (b) for social workers on hospital wards.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not provide guidance for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) or hospitals on social work workforce planning.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for the commissioning of social care services.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of individual employers to ensure they have the right number of staff with the right skills through their workforce planning processes.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is supporting the workforce elements of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans by establishing Local Workforce Action Boards.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/06/2017 16:00:48 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

731704

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	West Midlands Fire Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has discussed the stay put policy in relation to fires in tower blocks with West Midlands Fire Service since the fire at Grenfell Tower.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We have not discussed the Stay Put policy with West Midlands Fire Service. However, online guidance is available on the principle of stay put and how to ensure the fire safety measures in place in a purpose built block of flats are robust enough to support it, at <a href="http://www.local.gov.uk/fire-safety-purpose-built-flats" target="_blank">www.local.gov.uk/fire-safety-purpose-built-flats</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/06/2017 15:19:08 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

731714

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the 2018 constituency boundary review.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government's manifesto re-affirms the commitment to deliver equal and updated boundaries and reduce the size of the House of Commons.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Following laws already passed by Parliament, the independent and impartial Boundary Commissions are consulting on their proposals to deliver the boundary changes, and they will submit their final proposals to Parliament in autumn 2018. These reforms will ensure fair and equal representation for the voting public across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Equalising the size of constituencies in the Boundary Review will ensure everyone’s vote will carry equal weight. Without such boundary reforms, MPs could end up representing constituencies based on data that is over 20 years’ old, disregarding significant changes in demographics, house building and migration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 29/06/2017 15:53:42 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

731715

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of income to be received by the NHS in each of the next five years as a result of the implementation of the Naylor Review.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>NHS Property and Estates: why the estate matters for patients (the Naylor Review) is an independent report prepared for the Department and published on 31 March 2017. The report is available on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review</a></p><p> </p><p>Recognising that the estate is critical to the delivery of National Health Service services as well as one of its largest assets and drivers of cost, the Review sets out a number of recommendations for how the NHS estate can be better utilised in a way that both:</p><p> </p><p>- supports the delivery of high quality, modern services for patients as envisaged in the NHS’s own plan for change, the Five Year Forward View; and</p><p>- maximises value for taxpayers by releasing land and buildings that it no longer needs or uses, and reinvesting the proceeds into new or updated facilities that are more suited to the delivery of modern clinical services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is giving careful consideration to the Review’s recommendations and will respond fully in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has an existing aim to release land no longer required by the NHS sufficient for 26,000 houses and to generate up to £2 billion of proceeds for reinvestment in healthcare facilities and services. The Review and its recommendations aim to support delivery of this and the Review flagged the longer term potential for going further.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to stress that the requirements for beds and other healthcare capacity are driven by local plans developed by sustainability and transformation plans. The Review is focussed on how best to support the development of an estate which meets these needs and supports best value for money for taxpayers through the most efficient use of the NHS estate, including where local clinical plans identify estate that is no longer required for health services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS organisations are under a legal duty to consult local people and communities on proposals to make substantial changes to the services that they provide to patients.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 823 825 826 827 question first answered 29/06/2017 15:55:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

731716

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it a requirement that local trusts consult with staff, patients and the public on the consequences of the implementation of the Naylor Review for local committees.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>NHS Property and Estates: why the estate matters for patients (the Naylor Review) is an independent report prepared for the Department and published on 31 March 2017. The report is available on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review</a></p><p> </p><p>Recognising that the estate is critical to the delivery of National Health Service services as well as one of its largest assets and drivers of cost, the Review sets out a number of recommendations for how the NHS estate can be better utilised in a way that both:</p><p> </p><p>- supports the delivery of high quality, modern services for patients as envisaged in the NHS’s own plan for change, the Five Year Forward View; and</p><p>- maximises value for taxpayers by releasing land and buildings that it no longer needs or uses, and reinvesting the proceeds into new or updated facilities that are more suited to the delivery of modern clinical services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is giving careful consideration to the Review’s recommendations and will respond fully in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has an existing aim to release land no longer required by the NHS sufficient for 26,000 houses and to generate up to £2 billion of proceeds for reinvestment in healthcare facilities and services. The Review and its recommendations aim to support delivery of this and the Review flagged the longer term potential for going further.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to stress that the requirements for beds and other healthcare capacity are driven by local plans developed by sustainability and transformation plans. The Review is focussed on how best to support the development of an estate which meets these needs and supports best value for money for taxpayers through the most efficient use of the NHS estate, including where local clinical plans identify estate that is no longer required for health services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS organisations are under a legal duty to consult local people and communities on proposals to make substantial changes to the services that they provide to patients.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 823 824 826 827 question first answered 29/06/2017 15:55:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

731717

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the amount of publicly owned land that will be released to the private sector as a result of implementation of the Naylor Review.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>NHS Property and Estates: why the estate matters for patients (the Naylor Review) is an independent report prepared for the Department and published on 31 March 2017. The report is available on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review</a></p><p> </p><p>Recognising that the estate is critical to the delivery of National Health Service services as well as one of its largest assets and drivers of cost, the Review sets out a number of recommendations for how the NHS estate can be better utilised in a way that both:</p><p> </p><p>- supports the delivery of high quality, modern services for patients as envisaged in the NHS’s own plan for change, the Five Year Forward View; and</p><p>- maximises value for taxpayers by releasing land and buildings that it no longer needs or uses, and reinvesting the proceeds into new or updated facilities that are more suited to the delivery of modern clinical services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is giving careful consideration to the Review’s recommendations and will respond fully in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has an existing aim to release land no longer required by the NHS sufficient for 26,000 houses and to generate up to £2 billion of proceeds for reinvestment in healthcare facilities and services. The Review and its recommendations aim to support delivery of this and the Review flagged the longer term potential for going further.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to stress that the requirements for beds and other healthcare capacity are driven by local plans developed by sustainability and transformation plans. The Review is focussed on how best to support the development of an estate which meets these needs and supports best value for money for taxpayers through the most efficient use of the NHS estate, including where local clinical plans identify estate that is no longer required for health services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS organisations are under a legal duty to consult local people and communities on proposals to make substantial changes to the services that they provide to patients.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 823 824 825 827 question first answered 29/06/2017 15:55:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

731718

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of trends in the number of beds available as a result of the implementation of the Naylor Review.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>NHS Property and Estates: why the estate matters for patients (the Naylor Review) is an independent report prepared for the Department and published on 31 March 2017. The report is available on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review</a></p><p> </p><p>Recognising that the estate is critical to the delivery of National Health Service services as well as one of its largest assets and drivers of cost, the Review sets out a number of recommendations for how the NHS estate can be better utilised in a way that both:</p><p> </p><p>- supports the delivery of high quality, modern services for patients as envisaged in the NHS’s own plan for change, the Five Year Forward View; and</p><p>- maximises value for taxpayers by releasing land and buildings that it no longer needs or uses, and reinvesting the proceeds into new or updated facilities that are more suited to the delivery of modern clinical services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is giving careful consideration to the Review’s recommendations and will respond fully in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has an existing aim to release land no longer required by the NHS sufficient for 26,000 houses and to generate up to £2 billion of proceeds for reinvestment in healthcare facilities and services. The Review and its recommendations aim to support delivery of this and the Review flagged the longer term potential for going further.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to stress that the requirements for beds and other healthcare capacity are driven by local plans developed by sustainability and transformation plans. The Review is focussed on how best to support the development of an estate which meets these needs and supports best value for money for taxpayers through the most efficient use of the NHS estate, including where local clinical plans identify estate that is no longer required for health services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS organisations are under a legal duty to consult local people and communities on proposals to make substantial changes to the services that they provide to patients.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 823 824 825 826 question first answered 29/06/2017 15:55:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

731720

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to increase NHS spending in line with increases in GDP.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the National Health Service budget to ensure patients can get the care they need. NHS spending will increase by £8 billion in real terms to the end of the Parliament. But the funding of the NHS is inextricably linked to other factors such as the performance of the economy and the impact of Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/06/2017 15:23:10 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders