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860914

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date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Service Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the services sector on the implications for that sector of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	904396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>We continue to engage regularly with companies and trade bodies across the services sector, to discuss their priorities and inform our negotiating position.<br><br>The Prime Minister set out in her Mansion House speech the Government’s proposal for a deep and comprehensive future partnership with the EU, including a broader agreement in services than ever before. This should include a labour mobility framework that enables travel to provide services to clients in person, and continued mutual recognition of professional qualifications.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/03/2018 15:40:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

861028

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for completing the phase 4 roll-out of the Superfast Essex scheme; and what steps will be taken to support people in target areas who fail to receive the intended higher levels of broadband connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Saffron Walden
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	132177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Superfast Essex is one of the first BDUK projects to undertake a Phase 4 and has an ambition to ensure that at least 99% of premises in Essex have access to superfast broadband by the end of 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Superfast Essex’s Phase 4 is a two-part procurement with Phase 4a currently at the evaluation stage. Phase 4b of the procurement is planned for launch in the summer. Deployment plans are not yet set and will be published by Superfast Essex once Phase 4 has been contracted and mobilised. Plans for the remaining ‘unconnected’ areas will be shaped once Phase 4 contracts are awarded and the size of the remaining gap is known.</p><p> </p><p>As confirmed in our announcement in December 2017 we are pushing ahead with our plans for a Universal Service Obligation (USO) so that, by 2020, everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to 10 Megabit per second broadband.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/03/2018 13:01:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

861029

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Price Caps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what evidence his Department holds of energy retail price caps having been successfully introduced into competitive markets in other jurisdictions.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	132178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We have considered many international models but market conditions are different to the situation in GB. The Government has introduced a Bill that requires the industry regulator to cap poor value standard variable and default tariffs. This follows the Competition and Markets Authority investigation which found that domestic customers of the Big 6 energy companies pay on average £1.4bn a year more than they would in a truly competitive market. The Bill requires Ofgem to set the cap so as to protect consumers and have regard to the need to, among other things, enable competition between suppliers and ensure suppliers can finance their licenced activities.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:27:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

861030

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Wind Power: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 June 2015, HCWS42, on local planning, whether the Government plans to remove those additional planning conditions which apply on onshore wind projects in England.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	132179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The written ministerial statement of 18 June 2015 HCWS42 on Local Planning, has been incorporated into the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework which was published on 5 March 2018. Consultation on this and other revisions to the Framework is underway, closing on 10 May 2018 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-revised-national-planning-policy-framework" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-revised-national-planning-policy-framework</a>).The Government will consider all responses and publish the revised Framework in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/03/2018 11:33:52 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

861031

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2018 to Question 128314 on One Public Estate Programme, what progress the Government has made on recruiting more experts; and to which specialisms the Government is recruiting.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	132180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The One Public Estate (OPE) programme is establishing a Pool of Experts to support local OPE partnerships to deliver property-based projects. At present, 26 experts have been accepted into the Pool, across 4 specialisms, as set out below;</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Specialism</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Experts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Masterplanning</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feasibility and Options Appraisals</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surveying <em>(Building)</em> <em>(Chartered)</em> <em>(Quantity) </em></p></td><td><p>12 <em>(9)</em> <em>(3)</em> <em>(0)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Project Management</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (to date)</strong></p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The programme’s selection process is still underway and a further 13 individuals are currently going through the application process.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/03/2018 12:30:08 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

861032

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coal Fired Power Stations: Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of burning wood in coal power stations with the Clean Growth Strategy and the UK's obligations under the Paris Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	132181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department is fully committed to the implementation of both the Paris Agreement and the Clean Growth Strategy.</p><p>The Clean Growth Strategy highlights the importance of biomass in the UK’s energy mix and economy. All biomass must come from a sustainable source. Those plants using biomass, with a capacity greater than or equal to one megawatt, must also prepare an annual sustainability report, compiled by a third party auditor/verifier, which will provide assurance that biomass is from sustainable sources.</p><p>The Department has not made a specific assessment of the compatibility of burning wood in coal power stations with the Clean Growth Strategy and the UK's obligations under the Paris Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/03/2018 11:28:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

861033

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Housing: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons his Department returned £817m of housing funding to HM Treasury; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	132182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>In line with standard practice where funding cannot be spent, within a financial year, it is returned to the Treasury. This is part of good budget management within the Department, and in line with established processes. Underspends are not unusual. For comparison, in 2009-10, the Department underspent by £504 million in total.</p><p>Overall, funding for housing has been substantially increased, with an additional £15.3 billion of investment in housing over the next 5 years. This includes an extra £2 billion for Affordable Housing, taking the programme to £9 billion. In 2017/18, we have also invested an additional £1.5 billion in our Help to Buy scheme, supporting thousands of first time buyers to move into their first home. We will be investing over £10 billion in that programme in the next 3 years.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/03/2018 11:39:26 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 47921 answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler answering member 4053
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

861034

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Rare Diseases: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NICE's consideration of drugs for rare diseases.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	132183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether drugs and other treatments represent an effective use of NHS resources.</p><p> </p><p>NICE assesses most significant new drugs through its technology appraisal programme and has been able to recommend a number of drugs licenced for the treatment of rare diseases for routine use on the NHS. NICE also operates a separate highly specialised technology evaluation programme for the assessment of very high cost drugs for the treatment of very small numbers of patients.</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s methods and processes for the assessment of drugs have been carefully developed over time and are internationally respected. NICE continues to keep its procedures under periodic review to ensure that they remain effective.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/03/2018 13:47:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

861035

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wildlife: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will provide additional staff and funding to tackle the illegal wildlife trade prior to the October 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference in London.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	132184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Tackling the illegal wildlife trade is a priority for this Government and the Home Office is well resourced to counter this threat. The Government will be hosting the international conference in London this October to drive further progress.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/03/2018 16:54:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

861036

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Smoking: Armed Forces
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 reduce smoking prevalence rates amongst (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	132185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has a proven track record in reducing the harm that tobacco causes, and in July 2017 we published a new tobacco control plan to build on that success. In the plan we commit to reducing smoking prevalence from 15.5% to 12% in adults by 2022. Our armed forces and veterans are in this category and we continue to ensure that tobacco control remains a priority to reduce health inequalities.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence undertakes targeted activities to encourage defence personnel and their families to stop smoking and continues to monitor smoking prevalence among United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel, which has reduced by approximately 5% between January 2014 and January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/03/2018 13:56:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning