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1006860

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date	14/11/2018
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	Surgery
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 effect on patient outcomes of delaying access to elective surgical procedures on the basis of (a) body weight and (b) smoking status.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	191434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning care that will provide the best possible outcomes for their patients. In doing so, they should take into account best practice and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance. No such assessment has been made by the Department or NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/11/2018 11:43:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1006879

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Pay and Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in salary and pension costs in the further education sector in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of individual employers within the further education sector to set the salaries of their staff. For the period of 2019 to 2020, we estimate that £80 million more will need to be put into the Teacher Pensions Scheme by further education employers as a result of the recent revaluation.</p><p>Our intention is to fund general further education colleges and sixth form colleges, specialist designated institutions and adult and community learning providers for the increased costs resulting from the changes to the valuation of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.</p><p>We will undertake a public consultation to make sure that we are allocating funding to where it is most needed. We expect to launch the consultation in December, with a response in January 2019. As the Local Government Pensions Scheme is due to be revalued in 2019, we are therefore unable to make estimates about employer costs until that valuation is completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/11/2018 15:05:59 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1006883

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for further education institutions.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	191438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until the end of the current spending review period in 2020. We have been allocated £1.5 billion for the Adult Education Budget for each year of the 2015 Spending Review period to engage adults to participate and develop the skills and learning they need up to level 3 to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.</p><p>We are actively exploring the efficiency and resilience of further education and will be assessing how far existing and forecast funding and regulatory structures enable high quality provision. This work will align closely with the Post-18 Funding Review in particular, to ensure a coherent vision for further and higher education. As with other areas of departmental spending, further education funding from 2020 onwards will be considered as part of the next spending review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/11/2018 15:30:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1006905

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Psychiatric Patients: Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in reducing smoking rates among in patients in mental health facilities.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	191445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England has published assessments of the population level impact of e-cigarette use in reducing smoking rates, as part of its annual reviews of the evidence base on e-cigarettes and novel products. The most recent review can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684963/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684963/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/11/2018 11:38:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1006914

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Natural England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the internal and external communications functions of Natural England have been moved into the centrally managed work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	191371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Corporate Services enable the Defra group to operate by providing critical IT systems, HR and finance support, property management, legal advice, and procurement and communications services. Historically, teams have been fragmented across the Defra group, with each delivery body running their own corporate services, working to different policies, processes and systems. Having recognised the cost of complexity from this way of working, we have integrated functional teams across the group in order to drive out inefficiency and improve support to the business. Through this approach we are on track to deliver £124m of savings over the Spending Review 2015 period. At the same time we expect corporate services teams to remain an integrated and integral part of the organisations they support through our business partner-led model.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 191372 191373 191375 question first answered 22/11/2018 14:04:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006915

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Natural England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the human resource functions of Natural England have been moved into the centrally managed work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	191372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Corporate Services enable the Defra group to operate by providing critical IT systems, HR and finance support, property management, legal advice, and procurement and communications services. Historically, teams have been fragmented across the Defra group, with each delivery body running their own corporate services, working to different policies, processes and systems. Having recognised the cost of complexity from this way of working, we have integrated functional teams across the group in order to drive out inefficiency and improve support to the business. Through this approach we are on track to deliver £124m of savings over the Spending Review 2015 period. At the same time we expect corporate services teams to remain an integrated and integral part of the organisations they support through our business partner-led model.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 191371 191373 191375 question first answered 22/11/2018 14:04:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006916

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Natural England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the financial management functions of Natural England have been moved into the centrally managed work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	191373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Corporate Services enable the Defra group to operate by providing critical IT systems, HR and finance support, property management, legal advice, and procurement and communications services. Historically, teams have been fragmented across the Defra group, with each delivery body running their own corporate services, working to different policies, processes and systems. Having recognised the cost of complexity from this way of working, we have integrated functional teams across the group in order to drive out inefficiency and improve support to the business. Through this approach we are on track to deliver £124m of savings over the Spending Review 2015 period. At the same time we expect corporate services teams to remain an integrated and integral part of the organisations they support through our business partner-led model.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 191371 191372 191375 question first answered 22/11/2018 14:04:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006917

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Natural England
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 assessment he has made whether there are possible conflicts of interest arising from the Chair of Natural England sitting on the board of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	191374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Chair of Natural England was invited to join the Defra board as an ex-officio member in August 2015. This was to facilitate more effective joint working across the Defra group, which is in line with current <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/594345/Partnerships_between_departments_and_arm_s_length_bodies-code_of_good_practice.pdf" target="_blank">Cabinet Office guidance</a> (paragraph 3.4). Any personal conflicts of interest are recorded on the Natural England register, and board members are required to state any relevant conflicts of interest during a standing item at the start of each board meeting.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/11/2018 13:55:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006918

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Natural England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16th October 2018 to Question 176216 on Natural England: Staff, what assessment he has made of the effect of the transfer of roles in finance, communication, and human resources from Natural England to his Department on the independence of Natural England.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	191375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Corporate Services enable the Defra group to operate by providing critical IT systems, HR and finance support, property management, legal advice, and procurement and communications services. Historically, teams have been fragmented across the Defra group, with each delivery body running their own corporate services, working to different policies, processes and systems. Having recognised the cost of complexity from this way of working, we have integrated functional teams across the group in order to drive out inefficiency and improve support to the business. Through this approach we are on track to deliver £124m of savings over the Spending Review 2015 period. At the same time we expect corporate services teams to remain an integrated and integral part of the organisations they support through our business partner-led model.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 191371 191372 191373 question first answered 22/11/2018 14:04:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006931

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
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 educate the public on (a) the dangers of carbon monoxide and (b) seek to prevent further deaths and injuries from such poisoning; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) raises public awareness of the impacts of carbon monoxide (CO) pollution by supporting activities that aim to change behaviour, such as the annual Clean Air Day. PHE is also working with health partners for example, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to improve the evidence on the health impacts of poor indoor air quality which will enhance advice to the public.</p><p> </p><p>PHE promotes awareness about CO through the use of blog posts, press releases and social media updates. PHE produces a number of materials, which are issued over the winter period, and provide information on, and warnings of the dangers of CO poisoning to help prevent potential injury or death. This includes the Cold Weather Plan, updated in October 2018. This is shared and promoted through all channels including all local authorities and National Health Service organisations and can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cold-weather-plan-cwp-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cold-weather-plan-cwp-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE published advice and guidance on social media to remind campers about the dangers of using barbeques inside tents and other enclosed spaces. An example of this can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/" target="_blank">https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 191296 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:18:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman