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1050402

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the revenue accrued as a result of the 15 pence per minute charge for a 101 telephone call is retained by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	214051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not make any money from calls to the 101 Single Non-Emergency Number, nor do police forces. The 15 pence call charge goes directly to telecom service providers and covers the cost of handling calls and routing them to their destination. Calls to 101 cost 15 pence from mobile devices and landlines, regardless of duration, but are free from payphones.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/02/2019 17:39:49 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050403

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 15 pence per minute 101 call charge on the finances of lower-income families.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	214052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>There is no obligation on telecom service providers to supply the 101 service free of charge as is the case with 999 under the 2003 Communications Act. Calls to 101 cost 15 pence from mobile devices and landlines, regardless of duration, but are free from payphones.</p><p>The public have always paid to contact the police by telephone for non-emergencies and the 15p charge per call is a transparent rate. Police non-emergency numbers (such as 0845 numbers) which were used before 2011 could cost members of the public up to 40p per minute. While it may not be an option for everyone, the public can also report non-emergency crimes online via forces’ websites at a time that is convenient to them.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/02/2019 17:40:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050411

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Africa: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of climate change on the UK's diplomatic relations with African countries.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	214054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The effects of Climate Change are already being felt across Asia and Africa, affecting those least responsible most severely. These effects will worsen over time and are for some already existential. To tackle this challenge, the UK is already engaging with countries and regions across both continents, including at a sub-national level, taking into account wide variations in economic development, emissions trajectory and climate change vulnerability. There is no doubt, however, that more must be done to deepen our mutual understanding and our practical and diplomatic cooperation with both regions to succeed. This is why the government, including through the £5.8bn of International Climate Finance, and relevant Prosperity Fund programmes, as well as many UK businesses and non-government bodies, is working with countries in Asia and Africa to increase their reliance to climate change, reduce emissions, and transition to a sustainable low carbon economy.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 214053 question first answered 06/02/2019 15:41:43 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1050413

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department, (b) Public Health England and (c) the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants have (i) made, (ii) commissioned and (iii) received assessments on the comparative levels of toxicity of (A) PM 0.1, (B) PM1 and (C) PM2.5 from different sources of emissions.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Recent assessments have been undertaken of the health effects of long-term exposure to the air pollution mixture in the United Kingdom. This was based on studies reporting associations of mortality risk with fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which includes PM1 and PM0.1, and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality</a></p><p> </p><p>The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) advised that, although it is unlikely that all components of particulate matter have the same potency in causing health effects, the available evidence is insufficient to allow further quantification. The COMEAP report can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/particulate-air-pollution-health-effects-of-exposure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/particulate-air-pollution-health-effects-of-exposure</a></p><p> </p><p>Reviews by the Health Effects Institute and World Health Organization concluded that there is currently limited evidence on the effects on health of ultrafine particles (PM0.1). These reviews can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles" target="_blank">https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1" target="_blank">http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1</a></p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has no plans to engage in work on the comparative levels of toxicity of PM0.1, PM1 and PM2.5 from different sources of emissions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2019 14:58:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050416

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 206215 on Air Pollution, if he will publish the evidence held by (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England of the effect on human health of ultrafine particles (i) PM0.1 and (ii) PM1.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Recent assessments have been undertaken of the health effects of long-term exposure to the air pollution mixture in the United Kingdom. This was based on studies reporting associations of mortality risk with fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which includes PM1 and PM0.1, and nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>), available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality</a></p><p> </p><p>Reviews by the Health Effects Institute and World Health Organization concluded that there is currently limited evidence on the effects on health of ultrafine particles (PM0.1). These reviews can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles" target="_blank">https://www.healtheffects.org/publication/understanding-health-effects-ambient-ultrafine-particles</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1" target="_blank">http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/193108/REVIHAAP-Final-technical-report-final-version.pdf?ua=1</a></p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has no plans to engage in work on the effects of PM1 and PM0.1 particles on human health.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2019 15:20:40 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050417

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 206215 pn Air Pollution, if he will direct Public Health England to make an assessment of the effect on respiratory and cardiovascular health of exposure to ultrafine particles (a) in and (b) outside the vicinity of waste incinerators.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Assessments of the risks of pollutants to health are informed by the weight of the available evidence, rather than being undertaken on the basis of an individual study.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) funded a study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern municipal waste incinerators (MWIs) affect human health. Study outputs concluded that the amount of particulate matter people are exposed to from municipal waste incinerators emissions is very low in Great Britain. The document can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.6b06478" target="_blank">http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.6b06478</a></p><p> </p><p>When consulted, PHE provides an expert and independent opinion to the regulator, the Environment Agency, on the potential impacts, including from particulate matter, on human health of emissions arising from existing or proposed regulated facilities, such as MWIs.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s position is that well run and regulated modern MWIs are not a significant risk to public health. This view is based on detailed assessments of the effects of air pollutants on health and on the fact that modern MWIs make a small contribution to local concentrations of air pollutants. This document can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/municipal-waste-incinerator-emissions-to-air-impact-on-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/municipal-waste-incinerator-emissions-to-air-impact-on-health</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE has no plans to engage in work on the effects of ultrafine particles on respiratory and cardiovascular disease in and outside the vicinity of waste incinerators.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 213918 question first answered 06/02/2019 15:22:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050593

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Consumer Goods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animals have been experimented on in the UK in the last 12 months for household product ingredients.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	213980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the use of animals in scientific <br>procedures annually at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals. </a><br> <br>The breakdown of the number of animals used for the testing of Household Product ingredients is published in the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s Annual Reports at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit-annual-reports." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit-annual-reports.</a></p><p>Data from 2018, for both numbers of procedures, and animals used in household product ingredient testing, will be published later this year.</p><p>The HO has published guidance on the Household Products testing ban, which is available at:<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/660233/Household_products_testing_ban_advice_note.pdf" target="_blank"> https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/660233/Household_products_testing_ban_advice_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 06/02/2019 16:48:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1050400

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Public Places
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to prohibit the use of sound-producing anti-loitering devices without a licence.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	214050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The safety of anti-loitering devices is already regulated under the General Product Safety Regulation 2005 (GPSR). This requires all products intended for or likely to be used by consumers to be safe for normal or reasonably foreseeable use.</p><p>It is for local agencies dealing with anti-social behaviour to determine how to best tackle issues in their area, and to ensure any devices they use comply with the relevant legislation.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/02/2019 16:44:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1050560

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Arthritis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled Room to Manoeuvre, published by Arthritis Research, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations made in that report.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	214115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>We know that aids and adaptations can greatly enhance the quality of life of people with arthritis, in addition to supporting them to be as independent as possible in their own homes. The ‘Room to Manoeuvre’ report highlights their importance and identifies areas for improvement.</p><p> </p><p>The Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) supports older and disabled people, including those with arthritis, on low-incomes to adapt their homes to make them safe and suitable for their needs. Funding for the DFG had already more than doubled from £220 million in 2015-16 to £468 million in 2018-19. Autumn Budget 2018 announced an additional £55 million for 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>An independent review of the DFG - which assesses how the Grant is currently working and makes evidence-based recommendations on how it could change in the future – was published in December 2018. Together with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government we are carefully considering the review’s findings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also be publishing a Green Paper at the earliest opportunity to bring forward proposals to improve the social care system, and the role of housing will be a crucial part of considerations.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/02/2019 16:28:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1050410

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Asia: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of climate change on the UK's diplomatic relations with states in Asia.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	214053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The effects of Climate Change are already being felt across Asia and Africa, affecting those least responsible most severely. These effects will worsen over time and are for some already existential. To tackle this challenge, the UK is already engaging with countries and regions across both continents, including at a sub-national level, taking into account wide variations in economic development, emissions trajectory and climate change vulnerability. There is no doubt, however, that more must be done to deepen our mutual understanding and our practical and diplomatic cooperation with both regions to succeed. This is why the government, including through the £5.8bn of International Climate Finance, and relevant Prosperity Fund programmes, as well as many UK businesses and non-government bodies, is working with countries in Asia and Africa to increase their reliance to climate change, reduce emissions, and transition to a sustainable low carbon economy.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 214054 question first answered 06/02/2019 15:41:43 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins