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1057022

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Papua: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is granted full and unimpeded access by the Indonesian Government to West Papua.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The British Government is following the situation in Papua with close interest. Officials press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate human rights concerns, including upholding the right of all citizens to peacefully protest, and to support the sustainable and equitable development of the province through political dialogue. Officials have discussed the proposed visit by OHCHR officials with Indonesian officials and stated UK support for an OHCHR visit to Papua.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/02/2019 12:51:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1057023

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 his Department's paper entitled, Building Safety Programme: Monthly Data Release, published on 7 February 2019, on what dates the (a) 79 social sector and (b) 19 private sector buildings started remediation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	218840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>As of 31 January 2019, remediation works had started on 79 social sector and 19 private sector residential buildings, with 40 social and 33 privately-owned buildings having completed remediation (including sign off from building control where necessary).</p><p>The table below summarises when remediation started for the 98 social and private sector residential buildings marked as remediation started but not yet completed as at 31 January 2019.</p><p>The remediation of buildings with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations is a complex process. Remediation work involves addressing any issues with the exterior cladding system and broader fire safety systems for each building. All of this work takes time and varies considerably depending on the building structure, extent of cladding, and existing fire safety systems. For many buildings this is a complex job involving major construction work which needs to be planned, consulted on and carried out carefully.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Start dates for ACM cladding remediation works</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Private sector buildings*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Social residential buildings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>To Sep 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct – Dec 2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – Mar 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr – Jun 2018</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul – Sep 2018</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct – Dec 2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>[January 2019]</em></p></td><td><p><em>1</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Start date not available</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Total</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>19</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>79</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>*</strong>Includes private residential buildings, student accommodation and hotels.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/02/2019 17:23:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1057024

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with representatives of UK air carriers prior to his letter to industry on 7 January 2019 on the European Commission’s proposed draft regulation on air connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	218848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has proposed a Regulation which, if adopted, would allow for the continuation of flights from the UK to the EU for a period of 12 months. Nothing has yet been agreed, and the Regulation still needs to be approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. The Government continues to engage with our European partners regarding the continuation of air connectivity and the Regulation remains under close review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders across the aviation industry. It is important to note that these measures would only apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement. The Government’s priority is to leave the EU with a Withdrawal Agreement in place, and then to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive air transport agreement with the EU, which not only maintains connectivity, but also enables the aviation industry to evolve and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 218849 218850 question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1057025

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK airlines are able to expand their (a) networks and (b) destinations after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	218849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has proposed a Regulation which, if adopted, would allow for the continuation of flights from the UK to the EU for a period of 12 months. Nothing has yet been agreed, and the Regulation still needs to be approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. The Government continues to engage with our European partners regarding the continuation of air connectivity and the Regulation remains under close review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders across the aviation industry. It is important to note that these measures would only apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement. The Government’s priority is to leave the EU with a Withdrawal Agreement in place, and then to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive air transport agreement with the EU, which not only maintains connectivity, but also enables the aviation industry to evolve and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 218848 218850 question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1057026

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2019 to Question 210701 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, how many local authorities have (a) contacted his Department with concerns about their ability to meet the decent homes standard in social housing blocks requiring remediation and (b) have been offered support from Government to maintain efficient heating and insulation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	218841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Government is providing funding for the remediation of social residential buildings over 18 metres, owned by local authorities and housing associations. We are providing this funding because we want to make sure that local authorities and housing associations can focus their efforts on making their buildings safe without impacting negatively on other services, improvements to housing quality or new supply. This might include meeting the decent homes standard. 159 applications were received by 31 August deadline and assessed as part of the first tranche of applications, with funding allocated to 135 buildings. We expect to confirm the outcome of the remaining applications shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/02/2019 16:54:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1057027

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have made to the European Commission to remove the cap in Article 3(2) of the proposed draft Regulation on air connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	218850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has proposed a Regulation which, if adopted, would allow for the continuation of flights from the UK to the EU for a period of 12 months. Nothing has yet been agreed, and the Regulation still needs to be approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. The Government continues to engage with our European partners regarding the continuation of air connectivity and the Regulation remains under close review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders across the aviation industry. It is important to note that these measures would only apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement. The Government’s priority is to leave the EU with a Withdrawal Agreement in place, and then to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive air transport agreement with the EU, which not only maintains connectivity, but also enables the aviation industry to evolve and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 218848 218849 question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1057028

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Incinerators: 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 5 February 2019 to Question 213202 on Incinerators: Air Pollution, with reference to the report entitled Ultrafine Particulates (UFP) in the UK, published by the Air Quality Expert Group by his Department in 2018, if he will make an assessment of the effect of ultrafine particles on human health (a) in and (b) outside of the vicinity of incinerators.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	218744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Air Quality Expert Group Report on ‘Ultrafine Particles in the UK’ summarised current knowledge on the levels, sources and characteristics of ultrafine particles in the United Kingdom air; the report can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/reports.php?report_id=968" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/reports.php?report_id=968</a></p><p> </p><p>An assessment on the potential health impacts of ultrafine particles was beyond the scope of this report.</p><p> </p><p>Reviews by the Health Effects Institute and World Health Organization of the effects of different components of air pollution, including ultrafine particles (PM<sub>0.1</sub>), concluded that there is currently limited evidence on the effects on health of ultrafine particles. These reports are available to view 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 ultrafine particles on human health in and outside the vicinity of incinerators.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/02/2019 17:27:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1057029

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Incinerators: 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 5 February 2019 to Question 213203 on Incinerators: Air Pollution, if he will publish the results of the developing work referred to in paragraph 15 of the paper, The Impact on Health of Emissions to Air from Municipal Waste Incinerators, published in September 2009.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	218745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Paragraph 15 of the report ‘The Impact on Health of Emissions to Air from Municipal Waste Incinerators’ refers to ultrafine particles. The report can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384592/The_impact_on_health_emissions_to_air_from_municipal_waste_incinerators.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384592/The_impact_on_health_emissions_to_air_from_municipal_waste_incinerators.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Since this report, the reviews by the Health Effects Institute and World Health Organization of the effects of different components of air pollution, including ultrafine particles (PM<sub>0.1</sub>), concluded that there is currently limited evidence on the effects on health of ultrafine particles. 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>Recent assessments have been undertaken of the health effects of long-term exposure to the air pollution mixture in the United Kingdom. This work estimated that long-term exposure to the man-made air pollution mixture in the UK has an annual effect equivalent to 28,000 to 36,000 deaths. This was based on studies reporting associations of mortality risk with fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>), which includes PM<sub>0.1</sub>, and nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). These documents can be viewed at the following links:</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><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> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/02/2019 17:26:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1057030

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Plastics: 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, what information his Department holds on the pollutants emitted by the combustion of plastic that are detrimental to human health.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	218746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) does not hold specific information on pollutants emitted by the combustion of plastics other than monitoring information provided to it in relation to incidents involving the combustion of plastics, such as fires at centres storing plastics intended for recycling.</p><p> </p><p>PHE, previously as the Health Protection Agency, reviewed the evidence on the products of combustion from fires in general including, but not specifically involving plastics. This advice can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/combustion-products-a-toxicological-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/combustion-products-a-toxicological-review</a></p><p> </p><p>The combustion of plastic material can release various substances that are potentially harmful to health, for example, asphyxiant gases e.g. carbon monoxide, irritant gases e.g. hydrogen chloride and phosgene, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), phosphorous oxides and particulate matter.</p><p> </p><p>Prediction of the formation toxic combustion products from plastics and risk to health would depend on many factors, such as the type of plastic, combustion conditions (temperature, oxygen availability etc), chemicals released, concentrations and duration of exposure.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/02/2019 17:28:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1057031

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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: Health Hazards
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 4 February 2019 to Question 212585 on Air Pollution: Health Hazards, what steps (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England are taking to compile sufficient evidence to enable further quantification.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	218747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) work programme is agreed annually to ensure this meets changing priorities. The committee is not scheduled to engage in further work on the differential health effects of particulate air pollution according to source or components. The Committee’s work programme is reviewed annually to ensure that the work is based on existing priorities. Current topics being considered by COMEAP are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653713/COMEAP_work_program.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653713/COMEAP_work_program.pdf</a></p><p> </p><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 (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) and nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). Further information is available 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>Recent reviews by the Health Effects Institute and World Health Organization of the effects of different components of air pollution, including ultrafine particles (PM0.1), concluded that there is currently limited evidence on the effects on health of ultrafine particles. 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> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/02/2019 17:31:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew