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1064052

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date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the payment to providers for universal free infant school meals above the current rate of £2.30 per meal which has applied since 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	223250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The £2.30 per meal rate that we provide to schools to fund universal infant free school meals was set at the last Spending Review in 2015. The rate is based on the School Food Trust’s survey estimate of the average cost of a primary school meal, and on discussion with stakeholders and school food experts.</p><p>Decisions about school funding beyond 2020 will be taken at the next Spending Review in 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/02/2019 15:41:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 104290 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1064079

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the Central and East London Breast Screening Service was transferred from Barts Health NHS Trust to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April 2018; and what benefits were anticipated from that transfer.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	223479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013, NHS commissioners are duty bound to ensure all contracts for National Health Service healthcare services are able to demonstrate value for money and to deliver the best possible service to all patients that access the services, in line with the requirements of the commissioner.</p><p> </p><p>The contract for Central and East London Service was put out to tender in November 2016 and a procurement process, in line with the Public Contract regulations, was conducted. The procurement was open to any suitably capable provider. Following the successful conclusion of the procurement, the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust was identified as the provider that demonstrated value for money, offered the most suitable service provision, and ability to deliver the service as commissioners had designed it, against the required criteria. Hence the service delivery passed from Barts Health NHS Trust to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.</p><p> </p><p>As standards were not being met at the time of the transfer of the service, the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust was commissioned to deliver against an agreed recovery plan which runs until September 2019. The service is currently achieving monthly trajectories for improvement and meeting key performance indicators. It is subject to monitoring on a monthly basis by both NHS England and the London Breast Screening Quality Assurance Service.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/02/2019 17:43:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1064081

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to assess the effect of the universal free infant school meals policy on (a) school standards and (b) pupils' wellbeing since its introduction in 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	223481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>We spend around £600 million every year ensuring 1.5 million infants in reception, year 1 and year 2 receive a free, nutritious meal at lunchtime. This ensures pupils are well nourished, develop healthy eating habits and can concentrate and learn.</p><p>We know that a balanced and nutritious meal, which includes vegetables and fruit, is good for the health and well-being of children. By showing that more children are eating a school meal we are confident that our universal infant free school meal (UIFSM) policy is having a positive impact on children. We expect UIFSMs to bring longer term benefits for children’s health by instilling early in life healthy eating habits which will be carried forward into later years.</p><p>Shared mealtimes are great for learning to talk, behave, take turns, be polite and share. Schools trialling free school meals in advance of the policy being introduced reported better behaviour and a nicer atmosphere as a result of pupils eating together every day.</p><p>Since 2010 we’ve been reforming education and driving up school standards. 1.9 million more children are now being taught in good and outstanding schools than were in 2010, thanks in part to our reforms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/02/2019 15:44:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 104307 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1064089

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Company Cars: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the rates of Company Car Tax in light of changes resulting from the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Testing Procedure; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	223500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The government has engaged with stakeholders as part of the review of WLTP on vehicle taxes which closed on 17 February.</p><p> </p><p>The review sought evidence on how reported carbon dioxide emissions are impacted by the introduction of WLTP and whether any adjustment should be made to Vehicle Excise Duty and company car tax from April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Responses to the review are currently being analysed and the government has committed to publishing a response in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 223211 223212 223502 question first answered 25/02/2019 16:27:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1064091

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Company Cars: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of freezing at 2018-19 levels the rates of Company Car Tax for vehicles registered before the implementation of the Worldwide Harmonised Light vehicles Test Procedure in April 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	223502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The government has engaged with stakeholders as part of the review of WLTP on vehicle taxes which closed on 17 February.</p><p> </p><p>The review sought evidence on how reported carbon dioxide emissions are impacted by the introduction of WLTP and whether any adjustment should be made to Vehicle Excise Duty and company car tax from April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Responses to the review are currently being analysed and the government has committed to publishing a response in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 223211 223212 223500 question first answered 25/02/2019 16:27:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms