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1077730

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of food production in Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	226112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>According to Government of Zimbabwe figures, the Zimbabwean average national cereal production for 2013-17 was 1,356,000 tonnes. In 2017 2,535,000 tonnes were produced, in an unusually good agricultural season. In 2018, this dropped to 1,937,000 tonnes. The current season has been negatively affected by economic crisis and poor rainfall. A significant shortfall in cereal requirements is forecast.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/03/2019 16:56:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1079315

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Sports Competitors: Health
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 steps his Department has taken to ensure UK sports organisations are meeting commitments on athlete welfare.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	227127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Through the Culture Health Check survey, UK Sport are monitoring National Governing Bodies’ (NGBs) approach to culture and athlete welfare in the high performance system. NGBs are required to develop culture action plans based on their survey results, and UK Sport hold them to account for delivering these plans.</p><p><br> As I stated in my speech on 13th February to UK Sport, it is important that our top athletes are treated fairly and with respect. I support UK Sport’s efforts to continue to make our elite sport system stronger. <br></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/03/2019 15:34:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1079316

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department when drafting the Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill made an assessment of the effect of implementing that legislation on the (a) EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and (b) Trade in Services Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	227105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill is enabling legislation and is intended to support the implementation of comprehensive reciprocal healthcare arrangements with countries both within and outside the European Union. There is no intention to the use the Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill to implement trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Free trade agreements, including the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and all other agreements that we are party to as EU members, contain specific wording to safeguard public services, including the National Health Service. As we leave the EU, the United Kingdom will ensure that future agreements have the same protections.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/03/2019 15:39:23 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1079317

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Parish and Town Councils: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of local town councils on coastal communities.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	227165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any assessment of the specific effects of local town councils on coastal communities. However, parish and town councils are a fundamental part of our local democracy, with a key role to play both in representing their communities and improving their quality of life.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 07/03/2019 16:11:33 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1079318

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	NHS: 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 his Department has made of the merits of stockpiling drugs so that patients can continue to have access to those drugs in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	227166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. However, as a responsible Government we must plan for every possible outcome, including ‘no deal’. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p>The Department has put in place a multi-layered approach to minimise any disruption to the supply of medicines. In August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription-only and pharmacy medicines to the United Kingdom that come from or via the EU/European Economic Area asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019.</p><p>The response from industry has been hugely positive. The vast majority of companies have confirmed stockpiling plans are in place and medicines continue to arrive to deliver on these plans. We are confident that if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines and other medical products will be uninterrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/03/2019 11:13:18 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1079320

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Burma: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will review the UK’s support for the current peace process in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	227061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>A successful peace process is a vital part of the democratic transition in Burma. The main vehicle for the UK's support to the peace process, the Joint Peace Fund, has undergone a thorough independent assessment of progress and challenges. Our peace building programme in Burma is reviewed annually. The UK will continue our support for the peace process through technical advice and expertise. We have been clear that Burmese military conduct in states such as Shan, Kachin and in the south-east is under international scrutiny, as in Rakhine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/03/2019 17:06:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1079321

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Burma: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of diplomatic initiatives to prevent further violence between government forces and ethnic military groups in Karen and Rakhine states in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	227062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>I set out UK concerns on the recent increase in violence in Rakhine State between the Burmese military and the Arakan Army in a statement on 18 January. We regularly raise concerns with the Burmese regime about conflicts in Burma, calling on all parties to cease fighting and allow access for humanitarian aid. International attention and diplomatic initiatives can play a role in limiting violence and promoting responsible conduct but an agreed peace settlement is the best way to bring about a sustainable end to violence. The UK will continue to support the peace process in Burma.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/03/2019 17:07:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1079322

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the collective number of years of instutional experience is that HMRC has lost as a result of redundancies in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC is reshaping to become a modern, flexible and cost-effective organisation, occupying fewer offices, and able to maximise revenue yield through increased compliance, greater capacity for digital business and by providing better, more personal services for its customers. Around 6,000 staff leave the department each year through resignations, retirements, and for other reasons. It is not possible to reliably calculate the exact number of years of experience which this equates to in any given year, as HMRC does not hold all the data necessary to adjust for those who are part-time, those who had career breaks, or those who worked other reduced working patterns.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/03/2019 17:28:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1079323

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Rural Areas: Finance
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 steps his Department is taking to replace EU funding for rural communities when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	227054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Defra is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to develop the ways the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will support the rural economy after we leave the EU, taking into account the needs of rural businesses and communities. The Government intends to consult widely on the design of the fund. Decisions on how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will operate, its priorities and quantum will be determined at the forthcoming spending review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/03/2019 14:25:51 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1079324

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the effect of high levels of air pollution near schools on school children.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	227128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not currently monitor air quality in schools or other educational institutions.</p><p>The Department has recently published guidance (BB101) on achieving good indoor air quality in new and refurbished schools. Outdoor air quality is the responsibility of local authorities who should prepare air quality action plans to ensure that the level of pollutants is reduced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/03/2019 16:14:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens