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1127719

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on vulnerable people of air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	911016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We are determined to tackle air pollution and reduce its impact on public health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £3.5bn to improve air quality for the entire population.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions of toxic Nitrogen Oxides have fallen by almost 29% since 2010 and are at their lowest level since records began, but there remains more to do.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:48:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1127720

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	911018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing in renewable energy and our support has enabled the UK to become a world leader in clean growth with the fastest emissions reduction on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.</p><p> </p><p>We will spend £4.5 billion between 2016 and 2021 to support the development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also encouraging private sector innovation and £92 billion of private funding has been invested in clean energy in the UK since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:43:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1127721

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the pay settlement for staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	911019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are part of the civil service. Therefore, responsibility for setting their pay and terms and conditions lies with the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2019 13:17:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1127722

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	911025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is investing in every region to drive jobs and growth, with 3.5 million more people in work since 2010. <br></p><p>Investments include the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund and the Local Growth Fund which has invested over £12bn since 2015, including £141m in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60% of jobs have been created since 2010 have been in regions outside London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:46:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1127781

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	Social Prescribing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on social prescribing.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	257061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>‘Prevention is better than cure’, published by the Department in November 2018, highlighted the important role social prescribing can play in reducing people’s isolation and improving levels of activity.</p><p>As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England has committed to deliver at least £4.5 billion of new investment in primary medical and community health services over the next five years. Part of this investment will support the recruitment of over 1,000 trained social prescribing link workers - in place by the end of 2020/21 rising further by 2023/24, with the aim that over 900,000 people are able to be referred to social prescribing schemes by then.</p><p>The Prevention document and the Long Term Plan can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevention-is-better-than-cure-our-vision-to-help-you-live-well-for-longer" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevention-is-better-than-cure-our-vision-to-help-you-live-well-for-longer</a></p><p><a href="http://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-long-term-plan/" target="_blank">www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-long-term-plan/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/05/2019 14:58:45 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1127790

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	Tourism: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport how much funding from the public purse was allocated to support tourism in the East Midlands in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	257069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>In 2016 there were 363,064 international visits to Nottinghamshire, up 29% on the previous year. These visitors spent £128 million in Nottinghamshire, up 23% on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland are responsible for promoting the UK as a tourist destination, through a range of different initiatives and campaigns. VisitBritain receive annual grant-in-aid totalling £19.4m from DCMS and VisitEngland receive £7m.</p><p> </p><p>The Discover England Fund, administered by VisitEngland, has invested in the development of tourism product across the East Midlands area. Projects such as The Explorer’s Road, the US Connections project and the England’s Literary Greats have all received funding.</p><p> </p><p>Information from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government indicate that Local Authorities spent £5.2m on tourism in 2016-17. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2019 14:36:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1127792

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Health: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the Government’s cross-departmental commitment to prioritising a public health approach in the forthcoming Spending Review, and whether that support will include allocating funding for evidence-based parenting support.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	256943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on public spending will be made in the round as part of the Spending Review process. As such, we will be working closely with other departments to assess public health priorities and ensure a joined-up approach across government.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/05/2019 11:40:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1127815

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 April 2019 to Question 241464, what opportunity for appeal exists for economic operators in the event that the compensation offered by tobacco manufacturers for the equipment and software for the recording and transmission of product movement and transactional events to the data storage systems (Article 15(7) of TPD2014/40/EU) does not cover the cost to that operator of implementing the Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	257078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Tobacco manufacturers have introduced a compensation scheme and appointed a third party provider to act as a single point of contact (SPoC) for all compensation claims. The SPoC appointed by the tobacco manufactures for the EU is Société Générale de Surveillance SA (SGS).</p><p> </p><p>If an economic operator is not happy with the level of compensation offered, they can appeal to SGS.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 16:17:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1127835

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	Dementia: Care Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase the number of care home places for people with dementia.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	257086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure people including those with dementia receive appropriate care and support.</p><p>Adult social care is a locally delivered system therefore local authorities are locally accountable for the delivery of care and support and retain significant discretion over how their functions are exercised. Different communities require different social care provision and local authorities are best placed to understand the needs of their constituents.</p><p> </p><p>We have given local authorities access to up to £3.9 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care this year, and a further £410 million is available for adults and children’s services. The Government will set out plans to reform the social care system to ensure it is sustainable for the future at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 257088 question first answered 23/05/2019 15:01:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1127837

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	Dementia: Health Services
	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 ensure that dementia patients can be accommodated in their own neighbourhoods.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	257088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure people including those with dementia receive appropriate care and support.</p><p>Adult social care is a locally delivered system therefore local authorities are locally accountable for the delivery of care and support and retain significant discretion over how their functions are exercised. Different communities require different social care provision and local authorities are best placed to understand the needs of their constituents.</p><p> </p><p>We have given local authorities access to up to £3.9 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care this year, and a further £410 million is available for adults and children’s services. The Government will set out plans to reform the social care system to ensure it is sustainable for the future at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 257086 question first answered 23/05/2019 15:01:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy