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1337237

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date	17/06/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Tooth Whitening: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that teeth whitening products that could have the potential to contain harmful products are carefully regulated.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>Cosmetic products such as teeth whitening kits sold in the UK must meet some of the strictest safety requirements in the world and may only be placed on the market if they meet those strict safety requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards works with colleagues in local enforcement authorities to take effective enforcement action where products are identified that do not meet the UK’s product safety requirements and expects retailers, including online platforms, to act quickly to remove them from sale.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/06/2021 07:11:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1337616

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Farmers: Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help protect farmers from fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	901419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>We are preparing new legislation to tackle waste crime, such as fly-tipping. This includes reforming how those transporting waste are regulated and introducing mandatory electronic tracking of waste, subject to consultation. The Environment Bill will also ensure authorities have better access to evidence and improved powers of entry. The Defra-chaired National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group works with the National Farmers Union and others to share advice on how to prevent fly-tipping on private land.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/06/2021 11:44:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

1337617

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Rivers: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve river water quality.
tabling member constituency	Ludlow
tabling member printed	Philip Dunne
uin	901416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>I would like to thank my Honourable Friend for the role he has played in championing action to tackle pollution. He will know that our amendments to the Environment Bill will require the Government to produce and report on a statutory plan to tackle unacceptable discharges of untreated sewage that affect our rivers and beaches. Water companies and the Environment Agency will also be required to report annually on storm overflow activity. We are also acting to tackle agricultural pollution in rivers, including funding advice to farmers and vital investment in slurry management.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/06/2021 11:43:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1337618

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Flood Control: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What funding his Department is providing for the maintenance of flood defences.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	901414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of maintaining flood defence assets. Investment in Environment Agency asset management in England will be £178 million in 2021-22, an increase on the previous year. The Government will continue to review the future requirements for flood defence maintenance investment as part of future Spending Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/06/2021 11:42:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1337619

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Flood Control: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What funding his Department is providing for the maintenance of flood defences.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	901413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of maintaining flood defence assets. Investment in Environment Agency asset management in England will be £178 million in 2021-22, an increase on the previous year. The Government will continue to review the future requirements for flood defence maintenance investment as part of future Spending Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/06/2021 11:41:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1337748

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Hodgkin Lymphoma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The most recent data available shows that in 2016, 1,725 people were diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, 1,818 people in 2017 and 1,779 people in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/06/2021 16:24:27 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1337749

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Collective Worship: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of the impact on church attendance of online worship.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Though it is too early to assess the full impact of online worship, thousands of clergy have been provided with training to use new technology to enable them to produce virtual services. The majority of parishes have also offered some form of online worship live-streaming or bespoke recordings of worship and prayers</p><p><br> One specific advantage of online services has been the ability to broadcast weddings and funerals online. This has enabled family and friends to join in from across the world who may have been prevented from travelling.</p><p>The decision on whether to continue with some form of online resource alongside in-person worship will be taken at a parish level, taking into account the local community and accessibility needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/06/2021 15:14:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1337750

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to (a) prevent and (b) relieve poverty.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Through its parish and diocesan networks, the Church of England is involved in an estimated 35,000 local community projects. A 2020 survey by the National Churches Trust found that 78% of Church of England churches were involved in supporting or operating food banks. The report can be read here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houseofgood.nationalchurchestrust.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F10%2FHouse-of-Good-AW-digital-small.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csimon.stanley%40churchofengland.org%7Cf8533e96a17946d2672208d934c67d20%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C637598849963294092%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=SM%2FUtwCLsfh09xjA7xrfqb5m11XeiopHv9tTc2kId3U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.houseofgood.nationalchurchestrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/House-of-Good-AW-digital-small.pdf</a> <br> <br> The National Church Institutions are also investing in areas of low economic activity through strategic development funding. By the end of 2020, £56 million had been committed to areas of low economic activity through 77 projects. Of the 93 local authorities categorised by the Government as priority 1 for levelling-up, 48 contain projects receiving such funding. This is across 20 dioceses and focuses on younger generations and deprived communities in urban and rural contexts. Additional funding is also available to support parishes through lowest income communities funding and strategic transformation funding.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/06/2021 15:16:49 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1337751

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lockheed Martin: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of Lockheed Martin on matters relating to national security.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence publishes in arrears details of Ministers' meetings on a quarterly basis on:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-ministry-of-defence</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/06/2021 11:44:32 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1337752

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Gender Dysphoria: 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, how many months on average did it take between (a) GPs referring people to gender dysphoria services and (b) treatment being started in each year since 2010 in (i) England, (ii) each NHS England area, (iii) Yorkshire and (iv) York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 May 2021 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-12/786" target="_blank">786</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/06/2021 12:03:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell