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1135780

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date	01/07/2019
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England has taken to promote tourism to its churches and cathedrals.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	271461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Church of England welcomes the Government’s new Tourism Sector Deal, which encompasses all our churches and cathedrals and will give a significant boost to our cultural heritage. Cathedrals in England attract over 10 million visitors a year, the majority as tourists.</p><p>The Church supports the work of the Churches Visitor and Tourism Association on several initiatives that help the public learn more about their local churches:</p><ul><li>The<a href="https://www.explorechurches.org/" target="_blank"> Explore Churches</a> website run by the National Churches Trust provides a single online gateway for anyone wanting to visit churches, whether as a tourist or a pilgrim.</li><li>The <a href="https://facultyonline.churchofengland.org/churches" target="_blank">Church Heritage Record</a> provides geo-located data on every Church of England church, including information on the history of the building where it is available. Local congregations are encouraged to add details of their church to this and to <a href="https://www.achurchnearyou.com/" target="_blank">A Church Near You</a>, to help people planning visits.</li></ul><p>The Church of England also supports the Cathedrals Marketing and Communications Network to share best practice and coordinate national campaigns. Individual cathedrals encourage visitors through hosting special exhibitions, such as Luke Jerram’s <em>Gaia</em>, currently at Liverpool Cathedral, and Tim Peake’s space capsule, which was visited by over 170,000 people when on display at Peterborough Cathedral as part of a national tour.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 03/07/2019 15:43:20 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1135781

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church of England: Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to encourage parishioners to support the local economy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	271462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>A recent study of the economic impact of cathedrals in England in 2014 showed that they generated around £220 million annually for the national economy. The report also showed that over 7,300 jobs depend on cathedrals, either through direct employment or the local economy.</p><p> </p><p>Tourists and visitors to English cathedrals generate an additional £125m for the local economy through visitor-related spend, which takes place directly in the towns and cities where cathedrals are based.</p><p> </p><p>No formal assessment has been made of the direct or indirect contribution of churches to the local economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 03/07/2019 15:45:25 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1135793

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies in relation to the definition of applicable crime in Part 3 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 of the finding of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Secretary of State for the Home Department v Watson & Others that surveillance data retained for the purposes of fighting crime should be restricted solely to serious crime.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	271353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The retention of, and ability to access, communications data is an essential tool for intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The Government is committed to ensuring that our investigatory powers legislation is compliant with EU law.</p><p>The Government gave careful consideration to judgments by the European Court of Justice and the domestic Courts, implementing changes to UK law to ensure our communications data regime was compliant, while still ensuring our intelligence and law enforcement agencies have the powers they need to solve crimes, catch child sexual offenders and protect the public.</p><p>After consulting widely on our proposed changes and following scrutiny by both Houses of Parliament, the Government passed the Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations in October 2018 which introduced a serious crime threshold for acquiring events communications data.</p><p>In deciding on the definition of serious crime in the context of communications data, the Government fully considered the intrusiveness of the power.</p><p>This approach is consistent with EU case law, which states that the offence must be serious to justify a serious level of intrusion involved in accessing communications data. The Government’s approach reflects this level of intrusion. Events data is more intrusive than entity data and therefore a higher threshold must apply, but it is not as intrusive as interception powers, which can only be acquired if the definition of seriousness set out at section 263 of the Investigatory Powers Act is met. <br>The approach taken by the Regulations seeks to reflect the fact the level of intrusion will vary depending on the data sought and the circumstances of the case while also establishing a clear bar below which the acquisition of the more intrusive communications data is prohibited.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/07/2019 15:46:19 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1135794

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the UK Steel charter.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	271384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>We have discussed the procurement of steel with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which has asked all government departments to consider guidance on steel procurement and to notify of any upcoming opportunities for industry.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the government is committed to supporting the steel sector to realise the broader commercial opportunities that are open to it. The Chancellor announced at the last Budget that we are establishing the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund – backed by up to £315 million of investment – to help businesses with high energy use (including steel companies) to cut their bills and transition UK industry to a low carbon future. We are also providing up to £66m through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to help steel and other foundation industries develop radical new technologies.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 270375 question first answered 03/07/2019 11:02:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1135827

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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 England: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total payments made by NHS England to private providers in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	271400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Total spending by NHS Commissioners on private health providers in each of the last five years for which figures are available is shown in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>NHS Commissioners' spend on non National Health Service bodies by organisation type</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent sector providers</p></td><td><p>6,467</p></td><td><p>8,067</p></td><td><p>8,818</p></td><td><p>9,007</p></td><td><p>8,765</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Note: 1. The numbers above have been collected separately from audited accounts data and may include estimates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 04/07/2019 11:03:36 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1135861

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Business: Public Holidays
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 estimate he has made of the cost to businesses producing calendars of the alteration of the date of the 2020 early May bank holiday.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	271407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government considered the implications of moving the early May bank holiday from 4 to 8 May 2020 very carefully and how this may impact business. Only after this process was completed were we in a position to make an announcement. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Andrew Stephenson MP set out the Government’s position on this in an Adjournment Debate on 18 June 2019.</p><p>The Government recognises that the decision has caused difficulties to some individuals and businesses. But on this historic occasion the Government wants to ensure as many people as possible have the opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to our heroes of the Second World War on the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Representatives from businesses that publish printed calendars have contacted the Department and we have responded to them directly.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 271408 271409 271410 question first answered 04/07/2019 10:00:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1135862

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Business: Public Holidays
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to compensate businesses producing printed calendars for the costs that they have incurred as a result of the alteration of the date of the 2020 early May bank holiday.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	271408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government considered the implications of moving the early May bank holiday from 4 to 8 May 2020 very carefully and how this may impact business. Only after this process was completed were we in a position to make an announcement. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Andrew Stephenson MP set out the Government’s position on this in an Adjournment Debate on 18 June 2019.</p><p>The Government recognises that the decision has caused difficulties to some individuals and businesses. But on this historic occasion the Government wants to ensure as many people as possible have the opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to our heroes of the Second World War on the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Representatives from businesses that publish printed calendars have contacted the Department and we have responded to them directly.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 271407 271409 271410 question first answered 04/07/2019 10:00:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1135863

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Business: Public Holidays
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he undertook a consultation with businesses before deciding to alter the date of the 2020 early May bank holiday; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	271409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government considered the implications of moving the early May bank holiday from 4 to 8 May 2020 very carefully and how this may impact business. Only after this process was completed were we in a position to make an announcement. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Andrew Stephenson MP set out the Government’s position on this in an Adjournment Debate on 18 June 2019.</p><p>The Government recognises that the decision has caused difficulties to some individuals and businesses. But on this historic occasion the Government wants to ensure as many people as possible have the opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to our heroes of the Second World War on the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Representatives from businesses that publish printed calendars have contacted the Department and we have responded to them directly.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 271407 271408 271410 question first answered 04/07/2019 10:00:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1135864

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Public Holidays
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Minister in his Department is responsible for alterations to the dates of bank holidays.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	271410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government considered the implications of moving the early May bank holiday from 4 to 8 May 2020 very carefully and how this may impact business. Only after this process was completed were we in a position to make an announcement. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Andrew Stephenson MP set out the Government’s position on this in an Adjournment Debate on 18 June 2019.</p><p>The Government recognises that the decision has caused difficulties to some individuals and businesses. But on this historic occasion the Government wants to ensure as many people as possible have the opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to our heroes of the Second World War on the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Representatives from businesses that publish printed calendars have contacted the Department and we have responded to them directly.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 271407 271408 271409 question first answered 04/07/2019 10:00:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1135899

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Cannabis
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 regulate the cannabidiol market; and whether he plans to create a new medical model for the (a) tetrahydrocannabinol and (b) cannabidiol sectors.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	271414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Given that cannabidiol extracts are found in many products and not just in food, Departmental officials are also working with other Government departments to assess all the relevant issues. We will consider evidence to develop the most suitable approach for regulation and compliance. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will continue to engage with stakeholders on how the Government can achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 November 2018, the Government changed the law to enable specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use. This includes products containing tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol. The regulations use the existing regulatory frameworks for medicines and the misuse of controlled drugs, an approach which the Government believes is proportionate and evidence-based, ensuring that clinicians can access these products whilst minimising the risk of misuse, harm and diversion.</p><p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been working with local authorities, businesses, consumers and other stakeholders to determine how to regulate the cannabidiol market and achieve compliance in a proportionate manner.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 04/07/2019 11:12:08 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly