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531470

registered interest
date	01/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to implement the ban on menthol cigarettes in the UK after 2020; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of that ban on the quality of life of smokers.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	41615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Legislation is in place that will make it illegal to sell menthol flavoured cigarettes and roll your own tobacco from May 2020. This legislation fulfils international obligations the United Kingdom has under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which recommend that Parties should regulate, by prohibiting or restricting, ingredients that may be used to increase palatability in tobacco products. This provision is aimed at reducing the initiation rates of tobacco use by youth. Two thirds of adult smokers took up smoking before the age of 18 and menthol in particular is associated with increased youth experimentation, take-up and dependency.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided a four year transition period for current menthol smokers to quit smoking or switch to other brands of cigarettes or roll your own tobacco.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/07/2016 11:25:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

519601

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how far they have progressed in preparing the regulations required following the passing of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The Housing and Planning Act 2016 received Royal Assent on 12 May 2016. Work is ongoing to develop regulations and they will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/05/2016 16:42:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

519240

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to publish a new tobacco control strategy in the next two months.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	37407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The Tobacco Control Plan is currently being developed and Ministers will decide on an appropriate publication date in due course.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/05/2016 12:41:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

512465

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what input officials of his Department had on the commissioning of the research study on tobacco taxation and tobacco industry pricing by the Department of Health to the University of Bath awarded in September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	33864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research funds the Public Health Research (PHR) programme to generate evidence to inform the delivery of non-National Health Service interventions intended to improve the health of the public and reduce inequalities in health. The programme has two workstreams: commissioned and researcher-led. The PHR commissioned workstream welcomes outline proposals in response to specific research questions prioritised for their public health importance. The application for the study ‘Understanding the impact of tobacco tax increases and tobacco industry pricing on smoking behaviours and inequalities’ was received through the researcher-led workstream and therefore did not go through a tender process via the commissioned workstream. Details of the PHR application process are available on the PHR website:</p><p> </p><p>www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/phr/application-process</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 33867 question first answered 20/04/2016 15:16:16 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

485534

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cumulative loss in revenue to HM Treasury has been as a result of the effect of tobacco control measures over the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Syms
uin	32263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department assesses the impact of all proposed measures before laying legislation using standard government methodology. These assessments are set out in Impact Assessments which are scrutinised by the Regulatory Policy Committee before publication alongside the Statutory Instrument. Impact Assessments include a thorough analysis of the costs, benefits and risks associated with policy options.</p><p>A number of the tobacco measures contain commitments to further review the impact of the legislation within five years of them coming into force.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 32264 question first answered 11/04/2016 08:49:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

457545

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department's tobacco control plan will include future innovations in nicotine delivery.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	29638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>Supporting smokers to quit successfully is an important part of reducing the prevalence of smoking in England today. We know that a large number of smokers have and continue to use nicotine delivery devices to support their quit attempts.</p><p> </p><p>We will consult a range of stakeholders to consider how the use of these products fits with overall tobacco policy as we start to develop the new tobacco control plan.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 29738 question first answered 11/03/2016 12:34:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

453751

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report of the independent cancer taskforce, Achieving world class cancer outcomes: A strategy for England 2015-2020, published in July 2015, what progress has been made in developing a new tobacco control strategy.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	27740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The development of a new tobacco control plan for England is currently in progress and will be published later this year. The recommendations of the Independent Cancer Taskforce will be considered alongside this work.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/02/2016 15:20:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

448815

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 3 December 2015 (HL3859), which tobacco measures introduced in the last 10 years they have reviewed in respect of their effectiveness; what have been the results of those reviews; and whether they will place those measures and their reviews in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL5595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department assesses the impact of tobacco control measures on an ongoing basis as it develops policy and considers new measures.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2013, the Department published <em>An Audit of the impact of the Department of Health’s Regulations upon business</em>. A copy of the report is attached. The Audit report covered all regulations for which the Department has responsibility believed to have a potential cost to business, including those relating to tobacco control.</p><p> </p><p>Costs and benefits were estimated where possible using standard government methodology and the impacts to society were estimated based on economic costs and benefits. As advised in the report, there is a robust cost-benefit case for the tobacco control regulations considered and experience shows that initiatives to reduce smoking prevalence work best in combination, with cumulative effects over time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 10/02/2016 15:09:13 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL5595-LordPalmer-attachment.pdf title Audit of the impact of DH regulations
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

436263

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will publish an updated Tobacco Control Plan for England.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	19277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing the prevalence of smoking in England to further improve and protect the health of the nation. In line with this commitment Government plan to publish a new tobacco control strategy for England next year.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/12/2015 15:15:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

431997

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the grants awarded by the tobacco policy team in his Department are so awarded only after competitive bids have been invited.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	17561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Grants made under Section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 can be made in a number of ways. Grants awarded to Action on Smoking and Health have been assessed as most appropriate for the non-competed route.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/12/2015 17:22:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall