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1341704

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with respect to Section 18, 2(b) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, how many and what proportion of inspection visits carried out by officials of her Department to establishments designated as breeding, supplying or using animals during (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019 were without notice; and whether she has plans to increase those type of inspection visits.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	24154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>Inspections are conducted by the Home Office in accordance with the requirements of ASPA and according to risk. In 2017, 59% of inspection visits were unannounced, 2018 63% and 2019 36%. Full details are published in the Regulator’s annual reports available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit-annual-reports" target="_blank">Animals in Science Regulation Unit annual reports - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The Home Office inspects establishments at a frequency that is compliant with the requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (1986). Both announced and unannounced inspections are undertaken, depending on the regulatory outcomes required. No plans have been made to change the frequency of unannounced visits.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/07/2021 16:34:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1341705

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest interval was between visits made by officials of her Department to any establishment designated as breeding, supplying or using animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	24155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office Regulator inspects all establishments at a frequency that is fully compliant with the requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (1986). The Regulator aims to inspect all establishments at least once a year. The Regulator also undertakes a governance review of each establishment on an annual basis.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/07/2021 16:34:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1341165

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
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	Health Services: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department is developing to tackle specific health issues affecting men and boys.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	23152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not have a specific men’s health strategy. Relevant issues are identified and policy developed on a condition specific basis.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/07/2021 16:51:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1336573

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on compensation and support for those affected by the Equitable Life scandal.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	16065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme closed to claims in 2015 and there are no plans to reopen the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the status of the Payment Scheme after closure is available at: www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/06/2021 11:47:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1336624

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Bankruptcy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the number of people subject to Loan Charge repayments who have been made bankrupt.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	16066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>No estimate can be provided for the number of people who have fallen into debt, or who have been declared bankrupt, and are subject to the loan charge.</p><p> </p><p>Where debts arise, HMRC are not always the only creditor. Some individuals may fall into debt or are declared bankrupt as a result of a non-HMRC debt and some individuals may choose to enter insolvency themselves based on their overall financial position.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC only ever consider insolvency as a last resort and they encourage taxpayers to get in contact to agree the best way to settle their tax debts. Anyone who is worried about being able to pay what they owe is encouraged to get in touch with HMRC as soon as possible on 0300 322 9494. Where a taxpayer is unable to pay their debt in full HMRC will work with them to agree an instalment arrangement based on their individual financial circumstances, and there is no maximum length.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/06/2021 07:24:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1329394

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Males: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Minister responsible for male-specific issues.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	10324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Act requires the interests of both sexes to be considered when assessing equality impacts. The Government is focussed on delivering genuine equality of opportunity by addressing the real problems people, whatever their sex, face in their everyday lives using evidence and data.</p><p>That is why we recently announced the Equality Data Programme, a comprehensive project to improve equality data, enhance our understanding of equality, and get to the heart of the barriers all people face.</p><p>As ministerial appointments are made by the Prime Minister, any changes to ministerial titles would be a matter for him to consider. However, all Equalities Ministers have a responsibility to carefully consider issues affecting men and boys as part of their remit even where this is not necessarily indicated in their job title.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 17/06/2021 13:16:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1329395

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the learning gap between girls and boys.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	10325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department recognises, and continues to monitor, the educational attainment gap between girls and boys. We have worked hard over the last decade to embed the reforms needed to raise standards for all children. Thanks to these efforts, the proportion of schools now rated by Ofsted as Good or Outstanding has risen from 68% in 2010 to 86% in 2020.</p><p>The Department does not design education policy that exclusively targets certain groups of pupils, including policy based on gender. We are committed to providing high quality education and training for everyone, regardless of their background.</p><p>When it comes to raising standards, evidence shows that teachers are the most important in-school factor affecting pupils’ education. The Department has recently announced an investment of over £250 million in our National Professional Qualifications and Early Career Framework programmes which are based on the best available evidence and have been developed in partnership with the Education Endowment Foundation. Through this, the Department is committed to helping tackle the educational attainment gap for all pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/06/2021 15:25:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1328934

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what criteria countries are assigned to the red, amber and green lists for international travel.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	8583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Decisions on red, amber and green list countries are taken by Ministers, who take into account risk assessments produced by the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC), alongside wider public health factors. Risk assessments are based on factors such as the level of community transmission of variants of concern or variant under investigation, levels of testing, genomic sequencing and reporting. Details of the in-country and territory vaccination profile are included as contextual information in the assessment.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of the JBC methodology has been published on GOV.UK, alongside key data that supports ministers’ decisions.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 8584 question first answered 07/06/2021 15:45:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1328935

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the thresholds are for (a) vaccination rates and (b) infection rates when assigning countries to red, amber and green lists for international travel.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	8584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Decisions on red, amber and green list countries are taken by Ministers, who take into account risk assessments produced by the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC), alongside wider public health factors. Risk assessments are based on factors such as the level of community transmission of variants of concern or variant under investigation, levels of testing, genomic sequencing and reporting. Details of the in-country and territory vaccination profile are included as contextual information in the assessment.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of the JBC methodology has been published on GOV.UK, alongside key data that supports ministers’ decisions.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 8583 question first answered 07/06/2021 15:45:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1316286

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Motor Neurone Disease
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 his Department is taking to support targeted research on motor neurone disease.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	3840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>We are currently working on ways to significantly boost further research on dementia and neurodegeneration. On 29 April, I hosted a roundtable event on boosting motor neurone disease research with the National Institute for Health Research Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre. The event brought together researchers, charities, people with motor neurone disease and funders. We will be working closely with these stakeholders over the coming months to consider ways forward for this vital area of research.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 27/05/2021 16:57:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith