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1172119

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase trade and inward investment with Commonwealth partners.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	900350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working with Commonwealth partners to deliver the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) ambition of boosting intra-Commonwealth trade to beyond $2 trillion by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2019 my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade chaired the sixth Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting, which reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s support for free trade and discussed the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to increase cooperation ahead of the next CHOGM in June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/01/2020 14:28:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1170583

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the prescription of hormone blocking medication to minors.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	3319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The matter is subject to an ongoing legal process and therefore the Department is unable to comment pending judicial ruling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/01/2020 13:59:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1170584

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
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	Fertility: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) update the national guidance issued to Clinical Commissioning Groups on fertility treatments to restrict that treatment to people who are in a stable relationship and (b) bring forward legislative proposals to ensure CCGs adhere to that guidance.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	3320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to restrict treatment to people who are in a stable relationship. The Government expects all clinical commissioning groups to commission fertility treatment services in line with their Public Sector Equality Duty.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/01/2020 13:22:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1169825

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parking: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to tackle illegal displays of unauthorised parking signs by parking management companies in North East Hampshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	1771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>Outdoor advertisements are controlled by local planning authorities under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007. Local authorities have a wide range of enforcement powers to deal with advertisements if they are displayed unlawfully and it is for them to determine the most appropriate course of action to take when an advertisement is displayed in contravention of the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/01/2020 14:54:07 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1169828

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parking: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that private parking management companies comply with the relevant legislation on the display of parking fine notices.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	1772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The private parking industry is currently self-regulating. However, the Government is committed to enacting the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 as soon as possible. It will lead to the creation of an independent code of practice for private parking companies, covering parking fine notices and related issues. On 3 November 2019 we announced we were contracting with the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop the Code of Practice as British Standard, to ensure the new regulation will be robust and of the highest quality. We are also committed to carrying out a public consultation on the draft Code of Practice, allowing all interested parties to directly respond to the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/01/2020 14:53:40 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1169505

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Strokes: Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on 6 January 2020, what recent assessment he has made of the increased risk of stroke associated with vaping.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	1397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on 6 January 2020 found that people who had used e-cigarettes only were at significantly lower risk of stroke than those who smoke. There was no significant difference in risk between non-smokers who use e-cigarettes and non-smokers who do not. The study can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(19)30468-4/fulltext" target="_blank">https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(19)30468-4/fulltext</a></p><p>Public Health England’s advice remains that smokers should stop smoking completely and that e-cigarettes can be helpful, particularly for the most heavily addicted smokers. This can be viewed at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/smokefree/help-and-advice/e-cigarettes" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/smokefree/help-and-advice/e-cigarettes</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/for-your-body/quit-smoking/using-e-cigarettes-vapes-to-quit-smoking/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/for-your-body/quit-smoking/using-e-cigarettes-vapes-to-quit-smoking/</a></p><p>PHE keeps the peer reviewed research on e-cigarettes under continuous review.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/01/2020 17:38:00 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1168811

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on supporting people who are ready to move on from their first property to move up the housing ladder.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the housing market work for everyone, which means building the homes that people need in places that they want to live. This is why Government has set out reforms alongside £44 billion of financial support to increase housing supply and diversify the market. This includes, long term funding for infrastructure where people want to live and where there is the greatest housing need. Since 2010 over 1.5 million additional homes have been delivered in England and 2018-19 saw the highest level of net additions in the last thirty-one years. To help those looking to buy a home now, we are committed to making the buying and selling process quicker, cheaper and less stressful.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/01/2020 15:48:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1168812

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the prevalence of illicit trade in (a) black market vaping liquid and (b) cannabis and THC vaping liquid; and what estimate her Department has made of the proportions of those products that contain synthetic cannabinoid Spice.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The government funded the Chartered Trading Standards Institute to undertake a review of compliance of nicotine vaping products. The latest report, ‘The Tobacco Control Survey for England 2018/19: A Report of Trading Standards Service Activity’ reports that of the 1,273 visits made by 69 councils to assess nicotine vaping product compliance, 17% of visits found non-compliant nicotine inhaling products, in line with the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016. The report is available on the Trading Standards website: www.tradingstandards.uk</p><p>The government has made no assessment of the proportions of those products that contain synthetic cannabinoids.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/01/2020 17:41:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1168813

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
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	Electronic Cigarettes
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 his Department has made of the number of patients treated by hospital A&E departments as a result of vaping fluids laced with either cannabis or Spice in the last 12 months; and what the estimated cost to the public purse was of that treatment.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>We do not collect data at the level of detail needed to identify patients treated by hospital accident and emergency departments, as a result of vaping liquids laced with either cannabis or spice.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/01/2020 12:32:13 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1168814

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the aid budget spent on (a) protecting endangered species, (b) projects in Commonwealth countries and (c) promoting international trade in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make it his Department's policy to increase the proportion of spending in these areas.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>DFID has committed over £600 million funding between 2011 – 2021 to conserve nature and wildlife. Nature-based solutions that protect the environment and biodiversity will be a priority for the UK’s increased investment in International Climate Finance of at least £11.6 billion between 2021/22 and 2025/26, announced by the Prime Minister at the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019. DFID’s focus is on protecting biodiversity and ecosystems as a whole and we do not disaggregate our spend by species.</p><p>Commonwealth developing countries are major recipients of UK ODA. In 2017, they received around £3.57 billion (equating to around 25% of overall UK ODA), of which £1.96 billion was UK bilateral ODA and £1.61 billion was imputed UK share of multilateral ODA.</p><p>In 2017, the UK spent around £1.5 billion on Aid for Trade, as determined by OECD figures.</p><p>Decisions on the levels of future UK ODA will be determined in the context of the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/01/2020 17:43:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena