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759894

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date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has taken steps to ensure that its activities and decision-making is informed by independent scientific advice; to what extent his Department relies on other Departments to facilitate such advice; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union (DEXEU) is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. The Department is actively considering the best way of achieving this and it is important for us to take into account DExEU’s role as a co-ordinating department when considering what provisions to put in place. We are currently exploring these options, including considering the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 18/09/2017 15:48:50 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759195

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Fly-tipping and Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the capacity of local authorities to respond to incidents of littering and fly-tipping
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The majority of local authority spending is financed by non-ringfenced income, which councils themselves decide how to spend. The Government has not made an assessment of the capacity of local authorities to respond to incidents of littering and fly-tipping. Local authorities have responsibility for tackling littering and fly-tipping and it is up to them to decide how best to do this and how to prioritise it against the provision of other local services.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/09/2017 10:16:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759200

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Fly-tipping and Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to reduce littering and fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government published the first Litter Strategy for England on 10 April, setting out our aim to clean up the country.</p><p> </p><p>Our strategy is to apply best practice in education, enforcement and infrastructure to deliver a substantial reduction in litter and littering behaviour within a generation. The common aim of all the actions in the Litter Strategy is to change the behaviour of those who currently feel that it is acceptable to drop litter. The Strategy can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p>Fly-tipping is unacceptable as it blights the areas where it occurs, imposes costs on those whose land is affected, can pose a risk to the environment or human health and it affects the livelihoods of those involved in the legitimate waste management business.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to tackling fly-tipping and the Government has:</p><ul><li><p>given local authorities in England the power to issue fixed penalty notices of up to £400 for small-scale fly-tipping, providing local authorities with an alternative to prosecutions and helping them take a proportionate enforcement response;</p></li><li><p>made it easier for vehicles suspected of being involved in waste crime to be stopped, searched and seized;</p></li><li><p>cracked down on offenders by strengthening the Sentencing Council’s Guideline for environmental offences, which came into force on 1 July 2014;</p></li><li><p>strengthened the waste duty of care by publishing a revised Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice, that provides guidance to local authorities, regulators, waste industry and all those that produce, keep, import, treat, have control or dispose of controlled waste on how to comply with their waste duty of care obligations;</p></li><li><p>supported the industry-led Right Waste Right Place campaign to promote Duty of Care to small businesses. The campaign will be targeting construction, retail and agricultural businesses; and</p></li><li><p>chaired the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG) to prevent and tackle illegal dumping. The NFTPG includes representatives from central and local Government, enforcement authorities, the waste industry, and private landowners. The NFTPG has published a Fly-tipping Partnership Framework outlining best practice for the prevention, reporting, investigation and clearance of fly-tipping to be adapted to suit local circumstances, and a series of fly-tipping prevention guides for householders, businesses and landowners.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/09/2017 15:42:10 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759245

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will appoint a chief scientific advisor.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The department does not currently employ a Chief Scientific Adviser, though this position is regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/09/2017 16:34:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759360

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cosmetics: Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the marketing of skin bleaching on mental health and wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals make informed and safe choices about cosmetic procedures. Since publication of Sir Bruce Keogh’s Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions, in 2013, we have implemented a number of important measures to that end.</p><p> </p><p>These measures include continuation of an extensive programme around body image to help young adults to become more resilient to the pressures that they face. A copy of the 2015 progress report can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/body-confidence-progress-report-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/body-confidence-progress-report-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>The General Medical Council has also published guidance which makes clear the ethical obligations doctors have towards patients and the standards of care they need to provide. The guidance is clear that doctors must market their services responsibly and give patients all the time and information they need so that they can make a voluntary and informed decision about whether to go ahead. A copy of the guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/news_consultation/27171.asp" target="_blank">http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/news_consultation/27171.asp</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 14/09/2017 10:57:05 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759478

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if his Department will appoint a chief scientific advisor.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. There are several models for achieving this and we must be sure we take into account DExEU’s role as a co-ordinating department. We are currently exploring these options, including considering the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/09/2017 10:22:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

758797

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Members: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what preparations the House authorities have made to apply big data analytics to House and hon. Member activities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Since the launch of data.parliament.uk in 2015 the Parliamentary Digital Service has continued to deliver improvements to the volume and quality of data about the House and hon. Member activities, with a view to publishing open data for both internal and external re-use and analysis via the new website.</p><p>The Parliamentary Digital Service has increased its expertise in working with data through new recruitment and development of existing staff. New techniques in data science are being investigated, for example machine learning, with support from colleagues in the Government Digital Service. Work is ongoing to ensure that data about Parliamentary activity is available for analysis, to help deliver internal efficiencies and to facilitate research by colleagues, in particular the House of Commons Library. To deliver the value from big data analytics it is critical that the underlying data structure schema are consistent and robust. The Parliamentary Digital Service continues to work on this key enabling data infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 13/09/2017 17:00:22 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

758891

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Modern Working Practices Review
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 the Government plans to take as a result of the publication of the Taylor Review of modern working practices, published on 11 July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We welcome, accept and agree with Matthew’s ambition that all work in the UK economy should be fair and decent with realistic scope for development and fulfilment.</p><p>The report is comprehensive and detailed and will require careful thought and further consultation.</p><p>We will give the report the careful consideration it deserves and respond in full later this year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/09/2017 14:39:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

758892

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 is fully and uniformly enforced.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Enforcement of the regulatory regime introduced by the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 is the responsibility of police and local authorities to ensure that those who wish to trade in scrap metal are compliant with the provisions and that action is taken against those rogue dealers who flout the law. We are continuing to work with the police and other partners through the National Metal Theft Working Group to monitor the operation and impact of the legislation.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/09/2017 16:45:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

758896

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Metals: Recycling
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 the Government is taking to support metal-recycling companies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to a healthy and growing metals industry in the UK, including the metals recycling sector. We are focused on generating growth across every sector of the economy to increase productivity, and thereby raise standards of living for everyone in this country.</p><p>BEIS officials have held a number of discussions with the metals recycling industry, both individually and through the Metals Council, and will continue to pro-actively engage with relevant companies and representative bodies to support the metals recycling sector overcome obstacles to its future growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/09/2017 12:11:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 11101 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah