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date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the research basis is for the decision his Department has taken not to make calorie labelling mandatory.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	106504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Mandatory nutrition labelling, including the display of calories, for the majority of pre-packaged foods came into effect in December 2016 and is harmonised by European Union legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the EU may give us an opportunity to develop greater flexibility, as the exit terms are agreed, to determine what information should be presented and how it should be displayed in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/10/2017 13:14:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

758671

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) cap or (b) reduce the interest rate applied to student loans.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	9342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2017 answer text <p>We have a world class student finance system, which has enabled record numbers of people to benefit from a university education. Latest UCAS data for 2017 shows more disadvantaged young people have been accepted to university than for the whole of the 2016 application cycle.</p><p>The student funding system removes financial barriers for anyone hoping to study, and is backed by the taxpayer. The interest rate on student loans remains significantly below the relevant Bank of England reference rate for unsecured personal lending. In addition, the repayment terms of student loans are significantly more favourable for the borrowers than commercial loans. Monthly repayments are linked to income and not to the amount borrowed or the interest rate. Borrowers earning less than the repayment threshold of £21,000 repay nothing at all. Loans are written off after 30 years with no detriment to the borrower, and student loans are available to all eligible students regardless of their previous financial history.</p><p> </p><p>As with all Government policy, we continue to keep the detailed features of the system under review to ensure it remains fair and effective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/09/2017 11:57:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

758672

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the public purse of the write-off student loans after the 30 year term expires.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	9343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s reforms to the undergraduate student finance system have ensured that it is financially sustainable for the taxpayer in the long-term, while enabling those with the talent to benefit from a higher education to be able to afford to do so.</p><p>The Resource Accounting and Budgeting (RAB) charge estimates the value of loans that will not be repaid during their 30-year term, expressed as a percentage of the loan outlay made in the relevant year. For full time tuition fee and maintenance loans and part time fee loans issued in 2016/17, we estimate the RAB charge to be around 30%.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/09/2017 13:54:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

757677

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia: Hearing Aids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Lancet Commission's recommendations on hearing loss in the report on dementia prevention, intervention and care, published in July 2017, what assessment he has made of the effect on dementia prevention proposals to restrict hearing aid provision for those with mild or moderate hearing loss.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	8968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for the provision of hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss within their local population. As with other services CCGs commission, they should take into consideration assessments of local need and any relevant guidance.</p><p> </p><p>To help inform and support commissioners in making local decisions, NHS England published, in July 2016, ‘Commissioning services for people with hearing loss: A framework for clinical commissioning groups’. The Framework acknowledges the benefits of addressing hearing loss in the prevention of conditions such as dementia.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 14/09/2017 14:36:02 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous