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917460

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date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has received from (a) members of the public and (b) civil society organisations on concerns over mechanisms for government accountability on trade policy and the negotiation of future trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department engages regularly with stakeholders across the business community, civil society, academia and the public as a whole. This is achieved via a number of different engagement mechanisms such as stakeholder briefings and roundtables and the Department are committed to a transparent and inclusive trade policy.</p><p>The Department published a Trade White Paper in October 2017 setting out its ambition to build an independent trade policy and inviting views on our developing approach. The Department received 150 responses providing feedback and evidence in answer to specific questions posed in the policy paper and to our general approach to a future UK trade policy. In addition, The Department received a large number of responses (7,429) as part of a Civil Society campaign on transparency and inclusivity. The Department has carefully considered this feedback and in January published our response.</p><p>In addition to dialogue between Department for International Trade policy officials and stakeholders, the Department met with a number of White Paper respondents, to discuss their responses in more detail, gaining valuable insight which we will consider when developing our policy.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/06/2018 15:12:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917463

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received from people and organisations affected by off-payroll working rules and changes to IR35 regulations on those rules and changes; and what proportion of those representations have been critical of the IR35 changes.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The government has consulted widely on off-payroll working rules (known as IR35), since the Summer Budget 2015. In July 2015, the government published the ‘Intermediaries Legislation (IR35): discussion document’, which sought views on the existing rules and options for change.</p><p> </p><p>After Budget 2016, the government published the consultation document, ‘Off-payroll working in the public sector: reform of the intermediaries legislation’. HMRC met with over 500 people from a wide range of organisations to discuss the proposed changes, and received over 200 written responses to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Following the introduction of the new rules in April 2017, the government commissioned independent research into the impact of the changes. This was published on 18 May 2018 and is available to view online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-reform-in-the-public-sector" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-reform-in-the-public-sector</a></p><p> </p><p>The government’s assessment is that the reform has been successful in increasing tax compliance for off-payroll workers in the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government is now consulting on possible reform to the off-payroll working rules in the private sector. As part of that consultation, HMRC is planning to meet over 200 people, including representatives of a wide range of affected stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 150082 question first answered 13/06/2018 16:11:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917465

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation mechanisms his Department uses to help assess the effect of (a) changes to IR35 regulations and (b) regulatory changes; and assessment he has made of the adequacy of those mechanisms.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The government has consulted widely on off-payroll working rules (known as IR35), since the Summer Budget 2015. In July 2015, the government published the ‘Intermediaries Legislation (IR35): discussion document’, which sought views on the existing rules and options for change.</p><p> </p><p>After Budget 2016, the government published the consultation document, ‘Off-payroll working in the public sector: reform of the intermediaries legislation’. HMRC met with over 500 people from a wide range of organisations to discuss the proposed changes, and received over 200 written responses to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Following the introduction of the new rules in April 2017, the government commissioned independent research into the impact of the changes. This was published on 18 May 2018 and is available to view online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-reform-in-the-public-sector" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-reform-in-the-public-sector</a></p><p> </p><p>The government’s assessment is that the reform has been successful in increasing tax compliance for off-payroll workers in the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government is now consulting on possible reform to the off-payroll working rules in the private sector. As part of that consultation, HMRC is planning to meet over 200 people, including representatives of a wide range of affected stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 150081 question first answered 13/06/2018 16:11:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917466

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Plastics: Waste
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 plans his Department has to review the packaging recovery note system to reduce the export of (a) plastic and (b) other waste.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We have committed to exploring changes to the packaging producer responsibility scheme. This will look at all aspects of the regime, including mechanisms to incentivise better design, encourage the use of recycled material and make better use of materials at the end of life.</p><p> </p><p>More detail will be announced in the Resources and Waste Strategy, which will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 150084 question first answered 13/06/2018 10:29:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917467

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Packaging: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's 25 Year Environment Plan, what steps his Department is taking to include reform of the packaging recovery note system within the strategy for plastics recycling.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We have committed to exploring changes to the packaging producer responsibility scheme. This will look at all aspects of the regime, including mechanisms to incentivise better design, encourage the use of recycled material and make better use of materials at the end of life.</p><p> </p><p>More detail will be announced in the Resources and Waste Strategy, which will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 150083 question first answered 13/06/2018 10:29:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917468

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Older People: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of creating the role of Minister for Older People.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given by the Prime Minister to PQ135419 on 23 April.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 150086 question first answered 11/06/2018 14:19:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917470

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Older People: Departmental Coordination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increased co-ordination between Departments on addressing the needs of older people.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given by the Prime Minister to PQ135419 on 23 April.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 150085 question first answered 11/06/2018 14:19:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917471

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	General Practitioners: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral evidence given by the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 27 March 2018, what share of funds he plans to allocate to general practice under the multi-year NHS funding settlement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced, in her evidence to the Liaison Committee on 27 March, her intention to come forward with a long-term plan for the National Health Service, supported by a multi-year financial settlement to deliver that plan. The Government will bring forward a long-term plan this year, in advance of the Spending Review. The Government will work with NHS leaders, clinicians and experts to develop this long-term plan, to ensure that the NHS can cope with the serious demand and cost pressures it faces in the future.</p><p> </p><p>No decision has yet been taken on the share of funds to be allocated to general practice under the multi-year financial settlement.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 13/06/2018 14:15:23 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917472

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	General Practitioners
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 he is taking to tackle GP workload.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We are tackling general practitioner (GP) workload by investing in the Releasing Time to Care Programme and expanding the skill mix in general practice. The Releasing Time for Care Programme is designed to help practices implement change to release time more quickly and sustainably. As of October 2017 a series of workshops have reached around 4,800 participants, and survey responses suggest that attending the workshop has had an immediate and substantial effect on practices’ optimism.</p><p> </p><p>We are widening the skills mix by investing in the wider general practice workforce in extra mental health therapists, clinical pharmacists, general practice nurse development, training of current reception and clerical staff, training of physician associates, pilots of new medical assistant roles, and practice manager development nationwide to free up valuable GP time.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/06/2018 15:33:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

917473

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	General Practitioners: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP trainees began training in (a) York and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in the most recent year for which statistics are available.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold data on the number of general practitioner (GP) trainees who started training in York and Yorkshire and the Humber. The number of GP registrars working in general practice in the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS England North (Yorkshire and the Humber) in September 2017 is presented in the following table. This may not represent all trainee GPs in these regions as they do not spend the entirety of their training as a GP registrar working in general practice. The remaining time is spent training in hospitals.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GP Registrars (Full Time Equivalent (FTE))</p></td><td><p>GP Registrars (Headcount)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Vale of York CCG</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS England North (Yorkshire and Humber)</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>1. Figures contain estimates for the 5.4% of practices that did not provide fully valid GP data.</p><p> </p><p>2. FTE refers to the proportion of full time contracted hours that the post holder is contracted to work. 1 would indicate they work a full set of hours, 0.5 that they worked half time.</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures shown do not include GPs working in Prisons, Army Bases, Educational Establishments, Specialist Care Centres including Drug Rehabilitation Centres and Walk-In Centres.</p><p> </p><p>Data as at 30 September</p><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/06/2018 15:17:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy