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1126913

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date	15/05/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has assessed the potential cost of providing transitional protection to mixed-age couples moving from pension credit and housing benefit to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	254835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The mixed age couples change will not apply to couples already claiming Pension Credit and/or Housing Benefit for pensioners on 14 May for as long as they remain entitled to either benefit. DWP wrote earlier this year to those mixed age couples already receiving Pension Credit and/or Housing Benefit for pensioners to ensure they know about the change and how they could be affected if their circumstances change on or after 15 May.</p><p> </p><p>Couples who would be eligible for the pension age benefits under the current rules but have not claimed before 15 May will have up to 13 August to make a backdated claim to 14 May and we have encouraged them to do so.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/05/2019 14:34:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126915

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
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	NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effectiveness of planning by (a) clinical commissioning groups and (b) hospitals in England for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	254836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department is leading the response to the European Union exit across the health and care sector. We are working closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement ensure the National Health Service is as prepared as possible in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p><p>In light of the extension of the Article 50 period to 31 October 2019, we are working with our stakeholders to review the position carefully, before sharing further guidance at the earliest opportunity. The Department, alongside NHS England and NHS Improvement, are ensuring that there is regular communication with frontline NHS organisations and partners, including hospital trusts, about EU exit preparations.</p><p>Professor Keith Willett, Strategic Commander for EU Exit at NHS England and NHS Improvement, wrote to clinical commissioning group and trust Chief Executives on 18 April 2019 to update them on the further extension to Article 50, and the actions that now need to be taken locally to continue to prepare for the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are keen to ensure that the EU exit structures and preparations put in place nationally, regionally and locally are adapted for this extension, and have emphasised that organisations should continue to have an EU exit Senior Responsible Officer overseeing plans and preparations.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 20/05/2019 13:25:34 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126460

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
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 estimate he has made of the amount of plastic waste which will be produced per annum in the event that avoidable plastic waste is reduced to zero by 2050 in accordance with the Government's strategic ambition.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	254215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to eliminating all avoidable plastic waste throughout the lifetime of the 25 Year Environment Plan. Our working definition of ‘avoidable plastic waste’ is plastic waste that is technically, economically, and environmentally feasible to reuse or recycle, or, where this does not apply, it is (technically, economically, and environmentally) feasible to replace with alternatives that are reusable or recyclable. It is our intention that there will not be any avoidable plastic waste by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>We will be publishing an evaluation plan and indicator framework for the Resources and Waste Strategy later this year. This will set out further details on how we intend to monitor progress to reduce avoidable waste. This will be a living document where we will publish updates as we develop our methodologies to better capture the data and as new evidence comes to light, particularly with the indicator framework. We are confident that we have set out an ambitious programme of reform which will ensure that we meet our strategic goals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/05/2019 10:40:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126644

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Extradition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited from the UK to Nigeria in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	254218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Since the beginning of 2014, no one has been extradited to Nigeria from England, Wales or Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold statistics relating to extraditions from Scotland. Any extradition request to Scotland would be sent direct to the Crown Office.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/05/2019 10:11:31 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126645

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment his Department has made of trends in the rate of death from asthma per 100,000 people in the UK and other European countries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	254219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/05/2019 14:18:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster attachment 1 file name PQ254219.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126204

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the current contract for the Great Western franchise includes a requirement for a trolley-only catering service on trains.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	253624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The current Great Western franchise agreement is published on the Department’s website. The franchise agreement requires Great Western Railway to offer a trolley-based catering service for both standard and first class on some services operated by Intercity Express Trains, in line with Great Western Railway’s offer to the Department at the time the franchise agreement was negotiated.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/05/2019 11:05:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126205

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the current contract for the Great Western franchise allows for the catering provision to be provided via a buffet café-bar counter service on trains.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	253625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Great Western franchise agreement does not prevent on-board catering provision by Great Western Railway including a buffet or café-bar counter service.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/05/2019 10:54:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126206

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Trains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department was consulted on the decision to remove the buffet café-bar service from all Great Western Intercity Express trains.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	253626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The specification of the trains was developed by the Department to deliver the outcomes it wanted to achieve with the new fleet, including more passenger seats, more leg room, increased capacity, reduced journey time, increased reliability and greater passenger comfort. This specification included an extensive, consultation process including with the train operator that was recognised by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and awarded the User Centred Product Design Award. The process involved numerous passenger groups representing commuters, cyclists, wheel chair users and visually impaired travellers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/05/2019 10:34:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126207

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Trains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the level of customer demand for a trolley-only catering service on Great Western Intercity Express trains.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	253627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department published the response to its consultation on the future of the Great Western franchise on 28 August 2018: (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/736146/great-western-rail-franchise-stakeholder-briefing-document.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/736146/great-western-rail-franchise-stakeholder-briefing-document.pdf</a>). This shows ten areas of response from consultees about catering, including comments about both trolley services and buffet cars.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/05/2019 10:31:39 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126243

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	Electrical Goods: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made any assessment of the environmental effect of white goods manufacturers building in obsolescence to their products.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	253628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants to become a world leader in using resources efficiently and cutting the amount of waste we create. This includes prolonging the lives of the materials and goods that we use, and moving away from the traditional ‘linear’ economic model of ‘take, make, use, and throw’.</p><p>For this reason the Government has supported new requirements agreed in the EU for 11 energy related product groups from November 2018 to January 2019.</p><p>The products subject to new requirements include white goods such as household refrigerators, dishwashers and washing machines and washer-dryers. Some of the requirements agreed in these new regulations for white goods related to improving the resource efficiency of the product. They include obligations for manufacturers to design products for ease of dismantling/disassembly and reuse; make spare parts available to repairers and/or end users for ease of repair; provide information on the length of commercial guarantees; provide information as to repair; and provide information as to critical raw material content to facilitate material recovery.</p><p>In the Resources and Waste Strategy for England, we have also committed to drive more sustainable consumption through providing consumers with better information as to the sustainability of their purchasing decisions. This may include requiring consumer information be provided to support the purchase of products that have been designed, produced and packaged to minimise waste, for example by being more repairable, having longer warranties, produced with recycled material, or remanufactured.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 17/05/2019 12:31:04 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens