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1150152

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date	16/10/2019
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: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department uses Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being in formulating policy; and what policies her department has introduced to improve personal well-being in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Office for National Statistics (ONS) wellbeing statistics inform Health and Wellbeing policy across the Civil Service. DCMS measures personal wellbeing through the annual Civil Service People Survey using the same national statistics that the ONS use for the UK population as a whole. The four personal wellbeing questions are: Life Satisfaction, Worthwhile, Happiness, and Anxiety. Further details can be found <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/measuringnationalwellbeing/july2017tojune2018" target="_blank">here</a>. Findings from the survey are used to inform our HR policies and support services. No new policies have been introduced in the last 12 months, but we have focused on improving the wellbeing support and services available to staff. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Working alongside our Mental Health and Wellbeing Network to ensure that staff with mental health conditions are supported in managing their conditions. The network has a Senior Civil Servant (SCS) champion who supports, advises and represents the Network at a senior level.</li><li>Increasing the number of Mental Health First Aiders in DCMS from 22 to 32. These champions are trained to provide support and guide people towards appropriate professional help.</li><li>Using external providers such as the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and the HR Casework team to support employee wellbeing. Our HR Casework offer has extended in the past 12 months and now includes both a dedicated line for managers and an ‘Early Resolution Helpline’ for all employees to discuss work-related issues which may affect wellbeing.</li><li>Providing a health referral process which establishes the requirement for any adjustments for employees suffering from a mental health or physical condition. Individuals are then directed to the most appropriate provider for support.</li><li>Launching a Menopause group as part of our Women’s network.</li><li>Running a series of sessions on wellbeing and resilience in the workplace as part of ‘DCMS Live’, a week of interactive learning which is available to all staff.</li><li>Redesigning the internal DCMS intranet pages for health and wellbeing to ensure it remains clear and accessible to all.</li><li>Using induction materials to signpost new starters to the resources available to them to support their wellbeing.</li><li>Mandating ‘Wellbeing Confident’ training for all SCS (based on the PERMA model using positive psychology techniques) which has equipped senior leaders with tools to have open discussions about mental health and wellbeing within their teams; and delivering team based sessions across the Department to embed this.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/10/2019 15:21:08 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1150156

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Health
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 uses Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being in formulating policy; and what policies her Department has introduced to improve personal well-being in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Wellbeing indicators are used to inform DWP policy. For example, within the programme of work and health trials being delivered by the joint DWP/DHSC Work and Health Unit, ONS measures of wellbeing are being collected alongside health and employment outcomes to inform future policy development. Within the data pack that informed the 2016 Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, the relationship between employment status and wellbeing was considered.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, specific DWP initiatives are designed to help promote citizen wellbeing. For example, in 2019, the Department launched the `Mid-life MOTs’ online portal to encourage more active planning in the key areas of work, wellbeing and finances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/10/2019 14:19:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1149496

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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 her Department has made of the cost to the UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate of taking on regulatory functions currently undertaken by the EU.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>There will be no change to the cost to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) for taking on the regulatory functions currently undertaken by the EU. This is due to the VMD being a full cost recovery agency and these regulatory functions are paid for by the veterinary pharmaceutical industry through the charges made on applications submitted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 23/10/2019 15:32:28 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1149498

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Veterinary Medicine: Drugs
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 recent assessment her Department has made of the duration of recognition of certifications by a qualified person for batch release of medicinal products for human and veterinary use in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The unilateral recognition of the results of batch tests carried out in the EU/EEA by the UK will be time limited. We are not currently able to give a definite timeframe because it is closely linked to the wider negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of the potential impact of this issue on industry and any changes to the unilateral recognition will be communicated as soon as we are able.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 23/10/2019 16:02:40 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1149509

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Export Health Certificates: Veterinary Medicine
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 recent assessment she has made of the capacity of the veterinary industry to deal with increased demand for Export Health Certificates in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>We recognise there will be an increased demand for Export Health Certificates (EHCs) in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim has been to support the market in meeting likely demand by increasing the number of trained Official Veterinarians (OVs) by providing free certification training.</p><p> </p><p>The number of trained OVs has increased from around 600 in February 2019 to more than 1000 currently, there are around 250 who have registered but not yet completed this training. We have been contacting this group, encouraging them to complete the training as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>In Great Britain, OVs operate in the private sector and over time we would expect the market to match supply and demand. Understanding what this means for certifying capacity is difficult as we cannot know how many hours a week these OVs will spend on certifying exports and to what extent their availability will respond to price incentives.</p><p> </p><p>To support Local Authority Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and Official Veterinarians, we have created a Certification Support Officer (CSO) role and funded training. CSOs will handle a number of preparatory and administrative aspects of EHCs (checking documents, identifying products or sealing containers), freeing up EHO or OV time and capacity to provide the final assurance required. To date, in GB, we have 70 authorised CSOs.</p><p> </p><p>EHCs for fish and fish products are primarily certified by Local Authority EHOs and OVs mainly certify EHCs for Animals and Products of Animal Origin (POAO).</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 23/10/2019 15:27:19 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1149511

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the £77 million funding allocated to local authorities for the purpose of no deal preparations has been allocated to each local authority.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made available £77 million to help local areas to prepare for Brexit. Of this, £60 million has been shared between all local authorities across 2018/19 and 2019/20 (in three separate payments): unitary authorities have each received £314,952; county councils have each received £262,500; district councils have each received £52,452; and combined authorities have each received £272,727. £8.15 million has also been allocated to those councils which either have, or are near to, a major air, land or sea port to increase capacity to plan for and accommodate changes and ensure the councils continue to operate efficiently. £5.79 million has been allocated to Local Resilience Forums to support them with their core administration costs for preparing, testing, assuring and delivering plans for supporting the delivery of Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 23/10/2019 15:18:08 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane