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533556

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date	07/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Apprenticeship Levy on the (a) changes made by and (b) finances of employment businesses that supply temporary workers.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	42208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>An impact note on the apprenticeship levy is available online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-levy/apprenticeship-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-levy/apprenticeship-levy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The levy will apply to all employers in all sectors with a paybill above £3million with no exceptions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will support all employers in using the levy funds to invest in apprenticeships and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills is working with employers to create apprenticeships across all sectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 12/07/2016 10:35:38 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

533558

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office EU Unit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans for the EU Unit to include voluntary sector representation or request input from that sector.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	42138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The new Europe Unit will bring together officials with a wide range of policy expertise from across Government. Many interest groups have directly approached Government Ministers, and Departments will look to ensure stakeholders’ views are properly captured and considered.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 12/07/2016 14:09:36 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

533566

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding was allocated to each of his Department's sub-divisions in each year since 2009-10; and what forecasts of allocations have been made for future years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	42174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The funding for each of Treasury’s sub divisions since 2009-10 can be found on the Main Estimates at www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-main-estimates.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury does not usually set detailed budgets more than a year ahead but have provided the Office for Budget Responsibility with a funding commitment for the period to 2020-21. This can be found at www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/topics/governance-and-reporting/#letters.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/07/2016 13:57:30 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

533599

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Anxiety: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce anxiety disorder in women under 35.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	42124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services treat common mental health conditions, including anxiety. More than 3.5 million adults have entered the IAPT programme since its inception in 2008. Of that 3.5 million, over 2.1 million have completed treatment and over 725,000 are in recovery and more than 100,000 people have moved off sick pay and benefits.</p><p> </p><p>We have introduced waiting times standards to ensure better access to IAPT so that 75% of people referred to IAPT receive treatment within six weeks and 95% receive treatment within 18 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2016, the Government announced almost £1 billion of additional investment for mental health, which included £290 million of new investment over the next five years to provide mental healthcare for perinatal care.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2016 15:24:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

533602

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Innovative Medicines and Medical Technology Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish the final Accelerated Access Review related to drug development and innovation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	42142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government expects to publish the review it commissioned on the independently chaired Accelerated Access Review shortly. The Review team are currently considering publication dates.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 12/07/2016 13:50:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

533605

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which UK drug and alcohol treatment is dependent on EU funding streams; whether such streams will remain open until such time as Article 50 is enacted; and what measures his Department plans to put in place to maintain the level of that funding from the public purse after Article 50 is enacted.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	42140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>Drug and alcohol treatment services in England are funded by local authorities from the public health grant, which does not include European Union funding streams. Individual drug and alcohol treatment services may have applied for and received EU funding, however this data is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, while the United Kingdom remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged. It will be for the Government under the new Prime Minister to begin the negotiation to leave, and set out arrangements for those schemes currently in receipt of EU funds.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/07/2016 13:02:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

533607

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to require manufacturers to display the calorific content of alcoholic drinks on labels.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	42171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to require manufacturers to display the calorific contents of alcoholic drinks on labels. However, some businesses do choose to do so voluntarily.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/07/2016 14:09:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

533610

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to review advertising regulations for reduced-harm tobacco products to take account of the potential of those products to help people quit smoking.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	42180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>For the first time, from May 2016, cessation information to signpost consumers to quitting support has become mandatory on tobacco products. The Government’s advice remains that the best thing a smoker can do is to quit and quit for good. Any smokers wanting to quit, with or without the help of products available on the market, are four times more likely to stop smoking and quit for good with the personalised support offered by local stop smoking services.</p><p> </p><p>The National Centre for Stop Smoking Services has issued guidance on offering advice to those wanting to use e-cigarettes as part of their quit attempts and encouraged local stop smoking services to be open to their use.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that some people have found e-cigarettes helpful in quitting smoking and that they are considerably less harmful than continuing to smoke. The forthcoming tobacco control plan will consider the role of e-cigarettes and other harm reduction products in further reducing the prevalence of smoking in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has no current plans to review the restrictions on advertising for tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 42181 42183 question first answered 12/07/2016 14:54:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

533611

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to advise smokers on the range of harm-reduction products available to help them quit smoking.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	42181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>For the first time, from May 2016, cessation information to signpost consumers to quitting support has become mandatory on tobacco products. The Government’s advice remains that the best thing a smoker can do is to quit and quit for good. Any smokers wanting to quit, with or without the help of products available on the market, are four times more likely to stop smoking and quit for good with the personalised support offered by local stop smoking services.</p><p> </p><p>The National Centre for Stop Smoking Services has issued guidance on offering advice to those wanting to use e-cigarettes as part of their quit attempts and encouraged local stop smoking services to be open to their use.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that some people have found e-cigarettes helpful in quitting smoking and that they are considerably less harmful than continuing to smoke. The forthcoming tobacco control plan will consider the role of e-cigarettes and other harm reduction products in further reducing the prevalence of smoking in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has no current plans to review the restrictions on advertising for tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 42180 42183 question first answered 12/07/2016 14:54:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

533612

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent work his Department has commissioned with the Public Health Research Consortium on the effects of e-cigarettes.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	42182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s Policy Research Programme funds the Public Health Research Consortium (PHRC). The PHRC is undertaking the project ‘E-Cigarettes: Development of Tools to Measure Norms Towards Ordinary Cigarettes and Nicotine Use’. This started in April 2015 and is currently in the write-up stage. It is due to go to peer review and publication plans will be developed subsequently.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 42210 question first answered 12/07/2016 14:56:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly