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registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Beer: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the number of microbreweries in the UK in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	1143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>While we do not hold information on the number of microbreweries (which are typically identified by the limited amount of beer they produce), data is collected on the number of manufacturers of beer split by employee size-band. As displayed in the table below the number of breweries has increased by over 120%, with the vast majority of this increase being among those enterprises with less than 10 employees.</p><p><strong>Number of Beer Manufacturing Enterprises </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0 to 9 employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>885</p></td><td><p>780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>995</p></td><td><p>875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UK Business- Activity Size and Location (ONS)</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2017 12:56:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

732639

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 98 of the report, UK Poverty: Causes and Solutions, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 6 September 2016, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation to ensure that additional investment of £280 million per annum is made in NHS perinatal mental health services, to bring them up to NICE guidance standards.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	1081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to improving perinatal mental health services for all women during pregnancy and in the first postnatal year, so that women are able to access the right care at the right time and close to home. The Spring Budget in March 2015 and the Spending Review in November 2015 both recognised perinatal mental health services as a priority area for additional investment, totalling £365 million from 2015/16 to 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is leading the programme of work to transform specialist perinatal mental health services, so that by 2020/21 at least 30,000 more women each year are able to access evidence-based specialist mental health care during the perinatal period. This includes access to psychological therapies and specialist community or inpatient care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 28/06/2017 09:23:04 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

732695

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on England's regional airports of devolving air passenger duty to the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish Government are yet to announce rates for their new Air Departure Tax (ADT). The UK government will closely monitor any effects of rate changes in Scotland on UK airports, and as announced at Autumn Statement 2016, the government has committed to reviewing ways of supporting English airports from any effects of Air Passenger Duty devolution once the UK has withdrawn from the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 911 question first answered 28/06/2017 13:41:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

732266

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what proportion of his Department's staff are women.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 450 staff, and is growing fast. As the Department is currently recruiting a large number of staff we do not currently hold a full data set, but diversity data will be published in due course in line with CS reporting requirements.</p><p>The Department is committed to the creation of a diverse and inclusive working environment to ensure staff do not face any barriers to success, and all staff feel supported at work. As such, the Department is committed to the steps established in the 2016 Talent Action Plan to help the Civil Service become the most inclusive employer in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2017 10:50:23 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732267

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase national insurance contributions for self-employed people.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to increase Class 4 NICs, which are paid by self-employed people. As ever, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/06/2017 13:39:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732284

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Borough Market: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will meet Borough Market traders to discuss their business needs in the aftermath of the recent terror attack which forced those businesses to close temporarily.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	1002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>It is important that local traders are adequately supported in the aftermath of this tragic event. I will be happy to meet with Borough Market traders whose businesses have been forced to close temporarily in order to discuss their business needs going forward.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2017 14:17:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

732285

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Mental Health Trust does not reduce its mental health budgets; and what information his Department holds on changes to the level of those budgets planned for the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is the lead commissioner on mental health for Cheshire and Wirral. The CCG intends to increase funding over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>The CCG advises that its contracted mental health spend in 2017/18 is £26.251 million, which equates to a 4.7% increase in spend compared to 2016/17. 95% of this budget is directly contracted with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 28/06/2017 09:21:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

732288

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the (a) footfall at and (b) revenue of UK airports of the reduction in Air Passenger Duty in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish Government are yet to announce rates for their new Air Departure Tax (ADT). The UK government will closely monitor any effects of rate changes in Scotland on UK airports, and as announced at Autumn Statement 2016, the government has committed to reviewing ways of supporting English airports from any effects of Air Passenger Duty devolution once the UK has withdrawn from the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 1235 question first answered 28/06/2017 13:41:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

732292

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to review Police and Crime Commissioners' responsibility for managing the employment of the Chief Constable for their area.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) as directly elected individuals are best placed to make the decision to appoint, suspend or remove a Chief Constable to ensure the force can deliver their locally agreed police and crime priorities.</p><p>In making a decision to compel a Chief Constable to resign or retire, a PCC is bound by certain requirements, including acting reasonably and fairly, and consulting the Chief Constable, the local police and crime panel (PCP) and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary. The Home Office continues to work with partners to ensure the effectiveness of this process.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/06/2017 10:51:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

732294

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department is providing to clinical commissioning groups that are in deficit to allow them to meet clinical need.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>All clinical commissioning groups in deficit receive additional support from the NHS England regional teams and local offices in helping them to manage their resources as effectively as possible, whilst supporting their day to day decision making. This allows them to meet the clinical need of the local area.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is also in the process of revising the work programme for the financial resilience programme, which aims to provide broader support to all clinical commissioning groups, with a particular focus on those in deficit.</p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups in deficit will often also benefit from a review by external advisors to help clarify the nature of their financial challenge, and to help craft solutions to ensure that the local clinical need is best met.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 28/06/2017 14:11:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell