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911261

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Pension Protection Fund
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 plans to increase the level of compensation payable by the Pension Protection Fund.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	147872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Labour government set up the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to pay a meaningful level of compensation to DB scheme members where the sponsoring employer becomes insolvent.</p><p> </p><p>The PPF is fundamentally funded by a levy on eligible schemes. Therefore, any decision to increase either the level of compensation, or to provide inflation increases to pensions built up before April 1997, would result in significant increases to levy payers. It is not proposed to change the present law.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 147873 147874 question first answered 04/06/2018 10:53:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

911262

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Pension Protection Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing inflation-linked increases to the amounts payable by the Pension Protection Fund to people with pre-April 1997 pensionable service.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	147873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Labour government set up the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to pay a meaningful level of compensation to DB scheme members where the sponsoring employer becomes insolvent.</p><p> </p><p>The PPF is fundamentally funded by a levy on eligible schemes. Therefore, any decision to increase either the level of compensation, or to provide inflation increases to pensions built up before April 1997, would result in significant increases to levy payers. It is not proposed to change the present law.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 147872 147874 question first answered 04/06/2018 10:53:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

895126

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	European Food Safety Authority: Membership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to negotiate associate membership of the European Food Safety Authority for when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	905124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>As my Rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister said in her speech at Mansion House, we are exploring the terms on which we could remain part of European Union agencies for sectors where close collaboration is critical.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering a range of options for the future of risk assessment and scientific advice in the United Kingdom. After the UK has left the EU our priority will be to maintain the UK’s high standards of food and feed safety.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a long tradition of close scientific collaboration with European Food Safety Authority which we greatly value and hope to continue in the future.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 03/05/2018 13:23:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

864411

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence the Government has had with the German Government on steps against Volkswagen after its manipulation of data emissions.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	132894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>It is for the German Government as the responsible authority in the first place to take legal action. Ministers have regularly raised this issue with their German counterparts. The Government will continue to press the new German administration to seek a successful outcome.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2018 13:13:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

864412

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Exhaust Emissions: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to make the manipulation of emissions data a criminal offence attracting (a) custodial sentences and (b) financial penalties.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	132895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on proposals to strengthen the penalties available for the use of prohibited defeat devices. The details of our proposals are set out in this consultation document -<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/road-vehicles-improving-air-quality-and-safety" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/road-vehicles-improving-air-quality-and-safety</a>. We are now considering the responses to decide how to proceed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2018 13:00:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

864413

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71366, on Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions, whether the Government has provided any assistance to customers or their legal representatives in their bid for civil action against Volkswagen.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	132896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department continues to engage with the firms that are pursuing legal action against Volkswagen and has responded to their requests for information and assistance when appropriate. We will continue to monitor the progress of their action.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also responds to many requests for further information about the issue from members of the public and has met with a group of VW customers with affected vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2018 13:09:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

864414

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to (a) quantify the amount and (b) assess the effect of extra air pollution produced by cars affected by emission data manipulation in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	132897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to estimate accurately the air quality impacts resulting from Volkwagen’s actions as it is not possible to quantify the additional emissions of the affected vehicles under all conditions of operation.</p><p> </p><p>However the Department has made a comparison of the old software to the new ‘fix’ software under test track conditions. Results from tests of four Skoda vehicles (Roomster, Rapid, Superb and Octavia) indicate 25-40% lower NOx emissions with the new ‘fix’ software.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2018 13:06:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

864418

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cars of what makes in the Government Car Service were affected by Volkswagen's manipulation of emissions data; what the cost was to the public purse of the purchased or hired cars in that service that were affected; and what the cost was to the public purse of rectifying the faulty devices on those cars and of hiring or buying replacement vehicles as a result of those faulty devices.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	132901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government Car Service fleet has no VW vehicles and was unaffected.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on departmental fleets across Government is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 132902 question first answered 23/03/2018 12:35:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

864419

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cars of what makes in departmental fleets were affected by Volkswagen's manipulation of emissions data; what the cost was to the public purse of such fleet cars purchased or hired that were so affected; and what the cost was to the public purse of rectifying the faulty devices on those cars and of hiring or buying replacement vehicles as a result of those faulty devices.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	132902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government Car Service fleet has no VW vehicles and was unaffected.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on departmental fleets across Government is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 132901 question first answered 23/03/2018 12:35:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

846921

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	National Food Crime Unit: Prosecutions
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 prosecutions have been secured as a result of intelligence gathered by the National Food Crime Unit since its establishment; what offences those prosecutions were for; and what the outcome was of each such prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	129095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) is an intelligence unit which does not currently have the remit, resources or powers to conduct its own investigations or prosecutions. Intelligence gathered and analysed is therefore disseminated to partners, primarily in local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The NFCU became fully operational in early 2016. That year it disseminated 503 individual pieces of intelligence to partners making a further 595 disseminations in 2017. As local authority and policing partners are responsible for deciding what enforcement action is appropriate, the NFCU does not routinely receive feedback on the outcome of these disseminations. We are aware that in 2017 NFCU intelligence led to the first conviction in the United Kingdom for the illegal sale of toxic chemical 2,4 dinitrophenol for consumption under food safety legislation.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/03/2018 15:24:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith