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1020275

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date	05/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 8 of his Department's policy statement, Proposals for reform of the annual canvass, published on 5 October 2018, how his Department defines potential electors.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	199441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) sometimes have information to indicate that a person is resident at a given address but is not yet registered to vote at that address. Such people are pending or potential electors.</p><p> </p><p>The information indicating that an elector is resident at an address could have come from various sources. For example, it may have been provided by the potential elector themselves, if they have applied to register to vote but their application has not yet been determined. Alternatively, their name might have been added to a Household Enquiry Form returned to the ERO as part of the annual canvass. Or the ERO may have obtained information from local data sources, such as council tax records. Individual citizens can only be added to the register once they have completed an application which allows the ERO to determine their eligibility.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 10/12/2018 17:23:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1020287

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 9 of his Department's policy statement, Proposals for reform of the annual canvass, published on 5 October 2018, what steps the Government plans to take to increase registration in the number of attainers; and if the Government will reinstate a separate section for 16 to 17 years olds in the Household Enquiry Form.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	199443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to building a democracy that works for everyone. Throughout 2018 we have taken steps to promote democratic engagement amongst young people in particular, including attainers. By making use of the Suffrage Fund, we have delivered three specific projects. These are the Democracy Ambassadors Scheme to recruit and train youth democracy ambassadors, the development and publication of a toolkit for parliamentarians to engage young people and a new secondary schools resource (www.suffrageresources.org.uk).</p><p> </p><p>Our Register to Vote website is widely used by young people: over 7.3 million online applications have been submitted by 16-24 year olds since 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission (EC) has responsibility for designing registration forms, which are subject to the approval of the Minister for the Cabinet Office following consultation with the Scottish Ministers in respect of forms for use in Scotland and the Welsh Ministers in respect of forms for use in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the Electoral Commission on the implementation of canvass reform. Canvass reform will lead to new requirements for canvass forms. We understand the EC intends to undertake user testing on the new forms, with a view to making sure the forms are as clear as possible for the citizen.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 10/12/2018 17:15:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1020326

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his consultation on proposals for the reform of the annual canvass, what steps he is taking to put in place (a) an effective year-round registration process and (b) longer-term plans for electoral registration reform.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	199446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone who is eligible to vote is able to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Online registration, introduced in 2014, has already transformed the way many people register to vote by making it easier, simpler and faster. This can be done online at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/register-to-vote</a> in as little as 5 minutes. Three quarters (75.2%) of the over 36 million applications to register to vote since June 2014 were made online and the user satisfaction rate with the website is consistently more than 90%</p><p><br> We keep the registration system under review at all times, especially with a view to its modernising. In doing so, we work closely with a wide range of partners such as the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, the Scottish Assessors Association and SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives).</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 10/12/2018 17:25:12 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1010589

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Arts and Sports Competitors: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many creative and sporting tier 5 visa applications (a) were subject to an administrative review and (b) had the original decision overturned following an administrative review in each year from 2012 to 2017.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	193515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The published information relates to total grants and refusals of entry clearance visas for Tier 5 creative and sporting, published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/11/2018 12:43:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1006074

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2018 to Question 180245 on Prescription Drugs, for what reason his Department did not include individual testimony; and what proportion of the published evidence was submitted by pharmaceutical companies.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	190913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>‘Prescribed Medicines: An Evidence Review’ is a public health evidence review of the published evidence and available data. This process is distinct from a public inquiry so the inclusion of individual testimonies would not be appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) is aware of the importance and relevance of the experience of patients in understanding the issues. The review will give significant prominence to the patients’ experiences and examine existing service models through published research and other methods, for example analysis of annual reports of various withdrawal charities.</p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence was open to all parties, including pharmaceutical companies. The call for evidence has now closed. The National Guideline Centre (NGC) will provide details on the evidence submitted in their rapid evidence assessment report. The report is due in early 2019.</p><p> </p><p>A non-disclosure agreement was not made between PHE and the NGC in relation to the review of literature on prescribed medicines.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 190914 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:07:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1006075

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a non-disclosure agreement was made between Public Health England and the National Guideline Centre in relation to the review of literature on prescribed medicines.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	190914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>‘Prescribed Medicines: An Evidence Review’ is a public health evidence review of the published evidence and available data. This process is distinct from a public inquiry so the inclusion of individual testimonies would not be appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) is aware of the importance and relevance of the experience of patients in understanding the issues. The review will give significant prominence to the patients’ experiences and examine existing service models through published research and other methods, for example analysis of annual reports of various withdrawal charities.</p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence was open to all parties, including pharmaceutical companies. The call for evidence has now closed. The National Guideline Centre (NGC) will provide details on the evidence submitted in their rapid evidence assessment report. The report is due in early 2019.</p><p> </p><p>A non-disclosure agreement was not made between PHE and the NGC in relation to the review of literature on prescribed medicines.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 190913 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:07:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith