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760201

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date	13/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the report, Turned Out 2017, published by the RNIB on problems experienced by blind and partially sighted voters at the 2017 General Election; and if he will implement that report's recommendations before local authority elections take place in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	105016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>I welcome the report by the RNIB on the experiences of blind and partially sighted people<br>at the 2017 General Election. The Government will consider these recommendations as<br>part of our current Call for Evidence on the experience of disabled people in registering to<br>vote and voting and will look at the evidence as a whole in planning how to take forward<br>any changes.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/10/2017 14:52:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

760226

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who from his Department will represent the UK at the November meetings of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva and Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons; and what the priorities of those attending those meetings will be.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	105018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK delegation will include military and Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian personnel from the Counter-Proliferation and Arms Control Centre, Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. A priority for the MOD is to support the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in fulfilling our commitments as a proactive State Party to the CCW. MOD participation will allow us to share our thinking on autonomy, notably as set out in the recently published Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) doctrine note. This forms part of our efforts to build improved understanding at the international level in the debate on Armed Forces' use of remote and automated systems.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/10/2017 14:53:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

760250

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	India: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on the treatment of Christians in India.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	105045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>​​The British Government condemns all instances of discrimination and violence against individuals or groups because of their religion, regardless of the country or faith concerns. The UK engages with India on human rights issues, including religious freedom and minority rights, both bilaterally and through the EU. Our High Commission in New Delhi monitors the human rights situation in India and maintains a dialogue with the Indian National Commission for Minorities often via our Consulate General in the country.</p><p>FCO officials in New Delhi also regularly meet senior faith leaders to discuss issues such as religious tolerance, including most recently with a representative from a Christian organisation in India in June. The British Government also runs an array of projects in India to help promote minority rights and combat discrimination.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/10/2017 12:31:11 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

759290

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Food: Origin Marking
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 plans he has to extend country of origin labelling and related geographical origin protections to dairy and processed meat products after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	9812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The government believes in improving transparency for the consumer where practical. Within the EU, the UK argued for the extension of Country of Origin Labelling on fresh meats to include pork, poultry, lamb and goat meat which has applied since April 2015. There has been a requirement for Country of Origin labelling on beef since 2000. The UK has also supported Country of Origin Labelling for lightly processed dairy products such as butter and cheese and for lightly processed meat products such as bacon where this does not place unnecessary costs on businesses. We have also supported comprehensive voluntarily schemes, complementing the mandatory rules, covering many processed meat and dairy products. However, leaving the EU gives us an opportunity to consider the scope for further changes to the law in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/09/2017 13:14:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

759456

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ensure that personal independence payments claimants who suffer from a condition for which there is not yet any medication are not disadvantaged by that fact in their assessments.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	9804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The assessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is designed to treat people as individuals, considering the impact of their impairment or health condition on their everyday life and how each claimant has personally adapted to living with a disability, whether or not medication is prescribed or used. The PIP assessment is not a medical assessment, requiring the Health Professional to diagnose a condition or its severity and recommend treatment options; instead it focuses on the claimant’s functional ability.</p><p>There is no automatic entitlement to PIP by virtue of a health condition (except in terminal illness cases), either for new claimants or those claimants who were in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and who are being reassessed under PIP.</p><p>The PIP Assessment Guide for Health Professionals includes guidance on the assessment criteria and how they should be applied. This guidance can be accessed on the gov.uk website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/09/2017 13:52:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

759457

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Access to Work Programme: Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment claimants who no longer receive mobility payment are having taxis paid for under the Access to Work scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	9805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is not available.</p><p><br>Access to Work support for travel to work is dependent on whether an individual has an inability to use public transport to travel to work, not whether they are in receipt of PIP. Therefore, this information is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/09/2017 16:40:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

759470

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Food: Procurement
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 plans he has to change regulations to enable local authorities or central government to stipulate that food and drink that is procured centrally must be of local country or UK origin after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	9924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The <em>Plan for Public Procurement: Food and Catering Services</em> which was published in 2014 already provides UK food businesses with greater access to central government and wider public sector contracts.</p><p>The Plan aims to simplify the public procurement process and open up the market to more SMEs and local producers. It provides a level playing field on which UK producers can compete for the opportunity to supply more of the produce currently supplied from other countries. It includes tools such as the balanced scorecard, to help contracting parties to balance a range of criteria beneficial to the consumer, the environment, and to producers. These criteria include embedding UK production standards, encouraging seasonality of fresh produce and calling for menus which celebrate the provenance of the food. This approach is a UK-led initiative which is not affected by leaving the EU.</p><p>The balanced scorecard approach is mandated for central government departments as existing contracts come up for renewal and it is also strongly encouraged for other public sector bodies. Defra is working closely with buyers and with the industry to ensure they are well prepared to maximise the opportunities.</p><p>The UK’s departure from the EU allows us to re-examine procurement rules to ensure they work in the best interests of UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/09/2017 14:59:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

758746

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish details of all communications between his Department and the tobacco industry on the Tobacco Control Plan; and what steps he has taken to encourage tobacco companies to engage with the Government in written, as well as oral, form.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	9323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a signatory to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Article 5.3 of the FCTC states that “in setting and implementing their public health policies with respect to tobacco control, Parties shall act to protect these policies from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry in accordance with national law.” The Department has therefore not invited the tobacco industry to contribute to the development of the Tobacco Control Plan. The Government will continue to uphold its obligations under the World Health Organization FCTC.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/09/2017 14:09:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

757017

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the DVLA's system for reporting medical conditions.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	8267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) continually monitors and looks for ways to improve the performance and effectiveness of its processes for notifying medical conditions and making licensing decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA introduced an online service in October 2016 which now allows motorists to notify over 200 medical conditions online. This service has already won two awards including the Digital Public Service Innovation of the Year at the Digital Leaders 100 Awards in June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the online service, the DVLA has made a number of other improvements in this area, including recruiting additional medical and administrative staff. These changes have had a positive impact on the time taken to deal with medical cases. The average time taken to make a licensing decision in the financial year 2016/17 was 37 days, down from 53 days in the 2015/16 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2017 13:39:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

757018

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Scottish Government on tackling the importing of counterfeit electrical goods into Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	8285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>I have had a range of discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Scottish Government ministers.</p><p> </p><p>UK bodies including the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and HMRC work closely with Police Scotland, Trading Standards, the Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group, and industry partners across Scotland, to reduce the importation and sale of all types of counterfeits, including electrical goods.</p><p> </p><p>There is close collaboration between law enforcement bodies based at the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh, and more widely, to tackle this threat. For example, the IPO has recently provided funding to support training courses for 70 Trading Standards officers in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The Intellectual Property Crime Group publishes an annual report into intellectual property crime, including the sale of counterfeit goods in the UK. The latest report can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-ip-crime-report-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-ip-crime-report-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2017 12:42:53 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day