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1085845

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Truancy: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fines for unauthorised school absence on school attendance levels.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	909690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Parents have a duty to ensure their child of compulsory school age, who is registered at school, attends regularly.</p><p>We have not formally assessed the impact of penalty notices but comparable data shows overall absence rates have remained fairly stable across recent years, following a downward trend since 2006/07 (4.7% in 2016/17, compared to 6.5% in 2006/07).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/03/2019 16:51:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1086694

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Diabetes: Diets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the clinical effectiveness of low carbohydrate diets in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	230814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>A joint working group between the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition, NHS England and Diabetes UK is currently reviewing the evidence on lower carbohydrate diets (alongside higher fat and/or higher protein) compared to current Government advice for adults with type 2 diabetes. The draft report will be published for consultation in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2019 16:29:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1086695

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Diets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure Clinical Commissioning Groups use consistent criteria in relation to the clinical effectiveness of low carbohydrate diets when making local commissioning decisions .
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	230815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, the Government recommends that most people should follow a healthy balanced diet based on fruit and vegetables and higher fibre starchy carbohydrates, as illustrated by the national Eatwell Guide, available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/742750/Eatwell_Guide_booklet_2018v4.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/742750/Eatwell_Guide_booklet_2018v4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Government advice on carbohydrates is based on recommendations made by Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition in its Carbohydrates and Health report. This report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-carbohydrates-and-health-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-carbohydrates-and-health-report</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Low carbohydrate diets appear to have an effect on weight loss in the short term, but there is no difference in weight after about 12 months, compared to losing weight through conventional weight loss diets. Further information on this can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/obr.12405" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/obr.12405</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-00597/low-fat-or-low-carbohydrate-diets-seem-just-as-effective-for-weight-loss" target="_blank">https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-00597/low-fat-or-low-carbohydrate-diets-seem-just-as-effective-for-weight-loss</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department would expect clinical commissioning groups to take account of Government and Public Health England guidance.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2019 16:31:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1086702

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Seasonal Workers: Cornwall
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of seasonal workers employed in Cornwall in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	230817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of seasonal, casual or gang labourers on commercial agricultural holdings<sup>(a)</sup> in the South West Region on 1 June in each of the last five years is shown in the table below. County breakdowns are only available for 2013 and 2016, therefore figures for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are included for these years only.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Seasonal, casual or gang labour<sup>(b)</sup></strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Region</p></td><td><p>4429</p></td><td><p>5440</p></td><td><p>5744</p></td><td><p>5415</p></td><td><p>6757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall and Isles of Scilly</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>1221</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>n/a: not available</p><p>Source: Defra June Survey of Agriculture</p><p>(a) Commercial holdings are those with significant levels of farming activity. These significant levels are classified as any holding with more than 5 hectares of agricultural land, 1 hectare of orchards, 0.5 hectares of vegetables or 0.1 hectares of protected crops, or more than 10 cows, 50 pigs, 20 sheep, 20 goats or 1,000 poultry.</p><p>(b) Seasonal, casual or gang labour is defined as seasonal, casual and gang workers, including family and non-family workers who are usually employed for less than 20 weeks of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/03/2019 12:14:50 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1077561

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Migrant Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the potential effect of the £30,000 salary threshold on NHS and care services; and what plans he has to enable effective recruitment from abroad to meet demand for NHS staff after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	226159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions with the Home Secretary on a range of subjects including the future immigration system and its impact on the health and social care sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets out a vital strategic framework to ensure that over the next ten years the NHS will have the staff it needs so that nurses and doctors have the time they need to care, working in a supportive culture that allows them to provide the expert compassionate care they are committed to providing.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, the upcoming Social Care Green Paper will set out the Department’s proposals for reform of the sector to put it on a more sustainable future footing. This will include a vision for its workforce and proposals to boost recruitment and retention in the longer term.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 06/03/2019 13:48:55 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1077563

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the consultation on the £30,000 salary threshold will commence; and whether that consultation will take into account the views of employers and recruiters in the health and social care sector.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	226160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to developing a future borders and immigration system that will cater for all sectors of the UK, including for those who make a very valuable contribution to our health and social care sector.</p><p>The Migration Advisory Committee has recommended that we should retain the existing system of salary thresholds including the minimum £30,000 salary threshold for skilled workers in the future borders and immigration system. Such a threshold is an important mechanism to control who can come here.</p><p>As the Government has been clear, we are launching a twelve month engagement process in order to listen to businesses and organisations on what a suitable threshold should be. We will consider the feedback from this process before making a final decision. We are also considering whether jobs recognised in national shortage should attract a lower salary threshold.</p><p>Our proposals in the immigration White Paper, the UK’s Future Skills-Based Immigration System, were accompanied by a full economic appraisal.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2019 15:22:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1077566

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2019 to Question 220952 on Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Scheme, whether it will be possible for seasonal workers who have spent six months in any twelve month period working in the UK under the scheme and have left the UK to re-apply to the scheme and return to the UK.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	226161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>The Immigration Rules set no limit to the number of times a migrant worker can be granted leave under the Seasonal Workers Pilot, provided that grant of leave would not result in them spending more than six months in the UK during any rolling 12 month period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/03/2019 16:00:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1060604

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Environmental Stewardship Scheme: St Austell and Newquay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers in St Austell and Newquay constituency have not received payment from the Rural Payments Agency for their (a) Entry Level Stewardship and (b) Higher Level Stewardship claims for 2017.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	220948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Unlike Countryside Stewardship, which is a newer scheme, the information held centrally on Environmental Stewardship agreements and claims does not reliably contain the detail which would allow us to identify that a claimant resided in a particular constituency. The resource cost to give Environmental Stewardship claim data at parliamentary constituency level is too great.</p><p> </p><p>Across England, for 2017 just under 98% of Environmental Stewardship agreement holders have received their advance payment and 80% have received their 2017 final payment. The Rural Payments Agency took on administration of Environmental Stewardship in October 2018 and is continuing to simplify the administration of the scheme as far as possible under the current EU system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/02/2019 14:31:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1060607

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Environmental Stewardship Scheme: St Austell and Newquay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers in St Austell and Newquay constituency have not received their 2018 Countryside Stewardship Scheme payment from the Rural Payments Agency.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	220949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>There are 26 Countryside Stewardship agreement holders in St Austell and Newquay constituency who are eligible for an annual 2018 payment. While payments for 2018 claims are underway, of the 26, 22 have not yet received their payment. The Rural Payments Agency took on administration of Countryside Stewardship in October 2018 and is continuing to simplify the administration of the scheme as far as possible under the current EU system.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/02/2019 12:29:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1060608

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Environmental Stewardship Scheme: St Austell and Newquay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers in St Austell and Newquay constituency have not received an agreement with the Rural Payments Agency after applying to the 2019 Countryside Stewardship Scheme within the qualifying period for 2019.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	220950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>There were a total of nine applicants in St Austell and Newquay constituency who submitted a valid application for a Countryside Stewardship agreement commencing on 1 January 2019. Of these, four applicants have been offered an agreement. The other five valid applications are being processed towards the stage at which the offer of an agreement can be made.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA took on administration of Countryside Stewardship in October 2018 and is continuing to simplify the administration of the scheme as far as possible under the current EU system.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2019 14:36:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double