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654913

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Croxley Rail Link
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received from (a) the Mayor of London and (b) Transport of London on the cost of the Croxley rail link; and whether the Government plans to provide additional funding to support the development of that link.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	56736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>Since taking over management of the Croxley Rail Link in November 2015, Transport for London (TfL) has been reviewing the main work contracts. From discussions between officials in the Department and in TfL, we are aware that, as a result of prices received from the supply chain, the costs of the scheme are currently higher than the agreed budget. We understand TfL is considering how best to deal with this.</p><p>At a meeting with the Mayor on 5 December the Secretary of State for Transport re-confirmed the importance that the Government attaches to the scheme which will deliver significant transport benefits and significantly boost economic growth in Watford and the wider north west London area. Indeed, the Government, together with local councils and the Local Enterprise Partnership, has already committed substantial funding to this scheme and nearly 85% of the total budgeted cost.</p><p>Under the terms of the funding agreement in place for the scheme, TfL committed to the agreed budget of £284.4m and so agreed to meet any costs incurred over that budget. Conversely, they would retain the full amount of any cost savings. The Department will not be providing any additional funding for the scheme and expects TfL to complete it as agreed.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/12/2016 15:54:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

654423

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to promote a national awareness campaign on stop smoking services.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	56527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>Smoking rates in England are now their lowest since records began. The Government’s aim is to increase the number of smokers who make effective quit attempts. The number of smokers in England attempting to quit has declined over the last decade but the proportion of these quitting successfully has increased. As a result, the percentage of all smokers quitting successfully each year has increased over the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to quit smoking is with a combination of behavioural support and pharmacotherapy. Specialist stop smoking services remain highly effective and cost effective and smokers who use them are up to four times as likely to quit successfully as if they try to quit unaided. Smokers who use English stop smoking services are up to four times as likely to quit successfully.<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><p>Advice from a healthcare professional (HCP) is the most commonly cited external trigger for a quit attempt and therefore HCPs have a vital role to play. A new national Commissioning for Quality and Innovation indicator incentivises National Health Service trusts to identify smokers, provide advice and refer all those who are willing into specialist quitting support. Free online training, commissioned by Public Health England (PHE), is available for HCPs on delivering very brief advice on smoking. PHE continues to promote awareness of stop smoking services and encourage smokers to take up their expert support via its marketing activity including campaigns such as Stoptober.</p><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>:</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ncsct.co.uk/usr/pub/Briefing%208.pdf" target="_blank">West, R. (2012) Stop smoking services: increased chances of quitting. NCSCT Briefing #8. London; National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training</a></p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 56501 56502 question first answered 15/12/2016 10:10:44 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

654428

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of reasons why quit rates for smoking have declined in recent years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	56501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>Smoking rates in England are now their lowest since records began. The Government’s aim is to increase the number of smokers who make effective quit attempts. The number of smokers in England attempting to quit has declined over the last decade but the proportion of these quitting successfully has increased. As a result, the percentage of all smokers quitting successfully each year has increased over the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to quit smoking is with a combination of behavioural support and pharmacotherapy. Specialist stop smoking services remain highly effective and cost effective and smokers who use them are up to four times as likely to quit successfully as if they try to quit unaided. Smokers who use English stop smoking services are up to four times as likely to quit successfully.<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><p>Advice from a healthcare professional (HCP) is the most commonly cited external trigger for a quit attempt and therefore HCPs have a vital role to play. A new national Commissioning for Quality and Innovation indicator incentivises National Health Service trusts to identify smokers, provide advice and refer all those who are willing into specialist quitting support. Free online training, commissioned by Public Health England (PHE), is available for HCPs on delivering very brief advice on smoking. PHE continues to promote awareness of stop smoking services and encourage smokers to take up their expert support via its marketing activity including campaigns such as Stoptober.</p><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>:</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ncsct.co.uk/usr/pub/Briefing%208.pdf" target="_blank">West, R. (2012) Stop smoking services: increased chances of quitting. NCSCT Briefing #8. London; National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training</a></p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 56502 56527 question first answered 15/12/2016 10:10:44 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

654429

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of stop smoking services in England.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	56502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>Smoking rates in England are now their lowest since records began. The Government’s aim is to increase the number of smokers who make effective quit attempts. The number of smokers in England attempting to quit has declined over the last decade but the proportion of these quitting successfully has increased. As a result, the percentage of all smokers quitting successfully each year has increased over the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to quit smoking is with a combination of behavioural support and pharmacotherapy. Specialist stop smoking services remain highly effective and cost effective and smokers who use them are up to four times as likely to quit successfully as if they try to quit unaided. Smokers who use English stop smoking services are up to four times as likely to quit successfully.<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><p>Advice from a healthcare professional (HCP) is the most commonly cited external trigger for a quit attempt and therefore HCPs have a vital role to play. A new national Commissioning for Quality and Innovation indicator incentivises National Health Service trusts to identify smokers, provide advice and refer all those who are willing into specialist quitting support. Free online training, commissioned by Public Health England (PHE), is available for HCPs on delivering very brief advice on smoking. PHE continues to promote awareness of stop smoking services and encourage smokers to take up their expert support via its marketing activity including campaigns such as Stoptober.</p><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>:</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ncsct.co.uk/usr/pub/Briefing%208.pdf" target="_blank">West, R. (2012) Stop smoking services: increased chances of quitting. NCSCT Briefing #8. London; National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training</a></p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 56501 56527 question first answered 15/12/2016 10:10:44 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

650318

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he had made of the level of regional variation in smoking prevalences across England; and whether the Government plans to take steps to address those regional variations.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	55998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>There are unacceptable variations in smoking prevalence across England which ranges from 9.5% to 26.8%. This information can be found as part of the Tobacco Control Profiles at:</p><p><a href="http://www.tobaccoprofiles.info/" target="_blank">http://www.tobaccoprofiles.info/</a></p><p>The new tobacco control plan will place tackling these inequalities at its heart.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 12/12/2016 15:47:34 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

641458

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the strength of diplomatic and economic relations between India and the UK.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	907420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) noted when she visited India, this relationship matters more than ever. The UK shares a longstanding, broad and deep friendship with India, covering economic and commercial ties, defence and security, and people-to-people links.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/11/2016 15:02:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

636341

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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, what progress his Department has made on developing a tobacco control strategy.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	907219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a world leader in tobacco control and the government has a proven track record in reducing harm caused by tobacco, through the introduction of standardised packaging, the display ban on tobacco in small shops, and ending smoking in cars with children.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is developing a new tobacco control plan which will build on our success in reducing smoking rates to date.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 15/11/2016 16:51:25 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

627354

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications of the ongoing glorification sanctioned by the Palestinian Authority of people who have killed Israelis for the viability of a lasting two-state solution.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	51552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>While we have not made any assessment on this specific issue, we regularly urge the Palestinian and Israeli leaderships to refrain from or prevent any actions that could threaten the viability of a two-state solution, including violence, incitement and settlement expansion. We continue to support the reinstatement of the Tripartite Committee on Incitement as the appropriate channel to deal with allegations of incitement from either side, and continue to press the Palestinian Authority (PA) regularly on the importance of their swift condemnation of violent attacks.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/11/2016 14:57:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

598256

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 3 May 2016 to Question 35653, how much Public Health England plans to spend on campaigns promoting the cessation of smoking in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	47621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England took over all the public health campaigns formerly run by the Department on 1 April 2013, including smoking cessation.</p><p> </p><p>Campaigns for 2016-17 promoting the cessation of smoking are currently ongoing. Final media costs will be available only after the 2016-17 financial year end, when spend has been confirmed and completed.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 18/10/2016 15:49:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

542272

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Committees: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to re-establish the Economic Affairs (Airports) sub-Committee.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	43921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>A full updated list of the Cabinet Committees will be published in the coming weeks. In line with the previous arrangements, there will be a Cabinet sub-Committee to consider airport capacity in the South East of England.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 09/09/2016 12:19:18 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman