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1110373

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date	08/04/2019
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	Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to ban (a) starting stalls and (b) other forms of dangerous equipment in horse racing.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	242198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is keen that the welfare needs of racehorses are well met, both during their racing lives and afterwards and any racehorse fatality is one too many. We are in regular discussions with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), who are responsible for safety at racetracks, about how we can look at ways in which we can make horseracing safer and further reduce fatalities at tracks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that whilst the BHA have made improvements to the welfare of racehorses, there is still more work to be done. That is why I will be meeting with the BHA soon, and pressing them for an action plan on improving the safety at starting stalls, and safety relating to other equipment. There are strict rules around the use of whip with stiff penalties for those riders who breach them. The Animal Welfare Act 2006 makes it an offence for anyone to cause unnecessary suffering to an animal and this includes racehorses on racetracks.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 242199 242200 question first answered 16/04/2019 13:26:34 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1110374

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
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 steps he is taking to limit or reduce the number of fatalities in horse racing.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	242199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is keen that the welfare needs of racehorses are well met, both during their racing lives and afterwards and any racehorse fatality is one too many. We are in regular discussions with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), who are responsible for safety at racetracks, about how we can look at ways in which we can make horseracing safer and further reduce fatalities at tracks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that whilst the BHA have made improvements to the welfare of racehorses, there is still more work to be done. That is why I will be meeting with the BHA soon, and pressing them for an action plan on improving the safety at starting stalls, and safety relating to other equipment. There are strict rules around the use of whip with stiff penalties for those riders who breach them. The Animal Welfare Act 2006 makes it an offence for anyone to cause unnecessary suffering to an animal and this includes racehorses on racetracks.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 242198 242200 question first answered 16/04/2019 13:26:34 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1110377

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce, refine and replace the use of animals for warfare experiments in Porton Down and other facilities which engage in such testing.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	242201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down, Wiltshire, is licensed by the Home Office to conduct the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) in-house research involving the use of animals.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office only allows testing if it is clear that the benefits outweigh the harms, and that the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) have been fully taken into account and will be implemented.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl operates in accordance with the principles of the 3Rs, and has an active programme to increase 3Rs implementation. For example, Dstl has developed an in-vitro method to measure the biological activity of anti-toxin medical countermeasures and has recently agreed with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency that our new tissue culture can replace animals in the future.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, Dstl was part of a five-organisation partnership with the National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, which published a roadmap on developing and applying non-animal technologies (NATs) to improve the methods and ways of testing the safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals, veterinary products, chemicals, agrichemicals and consumer products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/04/2019 13:23:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1109514

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Music: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with music collecting societies on reducing the cost of a licence for playing music in small business premises.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	240596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s agency, the Intellectual Property Office, has regular discussions with a range of music collecting societies. Collecting societies are private, commercial organisations and, although the Government regulates them in some respects, it plays no role in setting their licence tariffs. Businesses that are dissatisfied may have recourse to the Copyright Tribunal, an independent judicial body which adjudicates on the price and terms of copyright licences.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/04/2019 14:02:52 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1108790

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
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	Mental Health Services: Young People
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 he has made of the availability of suitable accommodation providers for teenagers aged over 16 suffering with mental health issues and at high risk of self-harm.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	239273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not carried out an assessment. Accommodation for teenagers aged over 16 suffering with mental health issues may be commissioned through a number of bodies including NHS England, clinical commissioning groups and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/04/2019 11:22:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1108793

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Police Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, whether the Government plans to bring forward plans to increase the number of secure structures available for people with mental health problems in police custody.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	239274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to keeping mentally ill people who have committed no offence. out of police cells, and have made changes to the Mental Health Act to help ensure this. There are no plans to create any additional secure facilities within police custody settings for those with mental health problems.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/04/2019 16:06:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1105593

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	NHS: Drugs
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 his Department is taking ensure that UK pharmaceutical and medical companies will not be disadvantaged by unregulated imports from EU companies if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	237745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the safe and effective regulation of medicines in the United Kingdom; we continue to strengthen safety while ensuring patients and the public have fast access to new, innovative medicines.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 March 2019, Parliament voted to agree legislation that would, in the event the UK left the European Union without a deal, amend the UK’s regulatory framework for the safe supply of medicines to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This legislation would see the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency take on the functions currently undertaken by the EU and operate as a standalone regulator for human medicines on the UK market. The provisions include the introduction of various checks and balances on the medicines supply chain, including those imported from the European Economic Area, which will be required to comply with the same regulatory requirements as medicines from the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/04/2019 15:49:42 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1105609

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency plans HMRC has for exporting companies in the north to avoid delays at the customs at alternative ports and airports in the event that Channel ports are under pressure in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	237752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. However, in the event of a ‘no deal’, HMRC will prioritise the flow of trade, ensuring the border remains secure, while collecting the taxes due.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have engaged with a broad range of traders and stakeholders to help them prepare for export procedures in the event of a no deal. Although the treatment of goods exported from the UK into the EU will be a matter for the EU, to minimise delays, the Government has streamlined the export process at Roll on Roll off locations to reduce delays and ensured that some customs processes can take place away from the border. The UK has also negotiated accession to the Common Transit Convention (CTC). This allows both imported and exported goods to move smoothly across international borders without the payment of duties until they reach their final destination, and removes the need for multiple import/export declarations as goods move through different territories. Information on CTC can be found on Gov.uk</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/04/2019 12:12:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1092606

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to lower business rates.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	235353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Since 2016, Government has announced a range of business rates reforms and measures. These include raising the threshold for Small Business Rate Relief, linking the multiplier to CPI rather than RPI inflation, a new retail discount worth an estimated £1 billion, and a range of other smaller reliefs. In total, these measures are estimated to be worth over £13 billion between 2019-20 and 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 27/03/2019 10:54:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1091346

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what illnesses are considered terminal under Special Rules for Terminal Illness.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	234254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Special Rules for Terminal Illness apply across a range of benefits. Terminal illness is defined in legislation as applying to someone who “is suffering from a progressive disease and death in consequence of that disease can reasonably be expected within 6 months.” The Department applies the Special Rules, regardless of what health condition a person has, in line with this definition.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 27/03/2019 15:01:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns