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443928

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library HM Revenue and Customs' full workings, including the methodology, modelling and assumptions, which underpinned the figures included in the Tobacco Levy Consultation, published in September 2015, on the tobacco levy yield after behavioural effects.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	21716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The response to the tobacco levy consolation included the HMRC costing note and the DEFRA review of HMRC’s methodology, alongside consultation responses and the government’s summary. Since the government does not generally publish analysis of polices that do not go ahead, the publishing of these documents goes significantly beyond usual practice. HMRC also publish a methodological paper on tobacco entitled Econometric Analysis of Cigarette Consumption in the UK. This can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/01/2016 17:18:47 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

436540

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
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 support charities during this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	902473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>In the last five years the number of registered charities has increased by over 2,000, and the sector’s annual income has grown by over £10bn.</p><p /> <p>Looking ahead, the Government’s priority is supporting a strong, independent, transparent and accountable voluntary sector. Plans will include a focus on outcomes based commissioning, restoring public trust in fundraising and strengthening the Charity Commission to protect charities from abuse through the Charities Bill.</p><br /> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 09/12/2015 16:59:18 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

431598

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Property: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will undertake an analysis of the feasibility of devolving property taxes to London linked to specific infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	17282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>By 2020, local government will retain 100% of business rates and will have the power to reduce business rates. Directly elected mayoral authorities, such as the Mayor of London, will have the power to levy a small supplement on business rates to fund new infrastructure.</p><br /><p>In the last Parliament, the Government gave local councils greater power over council tax support schemes and the treatment of second homes and empty properties. The Government believes there would be difficulties in devolving other property taxes, such as Stamp Duty Land Tax and Capital Gains Tax, to London as this would create a distortive effect around the border, increase administration costs and complexity and expose local government to significant fiscal risk.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/12/2015 16:46:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

431614

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will undertake analysis of the feasibility of devolving skills and employment powers to London.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	17283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Spending Review confirmed that the Mayor of London will jointly commission employment support for the long-term unemployed and will work with government on shaping delivery and provision. The government is strongly committed to devolving powers and responsibilities to the local level and will continue to assess where appropriate the opportunities for future skills and employment support devolution.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/12/2015 14:01:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

431615

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will undertake an analysis of the feasibility of further financial devolution to London.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	17284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The government is strongly committed to devolving powers and responsibilities to the local level. The Chancellor has announced details of the reform to Business Rates nationally whereby Local Government will be able to retain 100% of Business Rates. The government will set out in due course the implications of this reform for London</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/12/2015 14:03:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

426769

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Health Education: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve health literacy among children; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	15252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>Schools have a key role to play in teaching children about healthy lifestyles.</p><br /><p>The new national curriculum set the expectation that pupils are taught about the importance of leading healthy and active lives, across a variety of subjects. The new design and technology curriculum strengthens requirements for maintained schools to teach children about food, nutrition and healthy eating, and how to cook a repertoire of meals. Pupils in maintained primary schools should learn about healthy eating and a good, balanced diet. In maintained secondary schools, food education is now compulsory in years 7–9 for the first time. The new science curriculum makes young people aware of different types of diseases and the impact of lifestyle factors on the incidence of some diseases.</p><br /><p>Physical Education is a compulsory subject at all four key stages in the national curriculum in maintained schools. The programme of study makes clear that a high-quality PE curriculum should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically active in a way which supports their health and fitness.</p><br /><p>In addition, the Department is actively engaged in work across government to develop a national childhood obesity strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/11/2015 17:19:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

426806

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support and promote Self Care Week; and what promotional materials he is disseminating in the NHS to support that campaign.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	15253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Self-care week is managed and promoted by the Self-Care Forum, an organisation which seeks to embed approaches to self-care it into everyday life and to educate and empower people to manage their own health and wellbeing. The Self Care Forum has been running its annual awareness campaign since 2011. This year, self-care week is taking place from 16-22 of November and the theme is ‘self-care for life’.</p><br /><p>The Self Care Forum has produced a range of promotional literature including posters, leaflets and a communication pack to help NHS services and other organisations raise awareness of self-care week locally. These materials are freely available from its website and can be found at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.selfcareforum.org/events/self-care-week-resources/" target="_blank">www.selfcareforum.org/events/self-care-week-resources/</a></p><br /><p>As in previous years, NHS England is promoting Self Care Week and the ‘self-care for life’. Further information can be found at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/2015/09/09/self-care-week/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/2015/09/09/self-care-week/</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/11/2015 17:49:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

424757

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to minimise the extent and length of road works on the motorway network at times when work is not taking place.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	901880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Highways England combine maintenance and improvement schemes to maximise activity within roadworks. However, lane closures are sometimes left in place through the day and then work undertaken overnight. Removing these completely each day would be time consuming and would delay projects and motorists for longer.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/10/2015 13:36:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

391191

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her plans are for future funding of education and training for 16 to 19 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	901105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Decisions about how 16-19 institutions will be funded in the academic year 2016/17 and beyond will be subject to the outcome of the next spending review, which will set the budget for education and other public spending for the coming years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/07/2015 15:56:30 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

386654

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Iran: Terrorism
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 representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on that country's (a) financial and (b) other support for international terror groups.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	4998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text The Iranians are fully aware of our concern about their military and financial support to groups such as the military wings of Hizballah and Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which are all proscribed in the UK. This support undermines the prospects for peace and stability in the Middle East. We have raised our concerns about such activity with the Iranian authorities on many occasions, and will continue to do so. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/07/2015 12:58:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman