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865176

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date	19/03/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 768, what plans she has to discuss with Northern Ireland political parties the roll out of childcare support in Northern Ireland similar to 30 hours of funded childcare in England.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer given by my Rt honourable Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 26 March 2018 (UIN 133099).</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 03/04/2018 12:19:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 48406 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

866427

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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 assessment he has made of the effect of charging VAT on the affordability and accessibility of medicines.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	904465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Value Added Tax (VAT) paid by the National Health Service on the purchase of medicines is fully incorporated within the funding allocated to the NHS each year.</p><p>As is the case with many other goods and services, VAT is chargeable at 20% to members of the public when purchasing over the counter and non-prescription medicines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/03/2018 15:37:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

866978

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Conference on Disarmament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK was represented at the Informal Consultative Meeting of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty High-level Expert Preparatory Group on 15 and 16 February 2018; and what discussions were held at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	133096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>​The UK was represented by our Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament at the Informal Consultative Meeting of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) High-level Expert Preparatory Group on 15 and 16 February 2018. This is one among a number of steps the UK has taken to facilitate the early start of negotiations, without preconditions, on a FMCT in the Conference on Disarmament. The consultative meeting ensured that all UN General Assembly member states and civil society had the opportunity to input their views on elements of a future FMCT.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/03/2018 15:04:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

866979

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124793, on Children: Day Care, whether he has revised his forecast of expected take-up of tax-free childcare since last year.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	133097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 22 March 2018 (133037).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/03/2018 14:22:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

866980

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Tortoises: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions in the last three calendar years the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was notified of the sale of tortoises without correctly completed Article 10 transaction certificates; and how many of those reports (a) were investigated and (b) resulted in (i) prosecution and (ii) another legal remedy.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	133098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sale of tortoises without correctly completed Article 10 transaction certificates</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) refer all investigations to the National Wildlife Crime Unit or the local Police Force to take forward. APHA are not provided with updates on cases and therefore do not hold records of how many were investigated, prosecuted or had other legal remedies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/03/2018 17:25:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

866981

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 767, which colleagues from Northern Ireland he intends to engage with; and what steps he plans to take to engage with those colleagues.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has delivered a successful childcare policy, including a 30 hours policy for working parents in England. We are willing to engage and provide advice, based on our experience of developing and administering policies in England, to the Northern Ireland parties and the Northern Ireland Civil Service should they wish to discuss this with us.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/03/2018 13:27:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

866982

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral contribution from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 767, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing childcare support in Northern Ireland similar to 30 hours of funded childcare in England; and what additional funding his Department plans to make available to provide new childcare services in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Early education is a devolved matter for a restored Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p>We have delivered a successful 30 hours policy for working parents in England, and are willing to engage and provide advice to the Northern Ireland parties and the Northern Ireland Civil Service based on our experience of developing and administering this policy in England. We have made no assessment of the cost of providing childcare, similar to 30 hours, in Northern Ireland as that would be a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/03/2018 17:59:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

866983

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Phytophthora Ramorum: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 131506 on Phytophthora Ramorum, how many Statutory Plant Health Notices were issued in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to fell infected (i) larch and (ii) rhododendron.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	133101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission and the Animal and Plant Health Agency been actively managing Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernovie since 2009 to minimise spread.</p><p> </p><p>Phytophthora ramorum is found across the UK. In England most infected sites are in the south west and north west. We continue our risk-based approach to identify infection in the wider environment and when it is found we issue Statutory Plant Health Notices to fell infected larch and rhododendron.</p><p> </p><p>We still have specific measures in place that regulate the movement and processing of infected larch to prevent the spread through the trade in timber and related products. We work closely with all stakeholders to help manage the disease, we share good practice, promote and improve biosecurity, and continue to carry out research to better understand this pathogen.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows a breakdown of Statutory Plant Health Notices issued for Phytophthora ramorum sites on larch and rhododendron in England.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Larch</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhododendron</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 22/03/2018 17:57:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

866984

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Urology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role the NHS has nationally in assisting with the review of the Stoma Care National Clinical Guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	133102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Health Service has no formal role nationally in assisting with the review of the Stoma Care National Clinical Guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/03/2018 17:14:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

866985

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the levels of satisfaction of claimants at the assessment stage of the personal independence payment claims process in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	133103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions monitors overall levels of satisfaction for most benefits, including Personal Independent Payment (PIP), via the Claimant Service and Experience Survey. The survey includes PIP claimants who have had contact with DWP in the three months prior to interview. The latest overall satisfaction figure for PIP was 87% in 2016/17 (76% in 2015/16). The research is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-claimant-service-and-experience-survey-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-claimant-service-and-experience-survey-2016-to-2017</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In relation to satisfaction levels of the Assessment Stage of PIP, it is a contractual requirement for PIP Assessment Providers to undertake regular claimant satisfaction reviews. Claimant satisfaction reviews are undertaken by a third party on behalf of Capita and Independent Assessment Services, and only after the case has been returned to the Department. Both Assessment Providers have exceeded the quarterly 90% target for Customer Satisfaction scores since the measure was introduced in autumn 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has also undertaken an extensive independent three wave evaluation (PIP Claimant Experience Evaluation) examining individuals’ experiences of all stages of the PIP journey. In total over 3,600 individuals have been interviewed. Findings show that individual’s experiences of the Assessment Stage were mainly positive, with 89% of claimants agreeing the assessor treated them with respect and dignity and 81% agreeing they understood what was being asked of them in the assessment. Results from this stage of the evaluation were published on 18th December 2017 and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-2-claimant-research-interim-findings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-2-claimant-research-interim-findings</a>.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 22/03/2018 15:35:54 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane