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943075

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 16b on page 17 of the white paper, The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, cm. 9593, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) financial cost and (b) potential job losses resulting from the Government's policy to require refunding of tariffs on four per cent of UK goods trade.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	165181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>On 12 July, the government published a White Paper setting out a clear proposal for the future relationship the UK wants to build with the European Union. In this paper the government proposed a new Facilitated Customs Arrangement (FCA) with the EU. The FCA seeks to ensure that we promote the greatest possible trade with both the EU and the rest of the world.</p><p> </p><p>The government is seeking to maximise the number of traders who will not need to interact with a voluntary repayment mechanism. For businesses that would be eligible for a tariff repayment, the government assesses that this would lead to neither net costs nor job losses for these businesses. This is because businesses would only enter into the voluntary repayment mechanism if they stand to benefit overall from the UK’s independent trade policy. The Government assesses that the eligibility for a repayment is most likely relevant to imports of intermediate goods from non-EU countries for which a tariff differential could arise which is equivalent to around 4% of total UK trade in goods. Further detail is set out in section 1.2.1 of the publication.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/07/2018 15:49:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

943077

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the document The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, page 49, paragraph 162, what preparations are being made to create an enforcement system to prevent the wrongful payment of tariffs; and how much the Government has allocated to fund those preparations.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	165182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Under the Facilitated Customs Arrangement, where there is a material risk of circumvention of the higher UK tariff, the UK would make it illegal to pay the wrong tariff.</p><p> </p><p>To enforce this, HMRC would carry out risk-based and targeted checks across the country, rather than at the border, according to intelligence and threat assessment that draw on a variety of information sources. This would protect against fraud, ensure that the UK has an effective trade remedies regime and strengthen the UK’s position in trade negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a strong track record in tackling all kinds of avoidance, evasion and non-compliance and already has an established approach to customs compliance involving pre and post clearance activity away from the border, and would use this approach for the Facilitated Customs Arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has been allocated £260m of funding in 2018-19 to support the department in preparing for departure from the EU. The finalised allocation for 2018-19 will be confirmed at Supplementary Estimates in early 2019.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/07/2018 15:51:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

943078

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 44, paragraph 139 of the White Paper, The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union cm. 9593, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the timely completion of the interconnectors to Belgium, Norway and Denmark; and what the estimated completion date is of each of those interconnectors.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	165183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Interconnectors are a key part of a flexible energy system, which the UK and EU have a shared interest in. The UK has a market-led approach to interconnection, regulated by Ofgem, that has succeeded in bringing interconnectors forward that are in the interests of GB consumers. We are in regular dialogue with interconnector developers and with the governments in each of the countries.</p><p> </p><p>The Nemo Link interconnector to Belgium and the NSL interconnector to Norway are already under construction; National Grid is targeting completion dates of 2019 and 2021, respectively. The VikingLink project to Denmark has received initial regulatory approvals from Ofgem and in Denmark; National Grid currently expects the project to complete in 2023. A further project to Norway, NorthConnect, has received initial regulatory approval by Ofgem and is currently seeking approvals in Norway.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/07/2018 14:44:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

943079

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	International Broadcasting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 16b on page 17 of the white paper, The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, cm. 9593, what conversations he has had with international broadcasters who hold UK bases on the security of jobs and investment after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	165184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been working closely with the creative and broadcasting industries to understand the impacts and opportunities presented by our decision to leave the EU, as well as discussing with them an early sector deal as part of the Industrial Strategy to secure the sector’s future prosperity and growth.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We continue to be supportive of the international broadcasting industry and we will ensure that it can continue to thrive after we leave the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK and the EU included broadcasting in the joint list of topics for discussions on the Future Framework, which reflects our shared understanding of the importance of broadcasting. We will continue to press for the best arrangements for the sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The definition of European Works is set out in the AVMSD, and includes works from Member States and countries that have signed and ratified the Council of Europe’s Convention on Transfrontier Television. As the definition of European works is not an EU definition, the UK will retain its valuable European works status post exit.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/07/2018 17:07:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

939938

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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	Spondyloarthritis
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a widespread adoption of the NICE Quality Standard on Spondyloarthritis.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	163635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 June 2018, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a new Quality Standard (QS) on spondyloarthritis. The QS includes four quality statements identified as the markers of high quality spondyloarthritis care. QSs are important in setting out to patients, the public, commissioners and providers what a high quality service should look like in a particular area of care. Whilst providers and commissioners must have regard to NICE QSs in planning and delivering services, they do not provide a comprehensive service specification and are not mandatory.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/07/2018 15:13:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

922316

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2018 to Question 150255, for what reasons no reference was made to the average level of local funding for High Speed 2 rail stations in receipt of local funding.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	152871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>All HS2 stations are unique, with differing requirements at each location in terms of; landscape, station construction, and local aspirations and connectivity. These requirements need different amounts of local funding. There is no reportable average because requirements and funding discussions are still evolving.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/06/2018 09:07:17 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

919149

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Liver Cancer: Mortality Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the survival rate is for liver metastasis.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	151254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/06/2018 08:35:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ151254.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

919152

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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	Liver Cancer
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 to improve (a) survival rates and (b) research into liver metastasis.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	151255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Cancer is a priority for this Government and survival rates are at a record high. Since 2010 rates of survival from cancer have increased year-on-year. Around 7,000 people are alive today who would not have been had mortality rates stayed the same as in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Department invests £1 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). NIHR cancer research expenditure has risen from £101 million in 2010/11 to £137 million in 2016/17. This constitutes the largest investment in a disease area. The NIHR is funding and supporting a range of research relevant to liver metastases. This includes, for example, a £1.76 million trial of liver resection surgery versus thermal ablation for colorectal liver metastases, and early research on specialised magnetic resonance imaging scanning to detect liver metastases in colorectal cancer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/06/2018 16:06:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

919172

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the contaminated blood inquiry has submitted its recommendations to his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	151256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Sir Brian Langstaff, the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, wrote to me on 7 June with his recommendations for the Inquiry’s terms of reference. I will announce the terms of reference as soon as possible, following consultation with the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/06/2018 15:32:15 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

919249

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2018 to Question 149081, if he will meet representatives of animal rescue charities to discuss the potential merits of introducing measures to license and regulate animal rescue centres.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	151257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Under The Animal Welfare (Licensed Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 anyone who is in the business of selling pet animals will need to be licensed. Depending on the circumstances that can include animal rescue charities where animals are re-homed and a set fee is charged. We regularly discuss these matters with the bodies represented on the Canine and Feline Sector Group, including animal welfare charities.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 15:41:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt