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1124010

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
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	Cervical 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 help ensure the approval of the use of Pembrolizumab for the treatment of cervical cancer given in line with its usage in the Republic of Ireland and the USA; and when that drug will be made available to people with cervical cancer.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	249244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) was licensed on 12 June 2018 by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer with disease progression on or after chemotherapy.</p><p>However, pembrolizumab is not licensed for the treatment of cervical cancer in the United Kingdom or in the European Union. To obtain a licence for this indication, the Marketing Authorisation Holder of Keytruda (Merck Sharp &amp; Dohme B.V.) would need to submit an ‘extension of indication’ application to the European Medicines Agency including evidence of safety and efficacy.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 07/05/2019 16:46:18 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1092703

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	Sleeping Rough
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 proportion of people sleeping rough have a co-occurring mental health and substance use problem.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	235272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of what proportion of people sleeping rough have a co-occurring mental health and substance use problems.</p><p>National street counts and intelligence driven estimates of people sleeping rough are conducted every year in autumn, but these do not take into account an individual’s support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018</a>.</p><p>However, London’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) data does collect self-reported information on people’s support needs. The most frequently reported support need amongst people seen rough sleeping across London in 2017/18 was mental health, with 50 per cent of those assessed during the period having a need in this area. Alcohol was the second most prevalent need, at 43 per cent, while 40 per cent of rough sleepers were assessed as having a support need relating to drugs. 15 per cent had all three support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a>.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p>As part of a range of commitments in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, which was published in August 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care is running a rapid audit of health services in the 83 Rough Sleeping Initiative areas to understand levels health provision for people who sleep rough. It has also committed up to £2 million to test models of access to health services for people with co-occurring mental ill-health and substance misuse needs to understand if local services can be delivered more effectively. NHS England has committed to up to £30 million over the next five years to deliver targeted mental health services to rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 235273 235274 question first answered 28/03/2019 13:02:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1092704

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	Sleeping Rough
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 recent assessment he has made of the availability of drug and alcohol treatment services for people sleeping rough.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	235273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of what proportion of people sleeping rough have a co-occurring mental health and substance use problems.</p><p>National street counts and intelligence driven estimates of people sleeping rough are conducted every year in autumn, but these do not take into account an individual’s support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018</a>.</p><p>However, London’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) data does collect self-reported information on people’s support needs. The most frequently reported support need amongst people seen rough sleeping across London in 2017/18 was mental health, with 50 per cent of those assessed during the period having a need in this area. Alcohol was the second most prevalent need, at 43 per cent, while 40 per cent of rough sleepers were assessed as having a support need relating to drugs. 15 per cent had all three support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a>.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p>As part of a range of commitments in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, which was published in August 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care is running a rapid audit of health services in the 83 Rough Sleeping Initiative areas to understand levels health provision for people who sleep rough. It has also committed up to £2 million to test models of access to health services for people with co-occurring mental ill-health and substance misuse needs to understand if local services can be delivered more effectively. NHS England has committed to up to £30 million over the next five years to deliver targeted mental health services to rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 235272 235274 question first answered 28/03/2019 13:02:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1092705

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	Sleeping Rough
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 he has to improve access to drug and alcohol treatment services for people sleeping rough.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	235274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of what proportion of people sleeping rough have a co-occurring mental health and substance use problems.</p><p>National street counts and intelligence driven estimates of people sleeping rough are conducted every year in autumn, but these do not take into account an individual’s support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018</a>.</p><p>However, London’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) data does collect self-reported information on people’s support needs. The most frequently reported support need amongst people seen rough sleeping across London in 2017/18 was mental health, with 50 per cent of those assessed during the period having a need in this area. Alcohol was the second most prevalent need, at 43 per cent, while 40 per cent of rough sleepers were assessed as having a support need relating to drugs. 15 per cent had all three support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a>.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p>As part of a range of commitments in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, which was published in August 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care is running a rapid audit of health services in the 83 Rough Sleeping Initiative areas to understand levels health provision for people who sleep rough. It has also committed up to £2 million to test models of access to health services for people with co-occurring mental ill-health and substance misuse needs to understand if local services can be delivered more effectively. NHS England has committed to up to £30 million over the next five years to deliver targeted mental health services to rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 235272 235273 question first answered 28/03/2019 13:02:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1092706

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the independent review of drugs led by Professor Dame Carol Black will make an assessment of drug use and access to treatment for marginalised groups, including people sleeping rough.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	235275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The independent review of drugs will be undertaken in two parts. In its first part it will look at who drug users are, what they are taking, and how often in order to build the most in-depth and comprehensive picture of this issue to date. This will include consideration of vulnerable or marginalised groups.</p><p>The review will be able to draw on this evidence base to examine the harms that drugs cause and the best ways to prevent drug-taking, taking into account the system of support and enforcement around drug misuse. Further information on the scope of the review and the terms of reference can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-drugs-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-drugs-terms-of-reference</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/03/2019 13:40:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1088485

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason (a) article 4 of the Trade and Partnership Agreement between the UK Government and the Government of Israel describes the territoriality of only the UK and (b) the territoriality of Israel is referred to only in the explanatory memorandum; what legal force the explanatory memorandum has; and what assurances the Government has given to the state of Israel on accepting the territorial limitation of that UK-Israel agreement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	231955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>With regard to Israel, the EU-Israel Trade Agreements apply to the State of Israel and this same territorial application is incorporated into the UK-Israel agreement, without change. The UK has been clear that it does not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), including the settlements, as part of the State of Israel and that the OPTs are not covered by the UK-Israel Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The incorporated territorial application of the EU-Israel agreements has had to change with regard to the UK, to reflect our departure from the EU. The UK-Israel agreement, therefore, makes clear that it applies to the UK and the territories for whose international relations it is responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The Explanatory Memorandum is laid before Parliament to assist parliamentary scrutiny of the UK-Israel agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 18/03/2019 13:25:35 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1088486

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Trade and Partnership Agreement between UK Government and the Government of the State of Israel presented to Parliament in February 2019, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the provisions of the UK-Israel Agreement are not applied to Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	231956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK does not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), including the settlements, as part of the State of Israel. The OPTs are not covered by the current EU-Israel Trade Agreements, nor by the UK-Israel Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Products produced in the Israeli settlements, located within the territories brought under Israeli administration since June 1967, are not entitled to benefit from preferential tariff treatment under the EU-Israel Trade Agreements. These areas are set out in a list of postcodes, which will be hosted on gov.uk, alongside a notice to importers. Tariff preferences will be implemented by UK customs authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 18/03/2019 13:27:21 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1088495

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what provisions there are in the Trade and Partnership Agreement between the UK Government and the Government of Israel for monitoring the adherence by both parties to duties to respect democratic principles and human rights; how respect for democratic principles and human rights is defined; whether those rights are based on (a) international and (b) European law; whether respect for democratic principles and human rights (i) is limited to the territories of each party or (ii) includes territories annexed or under the control of each party; and what the effect on the agreement is of one party not respecting democratic principles and human rights.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	231957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The provisions of the EU-Israel Trade Agreements concerning human rights are incorporated into the UK-Israel Agreement, without modification. Accordingly, the UK-Israel Agreement provides that respect for democratic principles and human rights constitute an essential element of the Agreement. This is based on international obligations applicable to both parties.</p><p>The UK has long supported the promotion of our values globally and this will continue as we leave the EU. We are committed to upholding the UK’s high standards and will consider the full range of mechanisms available to us in doing so.</p><p>We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on human rights and legal issues relating to the occupation, including settlements and the treatment of Palestinian children in military custody.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 18/03/2019 13:33:56 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1083619

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	United Arab Emirates: 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 discussions he had with his Emirati counterpart during his visit to Abu Dhabi on 3 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	229661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>​The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs visited Abu Dhabi on 3 March as part of a wider Gulf tour including Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. He discussed bilateral and regional issues with the United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, including the situation in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/03/2019 17:13:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1059946

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 combinations of cladding and insulation the Government plans to commission the Building Research Establishment to test as part of the non-ACM testing programme.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	220135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to question 217591 on 11 February.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/02/2019 16:35:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter