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816770

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date	05/01/2018
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	Bees: Fungicides
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 plans he has to regulate Chlorothalonil and other fungicides after research from Cornell University showed the link between Chlorothalonil and other fungicides to the decline in bee populations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>All pesticides, including chlorothalonil and other fungicides, are subject to a stringent authorisation process before they can be placed on the market and used. Active substances are approved at EU level if they meet safety requirements and approvals are regularly reviewed. The UK is responsible for authorising products containing approved active substances. This involves a thorough assessment of the scientific evidence. If the risks to people or to the environment are unacceptable, the pesticide is not authorised. Possible risks to bees are considered in this process.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/01/2018 14:49:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

816771

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will introduce a website similar to Operation Snap introduced in Scotland to help the public report road traffic offences in England.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The enforcement of road traffic offences is an operational matter for individual police Chief Officers. Many English Forces already provide similar online facilities for members of the public to report apparent motoring offences.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/01/2018 17:25:17 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

816845

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether staple gluten-free foods will continue to be available on prescription for people with coeliac disease.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>A report has been prepared on the responses to the consultation on the availability of gluten free foods on prescription, which will be published alongside the Government’s decision in due course. Meanwhile, a range of staple gluten free foods continue to be available on prescription for patients with established gluten sensitivity enteropathies, including coeliac disease.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 11:25:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

816846

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the reason is for the difference in the repayment thresholds for Plan 1 and Plan 2 loan schemes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Plan 1 and Plan 2 income contingent repayment student loans are separate loan products with different terms and conditions, including different interest rates, repayment thresholds and write-off periods.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/01/2018 17:56:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

816847

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason students with a Student Loan living in countries with higher tax rates are subject to a lower repayment threshold than students living in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The repayment of student loans is governed by the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 (as amended). All borrowers, including those resident in the UK and overseas, are liable to make student loan repayments calculated on the basis of pre-tax income.</p><p>Overseas repayment thresholds are calculated using World Bank cost of living data (which is used to compare differences between the cost of living in the UK and other countries), not the tax rates of countries of residence. This means that if a borrower is resident in a country calculated as having a lower cost of living than the UK, the repayment threshold applied to their loan will be lower than would be the case if they were residing in the UK.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/01/2018 17:55:10 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

816848

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the Student Loan repayment rate is calculated using gross salary levels.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The repayment of student loans is governed by the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 (as amended). The amount that a borrower is required to repay is calculated on the basis of income subject to National Insurance contributions (for UK-resident PAYE borrowers) or income subject to tax (for borrowers required to complete a Self Assessment Tax form or borrowers resident overseas). This provides equal treatment of borrowers. An individual’s effective tax rate can be dependent on a variety of factors, such as investment income or pension contributions, and does not provide a simple link to earnings.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/01/2018 17:55:41 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

816849

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Access to Work Programme: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the cap on Access to Work funding does not affect deaf employees (a) applying for a promotion or (b) developing a career.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>In March 2015 the Government announced a new annual limit (known as the cap) on Access to Work (AtW) awards, and set it at 1.5 times the median gross annual earnings for full-time employees (as published annually by the Office for National Statistics). By definition, this is more than most full-time employees earn. In April 2018, the cap will rise to £43,100 per person per year, in line with the latest published median gross annual earnings figure.</p><p> </p><p>At the time of the announcement, we made it clear that customers whose awards were above the cap when it was introduced in October 2015 would retain their current award (subject to their needs remaining the same) until April 2018, to enable them to adjust to new levels of support.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, we have written to all affected customers and established specialist teams of Access to Work advisers who will work with employers and customers to explore what extra advice and support those customers may need. We have offered customers workplace assessments to advise on:</p><ul><li>what adjustments an employer might reasonably make,</li><li>the latest range of support and equipment available through AtW, and;</li><li>other ways of meeting support needs – for example through better co-ordination of tasks and support.</li></ul><p> </p><p>AtW specialist advisers are also providing customers with information about:</p><ul><li>video relay services or other technological solutions, and;</li><li>the forthcoming trial of managed personal budgets.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Equality Analysis published in May 2015 identified 200 customers with awards exceeding the level of the cap. It also highlighted that the average annual award for BSL users is around £10,000 per year – less than a quarter of the level of the cap. Deaf people are the largest customer group and last year (2016/17) the number of deaf people with AtW support approved rose by 13%, compared to an 8% increase in customers with any AtW support approved overall.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/01/2018 14:29:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

816893

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	José Napoleón Tarrillo Astonitas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Foreign Office has made to the Peruvian Government on environmental protection in that country as a result of the death of the deforestation campaigner José Napoleón Tarrillo Astonitas.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Lima is monitoring the case closely. We call on the Peruvian authorities to ensure a prompt and thorough investigation into the circumstances of Mr Tarrillo's death and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.</p><p>We take environmental protection seriously and have raised environmental policy and human rights issues with the Peruvian Ministers of Environment, Culture, and Energy &amp; Mining.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/01/2018 17:11:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

816895

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Plastics: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase public investment in reprocessing facilities for plastics as a result of the imposition of the ban on imported plastics by China.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State made a written statement to Parliament on 8 January 2018 setting out the action the UK Government is taking in respect of the ban China has imposed on the import of certain types of waste, including post-consumer plastics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is contributing some £3 billion to waste management and recycling infrastructure via the Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme. Among the projects supported via the programme are a number of material recovery facilities to help extract and sort recyclable material from residual waste, household recycling centres, as well as improved collection methods in some regions to help separate recyclable material at kerbside.</p><p> </p><p>The National Infrastructure Commission is considering waste as part of its National Infrastructure Assessment looking ahead to 2050. We will consider the Commission’s findings and respond to any recommendations as we develop future policy on resources and waste and will publish a resources and waste strategy later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 16:34:52 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

816915

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons his Department decided against the introduction of a transitional protection period for people claiming support for mortgage interest after April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Support for mortgage interest provides protection for home owners from the threat of repossession. The new loan scheme will provide exactly the same level of support and, thus, exactly the same level of protection against repossession. Claimants and mortgage lenders will not see any difference in the payments they receive and so there is no need to make any general transitional provisions.</p><p> </p><p>Some specific transitional provisions have been put in place which will allow for existing benefit payments to remain in place for a temporary period. These will apply if there are administrative delays in migrating some claimants to the new scheme or where there are difficulties in appointing someone to act on the claimant’s behalf.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2018 12:33:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel