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1250022

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date	06/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the ability of wholesalers to remain financially viable without business rates relief in the context of the second covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	91871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided Local Authorities with £1.1billion across England via the Additional Restrictions Grant, for businesses which are not legally closed, but which are severely affected by local or national restrictions.</p><p>Local Authorities have discretion on how to use this funding to support businesses in their areas, but the Government encourages them to set up discretionary grant schemes to support businesses such as wholesalers which can remain open, but which are nonetheless severely affected by the enhanced COVID-19 restrictions.</p><p>All business rates reliefs in England will be considered through the business rates review.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 91868 question first answered 16/11/2020 16:54:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1250055

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has held with the (a) Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the decarbonisation of the maritime industry.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	91872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer meets Cabinet colleagues to discuss a range of issues as part of the policy making process.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to take its environmental responsibilities very seriously, and is committed to meeting its climate change targets. With this in mind, the government is considering how it can most effectively progress transport decarbonisation through the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 113028 91873 question first answered 12/11/2020 16:01:01 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1250056

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has held with the (a) Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the creation of a clean maritime fund.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	91873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer meets Cabinet colleagues to discuss a range of issues as part of the policy making process.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to take its environmental responsibilities very seriously, and is committed to meeting its climate change targets. With this in mind, the government is considering how it can most effectively progress transport decarbonisation through the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 113028 91872 question first answered 12/11/2020 16:01:02 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1247373

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
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	Planning Permission: Local Press
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 assessment he has made of the importance of advertising planning notices in local newspapers to (a) the elderly and vulnerable, (b) other local residents and (b) local media organisations.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	109304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publicise certain types of planning applications in local newspapers as set out in Article 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.  In response to coronavirus restrictions, temporary regulations have been introduced to supplement the existing statutory publicity arrangements for planning applications. Local planning authorities now have the flexibility to take other reasonable steps to publicise applications if they cannot discharge the specific requirement for newspaper publicity – for instance, if the local newspaper is not now in circulation. These steps can include the use of social media and other electronic communications, such as local online news portals, and must be proportionate to the scale and nature of the proposed development. However, if a local planning authority is required to publicise a planning application in a local newspaper, and that paper is still in circulation, then they must continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/11/2020 14:30:32 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1246241

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
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	Breast Cancer: Screening
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 he is taking to increase the size of the breast imaging and diagnostic workforce.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	107634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>‘We are the NHS: People Plan for 2020/21 – action for us all’ sets out actions to support transformation across the National Health Service. This includes Health Education England (HEE) prioritising the training of 400 clinical endoscopists and 450 reporting radiographers. HEE is also facilitating a number of initiatives within breast imaging, including setting up and funding a National Breast Imaging Academy to tackle national workforce issues.</p><p>Alongside most other allied health profession students, diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers studying pre-registration courses at English universities are eligible for a new, non-repayable training grant of at least £5,000 per academic year – in addition to funding available through the Learning Support Fund and Student Loans Company. They can also benefit from further funding of up to £3,000 to cover, for example, childcare costs.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/11/2020 13:56:11 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1245057

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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	Rare Diseases: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that there is a geographical spread of rare disease diagnosis centres to ensure that patients are able to attain timely and accessible access to accurate diagnosis.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	106324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare conditions and recognises the importance of patients across all areas of the United Kingdom being able to obtain a quick and accurate diagnosis.</p><p>The Government will be publishing a new UK Rare Diseases Framework by the end of 2020 which will outline the high-level direction for rare diseases in the UK. Helping patients across the UK access specialist care and get a final diagnosis faster will be priorities of this Framework, as identified by extensive stakeholder engagement with patients, their families, researchers and clinicians. The policies to deliver these priorities will be set out in future nation-specific action plans and will be supported by the recently published Genome UK Strategy, which outlines the Government’s vision to help people live longer, healthier lives using new genomic and other technologies to diagnose and treat rare disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/11/2020 13:54:02 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1245058

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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	Rare Diseases: Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
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 undertaking to ensure that the NHS and wider health system is prepared for the adoption of advanced therapy medicinal products for the treatment of rare diseases.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	106325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service is involved in research, development and adoption readiness of Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) through the Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre network, which is hosted by the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and set up through funding from the UK Research and Innovation Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. ATMPs for the treatment of a range of conditions including rare diseases are appraised for clinical and cost effectiveness by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The NHS, the Accelerated Access Collaborative and direct commissioning teams work with a range of stakeholders to undertake detailed horizon scanning for ATMPs to ensure the relevant clinical and implementation preparations can be made where treatments are recommended by NICE.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/11/2020 13:45:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1245059

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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	Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to consult with rare disease patient groups throughout the UK to ensure that the proposed Innovative Medicines Fund is able to support access to innovative medicines for rare diseases.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	106326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>Proposals for the Innovative Medicines Fund are in development and we expect NHS England and NHS Improvement and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to lead an engagement exercise early next year.</p><p>The engagement exercise will involve the pharmaceutical industry, the National Health Service and associated bodies and patient groups, including those with rare diseases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/11/2020 14:41:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1241799

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will temporarily increase the rate of Gift Aid from 20 per cent to 25 per cent for two years, similar to the Gift Aid Transitional Relief Scheme of 2008.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	100957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text In response to these proposals to increase Gift Aid to 25 per cent I refer the Hon Member to the answer that I gave on 4 September to the Hon Member for Lewisham East (UIN 82365). answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 100958 100959 question first answered 16/10/2020 09:21:51 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1241800

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the minimum estimated cost of £522 million for one month of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of Gift Aid from 20 percent to 25 per cent for two years which the charity sector estimates will cost £325 million.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	100958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text In response to these proposals to increase Gift Aid to 25 per cent I refer the Hon Member to the answer that I gave on 4 September to the Hon Member for Lewisham East (UIN 82365). answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 100957 100959 question first answered 16/10/2020 09:21:51 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman