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1422700

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date	18/02/2022
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	Shingles: Vaccination
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 he has to introduce Shingrix into the National Immunisation Programme, in line with JCVI recommendations, now that sufficient supply is available.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	125318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>Shingrix has been offered to individuals with reduced immune response since September 2021, in line with recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. The Department is currently working with the UK Health Security Agency and the National Health Service to develop implementation plans to support the deployment of Shingrix more widely in the shingles programme.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/03/2022 16:20:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1422782

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel and Pakistan: Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the strength of (a) Pakistan's and (b) Israel's nuclear arsenal.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	125319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Pakistan and Israel are not party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and as such they are not bound by the legally binding obligations of the NPT. Pakistan has developed a nuclear weapons programme and Israel has never declared a nuclear weapons programme. The UK Government continues to encourage both countries to sign the NPT as Non-Nuclear Weapon States. We continue to monitor all global nuclear developments and will continue to work with international partners to strengthen the non-proliferation regime and advance multilateral nuclear disarmament.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/02/2022 17:14:06 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1422783

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2022 to Question 119710 on Children: Maintenance, what steps her Department is taking to revise the step by step procedural instructions and training given to Child Maintenance Service caseworkers, in the context of the number of Deduction from Earnings Orders, instead of Deduction from Earnings Requests, to the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Business Services having increased between 2018-19 and 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	125320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has introduced Modular learning products to re-enforce the correct process to follow in applying a Deduction from Earnings Request (DER). In April 2021, as part of a broader System automation improvement, there were additional education and supporting products implemented to support correct decision making, including the correct use of DERs.</p><p> </p><p>CMS uses Customer Insight to ensure it learns from customer experience and has used this in developing these products and building colleague conversations around adherence to procedures and the impact of not doing so.</p><p> </p><p>In the context of DERs, collaborative working with Ministry of Defence (MOD) through a dedicated Forces Focal point secures regular feedback to direct specific colleague upskilling and manage customer service. CMS Forces Focal Point work closely with MOD’s Joint Personnel Administration Centre (JPAC) and has responsibility for assuring correct implementation of DERs. This includes confirming if the Paying Parent is in receipt of full pay or if they deployed on Operations. This is designed to support the successful implementation of a DER.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/02/2022 14:28:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1422911

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from energy suppliers to ensure eligible customers are still able to access the warm home discount once their previous energy supplier has ceased trading.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	125321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>When an energy supplier leaves the market, in almost all cases, Ofgem appoints a Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) to take over its customers. SoLRs are not obliged to provide the Warm Home Discount to transferred customers; however, all SoLRs have honoured this obligation in the past and the Government would expect that any future SoLRs would continue to honour these obligations. The Warm Home Discount is one of the factors that Ofgem considers when appointing a SoLR. In rare cases, the Special Administration Regime (SAR) process may be a more appropriate option to protect customers of large energy suppliers. Warm Home Discount recipients are unaffected during the SAR process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government concluded a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/warm-home-discount-better-targeted-support-from-2022" target="_blank">consultation on the future scheme</a> last summer. Under the proposals, the vast majority of households would receive their rebates automatically, without having to apply. This would make it easier for SoLRs to make the Warm Home Discount rebate payments to newly transferred customers. BEIS will publish the Government’s response to the consultation in the spring, with the reforms coming into force from the 2022/23 scheme year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/02/2022 16:31:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1422912

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many eligible customers (a) have and (b) have not been able to access the warm home discount after being moved to a new energy supplier after their previous energy supplier ceased trading.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	125322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>When an energy supplier leaves the market, in almost all cases, Ofgem appoints a Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) to take over its customers. SoLRs are not obliged to provide the Warm Home Discount to transferred customers; however, all SoLRs have honoured this obligation in the past and the Government would expect that any future SoLRs would continue to honour these obligations. In rare cases, the Special Administration Regime (SAR) process may be a more appropriate option to protect customers of large energy suppliers. Warm Home Discount recipients are unaffected during the SAR process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government concluded a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/warm-home-discount-better-targeted-support-from-2022" target="_blank">consultation on the future scheme</a> last summer. Under the proposals, the vast majority of households would receive their rebates automatically, without having to apply. This would make it easier for SoLRs to make the Warm Home Discount rebate payments to newly transferred customers. BEIS will publish the Government’s response to the consultation in the spring, with the reforms coming into force from the 2022/23 scheme year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/02/2022 16:30:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1422943

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicles were registered in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in the most recent period for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	125323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>At the end of September 2021, there were 408 battery electric vehicles licensed to an address in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, which comprised of 367 cars and 41 other vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/02/2022 11:34:33 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1423038

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Oral Tobacco: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February to Question 112640 on Tobacco: Mortality Rates, for what reason he has made no formal assessment of the adverse health risks of snus.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	125324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken its own formal review of snus as it is banned in the United Kingdom and we have no plans to introduce additional tobacco products to the market.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 28/02/2022 11:52:03 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1421215

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Advisory Committee On Borderline Substances
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 his Department has made of the potential impact of application processing delays by the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances on (a) patient choice for malnutrition products and (b) additional costs to the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	121852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of application processing delays by the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) on patient choice for malnutrition products and additional costs to the National Health Service.</p><p>Some ACBS functions were put on hold from 2 April 2020 to 1 August 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. During that period, the Committee continued work on all applications that were already being reviewed but did not accept new applications. Applications submitted but not being reviewed before the period were reviewed upon the service resuming.</p><p>Borderline substances indicated for the management of malnutrition and approved by the ACBS are listed in Part XV of the Drug Tariff, in which there are currently 209 products listed for the management of malnutrition.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/02/2022 09:20:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1421216

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Advisory Committee On Borderline Substances: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is an appeals process in place for applicants whose products are rejected by the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	121853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>There is no formal appeals process in place for applicants.</p><p>The Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) does not reject applications. Unsuccessful applicants are informed of further information the Committee requires to continue processing an application and they can reapply. In rare instances, an applicant may be informed of reasons that their product is not supported by the Committee for listing on Part XV of the Drug Tariff.</p><p>The Department started a project in 2019 to improve the ACBS application process. The work is being undertaken in partnership with the ACBS and the British Specialist Nutrition Association – the trade body for the medical nutrition industry. A key objective is to ensure fairer, more accurate, consistent, efficient and quicker decisions by the Committee. The working group last held a meeting on 10 February 2022.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/02/2022 09:19:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1421217

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Health Foods: Regulation
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 progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform to create a new regulatory framework for novel health foods and supplements to promote investment in the UK as a leader in the nutraceutical sector.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	121854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>Lord Frost wrote to the Chair of the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform (TIGRR) on 16 September 2021 providing a full, area by area, response to the TIGRR recommendations. <br> <br> The letter concluded, with regards to the recommendations for a new regulatory framework for novel health foods and supplements, that the United Kingdom already has in place the legislation and processes required for the regulation of such products. As such, there are no current plans to implement a new regulatory framework.</p><p>The Government will continue to watch the international development of the novel health foods and supplements market.</p><p>The letter can be read at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1018389/Letter_from_Lord_Frost_to_Sir_Iain_Duncan_Smith_on_the_Taskforce_on_Innovation__Growth_and_Regulatory_Reform.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1018389/Letter_from_Lord_Frost_to_Sir_Iain_Duncan_Smith_on_the_Taskforce_on_Innovation__Growth_and_Regulatory_Reform.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 21/02/2022 16:24:19 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day