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917531

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made on the financial effect of the withdrawal of carer's allowance on carers at state-pension age.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	150236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>It is a basic principle of the social security system that only one benefit at a time can be paid for the same purpose. Both Carer’s Allowance and State Pension are designed to provide a degree of replacement for income lost or foregone; Carer’s Allowance where the duties of caring for a severely disabled person prevent the prospect of full-time work and the earnings it would yield; and State Pension to provide a replacement income in retirement.</p><p> </p><p>The overlapping benefits rules, which prevent both benefits being paid, were established to reflect the general principle that flat-rate benefits designed to help with income maintenance e.g. Carer’s Allowance and State Pension, should not be added together and paid in full, even though a person may qualify for both.</p><p> </p><p>Where Carer’s Allowance cannot be paid, the person will keep underlying entitlement to the benefit, which means if they are on a low income, they may be entitled to any advantages arising from that, e.g. the additional amount for carers in Pension Credit, worth up to £36.00 a week and, in some cases, Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/06/2018 14:42:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

917532

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Wines
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 steps his Department is taking to support small vineyards in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	150237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra does not distinguish between small or large vineyards, but has been working hard to support the growth and development of our flourishing domestic wine production sector as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Under the current Rural Development Programme we have provided £2.736m in direct support for vineyard projects against total project costs amounting to £7.086m. This funding has been used to support various initiatives including infrastructure projects such as helping build or develop wineries or tourist facilities, to purchase winery equipment, and even the development of a smartphone app that will amongst other features, show users where their nearest vineyard is located.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/06/2018 13:05:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

917538

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help eradicate world hunger.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	150238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>DFID puts the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, at the centre of our work to eradicate extreme poverty, deliver inclusive economic development and build resilience.</p><p> </p><p>Spend through our bilateral and multilateral agriculture programmes to reduce hunger and under-nutrition has increased, from £243million (2012) to £484 million (2015) and roughly £600 million in 2016. We are also working to shape the multilateral agenda. The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program harness both public and private investments for SDG2 and implements through a range of multilateral institutions.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is a global leader in addressing acute hunger through humanitarian and famine relief. DFID has also committed to improve the nutrition of 50 million people overseas by 2020 and published a Position Paper setting out our plans. Total spend on nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programmes has increased, from £304 million (2012) to £667 million (2015).</p><p> </p><p>We are also supporting robust monitoring of progress against the agreed indicators for SDG2 to be achieved by 2030.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/06/2018 13:55:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

917541

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens serving as UN peacekeepers.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	150239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>740 British forces personnel are currently serving in seven UN missions in six countries: primarily in South Sudan, Cyprus and Somalia, with smaller deployments to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali and Libya. Further data including a detailed breakdown of troop contributions to UN missions by country can be found on the UN website at <a href="https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/troop-and-police-contributors" target="_blank">https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/troop-and-police-contributors</a>.</p><p>Alongside troops and police, there are 12,830 civilians currently serving in UN peacekeeping operations. These civilians are employed directly by the UN. A number of these civilians will be British citizens. Information on the number of British citizens working for the United Nations is not collected by the British Government. Data relating to civilian personnel in UN peacekeeping missions can be found on the UN website at https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/data.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/06/2018 15:41:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

911241

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Parkinson's Disease: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations of the mental health matters too reports of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Parkinson's disease.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	147956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>Officials have noted the recommendations of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Parkinson's disease. NHS England is working with the Neurological Alliance in support of the new national Neurology Advisory Group, which is considering ways to reduce variation and drive improvement in neurological care. This includes looking at issues such as psychological support, which were raised in the report ‘Parity of Esteem for People affected by Neurological Conditions: meeting the emotional, cognitive and mental health needs of neurology patients’, published by the Neurological Alliance on 5 July 2017. The Neurological Alliance is an umbrella organisation that represents a wide range of neurological condition charities including Parkinson’s UK.</p><p> </p><p>Parkinson’s disease is more commonly diagnosed in older people, therefore NHS England anticipates that its work to improve older people’s mental health, and particularly increase their access to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services, will benefit people living with Parkinson’s disease. NHS England has introduced financial incentives through the Mental Health Quality Premium in 2017/18 and 2018/19 to reward clinical commissioning groups for improvements in access to, and outcomes from, IAPT services for under-represented groups, in particular older people.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 147957 question first answered 05/06/2018 13:42:20 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

911242

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Parkinson's Disease: Mental Health Services
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 are in place to support people with Parkinson’s disease who have mental health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	147957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>Officials have noted the recommendations of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Parkinson's disease. NHS England is working with the Neurological Alliance in support of the new national Neurology Advisory Group, which is considering ways to reduce variation and drive improvement in neurological care. This includes looking at issues such as psychological support, which were raised in the report ‘Parity of Esteem for People affected by Neurological Conditions: meeting the emotional, cognitive and mental health needs of neurology patients’, published by the Neurological Alliance on 5 July 2017. The Neurological Alliance is an umbrella organisation that represents a wide range of neurological condition charities including Parkinson’s UK.</p><p> </p><p>Parkinson’s disease is more commonly diagnosed in older people, therefore NHS England anticipates that its work to improve older people’s mental health, and particularly increase their access to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services, will benefit people living with Parkinson’s disease. NHS England has introduced financial incentives through the Mental Health Quality Premium in 2017/18 and 2018/19 to reward clinical commissioning groups for improvements in access to, and outcomes from, IAPT services for under-represented groups, in particular older people.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 147956 question first answered 05/06/2018 13:42:20 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

910214

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
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	Bridleways
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 his Department has to open new bridalways in (a) Colne Valley constituency, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	147515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>Public rights of way are a local matter and are handled by individual local highway authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are required to keep a Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) to plan improvements to their network, which is usually available on the authority’s website. The expectation is for local authorities, whenever possible, to look at the needs of all users, including walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/06/2018 17:00:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

910216

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted after a road traffic accident involving a horse in each of the last five years in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	147516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/06/2018 11:45:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

910217

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Horses: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to allow owners to horses make a claim against drivers when that horse is injured or killed by a vehicle.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	147517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>A horse owner whose horse has been injured or killed by a vehicle following a road traffic collision is already able to claim against the responsible driver and the driver’s insurer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/06/2018 14:50:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

909498

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the government has to include household food insecurity in the evaluation of the effectiveness of Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	146965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department currently has no plans to include household food insecurity in the evaluation of the effectiveness of Universal Credit. However, we do continue to evaluate Universal Credit as it is delivered. Research and analysis is conducted to assist and inform the evaluation and the expansion of Universal Credit, focusing specifically on the effects of Universal Credit on claimants’ behaviours and outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The Universal Credit Evaluation Framework can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-evaluation-framework-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-evaluation-framework-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 31/05/2018 13:21:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker