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1052416

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date	01/02/2019
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	Sleep: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Journal of Adolescent Health's editorial article, The Role of Sleep on the Pathway to Substance Abuse in Teens, published in February 2017, if his Department will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings that sleep disorders precede and are predictive of future adolescent substance abuse.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to carry out such an assessment. The National Institute for Health Research is funding research projects that examine drug and alcohol use in young adults and teenagers but none of these are looking at the relationship with sleep disorders.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/02/2019 11:32:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052417

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
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	Cannabis: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Medical Journal's article, Assessment and management of cannabis use disorders in primary care, published on 1 April 2010, if his Department will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings on cannabis use disorder referenced in that article.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The change to the law to allow access to cannabis-based products for medicinal use does not change existing rules and policies on recreational use and misuse of cannabis. The Government has no plans to legalise cannabis and the penalties for unauthorised supply and possession remain unchanged.</p><p> </p><p>Access to medicinal cannabis is strictly controlled. It must be prescribed by, or under the direction of, a specialist doctor on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council. The specialist must consider all licensed medicines before prescribing any unlicensed cannabis-based medicine and such a prescription must be in the patient’s best interest, taking into consideration the evidence of benefit and potential for harm to that particular patient.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/02/2019 11:31:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052418

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are plans to reclassify cannabis use as a health and not a criminal issue.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no intention of reviewing the classification of cannabis and it will remain a class B drug. The evidence from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is that cannabis is a “significant public health issue and can unquestionably cause harm to individuals and society”.</p><p>The Government’s Drug Strategy 2017 underlines the importance of coordinated action to tackle the harms of drugs through reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery and taking global action</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/02/2019 17:44:52 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052419

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
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: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made on the effect of universal credit on the mental health of applicants with long term illness and disability.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department takes seriously the need to support vulnerable claimants. We are committed to supporting those with physical and mental health conditions, and ensuring that terminally ill patients are treated with the utmost sensitivity and care, when making a claim to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit provides enhanced personalised support for people. Universal Credit is simplifying the benefits system. All claimants, including vulnerable claimants and those with mental health conditions, receive continuous tailored support managed through personal work coaches, who know each person. We have started to deliver additional training in mental health that will be available to work coaches to build their expertise and provide the most effective support.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuously reviewing and improving the service for vulnerable people who claim Universal Credit to ensure that it is accessible and responsive to their needs. This includes how they are identified and supported, either from our own staff or via referrals from local services.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on special rules is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. We have committed to explore options around data sharing with the SSAC to consider how current practices could be enhanced. Analysts are currently investigating the availability of this data further.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 215605 question first answered 14/02/2019 16:34:30 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052424

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department will take steps to support local leaders in identifying children in (a) unsafe households and (b) deprived households.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Statutory guidance in ‘Working together to safeguard children’ (2018) is clear that anyone who has concerns about a child’s welfare should make a referral to local authority children’s social care, and that they should do so immediately if there is a concern that the child is suffering significant harm or is likely to do so.</p><p>Our communications campaign, ‘Together, we can tackle child abuse’, has helped raise the awareness of abuse among the public and professionals, and has provided local authorities with resources they can use to raise awareness locally.</p><p> </p><p>Disadvantaged children and young people who are in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the eligible benefits are entitled to free school meals and, to ensure that as many of these children as possible are able to claim this benefit, we provide an eligibility checking system that all local authorities can access; this makes the checking process as quick and straightforward as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/02/2019 16:56:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052425

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
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	Pancreatic Cancer
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 it his policy that pancreatic cancer patients receive treatment within 20 days of diagnosis.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan published in January 2019 sets out the Government’s ambitions to see 55,000 more people surviving cancer for five years in England each year from 2028 and three quarters of all cancers detected at an early stage by 2028. To achieve these targets, we will need to make significant progress on survival across all cancers, including pancreatic cancer.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England will shortly be introducing a Faster Diagnostic Standard of 28 days for all cancer patients which, when taken together with the 62-day referral to treatment standard, will mean that all patients should expect to start their treatment within 34 days of diagnosis. This is a maximum, and trusts should continue to treat patients more quickly particularly where there is a strong clinical need.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2019 15:20:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052426

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government provides ring-fenced funding to help local authorities implement local cycling and walking infrastructure plans other than those funds that are made available for transport infrastructure and cycling promotion schemes identified by the cycling and walking investment strategy.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>There is currently no ring-fenced funding set aside for the implementation of Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans, but there are a large number of other funding avenues open to local authorities to support the delivery of their plans. These include the Transforming Cities Fund, Future High Streets Fund, Housing Infrastructure Fund and Clean Air Fund. In total, almost £2 billion is being invested in cycling and walking over this Parliament, and spending on cycling and walking in England has doubled from £3.50 per head to almost £7 per head over the current Spending Review period.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on future funding for cycling and walking will be made in the context of the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/02/2019 13:08:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052428

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many inquiries the British Army received as a result of its recruitment campaign referring to millennials, binge gamers, phone zombies, and snowflakes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The latest Army recruitment campaign has received a very promising amount of interest, evidenced by the high number of hits to the Army jobs website and increased applications since its launch. In the first five days of the campaign applications to join the Army were more than 20% higher than the comparable period last year, and 35% more than 2017.</p><p>While it is premature to assess the success of the campaign, early indications suggest a strong start in attracting candidates to join the Army.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/02/2019 15:56:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052430

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the decision to defer electrification of the Filton Bank section of railway on the health of residents along that line.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	215593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Running in diesel mode, the new Class 800 IEP trains are significantly more efficient, producing lower CO₂ and nitrogen oxides than a legacy intercity diesel train. Their engines meet the latest European emissions standards.</p><p>The four-tracking project at Filton Bank has already brought performance improvements, increasing capacity and contributing to reducing end-to-end journey times for Cross Country and Bristol to London services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/02/2019 15:28:06 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1052431

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Post-18 Education and Funding Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Department for Education on ensuring the review of post-18 education does not lead to an overall reduction in university funding.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	215566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with their counterparts at DfE on a wide range of issues. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/02/2019 13:39:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods