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987802

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on assessments for children who may have dyslexia.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	179182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Schools are required under the Children and Families Act (2014) to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the pupils or students they support, and guidance is set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice<em>. </em>This includes arranging for appropriate tests where the school’s own assessments indicate that this is necessary</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/10/2018 12:16:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

987817

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Blood Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the initiatives announced by the Prime Minister on 3 October 2018 on early detection rates for cancer include blood cancer; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	179183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is completely clear that the new 75% early diagnosis ambition announced by the Prime Minister covers all cancers, and not just the 10 currently included in the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) early diagnosis metric. NHS England is keen to work with the voluntary sector organisations and charities representing some of the other cancers not currently included in the PHOF metric on how we best measure progress towards the ambition moving forwards.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/10/2018 16:57:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

984758

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will model the effect on the UK economy of (a) a 50 per cent reduction in and (b) the abolition of Air Passenger Duty.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	177668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The government monitors all taxes, including Air Passenger Duty. The aviation sector in the UK continues to grow, with passenger numbers up by over 15% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>APD raises over £3 billion in revenue every year. Abolishing or cutting APD would put pressure on the government to increase taxes elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2018 10:23:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

984759

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the Frontier Economics report finding that Britain’s airports could gain up to 65 connections in the event that air passenger duty is abolished.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	177669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The government takes new evidence into consideration when making policy decisions. The aviation sector in the UK continues to grow, with passenger numbers up by over 15% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>APD raises over £3 billion in revenue every year. Abolishing or cutting APD would put pressure on the government to increase taxes elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2018 10:32:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

982661

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Blood Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many blood cancer patients have received medicine funded by the Cancer Drugs Fund by each medicine since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>We have been informed by NHS England that since the implementation of the new Cancer Drugs Fund on 29 July 2016, 7,821 patients have been registered to receive treatment for a blood cancer, out of a total of approximately 25,700 patients who have been registered to receive cancer drug treatment. NHS England has advised that it is unable to provide a breakdown of patients registered to receive treatment with each medicine for reasons of commercial confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/10/2018 16:10:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

982704

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2018 to Question 173559 on Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes, what proportion of that £196 million spent in September 2017 on Caribbean hurricane relief was used to support British Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>£72m was committed to help the Overseas Territories. This funding delivered the UK Government’s immediate response and support for early recovery priorities in the three affected territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. Further to this, the Prime Minister committed a further £70m for reconstruction efforts and up to £300m of UK Government loan guarantees.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/10/2018 14:33:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

982881

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Animal Welfare
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 improve the care and protection of animals in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that as we leave the EU we will maintain and enhance our reputation as a global leader on animal welfare. We are increasing maximum sentences for animal cruelty tenfold from six months’ to five years’ imprisonment, we have made CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses, we propose to ban the use of electronic shock collars and we are banning online sales of puppies.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/10/2018 15:25:59 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

982882

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Southern Water
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 recent discussions he has had with Southern Water on improving its performance.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The water regulators, Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Drinking Water Inspectorate, hold regular discussions with water companies, including Southern Water, about the companies’ performance. Discussions cover all relevant regulatory performance, including operational resilience, customer service and environmental protection.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/10/2018 13:51:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

983166

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to the monitoring of animal welfare standards in 2019-20 after the introduction of CCTV in slaughterhouses throughout England.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has delivered its manifesto commitment to make CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses. Legislation came into force on 4 May 2018 with a 6-month transitional period to allow slaughterhouse operators to comply before provisions come into force on 5 November.</p><p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of this legislation. The forecasted costs for 2018-19 for the monitoring of animal welfare standards in slaughter houses in England has been set at £149,777. The costs for 2019-20 will be discussed and agreed with FSA in due course.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/10/2018 15:29:01 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

971689

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that the (a) Caribbean British Overseas Territories and (b) Commonwealth Caribbean islands are prepared for hurricane season.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	173559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK provided over £196m in response to the devastating hurricanes in September 2017 in the Caribbean. In preparation for this year’s hurricane season, the Department for International Development (DFID), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence have coordinated response plans to support British Overseas Territories and independent Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean. RFA Mounts Bay is in the region with helicopter airlift capacity and stocks of humanitarian relief items. UK supplies have also been pre-positioned on the island of Antigua. In addition the Secretary of State for International Development has instructed the department to ensure that any response to the impact of hurricanes in the British Overseas Territories and independent Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean will have a priority call on our reserves.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is providing expertise to the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and national disaster offices in our partner countries. DFID also supported establishment of a multinational response coordination centre within CDEMA. In the longer term, the UK is investing over £360m in disaster resilient infrastructure across the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/09/2018 08:55:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith