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1132782

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the response of Homes England to freedom of information request reference RFI2673, whether his Department plans to reopen the ballot for the Voluntary Right to Buy Midlands Pilot for Housing Association tenants as a result of the low take-up in that ballot.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	266137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>Over 9,000 people entered the ballot for the Midlands pilot of the Voluntary Right to Buy, and 6,000 of these received Unique Reference Numbers to move forward with their purchase. The Government is closely monitoring the progress of the pilot, the number of Unique Reference Numbers that are resulting in applications to buy, and the spending of the budget. There are no plans to run a second ballot – if this position changes, the Government will make an announcement.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/06/2019 11:27:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1129596

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Insurance: Insurance Premium Tax
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 effect of changes in the rate of Insurance Premium Tax on the sustainability of the health insurance market.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	260077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The government publishes assessments of all tax changes at fiscal events. This includes examining the economic and business impacts. The assessment for the last change in Insurance Premium Tax (announced at Autumn Statement 2016) can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insurance-premium-tax-increase-of-standard-rate/insurance-premium-tax-increase-of-standard-rate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insurance-premium-tax-increase-of-standard-rate/insurance-premium-tax-increase-of-standard-rate</a></p><p> </p><p>These costings are certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review and remains in regular discussion with the insurance industry and other interested parties, including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), on the provision of insurance in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not have a view on the impact of the size of the health insurance market on the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 260078 question first answered 12/06/2019 13:12:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1129597

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Insurance
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 effect of changes in the size of the health insurance market on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	260078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The government publishes assessments of all tax changes at fiscal events. This includes examining the economic and business impacts. The assessment for the last change in Insurance Premium Tax (announced at Autumn Statement 2016) can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insurance-premium-tax-increase-of-standard-rate/insurance-premium-tax-increase-of-standard-rate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insurance-premium-tax-increase-of-standard-rate/insurance-premium-tax-increase-of-standard-rate</a></p><p> </p><p>These costings are certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review and remains in regular discussion with the insurance industry and other interested parties, including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), on the provision of insurance in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not have a view on the impact of the size of the health insurance market on the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 260077 question first answered 12/06/2019 13:12:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1129598

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Occupational Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's Green Paper on Prevention is better than cure will include the role of (a) employers in supporting good health and (b) use of health insurance by employers to support the health of their staff.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	260079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>We are considering a number of policy options for the Prevention Green Paper and will be mindful of the role of employers in supporting their employees’ health.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 12/06/2019 16:19:49 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1123918

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Government has made on improving transport infrastructure in areas with a high number of new build homes.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	249341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has invested £1.2bn through the Housing Infrastructure Fund to support housing and further announcements through this £5.5bn fund are expected later this year. A significant number of HIF bids include transport infrastructure.</p><p>The Government is also investing in transport supporting new home construction through the Transforming Cities Fund, Major Road Network, and projects in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, and it is promoting integrated housing and transport planning, for example through the revised National Planning Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 15:20:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1123146

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Israel: Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on reports that the Israel Defense Forces recently exposed a Hezbollah cell preparing an attack on Israel.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	247742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Whilst the Foreign Secretary has not had discussions with the Israel Defense Forces about this issue, the British Government routinely discusses concerns about the actions of Hizballah with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/05/2019 15:33:05 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1082287

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	NHS: Procurement
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 he has made of the (a) performance of the procurement process in the NHS and (b) susceptibility of that process to procurement fraud.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	228731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>To tackle the cost of fraud to the National Health Service, the Department has published and is implementing a counter-fraud strategic plan for the healthcare sector covering 2017-20. The plan includes:</p><p>- Establishing the NHS Counter Fraud Authority;</p><p>- Developing a coherent intelligence-led approach to enable the identification, prioritisation and management of fraud risk;</p><p>- Collaborative working to deliver a comprehensive programme of fraud prevention, deterrence and enforcement activities and loss recovery in the highest risk areas; and</p><p>- Strengthening counter-fraud capability with an increased emphasis on permanently preventing future losses.</p><p> </p><p>As highlighted in the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS Improvement is supporting the NHS to deliver the opportunities for improvement in procurement, including efficiency savings by aggregation of volumes and standardising specifications. A new centralised NHS procurement organisation, Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL), has been introduced to help use this purchasing power on a national scale to get the best deals and deliver high quality affordable care for patients. By 2022, we will double the volume of products bought through SCCL to 80%, extend the number of nationally contracted products and consolidate the way local and regional procurement teams operate.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 228732 question first answered 12/03/2019 12:38:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1082288

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	NHS: Fraud
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 taking with the NHS to tackle the cost of fraud to the NHS.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	228732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>To tackle the cost of fraud to the National Health Service, the Department has published and is implementing a counter-fraud strategic plan for the healthcare sector covering 2017-20. The plan includes:</p><p>- Establishing the NHS Counter Fraud Authority;</p><p>- Developing a coherent intelligence-led approach to enable the identification, prioritisation and management of fraud risk;</p><p>- Collaborative working to deliver a comprehensive programme of fraud prevention, deterrence and enforcement activities and loss recovery in the highest risk areas; and</p><p>- Strengthening counter-fraud capability with an increased emphasis on permanently preventing future losses.</p><p> </p><p>As highlighted in the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS Improvement is supporting the NHS to deliver the opportunities for improvement in procurement, including efficiency savings by aggregation of volumes and standardising specifications. A new centralised NHS procurement organisation, Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL), has been introduced to help use this purchasing power on a national scale to get the best deals and deliver high quality affordable care for patients. By 2022, we will double the volume of products bought through SCCL to 80%, extend the number of nationally contracted products and consolidate the way local and regional procurement teams operate.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 228731 question first answered 12/03/2019 12:38:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1079401

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of High Speed Two; and what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of that project.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	227137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Spending Review 2015 confirmed a funding envelope for the whole of HS2 of £55.7bn at 2015 prices. DfT remains determined that the project will be delivered within the £55.7bn funding envelope.</p><p> </p><p>The benefit-cost ratio for the HS2 network as a whole, including wider economic impacts, suggests that for every £1 invested the UK will receive £2.30 of benefits.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/03/2019 12:46:16 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1079404

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the budget allocated to High Speed Two to instead invest in (a) regional transport infrastructure projects, (b) upgrading existing rail lines and (c) reducing government expenditure.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	227138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Record investment is taking place in Control Period 6 with around £48 billion to be spent on the existing rail network over a five-year period from 2019 to 2024, including more maintenance and a huge uplift in renewals to increase reliability and punctuality for passengers. Together with new and refurbished trains, this Government is delivering an ambitious programme on rail.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HS2 will deliver more than £2 of benefits for every £1 of investment. HS2 will release capacity on existing railway lines so enabling new or additional services to be provided on those lines.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/03/2019 16:46:51 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey