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93837

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Plastic Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that regulations regarding invasive cosmetic procedures provide the same level of protection as those concerning cosmetic surgery.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	210880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>On 24 April 2013, the independent <em>Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions</em>, chaired by Sir Bruce Keogh, was published. A copy has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>The <em>Government Response to the Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions </em>was published on 13 February. A copy of the response has already been placed in the Library. We fully accept the principles of the Keogh review and the overwhelming majority of the recommendations. The response looks to protect the public through clear standards, better training and robust qualifications, and explores how far supervision from regulated professionals might support self-regulation of the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are working with key delivery partners such as the Royal College of Surgeons who have set up an inter-specialty committee to ensure standards for cosmetic surgery and they are working with the General Medical Council on a code of ethical conduct. Health Education England (HEE) is leading on a review of training and qualifications for providers of non-surgical cosmetic interventions and those required to be responsible prescribers. On 11 September, HEE published a phase 1 report <em>Review of qualifications required for delivery of non-surgical cosmetic </em>interventions. A copy of the report is attached. Work is also underway on a pilot breast implant registry to reassure women that if problems arise they can be contacted, kept informed and called in for treatment if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this programme of work to ensure proper training and oversight of both non-surgical and surgical cosmetic interventions, we are looking at the need for legislation to ensure public protection and will consider bringing forward proposals.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/10/2014 15:16:47 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Non-surgical cosmetic interventions - Report on Phase 1 - final.pdf title Non-surgical cosmetic interventions Report
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

91650

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents in England resulting in serious head injuries involved (a) cyclists and (b) cyclists under 16 in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	209090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The number of reported personal injury road accidents in England involving (a) at least one seriously injured pedal cyclist and (b) at least one seriously injured pedal cyclist aged under 16 for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 is given in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Reported personal injury road accidents involving at least one seriously injured pedal cyclist: England, 2011-2013</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,814</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,884</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Reported personal injury road accidents involving at least one seriously injured pedal cyclist aged under 16: England, 2011-2013</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the pedal cyclists who suffered serious head injuries as a result of an accident is not available from the STATS19 data that the department collects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, information on the medical consequences of pedal cycle casualties in road accidents in England can be obtained from hospital inpatient data. The most recent analysis for 2001-2010 suggests that 40 per cent of pedal cycle admissions were the result of head injuries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/10/2014 15:27:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

91661

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
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	Pension Protection Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will implement the increase in the Pension Protection Fund compensation cap.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	209091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Before the relevant sections in the Pensions Act 2014 can be brought into force, I will have to lay before Parliament a number of proposed amendments to secondary regulations which need to be drafted and will be subject to consultation. The date these changes can come into force will be a matter for Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 13/10/2014 10:48:34 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

77923

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is in the remit of Ofsted to investigate pupils' safety from asbestos in school buildings when it inspects schools; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	205782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>It is not in Ofsted’s remit to assess asbestos management in schools. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the lead regulator on managing asbestos.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 21/07/2014 13:52:38 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

77579

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to confirm the level of extra funding for 2015-16 that will be allocated as a consequence of her consultation on fairer school funding earlier in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	205589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>We have today published our consultation response confirming the level of extra funding that each local authority will receive.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 17/07/2014 15:00:34 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

77619

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Rodents
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 representations she has received on increased numbers of infestations of rats in a domestic setting; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	205590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have not received any recent representations on the number of rat infestations in a domestic setting. Rats have no special legal protection and people are free to control them by legal means.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2014 10:12:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

77493

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Schools: Asbestos
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 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 112W, on Schools: Asbestos, what system is in place to inspect schools under (a) local authority control and (b) outside local authority control, to assess their standard of asbestos management.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	205442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no specific system in place to inspect schools to assess their standard of asbestos management.</p><p>HSE's work planning systems focuses its inspection priorities on the major hazard industries and comparatively high risks sectors (such as construction, waste and recycling, and some types of manufacturing), but can also involve targeted initiatives elsewhere. In recent years this approach has resulted in discrete inspection programmes to assess asbestos management by:</p><ul><li>local authorities with responsibility for system built schools; and</li><li>schools outside local authority control on a sample basis.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 16/07/2014 14:08:41 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

65788

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2014, Official Report, column 295W, on cycling: children, what criteria his Department uses to measure whether a mode of transport is safe and secure.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	204040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Anyone killed or seriously injured on our roads is one too many. The Department collects and publishes statistics annually (and sub-annually) and uses those to monitor road safety. Where there is an existing or emerging road safety challenge, the Department works hard to ensure the right policy solutions are in place to minimise those road safety risks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/07/2014 14:46:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

65284

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gas Masks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to prevent the postage by retailers of Second World War gas masks containing asbestos.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	203584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Royal Mail is responsible for the acceptance or otherwise of items to be carried by post and they have set out what they will accept, or not, in their publically available guide “<strong>Prohibitions and restrictions in the domestic and international post</strong><strong>” published in July 2013. These rules ensure that specified low risk items can be transported safely through the UK postal network.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>It clearly states that under certain conditions it is acceptable for samples of asbestos to be carried to UK destinations. Royal mail will not, however, accept asbestos under any circumstances for international carriage.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>I will not be taking any additional steps to prevent the postage by retailers of Second World War gas masks containing asbestos.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 07/07/2014 14:56:14 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

65374

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Gas Masks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, column 126W, on gas masks, what progress he has made on preventing the continued on-line sale of Second World War gas masks containing asbestos.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	203585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>HSE has concluded its sampling exercise with online sellers. A number of the different types of gas mask available were analysed and most found to contain asbestos. The placing on the market, supply and transport of almost all items containing asbestos, including gas masks, is prohibited by the EU Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (EU1907/2006) (REACH).</p><p> </p><p>HSE and Trading Standards are working with the platform, which hosted the purchases of the gas masks involved in the study, on a policy to prohibit the sale of items that fall under REACH. <br> <br></p><p>HSE will continue work on a case by case basis with Local Authority Trading Standards, who are responsible for enforcement relating to sale to consumers, to take robust action against those who break the law on asbestos and unnecessarily put themselves and others at risk.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2014 16:45:52 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke