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732519

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Beer: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the number of microbreweries in the UK in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	1143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>While we do not hold information on the number of microbreweries (which are typically identified by the limited amount of beer they produce), data is collected on the number of manufacturers of beer split by employee size-band. As displayed in the table below the number of breweries has increased by over 120%, with the vast majority of this increase being among those enterprises with less than 10 employees.</p><p><strong>Number of Beer Manufacturing Enterprises </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0 to 9 employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>885</p></td><td><p>780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>995</p></td><td><p>875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UK Business- Activity Size and Location (ONS)</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2017 12:56:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

732639

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 98 of the report, UK Poverty: Causes and Solutions, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 6 September 2016, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation to ensure that additional investment of £280 million per annum is made in NHS perinatal mental health services, to bring them up to NICE guidance standards.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	1081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to improving perinatal mental health services for all women during pregnancy and in the first postnatal year, so that women are able to access the right care at the right time and close to home. The Spring Budget in March 2015 and the Spending Review in November 2015 both recognised perinatal mental health services as a priority area for additional investment, totalling £365 million from 2015/16 to 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is leading the programme of work to transform specialist perinatal mental health services, so that by 2020/21 at least 30,000 more women each year are able to access evidence-based specialist mental health care during the perinatal period. This includes access to psychological therapies and specialist community or inpatient care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 28/06/2017 09:23:04 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

732695

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on England's regional airports of devolving air passenger duty to the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish Government are yet to announce rates for their new Air Departure Tax (ADT). The UK government will closely monitor any effects of rate changes in Scotland on UK airports, and as announced at Autumn Statement 2016, the government has committed to reviewing ways of supporting English airports from any effects of Air Passenger Duty devolution once the UK has withdrawn from the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 911 question first answered 28/06/2017 13:41:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

732269

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Government's policy is on social care.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Social care is vital to enable people to live healthy and independent lives. This is why, against the context of tough public sector finances, we have taken steps to protect social care services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already invested an additional £2 billion to put social care on a more stable footing and alleviate short-term pressures across the health and care system. However, further reform is required to ensure that the system is prepared to meet the challenges of the increasing numbers of over 75s.</p><p> </p><p>We will work to address the challenges of social care for our ageing population, bringing forward proposals for consultation to build widespread support. We have committed to a wide and open consultation on our proposals, and want to work collaboratively with partners on these critical issues.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on the next steps on social care in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/06/2017 10:17:45 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732293

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 January 2017 to Question 59293, what progress has been made on the development of the IT system for section 5 prohibited firearms licensing applications.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Licensing of section 5 prohibited firearms is administered by the Home Office, and it is anticipated that the new IT system for section 5 licensing applications will be implemented later this summer.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 27/06/2017 10:40:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

732316

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost has been to date to his Department and the Green Investment Bank (GIB) of privatising that bank; and what the projected cost to his Department and the GIB is of privatising that bank up until the point at which the sale is finalised.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government will provide a full report to Parliament following completion of the transaction.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/06/2017 15:14:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

732338

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are incorrectly classified as self employed in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Determining employment status can be complicated and is based on the reality of each working relationship. Government has not made an estimate of the numbers of people in each status, but shares concerns regarding insecure work. This is why in October 2016 my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister asked Matthew Taylor to carry out an independent review to consider employment practices and whether they need to change to keep pace with modern business models. We understand that Matthew Taylor is working to complete his report at the moment, and expect it to be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:11:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

732379

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of hate crime have been reported in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of hate crimes recorded by the police on an annual basis. In 2015/16, the most recently published data, the police recorded 62,518 hate crimes in England and Wales. The statistical bulletin, which includes data for earlier years, can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>This Government is committed to tackling hate crime. The UK has a strong legislative framework to tackle hate crime. We are working across Government with police, (including National Community Tensions Team), the Crown Prosecution Service and community partners to send out a clear message that hate crime will not be tolerated and we will vigorously pursue and prosecute those who commit these crimes.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/06/2017 13:31:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

731707

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Tobacco Control Plan for England will provide sustainable funding for local tobacco control and stop-smoking services.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is developing a new tobacco control plan, which will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/06/2017 10:37:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

731719

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been resettled in each constituency under the Vulnerable Person Resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Progress on resettlement under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme is indicated in quarterly immigration statistics, and is broken down by each local authority. The last set of statistics, published on 25 May, showed that 7,307 Syrians have been resettled across 235 different local authorities since the scheme began.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/06/2017 10:58:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders