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1141965
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Rivers: Sewage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What recent assessment he has made of the effect of sewage discharges on water quality in rivers. more like this
tabling member constituency Keighley more like this
tabling member printed
John Grogan more like this
uin 912191 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answer text <p>Last year, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that there had been good progress in meeting water quality targets. Since 1995, investment in sewage treatment has achieved a 61% reduction in the amount of phosphorus and a 72% reduction in the amount of ammonia discharged to rivers. We will continue to work with the water companies.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-25T16:19:47.487Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-25T16:19:47.487Z
answering member
4098
label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
tabling member
382
label Biography information for John Grogan more like this
1141966
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Animal Welfare more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps he is taking to prevent animal cruelty. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley more like this
uin 912192 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answer text <p>This Government is leading the way in promoting animal welfare by bringing forward legislation that will increase the maximum custodial penalty for animal cruelty in England from 6 months’ to 5 years’ imprisonment. We have also made it a requirement for all slaughterhouses to have CCTV; updated and improved the laws regulating dog breeding and pet sales; and banned the third party sale of puppies and kittens.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
grouped question UIN 912197 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-25T15:37:14.237Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-25T15:37:14.237Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this
1141967
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Climate Change more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps the Government is taking to ensure that domestic climate change adaptation policy does not disproportionately affect low-income households. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 912194 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answer text <p>The Government considers the distributional impact of its interventions on different groups, including low income households, and our National Adaptation Programme sets out the steps the Government will be taking, until the next five year plan in 2023, to further adapt to climate change. Its central aim is to build resilience across the economy, and draws from across a large body of cross-Government work. To take just one example, the Government’s capital investment programme in flooding and coastal erosion is expected to provide over a ten-fold economic return on the initial outlay.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-25T15:47:59.263Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-25T15:47:59.263Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon more like this
1141968
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Animal Products: Import Controls more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps he is taking to ban products of trophy hunting from being imported to the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Mid Derbyshire more like this
tabling member printed
Mrs Pauline Latham more like this
uin 912196 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answer text <p>We must proceed on the basis of evidence. We will publish a Call for Evidence on the impact of international trade in hunting trophies between the UK and other countries, to understand whether further action is needed to address impacts on the species, and the profound ethical concerns involved.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-25T15:57:25.38Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-25T15:57:25.38Z
answering member
4098
label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
tabling member
4025
label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham more like this
1141969
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Animal Welfare more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps he is taking to prevent animal cruelty. more like this
tabling member constituency Walsall North more like this
tabling member printed
Eddie Hughes more like this
uin 912197 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answer text <p>This Government is leading the way in promoting animal welfare by bringing forward legislation that will increase the maximum custodial penalty for animal cruelty in England from 6 months’ to 5 years’ imprisonment. We have also made it a requirement for all slaughterhouses to have CCTV; updated and improved the laws regulating dog breeding and pet sales; and banned the third party sale of puppies and kittens.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
grouped question UIN 912192 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-25T15:37:14.283Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-25T15:37:14.283Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4635
label Biography information for Eddie Hughes more like this
1141970
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Animal Welfare more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text If he will bring forward legislative proposals to recognise animal sentience. more like this
tabling member constituency North Tyneside more like this
tabling member printed
Mary Glindon more like this
uin 912198 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answer text <p>There has never been any question that this Government’s policies on animal welfare are driven by the fact that animals are sentient beings. However, the Government has been very clear that we will make any necessary changes required to UK law in a rigorous and comprehensive way to ensure animal sentience is recognised after we leave the EU.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-25T15:44:16.6Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-25T15:44:16.6Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4126
label Biography information for Mary Glindon more like this
1141971
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Seas and Oceans: Pollution Control more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps he is taking to tackle marine pollution. more like this
tabling member constituency Aberdeen South more like this
tabling member printed
Ross Thomson more like this
uin 912200 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answer text <p>Our Resources and Waste Strategy sets out actions we are taking, including a ban on the sale and/or supply of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds by April 2020. We are leading global efforts through the Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance, which we support with a package worth up to £70m. We also work with the International Maritime Organisation to tackle litter from ships and are helping shape a new international action plan on shipping litter.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-25T15:55:53.88Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-25T15:55:53.88Z
answering member
4098
label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
tabling member
4599
label Biography information for Ross Thomson more like this
1141972
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 more like this
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how frequently the Commission receives reports from the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North more like this
tabling member printed
Patrick Grady more like this
uin 912182 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answer text <p>The Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art produces an annual report which is published and considered by the House’s Finance Committee. The Commission does not receive routine updates. The last annual report was published on the Committee’s website in October 2018. This year’s annual report is due to be considered by the Advisory Committee in September and will be published later in the year.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington more like this
answering member printed Tom Brake more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-25T10:58:01.253Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-25T10:58:01.253Z
answering member
151
label Biography information for Tom Brake more like this
tabling member
4432
label Biography information for Patrick Grady more like this
1142430
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading General Practitioners: Nurses more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of pension provision for GP practice nurses and, in particular, the impact of their exclusion from the NHS pension scheme until 1997. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Altmann more like this
uin HL17504 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-08-07more like thismore than 2019-08-07
answer text <p>Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme was extended to general practitioner (GP) practice nurses from September 1997, following an agreement reached with organisations representing nurses and GPs. Prior to this date, GP practice nurses were excluded because eligibility was originally limited to those directly employed by a National Health Service body. GP practice nurses are employed directly by self-employed GPs, rather than the NHS.</p><p>The pressure on NHS Pension Scheme costs, which are met mutually across all members and their employers, meant that practice nurses could not be offered retrospective membership for employment before 1997. This was accepted by staff representatives at the time of the agreement, and remains the current position.</p><p>However, GP practice nurses and their employers can make voluntary extra contributions to purchase units of ‘Additional Pension’ and so boost their NHS retirement pensions.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-08-07T11:43:50.453Zmore like thismore than 2019-08-07T11:43:50.453Z
answering member
4019
label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
tabling member
4533
label Biography information for Baroness Altmann more like this
1142431
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-25more like thismore than 2019-07-25
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Taxation: Electronic Government more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to continue with the rollout of their Simple Assessment and dynamic coding projects, which were paused in May 2018. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Altmann more like this
uin HL17505 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-08-06more like thismore than 2019-08-06
answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) delivered Simple Assessment to a small number of customers in 2017. Due to the need to prioritise EU exit, HMRC temporarily suspended further work to extend the service to a larger number of customers. The service remains active for the original user base, and further enhancements are being made this financial year. HMRC are reviewing whether to make further investments into the service in the context of the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have long had a delivery plan for the dynamic coding-out of debt project. The service was successfully introduced for a number of taxation scenarios that cause an over- or under-payment of PAYE.</p><p> </p><p>After the closure of the Making Tax Digital for Individuals Programme, which included a wider dynamic coding option, and resource reallocation to EU exit, a new IT solution was required for this Budget 2017 project. HMRC remain committed to delivering this project. Further work on the wider dynamic coding activities will be considered as part of wider Spending Review planning.</p>
answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-08-06T14:08:44.993Zmore like thismore than 2019-08-06T14:08:44.993Z
answering member
57
label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham more like this
tabling member
4533
label Biography information for Baroness Altmann more like this