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1166728

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	Business: Investment
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 assessment she has made of the effect of share-buy-back schemes on business investment.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	6204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department commissioned research in 2018 to establish whether share buybacks are being misused to hit performance targets, inflate executive pay and reduce business investment. The research was published on 19 July 2019. It found no relationship between share repurchases and investment and no evidence to suggest that buybacks are being used systematically to artificially hit earnings per share (EPS) targets.</p><p> </p><p>The research did, however, reveal that the presence of EPS targets in executive remuneration plans correlates with lower levels of investment. The study said that it would be premature to draw firm conclusions but that the area warranted further research. The Department intends to follow this up and plans to commission further research into whether there is a direct link (rather than through the use of buybacks) between executive pay targets and levels of investment and between performance targets and short-term executive decision-making.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 31/10/2019 09:47:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150370

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on the roll-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>We want the transition to 2040 to be consumer and market-led, supported by the measures set out in the Road to Zero strategy. The Government’s ambition is to have one of the best infrastructure networks in the world for electric vehicles, and we want chargepoints to be accessible, reliable, affordable and secure.</p><p> </p><p>We want to encourage and leverage private sector investment to build and operate a self-sustaining public network supported by the right policy framework. Government funding and leadership, alongside private sector investment, has supported the installation of more than 20,000 public chargepoints. This includes 2,000 rapid chargepoints, one of the largest rapid networks in Europe. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles is going further and is working with industry to set out a vision by Autumn 2019, for a core infrastructure network of rapid and high powered chargepoints across England’s key road network.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s grant schemes and the £400m public-private Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund will also see thousands more chargepoints installed across the UK. Highways England has committed £15m to ensure there is a rapid chargepoint (where possible) every 20 miles on 95% of the Strategic Road Network by 2020, and the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act gives Government powers to ensure appropriate provision of chargepoints at motorway service areas and large fuel retailers if needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2019 13:16:34 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150371

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on ensuring the maintenance of flights to and from Europe after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK and EU have both put in place measures to ensure that flights can continue in any EU Exit scenario. In a no deal scenario, the EU’s adopted Regulation on connectivity gives UK airlines the right to fly to and from the EU from the day of exit until a proposed date of October 2020, allowing time to progress longer-term arrangements. The UK has stated we will reciprocate these rights for EU airlines. Both sides are committed to maintaining connectivity.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 25/10/2019 13:50:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150372

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Data Protection: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the data sharing treaty between the UK and the US, which was laid before the House on 7 October 2019, will not maintain people's individual privacy.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK US Agreement is a Data Access Agreement.</p><p>This Agreement does not provide access to any data which is not already available via Mutual Legal Assistance, or in the case of Investigatory Powers, any data which would not have been available from a communications service provider if they were based in the UK. It simply ensures that data can be accessed more quickly.</p><p>The safeguards in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and the Crime (Overseas Productions Order) Act 2019 govern the application and issuing of request for orders to obtain data. These include tests that the data requested is necessary and proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/10/2019 11:50:03 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150373

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Sugar: Consumption
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 his Department has on the impact of the sugar tax on trends in the level of sugar consumption.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England has not made an assessment of the effect of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) on the level of sugar consumption.</p><p>The National Diet and Nutrition Survey is used to monitor trends in consumption of sugary soft drinks and sugar intakes. Data covering the period when the SDIL was introduced will be published in 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/10/2019 13:02:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150374

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has accrued to the public purse as a result of the sugar tax in each year since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Payment of SDIL must be made to HMRC within 30 days after the end of the quarterly liability period. Based on cash receipts, the estimated accrual of SDIL for 2018/19 is £318m, and for the period between April and September 2019/20, £85m.</p><p>Monthly and annual receipts from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy are published in HMRC’s National Statistics publication, which can be accessed via this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a></p><p>Money that is collected from the levy helps fund physical education activities in primary schools, the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 25/10/2019 07:43:51 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150375

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Fast Food: Health Hazards
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 effect on public health of the availability of convenience food products.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The childhood obesity plan recognises that convenience food products high in fat, salt or sugar can lead to weight gain, which in turn increases the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and some cancers. High levels of sugar intake also increase the risk of tooth decay.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the measures in the three chapters of our childhood obesity plan will have an impact on improving diet and reducing obesity across all age groups. These include the soft drinks industry levy, sugar reduction and wider calorie reformulation programme, restricting promotions and calorie labelling in restaurants which will improve our eating habits and reduce the amount of sugar we consume.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/10/2019 13:03:14 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150376

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Genomics: Data Protection
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 he is taking to ensure the security of personal data created by genomic sequencing.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service is working with Genomics England to ensure the security of personal data created by genomic sequencing through the new pipeline for Whole Genome Sequencing in the NHS.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Genomics England has adopted a multi-layered approach to delivering cyber security and data protection for data generated from sequencing. The approach ensures that Genomics England data capture systems remain secure and are appropriately protected from external threats. Genomics England has engaged with the Department, NHS Digital and the National Cyber Security Centre to review the Genomics England Security Strategy and Policy and is working towards formal Cyber Security Accreditation during 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In April 2018, the Department launched the Data Security and Protection Toolkit. This covers the key data security and data protection requirements for health and social care organisations. Organisations can self-assess against it to demonstrate that they are meeting information governance requirements.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/10/2019 15:10:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150377

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Homicide: Loughinisland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to the Police Service of Northern Ireland is of Operation Yurta.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>As policing and justice are devolved matters, the costs for this investigation are matters for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and, as appropriate, the devolved Department of Justice. PSNI have advised that the estimated cost of this investigation to the end of September 2019 is £254,004. This includes Durham Constabulary costs up to the end of July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>PSNI have also indicated that as this is an ongoing investigation, further costs will be incurred.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 25/10/2019 10:10:35 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1150452

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Surgery: East Riding
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 his Department has made of the effect on patient outcomes of the decision of East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group to delay access to elective surgical procedures for patients with a body mass index greater than 30.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	1563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not assessed the effect on patient outcomes following the introduction of East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to introduce its ‘Get Fit for your Operation’ programme in 2017 to support patients to live healthier lifestyles.</p><p>Treatment decisions should always be made by doctors based on patients’ clinical needs. CCGs have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local population - the vast majority of treatments and services that patients need are offered routinely by the National Health Service. Where this is not the case, a clinician can make an individual funding request if they believe their patient’s circumstances are clinically exceptional.</p><p> </p><p>If there is evidence of rationing care, we expect NHS England to ensure the CCG is not breaching its statutory responsibility to provide services that meet the needs of the local population.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/10/2019 11:51:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis