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1733813

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	Prostate Cancer: Screening
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 to (a) encourage screening for and (b) increase the rate of early diagnosis of prostate cancer.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	8772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees (UK NSC). This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm men as some of them would be diagnosed with a cancer that would not have caused them problems during their life. This would lead to additional tests and treatments which can also have harmful side effects.</p><p>The Department has invested £16 million in the TRANSFORM trial which seeks to find ways to diagnose prostate cancer as early as possible. This trial will compare the most promising tests to look for prostate cancer in men that do not have symptoms and aim to address disparities in early detection rates across different groups.</p><p>We are also working with NHS England to support the National Health Service to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard for cancer to be diagnosed or ruled out within 28 days from an urgent suspected cancer referral. This includes introducing best practice timed pathways for prostate cancer to streamline diagnostic pathways and speed up diagnoses.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 17/10/2024 16:31:02 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1733818

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on increasing the number of potholes that are repaired in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	8777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. Havering Council is the local highway authority for the Romford constituency, and it is therefore responsible for the maintenance of its local road network. Havering Council has received £333,000 from this Department during 2024/25 to help it carry out its local highway maintenance responsibilities: it is up to the Council to decide how that funding is used. For England as a whole, the Government has a commitment to enable local highway authorities to fix up to a million more potholes a year.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 18/10/2024 10:25:28 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1733877

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help tackle tobacco duty avoidance.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	8778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The new joint HMRC and Border Force strategy to tackle illicit tobacco was published earlier this year, ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-illicit-tobacco/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-illicit-tobacco#:~:text=HMRC%20launched%20its%20first%20strategy,%25%20over%20the%20same%20period" target="_blank">Stubbing out the problem</a>’. The strategy:</p><ul><li>targets the demand for illicit trade (the consumers that criminals seek to exploit) as well as the supply (the criminals themselves)</li><li>is supported by over £100 million new funding over the next 5 years to boost HMRC and Border Force enforcement capability</li><li>establishes a new, cross-government Illicit Tobacco Taskforce – combining the operational, investigative and intelligence expertise of various agencies, and enhancing our ability to disrupt organised crime.</li></ul><p>HMRC estimates the size of the illicit market using tax gap data, which is reported annually.</p><p> </p><p>The duty gap for tobacco duty is 14.5% of the theoretical tobacco duty liability, or £1.7 billion in absolute terms, in tax year 2022 to 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The tax gap for tobacco includes losses from the importation or production of illicit tobacco products and tax evaded on the smuggling of non-duty paid tobacco and genuine tobacco products sourced overseas.</p><p>The link to the tobacco tax gap is here Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023.<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 8779 question first answered 17/10/2024 15:30:06 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1733878

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual tax revenue loss from (a) illicit and (b) non-duty paid tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	8779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The new joint HMRC and Border Force strategy to tackle illicit tobacco was published earlier this year, ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-illicit-tobacco/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-illicit-tobacco#:~:text=HMRC%20launched%20its%20first%20strategy,%25%20over%20the%20same%20period" target="_blank">Stubbing out the problem</a>’. The strategy:</p><ul><li>targets the demand for illicit trade (the consumers that criminals seek to exploit) as well as the supply (the criminals themselves)</li><li>is supported by over £100 million new funding over the next 5 years to boost HMRC and Border Force enforcement capability</li><li>establishes a new, cross-government Illicit Tobacco Taskforce – combining the operational, investigative and intelligence expertise of various agencies, and enhancing our ability to disrupt organised crime.</li></ul><p>HMRC estimates the size of the illicit market using tax gap data, which is reported annually.</p><p> </p><p>The duty gap for tobacco duty is 14.5% of the theoretical tobacco duty liability, or £1.7 billion in absolute terms, in tax year 2022 to 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The tax gap for tobacco includes losses from the importation or production of illicit tobacco products and tax evaded on the smuggling of non-duty paid tobacco and genuine tobacco products sourced overseas.</p><p>The link to the tobacco tax gap is here Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023.<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 8778 question first answered 17/10/2024 15:30:06 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1731999

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gulf Cooperation Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure good relations with countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council and (b) encourage investment from such countries in the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	7412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK's partnerships with the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are historic and enduring. These are underpinned by shared prosperity, security interests and deep people-to-people links. This government has committed to deepening cooperation with the Gulf. Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have had early engagement with all six of their Gulf counterparts.</p><p>We have resumed negotiations on the UK-GCC Free Trade Agreement and are working closely with Gulf partners to boost trade and investment ties.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 15/10/2024 09:27:45 answering member 5148
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1730050

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the potential impact of aviation noise pollution on residents of Romford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	5893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>The Romford constituency is primarily overflown by aircraft departing from London City airport and arriving into Heathrow airport.</p><p> </p><p>At London City airport, restrictions are set through the planning system. It is the responsibility of the local planning authority to conduct any necessary noise assessment and to enforce any restrictions. The Government sets noise-related restrictions at Heathrow and ensures its noise impacts are assessed annually.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006, both airports are also obliged to produce Noise Action Plans to manage aviation noise and its effects.</p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 11/10/2024 13:32:01 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1730051

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coeliac Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of removing the prohibition on coeliac disease sufferers serving in the Armed Forces.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	5894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department is assessing current policies and identifying those which obstruct individuals from joining the Armed Forces. It is essential that new entrants to the Armed Forces are medically fit to meet the various challenges of Service life and the roles in which they will be expected to deploy.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates with coeliac disease are currently unable to join the Armed Forces as it is not possible to provide a gluten-free diet throughout a Service career especially when on operations. Coeliac disease is a condition with the potential for significant illness if a gluten free diet is not maintained.</p><p> </p><p>If an application is rejected on medical grounds, a candidate can appeal the decision with additional medical information. There is also an executive waiver process where the employing Service may, exceptionally, recruit someone who is below the normal entry standards.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 16/10/2024 07:24:08 answering member 5235
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1730052

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Lung Cancer: Research
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 support research on (a) the causes of and (b) treatments for metastatic lung cancer.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.5 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £121.8 million in 2022/23. The NIHR spends more on cancer than any other disease group, reflecting its high priority.</p><p>The NIHR also invests in research infrastructure to support the delivery of research. This includes research into a novel cancer vaccine for lung cancer patients that primes the immune system to recognise and fight cancer cells.</p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including lung cancer. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money, and scientific quality. The NIHR welcomes further high-quality proposals to understand the causes of and to inform approaches to treating metastatic lung cancer.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 14/10/2024 11:50:42 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1730054

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to consult on proposals to reform the House of Lords; and whether those consultations will include the removal of the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	5897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government has set out an ambitious programme of House of Lords reform. As an immediate first step, the Government has introduced the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, which will remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords. The Government believes that it is right to take the time to consider how best to implement the other manifesto commitments over the course of this Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torfaen answering member printed Nick Thomas-Symonds question first answered 10/10/2024 15:46:51 answering member 4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1730055

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Industrial Accidents: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to reduce work-related fatal injuries in the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	5898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the workplace regulator for Great Britain, works closely with the construction industry to influence and promote safe working practices to prevent accidents and reduce worker ill health.</p><p> </p><p>This year HSE is continuing its range of interventions and enforcement to reduce fatal injuries in the construction industry, which includes HSE inspectors investigating construction site incidents and inspecting construction site activity, taking enforcement where non-compliance with health and safety legislation is identified. HSE inspectors will continue to highlight poor practice, explain what good compliance looks like and seek to influence better management of health and safety risk on construction sites.</p><p>HSE will continue to work with industry, trade associations, professional bodies, trade unions and others who promote health and safety standards, such as the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CIAC). This collaboration brings improvements in the construction industry through sharing lessons learnt from incident investigations and promoting good practice in providing sector-specific information and guidance.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 14/10/2024 12:02:08 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell