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1027654

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	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	Accidents: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential financial benefits to the NHS of increasing the NHS Injury Cost Recovery tariff beyond the Hospital and Community Health Services inflation rate.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	203377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Injury Cost Recovery scheme is a scheme in place for the recovery of treatment costs that applies to patients who subsequently go on to make a successful claim for personal injury compensation against a third party. Funds recovered come primarily from a third-party compensator or insurer.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is provided in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>England (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Scotland (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Wales (£ million)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Ambulance Trusts (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Total (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>166.11</p></td><td><p>14.41</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10.52</p></td><td><p>8.74</p></td><td><p>199.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>165.58</p></td><td><p>14.93</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10.34</p></td><td><p>8.49</p></td><td><p>199.33</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that treatment type and costs change and therefore we do keep the setting of the tariffs under close review. However, we believe the scheme currently strikes the right balance between risk and reward by having a simple to administer, low cost scheme that provides significant benefit for the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Over 90% of cases recovered fall within the current tariff cap. Whilst increasing the level of the cap may lead to increased recoveries, this is likely to be offset by increased administrative efforts and costs, for example with more cases becoming subject to legal challenge.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s most recent assessment of the impact associated with the scheme is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/141/memorandum/contents" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/141/memorandum/contents</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 203376 203378 question first answered 21/12/2018 13:47:59 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1027655

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	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	Accidents: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct an impact assessment of the NHS Injury Cost Recovery scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	203378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Injury Cost Recovery scheme is a scheme in place for the recovery of treatment costs that applies to patients who subsequently go on to make a successful claim for personal injury compensation against a third party. Funds recovered come primarily from a third-party compensator or insurer.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is provided in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>England (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Scotland (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Wales (£ million)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Ambulance Trusts (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Total (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>166.11</p></td><td><p>14.41</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10.52</p></td><td><p>8.74</p></td><td><p>199.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>165.58</p></td><td><p>14.93</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10.34</p></td><td><p>8.49</p></td><td><p>199.33</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that treatment type and costs change and therefore we do keep the setting of the tariffs under close review. However, we believe the scheme currently strikes the right balance between risk and reward by having a simple to administer, low cost scheme that provides significant benefit for the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Over 90% of cases recovered fall within the current tariff cap. Whilst increasing the level of the cap may lead to increased recoveries, this is likely to be offset by increased administrative efforts and costs, for example with more cases becoming subject to legal challenge.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s most recent assessment of the impact associated with the scheme is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/141/memorandum/contents" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/141/memorandum/contents</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 203376 203377 question first answered 21/12/2018 13:47:59 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

714516

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2017
	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	Air Pollution
	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 steps the Government is taking to tackle high levels of air pollution (a) in and (b) outside of London.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	69538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>Last year, the Government published the conclusions to its Vehicle Emissions Testing Programme, which provided a valuable insight into diesel car emissions on our roads. Research found higher levels of nitrogen oxides emissions in test track and real world driving conditions for a range of the best-selling passenger diesel cars compared to laboratory testing. The conclusions of this investigation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vehicle-emissions-testing-programme-conclusions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vehicle-emissions-testing-programme-conclusions</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, an assessment of the scale of the air quality problem and its sources within specific regions across the UK was set out in the Government’s 2015 national air quality plan for NO<sub>2 </sub>and accompanying zone plans, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/air-quality-plan-for-nitrogen-dioxide-no2-in-uk-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/air-quality-plan-for-nitrogen-dioxide-no2-in-uk-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London has responsibility for achieving air quality standards and objectives in London. The Mayor provides the framework and guidance which boroughs use to review and improve air quality within their areas.</p><p> </p><p>The former Mayor announced the Ultra Low Emission Zone back in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The current Mayor has recently consulted on the introduction of an Emissions Surcharge (the so-called “T-charge”) for older, more polluting vehicles driving into and within central London. Later this year he has indicated his intention to consult on proposals to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone out to the North and South Circular Roads and bring forward its introduction earlier than 2020, along with other measures to improve air quality in London.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the Government is firmly committed to improving the UK’s air quality and cutting harmful emissions. That is why we have committed over £2 billion since 2011 to reduce transport emissions and the Autumn Statement provided a further £290 million to support greener transport. In light of both updated information on real world emissions from diesel vehicles and the High Court judgement last year, we will be publishing a revised air quality plan for consultation by 24 April and a final plan by 31 July.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are developing the Air Pollution Action Plan. This is to tackle the five main pollutants: sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds, ammonia and fine particulate matter. The UK has agreed legally binding national ceilings for emissions of these pollutants by 2020 and 2030. The Government is considering how all sectors of the UK economy can contribute to these ambitious targets.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 69536 question first answered 03/04/2017 15:30:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

778807

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	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	Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many areas in the UK outside London reported illegal levels of air pollution in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	110127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>In 2016 the South Wales zone was the only area outside London that exceeded the 1-hour limit value for nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) concentration (200 µgm<sup>-3</sup>). The remaining 41 zones and agglomerations were compliant. Six zones outside of London had locations with measured or modelled annual mean NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations lower than the limit value for annual mean NO<sub>2 </sub>concentration (40 µgm<sup>-3</sup>). These compliant zones and agglomerations were: Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton Urban Area, Blackpool Urban Area, Preston Urban Area, Highland, Scottish Borders, and Northern Ireland. The remaining 36 zones and agglomerations were non-compliant.</p><p> </p><p>All zones and agglomerations within the UK were compliant with the limit values specified in the Air Quality Directive (2008/50/EC) for pollutants other than NO<sub>2</sub> in 2016. Details of the UK’s assessment of compliance with the Air Quality Directive (2008/50/EC) for the year 2016 is published in the Air Pollution in the UK 2016 report at:</p><p><a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/annualreport/air_pollution_uk_2016_issue_1.pdf" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/annualreport/air_pollution_uk_2016_issue_1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK Government and its counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have policy responsibility for air quality in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/11/2017 17:50:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

993670

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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	Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) school behaviour change programmes and (b) other projects designed to protect children's health from air pollution in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	182754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Air quality is a devolved matter. Local authorities can bid for additional government funding via the air quality grant fund for projects in local communities to tackle air pollution and reduce emissions affecting schools, businesses and residents. In 2016/17, the London Borough of Islington was awarded £50,000 to run a local school-focused awareness and engagement campaign through the air quality grant.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have a duty to monitor and assess air quality and to take action to reduce pollution where these breach statutory limits, and are best placed to determine local priorities. Their local knowledge and interaction with the communities that they serve means that they know the issues on the ground in detail and the solutions that are best suited to local circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The government awarded a total of £2.4 million to local authorities from the 2017/18 air quality grant fund; £3.7 million was awarded to local authorities in 2016/17 and £0.5 million in 2015/16. £3 million has been allocated for 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also put in place a £3.5 billion plan to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions, which includes £475 million for councils to improve air quality. We have consulted on our Clean Air Strategy, which includes ambitious goals, legislation, investment and policies which will help us to clean up our air faster and more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/10/2018 15:12:21 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

993671

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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	Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding he has allocated to air pollution alert systems in each of the last three years; and what steps he has taken to locate those systems in (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) nurseries.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	182755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>Air quality is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>In England, the government is committed to making sure the best independent evidence and information on pollution events is available to the public. As part of this commitment a five-day air quality forecast service from the Met Office is available to the public on Defra’s UK Air website. It provides up-to-date information on air pollution, and alerts during periods of elevated pollution. The latest real world measurements from monitoring sites are also available. The cost of providing this forecasting and dissemination platform is just over £1m.</p><p> </p><p>The national network of air quality monitors currently comprises 282 sites across the UK and is managed by the Environment Agency. Sites are organised into networks that gather information for a wide range of pollutants in towns and cities as well as in rural areas. Monitoring stations for key pollutants are sited in accordance with criteria set out in the EU Air Quality Directive to ensure measurements are representative and also comparable across all member states. The 9 National monitoring networks cost just under £6m per year to operate.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Clean Air Strategy we are looking at providing a messaging system to inform the public about the air quality forecast, providing clearer information on air pollution episodes and accessible health advice.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities also have requirements to monitor air pollution.</p><p> </p><p>The government provides guidance, including helpdesk advice, to local authorities on the appropriate type of monitoring to install. Where local authorities conduct air quality monitoring, they are expected to site monitors in accordance with local and national priorities, which may include schools and other locations where there is high risk of public exposure.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/10/2018 12:34:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

778793

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	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	Air Pollution: Fees and Charges
	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 plans his Department has to implement emissions charges programmes in areas of the country outside London which have reported illegal levels of air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	110122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green, Catherine West, on 19 October 2017, PQ 108834.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 02/11/2017 16:01:59 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

767645

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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	Animal Welfare: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many investigations into unlicensed (a) dog breeding and (b) pet shops have led to a prosecution in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	106738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Twenty defendants were proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for offences under Breeding and Sale of Dogs Act from 2012 to 2016. Of these, one defendant is listed as being a pet shop.</p><p>Twenty-four defendants were proceeded against for offences related to failing to comply with the conditions of a pet shop licence.</p><p>These figures relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same penalty is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/10/2017 16:32:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

808998

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Animal Welfare: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to open to public consultation the draft Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	120107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Defra consulted on proposals to review the existing animal activities licensing regime in 2015-16. In July 2016 we published a summary of responses, and in February 2017 we published our Next Steps document which outlined our proposals following the consultation responses. Since then we have been working with representatives of key stakeholders to develop the new regulations. The draft regulations will now be laid in early 2018.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/12/2017 15:35:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

720697

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State of 30 March 2017, Official Report, column 480-2, on animal welfare, whether she plans to strengthen legislation on animal cruelty.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	70698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the 2006 Act) provides clear offences relating to animal cruelty. One strength of the 2006 Act is that anyone can take out a prosecution. This has been a powerful tool in promoting animal welfare. In 2015, 936 people were sentenced for animal cruelty offences under the 2006 Act, of which 91 were given an immediate custodial sentence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/04/2017 10:13:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans