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759470

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Food: Procurement
	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 he has to change regulations to enable local authorities or central government to stipulate that food and drink that is procured centrally must be of local country or UK origin after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	9924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The <em>Plan for Public Procurement: Food and Catering Services</em> which was published in 2014 already provides UK food businesses with greater access to central government and wider public sector contracts.</p><p>The Plan aims to simplify the public procurement process and open up the market to more SMEs and local producers. It provides a level playing field on which UK producers can compete for the opportunity to supply more of the produce currently supplied from other countries. It includes tools such as the balanced scorecard, to help contracting parties to balance a range of criteria beneficial to the consumer, the environment, and to producers. These criteria include embedding UK production standards, encouraging seasonality of fresh produce and calling for menus which celebrate the provenance of the food. This approach is a UK-led initiative which is not affected by leaving the EU.</p><p>The balanced scorecard approach is mandated for central government departments as existing contracts come up for renewal and it is also strongly encouraged for other public sector bodies. Defra is working closely with buyers and with the industry to ensure they are well prepared to maximise the opportunities.</p><p>The UK’s departure from the EU allows us to re-examine procurement rules to ensure they work in the best interests of UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/09/2017 14:59:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

759290

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Food: Origin Marking
	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 he has to extend country of origin labelling and related geographical origin protections to dairy and processed meat products after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	9812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The government believes in improving transparency for the consumer where practical. Within the EU, the UK argued for the extension of Country of Origin Labelling on fresh meats to include pork, poultry, lamb and goat meat which has applied since April 2015. There has been a requirement for Country of Origin labelling on beef since 2000. The UK has also supported Country of Origin Labelling for lightly processed dairy products such as butter and cheese and for lightly processed meat products such as bacon where this does not place unnecessary costs on businesses. We have also supported comprehensive voluntarily schemes, complementing the mandatory rules, covering many processed meat and dairy products. However, leaving the EU gives us an opportunity to consider the scope for further changes to the law in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/09/2017 13:14:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

759457

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Access to Work Programme: Taxis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment claimants who no longer receive mobility payment are having taxis paid for under the Access to Work scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	9805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is not available.</p><p><br>Access to Work support for travel to work is dependent on whether an individual has an inability to use public transport to travel to work, not whether they are in receipt of PIP. Therefore, this information is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/09/2017 16:40:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

759456

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ensure that personal independence payments claimants who suffer from a condition for which there is not yet any medication are not disadvantaged by that fact in their assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	9804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The assessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is designed to treat people as individuals, considering the impact of their impairment or health condition on their everyday life and how each claimant has personally adapted to living with a disability, whether or not medication is prescribed or used. The PIP assessment is not a medical assessment, requiring the Health Professional to diagnose a condition or its severity and recommend treatment options; instead it focuses on the claimant’s functional ability.</p><p>There is no automatic entitlement to PIP by virtue of a health condition (except in terminal illness cases), either for new claimants or those claimants who were in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and who are being reassessed under PIP.</p><p>The PIP Assessment Guide for Health Professionals includes guidance on the assessment criteria and how they should be applied. This guidance can be accessed on the gov.uk website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/09/2017 13:52:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

758746

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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, if he will publish details of all communications between his Department and the tobacco industry on the Tobacco Control Plan; and what steps he has taken to encourage tobacco companies to engage with the Government in written, as well as oral, form.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	9323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a signatory to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Article 5.3 of the FCTC states that “in setting and implementing their public health policies with respect to tobacco control, Parties shall act to protect these policies from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry in accordance with national law.” The Department has therefore not invited the tobacco industry to contribute to the development of the Tobacco Control Plan. The Government will continue to uphold its obligations under the World Health Organization FCTC.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/09/2017 14:09:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

779920

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on his Department's priorities after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	901482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>Our exit from the EU is a time to look ahead with optimism – an opportunity to improve the delivery of investment and local growth across England. I am working with my colleagues across Government to make a resounding success of Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 30/10/2017 17:44:41 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1124214

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Tobacco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that officials of his Department comply with his Department's guidance on support in relation to the tobacco industry; and whether overseas diplomatic staff of his Department have met with representatives of the tobacco industry.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	249959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes very seriously its obligations as a Party to the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This includes the treaty commitment at Article 5.3 to protect public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry. The FCTC does not prohibit meetings with representatives of the tobacco industry but the Foreign and Commonwealth Office issues guidance annually to all staff on limiting support to the tobacco industry to ensure FCTC compliance. We do not hold a central record of staff meetings with third parties. ​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 08/05/2019 14:49:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1124212

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Malaysia: Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of reports that the British High Commission in Malaysia provided financial support to the Kuala Lumpur think tank Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs while that institute argued against tobacco control legislation, including tobacco taxes and plain packaging.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	249957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has, in the past, commissioned the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) to undertake projects that support the UK’s prosperity, economic and political agenda in Malaysia. These projects were delivered between 2013 and 2017 and were not associated in any way with the promotion of tobacco products. The Government takes very seriously its obligations as a Party to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. HMG in Malaysia has not co-financed or partnered in any way with tobacco companies whether through our Prosperity or Global Britain Funds.</p><p> </p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office-led programmes follow the standards set out by Her Majesty's Treasury. They receive robust scrutiny to ensure that all spend represents value for money for UK taxpayers and advances the UN’s sustainable development goals and our foreign policy objectives.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 08/05/2019 14:46:50 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1124211

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
	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 support the FCTC 2030 group of countries implement the provisions of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control relating to the tobacco track and trace system.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	249956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is delivering the FCTC 2030 project, including supporting fifteen low and middle-income countries to accelerate the implementation of the WHO FCTC. Implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, including tobacco track and trace systems, is not a specific area of focus for the FCTC 2030 project. However, several FCTC 2030 countries have joined the Protocol. The Secretariat of the WHO FCTC is encouraging all countries that are Parties to the WHO FCTC to also join the Protocol.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 08/05/2019 13:56:24 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1124210

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Tobacco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to programmes in Pakistan to promote control of the tobacco industry.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	249955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The DFID Pakistan programme has not allocated specific funding to promote the control of the tobacco industry in Pakistan.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/05/2019 14:57:47 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day