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1105512

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new electors have registered to vote after turning 18 since 24 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	237721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does not hold information on the number of electors who have successfully enrolled onto each individual Local Authority’s electoral register. Some registration statistics are available from the Office for National Statistics website (<a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk</a>) but this does not include a breakdown by age.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office does, however, hold data on the number of applications to register to vote. The total number of individual applications since 24 June 2016, from 18-24 year olds – both online, via the Register to Vote Website, and by paper form – is 3.9 million.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/04/2019 16:44:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1104922

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a response to EDM 2177 on UK-wide climate emergency.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	236453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges we face today, which is why we have set out ambitious plans in our Clean Growth Strategy to reduce emissions through the 2020s.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy builds on the UK’s impressive progress to date; between 1990 and 2017, the UK reduced its emissions by over 40 per cent while growing the economy by more than two thirds – the best performance in the G7 on a per person basis.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to our ambitious policies and proposals in the Clean Growth Strategy, we have commissioned the Committee on Climate Change to provide advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, including on setting a net zero target. This advice is due on the 2 May and we will consider it carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2019 16:58:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1109730

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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	Biofuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will issue a response to Early Day Motion 1771, on subsidies for biomass electricity generation.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	241056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Sustainable biomass has an important role to play in our electricity mix as it can help balance demand on the grid by being dispatchable, balancing out intermittent renewables like solar and wind.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to keeping energy costs as low as possible and subsidies for biomass are monitored through the Levy Control Framework. Biomass plants only receive subsidy for the electricity output which complies with our sustainability criteria</p><p> </p><p>We have consistently stated that we see the use of biomass conversions as a transitional technology. We have announced that support for coal to biomass conversions will end in 2027 and we will be consulting on making coal to biomass conversions ineligible for future allocation rounds of the Contract for Difference scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/04/2019 16:01:25 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1110542

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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	Energy
	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 he has made of potential benefits of the policies in the Green Alliance's Community Energy Manifesto.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	242966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Community energy has many benefits not only for the energy system but also for wider community resilience as set out in the Green Alliance’s Community Energy Manifesto.</p><p> </p><p>The Government already does value communities in the energy system. The Rural Community Energy Fund, which will reopen shortly, allows communities to identify and develop schemes in which they can invest and from which they can derive significant local benefits. This programme will now include community officers in each of the five local energy hubs in England.</p><p> </p><p>I am also proud of the way communities support and adopt innovation not just in technology but in business planning, in financing of projects and in engaging with the local communities they represent. As a Government we support this approach and as part of our ‘Prospering from the Energy Revolution’ programme, £40m has been allocated to 4 local future systems demonstrators and I am pleased that communities like the Low Carbon Hub in Oxford at the heart of those schemes.</p><p> </p><p>As the Manifesto itself points out, 5 out of 6 current BEIS Local Retrofit Supply Chain pilot projects are led by community groups. We are also supporting Community Energy England with the essential work they do to share best practice and celebrate success, and I attended their conference in Bristol in October, as part of Green Great Britain Week, to see this work in action.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/04/2019 11:08:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1104829

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
	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 establish a diagnostic and care pathway for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	236424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>To facilitate better and quicker diagnosis, patients with suspected Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) are eligible to be tested on the newly-established Genomic Medicine Service.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions services for patients who have EDS from specialist rheumatology centres. Some patients may also be seen in more local services, commissioned by clinical commissioning groups, including rheumatology, physiotherapy, and dermatology. NHS England also commissions a Complex EDS service through two expert centres that ensures accurate diagnosis for patients where this has been difficult. The Complex EDS service provides management plans for local care providers and communicates which allows the local health care professionals to implement the recommendations and monitor the patient’s progress.</p><p> </p><p>We currently do not hold figures on the number of EDS diagnosis made in each of the last five years. However, Public Health England’s National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service have been working to develop a rare disease registry which will collect prospective data on EDS diagnosis in England.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 236425 236426 question first answered 02/04/2019 13:58:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1104830

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	236425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>To facilitate better and quicker diagnosis, patients with suspected Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) are eligible to be tested on the newly-established Genomic Medicine Service.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions services for patients who have EDS from specialist rheumatology centres. Some patients may also be seen in more local services, commissioned by clinical commissioning groups, including rheumatology, physiotherapy, and dermatology. NHS England also commissions a Complex EDS service through two expert centres that ensures accurate diagnosis for patients where this has been difficult. The Complex EDS service provides management plans for local care providers and communicates which allows the local health care professionals to implement the recommendations and monitor the patient’s progress.</p><p> </p><p>We currently do not hold figures on the number of EDS diagnosis made in each of the last five years. However, Public Health England’s National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service have been working to develop a rare disease registry which will collect prospective data on EDS diagnosis in England.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 236424 236426 question first answered 02/04/2019 13:58:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1104831

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Pregnancy: Hypermobility
	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 potential merits of testing expectant mothers for hypermobility.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	236426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>To facilitate better and quicker diagnosis, patients with suspected Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) are eligible to be tested on the newly-established Genomic Medicine Service.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions services for patients who have EDS from specialist rheumatology centres. Some patients may also be seen in more local services, commissioned by clinical commissioning groups, including rheumatology, physiotherapy, and dermatology. NHS England also commissions a Complex EDS service through two expert centres that ensures accurate diagnosis for patients where this has been difficult. The Complex EDS service provides management plans for local care providers and communicates which allows the local health care professionals to implement the recommendations and monitor the patient’s progress.</p><p> </p><p>We currently do not hold figures on the number of EDS diagnosis made in each of the last five years. However, Public Health England’s National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service have been working to develop a rare disease registry which will collect prospective data on EDS diagnosis in England.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 236424 236425 question first answered 02/04/2019 13:58:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1105479

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Epilepsy: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans are in place to ensure adequate supplies of epilepsy medication in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	237701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. However, as a responsible Government we must plan for every possible outcome including ‘no deal’. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working closely with industry to ensure the supply of medicines, including epilepsy medication, can continue uninterrupted in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department wrote to all suppliers of medicines to the United Kingdom on 26 March to advise them of the changes to EU exit dates, and ask them to continue with preparations to protect patients in all possible outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that, if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines and medical products will be uninterrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 01/04/2019 15:17:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1105488

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Epilepsy: Drugs
	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 sustainability of access to medication to control epilepsy, including access to tegretol.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	237706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for the security of supply of medicines and ensuring continued access to medicines for all patients is a key priority. There is a team within the Department, which deals specifically with medicine supply issues arising both in the community and hospitals. It works closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England and others operating in the supply chain to help prevent shortages and to ensure that the risks to patients are minimised when they do arise.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 01/04/2019 16:51:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1108708

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Health and Care Professions Council: 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 publish a response to Early Day Motion 2069 entitled Registration Fees at the Health and Care Professions Council.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	239265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is independent from Government and is funded by registrants’ fees on a cost recovery basis. Fees are set at an appropriate level to cover the cost of regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans at this time to publish any further response relating to the HCPC’s proposed fee rise.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 04/04/2019 12:27:11 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady