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1629067

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2023
	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	Air Ambulance Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to meet representatives of London’s Air Ambulance Charity to discuss their campaign for two new helicopters.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	185907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>Ministers have not currently received any invitations from London’s Air Ambulance Charity to meet. If and when they receive an invitation, they will be considered in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/05/2023 16:23:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1240753

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy to support UN Security Council resolutions (a) 822, (b) 853, (c) 874 and (d) 884.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	99592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>We acknowledge the importance of these UN Security Council Resolutions, which reaffirm the primacy of the OSCE Minsk Group as the international forum via which a peaceful settlement to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan should be reached. We consider that the Basic Principles for a settlement proposed by the Minsk Group Co-chairs provide the basis for a reasonable compromise in this regard, taking due account of the relevant OSCE principles governing relations between member-states.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/10/2020 11:58:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1253414

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	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	Turkey: Hamas
	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 discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on reports that Turkey has granted citizenship to senior Hamas operatives.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	117240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of reports about the granting of Turkish citizenship to Hamas figures. Hamas continues to pose a threat to Israel and Israeli civilians. The UK is clear that Hamas' failure to renounce violence and recognise Israel remains a significant barrier to peace. We continue to call upon Hamas to end permanently their incitement and indiscriminate attacks against Israel. The UK retains a policy of no contact with Hamas, in its entirety. Hamas' military wing has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK since 2001.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/11/2020 11:12:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1258194

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2020
	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	Nagorno Karabakh: Political Prisoners
	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 plans he has to call for the release of Amin Musayev, Bayram Karimov and other political prisoners following the ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	124726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>I spoke to the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister on 13 November and the Armenian Foreign Minister on 30 November where I highlighted the importance of return of prisoners of war and reinforced support for the International Committee of the Red Cross as the primary mediator through which prisoner exchanges should take place. We continue to monitor the situation carefully.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 10/12/2020 13:14:41 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1302997

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2021
	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	Armenia: Azerbaijan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he plans to make representations to the Government of Armenia on its refusal to hand over mining maps to Azerbaijan.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	169835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>During my recent visit to both Armenia and Azerbaijan I highlighted UK concern over the large amount of unexploded ordnance across the region. I urged both Governments to work together to ensure that humanitarian organisations are able to have unimpeded access to the region. The UK Government will continue to work with partners to support the Governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan in securing stability and peace in the region and will continue to encourage both to refrain from unhelpful actions that may exacerbate the situation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/03/2021 08:35:25 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1302998

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2021
	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	Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Forces
	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 assessment he has made of reports that Armenia is covertly transporting armed men to the Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in breach of the Ceasefire Agreement of 10 November 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	169836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned by reports that armed persons are being transported into Nagorno-Karabakh. During my recent visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan I urged both Governments to fully comply with the November ceasefire agreement and to refrain from unhelpful actions that may exacerbate the situation. The UK Government continues to support the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group to settle all outstanding matters related to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/03/2021 11:55:27 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1239986

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	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 Supply
	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 he is taking to ensure the resilience of the supply of food to (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) care homes.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	98702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain. Public sector food provision for specific sectors including schools, hospitals and care homes is led by the relevant government departments. My department is working closely with officials in DfE and DHSC, as the lead departments, to ensure food supply continues to schools, hospitals and care homes. My officials are providing advice and sharing relevant industry intelligence related to broader food supply concerns, in order to support lead government departments with contingency planning. This supports departments in their engagement with their food suppliers. DfE is working in partnership with food suppliers to ensure that schools can continue to provide pupils with nutritious meals. NHS England and DHSC are engaging with the supply chain for hospitals and care homes to ensure their suppliers are fully prepared for the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 07/10/2020 16:16:13 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1277573

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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	Wholesale Trade: Coronavirus
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021 on the level of stocks retained by food service wholesalers.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	138930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Members to the reply previously given on 25 January 2021, PQ 138473.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-15/138473" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-15/138473</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 139179 question first answered 26/01/2021 17:55:41 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1105886

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting: Harrow East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to support convenience retailers in Harrow East to prevent shop theft.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	238327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>I chair the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) which brings together partners including the police, trade bodies and retailers and is overseeing a range of work to tackle retail crime. This includes the collation and dissemination of good practice and developing guidance on the use of Impact Statements for Business, which give victims of business crime the opportunity to set out the impact the crime has had on the business, including, for example, financial loss. The NRCSG also continues to work with retailers to improve the management and response to shop theft using a partnership approach.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/04/2019 16:18:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1563669

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exempting operators of Integrated Retirement Communities from liability for Stamp Duty Land Tax when buying back leases as part of the sale of a units to a new resident.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	114621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has recently been made aware of this proposal for a Stamp Duty Land Tax relief. All taxes are kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/01/2023 14:32:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1628239

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax-free sales were made where the goods were delivered straight to an address outside the UK in Great Britain in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	185233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>Goods exported from the UK can be zero rated for VAT purposes provided export conditions are met, although local taxes and duties remain due upon import into the destination country. UK VAT registered exporters are required to account for this in their VAT records and retain evidence to prove the goods have left the UK to support the zero-rating. However, the reporting requirements are such that HMRC does not hold the specific information requested.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/05/2023 16:08:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1628240

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's Tourism Recovery Plan: Update on Delivery, published in March 2023, what assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the VAT-free shopping scheme on businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	185234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government engaged with varied stakeholders and produced analysis on the cost of VAT-free shopping before withdrawing the previous scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Our analysis, which took increased tourist spending into account, found that introducing worldwide VAT-free shopping would come at a fiscal cost of £2 billion each year.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the OBR’s assessment of the previous VAT-free shopping scheme showed that its withdrawal would have a limited behavioural effect on decisions to visit, or spend, in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/05/2023 13:31:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1643431

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Exemptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies make use of the Section 317 exemption of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	188704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected as the provision of these benefits are not subject to Income Tax or National Insurance contributions, therefore there is nothing for employers to report to HM Revenue &amp; Customs.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/06/2023 15:41:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1199514

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Harrow East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to support the families of pupils on free school meals in Harrow East constituency during the school summer holidays in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	53409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave on 23 June 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54195/" target="_blank">54195</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 51893 53329 53427 53439 53570 53579 53658 53997 54032 54100 54228 55666 55678 55885 57324 57943 57944 58071 question first answered 25/06/2020 09:47:55 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

384614

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	FIFA: Israel Football Association
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with FIFA on the attempt to expel the Israel Football Association from that organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	3435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>No discussion have been held with FIFA regarding any attempts to expel the Israel Football Association from the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 30/06/2015 11:37:13 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1127389

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent estimate she has made of the number of jobs supported by the nuclear defence sector.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	910985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>We estimate, based on industry and Government statistics, that the Defence Nuclear Enterprise supports at least 30,000 jobs, supporting prosperity across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/05/2019 16:50:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1697348

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Castes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to exclude caste as a protected characteristic from the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	902137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The government’s position remains as stated by the then Minister for Women and Equalities, the member for Portsmouth North, in her statement to Parliament on 23 July 2018.</p><p>We do not intend to make an order determining caste to be an aspect of ‘race’ for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We will repeal the statutory duty to make such an order once a suitable legislative vehicle becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/03/2024 14:04:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

102231

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	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	Older Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support older workers.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	905825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This Government has abolished the default retirement age, extended the right to request flexible working, and will be giving people more freedom in how they draw their pension pots to smooth the transition to retirement. The Department also published “Fuller Working Lives - A Framework for Action” in June, which set out the business case for employing older workers and included the following actions:</p><p> </p><ul><li>DWP to work more closely with Local Enterprise Partnerships to encourage them to focus on the issue of fuller working lives in their local area;</li></ul><ul><li>DH, DWP and GEO to launch a trial on carers in employment and the role assistive technology can play in helping them to combine work and care:</li></ul><ul><li>A number of pilots with Jobcentre Plus on back to work support for carers; and</li></ul><ul><li>DWP to develop a new guidance toolkit for employers - this will build on the existing Age Positive employer guidance.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>In July 2014, Dr Ros Altmann was appointed as the Business Champion for Older Workers and is making the case for the importance of fuller working lives for individuals, employers and wider society.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/11/2014 17:08:38 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1019426

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking in 2018-19; and what funding his Department plans to allocated to cessation campaigns in 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	198221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England runs smoking cessation campaigns. Media spend to date during 2018/19 on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking is £1.2 million.</p><p> </p><p>£2.4 million has been allocated in total for the media spend on cessation campaigns in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>As the 2018/19 financial year is not yet complete and campaign work is ongoing, these figures should be considered provisional. Figures are net plus agency fees and commissions (rounded to the nearest £100,000). Figures exclude Value Added Tax.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/12/2018 16:50:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1050432

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent from the public purse on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	214029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Expenditure on smoking cessation advertising campaigns by Public Health England in 2017-18 was £1.99 million.</p><p> </p><p>Campaign spending is defined as covering only media spend. Figures are net, rounded to nearest £10,000. Figures exclude value added tax.</p><p> </p><p>Media spend includes expenditure for advertising on television, radio, national press, regional press, out of home (outdoor), cinema and digital. Recruitment advertising and media partnerships are not included.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2019 15:12:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

731707

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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, whether the Tobacco Control Plan for England will provide sustainable funding for local tobacco control and stop-smoking services.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is developing a new tobacco control plan, which will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/06/2017 10:37:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

731708

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce inequalities in health outcomes caused by higher rates of smoking among lower socioeconomic groups.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>As smoking rates in England continue to decline, tobacco use is increasingly concentrated in our poorest and most disadvantaged communities.</p><p> </p><p>Local stop smoking services provided by local authorities are effective in reducing health inequalities where they are targeted to meet identified needs. Public Health England (PHE) supports local areas with a range of evidence, data and tools to facilitate targeted and effective interventions recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and have a programme of work focussed on reducing smoking in pregnancy and in mental health settings.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18, PHE will run the Stoptober and January smoking health harms mass media campaigns, targeted to reach people in lower socioeconomic groups.</p><p> </p><p>A national Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) scheme incentivises National Health Service trusts in England to identify inpatients that smoke and provide them with treatment and a referral for support with quitting.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/06/2017 11:14:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

793034

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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, how much his Department has budgeted for 2017-18 for a grant to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan for England.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	114819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114820 114822 114824 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

793035

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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, when his Department plans to complete the approvals process to enable the competition for a grant to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan to proceed.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	114820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114819 114822 114824 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

793037

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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, what plans his Department has to open the competition for the grant to support implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan for England this year.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	114822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is still considering the scope and procurement process for grants to support the implementation of the Tobacco Control Plan. Cabinet Office standards require all new grants to be subject to competition. Our intention is to make any future grant available on a multi-year basis, subject to an appropriate business case and satisfactory performance on the part of the funded bodies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 114819 114820 114824 question first answered 29/11/2017 14:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman