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732360

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the UK leaving the EU does not adversely affect public procurement opportunities for social enterprises.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The current public procurement rules will continue to apply until the UK has left the EU following the successful conclusion of exit negotiations. The longer-term opportunities for our procurement regulations are being considered carefully.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/06/2017 14:33:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759227

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Cosmetics: Video Recordings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of videos demonstrating skin bleaching on young people; and if she will conduct an assessment of the potential merits of regulating such videos.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>We have made no assessment of the potential effect of videos demonstrating skin bleaching on young people, and currently have no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 14:22:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759224

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Science
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that proactive and independent scientific advice informs its activities.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Policy is based on accurate and objective facts.</p><p>We ensure scientific advice is available for example by engaging working groups with relevant industry and academic experts; commissioning research and making use of the departments own independent Science Advisory Council.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 15:23:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

732358

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ambulance Services: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to regulate independent ambulance services.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>NHS Improvement regulates all independent providers of National Health Service-funded care, including ambulance services, unless they are exempt for the following reasons:</p><p>- the providers are not required to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC);</p><p>- the providers are small providers of NHS-funded healthcare services whose annual turnover from providing NHS services is less than £10 million;</p><p>- they are providers of primary medical and dental services;</p><p>- they are providers of NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care; or</p><p>- the provider is an NHS trust which will only be licensed when they are authorised as an NHS foundation trust.</p><p>All independent providers of ambulance services must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and satisfy their registration requirements. As part of this work the CQC are inspecting all independent ambulance services by the end of March 2018, and are already sharing findings from these inspections with the sector in order to drive improvement. We are working closely with the CQC and will consider any recommendations they make.</p><p>Where an independent ambulance provider is working on behalf of an NHS ambulance trust the independent provider will also be subject to continuous monitoring by the trust, to ensure they are delivering to the same rigorous safety and quality standards and inspections as NHS ambulance services.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 28/06/2017 14:13:30 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759360

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cosmetics: Marketing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the marketing of skin bleaching on mental health and wellbeing.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals make informed and safe choices about cosmetic procedures. Since publication of Sir Bruce Keogh’s Review of the Regulation of Cosmetic Interventions, in 2013, we have implemented a number of important measures to that end.</p><p> </p><p>These measures include continuation of an extensive programme around body image to help young adults to become more resilient to the pressures that they face. A copy of the 2015 progress report can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/body-confidence-progress-report-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/body-confidence-progress-report-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>The General Medical Council has also published guidance which makes clear the ethical obligations doctors have towards patients and the standards of care they need to provide. The guidance is clear that doctors must market their services responsibly and give patients all the time and information they need so that they can make a voluntary and informed decision about whether to go ahead. A copy of the guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/news_consultation/27171.asp" target="_blank">http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/news_consultation/27171.asp</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 14/09/2017 10:57:05 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759478

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if his Department will appoint a chief scientific advisor.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. There are several models for achieving this and we must be sure we take into account DExEU’s role as a co-ordinating department. We are currently exploring these options, including considering the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/09/2017 10:22:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759245

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will appoint a chief scientific advisor.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The department does not currently employ a Chief Scientific Adviser, though this position is regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/09/2017 16:34:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759195

	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	Fly-tipping and Litter
	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 the Government has made of the capacity of local authorities to respond to incidents of littering and fly-tipping
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The majority of local authority spending is financed by non-ringfenced income, which councils themselves decide how to spend. The Government has not made an assessment of the capacity of local authorities to respond to incidents of littering and fly-tipping. Local authorities have responsibility for tackling littering and fly-tipping and it is up to them to decide how best to do this and how to prioritise it against the provision of other local services.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/09/2017 10:16:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759200

	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	Fly-tipping and Litter
	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 reduce littering and fly-tipping.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government published the first Litter Strategy for England on 10 April, setting out our aim to clean up the country.</p><p> </p><p>Our strategy is to apply best practice in education, enforcement and infrastructure to deliver a substantial reduction in litter and littering behaviour within a generation. The common aim of all the actions in the Litter Strategy is to change the behaviour of those who currently feel that it is acceptable to drop litter. The Strategy can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p>Fly-tipping is unacceptable as it blights the areas where it occurs, imposes costs on those whose land is affected, can pose a risk to the environment or human health and it affects the livelihoods of those involved in the legitimate waste management business.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to tackling fly-tipping and the Government has:</p><ul><li><p>given local authorities in England the power to issue fixed penalty notices of up to £400 for small-scale fly-tipping, providing local authorities with an alternative to prosecutions and helping them take a proportionate enforcement response;</p></li><li><p>made it easier for vehicles suspected of being involved in waste crime to be stopped, searched and seized;</p></li><li><p>cracked down on offenders by strengthening the Sentencing Council’s Guideline for environmental offences, which came into force on 1 July 2014;</p></li><li><p>strengthened the waste duty of care by publishing a revised Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice, that provides guidance to local authorities, regulators, waste industry and all those that produce, keep, import, treat, have control or dispose of controlled waste on how to comply with their waste duty of care obligations;</p></li><li><p>supported the industry-led Right Waste Right Place campaign to promote Duty of Care to small businesses. The campaign will be targeting construction, retail and agricultural businesses; and</p></li><li><p>chaired the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG) to prevent and tackle illegal dumping. The NFTPG includes representatives from central and local Government, enforcement authorities, the waste industry, and private landowners. The NFTPG has published a Fly-tipping Partnership Framework outlining best practice for the prevention, reporting, investigation and clearance of fly-tipping to be adapted to suit local circumstances, and a series of fly-tipping prevention guides for householders, businesses and landowners.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/09/2017 15:42:10 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

732353

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the cap on the Access to Work grant on the ability of (a) deaf and (b) other disabled people to enter the workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>In May 2015 the Government published an Equality Analysis of the impact of the reforms to Access to Work, which may be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/426416/future-of-access-to-work-equality-analysis.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/426416/future-of-access-to-work-equality-analysis.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This year the Cap is set at £42,100 per annum, calculated at one-and-a-half times the current annual average earnings figure. Access to Work has set up specialist teams, including dedicated high-value award teams, who are working with employers and customers to support them in making the most efficient and effective use of their awards.</p><p> </p><p>We are monitoring the application of the Cap and consider whether any further flexibilities may be required.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/06/2017 15:54:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah