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45022

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) direct and (b) indirect bilateral funding arrangements his Department has with governmental or non-governmental projects and bodies in Argentina.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	193646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not at present provide bilateral funding to Argentina.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

48108

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will establish an Aircraft Noise Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	196176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently considering the recommendations made by the Airports Commission, including the recommendation to create an independent noise authority. The Government will respond to the Interim Report as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

456514

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on reducing Air Passenger Duty.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	29288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>In the absence of any taxation of international aviation fuel and no VAT on international or domestic flights, Air Passenger Duty (APD) ensures that the aviation sector plays its part in contributing towards general taxation and helping to bring down the deficit. In 2014-15, APD raised £3.2bn, an important part of the Government’s tax revenues.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, the Government has recently made reforms to APD to cut the longest haul rates and exempt children, reducing the tax burden by £1.5 billion over the period 2015-2020.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes, APD is kept under review with any changes announced at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/03/2016 11:51:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

600767

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Air Routes: Iraq
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for further evaluation of the possibility of establishing direct flights from the UK to Erbil International Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	48356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport would welcome the commencement of direct flights to the United Kingdom from Erbil International Airport, once the security situation permits that. The current advice to UK civil aviation operators from the Department, contained in a Notice to Airmen, is that they should not overfly Iraqi territory.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/10/2016 13:07:00 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

596062

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Air Routes: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations the Government has made to the US Department of Transportation on progress made on authorising Norwegian Air UK Ltd services from Gatwick and other British airports to the US, as permitted by the EU-US Air Transport Agreement in December 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	47550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government made a formal representation on this issue to the US Department of Transportation on 11 February 2016, which is recorded in the US DoT docket DOT-OST-2015-0261. Ministers and officials continue to make representations on this matter as and when opportunities arise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/10/2016 14:55:12 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

713029

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Air Traffic Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reform airspace policy.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	68729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>On 2nd February the Government launched a consultation on UK Airspace Policy. The consultation period began on 2nd February and will run until 25th May 2017</p><p> </p><p>The Government wishes to support airspace modernisation in order to deliver benefits for the UK economy, passengers and communities affected by aircraft noise. The proposals in this consultation aim to strike a balance between unlocking the economic and social benefits of modernised airspace, and addressing the local impacts of aviation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working on a new Aviation Strategy that will set out the Government’s vision for the wider aviation sector. This will replace the 2013 Aviation Policy Framework (APF) and will be subject to a separate consultation process. The consultation on UK Airspace Policy forms a key pillar in the development of the Aviation Strategy.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 27/03/2017 13:21:17 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

420219

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department's document, Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals for 2014, will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	10770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2015 answer text <p>The Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals for 2014 has been pre-announced on GOV.UK for publication on Thursday 22 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/10/2015 13:12:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

57632

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what scientific purposes she has licensed procedures on animals that were likely to cause severe suffering since 2010; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of animals experiencing severe suffering in scientific procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	198600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information asked for is not held centrally and could only be obtained at <br>disproportionate cost.<br><br>The Government only authorises procedures on animals after rigorous checks. <br>Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 there is a statutory <br>requirement for scrutiny by, in the first instance, the Animal Welfare Ethical <br>Review Body at the Establishment where the work will be performed, and then an <br>assessment is made by the Home Office Inspectorate. In addition, projects are <br>referred to the Animals in Science Committee for scrutiny where they propose <br>the use of non-human primates in severe protocols and other projects that ministers <br>consider require further consideration. <br><br>One of the key factors in the assessment of licence applications is the <br>harm-benefit analysis, which has been part of our assessment process since <br>1986. The parameters considered in this analysis are described in Appendix I of <br>the Operational Guidance to the 1986 Act. A harm-benefit analysis determines <br>whether the proposed harms to the animals are justified by the likely benefits to be <br>delivered from the project. Inspectors give advice on minimising harms during <br>their assessment of project licence applications. Licensees have a legal <br>responsibility to ensure that work is undertaken on animals in the least severe <br>manner possible whilst delivering their scientific objectives. This year we <br>are undertaking a review of the harm-benefit analysis process, with advice from <br>the Animals in Science Committee, to determine if there are further refinements <br>we can make to the process.<br><br>I am committed to working to reduce the number of animals used in scientific <br>procedures. The Coalition Commitment delivery plan &quot;Working to reduce the use <br>of animals in research&quot; was published in February 2014. In particular, the Home <br>Office Inspectorate is working with the Royal Society for the Prevention of <br>Cruelty to Animals on methods of refinement of the most severe models to avoid <br>or reduce animal suffering. This has included careful consideration of models <br>of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, seizures, rheumatoid arthritis <br>and sepsis. Inspectors are actively promulgating the recommendations from each <br>of these reports.<br><br>In addition, the Home Office has published advisory notes on recording and <br>reporting actual severity, as required by the transposed European Directive <br>from 2013. From data collected we will provide clarity on the burden of harm <br>and, over time, should give an indication of the effectiveness of refinement <br>methods, particularly for the most severe procedures.<br><br>It is imporant to note that procedures classified as severe represent only a <br>small percentage of total procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 10/06/2014 12:51:22 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

57633

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will measure changes in the number of animals used in scientific procedures in the UK following publication of Working to reduce the use of animals in scientific research in July 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	198633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain <br>for 2013 will be published on 10 July 2014.<br>I will be publishing a progress report on the Coalition Commitment &quot;Working to <br>reduce the use of animals in research&quot; in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 10/06/2014 12:48:16 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

57634

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many animals have experienced severe suffering in scientific research funded by the Government since 2010; and if he will provide funding aimed at developing scientific advances allowing the reduction or avoidance of severe suffering of animals used in procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	198601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the information you have requested. The Home Office has published advisory notes on recording and reporting actual severity. From data collected, the Home Office will provide clarity on the burden of harm and, over time, should give an indication of the effectiveness of refinement methods, particularly for the most severe procedures.</p><p>It is important to note that procedures classified as severe represent only a small percentage of the total.</p><p>The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) was established by the Government in May 2004 to advance and promote the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of animals used in research and testing (the 3Rs). The NC3Rs primarily receives Government funding through BIS from the science and research ring-fenced budget via the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The projected budget for the NC3Rs is £7.88m in 2014/15 and £7.84m in 2015/16.</p><p>BBSRC also provides further funding for the 3Rs under its responsive mode schemes, and the MRC and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council support research projects which contribute to the development of new knowledge and new methods that help replace or refine animal use. However, figures on future spend are not available.</p><p>For a detailed breakdown of past funding I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion on 11 March 2014, Official Report, column reference 167W.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 12/06/2014 16:06:30 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

634149

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the accuracy and independence of retrospective reporting by researchers performing scientific procedures on animals, as a method for assessing the severity of suffering experienced by animals subjected to such procedures; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	52550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Project licence holders or suitably qualified individuals acting on their behalf are expected to classify actual severity at the end of the series of procedures based on day-today observations of the animals, and submit the data to the regulator as part of the annual returns process. The regulator has published guidance on the assessment and reporting of the actual severity experienced by animals that have undergone regulated procedures. The first requirement to report actual severity to the regulator was from 1 January 2015 for procedures ending in 2014 and are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals</a></p><p>The Home Department has not conducted a systematic review of the available data from 2014 and 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/11/2016 17:05:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

78520

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2013, what procedures are included in the direct diagnosis category.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	206313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2014 answer text <p>The Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain 2013 report a total of 52,444 procedures were conducted on 6,725 animals with ‘Direct diagnosis’ as the primary purpose. This represents a 3% increase on the total number of procedures, in this category, in 2012 and a 1% increase on the number of animals, in this category, in 2012. Most procedures reported under the category ‘Direct diagnosis’ involve the collection of blood or blood products from either non-immunised animals or animals immunised against various antigens. The procedure of blood collection is classified as being of low severity and, with appropriate licence authority, may be repeated <br>many times in the same animal. The products from these procedures, including whole blood and antisera, are used in diagnostic tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 206312 question first answered 25/07/2014 16:59:36 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

78521

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2013, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the changes in the number of procedures in the fundamental biological research category.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	206311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain 2013 report a total of 1.16 million procedures were conducted on animals with ‘Fundamental biological research’ as the primary purpose. This is a reduction of 11% over the figure for 2012. The change in the number of procedures carried out in this category, in any particular year, depends on many factors. These factors include: investment in fundamental biological research; strategic decisions taken by funding bodies; global economic trends; scientific innovation; and, the development and uptake of validated alternative technologies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 25/07/2014 17:07:29 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

78522

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2013, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the large number of procedures in the direct diagnosis category.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	206312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2014 answer text <p>The Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain 2013 report a total of 52,444 procedures were conducted on 6,725 animals with ‘Direct diagnosis’ as the primary purpose. This represents a 3% increase on the total number of procedures, in this category, in 2012 and a 1% increase on the number of animals, in this category, in 2012. Most procedures reported under the category ‘Direct diagnosis’ involve the collection of blood or blood products from either non-immunised animals or animals immunised against various antigens. The procedure of blood collection is classified as being of low severity and, with appropriate licence authority, may be repeated <br>many times in the same animal. The products from these procedures, including whole blood and antisera, are used in diagnostic tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 206313 question first answered 25/07/2014 16:59:36 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

78529

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest period between inspection visits made to any UK establishment licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (as amended 2012) currently is for establishments deemed by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit to be of (a) high, (b) medium and (c) low risk.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	206182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2014 answer text <p>To identify the longest period between inspection visits made to any UK establishment licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (as amended 2012) can only be established at disproportionate cost.<br><br>The Home Office Inspectorate follows a risk-based approach in deciding how often to visit an establishment. The risk assessment is specific to each establishment taking account of the factors as published in the 2012 Animals in Science Regulation annual report. Visiting frequency varies from at least once per year for a low risk establishment carrying out little or no research, through to some 40 times per year for large, high risk establishments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 25/07/2014 17:02:39 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

524954

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	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 Products: Imports
	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 she plans to prohibit the import of trophies from any CITES Appendix I or Appendix II listed species.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	40644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>Under international rules set by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a hunting trophy from a species listed on Appendix I or Appendix II of the Convention can be exported only if the exporting country is satisfied that the hunt was both legal and sustainable.</p><p> </p><p>Importing controls are implemented at an EU-wide level and the UK works with other EU Member States to agree a collective approach. In light of growing concerns about the sustainability of the hunting of some species, stricter controls on the import of hunting trophies of six species, including lions and African elephants, have been introduced. As a result, the import of hunting trophies of certain species from certain countries is currently prohibited.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that properly managed, legal and sustainable trophy hunting can play a part in species conservation efforts, including by providing an important source of funding for conservation in some countries. In view of this, we have no plans to introduce legislation banning the import of all trophies of Appendix I and II species. We will however continue to monitor the impact of trophy hunting and will work to put in place greater protection, including prohibiting imports, if this is shown to be needed.</p><p> </p><p>For example, in recognition of the real concerns about the impact of trophy hunting on lion conservation, I announced in Parliament on 24 November 2015 that the Government will ban lion trophy imports by the end of 2017 unless there are improvements in the way hunting takes place in certain countries, judged against strict criteria. We will work with our European and international partners, and experts in the field, to reach a common approach to this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/06/2016 12:07:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

437970

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what programmes there are for companies who will not be covered by the Apprenticeship Levy to assist with the creation of apprenticeship positions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	19944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>All employers in England will be able to access funding for apprenticeships after the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in 2017. We will set out further details about how this will operate in due course, including any programmes available for employers who will not pay the levy.</p><br /><p>We will also continue to offer employers an apprenticeship recruitment service through Find an Apprenticeship on gov.uk. We are continuing the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) to support more small firms to take on 16-24 year old apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/01/2016 16:06:30 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

92020

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Argentina
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on a proposed lending programme to Argentina from the World Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	209517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The World Bank Group has a Country Programme Strategy for Argentina which sets out planned areas for cooperation from 2015 to 2018. No new loan proposals for Argentina have been presented to the World Bank Board since 2012. We are keeping the situation under close review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK does not currently support any new World Bank lending to the Government of Argentina.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:50:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

93624

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Argentina
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to continue to oppose loans to Argentina from international institutions including the World Bank and IDB.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	210639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Last year, the Secretary of State instructed the UK’s representatives at the Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank to vote against all new proposals for financial support to the Government of the Republic of Argentina presented by these institutions, while reserving the right to support proposals that can demonstrate exceptional benefits to the poorest people of Argentina. Our position on this has not changed. These are the only Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), in which the UK is a shareholder and from which the Government of Argentina borrows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 21/10/2014 15:12:18 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

642381

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported commercial aircraft cabin and flight deck smoke or fume events there have been in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	54127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not collect specific data on the frequency of incidents of commercial aircraft cabin and flight deck smoke, or fume events. As such, no estimates have been made.</p><p> </p><p>Serious incidents are counted amongst data for safety related events. In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 376/2014, safety-related events which endanger or which, if not corrected or addressed, could endanger an aircraft, its occupants or any other person have to be reported to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).</p><p>The Regulation requires that the reporting, analysis and follow-up to such occurrences remain confidential.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Regulation does permit information to be released on request to interested parties that have a genuine safety related need for the information. An application can be made at <a href="http://www.caa.co.uk/srg1605" target="_blank">www.caa.co.uk/srg1605</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 30/11/2016 17:06:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

642394

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations the Government has received from the aviation sector on priorities for its negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	54290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport, the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, and the Minister for Aviation, Lord Ahmad have all held meetings with aviation industry stakeholders to discuss matters relating to our forthcoming exit negotiations. The Government is considering carefully all the potential implications arising for our aviation industry. Until we leave, EU aviation rules will continue to apply in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 30/11/2016 17:04:18 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

670363

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Beer: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase British beer exports.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	59136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is committed to increasing exports of British food and drink, including beer. We offer a range of services and support for both new and experienced exporters and we work closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and industry bodies such as the British Beer and Pub Association to help British brewers in their export efforts.</p><p>We are developing export campaigns in high growth markets where there is potential for increasing sales of British beer and we continue to help British brewers enter those markets and expand internationally. For example, in November last year we organised the first ever UK Beer and Cider Pavilion at the Food and Hotel China trade show in Shanghai. Over 30 British brands were represented.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 17/01/2017 17:34:47 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

225438

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to the public purse from sales of beer since April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	226465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Receipts from duties on beer that is released for consumption in the UK are published in Table 5 of our monthly alcohol bulletin:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on VAT paid by consumers on beer is not available. HM Revenue &amp; Customs do not collect data on VAT receipts by individual goods or services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/03/2015 17:06:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

174759

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bile Duct Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned into cholangiocarcinoma.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	221396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not commissioned any research relating specifically to cholangiocarcinoma. The National Institute for Health Research Imperial Biomedical Research Centre has a £3.6 million gastroenterology and hepatology research theme (2012-17). This includes research on cholangiocarcinoma biomarkers and imaging.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/01/2015 12:35:01 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

528906

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood Cancer
	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 implications for his policies of the findings of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2015 on the proportion of blood cancer patients who visited their GP more than twice before being referred to secondary care for diagnosis; and what support and guidance his Department has provided to GPs to enable them to identify the symptoms of blood cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	41284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>It is important that people with cancer have the best possible experience throughout their cancer pathway and are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Cancer Taskforce published its report <em>Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes – A Strategy for England 2015-2020</em> in July 2015, and identified a key priority of establishing patient experience as being on a par with clinical effectiveness and safety. In May 2016 the National Cancer Transformation Board published <em>Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes:</em> <em>Taking the Strategy Forward</em> outlining the detailed steps being taken to make this a reality.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2015, the Government announced that by 2020, the 280,000 people diagnosed with cancer every year will benefit from a tailored recovery package. The packages will be individually designed to help each person, including those with blood cancer, live well beyond cancer. In April 2016 NHS England published guidance for commissioners on commissioning and implementing the recovery package effectively.</p><p> </p><p>In order to continue to support general practitioners (GPs) to identify patients whose symptoms may indicate cancer and urgently refer them as appropriate, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published an updated suspected cancer referral guideline in June 2015. The guideline includes new recommendations for haematological cancers. NICE noted that more lives could be saved each year in England if GPs followed the new guideline, which encourages GPs to think of cancer sooner and lower the referral threshold. Following publication of the updated guideline, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has worked in collaboration with Cancer Research UK (CRUK) on a programme of regional update events for GPs to promote the new guideline. RCGP and CRUK have also worked to develop three summary referral guidelines for GPs to enable them to adopt the guideline. These are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/learning-and-development-tools/nice-cancer-referral-guidelines" target="_blank">www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/learning-and-development-tools/nice-cancer-referral-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 41285 41329 question first answered 05/07/2016 15:11:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

528908

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood Cancer
	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 implications for his policies of the findings of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2015 on the proportion of blood cancer patients that understood the explanation given to them at diagnosis; and if he will take steps to increase support for such patients at the point of diagnosis.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	41285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>It is important that people with cancer have the best possible experience throughout their cancer pathway and are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Cancer Taskforce published its report <em>Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes – A Strategy for England 2015-2020</em> in July 2015, and identified a key priority of establishing patient experience as being on a par with clinical effectiveness and safety. In May 2016 the National Cancer Transformation Board published <em>Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes:</em> <em>Taking the Strategy Forward</em> outlining the detailed steps being taken to make this a reality.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2015, the Government announced that by 2020, the 280,000 people diagnosed with cancer every year will benefit from a tailored recovery package. The packages will be individually designed to help each person, including those with blood cancer, live well beyond cancer. In April 2016 NHS England published guidance for commissioners on commissioning and implementing the recovery package effectively.</p><p> </p><p>In order to continue to support general practitioners (GPs) to identify patients whose symptoms may indicate cancer and urgently refer them as appropriate, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published an updated suspected cancer referral guideline in June 2015. The guideline includes new recommendations for haematological cancers. NICE noted that more lives could be saved each year in England if GPs followed the new guideline, which encourages GPs to think of cancer sooner and lower the referral threshold. Following publication of the updated guideline, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has worked in collaboration with Cancer Research UK (CRUK) on a programme of regional update events for GPs to promote the new guideline. RCGP and CRUK have also worked to develop three summary referral guidelines for GPs to enable them to adopt the guideline. These are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/learning-and-development-tools/nice-cancer-referral-guidelines" target="_blank">www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/learning-and-development-tools/nice-cancer-referral-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 41284 41329 question first answered 05/07/2016 15:11:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

528917

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to adapt the cancer recovery package and investigate new models of care for blood cancer patients who are (a) given treatment and (b) put on a watch and wait regime after diagnosis.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	41329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>It is important that people with cancer have the best possible experience throughout their cancer pathway and are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Cancer Taskforce published its report <em>Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes – A Strategy for England 2015-2020</em> in July 2015, and identified a key priority of establishing patient experience as being on a par with clinical effectiveness and safety. In May 2016 the National Cancer Transformation Board published <em>Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes:</em> <em>Taking the Strategy Forward</em> outlining the detailed steps being taken to make this a reality.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2015, the Government announced that by 2020, the 280,000 people diagnosed with cancer every year will benefit from a tailored recovery package. The packages will be individually designed to help each person, including those with blood cancer, live well beyond cancer. In April 2016 NHS England published guidance for commissioners on commissioning and implementing the recovery package effectively.</p><p> </p><p>In order to continue to support general practitioners (GPs) to identify patients whose symptoms may indicate cancer and urgently refer them as appropriate, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published an updated suspected cancer referral guideline in June 2015. The guideline includes new recommendations for haematological cancers. NICE noted that more lives could be saved each year in England if GPs followed the new guideline, which encourages GPs to think of cancer sooner and lower the referral threshold. Following publication of the updated guideline, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has worked in collaboration with Cancer Research UK (CRUK) on a programme of regional update events for GPs to promote the new guideline. RCGP and CRUK have also worked to develop three summary referral guidelines for GPs to enable them to adopt the guideline. These are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/learning-and-development-tools/nice-cancer-referral-guidelines" target="_blank">www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/learning-and-development-tools/nice-cancer-referral-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 41284 41285 question first answered 05/07/2016 15:11:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

105961

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bowel Cancer: Screening
	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 results of pilots of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for bowel cancer; and what plans he has for a nationwide rollout of such screening.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	212890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>A randomised controlled trial funded by Cancer Research UK, the Medical Research Council and National Health Service Research and Development took place in 14 United Kingdom and six Italian centres, and evaluated screening for bowel cancer using a single Bowel Scope Screening (flexible sigmoidoscopy) between 55 and 64 years of age, removing small polyps by Bowel Scope Screening and providing full colonoscopy for &quot;high risk&quot; polyps. The study concluded that Bowel Scope Screening is a safe and practical test and, when offered only once between ages 55 and 64 years, confers a substantial and long lasting benefit. The UK National Screening Committee reviewed the evidence, and in April 2011 concluded that screening for bowel cancer using Bowel Scope Screening meets the United Kingdom National Screening Committee criteria for a screening test. In England its implementation will be managed by National Health Service Cancer Screening Programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at 31 March 2014, 36.6% of Bowel Scope Screening centres in England were operational, exceeding the commitment of 30%<sup>1</sup>. As set out in the third annual report of <em>Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer</em> (December 2013), NHS England will work with Public Health England to help deliver the involvement of screening centres sufficient to meet the 60% commitment by March 2015 and to support preparatory steps in other screening centres to implement by the end of 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at the end of October 2014, 20,603 examinations had taken place. 919 people had gone on to have a colonoscopy with 20 cancers being detected. A further 365 people have had an advanced adenoma found and removed.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/latest-bowel-cancer-screening-technique-reaps-benefits" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/latest-bowel-cancer-screening-technique-reaps-benefits</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/11/2014 17:54:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

178539

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Breast Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of NHS trusts to provide breast radiology services.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	223767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has been working with Public Health England, the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and The British Society of Breast Radiology on this matter. The RCR is planning to undertake a survey this spring of all breast imaging services to evaluate the current and future workforce and service needs. We will work with Health Education England to support workforce development and change as needed for this area of radiology.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/02/2015 17:40:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

93569

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Breast Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to protect the future of local breast network groups should his Department's proposal for discontinuing the National Cancer Peer Review programme from 2015 go ahead.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	210723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Cancer Peer Review (NCPR) programme is currently under review by NHS England and a number of options are being considered. The provision of site specific networks, such as those for breast cancer, is written into the national cancer peer review requirements, therefore the future of local breast network groups will be decided as part of the review of the NCPR programme. As yet however, no decision has been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 210989 question first answered 22/10/2014 15:15:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

686153

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Brentuximab Vedotin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma patients continue to have access to brentuximab vedotin.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	63498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>Through its technology appraisal programme, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides independent, evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether drugs and treatments represent a clinically and cost effective use of NHS resources. NICE is appraising Brentuximab for this indication and recently consulted stakeholders on its draft recommendations. Brentuximab is currently available to NHS patients with relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma through the Cancer Drugs Fund.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 15/02/2017 13:39:18 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

155900

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from hon. Members on the forthcoming KPMG study into resettlement of the Chagos Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	214425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Since work on the study began in January 2014, FCO Ministers and Parliamentarians, most notably the Chagos All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) as well as the hon. Gentleman, have continued to discuss its progress and timescales for the subsequent policy review by Ministers. We are aware of specific representations from my hon friend the Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), Chair of the Chagos APPG, who has written four times to FCO Ministers, including the Foreign Secretary, about the policy review of resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and right of return of the former islanders (Chagossians). In addition, my honourable friend himself has tabled three Parliamentary Questions (PQs), and my hon friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell MP) has tabled one PQ on the resettlement feasibility study. The study is nearing completion and its draft final report will be circulated very shortly to allow for further consultation before it is finalised and published in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 21/11/2014 14:14:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

177900

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contingency plans her Department is making regarding the potential resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) following the Government's feasibility study for the resettlement of BIOT.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	223435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The KPMG independent Feasibility Study on resettlement of BIOT has concluded and will be published by the Government shortly. A Policy Review, led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will now be undertaken, carefully considering the study’s factual findings and all available options regarding the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/02/2015 16:43:20 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

63068

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2014
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 947, on Diego Garcia, what factors the Government will take into account when deciding on future plans for British Indian Ocean Territory.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	201664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>In my answer in the House on 17 June I spoke about the key factors that the Government will consider in coming to a policy decision on resettlement of the Territory – value for the UK taxpayer, long-term contingent liabilities, and defence requirements of Diego Garcia to the UK and our allies. This consideration will clearly be driven by the report on the feasibility of resettlement by the independent consultants, which will provide us with a factual analysis of the practicalities that any resettlement might involve, including the economic sustainability of a resettled population, and its environmental impact, and of course the views of Chagossians themselves about what they want to see from our policy. We look forward to the final report which is expected by January 2015.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 26/06/2014 10:14:18 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

63480

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the level of broadband coverage in (a) the UK and (b) other major European nations.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	202112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom's European Broadband Scorecard (<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/other/telecoms-research/bbresearch/scorecard-14" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/other/telecoms-research/bbresearch/scorecard-14</a>) stated in figure 8 that the percentages of households in areas served by broadband were:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Standard broadband</p></td><td><p>Mobile broadband</p></td><td><p>Superfast broadband</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>95-100%</p></td><td><p>95-100%</p></td><td><p>70-75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>95-100%</p></td><td><p>95-100%</p></td><td><p>20-25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>95-100%</p></td><td><p>90-95%</p></td><td><p>65-70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>95-100%</p></td><td><p>95-100%</p></td><td><p>60-65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>95-100%</p></td><td><p>95-100%</p></td><td><p>10-15%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom also publishes comparative information in its International Communications Market Report (<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/communications-market-reports/cmr13/international/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/communications-market-reports/cmr13/international/</a>)</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/07/2014 16:59:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

381141

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Broadfield House
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has for the future of Broadfield House in Crawley.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	2521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Education Funding Agency is in discussions with an outstanding education provider about the future use of the site.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 22/06/2015 14:12:56 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

420332

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	Bullying: Homophobia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle homophobic bullying in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	10757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Tackling all forms of bullying is a top priority for this Government. All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy with measures to prevent all forms of bullying. The Government has taken a number of steps to help schools address bullying, including by providing advice on how to prevent and tackle bullying and how schools should support children who are bullied.</p><br /><p>We are providing £1.3 million this year to anti-bullying charities to tackle all forms of bullying, on top of the £4 million provided in 2013-2015. We have also launched a specific programme in 2015-2016 to prevent and tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools. £2 million has been awarded to projects to work with schools through classroom-based activities, use of positive role models and specific training for teachers to understand and address this issue effectively. We will share the learning from these projects more widely, so all schools have the tools and knowledge to take appropriate action.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/10/2015 11:15:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

528952

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the relative priorities given to wheelchair users and passengers with pushchairs using dedicated access spaces on buses.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	41328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>It would be inappropriate of me to comment on this particular issue while the Supreme Court considers the FirstGroup vs Paulley case. However, I am keen to hear of the experiences of disabled passengers, as well as passengers with pushchairs, to inform the development of future policy on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2016 12:21:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

524905

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Business: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to tackle late payment of suppliers by businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	40643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We are implementing a package of measures to support a cultural change to tackle late payment, including the Small Business Commissioner, the duty for large businesses to report on payment practices and support for the voluntary Prompt Payment Code. The Regulations to give effect to the duty to report will be laid for debate early in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/06/2016 11:42:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

433989

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of multiple myeloma and the risks presented by late diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	18669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England’s ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaigns do not currently include multiple myeloma.</p><br /><p>A number of factors are taken into account when deciding which campaigns to develop and run, with one of the main criteria being the scope to save lives through earlier diagnosis and whether the cancer has a clear early sign or symptom that the general public can act upon should it arise.</p><br /><p>We appreciate that this means that there are a number of cancers, besides Myeloid Leukaemia, that are not covered by ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ specifically. Given this, Public Health England is looking at developing an approach to raise awareness of generic symptoms that can indicate a wider number of cancers and the need to visit the doctor promptly with these symptoms. This work is currently in development, with the help of a number of experts, including clinicians and charities.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/12/2015 11:47:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

434008

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer Drugs Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure the outcome of the consultation on the future of the Cancer Drugs Fund is co-ordinated with and complements the recommendations of the Accelerated Access Review to ensure improved patient access to innovative treatments.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	18766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are currently consulting on draft proposals on the future direction of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF). The consultation is open until 11 February 2016 and further information is available at:</p><br /><p>www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/cdf-consultation</p><br /><p>The Accelerated Access Review independently chaired by Sir Hugh Taylor, is working with key stakeholders on a range of options for accelerating patient access to innovative products, as set out in the interim report. This includes consideration of the impact of managed access schemes such as proposed in the CDF consultation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/12/2015 14:04:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

428358

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the assessment of medicines for rarer cancers with small patient populations.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	16497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it intends to jointly consult with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on proposals for a new Cancer Drugs Fund operating model. This will include the future arrangements for the evaluation of cancer drugs, including drugs for rarer cancers with small patient populations. Members of the public and any interested parties will have the opportunity to consider and comment on these proposals.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 16188 question first answered 23/11/2015 10:58:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

528907

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of blood cancer and other cancers for which symptoms can be non-specific and have similarities to other benign conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	41283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England’s (PHE) Be Clear on Cancer campaigns are designed to raise the public’s awareness of specific cancer symptoms, encourage people with those symptoms to go to the doctor and diagnose cancer at an earlier stage. These campaigns are delivered by PHE in partnership with the Department and NHS England.</p><p> </p><p>The decision on which cancers should be the focus of ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaigns is informed by a steering group, whose members include primary and secondary care clinicians, and key voluntary sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>A number of factors are taken into account when deciding which campaigns to develop and run, with one of the main criteria being the scope to save lives through earlier diagnosis and whether the cancer has a clear early sign or symptom that the general public can act upon should it arise. There are a number of cancers, including those for which symptoms can be non-specific, which are not covered by ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ specifically.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/07/2016 15:10:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

671782

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's announcement on 6 December 2016 of an additional £200 million to improve local cancer services, what plans he has to ensure that that money will be used to roll out the Recovery Package and stratified pathways of follow-up care as costed in the Independent Cancer Taskforce report.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	59671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The £200 million fund NHS England announced in December 2016 will be available to Cancer Alliances over the next two years to specifically support the areas the Cancer Taskforce strategy estimated would need additional investment including implementing the Recovery Package and rolling out stratified follow up pathways.</p><p> </p><p>Initial bids for funding are due on 18 January 2017. Clear guidance has been published and a regional and national panel will assess all bids received. The funding will be signed off by the NHS England Investment Committee.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 19/01/2017 11:56:42 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

520760

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2016
	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	Cats: Animal Breeding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that those who breed and sell kittens where there is evidence of commercial trade do so under a pet vending licence; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	38029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Earlier this year, Defra consulted on proposals to update the laws on breeding and selling of pet animals. We are currently analysing the responses.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/05/2016 11:34:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

483191

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cedars Pre-departure Accommodation Facility
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on plans for the future of the Cedars pre-departure accommodation site.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	31868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The cost of pre-departure accommodation is kept under review. The Home Office is currently considering the most cost-effective way of providing pre-departure accommodation within an enforced family returns service.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2016 13:33:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

513507

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of data that it holds about the mental health of looked-after children.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	34274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department collects Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) scores for children looked-after for at least 12 months. In March 2015, The Department for Education and Department of Health strengthened the statutory guidance 'Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked after children'[1] to include information on how Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires should be used. The Department wrote to local authorities in 2014 and 2015 to remind them about the purpose and importance of SDQs. Ahead of this year’s data collection (published in September 2016), the Department will also write to Virtual School Heads and Independent Reviewing Officers about the use of SDQs for looked-after children. In addition we are considering how to utilise best practice from local authorities that have had consistently good return rates for SDQ scores in their annual children looked-after data returns.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-looked-after-children--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-looked-after-children--2</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 26/04/2016 16:28:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

429040

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress is being made on the implementation of 30 hours of free childcare for working parents.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	16877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>On 1 June 2015, the government introduced a Bill to create a new entitlement to 30 hours of free childcare for working parents of three and four-year-olds.</p><p>The entitlement is on track to be implemented early for some families in some areas from September 2016, with full roll-out across England from September 2017. More details will be available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-bill-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-bill-policy-statement</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/11/2015 15:05:57 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

169747

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's domestic adaptation spend was in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	218380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have any dedicated expenditure on domestic adaption, as the central policy function sits with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 10:54:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

167191

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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	Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to promote trade within the Commonwealth.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	906383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text This Government is committed to working to increase trade across the Commonwealth. Most recently, the Government has provided financial and public support to the new Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council so it can fully establish itself as the leading business representation and trade advocacy organisation in the Commonwealth. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/12/2014 15:17:44 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith