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426372

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2015
	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	Pollinators
	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 she has made of the effectiveness of the National Pollinator Strategy since its publication in November 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	902034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We have established a programme of research to accurately assess our effectiveness, including a national framework for monitoring of pollinators. Over half of mid–tier applications to Countryside Stewardship contain the Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package. Monitoring and evaluation of the scheme makes provisions for assessing the impact on pollinators. The Implementation Plan sets out details on progress with the Strategy and will be published shortly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have established a programme of research to accurately assess the effectiveness of our pollinator strategy. Over half of mid-tier applications to the new Countryside Stewardship scheme contain the Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package.</ins></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/11/2015 16:57:06 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2015 18:03:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 27965 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

785139

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cancer: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths resulted from (a) breast, (b) cervical and (c) prostate cancer in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	111847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 15/11/2017 16:14:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ111847 (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

915006

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to attend the 2018 NATO summit; and what recent assessment he has made of the level of commitment of other NATO member states to two per cent of GDP as a minimum investment in defence.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	148738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Defence in the House of Lords (Earl Howe), to the noble Lord, Lord Jopling DL, in the House of Lords to Question HL7899. Burden sharing will be an important issue at the forthcoming NATO Summit, which I am due to attend.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:13:04 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 15 May 2018 HL7899.docx title HL7899 - WQnA extract on Defence Finance
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

167705

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how many small firms and shops will benefit from reductions in business rates in (a) England and (b) Crawley in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	217113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced at the 2014 Autumn Statement an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 bills, bringing the total support of 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement polices to £1.4 billion. This help includes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>doubling small business rate relief for a further year. In England, this means an estimated 385,000 properties will pay no rates at all, while a further 190,000 properties will benefit from tapered relief.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>a 2% cap on the increase of the small business rates multiplier. This is a continuation of the 2% cap introduced in 2014-15 as part of Autumn Statement 2013 measures;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>increasing the temporary £1,000 discount for shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000 to £1,500 for 2015-16, benefitting an estimated 300,000 properties in England;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>extending the existing transitional relief scheme for two years for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These policies are in addition to previous Autumn Statement measures that continue into 2015-16, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>a 50 per cent discount for 18 months to new occupants of vacant shops;</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>allowing businesses to keep their small business rate relief for a year where they take on an additional property; and</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>business rates relief for empty new builds.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Central Government also now funds 50% of any local discount granted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authority level data is not yet available for the number of properties that will benefit from Autumn Statement 2014 measures in 2015-16. However, the attached table shows the number of hereditaments in 2014-15 that have benefitted from business rates measures extended in this year’s autumn statement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 10/12/2014 15:55:36 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 217113 Smith - Table.docx title Table 1
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

101055

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many small firms and shops have benefited from reductions in business rates in (a) England and (b) Crawley constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	212013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>We have introduced a £1 billion business rate support package for 2014-15 including:</p><p>– a 2% cap in the Retail Price Index increase in the small business rates multiplier;</p><p>– a retail discount of £1,000 for around 300,000 shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000;</p><p>– a 12 month extension of small business rate relief doubling, benefitting over half a million businesses;</p><p>– a 50 per cent discount for new occupants of long-term vacant shops, and;</p><p>– allowing ratepayers to pay bills over 12 instalments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data on a constituency basis, but the Crawley constituency lies entirely within the Crawley Borough Council boundary. Table 1 (attached) shows, where available, the estimated number of properties that will benefit from each of the reliefs introduced or extended in 2014-15 within Crawley Borough Council, as well as the amount of relief awarded. Table 2 (attached) provides the same data, but for England as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 05/11/2014 17:34:35 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 212013 Smith - Table 1 and 2.docx title Table 1 and 2 - Business Rates
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

523007

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on the target to spend two per cent of GDP on defence.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	39329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Mr Dunne) on 18 April 2016 to Question 904488 to the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Ms Latham)</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 09/06/2016 15:16:34 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier attachment 1 file name 20160418_Hansard_extract_on_NATO_Countries[1].docx title Hansard extract on NATO Countries Defence Spending
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

746126

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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, when he expects the Cancer Transformation Fund to be made available to support the Cancer Recovery Package and the cancer stratified follow-up pathways.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	1543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>In December 2016, Cancer Alliances were invited to submit bids against a £200 million transformation fund (for 2017/18 and 2018/19) to support delivery of early diagnosis and implementation of the Recovery Package and stratified follow-up pathways. Based on an assessment of the bids, NHS England has decided to take a phased approach to releasing the funding over the course of 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/07/2017 11:22:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

765286

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with NHS England the necessity for a review of the care and support that patients receive after a stem cell transplant.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	105453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Post-transplant care for patients is important. NHS England’s Specialised Commissioning team and Clinical Reference Group for Blood and Marrow Transplants (BMT) are undertaking work to map care needs post-100 days.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to review the responsibilities of services commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for BMT at this time. NHS England will be assessing BMT in more detail over the next 18 months and will take the opportunity to further support improved pathway planning and commissioning of services that it and CCGs fund.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/10/2017 16:36:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

765287

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason responsibility for commissioning services following a stem cell transplant from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups after 100 days.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	105452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Manual for Prescribed Specialised Services describes which elements of specialised services are commissioned by NHS England and which are commissioned by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs):</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/prescribed-specialised-services-manual-2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/prescribed-specialised-services-manual-2.pdf</a></p><p>Due to the small number of patients involved, the cost of the transplant episode and the small number of transplant experts, Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) is defined as a prescribed specialised service. NHS England is responsible for commissioning and funding the transplant related care which takes place 30 days before transplant and continues until 100 days post-transplant. After 100 days post-transplant, commissioning responsibility for the routine follow-up of patients switches from NHS England to CCGs, as outlined in the Manual.</p><p>In the event that transplant patients experience serious complications post-transplant, elements of their care would likely continue to be planned, organised and funded by NHS England specialised commissioning. For example, if a patient requires Extracorporeal Photopheresis which is a treatment for acute and chronic graft versus host disease following transplantation, NHS England commissions this care post-transplant.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/10/2017 16:39:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

786830

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	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 increase capacity in general practice in (a) Crawley constituency and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	112399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>In April 2016, the General Practice Forward View set out a package of investment in general practice. This included a number of reforms which will increase capacity in general practice through recruitment and retention of general practitioners (GPs) and the wider workforce, and investment in extended access to GP services and the Time for Care programme.</p><p> </p><p>By 2020 the Government has committed to 5,000 additional GPs and 5,000 other staff in general practice; and by March 2019 everyone having access to GP services, including sufficient routine appointments at evenings and weekends to meet locally determined demand.</p><p> </p><p>The Time for Care programme will spread awareness of innovations that will help release capacity in general practice and facilitate local change programmes to implement them. Examples of these innovations include active signposting and developing the team. It is estimated that most practices can expect to release about 10% of GP time. The Time for Care programme provides support for groups of practices to implement their choice of the actions. To date, this has covered 115 clinical commissioning groups, available to 3,974 practices.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016/17 £2,000,000 of funding was awarded to NHS Crawley Clinical Commissioning Group to improve local GP practice resilience and sustainability and improve access to local GP services for patients.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2017 12:25:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith