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227718

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date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourism: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to support tourism in the South West.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	227780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The government has announced a number of policy measures to support tourism in the South West region including;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 26 January during a visit to Plymouth the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £10 million package for the South West from round 3 of the Coastal Communities Fund to support regional growth including the tourism sector. He also announced a £2 million challenge fund as part of the GREAT Britain campaign to promote regions and cities including in the South West; and £100,000 government funding to support more Small and Medium sized Enterprises to attend a trade fair to promote South West tourism destinations to key international markets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 20 February in Bristol the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced £5 million funding towards the transformation of Colston Hall in Bristol into the only international standard concert hall in South West.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 5 March the Deputy Prime Minister announced £5 million funding to boost tourism in the South West by creating a joined-up strategy for marketing the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 23/03/2015 16:02:53 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

227959

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending compensation to children who have been exposed to asbestos as a result of contact with parents who have mesothelioma.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	227876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Children exposed to asbestos from their parents can already receive compensation in their own right if they are suffering from Diffuse Mesothelioma under Part 4: Lump Sum Payments: Mesothelioma etc., of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/03/2015 14:41:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

228491

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations his Department has received on the level of VAT applicable to small tourist businesses.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	228304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has received a number of representations from the ‘Cut Tourism VAT’ campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the Hon gentleman to my comments during the recent Westminster Hall debate on 17 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 24/03/2015 17:52:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

227744

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Torridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to address poor mobile network coverage in rural communities in Torridge and West Devon.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	227770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The agreement announced on 18 December 2014 will improve coverage throughout the UK, and we expect coverage across Devon to improve dramatically. Under the agreement each mobile network operator (MNO) will provide voice and text coverage to at least 90% of the UK landmass by 2017, and we understand that data coverage will improve in many areas. This will lock in £5bn of investment in UK mobile infrastructure, halving partial not-spots and cutting complete not-spots by two-thirds. The MNOs have now made the agreed coverage obligations legally binding, by requesting that Ofcom vary their spectrum licences on a voluntary basis.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/03/2015 11:10:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

417623

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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
hansard heading	Insulation: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps she has taken to review the performance of (a) the cavity wall insulation industry and (b) the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	9388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned an Independent Review, led by Peter Bonfield, to look at Consumer Advice, Protection, Standards and Enforcement for energy efficiency and renewable energy. The scope of the Review will cover the performance of the cavity wall insulation industry and the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA).</p><p> </p><p>DECC officials have met several times with representatives from CIGA to discuss issues relating to cavity wall insulation. These actions include CIGA publishing their first ever annual report, improving their consumer handling processes and publishing a league table of installer performances in regards to dealing with consumer complaints.</p><p> </p><p>CIGA have also appointed a Consumer Champion with the remit to act as a focal point for consumer organisations and deal with consumer complaints. The Consumer Champion is currently conducting a review to gather stakeholder’s view of CIGA’s complaint handling processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Bonfield Review team will work closely with the CIGA Consumer Champion over the period of the Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/09/2015 14:01:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

444139

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what grants the Church Commissioners have given to churches in (a) Devon and (b) Cornwall from the Roof Repair Fund in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	22084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>The Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund grants are distributed by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, on behalf of the Government. There has been one round of grants to date, announced in March 2015,</p><p>(a) 22 churches in Devon were offered grants totalling £1,199,700</p><p>(b) 7 churches in Cornwall were offered grants totalling £492,700.</p><p /> <p>A second round to distribute a further £25 million allocated by the Treasury is currently open, with applications closing on Friday, 26 February.</p><br /> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 15/01/2016 09:51:56 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

444292

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Okehampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to extend railway network services between London and Okehampton.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	22085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>We are absolutely committed to ensuring that the South West has the best infrastructure possible and we are determined to do everything possible to stop damage like we saw in 2014 happening again. That is why we have invested £31 million into improving the resilience of rail routes in the South West, and Network Rail spent £40 million on repairing and strengthening the line at Dawlish after the extreme weather.</p><br /><p>We are working with the rail industry and the Peninsula Rail Task Force as they explore the potential for longer-term improvements in the area, including the premise of additional routes to the current mainline route via Dawlish.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/01/2016 16:32:39 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

444243

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Independent Mental Health Advocates
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 promote independent mental health advocacy.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	22086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The Independent Mental Health Advocacy service is an essential element of the safeguards in place to protect the rights and interests of patients who have been detained or who are otherwise subject to compulsory treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983. <br> <br> The revised Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice, which came into force in April 2015, makes clear that staff responsible for such patients also have a responsibility to ensure that they are aware of their right to request support from an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA). In cases where the patient lacks the capacity to make such a request, the Code is clear that staff should ask an IMHA to explain to the patient what they can offer.</p><br /><p>In March 2015 a suite of resources to support local areas in improving their IMHA services were published at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.scie.org.uk/independent-mental-health-advocacy/further-resources/index.asp" target="_blank">http://www.scie.org.uk/independent-mental-health-advocacy/further-resources/index.asp</a></p><br /><p>These were the result of a national project, led by the Social Care Institute of Excellence and the University of Central Lancashire, and funded by the Department.</p><p><br> The Department is also considering the scope for providing additional guidance through other means that can further clarify the role of mental health professionals in promoting access for qualifying patients to Independent Mental Health Advocates.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/01/2016 16:30:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

444244

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals in (a) Devon and (b) Cornwall have round the clock mental health support.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	22087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><br /><p>NHS England advises that the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust has a 24-hour psychiatric liaison service that has been in operation since the beginning of January 2016 and that 24-hour duty support from the mental health services is available to access for all Devon hospitals.</p><br /><p>NHS England also advises secondary care mental health services are commissioned from Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust which includes 24/7 Home Treatment Team services and 24/7 in-patient services. NHS England assures me that NHS Kernow is committed to delivering the requirements of the National Crisis Care Concordat, including ensuring that people with mental health problems can get help 24 hours a day.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/01/2016 16:25:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

444217

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Musculoskeletal Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to increase awareness of (a) arthritis and (b) other musculoskeletal conditions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	22088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) work in partnership with NHS England, professional bodies, the Chief Fire Officers Association, Arthritis Research UK (ARUK), Work Foundation and other private sector system leaders to increase awareness of the prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.</p><br /><p>PHE’s Chief Knowledge Directorate have worked collaboratively with ARUK to develop a set of local authority briefings on osteoarthritis based on data from ARUK’s MSK Calculator[1]. A musculoskeletal domain has also been created within PHE’s National General Practice Profiles[2]. The Burden of Disease for England was published by PHE in September 2015, which provides analytics on MSK.</p><br /><p>PHE has commissioned and developed a series of resources and tools to raise awareness amongst professionals and the public of Arthritis and MSK conditions such as; a British Medical Journal e-learning module on the benefits of physical activity for osteoarthritis and lower back pain, which has been highly valued by clinicians; a public facing falls prevention booklet.</p><br /><p>[1]http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/policy-and-public-affairs/policy-priorities-and-projects/musculosketal-health-services/the-musculoskeletal-calculator.aspx</p><p>[2]http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/general-practice/data#mod,1,pyr,2014,pat,19,par,E38000001,are,-,sid1,2000009,ind1,-,sid2,-,ind2,-</p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/01/2016 16:26:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox