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886220

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
	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 progress his Department has made in discussions with the Iranian authorities on the detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	136415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>​We remain very concerned about all our dual nationals detained in Iran. We continue to raise their cases with the Iranian government at every opportunity, and make decisions in line with what we believe will produce the best outcomes in their cases. However, we will not be providing a running commentary. We judge this will not be helpful, or in the best interest of each case.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/04/2018 15:01:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

892321

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Plastics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to reduce its use of single-use plastics .
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	138550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>​On 27 February , the Foreign Secretary announced that the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO) would eliminate avoidable single-use plastics from its UK operations by the end of 2018, and from its global operations by 2020. It is the first British Government Department to announce such a ban. This ambitious target makes the FCO a leader in the fight against plastic pollution not just in the UK, but globally too. Since January the FCO has taken steps to remove avoidable single-use plastic from its UK catering outlets. For example, in its UK canteens, the FCO has switched plastic cutlery and food packaging and cups to biodegradable alternatives and provided additional glasses and china mugs to reduce waste. In early April in the UK we introduced a 50p 'latte levy' on single-use coffee cups which has increased the use of reusable cups from 3% of total hot drinks sales to 46%. In the year to date, our actions have reduced plastic waste from our UK catering operations by about 40% compared to the same period last year. We have requested all Heads of Mission overseas take similar action and are working with our suppliers to further reduce avoidable single-use plastics to enable us to meet the Foreign Secretary's target.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/05/2018 13:04:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

776021

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of accident and emergency department admissions for lower respiratory tract infections.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	109073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>Winter preparedness planning including maximising uptake of flu immunisation is key to reducing the number of accident and emergency department admissions for all respiratory conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Seasonal influenza surveillance arrangements are in place to monitor influenza throughout the year. These systems look to determine the level of influenza-like illness in the community and provide this information to relevant organisations and government departments. This information informs public health recommendations to clinicians, such as the use of antivirals in primary care and the management of seasonal influenza on respiratory health.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), NHS England is launching a COPD Pathway for clinical commissioning groups in December with a specific focus on improving anticipatory care in order to reduce the need for hospital admissions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 109074 109089 question first answered 31/10/2017 13:52:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

776022

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of accident and emergency department admissions for asthma.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	109074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>Winter preparedness planning including maximising uptake of flu immunisation is key to reducing the number of accident and emergency department admissions for all respiratory conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Seasonal influenza surveillance arrangements are in place to monitor influenza throughout the year. These systems look to determine the level of influenza-like illness in the community and provide this information to relevant organisations and government departments. This information informs public health recommendations to clinicians, such as the use of antivirals in primary care and the management of seasonal influenza on respiratory health.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), NHS England is launching a COPD Pathway for clinical commissioning groups in December with a specific focus on improving anticipatory care in order to reduce the need for hospital admissions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 109073 109089 question first answered 31/10/2017 13:52:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

988716

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding available to local authorities for specialist education services for deaf children.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	180286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>We want children with special educational needs and disabilities to be able to reach their full potential.</p><p>Nationally, high needs funding has risen by £1 billion since 2013-14, to just under £6 billion in 2018-19. Allocations for individual local authorities can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>However, we recognise that costs have increased which is why we are providing extensive support to schools to deliver the best value possible with available resources. This includes a high needs benchmarking tool to allow local authorities to compare their spending in this area.</p><p>We are monitoring the impact of our national funding formula on high needs and are keeping the overall level of funding under review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/10/2018 12:18:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

964662

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Rheumatoid Arthritis: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that the treatment of NHS patients with rheumatoid arthritis is not interrupted in the event that the UK does not agree a withdrawal deal with the EU before March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	169798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We understand that disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and other biological treatments including Etanercept is vitally important to many people in this country. Our contingency plans include sensible mitigations for medicines that come to the United Kingdom from or via the European Union, such as precautionary stockpiling by suppliers, to ensure that the supply of essential medicines to patients is not disrupted.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 11/09/2018 14:15:48 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

909506

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dementia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to support people with young-onset dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	146966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to delivering the Challenge on Dementia 2020 in full to make England the best place in the world for people with dementia to live. The Challenge and the commitments made in it apply to everyone diagnosed with dementia regardless of age.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/05/2018 13:57:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

774060

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Children: Protection
	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 effects of the recent changes in neighbourhood policing levels on the police's ability to protect vulnerable children.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	108746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that it is crucial that the police have the right resources, capabilities and powers to keep the public safe. We have provided millions of pounds of extra investment through the Police Transformation Fund to transform policing to respond to changing crimes and threats including crimes against vulnerable people such as child sexual abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The 2015 Spending Review protected overall police spending in real terms. We are undertaking a programme of engagement with the police to understand the impact of changing demands<strong>, </strong>and to hear how the police are managing these. That includes what more can be done to improve productivity and efficiency, reduce bureaucracy, and make prudent use of financial reserves.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/10/2017 13:52:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

917628

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Asthma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in (a) the UK, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Colne Valley suffer from asthma.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	150241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold the data in the format requested. However, the Department can provide a response using data from the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) covering primary care. This data covers England and we cannot answer for the entire United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The QOF provides the number of patients registered with asthma for England, West Yorkshire Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) and NHS Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), for 2016/17, shown in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>QOF Asthma recorded disease prevalence, 2016-17</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Asthma Recorded Prevalence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Organisation Name</p></td><td><p>Number of practices</p></td><td><p>List Size</p></td><td><p>Register of asthma patients</p></td><td><p>Prevalence (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>7,392</p></td><td><p>58,029,147</p></td><td><p>3,444,218</p></td><td><p>5.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire STP</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>2,682,913</p></td><td><p>170,435</p></td><td><p>6.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Greater Huddersfield CCG</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>246,583</p></td><td><p>15,923</p></td><td><p>6.46</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/06/2018 15:18:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

939901

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	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	Bread: Labelling
	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 he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations contained in the Honest Crust campaign published by the Real Bread Campaign and the charity Sustain published November 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	163615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>We are satisfied that compliance with EU Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers and General Food Law Regulation (EC) 178/2002 together ensure that the labelling and advertising of food must not mislead the consumer. EU Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 ensures that pre-packaged loaves display a full ingredient list, while the exemption of loaves sold at the point of production is made in the interests of small businesses and bakeries, reducing unnecessary regulatory burden while retaining essential, relevant information for the consumer.</p><p>EC Regulation 1333/2008 adequately defines the approved additives and their conditions of use in bread. These requirements, together with guidance on terms such as ‘hand-made’, ‘Farmhouse’ and ‘home-made’ used by food businesses and trading standards officers, already provide robust protection to consumers against misleading practices. However if a consumer does think that they are being misled by bread labelling, they should seek advice from their local trading standards office.</p><p> </p><p>A restricted number of additives are permitted in sourdough bread under EC Regulation 1333/2008 – there are no plans at present to change these. There are many products on the market that do not have definitions set out in legislation, however there are general rules in place to protect consumers. The Bread &amp; Flour Regulations 1998 contain a few, limited definitions but the focus of the legislation is on the fortification of white and brown flour with certain nutrients, mostly for restorative purposes.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to include a legal definition for sourdough within the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 but the baking industry itself may consider agreeing a code of practice about what should be described as a UK sourdough bread.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/07/2018 15:22:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker