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823657

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to require academy schools to have a curriculum which includes personal, social and health education.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	123113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Academies are currently encouraged to teach personal, social, health and economic Education (PSHE) as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p>The Children and Social Work Act 2017 places a duty on the Secretary of State for Education to make relationships education mandatory in all primary schools and relationships and sex education mandatory in all secondary schools, through regulations. The Act also provides powers to make PSHE, or elements therein, mandatory in all schools (including academies) subject to further consideration.</p><p>The Department is conducting thorough and wide-ranging engagement with stakeholders, in order to reach an evidence based decision on PSHE and determine the content of regulations and statutory guidance. The Department is currently seeking views on these subjects from parents, teachers, young people and other interested parties through our call for evidence, which closes on Monday 12 February. This can be found at: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/life-skills/pshe-rse-call-for-evidence/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/life-skills/pshe-rse-call-for-evidence/</a>.</p><p>The Department will consult on draft regulations and guidance. This regulation will then be brought to the House. The Department is working towards schools teaching the new subjects from September 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/01/2018 17:48:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	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

757452

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with mental health issues were admitted to accident and emergency departments in (a) Kirklees, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	8655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:38:42 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1142366

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 19 of the MHCLG Main Estimate 2019-2020, Estimates Memorandum, if he will publish details of budgeted expenditure under SO1 – Building Affordable Homes.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	282587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The information provided below gives details of spending areas under each Strategic Objective as a whole, rather than broken down across Estimate Row. In the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum, Strategic Objectives are split across the Department’s Estimate Rows meaning that some Strategic Objectives appear under more than one Estimate Row.</p><p>The Department uses Strategic Objectives to allocate out budgets, monitor spend and delivery and report publicly. Under each Strategic Objective are a number of programmes which are made up of a number of Work Areas.</p><p>The Department’s budgets for both Programmes and the Work Areas that sit underneath each Programme, are kept under regular review and are revised where necessary to reflect changes in the operating environment. As such, the Department has not provided a further details of budget expenditure for each Work Area as budgets and structure may change during the year.</p><p>The Department notes that the level of budgeted expenditure detail provided in the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum is in line with guidance issued by the Scrutiny Unit.</p><p>Updated budgets for each Programme will be provided at the Supplementary Estimate later in the year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource DEL budgets are as follows;</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>UIN</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Strategic Objective</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work Area</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282187 282189 282205 282206</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Building Affordable Homes</strong></p></td><td><p>London Settlement, New Homes Bonus, PFI Special Grant Housing, Valuation Office Agency, Right to Buy Charges, Right to Buy Agents, Affordable Homes Programme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282188</p></td><td><p><strong>SO5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grenfell Recovery</strong></p></td><td><p>Grenfell Rehousing, Grenfell Memorial Commission, Grenfell Autumn Budget 2017 Commitments, MHCLG Public Enquiry Team, Grenfell Tower Site Management</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282190 282204</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Infrastructure for Housing</strong></p></td><td><p>Development Corporations, Housing Deals, Housing Deals: Oxford Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282191</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Market Diversification</strong></p></td><td><p>Planning Inspectorate, Right to Build, Community Housing Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282192</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>More land in the right places</strong></p></td><td><p>Land Assembly Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282193</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Planning Reform</strong></p></td><td><p>Community Infrastructure Levy Planning Advisory, Neighbourhood Planning: New Burden, Neighbourhood Planning: Supporting Communities, Local Plans Intervention, Planning Delivery Fund, Great Crested Newts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282194</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Public Sector Land</strong></p></td><td><p>LA land review new burdens</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282195</p></td><td><p><strong>SO2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Homelessness</strong></p></td><td><p>Preventing Homelessness, Flexible Homelessness Support Grant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282196</p></td><td><p><strong>SO2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leasehold Reform</strong></p></td><td><p>Private Rented Sector New Burdens, Leasehold Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282197</p></td><td><p><strong>SO2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reform of the private rental sector</strong></p></td><td><p>Rent Officer Services and Pensions Liabilities, Tenant Empowerment, Smoke &amp; Co Alarms, Estate Agents Regulation, Private Rented Sector Tribunal Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282198</p></td><td><p><strong>SO2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rough Sleeping</strong></p></td><td><p>Rough Sleeping Initiative</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282199</p></td><td><p><strong>SO2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Social Housing Green Paper</strong></p></td><td><p>Domestic Abuse</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282200</p></td><td><p><strong>SO2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Supported Housing</strong></p></td><td><p>National Body for Home Improvement Agencies (Foundations)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282201</p></td><td><p><strong>SO2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VRTB: Pilot</strong></p></td><td><p>Right to Buy Pilot</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282202</p></td><td><p><strong>SO5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Building Safety</strong></p></td><td><p>Technical Policy, Energy Safe Materials, Remediation, Strategy, Responsible Industry and Residents Voice, Regulator and Accountability</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282203</p></td><td><p><strong>Other </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Admin including depreciation</strong></p></td><td><p>Planning Inspectorate Admin</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Capital DEL budgets are as follows;</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>UIN</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Strategic Objective</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work Area</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282587</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Building Affordable Homes</strong></p></td><td><p>London Settlement, Affordable Homes Programme, Brent Cross, Capital Running Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282579</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Infrastructure for Housing</strong></p></td><td><p>Infrastructure to Support Housing, Housing Deals: Greater Manchester, Housing Deals: West Midlands, Oxford-Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc), Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Housing Infrastructure Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282580 282589</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Market Diversification</strong></p></td><td><p>Planning Inspectorate, Community Housing Fund, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), Housing Supply: Build to Rent, Housing Supply: Estate Regeneration, Home Building Fund: Short Term Investment, Home Building Fund: Long Term Investment, The Commission for Local Administration in England, Valuation Tribunal Service, The Housing Ombudsman, Private Rented Sector Guarantee</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282582 282590</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>More land in the right places</strong></p></td><td><p>City Deals: Preston City Deal, City Deals: Birmingham City Deal, City Deals: Manchester City Deal, Land Assembly Fund, Small Sites Fund, Accelerated Construction, City Deals Telford, Direct Commission Fund, LA Land Release Fund, Barking</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282588</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Help to Buy</strong></p></td><td><p>Housing Supply</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282584</p></td><td><p><strong>SO1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Public Sector Land</strong></p></td><td><p>Single Land Programme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282585</p></td><td><p><strong>SO2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Supported Housing</strong></p></td><td><p>The Regulator of Social Housing</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource AME budgets are as follows;</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>UIN</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Strategic Objective</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work Area</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282591</p></td><td><p><strong>M</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Housing &amp; Planning AME</strong></p></td><td><p>Planning Inspectorate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282594</p></td><td><p><strong>P</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MHCLG Staff, Building and Infrastructure Costs AME</strong></p></td><td><p>Central Admin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282595</p></td><td><p><strong>Q</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments AME</strong></p></td><td><p>Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282596</p></td><td><p><strong>H</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Housing &amp; Planning (ALB)(Net) AME</strong></p></td><td><p>Homes England, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), The Housing Ombudsman, Housing Supply: Help To Buy, Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Single Land Programme, The Regulator of Social Housing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>282593</p></td><td><p><strong>O</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Research, Data and Trading Funds AME</strong></p></td><td><p>European Development Fund Losses and Write - Offs</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 282187 282188 282189 282190 282191 282192 282193 282194 282195 282196 282197 282198 282199 282200 282201 282202 282203 282204 282205 282206 282579 282580 282582 282584 282585 282588 282589 282590 282591 282593 282594 282595 282596 question first answered 09/09/2019 13:15:01 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757631

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: West Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the EU paid in subsidies to farmers in (a) Colne Valley constituency and (b) West Yorkshire in each of the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	8632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>There are several schemes which offer EU subsidies to farmers. The main scheme for direct subsidy is the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) which replaced the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) in 2015. Figures below are for BPS and SPS.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Colne Valley</p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SPS</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£1,206,660</p></td><td><p>£16,284,594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£1,099,675</p></td><td><p>£15,853,687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£1,032,367</p></td><td><p>£14,747,827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£1,038,170</p></td><td><p>£14,882,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£904,551</p></td><td><p>£13,459,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BPS</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£979, 517</p></td><td><p>£13,016,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£1,093,615</p></td><td><p>£14,338,213</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/09/2017 11:33:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

805326

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 proportion of Yorkshire farmers receive direct payments and rural development support from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	118998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>There are 12,346 farm holding in the Yorkshire and Humberside Unitary Authority of which 9,971 submitted an application for Basic Payment Scheme and 6,434 submitted applications under the various Agri-Environment Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>A range of businesses have been able to access grants and since the launch of the Rural Development Programme for England in 2014 a total of 348 projects in Yorkshire have received funding from 2,666 offered across England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/02/2018 11:48:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

805327

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 it is his policy farmers in Yorkshire will receive the same amount of subsidies from the Government as they do from the EU Common Agricultural Policy after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	118999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>This Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament, expected in 2022. This is a greater level of security and certainty for farmers and landowners than anywhere else in the EU, where funding is guaranteed only to 2020. This total includes all EU and Exchequer funding provided for farm support under both Pillar I and Pillar II.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/12/2017 15:09:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

923487

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	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	Air Pollution: Schools
	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 discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on improving air quality around schools.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	153431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra ministers and officials engage closely with other relevant departments on the issue of air quality across the UK including around schools.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/06/2018 13:38:42 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

923488

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	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	Air Pollution: Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many schools are in areas that to not meet the legal limits for air quality.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	153432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>This department does not hold this information. Local authorities are key to achieving improvements in air quality and we have issued ministerial directions to 61 local authorities with persistent NO2 exceedances. In addition local authorities have statutory duties to review and assess local air quality, declare Air Quality Management Areas and put in place action plans to improve air quality locally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/06/2018 14:04:06 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker