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1037059

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT Zero Rating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2018 to Question 196811, what assessment he has made against policy, economic and fiscal considerations of the possibility of extending the zero rate of VAT to digital publications.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	206028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT on e-publications.</p><p> </p><p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/01/2019 14:16:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1039078

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provisions have been included in the forthcoming green paper on social care reform to enable access to quality care for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	207311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The upcoming Green Paper will bring forward proposals to ensure we have a social care system where people including those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia know that the care they receive will be to a high standard and help them to maintain their independence and well-being.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/01/2019 12:15:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1039079

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge: Lone Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the high income child benefit tax charge on single-parent families.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	207312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government introduced the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) from January 2013 to ensure that support is targeted at those who need it most. It applies to anyone with an individual income over £50,000, who claims Child Benefit or whose partner claims it, regardless of the make-up of their household.</p><p> </p><p>The impacts on individuals and households were published in the Tax Information and Impact Note at Budget 2012 when HICBC was announced:</p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141007023213/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/tiin-0620.pdf" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141007023213/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/tiin-0620.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/01/2019 12:31:11 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1039080

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to restrict TV advertising relating to the gambling industry.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	207313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>There are strict controls on the content of all gambling advertisements, including broadcast adverts and online. Gambling operators who advertise in the UK must comply with the advertising codes, which aim to ensure gambling advertising does not target or appeal particularly to children or young people, or exploit vulnerable people. TV adverts must be pre-cleared by Clearcast and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) acts on complaints and proactively checks the media to take action against misleading, harmful or offensive advertisements.</p><p> </p><p>Our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures set out a package of measures to strengthen protections further. These include tougher guidance from the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) on protecting vulnerable people, with further guidance on children and young people due soon, tougher sanctions for operators who breach advertising codes and a multi-million pound safer gambling advertising campaign.</p><p> </p><p>The Industry Group for Responsible Gambling has announced that it will extend its commitment not to advertise on TV before 9pm to include advertising during sporting events. It has announced that the changes are expected to come into effect in summer. Its industry-wide code for socially responsible advertising also requires all TV adverts to feature a responsible gambling message for the duration of the advert. Separately, Sky will offer customers the option to opt out of TV gambling adverts from 2020. These are welcome steps by industry to respond to public concerns, and it is important that all those who benefit from gambling advertising think about how they can be socially responsible. We will continue to monitor issues around advertising and consider any new evidence carefully.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/01/2019 16:44:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1046999

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	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	Fibromyalgia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support families with members who have fibromyalgia syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	211936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to making sure people with long term conditions receive the personalised care and support they need. Where suitable, loved ones and carers should be involved in tailoring care options.</p><p>Last summer the Department published a Carers Action Plan, setting out a cross-Government programme of targeted work to support carers over the next two years and will also ensure a clear focus on carers in the forthcoming Adult Social Care Green Paper. The Department is clear that planning for people with long term conditions should involve loved ones and carers. The aim is supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing.</p><p>As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, published on 7 January 2019, NHS England is taking action in range of areas to improve the care treatment and support provided to people with neurological conditions including rolling out the NHS Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care across the country, reaching 2.5 million people by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 28/01/2019 17:17:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1047001

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	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	Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
	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 steps are being taken to develop and enforce clear standards in the humane slaughter of animals in UK abattoirs.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	211937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government cares highly about the welfare of animals and this includes their welfare at the point of slaughter. The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 (WATOK) implements and enforces Council Regulation 1099/2009 (EU Regulation) on the protection of animals at time of killing as well as maintaining our stricter national rules that provide greater welfare protection than the EU Regulation.</p><p>These requirements are monitored and enforced in slaughterhouses in England by Official Veterinarians (OVs) of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to ensure that animals are spared avoidable pain, suffering or distress. The FSA operates a zero tolerance policy towards animal cruelty and OVs take a prompt and proportionate approach to enforcement action where breaches are identified.</p><p>The Government has delivered on the manifesto commitment to make CCTV recording in slaughterhouses mandatory. This legislation came into force last year and requires slaughterhouse operators to install and operate a CCTV system in their premises that provides a clear and complete view of all areas where live animals are present. This legislation followed several well publicised cases of animal abuse in slaughterhouses. As an important complement to existing physical observation, CCTV should help maintain and improve animal welfare standards in all slaughterhouses and provide assurance to consumers that this is the case.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 31/01/2019 14:30:21 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1055237

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to increase the production of energy from low-carbon renewable sources.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	217150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2017, 10.2 per cent of total energy consumption came from renewable sources; up from 9.2 per cent in 2016 (source: DUKES 2018) and 3.8% in 2010 (source: DUKES 6.7 – 2018). In our most recent Contracts for Difference auction we secured over 3GW of renewable electricity from as little as £57.50/MWh. The Government has made available up to £557m for future Contracts for Difference, with the next auction planned for May this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting the decarbonisation of heat and is supporting renewable and low-carbon heating technologies through the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (RHI), which encourages the uptake of renewable heat technologies amongst householders, communities and businesses through financial incentives, with £4.5bn allocated for renewable and low carbon heating between 2016 and 2021.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/02/2019 16:31:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1060788

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	Patients: Personal Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 184407 on Patients: Personal Property, if the NHS will put in place additional procedures to ensure the protection of the personal effects of (a) vulnerable inpatients and (b) patients with dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	221017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Guidance has been provided to National Health Service organisations in England on the secure management of all patients' property. This includes the process for documenting patients’ property, transferring patients and discharging patients.</p><p> </p><p>Patients should be advised of their rights and responsibilities with respect to property taken onto the NHS organisations premises.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the information provided in the previous answer, NHS England is actively engaged with the Department and other key stakeholders in drafting the user guidance stemming from the Mental Capacity Act (Amendment) Bill. This is likely to contain information on the handling of personal effects for those patients without mental capacity and will be cascaded to all NHS Standard Contract holders once finalised. Further information is available on NHS England’s website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/safeguarding/our-work/adult-network/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/safeguarding/our-work/adult-network/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England together with the Department have also published guidance to support implementation of the ‘red bag’ scheme which supports an efficient and safe transfer process from care home to hospital, while also ensuring greater protection for residents’ personal items. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/quick-guide-redbag-hospital-transfer-v1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/quick-guide-redbag-hospital-transfer-v1.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/02/2019 16:59:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 102721 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1060790

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	Horses: Animal Welfare
	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 steps his Department is taking to ensure the (a) enforcement of the current legal limitations and (b) prosecution of abuses relating to the tethering of horses as set out in section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	221018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, Paul Farrelly, on 7 February 2019, PQ 216147.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/02/2019 17:58:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1060795

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	Podiatry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that there are sufficient community podiatry services to meet demand in (a) Huddersfield and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	221019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Podiatry services in Greater Huddersfield are provided by Locala Community Partnerships as part of a wider community services contract commissioned by Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group.</p><p> </p><p>Following a public consultation process undertaken in 2017, Locala has made a number of changes to the service to ensure that it is able to meet the current and predicted future demand. This will mean that those patients whose feet have been assessed as 'at risk' or people with significant podiatry need will be eligible for treatment by Locala Podiatry Services and will ensure those patients with the greatest clinical need and highest risks are seen at the right time, every time.</p><p> </p><p>Locala have publicised the changes widely to service users and to local general practitioner practices. Those who are not eligible for the service are being provided with advice and guidance on foot care and signposted to alternative services including Huddersfield University Foot Clinic, independent podiatrists, and to a new nail cutting service which is being delivered by Age UK. <em> </em></p><p> </p><p>To address the shortfall in podiatrists nationally, NHS England has supported the development of bespoke recruitment campaigns for clinical professions where needed within any workforce shortfalls – this has recently included a focus on podiatry. Health Education England monitor closely the provision of training places and take up to support capacity provision.</p><p> </p><p>Within community services, and podiatry services specifically, measures are in place to help review and improve services against targets for foot hygiene. National audit data is published through reports such as the National Diabetes Foot Care Audit which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/clinical-audits-and-registries/national-diabetes-foot-care-audit" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/clinical-audits-and-registries/national-diabetes-foot-care-audit</a></p><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Foot Care Audit enables all diabetes footcare services to measure their performance against the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines and peer units, and to monitor adverse outcomes for people with diabetes who develop diabetic foot disease.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 221020 221021 question first answered 22/02/2019 07:55:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker