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1167401

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	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	Musical Instruments: EU Countries
	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 she has taken to secure a transitional period with the EU on the application of CITES to allow musicians and others to continue to travel with their instruments which may contain materials covered by CITES regulation.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	7625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>If we leave the EU without a deal, all Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) items that are currently freely traded between the UK and the EU, including musical instruments, will require CITES permits or an import notification. This would mean movement of CITES specimens between the UK and the EU would need to follow the same processes as those currently in place for movement between the UK and the rest of the world. We are working hard to make sure we maintain continuity and minimise disruption for those who trade and move CITES listed species, and have been working closely with the music industry on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to import/export permits, there are other options which may be more appropriate for musicians looking to move musical instruments. Travelling Exhibition Certificates can be issued to cover instruments that are owned by orchestras (rather than individuals). We have also been increasing awareness of CITES Musical Instrument Certificates. These can be used for non-commercial purposes, including performing, to allow musicians to travel with their own instruments across the UK border in place of CITES import/export permits. These are valid for multiple movements for three years and can be used by individual musicians travelling alone or with an ensemble. They also allow travel outside the EU. In September, we announced the addition of Dover, Eurotunnel, and Holyhead to the list of ports to be designated for CITES movement after exit.</p><p> </p><p>At the recent CITES Conference of the Parties, a decision was made to change annotation number 15 which relates to rosewood species, such as <em>Dalbergia</em>. This will exempt musical instruments made of this wood (including finished musical instrument parts and accessories) and small finished items up to 10kg. This exemption allows a person to travel to any country in the world with a musical instrument or finished product containing less than 10kg of a rosewood or a Bubinga without a CITES permit. The EU Commission are preparing legislation to implement this amendment to the CITES Appendices by amending the Annexes of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 05/11/2019 17:21:08 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126179

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department who were transferred or seconded to work (a) in other departments or (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU, have since returned to her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	253470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions have transferred/assigned 127 volunteers to other departments to support EU Exit related work, to date 125 have returned. The remaining 2 volunteers will continue to support another department with EU Policy related activity until June/July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/05/2019 13:03:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126573

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of officials in her Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in her Department; and what the cost was to her Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	254082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department recognises its legal duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of our employees; this includes identifying and reducing workplace stressors. Our approach is a holistic one that utilises the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Management Standards for work related stress and follows key principles to help identify and reduce work place stressors.</p><p> </p><p>2,473 employees took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months which represents 3% of our paid staff. As a percentage, such absences equated to 10.7% of all Working Days Lost due to sickness absence. However, as the Department continues to pay salaries during sickness absence there is no direct financial cost.</p><p> </p><p>Our approach to absence is fair but robust with the emphasis on health promotion and absence prevention. The Department has a range of support from mental health toolkits, stress reduction plans plus tailored support for people who do go off sick or need support through our Employee Assistance Programme which includes counselling.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has 965 Mental Health First Aiders, who provide acute, short-term and structured support to individuals, provide reassurance and signpost colleagues to both DWP and external sources of support as appropriate. Mental Health First Aiders are also provided with continuous professional development and support for their own mental wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/05/2019 16:17:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1135249

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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	Local Housing Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to restore local housing allowance rates to cover the cheapest third of local rents to improve affordability for residents in receipt of that allowance who seek to live in private accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	270236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are no plans to extend or maintain the Benefit Freeze after March 2020. Specific decisions on how to uprate the Local Housing Allowance from April 2020 will form part of the discussions in support of fiscal events later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/07/2019 10:47:16 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1050036

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships: Heterosexuality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals on extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	213156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The government remains committed to extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples, and is supporting the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc.) Private Members Bill. We are considering with the Bill’s sponsors how best this could be used to extend civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/02/2019 17:47:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123056

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April to Written Question 179072 on Home Office: Contracts, for what purpose gagging clauses have been included in contracts drawn up between his Department and (a) charities, (b) voluntary sector organisations, (c) social enterprises and (d) companies.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	247542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>There are no gagging clauses within Home Office contracts or Grant agreements.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/05/2019 13:31:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123165

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	247547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:<br>• £412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Depart-ment for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016</p><p>• £286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18). <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a></p><p><br>• Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March 2018. <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a></p><p>• Over £2bn of additional funding for 19/20. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, laid on the 18th December 2018. <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/</a></p><p>This funding is to cover all exit scenarios, and is in addition to departmental efforts to reprioritise from business as usual toward preparations for the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p>Work on no-deal exit preparations cannot be readily separated from other EU exit work. The Department is preparing for all eventualities and the resources available to support preparations are kept under constant review.</p><p>The Department also received £5.45m of additional funding in 2018/19, for no-deal civil contingency planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/05/2019 11:31:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126122

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in his Department who were transferred or seconded to work (a) in other departments or (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU, have since returned to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	253452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office workforce management information records only show members of staff who are currently transferred or Seconded out of the Home Office. No rolling records are maintained for staff transferred or seconded who have since returned to the Home Office. In addition, these records do not identify the specific work streams an individual has been working on.</p><p>Manual record checks would involve a disproportionate cost and would be unlikely to be able to provide the information being sought.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/06/2019 13:43:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126561

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	254070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of staff in the Home Office who took sickness absence due to mental health issues in the 12 months to 30 April 2019; the proportion of the total sick absence that this comprises; and the cost to the Department of sick absence due to mental ill health during that period is set out in the accompanying table. These absences include those relating to stress, as well as other mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. These conditions can be triggered by various factors.</p><p>We are committed to breaking down barriers and reducing stigma for employees living with mental health conditions. We aim to equip managers to recognise and address stress in the workplace and encourage employees to talk to their managers about mental health issues so that they can access help and support at the earliest stage.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/05/2019 13:44:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins attachment 1 file name PQ 254070 data v2.xlsx title Table - PQ 254070
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1139798

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equal Pay: LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has made an assessment of any potential discrepancies in rates of pay between heterosexual and non-heterosexual workers.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	278331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not currently collect data on differences in pay for LGBT vs non-LGBT staff. There is likely to be variation in the extent to which organisations collect this information about their staff. As part of the LGBT Action Plan, the Government Equalities Office is working with the Office for National Statistics and the Government Statistical Service on a cross-government project to develop monitoring standards for sexual orientation and gender identity across central government. These standards will be freely available to the wider public and private sectors, which will enable organisations to introduce measures, such as monitoring the LGBT pay gap, if they so wish.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/10/2019 10:01:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

982502

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018 on Spring Statement, HCWS540, how much of that funding he has allocated to (a) programmes, (b) administration and (c) staffing in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	175815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>For the financial year 2018-19, the department will receive an allocation of £395 million from HM Treasury to continue preparing for the UK to leave the EU. The Main Estimate will be amended through the Supplementary Estimate process later this year to reflect this.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/10/2018 13:50:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

987998

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	179072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>There are no gagging clauses within Home Office contracts or Grant agreements specifically to stop criticism of Home Office Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2019 12:38:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

994512

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizens of non-UK EU countries work in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	183821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 17:39:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

982474

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with which EU countries the UK has discussed the potential extension of the Article 50 period.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	175802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is that Article 50 will not be extended. We will be leaving the EU on 29 March 2019 and are negotiating to that timeline. We are confident of reaching a deal which is in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 17/10/2018 13:48:27 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

985766

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if the Government will publish a technical paper on guidance to be issued to non-UK EU citizens residing in the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	178214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>We have been clear that securing the rights of citizens has always been our priority.</p><p>The Government has made it clear that we will unilaterally protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK in the event of no deal. The Prime Minister said, “You are our friends, our neighbours, our colleagues. We want you to stay.”</p><p>We will set out the details as soon as is practical, and we now urge the EU and all its member states to give UK nationals on the continent the same reassurances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 17/10/2018 15:27:34 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1136573

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the effect of the suspension of arms sales to Saudi Arabia on UK contractors assisting the Saudi-led coalition in Saudi Arabia .
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	272716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>We are working closely with our UK industrial partners to assess the possible impacts of the suspension. However, I am withholding further details as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/07/2019 16:36:15 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

988687

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	180071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence policy is to use standard contract conditions to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information for a variety of legitimate reasons, including protection of national security, commercial confidentiality and personal data. However, they would not stop criticism of Ministers or the Department as these conditions only protect information supplied in connection with or under the contract.</p><p>Information on bespoke contract conditions is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2018 14:03:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

997883

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Appledore Shipyard
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has held with Babcock on securing the future of Appledore shipyard.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	185470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>While the future of Appledore is a matter for Babcock, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has remained closely engaged with the company on this issue. Together with MOD officials, both the Secretary of State for Defence and I have met Babcock to explore potential options. This included bringing forward a potential £60 million package of work at Devonport, thereby providing additional work for Appledore workers. However, our discussions with Babcock established that this work would not be enough to secure the long-term future of the yard.</p><p>Regrettably, Babcock has now stated that it has reached a point where it can no longer sustain the cost of its operations at Appledore. This is clearly a concerning time for Appledore employees and their families and, while Babcock will offer all those affected other positions, the Government is standing by to provide any additional support.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/11/2018 14:53:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011610

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
	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 ensure that cystic fibrosis sufferers have access to Orkambi.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	194005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and NHS England are in dialogue with Vertex Pharmaceuticals around access to their portfolio of cystic fibrosis medicines. It is critical that Vertex now re-engages fully with the NICE appraisal process and gives serious consideration to the portfolio deal offer that NHS England made at the end of July. This deal would provide immediate access for patients to all Vertex licensed medicines and future pipeline products once licensed and in advance of the individual NICE appraisals concluding.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/11/2018 16:56:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011611

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will introduce a new 5-year survival target of 28 per cent by 2029 for (a) lung, (b) liver, (c) brain, (d) oesophageal, (e) pancreatic and (f) stomach cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	194006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced ambitions for the National Health Service Long Term Plan that will see 55,000 more people surviving cancer for five years in England each year from 2028 and three quarters of all cancers detected at an early stage by 2028. To achieve these ambitions, we will need to make signification progress on survival across all cancers, including lung, liver, brain, oesophageal, pancreatic and stomach cancers.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/11/2018 17:24:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1017233

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Patients: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the finding of CLIC Sargent in their report entitled Are We Nearly There Yet?, published in September 2018, that only six per cent of parents have received help from the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all families on low incomes have access to financial support to manage healthcare-related travel costs.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	197311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme is set up to assist those on low income or in receipt of certain qualifying benefits to obtain assistance with travel to hospitals.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how to obtain assistance with travel costs is widely available from National Health Service organisations including general practitioner surgeries, hospitals, clinical commissioning groups and the NHS website. Outside of the NHS, information may also be obtained from Healthwatch, Citizen Advice, cancer and other charities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2018 13:01:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1024052

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	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	HIV Infection
	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 his Department has to reduce the number of late diagnoses of HIV in England.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	201562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Encouraging uptake of HIV testing particularly amongst those at increased risk is key to the reduction of late diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) published recommendations to increase rates of HIV testing in the recent HIV in the United Kingdom report, available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-in-the-united-kingdom" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-in-the-united-kingdom</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE has a range of programmes with the aim of increasing HIV testing, these include HIV Prevention England (HPE); the National HIV Self-Sampling service which provides individuals with the opportunity to self-sample online and the HIV Innovation Fund allowing community organisations to implement HIV prevention projects.</p><p> </p><p>HPE is the national HIV prevention programme for England. It is a nationally funded programme designed to complement locally commissioned prevention in areas of higher prevalence. Of the five goals HPE is tasked to deliver increasing HIV testing and reduce undiagnosed or late diagnosis is one.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 201565 question first answered 20/12/2018 17:15:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1024053

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	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	HIV Infection: Screening
	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 his Department has for HIV testing outside of sexual health services in England.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	201565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Encouraging uptake of HIV testing particularly amongst those at increased risk is key to the reduction of late diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) published recommendations to increase rates of HIV testing in the recent HIV in the United Kingdom report, available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-in-the-united-kingdom" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-in-the-united-kingdom</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE has a range of programmes with the aim of increasing HIV testing, these include HIV Prevention England (HPE); the National HIV Self-Sampling service which provides individuals with the opportunity to self-sample online and the HIV Innovation Fund allowing community organisations to implement HIV prevention projects.</p><p> </p><p>HPE is the national HIV prevention programme for England. It is a nationally funded programme designed to complement locally commissioned prevention in areas of higher prevalence. Of the five goals HPE is tasked to deliver increasing HIV testing and reduce undiagnosed or late diagnosis is one.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 201562 question first answered 20/12/2018 17:15:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1024054

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	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	HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether proposals to tackle the late diagnosis of HIV will be in the forthcoming Green Paper on prevention.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	201566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of scoping the Green Paper, and will provide further details of its content in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/12/2018 17:13:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1055294

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	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	Eyes: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the causes of recent supply shortages of Ganfort and Toptiqom.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	216912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>We have been in direct contact with Allergan, the manufacturer of Ganfort eyedrops, who has advised that recent manufacturing issues have resulted in a delay to deliveries. These issues are now resolved and supplies are currently available. Allergan expects a full recovery by the end of February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Santen, the manufacturer of Taptiqom eyedrops, has advised that they are not aware of and do not anticipate any supply issues affecting this product.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/02/2019 11:42:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake