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349555

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Burma: Rohingya
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 assessment his Department has made of the humanitarian situation affecting the Rohingya people in Rakhine State; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian situation faced by the Rohingya in Rakhine State. The UK is one of the largest bilateral humanitarian donors in Rakhine State, contributing over £18m since 2012. We regularly raise the underlying political problems and human rights abuses both bilaterally and in international fora, where for several years the UK has sponsored Resolutions at both the UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly. We will continue to keep it high on both the bilateral and international agenda.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 15/06/2015 14:47:17 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

349556

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has received from the Burmese government on the humanitarian situation affecting the Rohingya people in Rakhine State; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>We have received no such representations. The UK raises the humanitarian situation of the Rohingya with the government of Burma at every opportunity. Most recently in relation to the crisis in the Andaman Sea, I called the Burmese Ambassador to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 18 May to make clear the need for an urgent humanitarian response and regional coordination. Our Ambassador in Rangoon delivered the same message in a demarche to Burmese Ministers, on 18 May and on 4 June.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 15/06/2015 14:51:55 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

349557

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England were waiting for a wheelchair assessment in the most recent period for which figures are available; and how many people who have assessed as eligible for a wheelchair since February 2014 have waited (a) more than three, (b) more than six and (c) more than 12 months for the delivery of that equipment.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Wheelchair services are now commissioned by clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Health and Social Care Information Centre collects data about the health and social care system. The requested information is not collected by it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/06/2015 11:57:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

349560

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that letting agents are able to verify the immigration status of tenants who are subletters.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	1903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The system of right to rent checks which we introduced through the Immigration Act 2014 enables a landlord to delegate the responsibility for conducting a check on a tenant’s status to a lettings agent, together with any associated liability for a penalty. Where a tenant sublets the accommodation to another person, the legislation provides that the tenant is responsible for conducting a right to rent check, and liable for any penalty for not doing so, unless it has been agreed by both parties that the check will be performed by the landlord or an agent. Full guidance for lettings agents on how to carry out checks is available online (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice</a>), and through a free telephone helpline.</p><p>The first phase of the scheme is in operation in Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton and is currently being evaluated before it is extended to the rest of the country.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/06/2015 13:50:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

349561

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health and Care Professions Council: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the reasons for the increase in the mandatory registration fee for membership of the Health and Care Professionals Council; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	1811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is a self-financing, independent regulator that is accountable to Parliament through the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) who assesses the HCPC’s performance, conducts audits, scrutinises their decisions and reports to Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for the council of the HCPC to set their fees at a level which ensures they can fulfil their statutory role of protecting, promoting and maintaining the health and safety of the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department understands that the HCPC publicly consulted on raising their registrant fee and as part of that process explained the raise was for a number of reasons: to fund the periodic fee it is required to pay the PSA; to enable the HCPC to operate more flexibly and efficiently; and to ensure the HCPC’s financial viability in the medium to long term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 15/06/2015 14:46:45 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

349601

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1(M): Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the widening of the A1(M) in Hertfordshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	2065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>I cannot provide an exact start date for construction. However, as stated in Highways England Delivery Plan 2015-2020, construction of the A1(M) Junction 6-8 smart motorway scheme in Hertfordshire is planned to start construction in late in the 2019/20, and complete approximately 12 months later.</p><p> </p><p>The next step is the detailed design and planning of the scheme, plus consultation with the local community to produce the best possible scheme. That work will be taken forward by Highways England and is expected to start shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/06/2015 11:26:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

349621

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Immunotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to expedite the provision through the NHS of immunotherapy treatments for cancer; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	1825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>A number of immunotherapy drugs are licensed for the treatment of different cancers and are available for use on the National Health Service, subject to funding decisions by the relevant commissioner. Pembrolizumab and nivolumab are two new immunotherapies that are able to treat a number of cancers. The first cancer where these medicines have shown significant increase in patient survival is advanced stage of melanoma. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued early access scientific opinions for both products for treatment of advanced stage melanoma. The Early Access to Medicines scientific opinion for pembrolizumab (Merck Sharp &amp; Dohme) was issued in March 2015 and that for nivolumab (Bristol Myers Squibb) in May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Applications for marketing authorisations for both products have already received positive opinions from the European Medicines Agency and marketing authorisations are anticipated to be issued by the European Commission soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through its technology appraisal programme, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been able to recommend a number of immunotherapy treatments including, ipilimumab and obinutuzumab. NICE is currently developing technology appraisal guidance on other immunotherapy treatments including nivolumab and pembrolizumab. Wherever possible, NICE aims to publish draft or final guidance on drugs referred to it within a few months of the drug receiving a license. NHS commissioners are legally required to fund drugs and treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/06/2015 13:53:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

349622

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Nigeria: Terrorism
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 discussions he has had with (a) his Nigerian counterpart and (b) the President of Nigeria on suicide bomb attacks in that country.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	1826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated on 29 May. He has not yet appointed any Ministers. We regularly engage with Nigerian politicians and officials on security and the fight against terrorism, particularly the threat posed by Boko Haram. The Prime Minister discussed this when he met President Buhari on 23 May and the Foreign Secretary raised the matter again when he met President Buhari on 29 May, at his inauguration in Abuja, Nigeria.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 15/06/2015 13:28:46 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

349624

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment NHS England has made of the accuracy and effectiveness of the traditional BMI test in determining levels of obesity in adults.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	1828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has not made an independent assessment of the accuracy and effectiveness of Body Mass Index (BMI) in determining overweight and obesity in adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England and NHS England support the implementation of expert guidance on the use of BMI provided by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Currently, NICE recommends that BMI is used routinely by healthcare professionals to assess obesity in adults and children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE recommends the use of additional validated obesity measures, such as waist circumference, to be undertaken alongside BMI when assessing overweight and obesity in individuals to give more detailed assessment of an individual’s health risk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/06/2015 11:31:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

349637

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Seals
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 seals are illegally slaughtered annually in British waters.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	1885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Seal conservation is a devolved issue so I can only respond with respect to England. Approximately 85% of the UK seal population is in Scotland and the Scottish Government has its own legislation concerning the protection of seals.</p><p>Seals in England are primarily protected by the Conservation of Seals Act 1970. Under this Act, it is an offence to take or kill common and grey seals out of season or to use certain methods to kill or take, unless permitted to do so by a licence issued under the Act.</p><p>No licences have been issued for the culling of seals in England in the last five years.</p><p>The Government has made no assessment of the number of seals killed off the English coast.</p><p>There is no evidence to suggest that the limited local control of seals permitted in England is having an adverse effect on the conservation status of the UK seal population as a whole.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 1884 question first answered 15/06/2015 11:44:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman