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date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Donors: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of the importance of (a) blood and platelet donation, (b) stem cell donation, (c) bone marrow donation and (d) organ registration among school-aged children.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	47069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant runs donor recruitment campaigns for blood, platelet, stem cell and organ donation throughout the year. Examples include the recently launched Missing Type campaign to promote blood donation; implementation of their <em>Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020: A UK Strategy</em> and management of the NHS Cord Blood Bank and British Bone Marrow Registry, working with Anthony Nolan.</p><p>Specific action addressing awareness of registration among school-aged children includes the introduction of new education resources designed to equip secondary school teachers with the knowledge to educate and engage students about organ donation and working with Anthony Nolan to run the Be a Lifesaver education programme which trains volunteers to educate 16-18 year olds about stem cell, blood and organ donation.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 47068 question first answered 14/10/2016 11:31:19 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

595804

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to include (a) stem cell and (b) bone marrow donation alongside organ and blood donation options on NHS GP registration forms for new patients.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	47070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to include stem cell and bone marrow donation on general practice registration forms for new patients. NHS Blood and Transplant recruits potential bone marrow donors from blood donors when they first donate blood.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 14/10/2016 11:33:58 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

595806

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase registration for (a) blood and platelet, (b) stem cell, (c) bone marrow and (d) organ donation.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	47068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant runs donor recruitment campaigns for blood, platelet, stem cell and organ donation throughout the year. Examples include the recently launched Missing Type campaign to promote blood donation; implementation of their <em>Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020: A UK Strategy</em> and management of the NHS Cord Blood Bank and British Bone Marrow Registry, working with Anthony Nolan.</p><p>Specific action addressing awareness of registration among school-aged children includes the introduction of new education resources designed to equip secondary school teachers with the knowledge to educate and engage students about organ donation and working with Anthony Nolan to run the Be a Lifesaver education programme which trains volunteers to educate 16-18 year olds about stem cell, blood and organ donation.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 47069 question first answered 14/10/2016 11:31:19 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

596160

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Energy: Meters
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 has taken to ensure that smart meter software is secure by design.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	47180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department has worked with industry and security experts, including GCHQ, to design a smart metering system that has robust security controls in place. System security is based on international standards. It includes encryption of sensitive data, protection from viruses and malware, access control, two-party authorisation of important messages to the meters and system monitoring.</p><p>Further information on smart metering security and GCHQ’s role in it can be found on GCHQ’s website: <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/articles/smart-security-behind-gb-smart-metering-system" target="_blank">https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/articles/smart-security-behind-gb-smart-metering-system</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2016 16:07:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

596195

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Energy: Meters
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 recent assessment he has made of whether his Department is on course to complete the roll-out of smart meters by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	47374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to every home and small business being offered smart meters by the end of 2020. The Programme is making good progress. More than 4.2 million meters have been installed in homes and businesses across Great Britain.</p><p>Data on the number of smart electricity and gas meters installed in Great Britain is set out in the Government’s ‘Smart Meters, Great Britain, Quarterly report to end June 2016’, published on 29 September 2016: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2016 15:50:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie