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1129900

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	911152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>We have delivered policies that benefit all four nations of the UK, including committing over £2.4 billion to thirteen city and growth deals in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and spending around £19 billion a year of our defence budget with UK industry, supporting 115,000 jobs across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 05/06/2019 15:55:41 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1128816

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	There but Not There: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has she made of the impact of money from the public purse disbursed to There But Not There.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 June 2019, to Question 257678.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/06/2019 11:21:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 5 June 2019, UIN 257678..docx title There But not There: Finance
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1128823

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Plastics: Consumption
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 the Government is taking to reduce levels of plastic consumption in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	259012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>This Government is taking action to tackle all avoidable plastic waste. We have introduced one of the world’s toughest bans on microbeads in rinse-off personal care products and significantly reduced the use of plastic bags by around 86% with our 5p carrier bag charge. New measures to ban the distribution and/or sale of plastic straws, stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds have been announced which will come into force from April 2020. We have consulted on plans to extend the charge to all retailers, and consulted on increasing the minimum 5p charge to at least 10p.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, we published consultations on measures to significantly change the way that we deal with our waste in the UK, helping to cut plastic pollution as we move towards a more circular economy. These included proposals to: reform the existing packaging waste regulations; introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers; and to increase consistency in the recycling system. Legislative proposals will be developed taking account of the consultation responses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/06/2019 11:12:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1128827

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what proportion of residential developments constructed since 2015 (a) on land owned by the Church of England under the direction of the strategic land team and (b) by private developers comprise affordable housing.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	259013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Planning permissions have been granted across a range of geographies, from County Durham where the affordable housing requirement is currently 15%, to Wells in Somerset where the requirement is 40%.</p><p>On land owned by the Church Commissioners where planning permission has been received and sites sold since 2015, approximately 20% of the homes will be affordable dwellings.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 05/06/2019 16:25:40 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1128833

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Childbirth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what statistics his Department holds on the number of (a) perinatal women in custody and (b) babies born on prison estates.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	259327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Information relating to births and pregnancy is recorded locally. Work is currently underway to look at what information related to pregnancy and birth can be collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/06/2019 16:08:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1128842

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures are available to landowners and leaseholders with rights over land to enforce reasonable parking charges when a vehicle is left on their land contrary to the terms displayed.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	259459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 grants keeper liability for vehicles, allowing landowners and parking operators to pursue the registered keeper of a vehicle for breaches of contract related to parking. Private parking companies must be a member of a trade association if they wish to access DVLA data in order to issue parking charges to vehicle owners. The two parking trade associations, the British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking Community (IPC), have their own codes of practice and appeal procedures to which they expect their members to adhere. If a private parking company does not follow these codes responsibly, they risk being banned from accessing DVLA data and will be unable to issue parking charges.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 10/06/2019 11:38:08 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1128868

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Plastics: Packaging
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 recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce plastic packaging in supermarkets.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	259383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is currently working with retailers and the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to encourage their efforts to reduce waste and to explore the introduction of plastic-free supermarket initiatives in which fresh food is sold loose, giving consumers the choice.</p><p> </p><p>The government recently consulted on reforms to the packaging producer responsibility system to ensure that packaging producers meet the full cost of managing and recycling packaging waste. This provides a strong incentive to producers to reduce the amount of packaging they use and to make packaging that is more easily collected and recycled. Plastic food packaging serves important purposes such as protecting food, providing important storage information, extending the shelf life and decreasing food waste.</p><p> </p><p>However there are opportunities where offering food loose may help to reduce plastic waste whilst not impacting on shelf life. WRAP have published a technical report on the evidence for providing fresh produce loose and this will inform future guidance. And industry is already taking action. In April last year, WRAP and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched their world-leading UK Plastics Pact, with support from the Government, and all the major supermarkets have signed up to it. The Pact brings these organisations together with four key targets for 2025 that aim to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated. Which include action to eliminate problematic or unnecessary single-use plastic packaging items. Our proposed reforms will support supermarkets in achieving those targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/06/2019 11:04:20 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1128876

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Heathrow Airport: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount paid in business rates by Heathrow Airport to (a) Hillingdon and (b) Ealing Council.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	259151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on business rates paid by individual businesses on local ratings lists.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/06/2019 10:20:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1128877

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
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 he is taking to increase the number of people with type 1 diabetes who receive the Freestyle Libre system on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	259138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>Glucose monitoring technology, such as flash glucose monitors like Freestyle Libre will continue to be available to those meeting the relevant clinical criteria.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan announced that the National Health Service will ensure that, in line with clinical guidelines, eligible patients with type 1 diabetes benefit from life changing flash glucose monitors from April 2019, ending the variation patients in some parts of the country are facing.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 07/06/2019 14:48:09 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1128920

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	WH Smith: Post Offices
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 discussions he has had with Post Office Ltd on the agreement they reached with WHSmith’s following the closure of Crown Post Offices; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	258993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials engage regularly with representatives of Post Office Limited on a range of strategic issues of mutual interest. While the Post Office is publicly owned, it is a commercial business operating in competitive markets. The Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office – to maintain a national network accessible to all and to do so more sustainably for the taxpayer – and allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Therefore, issues relating to the Post Office network, including Crown Post Offices and franchising agreements with WHSmith, are all operational matters for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/06/2019 08:50:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker