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1506088

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Food Supply
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 he is taking to help ensure UK food security.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	901334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>Britain has a highly resilient and diverse food supply chain which is well equipped to deal with disruption, as demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 response. British consumers have access, through international trade, to food products that cannot be produced here, supplementing domestic production, and ensuring that challenges such as adverse weather and disease do not affect the British overall security of supply. The Government also engages extensively with industry to monitor and assess all supply risks.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 13/09/2022 15:03:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1506090

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Sewage: Waste Disposal
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 assessment he has made of the severity of sewage overflow incidents reported in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	901338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The only reason that the Government has been able to take action to reduce storm overflows is because of the increase in monitoring under this Government, from 5% in 2016 to almost 90% of the sewage network. The latest assessment shows sewage discharges cause 7% of waterbodies to fail to achieve Good Ecological Status. This is unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>Our Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan will prevent waterbodies from failing to meet Good Ecological Status due to storm discharges and will frontload action to protect bathing waters. We take robust action against illegal discharges. The EA and Ofwat have launched major investigations into suspected non-compliance at sewage treatment works.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:33:47 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1506091

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Rural Areas: Broadband
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 plans he has with Cabinet colleagues to expedite the roll-out of better broadband to rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	901339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government is already doing a great deal to roll out better broadband in rural areas. Through Project Gigabit, we are spending £5 billion so people in hard-to-reach areas can get ultra-reliable gigabit broadband speeds. We signed our first contract on schedule and have over £690 million of contracts covering rural areas out for tender right now.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:38:29 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1506092

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Water: Standards
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 he is taking to help improve water quality.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	901341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>Restoring our nation’s rivers and seas by improving water quality is a government priority. We are tackling sewage overflows with the biggest infrastructure programme in water company history; investing in farm infrastructure, advice and action to help farmers tackle run off; restoring riparian habitats; and reviewing our Bathing Water regulations to support more designations. As the pressures of climate change and population growth are increasing, so too will our response to ensure we leave our water environment in a better state for future generations.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:41:35 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1506093

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	River Thames: Sewage
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 he is taking to help ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into the River Thames.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	901343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The amount of sewage discharges by water companies is unacceptable. £1.9 billion has been invested in the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which will be completed in 2025. This project will be the largest privately funded infrastructure project in Europe. The tunnel and other improvements will reduce the annual volume of untreated wastewater entering the tidal Thames by 95%, protecting biodiversity and the public health of river users.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:46:09 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1505271

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
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 document entitled Mental Health Support Teams for Children and Young People in Education: A Manual, published on the Healthy London Partnership website in October 2015, whether that is the most recent version of the manual provided by NHS England to Mental Health Support Teams.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	48530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Mental Health Support Teams for Children and Young People in Education: A Manual’ was initially published on the Health London Partnership website in 2019. It is updated and issued to mental health support teams annually. The latest version will be available via the Healthy London Partnership website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 06/10/2022 13:47:22 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1505272

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Empty Property: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will (a) have discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the proportion of commercial properties in Northern Ireland that are empty and (b) make that matter a priority for discussions when the Northern Ireland Assembly returns.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2022 answer text <p>Vacant commercial properties are a devolved matter, and related enquiries should be directed to the Northern Ireland Executive Department for Communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office wishes to promote growing prosperity for everyone in Northern Ireland. To that end, officials and ministers work closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and we work with all parties to secure the political stability which is essential to the flourishing of communities across Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/09/2022 13:27:19 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505273

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
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 impact of the roll-out of the IR35 off-payroll rules on the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>HMRC has commissioned external research into the short-term effects of the April 2021 off-payroll working rules reform in the private and voluntary sectors, and fieldwork for this research has been undertaken.</p><p>The research will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 14/09/2022 09:40:37 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505274

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Colour Vision Deficiency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people diagnosed with colour blindness in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The majority of patients with colour blindness will be diagnosed in primary care, while those patients with severe symptoms receive treatment in hospital. While data is collected on those diagnosed in secondary care with colour vision deficiencies, this includes a range of conditions and does not separately identify those diagnosed with colour blindness.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/09/2022 10:06:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505275

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to meet uptake targets for the five highest health gain categories; and who is accountable for that effort.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service continues to support the most clinically and cost-effective medicines, including the five highest health gain (5HHG) categories. NHS Digital’s innovation scorecard estimates show that use of the 5HHG categories, with the exception of varenicline, was within the expected usage of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s recommended medicines. The scorecard is scheduled to be updated on 27 October 2022.</p><p>The Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access is an agreement between the Department, on behalf of the Government, NHS England, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry and suppliers or producers of branded medicines on the Scheme. All parties committed to the objective of reaching the upper quartile of uptake for the 5HHG categories in relation to comparator countries during the first half of the Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:01:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon