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750686

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date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were issued with fines by the NHS Business Authority because those patients (a) were not entitled to free prescriptions and (b) did not renew their exemption certificate; and how many such patients had a long-term medical condition.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	4268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Between September 2014 and April 2017 (latest figures), a total of 1,785,895 penalty charge notices (PCNs) were issued to patients declaring they were entitled to free National Health Service prescriptions but their exemption could not be validated.</p><p> </p><p>A patient is issued a penalty charge notices when the NHS Business Services Authority exemption checker does not find a valid exemption entitling that patient to free prescriptions. This includes patients that did hold a valid exemption but failed to renew.</p><p> </p><p>During the same period, a total of 90,525 PCNs were issued for unconfirmed medical exemption certificates. A new process was introduced in spring 2015 whereby someone can submit a valid application for a medical or maternity exemption certificate within 60 days from date of the penalty charge notice, the outstanding penalty charge is cancelled but the prescription charge is still recovered.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/07/2017 10:36:37 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

750692

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Collection: Underpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been collected by HM Revenue and Customs every year since 2010 from (a) underpayment and (b) previously undeclared income.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	4136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since April 2010, HMRC’s Debt Management group has collected £278.3 billion in underpaid tax, and HMRC’s compliance activities into all types of non-compliance have generated almost £160 billion of additional compliance yield.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 14:41:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

750693

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been prosecuted for crimes related to tax evasion in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	4137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Positive Charging Decisions (PCD's)</p></td><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>Acquittals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>739</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>682</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1254</p></td><td><p>623</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1067</p></td><td><p>774</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1067</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Lower level data on Positive Charging Decisions not held for 10-11, therefore unable to provide Tax Evasion figures for this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/07/2017 14:40:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

750703

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on forecasted funding for public services in the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU and operates as a member of the WTO in its trading relationship with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) produces forecasts independently of Ministers, doing so objectively, transparently and impartially, as required by law.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/07/2017 13:37:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

750704

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK operating only as a member of the WTO on the UK’s preparations for complying with the General Data Protection Regulation; and what key differences exist between the (a) WTO rules in respect of the digital sector and (b) those rules that exist by being a member of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The General Data Protection Regulation will apply to EU member states, including the UK, from 25 May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the highest level of data protection for UK citizens now and in the future. To that end, the Data Protection Bill, as announced in the Queen's Speech, will be introduced to Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/07/2017 14:46:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

750707

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Service Industries: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Prime Minister’s statement of 10 July 2017, Official Report, column 26, on the G20 summit, what rule changes he has requested from the WTO relating to the (a) services and (b) digital sector.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister and Department for International Trade ministers have set out, the UK is a founding member and active participant in the ongoing work of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This includes an active involvement in services and the digital sector, where we continue to advocate for services trade liberalisation and are encouraging members to restart negotiations on the ambitious Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA).</p><p>On the digital economy, we are working with other WTO Member States to achieve a positive outcome at the Ministerial Conference in December 2017. This includes working with developing and least developed countries as a core supporter of UNCTAD’s ‘eTrade for All’ initiative which seeks to improve the ability of developing countries to benefit from e-commerce.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 19/07/2017 16:34:42 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

750708

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on forecasted funding for his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU and only operates as a member of the WTO in its trading relationship with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has already said that it is in the process of carrying out a programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work across departments. This programme will contribute to our exit negotiations with the European Union and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the United Kingdoms’s domestic policies and frameworks. This Department’s interests will fully be considered as part of this process.</p><p>In the negotiations with the EU, the Government will prioritise securing the freest and most frictionless trade possible in goods and services between the UK and the EU. We want to see zero tariffs on trade in goods and to minimise the regulatory and market access barriers for both goods and services.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring leaving the EU is a success for the health and social care sector as well as the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/07/2017 14:33:22 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

750709

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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, what regional impact assessments his Department has conducted to measure the economic consequences of the Government’s model for leaving the EU; and what method of consultation and representation his Department has implemented with local authorities in the South West on negotiations with the EU and on the UK’s future relationship with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU, working with officials across government, is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work to assess, across a range of scenarios, the economic impacts of exiting the European Union for all areas of the UK. However, it would not be appropriate to publish details that could undermine the UK's negotiating position with the EU.</p><p>As part of our commitment to hear from every sector and region in the UK, the Government and DExEU Ministers continue to engage extensively with regional stakeholders, and intend to continue this work throughout the exit process.</p><p>Ministers in the Department have visited the South West of England twice since the creation of the Department, and plan to return in the near future.</p><p>DExEU and the Department for Communities and Local Governments are working closely with the Local Government Association and regional partners across the country to understand clearly issues related to exit and to identify any regional implications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 19/07/2017 14:06:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

750712

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fires: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the devolved administrations on fire safety.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	4454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers have been in contact with the devolved administrations since the Grenfell Tower fire to discuss action to improve fire safety.</p><p>After the Department wrote to local authorities and housing associations on the 22 June to outline the steps to ensure the safety of residential buildings, the Department then shared this letter with the devolved administrations, alongside all letters the Department has sent to local authorities and housing associations regarding the safety of residential tower blocks.</p><p>The Department wrote to devolved administrations on the 28 June to outline the steps to ensure the safety of public buildings, schools and hospitals. Devolved administrations are following the same process as local authorities and housing associations, including the Building Research Establishment screening and testing process, and are also receiving the same support from the fire and rescue services.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:50:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

750715

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2017 to Question 750, on building regulations: fires, to what extent the findings of the review of fire safety guidance will inform the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	4451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Work to simplify the guidance was being progressed. Following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, we will need to consider the position on guidance further alongside the Prime Minister's commitment to look at wider issues, and in the light of the terms of reference for the public inquiry when published.</p><p>An independent expert panel has been set up to provide advice to the Government on any immediate measures needed to make buildings safe following the Grenfell Tower fire. The panel will be led by Sir Ken Knight, former London Fire Commissioner and former Government Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser. It will consider safety measures, policies, inspection and regulation, taking account of both the Grenfell Tower fire and ongoing fire safety inspections. It will look at any immediate action required to ensure public confidence that everything possible is being done to make all public and private buildings safe as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 16:57:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson