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1285024

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Environment Protection: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to promote a green recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	912060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>We are delivering on our commitment to build back greener. The Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will create long-term advantage for the UK in low-carbon technologies and services. It will support up to 250,000 green jobs, levelling up regions across the UK, and reinvigorate our industrial heartlands. The Plan will mobilise £12 billion of Government investment to unlock three times as much private sector investment by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 09/02/2021 12:55:22 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1285025

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle late payments to small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	912064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>We recently strengthened the Prompt Payment Code and have consulted on new powers for the Small Business Commissioner. The Commissioner is very active in highlighting these issues and to date has intervened to recover £7.8 million for small businesses experiencing payment issues.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 09/02/2021 12:56:24 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1285026

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect of state aid limits on the distribution of covid-19 support for businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors.
tabling member constituency	Dudley South
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	912067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is keeping under close review the impact of subsidy control rules on the ability of businesses to access Covid-19 support and will publish new guidance as and when the circumstances require it.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/02/2021 12:57:10 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1285027

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Flexible Working: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on employers' attitudes towards flexible working.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	912069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>During the pandemic, up to 47% of the workforce have worked from home. While this is not the only form of flexible working, we hope this will have a positive impact on attitudes towards greater flexibility in when and where work is done. We will build on this as we look to make flexible working the default.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/02/2021 12:57:44 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

1285028

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Horizon Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to prepare for the UK potentially not associating to Horizon Europe.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	912075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>I am delighted that, as part of our deal with the EU, we have agreed to associate to Horizon Europe. This represents a valuable collaboration on science and research to tackle global challenges, and in fields that will benefit UK citizens including the people of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 09/02/2021 12:58:31 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1285045

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Medical Equipment: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there have been customs declaration problems with the flow of medical devices imported into Northern Ireland via Great Britain since 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	151709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>While there have been isolated and limited instances of interruption to a small number of supplies caused by new customs processes, the borders are working well and medicines have not seen widespread disruption. We continue to work closely with the Border and Protocol Delivery Group, Department for Transport and others across Government to monitor the flow across the borders.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/03/2021 14:14:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1285047

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prescriptions: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many GP practices have adopted electronic repeat dispensing; and what steps he is taking to increase uptake of electronic repeat dispensing.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	151711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The Health Minister, Robin Swann, is leading the response for health matters in Northern Ireland as health is a devolved matter, within the competence of the Northern Ireland Executive. This includes addressing how many general practitioners' (GP) practices have adopted electronic repeat dispensing (eRD).</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government encourages GP practices across the UK to use electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) where clinically appropriate and Academic Health Science Networks have been supporting this. It is vital we reduce GP workloads where possible, while ensuring patients’ are as protected as possible.</p><p> </p><p>For more detailed information, I would recommend you engage with the Department of Health on this matter.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 16/02/2021 10:30:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1285048

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Back Pain: Antidepressants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has received recent representations on the effectiveness of the prolonged use of anti-depressants prescribed for long-term back pain.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	151712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>A search of the Department’s Ministerial correspondence database has identified no specific representations received recently on this topic.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/02/2021 11:51:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1285049

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Obesity: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have undergone gastric bypass surgery to treat type 2 diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	151713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p>It is not possible to determine from collected data whether the gastric bypass surgical procedures were undertaken in order to treat type 2 diabetes.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/02/2021 16:09:36 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1285050

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Surgery: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many operations were cancelled in Yorkshire and the Humber region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	151616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Data is only collected for those cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons. Last minute means on the day the patient was due to arrive, after the patient has arrived in hospital or on the day of the operation or surgery. In 2010 there were 6,983 operations cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons in the Yorkshire and Humber region, and 216 of these were not treated within a further 28 days from the cancellation.</p><p>Information is not available for 2020 because the collection of data on cancelled operations has been paused due to COVID-19 and the need to release capacity across the National Health Service to support the response.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/02/2021 09:32:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett