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882727

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Dermatitis
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 his Department has made of the number of adults with atopic dermatitis in (a) Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency, (b) England and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	135789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>This data is not available, however, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence estimates that atopic dermatitis (atopic eczema) is a common skin condition that affects between 2–10% of adults.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/04/2018 16:18:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

882728

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Skin Diseases
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 his Department is taking to ensure patients in England with (a) skin conditions and (b) atopic dermatitis are able to access to new innovative treatments.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	135790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that provides guidance on the prevention and treatment of ill health and the promotion of good health and social care. NICE has published a range of guidance products for the management of skin conditions, including technology appraisals, guidelines and quality standards, which can be accessed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/skin-conditions/skin-conditions--general-and-other#technology-appraisal-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/skin-conditions/skin-conditions--general-and-other#technology-appraisal-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>National Health Service commissioners are legally required to fund treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes the issue of ensuring rapid access to innovative therapies very seriously, which is why on 3 November 2017, we published our response to the Accelerated Access Review. We set out plans to give patients quicker access to life-changing treatments and make the United Kingdom the best place in the world for industry to invest and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/04/2018 15:39:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

882729

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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 Treatments: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Early Access to Medicines Scheme in ensuring that patients have access to promising and innovative medicines as early as possible.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	135791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Since the Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) was launched in 2014, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has awarded 50 promising innovative medicines designations and 21 positive scientific opinions as part of the scheme. NHS England records show that 1,100 patients in England have accessed treatment through EAMS.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the independent review of the EAMS the Government has made a number of improvements. Partners have worked together to provide updated guidance on the benefits and entry requirements for EAMS and are developing further guidance on collecting real world data in the National Health Service to further inform value assessment in a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence appraisal.</p><p> </p><p>We have also established the EAMS task group to provide a forum for industry to engage and make suggestions to the Government, the devolved administrations and arm’s length bodies regarding EAMS as per the recommendations of the 2016 review.</p><p> </p><p>We are also applying the learning from EAMs to the development of the Accelerated Access Pathway. Due to launch shortly, this will be a streamlined route to market which will help get the most innovative treatments to patients faster.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/04/2018 15:38:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

874808

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 his Department has to ensure that payments to farmers currently made under the Basic Payment Scheme will continue to be made once the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	135109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>This Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the Parliament, providing much needed certainty to farmers and landowners.</p><p> </p><p>We will pay the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme in England on the same basis as we do now. We then plan to continue Basic Payment Scheme payments during an ‘agricultural transition’ period in England, which will last a number of years. During this ‘agricultural transition’, we propose to reduce these payments in England, starting with those receiving the highest payments and use the funds released to fund the gradual roll out of a new domestic agriculture policy during the agricultural transition period.</p><p> </p><p>We have not yet taken any decisions on the method for reducing payments or how long the transition should be. We welcome views via our consultation document, ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit’, which was launched on 27 February.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/04/2018 09:54:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

838592

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	Circuses: Wildlife
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many wild animals and (b) of which species are currently licensed in circuses in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	127412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>There are two licensed circuses:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Peter Jolly’s Circus</strong></p><p>Camel (Camelus bactrianus) 1</p><p>Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) 4</p><p>Fox (Vulpesvulpes) 1</p><p>Racoon (Procyon lotor) 3</p><p>Zebra (Equus burchelli chapmani) 3</p><p>Zebu (Bos indicus) 1</p><p>Blue &amp; Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna) 1</p><p> </p><p><strong>Circus Mondao</strong></p><p>Zebra (Equus burchelli chapmani) 1</p><p>Camel (Camelus bactrianus) 2</p><p>Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) 2</p><p> </p><p>Total - 7 species and 19 animals</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2018 14:28:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

825717

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
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	Dogs: Imports
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 the number and countries of origin were of dogs imported into the UK for (a) non-commercial reasons under the Pet Travel Scheme and (b) commercial reasons in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	123784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The total number of dogs entering Great Britain under the Pet Travel Scheme in 2017 was 287,016. The list of countries that these dogs come from are listed in <strong>Annex 1</strong>.</p><p>The purpose of the Pet Travel Scheme is to manage the risk of rabies entering the UK and to ensure appropriate vaccination, at an appropriate age, therefore the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) do not systematically record numbers for all imports from individual countries.</p><p> </p><p>The data for commercial dog imports found in <strong>Annex 2</strong> was extracted from the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). In some cases imports are recorded on TRACES as ‘<em>Canis familiaris</em> / <em>Felis catus’</em>, so APHA is unable to distinguish between cat or dog imports. These are included in the table in the column ‘Mixed’.</p><p> </p><p>Leaving the European Union provides an opportunity to improve and modernise the legislation in this area and consider how APHA can collect more detail in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice attachment 1 file name Copy of Copy of Annex 1 - PETS import countries.xlsx title PETS import countries 2 file name Copy of Copy of Annex 2 - Commercial Dogs.xlsx title Commercial Dogs question first answered 02/02/2018 12:27:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

824527

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) charged and (b) convicted for offences under section 46 of the Crime and Security Act 2010 in each year since 2011; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	123328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office holds data on crimes recorded by the police that are covered by the notifiable offence list. Notifiable offences are those crimes that could possibly be tried by a jury plus a few additional closely related summary offences dealt with by magistrates, such as assault without injury. <br>Crimes covered under section 46 of the Crime and Security Act 2010 are non-notifiable and therefore for not held by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/01/2018 15:52:20 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

808909

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Mobile Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether and how Ofcom’s assessment of whether mobile providers have achieved their 90 per cent target for land mass coverage by the end of 2017 will be made public.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	120018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for<strong> </strong>enforcing spectrum licence obligations and it plans to publish its assessment of whether mobile providers have met their licence obligations once it has assessed their compliance in early 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/12/2017 10:11:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

804486

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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	Mobile Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether Ofcom’s assessment of whether mobile providers have achieved their 90 per cent target for land mass coverage by the end of 2017 will be published; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	118689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text Ofcom plans to publish its assessment of whether Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have met their licence obligations once it has assessed MNO compliance in early 2018. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/12/2017 11:33:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

802468

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Plastics: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for proposed charges on single-use plastic items to come into effect; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	902887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>At the Budget, the Chancellor announced his intention to launch a call for evidence on whether the tax system or charges can be used to reduce the amount of single-use plastic we waste. Once we have analysed the responses to this call for evidence, the government will outline how we intend to proceed.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2017 17:04:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith