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890471

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Building Regulations Advisory Committee
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 discussions his Department has had with the Building Regulations Advisory Committee on the scope of the review of guidance in Approved Document M Volume 2.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	137602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department is speaking with the Building Regulations Advisory committee and is looking to set out its plans to scope a review of guidance in Approved Document M Volume 2. The committee is expected to discuss this at a forthcoming meeting in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 02/05/2018 09:02:52 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 55037 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

885214

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Food: Recycling
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 encourage food producers to use recycled content in their production.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	136079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Food producers are responsible for the ingredients and contents of their products to be compliant with food safety standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/04/2018 12:27:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

882419

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Packaging: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce changes to the Packaging Recovery Note system to strengthen producer responsibility before the publication of its Resources and Waste Strategy.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	135481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>We have committed in our 25 Year Environment Plan and Clean Growth Strategy to reforming our producer responsibility systems (including the packaging waste regulations) so that producers will take greater responsibility for the environmental impacts of their products.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to consult on these reforms alongside publication of the Resources and Waste Strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 23/04/2018 11:12:05 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

873562

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Packaging: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to consult on reforming the Packaging Recovery Note system.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	134676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>We have committed to exploring changes to the packaging producer responsibility scheme, as set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan that we issued in January. More detail will be announced in the Resources and Waste Strategy, which will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/04/2018 11:07:14 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

864454

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will list the (a) names and (b) ICAO identifiers of all current Civil Aviation Authority-licensed airfields in the UK.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	132937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>123 aerodromes in the United Kingdom currently have either an aerodrome certificate or license. These are set out in the table attached.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2018 12:54:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name 132937 - List of licensed aerodromes.pdf title List of Licensed Aerodromes
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

846332

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Cornish agricultural sector's demand for seasonal workers from the EEA after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	128993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is determined to get the best deal for the UK in our negotiations to leave the EU, including for our world-leading food and farming industry. We have asked the Migration Advisory Committee for advice on the UK’s reliance on EU labour and they will help us shape immigration policy going forward.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/02/2018 12:12:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

845714

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Seasonal Workers: Cornwall
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 discussions his Department has had with horticultural and agricultural sector leaders in Cornwall on demand for seasonal workers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	128686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Seasonal workers make an important contribution to our agriculture and horticulture industries. That is why Defra has been working closely with the horticulture and agriculture sector to better understand both their current and longer term labour market requirements. This includes regular meetings with national representative organisations covering agricultural and horticultural businesses across the whole of the UK. I attended the Seasonal Workforce Working Group myself in autumn 2017 where we discussed the latest position on the seasonal agricultural workforce. As the Member of Parliament for Camborne, Redruth &amp; Hayle, I also have regular meetings with my farming constituents. Maintaining access to a sufficient supply of labour as we leave the EU remains a key priority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is carefully considering options for our future immigration policy and keeps its position on seasonal labour under close review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/02/2018 16:56:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

838386

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Medical Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the merits of combining the assessment of medical records for Personal Independence Payments and Employment and Support Allowance claimants.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	127237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>In <em>Improving Lives The Future of Work, Health and Disability, the </em>Government set out its vision for all claimants to experience a streamlined assessment process for both Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance, enabled by secure, timely sharing of relevant data between benefits systems. We are exploring options for data-sharing between these benefits, informed by relevant consultation responses received through the <em>Improving Lives </em>consultation responses.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/02/2018 14:52:18 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

837916

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that information and support is provided on eating disorders for pupils in secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	126946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>To support schools the Government funds the PSHE Association to provide guidance to schools on how to teach pupils in all four key stages about mental health. The guidance includes age appropriate advice on teaching about eating disorders in secondary school.</p><p>The Government made a manifesto commitment that all pupils should learn about mental wellbeing and the mental health risks of the internet. The Department is currently conducting a thorough engagement process on the scope and content of Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education, and on the future status of Personal Social, Health and Economic Education. Decisions on further action to deliver the commitment will be made in the light of the outcome of the engagement process.</p><p>The Government has also funded information for school staff. MindEd is a free online portal that provides training for all adults working with children and young people about specific mental health problems. It includes specific information on eating disorders.</p><p>To improve access to specialist support for eating disorders, the Government has made available an additional £1.4 billion for children and young people’s mental health services. This includes £150 million specifically targeted at improving support for young people with eating disorders. The Government is also consulting on the green paper Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision. It includes proposals for mental health support teams to provide more trained support for young people with mental health issues and to improve access to specialist support where it is needed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/02/2018 15:13:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

833872

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to improve support for children in Cornwall with special educational and disability needs.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	125630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act 2014 provided significant support for children and young people with special educational needs, putting individuals and their families at the heart of the process. The transition period ‎between the old and new systems will end in March 2018. We have put in place inspection arrangements to support local improvement, and ensure that services work effectively to identify and meet the individual’s needs. In July 2017, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission conducted a joint inspection of the local area of Cornwall. Their report highlights many areas of good practice and a number of areas for development.</p><p>The department has provided local authorities with £252 million between 2014-15 and 2017-18 to support local authorities to embed the special educational needs and disability reforms as set out in the Children and Families Act 2014. <strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/02/2018 17:51:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double