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1005745

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date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to speed up the process by which the Civil Aviation Authority issues private pilots' licenses.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	190385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of flight crew licence applications received by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has grown by more than 25 per cent this year. The CAA has responded by recruiting and training more licensing officers, increasing overtime, and pre-screening applications to ensure all the required information has been received. The CAA is also working with key stakeholders to identify improvements which will help to simplify and speed up the application process for both commercial and private pilots.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2018 16:02:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1005746

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the current occupational qualification to receive industrial injuries disablement benefit for prescribed disease D12 reflects current research into the industrial causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	190498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>I am advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) which is a non-Departmental public body made up of independent experts, representatives of employers and employees on matters relating to the Industrial Injuries Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Council’s primary role is to make recommendations about which diseases should be included in the list of diseases covered by the Industrial Injuries Scheme and the prescription criteria for those diseases.</p><p> </p><p>The legal framework underpinning the Industrial Injuries Scheme makes it clear that compensation should not be paid for a disease unless a link between a particular occupation and the disease can be established or presumed with reasonable certainty. A link is presumed where there is evidence that, on the balance of probabilities, work in the prescribed job or occupational exposure doubles the risk of developing the disease.</p><p> </p><p>The Council keeps all occupational diseases under continuous review to ensure they are in line with current scientific evidence, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and is always prepared to receive and consider new robust evidence from any source.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/11/2018 17:28:13 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1005747

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Cancer: 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, if he will set up a Young Patient Travel Fund to assist families with the travel expense of attending specialist hospitals for cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	190424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>There is work underway to review the service specifications for children and young people with cancer. This will provide an opportunity to consider how some aspects of the patient pathway may be provided more locally to reduce the travel burden for patients and their families.</p><p> </p><p>Currently the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme which is part of the NHS Low Income Scheme allows for patients (and in certain circumstances their carers) to receive reimbursement of travel if they are in receipt of a qualifying benefit or on a low income. The NHS Low Income Scheme has helped 337,000 applicants to receive financial help with their National Health Service treatment.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 15:24:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1005748

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on improving the availability of support and advice for children of alcoholic parents.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	190348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing the harm of alcohol addiction and to ensuring there is improved availability of support for children of alcohol dependent parents.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 April 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department of Work and Pensions announced a jointly funded package of measures totalling up to £6 million to improve the availability of support for these children. Priority measures include a local authority innovation fund, national capacity building through voluntary sector organisations and additional helpline support for children. We will be announcing details of the organisations receiving funding for this work shortly.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 190349 190350 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:20:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1005749

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s priorities are for expanding support services for children of alcoholic parents.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	190349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing the harm of alcohol addiction and to ensuring there is improved availability of support for children of alcohol dependent parents.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 April 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department of Work and Pensions announced a jointly funded package of measures totalling up to £6 million to improve the availability of support for these children. Priority measures include a local authority innovation fund, national capacity building through voluntary sector organisations and additional helpline support for children. We will be announcing details of the organisations receiving funding for this work shortly.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 190348 190350 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:20:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1005750

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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 reduce child vulnerability to alcohol-related harm.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	190350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing the harm of alcohol addiction and to ensuring there is improved availability of support for children of alcohol dependent parents.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 April 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department of Work and Pensions announced a jointly funded package of measures totalling up to £6 million to improve the availability of support for these children. Priority measures include a local authority innovation fund, national capacity building through voluntary sector organisations and additional helpline support for children. We will be announcing details of the organisations receiving funding for this work shortly.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 190348 190349 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:20:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1005751

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	EU Competitiveness Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what issues the UK Government plans to raise at the forthcoming meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council on 29 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	190351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The agenda for the EU Competitiveness Council (internal market and industry day) taking place on 29 November 2018 was agreed on 9 November by EU Ambassadors. The main items will be legislative discussions on platform-to-business relations, the Single Market Programme and the general safety of vehicles and debates on industrial policy and the future of the single market. A Written Ministerial Statement will be made shortly providing further details.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/11/2018 15:46:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1005752

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Multinational Companies: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government would support another country putting public country by country reporting on the agenda for the EU Competitiveness Council meeting on 29 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	190352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has led international action to enhance tax transparency. This has included initiating the international work on country by country reporting during its G8 Presidency in 2013, and being the first country to commit to implement the OECD model for country by country reporting with legislation in the 2015 Finance Act.</p><p> </p><p>The issue of public country by country reporting is not on the agenda for the EU Competitiveness Council (internal market and industry day) taking place on 29 November 2018, as agreed by EU Ambassadors. The UK has no plans to raise the issue at this meeting, although we would have no objection to another Member State raising it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government believes a multilateral approach to public country by country reporting would help ensure effective implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 190353 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:32:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1005753

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Multinational Companies: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the UK Government has to raise the issue of public country by country reporting at the EU Competitiveness Council meeting on 29 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	190353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has led international action to enhance tax transparency. This has included initiating the international work on country by country reporting during its G8 Presidency in 2013, and being the first country to commit to implement the OECD model for country by country reporting with legislation in the 2015 Finance Act.</p><p> </p><p>The issue of public country by country reporting is not on the agenda for the EU Competitiveness Council (internal market and industry day) taking place on 29 November 2018, as agreed by EU Ambassadors. The UK has no plans to raise the issue at this meeting, although we would have no objection to another Member State raising it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government believes a multilateral approach to public country by country reporting would help ensure effective implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 190352 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:32:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1005754

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Multinational Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to secure multilateral support for public country-by-country reporting.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	190354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has led international action to enhance tax transparency. This included initiating the international work on country-by-country reporting during its G8 Presidency in 2013, and being the first country to commit to implement the OECD model for country-by country reporting with legislation in the 2015 Finance Act.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes a multilateral approach to public country-by-country reporting would help ensure effective implementation. The UK has raised public country-by-country reporting with international partners where appropriate and the Government has engaged with our international partners, including at EU level, on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 190355 190356 190357 question first answered 20/11/2018 14:50:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint