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1109257

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date	02/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Electronic Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to develop the UK’s offensive cyber capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	240025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works in partnership with the Government Communications Headquarters to deliver the National Offensive Cyber Programme which harnesses the expertise of both organisations to establish a world-class offensive cyber capability delivered through a &quot;Joint Mission&quot; construct.</p><p>Defence is committed to exploiting offensive cyber (OC) as a warfighting tool. In doing so, we are developing and employing capabilities through the National Offensive Cyber Programme, and ensuring OC is fully integrated with military full-spectrum operations.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/04/2019 14:20:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1109258

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Sleeping Rough
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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of emergency cold weather accommodation for rough sleepers.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	239863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>In periods of severe weather, Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) is triggered and local authorities work closely with charities to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals who are sleeping rough. Local authorities take a common sense approach to activating SWEP, which may be triggered by extreme cold, heavy rain, high winds or extreme heat.</p><p>We recognise the additional challenges that cold weather poses for local authorities in terms of rough sleeping. On 31 October 2018, we launched the Cold Weather Fund, of up to £5 million, for all local authorities to provide a robust, local response to support rough sleepers off the streets prior to the impending winter period. Over 160 local authorities were granted funding under this scheme and funding was made available for over 1,000 additional bed spaces.</p><p>The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy. This sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/04/2019 10:02:01 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1109259

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Owner Occupation
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 assessment he has made of trends in the level of home ownership for under-45 year-olds since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	239864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The proportion of under 45-year-olds owning their own home was 50 per cent in 2010-11. This fell to 42 per cent in 2016-17 and has increased to 45 per cent in 2017-18.</p><p>Supported by government schemes including Help to Buy and Right to Buy, the number of first-time buyers rose to over 370,000 in 2018, which is an 86 per cent increase since 2010.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/04/2019 14:05:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1109260

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Hyperkalaemia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of treating hyperkalaemia in (a) Coventry South constituency and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	239865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Hyperkalaemia usually occurs in patients with renal impairment which can be acute or chronic. In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), several factors increase susceptibility to hyperkalaemia including a high dietary potassium intake relative to residual renal function. When patients with CKD have other risk factors, for example treatment with drugs that interfere with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, the risk of hyperkalaemia is further increased. Clinical presentation of hyperkalaemia is highly variable with some patients presenting with an acute illness whilst others may be asymptomatic.</p><p> </p><p>Although not completely preventable, the risk of developing hyperkalaemia can be reduced. Clinical practice guidelines treatment of acute hyperkalaemia in adults, a collaboration between the Renal Association and Resuscitation Council UK that is endorsed by a range of organisations, including the College of Emergency Medicine and the Faculty of Intensive Care medicine, sets out evidence-based guidance on the management of the condition. It was developed to improve the treatment of acute hyperkalaemia and to reduce the risk of complications associated with hyperkalaemia and its treatment. The main measures in primary prevention in patients with CKD are regular blood monitoring, careful drug prescribing and dietary advice. Patient information and education may reduce the risk of inadvertent hyperkalaemia. The guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://renal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hyperkalaemia-guideline-1.pdf" target="_blank">https://renal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hyperkalaemia-guideline-1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Information regarding the annual cost to the National Health Service of treating hyperkalaemia in Coventry South and England is not available. This answer covers England only. Funding of such services in the other United Kingdom nations is a matter for the respective devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 239857 question first answered 08/04/2019 15:20:04 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1109261

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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 Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England plans to roll out the use of patient impact reports as part of its clinical policy development process.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	239981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>There are several policy propositions currently being developed through the Commissioning Support Programme which will be considered by the Clinical Priorities Advisory group (CPAG) at future meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Members of the public will be able to attend the CPAG prioritisation meeting in May 2019, attendance being through a registration process.</p><p> </p><p>The use of patient impact reports is a part of a pilot which will be evaluated and considered by NHS England.</p><p> </p><p>The whole process of commissioning policy and service specification development has previously been consulted on and the documented process is published on the NHS England website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/methods-national-service-specifications/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/methods-national-service-specifications/</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 239979 239980 239982 question first answered 10/04/2019 13:49:01 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1109262

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the NHS England prioritisation process was first implemented; and whether NHS England undertaken a public consultation on that process.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	239982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>There are several policy propositions currently being developed through the Commissioning Support Programme which will be considered by the Clinical Priorities Advisory group (CPAG) at future meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Members of the public will be able to attend the CPAG prioritisation meeting in May 2019, attendance being through a registration process.</p><p> </p><p>The use of patient impact reports is a part of a pilot which will be evaluated and considered by NHS England.</p><p> </p><p>The whole process of commissioning policy and service specification development has previously been consulted on and the documented process is published on the NHS England website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/methods-national-service-specifications/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/methods-national-service-specifications/</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 239979 239980 239981 question first answered 10/04/2019 13:49:01 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1109263

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Consumer Goods: Electrical Safety
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 work the Office of Product Safety and Standards (a) is undertaking and (b) plans to undertake to protect consumers from unsafe and non-compliant electrical goods in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	239983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Under the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, electrical goods must be safe before they can be placed on the market in Northern Ireland, as in the rest of the UK. The Regulations place duties on manufacturers, importers and distributors of electrical equipment to ensure that where a safety issue is identified, appropriate action is taken to withdraw, recall or otherwise bring the equipment into conformity.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) operates an incident management procedure for managing consumer product safety incidents across the UK, to deliver on its wider purpose of protecting consumers and building public confidence in the product safety system. It also makes available information on recalled electrical products through its dedicated product recall website.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS has provided training for Environmental Health officers in Northern Ireland on product safety recalls, PAT testing and intelligence use and has also provided them with access to testing of products that are imported or manufactured in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS will continue to work closely with District Councils and other partners to further develop capability and capacity on product safety to ensure consumers in Northern Ireland are protected from unsafe electrical products.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/04/2019 16:08:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1109264

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Consumer Goods: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which organisations the Office for Product Safety and Standards is working with in Northern Ireland to protect consumers from unsafe and non-compliant electrical goods.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	239984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Over the last year officials from the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) have met with the Heads of Environmental Health Services of all District Councils in Northern Ireland, as well as representatives from Trading Standards Northern Ireland, the Border Force Delivery Group NI and are in contact with officials in the Department for the Economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Office is working with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute to provide training on practical product safety regulation to regulatory partners in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/04/2019 16:08:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1109265

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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: Animal Welfare
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 he has to safeguard the welfare of wild animals touring with travelling circuses in the event that the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 expire before a ban on the use of those animals in circuses is in place.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	239985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Oxford and West Abingdon, Layla Moran, on 16 October 2018 to PQ 176633.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/04/2019 16:40:19 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1109266

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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: Cancer
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 he is taking to tackle the rate of cancer caused by obesity.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	239986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>We published the second chapter of our world-leading childhood obesity plan in June 2018. This builds on the real progress we have made since the publication of chapter one in 2016, particularly in reformulation of the products our children eat and drink most. In chapter two we have set a bold ambition to halve childhood obesity by 2030 and significantly reduce the gap in obesity between children from the most and least deprived areas by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the measures in both chapters of the plan will have an impact on tackling obesity across all age groups. These include the soft drinks industry levy, sugar reduction and wider calorie reformulation programme, restricting promotions and calorie labelling in restaurants which will improve our eating habits and reduce the amount of sugar we consume.</p><p> </p><p>‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action, chapter 2’ is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/04/2019 14:37:48 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon