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1255333

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date	26/11/2020
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	Conditions of Employment: Disability
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 he plans to meet with (a) disabled people and (b) disability organisations to co-produce information for employers on the rights of disabled employees during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	120972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has published extensive guidance on employment and safer working throughout the Covid-19 outbreak. This can be found on GOV.UK and through the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Further guidance on employment rights and aspects of good practice has been published by other bodies such as ACAS and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Government has also produced guidance around some new situations which have arisen from the Covid-19 outbreak, for example for those identified as clinically extremely vulnerable and on self-isolation. This suite of guidance covers the employment rights of disabled people alongside other groups in the workforce.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked BEIS officials to discuss this employment rights guidance with disability groups to ensure the published material continues to meet the needs of disabled workers and their employers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support disabled employees to access assistive technology and other forms of support they need to remain in work, including during the Covid-19 outbreak. Through the Disability Confident scheme, we are engaging employers and providing them with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to attract, recruit, retain and develop disabled people in the workplace. Our new Employer Help site provides advice on recruitment and employment of disabled people, explaining how Disability Confident and Access to Work can help businesses to ensure their practices are fair and inclusive.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 120971 question first answered 30/11/2020 17:28:52 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1255666

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Floods: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps he has taken to increase the (a) affordability and (b) accessibility of flood insurance.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	909307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The Flood Re scheme has helped thousands of householders affected by flooding, increasing availability of insurance from 9% to 99%. Our Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Policy Statement sets out our intention to publish a consultation on some changes to improve Flood Re’s efficiency and effectiveness. The independent review of flood insurance in Doncaster, commissioned by Government, was published on 5 November. We are considering the 12 recommendations and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 26/11/2020 14:58:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1255667

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Incinerators: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of recent trends in the volume of (a) residential and (b) commercial waste transported from other parts of the UK to Wales for incineration.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	909309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>Waste is a devolved matter. The data on waste treated in Wales by incineration would be held by the Welsh Government. No such assessment has been made by this Department.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 26/11/2020 14:57:45 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1255668

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	What steps he is taking to ensure that farmers continue to receive financial support after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	909312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>In our 2019 manifesto we promised to maintain the current annual budget to farmers for the lifetime of this parliament. When we made this commitment in 2019, the total farm support provided to Welsh farmers that year was £337 million. For 2021/22, the UK government have therefore provided new exchequer funding on top of the remaining £95 million of EU funding to ensure that £337 million of support continues to go to Welsh farmers this year.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/11/2020 17:44:56 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1255669

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Farmers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support farmers.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Rob Roberts
uin	909314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The Agriculture Act will enable us to transform the way we support farmers. Our new policy will be centred around support aimed at incentivising sustainable farming practices. We will support farmers to produce high quality and nutritious food in a more sustainable way, improve transparency in the supply chain and help farmers to reduce their costs and improve their profitability. We will also help those who want to retire or leave the industry to do so with dignity and create new opportunities and support for new entrants coming into the industry.</p><p> </p><p>In our 2019 manifesto we promised to maintain the current annual budget to farmers for the lifetime of this parliament. When we made this commitment in 2019, the total farm support provided to Welsh farmers that year was £337 million. For 2021/22, the UK government have therefore provided new exchequer funding on top of the remaining £95 million of EU funding to ensure that £337 million of support continues to go to Welsh farmers this year.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/11/2020 17:45:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4810 label Biography information for Mr Rob Roberts

1255789

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Air Pollution
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 assessment he has made of the effect of air pollution on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	121374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>In 2018 Public Health England (PHE) published an estimation of the potential health burden and costs to the National Health Service and social care system arising due to diseases related to air pollution.</p><p>Between 2017 and 2025, the total cost to the NHS and social care from air pollution in England is estimated to be £1.60 billion for fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide combined, where there is robust evidence for an association between exposure and disease. Where the evidence is less robust the cost is £2.81 billion for fine particulate matter and £2.75 billion for nitrogen dioxide.</p><p>PHE also published a tool which allows local authorities to quantify the number of expected disease cases and costs in their local area. The tool includes NHS and social care cost data for England and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-pollution-a-tool-to-estimate-healthcare-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-pollution-a-tool-to-estimate-healthcare-costs</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/12/2020 13:49:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1255790

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the (a) administrative and (b) financial burden of business rates on retail and hospitality businesses once the business rates holiday expires in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	121375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government has supported retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England with over £10 billion of business rates relief. It will continue to look at how to adjust its support in a way that ensures people can get back to work, protecting both the UK economy and the livelihoods of people across the country. The Government is conducting a fundamental review of business rates and will outline plans for future business rates reliefs in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/12/2020 14:17:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1255791

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Local Plans: Dudley North
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 representations he has received on the adequacy of public consultation on future local planning decisions in Dudley North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	121376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to undertake a formal period of public consultation for most planning applications, of no less than 21 days. By law, planning applications are determined in accordance with the local development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Each application is judged on its own individual merit and the weight given to these considerations is a matter for the local planning authority as the decision taker.</p><p>The planning reforms set out in the Planning for the Future White paper will make it simpler, quicker and more accessible for local people to engage with the planning system. The best way to bring forward new, significant development is by improving community engagement and input at an earlier stage in the planning process. At the plan making stage, people will have the opportunity to comment on local plans and deciding where proposed development should go. There will still be the opportunity for people to comment on planning applications where these are required.</p><p>We have received no recent representations concerning the adequacy of public consultation for current planning applications in Dudley North.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/12/2020 15:13:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1255792

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Varicose Veins: 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 plans he has to make the cyanoacrylate glue treatment for varicose veins available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning the treatment of varicose veins.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has developed guidelines on varicose vein treatment generally and on the use of cyanoacrylate glue specifically. Within this framework they are supportive of the use of cyanoacrylate glue occlusion. Organisations commissioning and delivering services are expected to take the recommendations contained within NICE clinical guidelines into account when planning and delivering services.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/12/2020 14:55:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1255793

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Cystic Fibrosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people in the UK suffer from cystic fibrosis, by (a) age and (b) gender.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2020 10:29:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon