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1141829

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department (a) collects and (b) publishes on (i) tobacco sales, (ii) profits, (iii) marketing and (iv) research.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	281814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text HM Treasury does not collect data on tobacco sales, profits, marketing or research. HM Revenue & Customs does collect those financial records necessary to establish tax liabilities of individual tobacco companies and retailers. Any financial data collected for this purpose is subject to taxpayer confidentiality and not published by HMRC. answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/09/2019 07:51:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1136507

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 08 May 2019 to Question 249959 on Tobacco, if his Department will establish a publicly accessible central record of contacts made between departmental officials and tobacco stakeholders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	272893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes seriously its obligations as a Party to the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The Department has no plans to establish a central record of meetings between officials and tobacco stakeholders or to publish such information. The Secretary of State does not intend to make a statement on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/07/2019 14:43:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1136297

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
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	Tobacco
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 potential merits of encouraging manufacturers to reduce levels of nicotine in all cigarettes to reduce dependency.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	272151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The European Union Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) sets the maximum nicotine emission level at one milligram of nicotine per cigarette. The United Kingdom transposed the TPD through the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR), which came into force on 20 May 2016.</p><p>The Government will meet its obligation to review the TRPR before 20 May 2021 and will also review where the UK’s exit from the EU offers us opportunities to re-appraise current regulation to ensure this continues to protect the nation’s health.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 08/07/2019 15:40:00 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1124214

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that officials of his Department comply with his Department's guidance on support in relation to the tobacco industry; and whether overseas diplomatic staff of his Department have met with representatives of the tobacco industry.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	249959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes very seriously its obligations as a Party to the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This includes the treaty commitment at Article 5.3 to protect public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry. The FCTC does not prohibit meetings with representatives of the tobacco industry but the Foreign and Commonwealth Office issues guidance annually to all staff on limiting support to the tobacco industry to ensure FCTC compliance. We do not hold a central record of staff meetings with third parties. ​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 08/05/2019 14:49:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1082590

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2019 to Question 222001, when Public Health England plans to undertake an independent academic review of heated tobacco products.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	229155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Under the Government’s Tobacco Control Plan for England, Public Health England (PHE) is committed to conducting an annual review of the evidence on e-cigarettes and other nicotine delivery systems until the end of the Parliament in 2022. This can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towards-a-smoke-free-generation-tobacco-control-plan-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towards-a-smoke-free-generation-tobacco-control-plan-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p>The scope of these reviews includes heated tobacco products and PHE published an evidence review of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in February 2018. The review is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/e-cigarettes-and-heated-tobacco-products-evidence-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/e-cigarettes-and-heated-tobacco-products-evidence-review</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government currently has no plans to conduct a separate review of heated tobacco products outside of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/03/2019 18:31:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine previous answer version 106923 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1062091

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to commission independent research into heated tobacco products; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of inviting the new Public Health England research centre in Harlow to have a role in that research.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	222001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the Tobacco Control Plan 2017, Public Health England (PHE) publishes annual independent academic reviews of the evidence on e-cigarettes and will do so up to the end of the current Parliament in 2022. The scope of these reviews includes heated tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p>The review PHE published in February 2018 considered the available literature for heated tobacco products but evidence for these products was in its infancy and mainly published by the tobacco industry. The 2018 review is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/e-cigarettes-and-heated-tobacco-products-evidence-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/e-cigarettes-and-heated-tobacco-products-evidence-review</a></p><p> </p><p>The next e-cigarette review will be published in February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The laboratories at the new public health science hub at Harlow will be for microbiological and related research and thus not appropriate for this type of research.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/02/2019 17:43:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1005676

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	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department has collated on effect on people's health of the use of (a) Snus and (b) tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	190470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>No evidence has been collated by the Department as snus is banned under the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive as an oral tobacco product. The Commission has however set out the evidence underpinning the ban. The impact assessment for the 2014 Directive can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/tobacco/docs/com_2012_788_ia_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/tobacco/docs/com_2012_788_ia_en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government committed in the Tobacco Control Plan for England to review where the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU offers us opportunities to re-appraise current regulation to ensure this continues to protect the nation’s health. We will look to identify where we can sensibly deregulate without harming public health or where current EU regulations limit our ability to deal with tobacco. The Government’s goal will remain to achieve a proportionate approach to managing risk, one which protects the young and non-smokers, whilst giving smokers access to products which will reduce harm.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 190471 190472 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:22:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

984978

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the effect on people's health of the use of (a) Snus and (b) tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	177701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/10/2018 11:27:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

969062

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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	Tobacco
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 in tendering for the grant scheme relating to external stakeholder support for the tobacco control plan.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	171323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The grant scheme to secure additional support to assist in the delivery of commitments made in the tobacco control plan was advertised in May and June 2018. Ten eligible organisations applied for this funding.</p><p>The Department reviewed these applications as per Cabinet Office guidelines in July and finalised this in August. Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in a partnership application with FRESH North East scored the highest. All applicants have been informed of the results and paperwork is currently being finalised in order to award the grant to ASH and FRESH North East.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2018 14:29:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

964203

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Tobacco
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 ensure the availability of a reliable body of independent research on heat-not-burn products.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	169290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed Public Health England (PHE) to annually reviewing the evidence on e-cigarettes and novel tobacco products, such as heated tobacco products, until the end of Parliament in 2022. PHE’s current review was published in February 2018. The review looked at the latest available evidence on heated tobacco products and, based on that evidence, concluded that these products were less harmful than cigarettes, but more harmful than e-cigarettes. This is in agreement with the Committee on Toxicity (CoT), who concluded in December 2017 that there is a likely reduction in risk for smokers switching to heated tobacco products.</p><p>Both PHE and CoT identified shortcomings in the current evidence base: there are no long term studies as these products are relatively new, and a majority of the research is carried out by the tobacco industry. The Department will review and consider where there are gaps in evidence for further independent research, and continues to collaborate and share knowledge both in the United Kingdom and internationally to help develop the research base and understanding of these products. The UK Government is also represented on the Global Tobacco Regulators' Forum, which brings together a number of countries, as well as the European Union and World Health Organization, to discuss regulatory issues of common interest, including research into heated tobacco products.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 169291 169292 question first answered 11/09/2018 14:35:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers