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1185663

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date	17/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Loans: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to limit the rate of interest charged on long-term loans.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	30751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>On 17 March, the Government announced a package of measures totalling £350 billion aimed at supporting the financial wellbeing of British businesses, individuals, and families. The Government is committed to doing whatever it takes to get our nation through the impacts of COVID-19 and, as part of this, is continually assessing all areas of the financial sector – including rates of interest on long-term loans. The Government is working closely with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the lending sector on this issue and stands ready to announce further action wherever necessary.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/03/2020 11:46:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1185664

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 8381 on Buildings, whether the Government plans to publish further guidance on (a) when an EWS1 form should be completed and (b) who should complete form.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	30779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The EWS1 form was developed by industry, led by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The Department has not issued any guidance in relation to use of the EWS1 form, nor are there plans to do so. The Government is continuing to engage with industry, including RICS, on wider valuation issues around high rise residential buildings.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/03/2020 14:05:53 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1185665

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
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	Anaemia
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 he has made on the delivery of NICE guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pernicious anaemia.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	30728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2020 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines provide comprehensive, evidence-based guidance for the health and care system on best practice in a defined area. They are developed by experts based on a thorough assessment of the available evidence and through extensive engagement with interested parties, including patient groups.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are mainly responsible for the referral of clinically-focused guideline topics to NICE. NHS England and NHS Improvement have asked NICE to develop a guideline on pernicious anaemia. This was commissioned on 9 March 2020 and further information on timescales will be available on NICE’s website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/04/2020 13:49:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1185666

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
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	Breast Cancer: Screening
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 her Department has made of the potential merits of annual breast cancer screening for people aged 45 and under who have previously had breast cancer.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	30780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2020 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published guidance on ‘Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management’ in July 2018 which details how follow-up breast screening should occur. It is recommended that annual mammography should be offered to all people who have had breast cancer, until they enter the NHS Breast Screening Programme in England at age 50. Details of the guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng101/chapter/Recommendations#followup" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng101/chapter/Recommendations#followup</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/04/2020 13:56:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1185667

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to ensure Action Fraud deals with cases in (a) a timely and (b) an effective manner.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	30752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>We are clear that the law enforcement response to fraud must improve. As the National Lead Force for fraud, the City of London Police (CoLP) are responsible for the performance of the Action Fraud service.</p><p>This includes ensuring that reports are dealt with in a timely and effective manner. We are working closely with law enforcement to ensure the recommendations set out in Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) report, as well as the independent review led by Sir Craig Mackey into the standards, culture and management of Action Fraud, are implemented effectively in order to improve the response to fraud at the local, regional and national levels, including the support provided to victims of fraud.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2020 16:46:23 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1185668

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adult Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the (a) mayoral combined authorities and (b) Greater London Authority on the provision of additional financial support to providers of adult education for the remainder of the academic year 2019-20 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	30781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>There is urgent work under way in the department, the Education and Skills Funding Agency and with the Greater London Authority and Mayoral Combined Authorities to ensure that we have the appropriate policy response in place to respond to the impact of COVID-19 on the Further Education sector and its learners.</p><p>Our priority is preventing the spread of COVID-19 while doing everything possible to mitigate the impact on learning and attainment, and to protect the sustainability and capacity of the provider base and colleges for the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 01/04/2020 16:46:38 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1185669

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
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	Housing: Energy
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the provision of financial support for the installation of energy efficiency measures in homes of people with ill health.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	30760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>BEIS, the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England are working in collaboration to tackle cold homes.</p><p> </p><p>The Fuel Poverty Strategy for England includes a vulnerability principle and Government has consulted on updating this principle so that it focuses specifically on households that are most at risk to the impact of living in a cold home. This intends to ensure that energy efficiency schemes can support those in the greatest need.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO), the main domestic energy efficiency scheme in Great Britain, is worth £640m per year and is focused on low income and vulnerable households, including those in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Carers Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, under ECO measures can be installed in the homes of people referred by their local authority, with ill health being an eligibility criterion many use.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 26/03/2020 17:35:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1185672

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March to Question 23543, what measures were taken to achieve efficiency savings in the Defence Equipment Plan 2018; and how much was saved through those measures over the 12 month period covered by that plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	30690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department has developed saving initiative programmes with industry experts, which work with individual projects and programmes to identify and deliver efficiency savings. The specifics of these initiatives vary by project, but include analysis of potential contractual improvements and that can be achieved while delivering performance improvements. Savings initiatives are developed and monitored using a maturity framework which standardises assessment of potential benefits and allows us to have greater confidence in the benefits that will be delivered. In financial year 2018/19 the Department achieved a total delivery of c£1.1 billion of efficiencies on equipment plan spending against a forecast of £0.9 billion in the Equipment Plan 2018 report. The Department is committed to meeting its 10 year target in full.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/03/2020 09:50:39 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1185673

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hyde Park Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March to Question 21165, whether his Department has plans to sell land within Hyde Park Barracks in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	30691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently conducting detailed assessment studies to determine how best to deliver State Ceremonial and Public Duties in London.</p><p>No decisions have yet been taken on future arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/03/2020 15:08:08 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1185674

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, further to Answer of 12 March to Question 25734 on Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974: Prosecutions, in what location the listed offences took place.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	30783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published data up to December 2018. The number of prosecutions for offences under the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 for 2014 to 2018 can be found in the accompanying table for the last five years for which data have been published.</p><p>The Police Force Area in which the offences were dealt with have been provided in the table. Information for where offences were committed is not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/03/2020 10:00:45 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 30783 table.xlsx title Table fo PQ 30783
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard