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723843

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date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) coeliacs, (b) people working in the manufacturing industry and (c) other people who will be affected by the proposal to remove gluten-free provisions from prescription.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It is estimated that 1% of the population is affected by coeliac disease. No estimate has been made of effects on people in the manufacturing industry if supply on prescription changes. The impact assessment measures health impacts of all three options that are contained in the published Gluten Free consultation. The impact assessment will be developed further once the consultation responses have been analysed. More information can be found by following this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/availability-of-gluten-free-foods-on-nhs-prescription" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/availability-of-gluten-free-foods-on-nhs-prescription</a></p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 27/04/2017 08:45:17 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

723874

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider moving to a system of presumed consent for organ donation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>On 1 December 2015, Wales introduced deemed consent (opt-out) for organ and tissue donation. The Department will monitor closely how these changes in legislation in Wales affect donation rates.</p><p> </p><p>Since the launch of the United Kingdom-wide Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020 Strategy in 2013, organ donation rates have increased by 7% and transplant rates by 6% mainly through a strengthening of the donation infrastructure (e.g. increased specialist nurses, improved retrieval arrangements). In 2016/17, there were 1,413 deceased donors resulting in 3,712 transplants.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 27/04/2017 08:43:21 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

723939

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to regulate insurance premiums to protect the no-claims bonus for people who make a claim for no fault of their own.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the current regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all policy under review and it will be for any new Government to set the direction of future policy on insurance premiums.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 27/04/2017 08:04:42 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

723940

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to close the loophole of third-party payment systems severing ties between a consumer and a credit card supplier for the purposes of section 75 Consumer Credit Act protection.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 sets out the potential liability of creditors for breaches by suppliers in debtor-creditor-supplier agreements, so that credit card companies must take responsibility if a supplier cannot satisfy a consumer’s purchase. To fall within section 75, there has to be an agreement to finance a transaction between a debtor and a third party supplier and there must be existing arrangements between the creditor and the supplier.</p><p> </p><p>If a credit card is used to pay through a third party intermediary service, the conditions in section 75 may not be met. This is the case where the supplier has an arrangement with the intermediary but has no arrangement or contact with the creditor. This aims to strike the right balance between consumer protections and proportionate burdens on business.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 27/04/2017 08:05:33 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

723947

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what programmes his Department has put in place to use the skills and networks of UK citizens living abroad to promote UK trade.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade promotes export opportunities to British companies through our overseas network of 174 offices across 109 countries, offering specialised support services tailored to the needs of individual opportunities, setting up trade missions and events, and providing introductions and helping address barriers to markets. Furthermore, GREAT.gov.uk helps UK business to find thousands of export opportunities in markets around the world, be on-boarded onto the world’s largest global e-commerce sites or be connected directly with international buyers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/04/2017 08:43:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

723143

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Chechnya: Homosexuality
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 in response to reports of the imprisonment and abuse of homosexual men in Chechnya.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>​I refer the Hon. Member to my response to written question 70842, and the answers I gave when replying to an Urgent Question in the House on 20 April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/04/2017 15:45:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

723144

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens are estimated to be living abroad, by country.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The FCO does not record the volume of British citizens living abroad. The United Nations in their report on <em>'Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin' </em>estimated in 2015 that 4,917,460 British citizens were living outside of the UK. The report can be found at <a href="http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/estimates15.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/estimates15.shtml</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/04/2017 14:53:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

723221

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what current measurements his Department uses to determine (a) absolute and (b) relative poverty.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>DWP’s Households Below Average Income (HBAI) publication provides annual estimates on the number and percentage of people living in low-income households. HBAI is the foremost source for data and information about household income in the UK. The statistics are based on data from the Family Resources Survey (FRS) whose focus is capturing information on incomes.</p><p>The latest release of the HBAI publication is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201516" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201516</a></p><p> </p><p>Absolute low income measures the number and proportion of individuals who have an equivalised household income below 60% of the median in 2010/11, adjusted for inflation.</p><p> </p><p>Relative low income measures the number and proportion of individuals who have an equivalised household income below 60% of the median.</p><p>Household income is measured as the total weekly household income from all sources, after tax, national insurance and other deductions. An adjustment called equivalisation is made to income to make it comparable across households of different size and composition.</p><p>The median equivalised household income divides the population of individuals, when ranked by equivalised household income, into two equal-sized groups, and unlike the mean is not affected by extreme values.</p><p> </p><p>Relative and absolute low income statistics are often utilised as measures of income poverty. We recognise the need to understand the complex issues that some families face and to develop a new approach to tackling poverty and engrained disadvantage. Because the root causes are not financial, our approach goes beyond the safety net our welfare system provides</p><p> </p><p>New analysis carried out by my Department shows that children living in families where no one works are significantly more disadvantaged, and achieve poorer outcomes than other children including those living in lower-income working families. This is why <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families</em>, published on 4 April, focuses on tackling the complex barriers faced by many disadvantaged families and provides a framework for a continuing focus on improving their children’s outcomes, now and in the future.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/04/2017 09:14:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

722954

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the rateable value of pubs and restaurants is assessed on the basis of turnover whereas that of other businesses is assessed on profit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Rateable Value of a property is the annual rent it would achieve if let on the open market at a valuation date set in law. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) determine Rateable Values by referring to rents agreed on similar properties in the local area. Most non-domestic properties, such as offices, shops and restaurants, are assessed on the basis of their rental value per square metre in line with what happens in the rental market.</p><p> </p><p>Rents paid for public houses are also used to determine the appropriate Rateable Value. The approach of valuing per square metre is not used as the market uses trading potential (turnover) to determine levels of rent. This is a recognised way of valuing pubs and has been agreed between the VOA and a number of trade associations.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/04/2017 10:42:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

723058

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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	Low Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the life chances of families in low-paid work.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The best route out of poverty is through work and this government has made substantial progress: both the employment rate at 74.6% and the percentage of children living in working households at 58.3% are at a record high. The Prime Minister has been clear that she is committed to building a country that works for everyone – not just the privileged few.</p><p>That is why this Government has made great efforts to help people into work, reforming the welfare system to make work pay and introducing Universal Credit to strengthen incentives for parents to move into and progress in work. Evidence shows that under Universal Credit claimants move into work significantly faster and stay in work longer than under the old system.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Universal Credit now provides for 85% of childcare costs giving parents the opportunity to work and earn more, so they can support their families and improve outcomes for their children. We have also announced a 2% reduction in the Universal Credit single taper meaning more support for hardworking families. Around 3 million families across the country will benefit from this change and a couple with two children earning £30,000 a year could benefit by £425 a year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 25/04/2017 15:32:07 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis