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749710

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date	07/07/2017
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	Beef: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to ban the importation of American beef containing artificial growth hormones after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	3647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Any new trade deals must be right for UK consumers, businesses and farmers, and ensure food safety, environmental protection, and animal welfare standards.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has transposed EU Council Directive 96/22/EC (as amended) into national law ‘<em>Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits)(England and Scotland) Regulations 2015</em>', with similar legislation for Wales and Northern Ireland, which prohibits the use of artificial growth hormones in both domestic production and imported products. This protection will continue after we exit the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, published last week, will ensure that the UK exits the EU with certainty, continuity and control. The purpose of the Bill is to convert EU law into UK law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. This will apply to the laws and rules we have now, and will update references to EU Council Directive 96/22/EC in our national laws.</p><p> </p><p>Our high environmental and food standards will not be diminished or diluted as a result of leaving the EU or establishing free trade deals with other countries.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/07/2017 10:32:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

749711

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Beef: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last discussed with his European counterparts imports of American beef containing artificial growth hormones.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	3648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We are in regular contact with our European counterparts on sanitary and phytosanitary matters. We will not compromise on issues such as animal welfare and the standards of produce when we leave the EU. During both November 2016 and January 2017 Agriculture and Fish Council, the EU’s Free Trade Agreement negotiations were discussed, which included the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and considerations around food standards and beef containing growth hormones.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/07/2017 16:47:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

749290

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Government Departments: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Government Departments are disability confident.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>All Government Departments have signed up to the Disability Confident scheme.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/07/2017 12:05:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

749292

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of staff across central government departments have their pay capped at one per cent; and what proportion of such staff that figure represents.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	3590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>At the Summer Budget 2015, it was announced that the Government will fund public sector workforces for a pay award of 1% for 4 years from 2016-17 onwards. This policy applies to the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2017 16:22:57 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

749305

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to prevent the closure of the last remaining local bank in communities where there is a high population.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	3391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on the opening and closing of individual bank branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government. While banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy, the Government is pleased to see that the industry is committing to further improvements to protect those affected by branch closures. For this reason, the Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking Protocol and Professor Russel Griggs’ independent ‘one year on’ review, published last November.</p><p> </p><p>Building on Professor Griggs’ review, the new Access to Banking Standard came into effect on 1 May. The Standard commits banks to ensure customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 14/07/2017 12:09:49 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

749311

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safe installation of cladding or external wall insulation on high-rise buildings.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	3423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of people carrying out building work to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations. As well as requirements relating to fire safety (Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations, Part B), requirements relating to structures (Part A), resistance to moisture (Part C) and conservation of fuel and power (Part L) will be relevant. Building owners should take account of all these considerations when planning work on external wall surfaces.</p><p>On 30 June, we published a note covering the Government Building Safety Programme at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a></p><p>That note makes clear that if a landlord chooses to take down and replace cladding, care should be taken to consider the impact that removal may have on the other wall elements, especially insulation, and therefore on the overall fire integrity of the building as well as other Building Regulation requirements.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/07/2017 15:41:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

749315

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Police Stations: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions Ministers of his Department have had with representatives from police forces on the effect of business rate changes on local police stations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Business rates are based on valuations from the Valuation Office Agency and we do not intervene in their independent assessments. We have put in place a £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme for England to support ratepayers at the 2017 revaluation. The transitional relief scheme has capped annual increases in rate bills due to the revaluation.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 3471 question first answered 14/07/2017 13:29:40 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

749317

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Police Stations: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions Ministers of his Department have had with their counterparts in the Home Office on the effect of business rate changes on local police stations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Business rates are based on valuations from the Valuation Office Agency and we do not intervene in their independent assessments. We have put in place a £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme for England to support ratepayers at the 2017 revaluation. The transitional relief scheme has capped annual increases in rate bills due to the revaluation.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 3469 question first answered 14/07/2017 13:29:40 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

749321

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many privately-owned residential blocks in (a) the Manchester City Council area, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the UK have submitted samples of cladding for safety-testing since the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	3472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The testing process for samples of cladding is underway. The testing service is available to landlords in the private rented sector free of charge, though they may choose to use another service. Where samples fail the test we would expect landlords to take any necessary action to inform tenants, and implement interim measures to ensure the safety of residents. We will update figures for specific areas on our website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/07/2017 14:57:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

749327

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on unmet social care needs in England.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Government gave councils access to £9.25 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the next three years. This includes an additional £2 billion of funding in England, as announced at the Spring Budget 2017.</p><p>The vast majority of the money announced at Spring Budget and for the improved Better Care Fund at Spending Review 2015 will be allocated to ensure that those who can raise less through the social care precept element benefit most. The remainder will be allocated according to relative need in recognition of the additional challenges which social care places on all councils.</p><p>More widely we remain committed to the Fair Funding Review as an important way to address concerns about the fairness of current funding distributions to local authorities. There have been widespread calls for a thorough, evidence-based review and this we plan to deliver. We will therefore continue to make progress with the review, in collaboration with the LGA and local authority officers.</p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Health work closely together to ensure that our policy priorities are aligned and our Departments are in regular contact at ministerial and official level.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 3523 3524 question first answered 13/07/2017 14:57:54 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne