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918391

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vote Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister's office has received an advance copy of the Electoral Commission's report into electoral fraud in the Vote Leave campaign; and what information he holds on the publication date of that report.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	150605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission is accountable to Parliament, via the Speaker’s Committee, and does not report directly to Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>In that context, the Government has not received advance copy of such a report, and would not normally expect to receive advance reports on its casework decisions.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/06/2018 14:39:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

918392

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of customs brokers that would be required in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) without a deal, (b) with a new customs partnership and (c) with a maximum facilitation agreement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	150606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of customs brokers in supporting business through the importing and exporting process.</p><p> </p><p>Future customs arrangements will depend on the outcome of the negotiations. In some scenarios, following the UK’s exit from the EU, we expect that there would need to be an increase in capacity in the customs broker sector to meet business needs.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering capacity and capability requirements for future customs arrangements as part of our EU exit planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/06/2018 16:24:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

909220

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what projection has been made of the proportion of the UK population to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in each of the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	146149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Data on the proportion of the United Kingdom population to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the next 10 years are not collected in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England produces estimates of total (diagnosed and undiagnosed) diabetes prevalence for people aged 16 years and over in England up to 2035. The prevalence estimates do not distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The prevalence estimates are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diabetes-prevalence-estimates-for-local-populations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diabetes-prevalence-estimates-for-local-populations</a></p><p> </p><p>Projections have only been published in five year time intervals from 2020 onwards. The following table presents the estimated prevalence of diabetes in England from 2018 to 2030.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Prevalence (%)</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>4,089,864</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>4,147,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>4,204,334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2025</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td><td><p>4,511,653</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>4,800,491</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Audit (NDA) has not published information on people who developed Type 2 diabetes or other diabetes in the last 12 months. Type 2 or other diabetes includes people with Maturity-onset Diabetes of the Young, other and non-specified diabetes type.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent NDA report found 194,640 people that were newly diagnosed with type 2 or other diabetes in 2015. Further information is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/national-diabetes-audit/national-diabetes-audit-report-1-findings-and-recommendations-2016-17" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/national-diabetes-audit/national-diabetes-audit-report-1-findings-and-recommendations-2016-17</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 146150 question first answered 24/05/2018 10:56:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

909221

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who developed type 2 diabetes in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	146150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Data on the proportion of the United Kingdom population to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the next 10 years are not collected in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England produces estimates of total (diagnosed and undiagnosed) diabetes prevalence for people aged 16 years and over in England up to 2035. The prevalence estimates do not distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The prevalence estimates are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diabetes-prevalence-estimates-for-local-populations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diabetes-prevalence-estimates-for-local-populations</a></p><p> </p><p>Projections have only been published in five year time intervals from 2020 onwards. The following table presents the estimated prevalence of diabetes in England from 2018 to 2030.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Prevalence (%)</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>4,089,864</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>4,147,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>4,204,334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2025</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td><td><p>4,511,653</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>4,800,491</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Audit (NDA) has not published information on people who developed Type 2 diabetes or other diabetes in the last 12 months. Type 2 or other diabetes includes people with Maturity-onset Diabetes of the Young, other and non-specified diabetes type.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent NDA report found 194,640 people that were newly diagnosed with type 2 or other diabetes in 2015. Further information is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/national-diabetes-audit/national-diabetes-audit-report-1-findings-and-recommendations-2016-17" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/national-diabetes-audit/national-diabetes-audit-report-1-findings-and-recommendations-2016-17</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 146149 question first answered 24/05/2018 10:56:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

909222

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money the NHS spent on treating (a) type 1 diabetes and (b) type 2 diabetes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	146151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally in the format requested. Diabetes is a disease which is treated in a number of settings and we are unable to supply all of the relevant information about resources dedicated to its treatment.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have provided the following information showing costs that can be specifically linked with the treatment and procedures related to diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows admitted patient care activity and costs relating to diabetes treatments for the last five years. These include diabetes with hypoglycaemic disorders, diabetes with lower limb complications, paediatric diabetes mellitus and amputations for diabetes or arterial diseases. Admitted patient care costs are collected by Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) which are standard groupings of clinically similar treatments which use common levels of healthcare resource.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td><td><p>Total Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>83,259</p></td><td><p>£1,454</p></td><td><p>£121,023,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>87,928</p></td><td><p>£1,689</p></td><td><p>£148,482,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>90,476</p></td><td><p>£1,664</p></td><td><p>£150,543,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>96,045</p></td><td><p>£1,705</p></td><td><p>£163,781,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>100,438</p></td><td><p>£1,698</p></td><td><p>£170,524,487</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Improvement Reference Costs</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows activity and costs for procedures carried out in an outpatient setting relating to treatment of diabetes in the last five years. These include diabetes with hypoglycaemic disorders and procedures relating to amputations for diabetes or arterial diseases. As with admitted patient care these costs are collected by HRG.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td><td><p>Total Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>£190</p></td><td><p>£9,332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£127</p></td><td><p>£1,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£135</p></td><td><p>£1,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£114</p></td><td><p>£3,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>£131</p></td><td><p>£3,525</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Improvement Reference Costs</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows activity and costs for the last five years for diabetic nursing/liaison community contacts. These contacts are part of specialist nursing and are split by adult and child, and face to face and non-face to face contacts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td><td><p>Total Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>954,597</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td><td><p>£54,662,501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,029,199</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td><td><p>£58,775,899</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,003,517</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td><td><p>£57,432,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,050,930</p></td><td><p>£62</p></td><td><p>£65,277,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,213,243</p></td><td><p>£59</p></td><td><p>£71,943,167</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Improvement Reference Costs</p><p> </p><p>The information provided in these tables is likely to be an underestimate of total spend on diabetes in all relevant settings.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 146152 146153 question first answered 24/05/2018 15:01:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

909224

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of treating (a) type 1 diabetes and (b) type 2 diabetes in each of the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	146152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally in the format requested. Diabetes is a disease which is treated in a number of settings and we are unable to supply all of the relevant information about resources dedicated to its treatment.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have provided the following information showing costs that can be specifically linked with the treatment and procedures related to diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows admitted patient care activity and costs relating to diabetes treatments for the last five years. These include diabetes with hypoglycaemic disorders, diabetes with lower limb complications, paediatric diabetes mellitus and amputations for diabetes or arterial diseases. Admitted patient care costs are collected by Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) which are standard groupings of clinically similar treatments which use common levels of healthcare resource.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td><td><p>Total Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>83,259</p></td><td><p>£1,454</p></td><td><p>£121,023,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>87,928</p></td><td><p>£1,689</p></td><td><p>£148,482,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>90,476</p></td><td><p>£1,664</p></td><td><p>£150,543,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>96,045</p></td><td><p>£1,705</p></td><td><p>£163,781,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>100,438</p></td><td><p>£1,698</p></td><td><p>£170,524,487</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Improvement Reference Costs</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows activity and costs for procedures carried out in an outpatient setting relating to treatment of diabetes in the last five years. These include diabetes with hypoglycaemic disorders and procedures relating to amputations for diabetes or arterial diseases. As with admitted patient care these costs are collected by HRG.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td><td><p>Total Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>£190</p></td><td><p>£9,332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£127</p></td><td><p>£1,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£135</p></td><td><p>£1,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£114</p></td><td><p>£3,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>£131</p></td><td><p>£3,525</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Improvement Reference Costs</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows activity and costs for the last five years for diabetic nursing/liaison community contacts. These contacts are part of specialist nursing and are split by adult and child, and face to face and non-face to face contacts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td><td><p>Total Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>954,597</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td><td><p>£54,662,501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,029,199</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td><td><p>£58,775,899</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,003,517</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td><td><p>£57,432,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,050,930</p></td><td><p>£62</p></td><td><p>£65,277,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,213,243</p></td><td><p>£59</p></td><td><p>£71,943,167</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Improvement Reference Costs</p><p> </p><p>The information provided in these tables is likely to be an underestimate of total spend on diabetes in all relevant settings.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 146151 146153 question first answered 24/05/2018 15:01:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

909225

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average annual cost to the NHS is of treating a patient with (a) type 1 diabetes and (b) type 2 diabetes.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	146153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally in the format requested. Diabetes is a disease which is treated in a number of settings and we are unable to supply all of the relevant information about resources dedicated to its treatment.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have provided the following information showing costs that can be specifically linked with the treatment and procedures related to diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows admitted patient care activity and costs relating to diabetes treatments for the last five years. These include diabetes with hypoglycaemic disorders, diabetes with lower limb complications, paediatric diabetes mellitus and amputations for diabetes or arterial diseases. Admitted patient care costs are collected by Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) which are standard groupings of clinically similar treatments which use common levels of healthcare resource.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td><td><p>Total Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>83,259</p></td><td><p>£1,454</p></td><td><p>£121,023,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>87,928</p></td><td><p>£1,689</p></td><td><p>£148,482,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>90,476</p></td><td><p>£1,664</p></td><td><p>£150,543,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>96,045</p></td><td><p>£1,705</p></td><td><p>£163,781,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>100,438</p></td><td><p>£1,698</p></td><td><p>£170,524,487</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Improvement Reference Costs</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows activity and costs for procedures carried out in an outpatient setting relating to treatment of diabetes in the last five years. These include diabetes with hypoglycaemic disorders and procedures relating to amputations for diabetes or arterial diseases. As with admitted patient care these costs are collected by HRG.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td><td><p>Total Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>£190</p></td><td><p>£9,332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£127</p></td><td><p>£1,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£135</p></td><td><p>£1,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£114</p></td><td><p>£3,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>£131</p></td><td><p>£3,525</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Improvement Reference Costs</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows activity and costs for the last five years for diabetic nursing/liaison community contacts. These contacts are part of specialist nursing and are split by adult and child, and face to face and non-face to face contacts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td><td><p>Total Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>954,597</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td><td><p>£54,662,501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,029,199</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td><td><p>£58,775,899</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,003,517</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td><td><p>£57,432,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,050,930</p></td><td><p>£62</p></td><td><p>£65,277,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,213,243</p></td><td><p>£59</p></td><td><p>£71,943,167</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Improvement Reference Costs</p><p> </p><p>The information provided in these tables is likely to be an underestimate of total spend on diabetes in all relevant settings.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 146151 146152 question first answered 24/05/2018 15:01:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

909226

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Sugar: Consumption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average amount of sugar consumed by a person in the UK (a) in one week, (b) in one year and (c) over the course of their life.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	146154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The latest data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey shows that the average daily intake of free sugars for men and women aged 19-64 years in the United Kingdom was 64.3g and 50.0g per day respectively in 2014/15-2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Data on how much sugar is consumed by a person in the UK per week and per year are not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699241/NDNS_results_years_7_and_8.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699241/NDNS_results_years_7_and_8.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/05/2018 15:20:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

909228

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sugar: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to extend the sugar levy to (a) milk drinks containing sugar and (b) confectionery; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	146155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The government will review the exemption for milk drinks containing added sugar from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Given the nature of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy it would not be possible to extend it from drinks to food, a new tax would be required. The government does not have any plans to create such a sugar tax at this time.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/05/2018 13:56:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

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registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2018 to Question 137976 on Social Media: Children, and with reference to the ASA news release of 30 June 2017 stating Ads that directly or indirectly promote an HFSS product cannot appear in children’s media, if he will provide a list of those websites which cannot display such adverts.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	140649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Rules governing the promotion of HFSS products on children's media online are enforced on an ad-by-ad, self-regulatory basis and are a matter for ASA.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/05/2018 12:04:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest