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1177322

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to provide exemptions to specialist automotive sectors from the proposed ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles in 2035.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	14676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced last week that we are consulting on bringing forward the end to the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2035, or earlier if a faster transition appears feasible, as well as including hybrids for the first time. We are consulting on the Committee on Climate Change recommendation that any new vehicles sold after the phase out date must be zero emission at the tailpipe. We understand the concerns of low volume manufacturers and we will be engaging with stakeholders on a package of support allowing us to seize the opportunities and lead the world in the shift to zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this consultation, we are asking what the accompanying package of support will need to be to enable the transition and minimise the impacts on businesses and consumers across the UK, building on the significant demand and supply side measures already in place. The Government will continue to work with all sectors of industry to accelerate the rollout of zero emission vehicles - helping to deliver new green jobs in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 13/02/2020 15:15:25 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174525

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to connect more towns to the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	900524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>We have pledged £500m to begin reopening closed railway lines and stations. We are funding plans to reopen the lines to Fleetwood in Lancashire and Ashington in Northumberland, and are making up to £20m available for new stations. We have written to my honourable friends inviting them to a briefing on 4th February where we will explain how they can put forward ideas for reopening and seek funding to develop existing and new schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/01/2020 15:35:22 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174231

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of representation from the nations and regions of the UK in the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK's Armed Forces are drawn from all the regions and nations that make up the UK and they play an essential role in our Defence and security. All regular recruitment is carried out online and through a network of Armed Forces Careers Offices. Although recruits provide a postcode, this is not always an accurate reflection of their nationality or origin.</p><p>Each of the three Services benefit from historic military connections and recruiting links with specific regions and nations and recruit predominantly from those to ensure those links, culture and identities are strongly represented in the UK's Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/02/2020 13:33:04 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174237

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Business: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which projects have been supported by regional selective assistance in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The Regional Selective Assistance scheme is available in Scotland; it has been replaced by successor schemes elsewhere in the UK. For example, the Department’s Regional Growth Fund has provided £16.6m in 2017/18, £16.4m in 2018/19 and £2.7m so far in 2019/20 to support businesses.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/02/2020 13:47:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174248

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on the availability of medicinal cannabis; and if he will list the medical conditions that the NHS treats with medicinal cannabis.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>On 1 November 2018, the law was changed to allow clinicians on the General Medical Council’s (GMC) Specialist Register to prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use, where clinically appropriate and in the best interests of patients. The law does not restrict the medical conditions for which these products may be used, and the decision of whether to prescribe is ultimately one for clinicians to make on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Two reviews have taken place since this change in the law:</p><p> </p><p>- On 8 August 2019, NHS England and NHS Improvement published its review into barriers to accessing cannabis-based products for medicinal use on NHS prescription which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/barriers-to-accessing-cannabis-based-products-for-medicinal-use-on-nhs-prescription/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/barriers-to-accessing-cannabis-based-products-for-medicinal-use-on-nhs-prescription/</a></p><p>- On 11 November 2019, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), following a review of the available evidence, published guidance on the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng144" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng144</a></p><p>This demonstrates a clear need for more evidence to support prescribing and funding decisions of cannabis-based medicines for intractable nausea and vomiting; chronic pain; spasticity; and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.</p><p>We continue to work hard with the health system, industry and researchers to improve the evidence base for cannabis-based medicines and to implement the recommendations of NHS England and NHS Improvement’s review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 9665 question first answered 05/02/2020 13:52:28 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174251

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
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 he has to review his policy on the prescribing of medicinal cannabis.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>On 1 November 2018, the law was changed to allow clinicians on the General Medical Council’s (GMC) Specialist Register to prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use, where clinically appropriate and in the best interests of patients. The law does not restrict the medical conditions for which these products may be used, and the decision of whether to prescribe is ultimately one for clinicians to make on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Two reviews have taken place since this change in the law:</p><p> </p><p>- On 8 August 2019, NHS England and NHS Improvement published its review into barriers to accessing cannabis-based products for medicinal use on NHS prescription which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/barriers-to-accessing-cannabis-based-products-for-medicinal-use-on-nhs-prescription/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/barriers-to-accessing-cannabis-based-products-for-medicinal-use-on-nhs-prescription/</a></p><p>- On 11 November 2019, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), following a review of the available evidence, published guidance on the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng144" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng144</a></p><p>This demonstrates a clear need for more evidence to support prescribing and funding decisions of cannabis-based medicines for intractable nausea and vomiting; chronic pain; spasticity; and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.</p><p>We continue to work hard with the health system, industry and researchers to improve the evidence base for cannabis-based medicines and to implement the recommendations of NHS England and NHS Improvement’s review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 9664 question first answered 05/02/2020 13:52:28 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174259

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) reserve and (b) regular service personnel have been based in each of the (i) nations and (ii) regions of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The requested information for UK Reserve Service personnel is provided in the attached tables; figures are estimates.</p><p>Official statistics on the stationed locations of UK Regular Service personnel are published annually. The latest edition of the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) <em>Annual Location Statistics</em>, including data as at 1 April 2019 and going back to April 2012, can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-2019</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/02/2020 16:46:17 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan attachment 1 file name 9666 - Personnel based by nations and regions of UK - TABLES.xlsx title UK Reserve Service Personnel by nations and region
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174274

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) shortest and (b) longest wait for an appointment to be heard at a Special Education Needs Tribunal was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the (a) shortest wait and (b) longest wait.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) shortest wait</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) longest wait ¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>29 days</p></td><td><p>552 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>21 days</p></td><td><p>771 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17 ²</strong></p></td><td><p>24 days</p></td><td><p>1,014 days³</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>¹ The Tribunal lists all cases at approximately 12 - 14 weeks from the date of registration of the appeal into the Tribunal.</p><p>² Years are broken down into school years from 1 September to 31 August the following year.</p><p>³ This figure is the result of a Permission to Appeal being lodged. When this happens, timescales continue to tick and this until the appeal is resolved and this is reflected in the higher than usual waiting time.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/02/2020 10:52:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1172819

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the potential economic opportunities for the UK of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	900355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is an ambitious regional trade agreement covering 11 countries across four continents.</p><p> </p><p>Joining would provide us with the opportunity to deepen our trading links with some of the world’s most diverse, growing economies, and will allow us to expand our influence in the world and strengthen the rules-based international system.</p><p> </p><p>No doubt CPTPP countries will be a valuable market for Aston Martin’s new DBX SUVs, which will be exported from the factory in my Rt Hon Friend for Vale of Glamorgan's constituency.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/01/2020 17:37:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1171480

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the UK's trade relationship was with each African country in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	4336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Over the last five years the UK has consolidated stronger trade and investment partnerships with African countries, supporting businesses to enter and expand across African markets, and deepening our bilateral engagement to open new trade and investment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Over this time the UK has offered almost all African countries preferential access to its markets as beneficiaries of the European Union’s unilateral trade preferences scheme or as parties to trade agreements with the EU. There are 44 African countries that receive duty-free quota-free access to the UK under EU arrangements that also offer preferential access to a further eight African countries.</p><p> </p><p>As we leave the EU, we have sought to replicate the effects of EU trade arrangements and have secured trade continuity with 46 African countries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s trade flows with each African country are published by the Office for National Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2020 10:30:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns