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942835

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Turkey: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations were made to the Turkish Government on BBC reports that four HDP members were shot and killed in Suruc during an election campaign visit by AKP deputy Ibrahim Halil Yıldız on 14 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	165073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the reports of violence in Suruc. In the lead up to the election we consistently raised with Turkish authorities our hopes for a peaceful and transparent election process.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/07/2018 11:44:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

942837

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Out-patients: Attendance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the effect on the public purse of non-attendance for hospital appointments.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	164895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Constitution for England emphasises patients’ responsibilities including making it clear that “You should keep appointments, or cancel within reasonable time”.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the NHS 70 celebrations, NHS England is encouraging people to show their support for the National Health Service in seven ways, including a pledge to ‘use NHS services wisely’ which includes attending NHS appointments. More information is available on the NHS 70 website at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhs70.nhs.uk/pledge" target="_blank">www.nhs70.nhs.uk/pledge</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 24/07/2018 15:15:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

942839

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	BBC Board: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what interim arrangements are in place to ensure that the interests of Northern Ireland are fully represented on the BBC Board in the absence of Northern Ireland executive.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	164897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The BBC Board has implemented interim arrangements to ensure that Northern Ireland interests are fully represented. This includes the Chairman acting as a member of the Northern Ireland sub-committee and feeding these views into the main board. Elan Closs Stephens, the BBC non-executive director for Wales, is also a member of the Committee which is chaired by Board member Ken MacQuarrie, the Director of Nations and Regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/07/2018 15:53:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

942841

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women born in the 1950s and affected by the changes in state pension age in Coventry (a) are entitled to the full state pension, (b) do not have the required number of qualifying years for a full state pension and (c) were contracted out.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	164849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/07/2018 13:46:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

942842

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Breast Cancer: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of specialised nursing care for people with secondary breast cancer in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	164850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group is not aware of any specific pressures on nursing services for breast cancer patients in the area.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2017, Health Education England (HEE) published its first Cancer Workforce Plan. The plan outlines HEE’s commitment to support the expansion of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) so that every patient has access to a CNS or other support worker by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/07/2018 15:09:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

942843

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Veterans
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 his Department has made of the effect on armed forces veterans of the removal NHS England funding for the Combat Stress programme.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	165133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>There have been a number of improvements and developments in the provision of veterans’ mental health services across England, with the launch of the NHS Veterans’ Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service in 2017 and the launch of the Veterans’ Mental Health Complex Treatment Service in April 2018. These two services are the result of a programme of work that reviewed veterans’ mental health services and proactively sought the views of veterans and their families through a national engagement.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/07/2018 15:36:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

942844

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of recent changes in the tender for the crown marketplace purchasing platform upon the Government’s ability to achieve its target to tender 35 per cent of Government spending to UK-based SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>The vision of the Crown Marketplace remains unchanged and the digital products we will launch this year will provide numerous opportunities for SMEs to tender and obtain value for money for the taxpayer. This will support the Government's aspiration for 33% of procurement spend to go to SMEs by 2022, and I have recently announced a package of tough new measures designed to level the playing field for smaller businesses bidding to win government contracts, whether this be through the Crown Marketplace or other Government tendering portals.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 30/07/2018 10:06:36 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

942845

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	EU Staff: British Nationality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussion he has had with his EU counterparts on the future status of UK citizens working in EU (a) institutions, (b) bodies and (c) agencies after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	164898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer my Rt Hon Friend to the answer I gave him in response to PQ139985.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the recent European Commission decision regarding aspects of the post-exit employment status of UK staff.</p><p> </p><p>(available online: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/10061/2018/EN/PV-2018-2249-F1-EN-MAIN-PART-1.PDF" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/10061/2018/EN/PV-2018-2249-F1-EN-MAIN-PART-1.PDF</a>))</p><p> </p><p>A number of other EU institutions have made similar decisions. The Government welcomes this and hopes that other EU institutions, agencies and bodies will follow suit to provide consistency of treatment of UK nationals working across the EU institutions.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 25/07/2018 15:09:01 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman attachment 1 file name PV-2018-2249-F1-EN-MAIN-PART-1.PDF title European Commission decision
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

942846

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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 he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of treating alchohol-related conditions; and what steps he is taking to reduce that cost.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	165018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Data on National Health Service spending on treatment of alcohol related conditions is not collected centrally. However, the costs to the NHS in England associated with alcohol misuse are estimated at £3.5 billion each year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to addressing the health harms relating to alcohol abuse. In 2016, the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) published low risk drinking guidelines to provide the public with the most up to date scientific information to help people make informed decisions about their own drinking. These are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking</a></p><p> </p><p>The drinking guidelines are included in a range of public health messaging, including Public Health England’s (PHE’s) ‘One You’ campaigns and on the ‘NHS Choices’ website to encourage the public to drink within the CMOs’ guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning effective alcohol prevention and treatment services based on an assessment of local need, and they are supported by PHE in this work by providing data, value for money tools, topical briefings, and advice on good practice to help local authorities meet the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also developing a new alcohol strategy which will allow us to consider the changing landscape of alcohol use and to target vulnerable people who need support most with effective, evidence-based interventions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/07/2018 15:22:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

942847

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve co-operation throughout the health sector to improve research on brain tumours.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	165019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>On 14 May the Government announced £40 million over the next five years for brain tumour research as part of the Dame Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission. A key element within this Mission is to improve cooperation throughout the health sector to improve brain tumour research. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy) has been chairing the Steering Group for the Mission to ensure maximal impact. The Steering Group met for the second time on 13 June, and appointed Professor Richard Gilbertson from Cambridge as Interim Chair. Lord O’Shaughnessy has a keen interest in this work, and is continuing to be very closely involved. Professor Gilbertson will move the Group towards a longer term, sustainable structure for the Brain Cancer Mission. It is anticipated that a final structure will be in place in 2019. The Group’s next meeting is planned for the end of July.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/07/2018 15:27:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon