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1064465

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date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bescot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed concrete sleeper factory in Bescot on congestion in the surrounding area.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	223990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The proposal for a facility in Bescot is being developed by Network Rail to produce the sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network.</p><p> </p><p>The facility requires the grant of full planning permission by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, the statutory local planning authority. The planning process involves an Environmental Impact Assessment that examines impacts including air quality, noise, traffic, and public health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/02/2019 14:26:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1064466

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bescot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed concrete sleeper factory in Bescot on public health in the surrounding area.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	223991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The proposal for a facility in Bescot is being developed by Network Rail to produce the sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network.</p><p> </p><p>The facility requires the grant of full planning permission by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, the statutory local planning authority. The planning process involves an Environmental Impact Assessment that examines impacts including air quality, noise, traffic, and public health.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/02/2019 14:19:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1056994

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Cereal Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides to schools on providing fortified cereals with high levels of sugar.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	218766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The school food standards define the food and drink that must be provided, those which are restricted, and those not to be provided by schools, including during breakfasts. The standards are food based and nutritional information of individual products is not specifically set out, however schools and catering services must meet allergens law. The standards severely restrict foods high in fat, salt and sugar, including high sugar foods and confectionery. The guidance to accompany the standards includes portion size and food group which is available on the School Food Plan website at: <a href="http://www.schoolfoodplan.com" target="_blank">www.schoolfoodplan.com</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/02/2019 13:32:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1057014

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Lebedev Holdings
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 information his Department holds on the identity of the new part-owner of the Evening Standard's parent company, Lebedev Holdings.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	218767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Neither I nor my Department has had any contact from Lebedev Holding Ltd or its representatives about the transaction. While the Secretary of State has powers under the Enterprise Act 2002 to intervene in certain media mergers raising public interest concerns, there is no requirement under the Enterprise Act 2002 for parties to advise us of the transaction.</p><p>My officials will contact Lebedev Holdings Ltd about the transaction, and to obtain further information to determine whether there has been a change of control which would give rise to a merger falling within the jurisdiction of the 2002 Act. However, writing to the party does not necessarily indicate that any transaction raises any public interest concerns.</p><p>These decisions are always made in a quasi judicial capacity by the Secretary of State.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 13/02/2019 17:59:05 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1057015

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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: Royal Charters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the names of the lead negotiators for the BBC during the last BBC charter renewal process.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	218768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The Chair of the former BBC Trust and the BBC Director-General were responsible for engaging with government during Charter Review 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 13/02/2019 17:46:14 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1050155

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Suicide: Young People
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 number of suicides among young people under 21 in each of the last five years that had a link to content seen on social media.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	213273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of suicides that had a link to content seen on social media is not available.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 31/01/2019 11:28:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1050156

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Pinterest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) he (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials of his Department have met representatives of Pinterest over the last two years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	213274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Officials in my department have met with Pinterest previously to discuss the Internet Safety Strategy. We are extremely concerned by recent reports that algorithms are targeting young people with self-harm and suicide images and we intend to lay out our approach to tackling a range of online harms in a forthcoming White Paper. My Right Honourable friend, the Health and Social Care Secretary, has raised the government's concerns again this week in this area with a number of companies, including Pinterest, and I have instructed my officials to arrange a further meeting with Pinterest as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 31/01/2019 12:03:15 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1047112

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	News UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department’s invitation to comment on a request to accept undertakings in place of conditions relating News Corp UK and Ireland Limited’s acquisition of The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers in 1981 published on 19 January 2019, whether the proposals submitted to his Department seek to vary the existing condition of a criminal offence if the undertakings are breached as currently stated under section 62 of the Fair Trading Act 1973.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	211688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The pre-2003 newspaper merger regime, set out in the Fair Trading Act 1973 (FTA 1973), including the criminal offence in section 62 of the FTA 1973 for breaches of conditions, was repealed in 2003. The regime was replaced by the regime set out in the Enterprise Act 2002 which allows the Secretary of State to intervene in certain newspaper and media merger cases that raise public interest concerns.</p><p> </p><p>The Communications Act 2003 gives the Secretary of State powers to vary conditions by accepting new undertakings in place of the previous conditions. Where new undertakings are accepted, they are subject to the monitoring and enforcement provisions under the 2002 Enterprise Act in place of penalties under the FTA 1973. This enables the Secretary of State to make enforcement orders if they consider an undertaking has not been fulfilled, or will not be fulfilled.</p><p> </p><p>If an enforcement order is not complied with the Secretary of State or the Competition and Markets Authority can bring proceedings for an injunction. If a party did not comply with an injunction this would amount to contempt of court, which can be punished by a fine or imprisonment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 28/01/2019 19:11:05 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1047113

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people under 21 years old have developed Type 2 diabetes in each of the last five years in each region of England.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	211689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of people who were diagnosed with ‘Type 2 or other diabetes’ when aged 20 years or under in each of the five calendar years 2013 to 2017, by Strategic Clinical Network.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Strategic Clinical Network</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Coast - Cheshire Warrington and Wirral</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Coast - Lancashire and South Cumbria</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Coast - Merseyside</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern England Clinical Network</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No clinical commissioning group available in the data to map to Clinical Network</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: National Diabetes Audit (NDA)</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p>Disclosure control has been applied to all figures, as per the NDA publication - all numbers are rounded to the nearest 5, unless the number is 1 to 7, in which case it is rounded to ‘5’.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 28/01/2019 17:11:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest