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1289546

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Obesity: Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of the 17 November 2020 to Question 112090 on Obesity: Mass Media, whether (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had discussions with the (i) Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and (ii) officials of that Department on the effect of the media representation of obesity on the stigma associated with living with overweight or obesity.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	158120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>We have been careful to consider the views of mental health charities and experts as we developed our plans for implementing the obesity strategy and have published impact assessments alongside each specific policy proposal. We will continue to engage with stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials across Government work very closely on reducing obesity and implementing the measures set out in ‘Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives’. This includes ensuring the use of appropriate language across the United Kingdom when associated with unhealthy weight. Hence a preference to refer to a healthy weight strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 158119 158121 question first answered 02/03/2021 16:33:33 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1284820

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
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	Alarms: Telephone Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of personal alarm pendants used by elderly and vulnerable people that will be affected by the switch off of the Public Switched Telephone Network.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	150862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>We are working closely with affected industries to support preparations for the switch off of the Public Switched Telephone Network. Through NHSX, this includes collaboration with sector representative bodies including the Technology Enabled Care Services Association (TSA). The TSA’s work in this area indicates there are approximately 1.7 million users of telecare who may be impacted.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/02/2021 14:41:59 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1284315

registered interest
date	05/02/2021
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessment cases were overturned as a result of incorrect decisions made by outsourced assessment centres in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	149798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2021 answer text <p>Healthcare Professionals (HCP), who work in the assessment centres, produce reports on which Work Capability Assessments (WCAs) decisions, both for ESA and UC, are based. The decision itself is made by DWP staff not the HCP. Those decisions can be changed at both Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) and appeal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment (WCA) outcomes are published quarterly. The latest figures covering the outcome of completed initial and repeat WCAs, including appeals decisions and mandatory reconsiderations, can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment</a></p><p> </p><p>Additional breakdowns of the ESA WCA figures can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Statistics on Work Capability Assessments for Universal Credit, including the outcome of MRs and appeals, are currently under development for future publication and have not previously been published as official statistics. We will issue them in due course as an official statistics release in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/02/2021 14:12:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1282040

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
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	Contracts: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of holding external contractors liable for costs incurred when appeals against decisions made by Assessment Centres are upheld by tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	145820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>Assessment Providers do not make decisions on benefit claims. Decision Makers in the Department for Work and Pensions make the decision using all available evidence including the recommendations of the Assessment Provider.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/02/2021 17:20:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1256021

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Spending Review 2020, what fiscal steps he is taking to ensure sufficient staff in the NHS to (a) diagnose and (b) treat the backlog of cancer patients resulting from the outbreak of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	121311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Spending Review 2020 provides £260 million to continue to grow the National Health Service workforce and support commitments made in the NHS Long Term Plan, including continuing to take forward the cancer workforce plan phase one.</p><p>Full details on funding allocations towards NHS workforce budgets in 2021-22 will be subject to a detailed financial planning exercise and finalised in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/12/2020 16:33:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1253353

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2020 to Question 106362, how many projects delivered through the Integrated Activity Fund (a) were and (b) were not subject to an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessment in each of the financial years (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	117299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my response of 12 November to 113154.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 24/11/2020 15:43:05 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1249687

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2020 to Question 106362 on Overseas Aid, how many projects delivered through the Integrated Activity Fund (a) were and (b) were not subject to an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessment in each of the financial years (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	113154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Details of Overseas Security and Justice Assessments for those years is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/11/2020 17:25:32 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1249688

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 106366 on Overseas Aid, how many projects were solely delivered in (a) Bahrain, (b) Saudi Arabia, (c) Kuwait, (d) UAE (e) Oman and (f) Qatar under the Integrated Activity Fund for the financial year 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	113155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>15 projects and programmes were delivered solely in these individual countries.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/11/2020 15:57:29 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1249692

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2020 to Question 102833 on Saudi Arabia: Overseas Aid, what the names are of the funding streams through which the Government provides funding to the UK armed forces to provide advice, assistance and training to Saudi Arabia; and how much funding was provided by those funding streams in each of the last four financial years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	113158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Since 2016, the Ministry of Defence has used the Gulf Strategy Fund, Defence Assistance Fund and Integrated Activity Fund to fund UK armed forces to provide advice, assistance and training to Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, with the limited time at our disposal, we have been unable to calculate accurately the funding streams you have mentioned; however, I will write to the hon. Member to provide a copy of these records as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/11/2020 11:27:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1246520

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the IP Crime Group’s finding in its IP Crime and Enforcement Report that cigarettes and tobacco products were the most reported counterfeit goods in the UK in 2019-20, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government’s illicit tobacco control strategy.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	108263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>Since 2000, the government’s anti- illicit tobacco strategy has successfully reduced the cigarette tax gap from 22% in 2000-01 to 9% in 2019-20, and for hand rolling tobacco (HRT) from 61% to 34%. Key to this success has been the continual refresh of the strategy based on HMRC’s reassessment of the risks and any emerging threats.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, HMRC and Border Force published the latest refreshed strategy ‘Tackling Illicit Tobacco- leaf to light’. This stated the government’s intention to take the fight against illicit tobacco wider, joining up interests across UK government and a variety of partner agencies, including local authority Trading Standards teams, the police and other government departments.</p><p> </p><p>This approach has seen a sustained effort against all types of illicit tobacco. In the year 2018-19, over 1.3bn illicit cigarettes and 140 tonnes of illicit HRT were seized and there were over 270 convictions for tobacco related offences.</p><p> </p><p>Measures specifically targeted at counterfeit tobacco include the introduction of the Raw Tobacco Approval and Tobacco Machinery Licensing Schemes. HMRC has also introduced a track and trace system for tobacco products and new on-pack authenticity features. These initiatives make it more difficult and costly to counterfeit tobacco in the UK and for any form of illicit tobacco to enter our legitimate supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>However, the government is not complacent, organised criminals continually respond to enforcement activity by diversifying but we remain confident in HMRC’s ability to recognise and respond to this under the existing strategy. The government will keep the need for a strategy refresh under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 108264 question first answered 02/11/2020 10:49:55 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day