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1730039

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date	04/10/2024
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	Prostate Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the National Screening Committee will next review the potential merits of screening for prostate cancer.
tabling member constituency	Goole and Pocklington
tabling member printed	David Davis
uin	5870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC) evidence review for prostate cancer screening is already underway, and plans to report within the UK NSC’s three-year work plan.</p><p>The evidence review includes modelling the clinical cost effectiveness of several approaches to prostate cancer screening, including different potential ways of screening the whole population from 40 years of age onwards and targeted screening aimed at groups of people identified as being at higher than average risk, such as black men or men with a family history of cancer.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 09/10/2024 16:39:51 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1730040

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects negotiations with Mauritius on the (a) sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and (b) return of Chagossians who wish to resettle will conclude.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	5842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text On 3 October the UK and Mauritius reached a political agreement on the sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) / Chagos Archipelago. This agreement secures the effective operation of the vital UK-US military base on Diego Garcia well into the next century. Following Mauritian elections, the Government will seek Treaty signature and ratification when Parliamentary time allows. Under this agreement Mauritius will be free to implement a programme of resettlement on the islands, other than Diego Garcia. The terms of resettlement will be for Mauritius to determine. Mauritius and the UK will also now work to start a new programme of visits to the Chagos Archipelago for Chagossians.   answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 09/10/2024 16:05:51 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1730047

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to approve Tranche 2 funding for Asset Repair and Improvement.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	5935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government, and that is why we have launched a Flood Resilience Taskforce. It will provide oversight of national and local flood resilience and preparedness ahead of and after the winter flood season. It met for the first time on 12 September to discuss preparation for the winter ahead.</p><p> </p><p>The Internal Drainage Board (IDB) Fund will support our farmers and rural communities from the impacts of flooding by providing grants to IDBs. The Environment Agency has confirmed Tranche 1 allocations, which provides financial support for storm recovery following the wet weather and flooding during winter 2023/24. They are in the process of making payments to the successful IDBs. We will update the IDBs on Tranche 2 in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 09/10/2024 10:34:33 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1730057

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Drinking Water: Romford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to work with relevant bodies to (a) assess and (b) improve the quality of tap water in Romford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	5900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has a statutory duty to monitor water companies’ compliance with the regulations in place in England to protect drinking water quality, and to take enforcement action where necessary. To ensure we continue to maintain our world-leading water quality standards, water companies carry out regular risk assessments and sampling to make sure that drinking water supplies remain safe. This includes Essex and Suffolk Water who serve the Romford Constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Work is continuing across Defra and the Drinking Water Inspectorate to consider potential updates to the drinking water regulations to safeguard current high drinking water standards and ensure the regulations remain fit for purpose. This includes working with a range of external experts to inform and develop Government’s thinking on these matters.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 09/10/2024 10:30:27 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1730096

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Cats: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the illegal smuggling of cats into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	5925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation.  We are considering the most effective ways to deliver this and will be setting out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 09/10/2024 16:31:13 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1730114

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Forced Labour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report entitled Classification of the audit at SAIC-Volkswagen (Xinjiang) Automotive Ltd, published in September 2024, what steps the Government is taking to ensure products entering UK markets do not use forced labour in their supply chains; and if he will have discussions with counterparts in China on ensuring the accuracy of audits for the purposes of ensuring that products being sold in the UK do not use forced labour in their production.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	5827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>No company should have forced labour in its supply chains. This Government is committed to working with international partners and businesses to ensure global supply chains are free from human and labour rights abuses. The Government is reviewing how we can best tackle forced labour in supply chains.</p><p>The UK consistently raises human rights issues at the highest levels with the Chinese authorities. The Government’s overseas business risk guidance sets out the risks of operating in Xinjiang and urges UK companies to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making business decisions.</p> answering member constituency Lothian East answering member printed Mr Douglas Alexander question first answered 09/10/2024 16:18:51 answering member 632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1730176

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to commission an impact assessment of the agricultural transition plan.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	5867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The present Government will not be over-turning the applecart. We are fully committed to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes set out in the previous Government’s Agricultural Transition Plan. We will optimise these schemes in an orderly way to ensure they produce the right outcomes for farmers.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to increase the transparency of these schemes by publishing data on the impact they are having. We will confirm next steps in the rollout of other ELM schemes, including how we will publish this data, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 09/10/2024 10:25:06 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1730189

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her Department's timescale is for ensuring that reforms to operational systems resulting from HMCTS's transformation programme capture more detailed management information; and whether her Department plans to publish that detailed management information.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith and Chiswick
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	5948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>As the Reform Programme concludes in March 2025 and new systems are implemented and embedded, they will - in most instances - ensure more detailed data is captured.</p><p>Not only are reformed services making a difference directly to those who use them, they’re now giving us quality insights we need for the first time, to support evidence-based decisions around further improving service. For example, Reform has made it possible to collect a much wider range of data on our users including their protected characteristics, which means we can better understand how to improve access to justice.</p><p>This ability will be an ongoing feature of our work in future and help us inform improvements in the wider system.</p><p>As new data becomes available it will be considered for publication as management information or accredited official statistics to meet user needs in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 09/10/2024 10:43:44 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1730298

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Film and Television: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of tax credits for the film and television industry on (a) the number of productions taking place in the UK, (b) foreign direct investment in the UK and (c) employment in the film and television industry; and if she will estimate the cost of those credits.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
uin	6036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>An evaluation of the creative industry tax reliefs covering Film Tax Relief, High-end Television Tax Relief, Animation Tax Relief and Children’s Television Tax Relief was published in 2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-evaluation</p><p> </p><p>The government keeps the tax system under review. HMRC decides which reliefs to evaluate against several criteria, including the annual cost associated with a relief and whether the relief’s design has recently changed substantially. All tax reliefs are subject to regular assessment against the evaluation criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of the film and high-end television tax reliefs is published in HMRC’s Creative Industries Statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2024/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2024/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 09/10/2024 14:32:52 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1730299

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Film and Television: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to support the film and TV industry.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
uin	6037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The creative industries play a key role in driving economic growth. The Government is committed to supporting the creative industries as a key part of its plan to fix the foundations of the economy.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, film and TV companies benefit from extra tax relief through the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit, which provides generous support for production costs. A total of £1.6 billion was paid out to film and TV companies in financial year 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, on 9 October the Government announced that it will finish legislating a new Independent Film Tax Credit. This policy will go further to support independent films and develop a pipeline of UK film talent.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 09/10/2024 14:35:10 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage