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  • Dr Julian Huppert – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    Dr Julian Huppert – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Julian Huppert on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to improve cross-departmental working on promotion of the UK’s arts and health sector in order to improve mental health care and wellbeing.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    I recently chaired a roundtable meeting on arts and health, which was attended by the co-chairs of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing, representatives from academia and health and Government officials, including from the Department of Health. DCMS will continue to work closely with the Department of Health on the promotion of the UK’s arts and health sector in order to improve mental health care and wellbeing.

  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what cross-departmental government scrutiny will take place of the forthcoming Implementing and Delegated Acts of the EU Tobacco Products Directive.

    Jane Ellison

    During the negotiations on the revised Tobacco Products Directive, the Government sought to ensure that any delegation of powers to the European Commission, to propose further rules, was limited, appropriate and well defined. The Government’s proposed negotiating position on any Implementing and Delegated Acts put forward by the Commission will be subject to the normal cross government clearance and scrutiny procedures.

  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members were of Sir Cyril Chantler’s Review team working as part of the Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review; and what the cost was of commissioning expert advice from (a) Dr Yanzhong Wang and (b) Professor Catherine Pope as part of this review.

    Jane Ellison

    The members of Sir Cyril’s team are named, and their roles noted in the acknowledgements on page 9 of Sir Cyril’s report. The costs of commissioning expert advice from Dr Wang and Professor Pope were £12,000 (plus VAT) and £3,000 (plus VAT) respectively.

  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish in full the economic analysis on price and illicit trade analysis conducted as part of the Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review.

    Jane Ellison

    The Department understands that Section 5 and Annex C of Sir Cyril’s report constitute the full and final economic analysis on price and illicit trade analysis conducted as part of the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Independent Review.

  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 471W, on Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review, if he will provide a further breakdown of each item of expenditure under each of the budget headings provided; if he will publish receipts for expenditure incurred; what the agreed budget was in advance of the Review; and what locations were travelled to as part of the Review.

    Jane Ellison

    A final breakdown of expenditure will be made public when complete on the Review’s webpage:

    www.kcl.ac.uk/health/packaging-review.aspx

    There was no agreed budget in advance of the Review but an estimate of £177,000 was made for planning purposes. Sir Cyril had control of his own budget, as outlined in the Terms of Reference, and expenditure was passed to the Department and approved in the normal way.

    Sir Cyril travelled to Australia in March 2014, and attended meetings in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. Further details of those meetings are available on the Review’s webpage.

  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 471W, on Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review, what fees were paid to King’s College for hosting the Review team.

    Jane Ellison

    A final breakdown of expenditure will be made public when complete on the Review’s webpage:

    www.kcl.ac.uk/health/packaging-review.aspx

    There was no agreed budget in advance of the Review but an estimate of £177,000 was made for planning purposes. Sir Cyril had control of his own budget, as outlined in the Terms of Reference, and expenditure was passed to the Department and approved in the normal way.

    Sir Cyril travelled to Australia in March 2014, and attended meetings in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. Further details of those meetings are available on the Review’s webpage.

  • Tobias Ellwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Tobias Ellwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tobias Ellwood on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will introduce legislative proposals to clarify the obligations that fairground attractions meet when publishing the price of rides.

    Jenny Willott

    There is already legislation, the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs) which requires traders to provide consumers with the information they need to make informed decisions. The Regulations prohibit commercial practices which omit or hide material information which the average consumer needs, according to the context, to decide how they meet these obligations in relation to the prices they charge, but having a clearly visible price list would be a relatively easy way of ensuring that consumers have access to relevant information. The CPRs also make it a criminal offence to give misleading price information.

  • Tobias Ellwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Tobias Ellwood – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tobias Ellwood on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of Bay Class Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships; and if he will make a statement.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, working closely with the Royal Navy, is an integral part of the United Kingdom’s maritime capabilities. The Bay Class amphibious landing ships are used as required to support naval operations.

    This use is in accordance with the extant health and safety, Merchant Navy, and international maritime regulations.

  • Roger Godsiff – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Roger Godsiff – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 488W, on Business Improvement Districts: Birmingham, for what reasons no decision has yet been taken on the Business Improvement District for Sparkbrook and Springfield.

    Brandon Lewis

    We are considering carefully all the evidence and written representations and will issue a decision in due course.

  • Gerald Kaufman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Gerald Kaufman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Kaufman on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he intends to reply to the letter to the Minister for Skills and Enterprise dated 27 February 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr John Mannion.

    Matthew Hancock

    Although the Department has received and responded to earlier correspondence from the Rt. Hon. Member on behalf of this constituent, we have no record of having received the letter referred to. If he could send a copy of this latest correspondence we will deal with it as a matter of urgency.