Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the US restoring the Mexico City Policy on the effectiveness of her Department's projects.
Answered by Lord Wharton of Yarm
The full implications of the reinstated and expanded Mexico City policy are not yet clear, but we are closely following developments. DFID will consider the implications with our offices, with UK civil society and with donors.
Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to small businesses and sole traders of quarterly returns as part of the making tax digital reforms announced by the Government on 15 August 2016.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The Government has been clear that quarterly updates will not amount to four tax returns a year.
The Making Tax Digital consultations closed on 7 November. The Government is currently considering the responses received and, as announced at the Autumn Statement, will publish its response in January. As part of its response, the Government will also publish an updated impact assessment.
Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation on making tax digital.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The Government has been clear that quarterly updates will not amount to four tax returns a year.
The Making Tax Digital consultations closed on 7 November. The Government is currently considering the responses received and, as announced at the Autumn Statement, will publish its response in January. As part of its response, the Government will also publish an updated impact assessment.
Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage community cohesion.
Answered by Sajid Javid
As Communities Secretary, I’m proud this is a country where 89% of people view their local area as a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together.
Since 2010, we have invested £60 million on community integration programmes.
Building on this, during Inter Faith week this month, we announced a further £250,000 for ‘The Common Good’ fund. This will bring even more communities together to tackle intolerance.
Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made in reducing the cost of stationery across all government departments; and if he will take steps to promote the use of the same paper from the same supplier to reduce those costs.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The Crown Commercial Service has put in place commercial arrangements that allow central government and the wider public service to secure the best value for money when purchasing office supplies, including stationery. The recently let CCS Crown Office Supplies framework (RM3723) is expected to save over £20m over two years.
The inclusion of more than one supplier on these frameworks allows purchasing authorities to choose the most appropriate products for their needs and maintains competitiveness in pricing.
Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date HPV vaccinations were made available to men who have sex with men; and how many such men have received that vaccination since that date.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
A pilot programme offering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to men who have sex with men up to the age of 45 who attend participating HIV and genitourinary medicine Mclinics started on 6 June 2016.
Information on the number of HPV vaccinations administered during the pilot is being collected and, as such, is not yet available. It is anticipated that initial validated data covering the period up to the end of September will be available in late November.
Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department plan to attend the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York in June 2016.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The United Kingdom Government will be represented at this meeting. Precise attendance has still to be finalised.
Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials of her Department plan to attend the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York in June 2016.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The UK government will be represented at the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on ending AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York in June 2016. Precise attendance has still to be finalised.
Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) ministers and (b) officials of his Department will be present at the International Aids Conference in Durban in July 2016.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Officials from Public Health England will be attending the conference and feeding back to Ministers on the issues discussed.
Asked by: Mike Freer (Conservative - Finchley and Golders Green)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) ministers and (b) officials of her Department will be present at the International Aids Conference in Durban in July 2016.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The UK government will be represented at the International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2016. Precise attendance has still to be finalised.