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Bovine TB: proposals to simplify surveillance testing in the High Risk Area of England and other disease control measures. A summary of responses to the consultation exercise and the Government’s way forward. 22p.
Bovine TB: proposals to simplify surveillance testing in the High Risk Area of England and other disease control measures. A summary of responses to the consultation exercise and the Government’s way forward. 22p.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions has he had with the Health and Safety Executive on the efficacy of landlords' gas safety checks being conducted without equipment to test for carbon monoxide.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions has he had with the Health and Safety Executive on the efficacy of landlords' gas safety checks being conducted without equipment to test for carbon monoxide.
The Health and Safety Executive is part of a Cross Government Group including the Department for Communities and Local Government, which promotes a joined up approach across Government on carbon monoxide safety policy.
The Health and Safety Executive’s Approved Code of Practice (L56) sets out the minimum requirements for a gas safety check. This focuses on ensuring the appliance burns properly, that there is adequate ventilation and the effectiveness of the flue associated with the appliance rather than specifying the use of equipment to test for carbon monoxide.
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.
Today I am updating the House on the implementation of the Government’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England by 2038.
The strategy continues to deliver results. Earlier this year, England applied...
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.
Today I am updating the House on the implementation of the Government’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England by 2038.
The strategy continues to deliver results. Earlier this year, England applied...
Today I am updating the House on the implementation of the Government’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England by 2038.
The strategy continues to deliver results. Earlier this year, England applied to the European Commission for Officially TB-Free (OTF) status for half the country and a recent peer-reviewed scientific study...
Today I am updating the House on the implementation of the Government’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England by 2038.
The strategy continues to deliver results. Earlier this year, England applied to the European Commission for Officially TB-Free (OTF) status for half the country and a recent peer-reviewed scientific study...
Combatting fuel duty fraud: evaluation of the Accutrace Fuel Marker. 15p.
Combatting fuel duty fraud: evaluation of the Accutrace Fuel Marker. 15p.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2017 to Question 118056, what the timetable is for local authorities to report to her Department whether they commissioned forensic hair strand tests for drug and alcohol use from Trimega Laboratories Limited (Trimega) during the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2017 to Question 118056, what the timetable is for local authorities to report to her Department whether they commissioned forensic hair strand tests for drug and alcohol use from Trimega Laboratories Limited (Trimega) during the...
Department officials have written to all local councils in England asking them to review whether they commissioned forensic hair strand tests for drug and alcohol use by Trimega Laboratories Limited (Trimega) during the period January 2010 to April 2014, and whether any action is necessary to fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities. We continue to work with local councils to establish the extent to which they used Trimega during this period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his overseas counterparts on the efficacy of ActiPhage novel technology for testing for bovine TB.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his overseas counterparts on the efficacy of ActiPhage novel technology for testing for bovine TB.
The Actiphage test is not used for TB testing in any other country and the only scientific paper published on the performance of the Actiphage test in a small number of cattle is based on UK data.
Officials frequently discuss all aspects of TB control with overseas counterparts and the wider expert community. The most recent opportunity was at the ERADbTB (Eradication of bovine tuberculosis through basic research and discovery) and GRAbTB (Global Research Alliance on bovine tuberculosis) Workshop in Birmingham on 11 and 12 December 2017. In the event that any other country were to begin to use the Actiphage test we would discuss their experience of using the test and its effectiveness. My department has informed the manufacturers of the test that it needs to be validated to OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) standards before it can be considered for official use in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2017 to Question 114975 (a) which local authorities commissioned forensic hair strand tests for drug and alcohol use by Trimega Laboratories Limited during the period January 2010 to April 2014 and (b) how many such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2017 to Question 114975 (a) which local authorities commissioned forensic hair strand tests for drug and alcohol use by Trimega Laboratories Limited during the period January 2010 to April 2014 and (b) how many such...
Department officials have written to all local councils in England asking them to review whether they commissioned forensic hair strand tests for drug and alcohol use by Trimega Laboratories Limited (Trimega) during the period January 2010 to April 2014, and whether any action is necessary to fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities. We are continuing to work with local councils to establish the extent to which they used Trimega during this period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2017 to Question 113095 on buses: tyres, whether the estimated cost of £200,000 for including a check on the age of tyres as part of the annual MOT is estimated on an annual basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2017 to Question 113095 on buses: tyres, whether the estimated cost of £200,000 for including a check on the age of tyres as part of the annual MOT is estimated on an annual basis.
The estimated cost of £200,000 for including a check on the age of tyres as part of the annual MOT is estimated on an annual basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence given to the Defence Select Committee on Tuesday 17 October 2017, on F35 procurement, HC326, if he will place in the Library details of the Babel Fish III project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence given to the Defence Select Committee on Tuesday 17 October 2017, on F35 procurement, HC326, if he will place in the Library details of the Babel Fish III project.
The specific results of the trial are classified. However, I can set out the overarching aims.
Trial Babel Fish III was a communications interoperability trial of an Airborne Gateway. The trial took place in 2016 involving Typhoon aircraft of 41(R) Test & Evaluation Squadron, and F-35 Lightning aircraft of 17(R) Test & Evaluation Squadron.
The trial aimed to demonstrate that the Multifunction Advanced Datalink (MADL) datalink used by the 5th Generation F-35 Lightning could communicate with the Link-16 datalink used by the 4th Generation Typhoon. The trial used an airborne communications gateway that is capable of translating the 5th generation messages into the appropriate format so they can be received by a 4th generation platform. This was the first time that this had been tested between our 5th and 4th generation aircraft.
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they propose to apply the European directive on testing motorcycles in 2018, given that the directive is deferred to 2022; and whether they will reconsider that decision to allow more time to consult further with motorcycle producers, users, and clubs.
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they propose to apply the European directive on testing motorcycles in 2018, given that the directive is deferred to 2022; and whether they will reconsider that decision to allow more time to consult further with motorcycle producers, users, and clubs.
In Great Britain, for road safety reasons, motorcycles are already included in the vehicle testing regime, despite this not being required by European rules until 2022. EU Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic technical inspections of vehicles makes a number of changes to roadworthiness testing requirements, which must be implemented by 20 May 2018. It updates some of the technical test standards, broadly reflecting developments in vehicle and testing technology and the regulatory environment, such as improved emissions standards. It is important that our roadworthiness testing requirements keep pace with improving vehicle standards.
Alongside the changes required by the Directive by 20 May 2018, the Government has decided to apply the relevant technical changes to motorcycle testing because there are road safety and environmental benefits of doing so. There was a public consultation in 2016 about the changes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to ensure that the preferred bidder for the general service respirator provides assurance of the quality of the (a) acquisition of tooling for that product, (b) building and testing of assembly lines and production runs for that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to ensure that the preferred bidder for the general service respirator provides assurance of the quality of the (a) acquisition of tooling for that product, (b) building and testing of assembly lines and production runs for that...
The Ministry of Defence will undertake full testing of the preferred bidder's proposal for General Service Respirators to ensure that manufacture, testing, supply, performance and quality standards match those of the current in-service equipment. This will include a range of measures to test all hybrid combinations to ensure that Armed Forces personnel are provided with the best equipment that is fit for purpose.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what extra testing the Department plans to undertake as a result of changing from a single-sourced General Service Respirator where all the components are made by one company to a hybrid respirator where different components are made by different companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what extra testing the Department plans to undertake as a result of changing from a single-sourced General Service Respirator where all the components are made by one company to a hybrid respirator where different components are made by different companies.
The Ministry of Defence will undertake full testing of the preferred bidder's proposal for General Service Respirators to ensure that manufacture, testing, supply, performance and quality standards match those of the current in-service equipment. This will include a range of measures to test all hybrid combinations to ensure that Armed Forces personnel are provided with the best equipment that is fit for purpose.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of testing those components of a hybrid respirator manufactured by different companies in order to ensure the safety of service personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of testing those components of a hybrid respirator manufactured by different companies in order to ensure the safety of service personnel.
The investment appraisal for the General Service Respirator requirement was undertaken in line with Departmental policy and considered potential costs, including those associated with managing both the current and new in-service support contracts in parallel until 2020. Overall, the preferred bidder's proposal will provide the best value for money for the Ministry of Defence and the taxpayer.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to develop an evidential roadside test for people who drive under the influence of drugs; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to develop an evidential roadside test for people who drive under the influence of drugs; and if he will make a statement.
There are no plans to develop an evidential roadside drug driving testing device.
We have developed mobile drug screening technology to support drug driving legislation. This was first introduced for police use in December 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to expedite the validation procedures for the examination of data relating to the introduction of Actiphage novel technology to provide a new test for bovine TB among cattle.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to expedite the validation procedures for the examination of data relating to the introduction of Actiphage novel technology to provide a new test for bovine TB among cattle.
Defra has explained the steps in the validation process and offered assistance with sample collection and scientific advice to all manufacturers of potential tests for TB in cattle and other species of interest. To date, the makers of the Actiphage test have not put forward a proposal to validate their test to the standards required by the OIE, the international organisation for animal health.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, prior to the introduction of the exemption from MOT tests for vehicles aged 40 years and over, they plan to issue guidance to motor retailers to avoid valuable historic vehicles in good condition which are registered with the DVLA being scrapped under scrappage discount...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, prior to the introduction of the exemption from MOT tests for vehicles aged 40 years and over, they plan to issue guidance to motor retailers to avoid valuable historic vehicles in good condition which are registered with the DVLA being scrapped under scrappage discount...
The Government has no plans to provide specific guidance on scrappage of vehicles of historical interest. Legislation will introduce a 40 year rolling exemption from MOT testing for these vehicles, providing they have not been substantially altered.
Officials are working, including with advice from the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, to finalise draft guidance on how to identify whether a vehicle has been substantially altered and this will be published before the legislation comes into force in May 2018. We have not so far seen significant evidence of scrappage discount schemes encouraging the scrappage of valuable older vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement HCWS265 what the timescale is for establishing whether local authorities commissioned tests from Trimega.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement HCWS265 what the timescale is for establishing whether local authorities commissioned tests from Trimega.
Government officials have written to all local councils in England asking them to review whether they commissioned forensic hair strand tests for drug and alcohol use by Trimega Laboratories Limited during the period January 2010 to April 2014, and have requested that they do this by 30 November 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the cost of including a check on the age of tyres as part of the annual MOT test of public service vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the cost of including a check on the age of tyres as part of the annual MOT test of public service vehicles.
Expert advice suggests that tyre ageing is a complex issue where use and maintenance are significant factors rather than simply chronological age. As tyre condition can be affected by many different factors, the annual roadworthiness test for public service vehicles currently includes up to seventeen individual assessments to determine the appropriate application and state of each tyre fitted on a vehicle.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency estimates the inclusion of this additional item into the annual test for public service vehicles would cost approximately £200,000 on a full cost recovery basis. Departmental guidance on using older tyres has been effective, with high levels of compliance by PSV operators. But the Government is ready to take further steps as and where necessary.
Tyre age surveys, conducted by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, have identified that it is not always possible to view the date code on tyres owing to the way in which dual tyres are fitted to the rear axles of many heavy vehicles.
Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence to be reported to the House. Examination of witnesses.
Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence to be reported to the House. Examination of witnesses.