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49666

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to promote the enhancement of urban (a) green infrastructure and (b) waterways.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local planning authorities should plan positively for the creation, protection, enhancement and management of green infrastructure. This is supported by the recently published planning guidance which includes guidance on green infrastructure.</p><p>The maintenance and promotion of inland waterways is a matter for navigation authorities rather than Government. However, Government provides grant in aid funding to the two largest navigation authorities in England and Wales – the Canal &amp; River Trust and the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49667

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the recommendations in the report commissioned by the EU Committee of the Regions on Policy instruments for adaptation to climate change in big European cities and metropolitan areas.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>We have noted the report's recommendations and recognise the complex challenges cities face from climate change.</p><p>Defra published the first National Adaptation Programme (NAP) report last July. This sets out a wide range of actions to developthe UK's resilience to climate change and associated severe weather events. In developing this report, the Government worked with the Core Cities Group (comprising the largest eight cities in England), London Councils and the Greater London Authority to agree the NAP Cities Commitment. We continue to work closely with these cities to support this commitment to action, including through a recent inward secondment to Defra from Newcastle City Council.</p><p>The Mayors Adapt initiative recently launched by the European Commission under the EU Adaptation Strategy also provides a vehicle through which cities across Europe can network and share their experiences on adaptation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49669

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans (a) were and (b) were not contacted by the Veterans Information Service one year after their departure from the armed forces in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	197754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The number of veterans who were contacted/not contacted by the Veterans Information Service in 2012 and 2013 is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Contacted</strong></p></td><td><p>19,445</p></td><td><p>6,178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not Contacted</strong></p></td><td><p>3,544</p></td><td><p>951</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes </strong></p><p> </p><p>1. From May 2012 until December 2012.</p><p>2. From January 2013 until March 2013. (Contact is initiated one year after discharge.)</p><p> </p><p>This information is not available by year prior to May 2012. However, I can confirm that 56,653 veterans discharged between 1 September 2009 and 30 April 2012 have been contacted and 5,996 have not.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

49670

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have bought a house through the Forces Help to Buy Scheme since its establishment in April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	197753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Forces Help to Buy Scheme launched on 1 April 2014 is designed to assist members of the Armed Forces in purchasing a home. The scheme is for serving personnel, but those being made redundant will be eligible.<br><br>For details on the support available to veterans, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 April 2014 (Official Report, column 442W) to the hon. Member for Windsor (Adam Afriyie).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140428 - Armed Forces.doc title Hansard extract
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

49685

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of the data on levels of child mortality in the UK published by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>We have no reason to question the accuracy of the data from the Global Burden of Disease study. Any limitations of the estimates made and methodology used are clearly set out in the published article.</p><p> </p><p>The findings reflect other studies which show that the United Kingdom child mortality rate continues to fall, but not as much as in comparable European countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49686

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has been made of the effect of inequality on child mortality rates in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 197750.pdf title Child Mortality Rate - ONS Letter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49687

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of how many and what proportion of electoral registration officers (EROs) conducted data matching activities for the purpose of improving individual electoral registration; and what steps he can take against EROs who did not conduct such data matching activities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>As Individual Electoral Registration (IER) will be introduced from 10 June 2014 an assessment has not yet been made.</p><p> </p><p>In line with current practice, once IER is in place the performance of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) will be monitored through the performance standards of the Electoral Commission.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49688

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities who have failed one or more Electoral Commission performance indicators for electoral registration did not apply for the additional funding his Office has put in place.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>In 2013 five Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) reported that they did not meet performance standard 3, relating to house-to-house enquiries: Mid Devon; Taunton Deane; Torridge; West Devon; and West Somerset. One ERO, Basildon, reported that they did not meet standard 1, relating to information sources.</p><p>The Electoral Commission is in the process of carrying out a detailed analysis of EROs' electoral registration data from the 2013 canvass, following which it will publish its final assessment of EROs' performance in 2013.</p><p>No authorities who failed one or more Electoral Commission performance indicators in Financial Year 13-14 have applied for the additional funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49690

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what information he holds on how much (a) central and (b) local government spent on advertising to promote voter registration in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49691

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of using vehicle registration databases held by the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Authority to increase levels of voter registration as part of his plans for individual electoral registration.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	197790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Officials are currently working with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to pilot the use of data from vehicle registration databases and driver licence data to improve levels of voter registration.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane