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178297

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to accede to the Hague Commission on Protection of Cultural Property in Time of War before 7 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The legislative priorities for this session were set out in the Queen’s Speech in June. The Government remains committed to protecting cultural heritage and the Hague convention and its protocols already informs the Armed Forces’ law of armed conflict doctrine and training policy, particularly with regard to respect for cultural property, precautions in attack and recognition of the protective emblem.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 223011 question first answered 11/02/2015 09:50:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178303

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether discussions between his Department and the Cabinet Office on Ministry of Defence Police pension arrangements have concluded; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	223705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>As you may be aware, this is a complex matter which raises a number of cross-Departmental issues; discussions with both the Cabinet Office and the Treasury are ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/02/2015 17:03:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

178304

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he plans for discussions on future arrangements for Ministry of Defence Police pensions to be concluded by 30 March 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	223706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Discussions on the future arrangements for Ministry of Defence Police pensions are still ongoing. I recognise the importance of this issue to the Defence Police community and am seeking to resolve it as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/02/2015 17:05:54 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

178328

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people from the Kurdistan Region in Iraq were refused an entry visa to the UK in (a) 2005, (b) 2010 and (c) the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	223741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/02/2015 16:30:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

178333

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries her Department is undertaking work to strengthen tax systems; and how much funding her Department has allocated to such activity.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	223693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID is currently engaged in tax capacity building in 22 of our 28 priority countries. We are also developing tax capacity building work in a further 4 priority countries. This includes indirect support through multilateral organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have been expanding our work on tax and transparency over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 223694 question first answered 12/02/2015 17:06:54 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

178049

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of the intellectual copyright held by Ordnance Survey.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	223558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made of the value of the Crown copyright and data rights in material held by Ordnance Survey. When Ordnance Survey became a Trading Fund in 1999, the opening balance sheet of the Trading Fund did not include an asset value in respect of this Intellectual Property (the geographic data held on the National Geographic Database) as the applicable accounting standards at that time did not enable valuation of the asset. When Ordnance Survey transitions to a government owned company, copyright and data rights will remain the property of the Crown.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/02/2015 15:06:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

178051

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with whom he consulted and what representations he received before taking the decision that Ordnance Survey should become a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	223559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The change to a Government–owned Company is operational in nature, designed to improve the performance of the organisation. There are no legislative requirements to the change and no proposed change in ownership. As the project has developed, the Department and the Ordnance Survey management have held discussions with interested parties across the public and business sectors, as well as with Ordnance Survey staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/02/2015 15:04:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

178055

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what timetable he has set for Ordnance Survey to become a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	223594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>It is the intention to vest Ordnance Survey into a Government-owned Company by the end of the Financial Year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The change to a Government–owned Company is operational in nature, designed to improve the performance of the organisation. There are no legislative requirements to the change and no proposed change in ownership. As the project has developed, the Department and the Ordnance Survey management have held discussions with interested parties across the public and business sectors, as well as with Ordnance Survey staff.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/02/2015 15:05:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

178060

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total advertising budget is for the Get In. GO Far campaign; and how much has been spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) other advertising using the phrase Get In. GO Far in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	223662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The spend on the Get In Go Far campaign was agreed with the Minister for the Cabinet Office through the Efficiency Reform Group in 2014 following a direct commission from the Prime Minister. The campaign is aimed at young people aged 14-24, parents of 14-24s, and teachers to establish apprenticeships as the norm alongside A levels and university. The campaign began on 20 August 2014. The budget is £6,007,000 of which the items specified below are receipted spend by the end of January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>TV</p></td><td><p>£1,180,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Press</p></td><td><p>£376,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital</p></td><td><p>£1,060,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Out of home (posters, bus panels, shopping malls)</p></td><td><p>£1,173,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Media partnership cross format package, including press, radio, TV and online channels.</p></td><td><p>£489,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/02/2015 10:06:32 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

178064

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings he has had on the Department of Health's Responsibility Deal; and whom he has met on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	223670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has not had any such meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 10/02/2015 10:02:53 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger