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479551

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date	17/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Honours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for the Legion d'Honneur have been withdrawn since July 2015 due to the death of the applicant; and what further steps his Department is taking to ensure that people nominated to receive that medal receive it as quickly as possible.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	31541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has been made aware of 37 cases from the original list of approximately 3,300 names submitted to the French authorities where the veteran had died before their case could be submitted. In addition, the French Embassy has advised us of 14 cases in which the medal has been sent out but was returned to them specifically because the individual had died.</p><p>Under the terms of the arrangement with the French authorities, within which the normal timetable for processing awards has greatly reduced, the Ministry of Defence can submit 100 cases per week. Cases are normally submitted in order of their original submission to the Department; but we prioritise cases where we are notified of life-threatening or serious conditions.</p><p>Since the new system began in July last year we have sent 3,150 applications to the French Embassy and it should be remembered that this alone is more cases than would normally be dealt with by the Legion d'Honneur in all categories for a whole year. The French are also receiving applications from the other Allied nations that took part in D-Day, and the overall level of applications will clearly be far higher.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/03/2016 17:37:24 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

479600

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	India: MV Seaman Guard Ohio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Indian government on the Seaman Guard Ohio since the Indian court ruling relating to that matter in January 2016.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	31597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>We continue to follow this case closely, raising it at ministerial and official level at every opportunity, as we have done since November 2013. Following the court ruling on 11 January 2016 Ministers have raised the case with Foreign Secretary Jaishankar, the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr VK Singh and the Indian High Commissioner Mr Navtej Singh.</p><p>Whilst we cannot interfere in any foreign legal process, we shall continue to use every opportunity to raise the case at all levels, calling for any legal proceedings to move forward quickly.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/03/2016 14:00:04 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

479687

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of building a third runway at Heathrow on the North and Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	31542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider the large amount of very detailed analysis contained in the Airports Commission’s final report before taking any decisions on next steps.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/03/2016 16:13:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

479689

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the fixed cost to local authorities for submitting bids to the New Station Fund on the number of bids being made.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	31569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>In order to qualify to bid for funding from the first or current round of the New Stations Fund, proposals need to be sufficiently developed in accordance with Network Rail’s Governance for Railway Investment Projects (‘GRIP’) process, achieving approval in principle at GRIP 3 stage – option selection. We do not believe that the additional cost of submitting a bid would be so burdensome as to deter a bid being made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/03/2016 14:05:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

479257

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to introduce more standardised taxi licensing regulations between authorities in close geographical proximity.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	31310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>Local licensing authorities are empowered to set standards for taxi and private hire vehicle services that best meet the needs of their local area. In doing so, the safety of the travelling public must always be the first priority.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department issues Best Practice Guidance to assist local authorities set standards, the Government does not at this time plan to introduce standardised licensing criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, it is prudent for local authorities to consider the standards of neighbouring authorities, and consult those authorities, when setting standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/03/2016 16:38:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

479258

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards are in place to ensure that private hire vehicle operators remain responsible for journeys sub-contracted to other licensed operators across licensing authority boundaries.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	31309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Whilst private hire vehicle operators have the freedom to subcontract bookings, the operator that originally accepted a sub-contracted booking remains ultimately responsible for that booking.</p><p> </p><p>Both the initial operator who accepts the booking and the operator who fulfils the booking by providing a driver and vehicle are under a duty to keep records of the booking. The relevant enforcement authorities are able to check those records.</p><p> </p><p>All bookings, including those subcontracted, have to be fulfilled by operators, drivers and vehicles all of whom have been licensed by their local authority.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/03/2016 16:22:44 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

479263

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what checks are in place to ensure that foreign-registered vehicles entering the UK are insured.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	31308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>All drivers using roads in the UK have to be in possession of third party insurance covering the use of that vehicle in this country.</p><p> </p><p>Under the sixth Motor Insurance Directive (2009/103/EC) an insurance policy issued in any EU Member State must cover the use of that vehicle for third party risks in all other EU Member States.</p><p> </p><p>Drivers entering the EU from non-member states have to produce evidence that they have the necessary insurance cover in place when they enter the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Checks on insurance by the police for any vehicle using UK roads can be carried out as they determine is necessary at any time.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/03/2016 16:18:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

458532

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lipoedema
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will implement a treatment pathway for people who suffer from lipoedema to allow such people to receive liposuction on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	30284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>There are several different treatments available for the management of lipoedema such as compression therapy, exercise and massage. There is limited evidence on the efficacy of liposuction for the treatment of lipoedema, and it is not routinely available on the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/03/2016 11:19:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

456540

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has held with pharmacy patients on the closure of community pharmacies.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	29298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Community pharmacy is a vital part of the National Health Service and can play an even greater role. In the Spending Review the Government re-affirmed the need for the NHS to deliver £22 billion in efficiency savings by 2020/21 as set out in the NHS’s own plan, the Five Year Forward View. Community pharmacy is a core part of NHS primary care and has an important contribution to make as the NHS rises to these challenges. The Government believes efficiencies can be made without compromising the quality of services or public access to them. Our aim is to ensure that those community pharmacies upon which people depend continue to thrive and so we are consulting on the introduction of a Pharmacy Access Scheme, which will provide more NHS funds to certain pharmacies compared to others, considering factors such as location and the health needs of the local population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s vision is for a more efficient, modern system that will free up pharmacists to spend more time delivering clinical and public health services to the benefit of patients and the public.</p><p> </p><p>Our proposals are about improving services for patients and the public and securing efficiencies and savings. A consequence may be the closure of some pharmacies but that is not our aim. We are not able to assess which pharmacies may close or the number of people who may lose their jobs, because we do not know the financial viability of individual businesses or the extent to which they derive income from services commissioned locally by the NHS or local authorities or have non-NHS related income.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and others, including patient and public representatives on our proposals. An impact assessment will be completed to inform final decisions and published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 29299 question first answered 07/03/2016 12:32:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

456541

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals for changes to Government policy on community pharmacies.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	29299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Community pharmacy is a vital part of the National Health Service and can play an even greater role. In the Spending Review the Government re-affirmed the need for the NHS to deliver £22 billion in efficiency savings by 2020/21 as set out in the NHS’s own plan, the Five Year Forward View. Community pharmacy is a core part of NHS primary care and has an important contribution to make as the NHS rises to these challenges. The Government believes efficiencies can be made without compromising the quality of services or public access to them. Our aim is to ensure that those community pharmacies upon which people depend continue to thrive and so we are consulting on the introduction of a Pharmacy Access Scheme, which will provide more NHS funds to certain pharmacies compared to others, considering factors such as location and the health needs of the local population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s vision is for a more efficient, modern system that will free up pharmacists to spend more time delivering clinical and public health services to the benefit of patients and the public.</p><p> </p><p>Our proposals are about improving services for patients and the public and securing efficiencies and savings. A consequence may be the closure of some pharmacies but that is not our aim. We are not able to assess which pharmacies may close or the number of people who may lose their jobs, because we do not know the financial viability of individual businesses or the extent to which they derive income from services commissioned locally by the NHS or local authorities or have non-NHS related income.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and others, including patient and public representatives on our proposals. An impact assessment will be completed to inform final decisions and published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 29298 question first answered 07/03/2016 12:32:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy