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459447

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	c2c Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there is any provision in the agreement between NXET Trains Limited and his Department of 15 July 2014 on the Essex Thameside franchise relating to the closure of ticket offices.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	30603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The agreement between NXET Trains Limited and the Department for Transport is in the public domain and can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486697/essex-thameside.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486697/essex-thameside.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/03/2016 15:17:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

459446

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	c2c Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what commercial sensitivity applies to section 106 (staff using handheld tablets) and section 28.1 (movement of staff) of the agreement between NXET Trains Limited and his Department of 15 July 2014 regarding the Essex Thameside franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	30602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The provisions mentioned have been redacted at the request of either the Director General for Rail or the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/03/2016 15:14:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

458939

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Knives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in (a) how many and (b) what proportion of cases of 16 and 17 year olds being convicted of committing a second knife offence the perpetrator received the mandatory four months Detention and Training Order during the quarter ending 31 December 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	30392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of 16 to 17 year old offenders who were found to have been convicted of committing a second knife offence and received the mandatory four months Detention and Training Order during the period 17 July to 31 December 2015 is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-brief-october-to-december-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-brief-october-to-december-2015</a></p><p>Any decisions and assessments taken regarding the minimum mandatory penalty are made solely by the courts. Whilst the 4 month DTO is the minimum custodial term available for 16 to 17 year old offenders, the courts also have the power to set aside the minimum term in the event of a guilty plea and/or if time has been served in custody on remand or on a tag. A decision by the courts to reduce the minimum term will result in a community penalty.</p><p>The published figures will change when the outcomes of cases passing through the criminal justice system become available on the Police National Computer. On average it takes 86 days from charging an offender for a knife possession offence to the offender receiving the court outcome. Data for the next quarter is due to be published on 9 June 2016.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/03/2016 17:46:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

459362

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to promote the export of Scotch whisky.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	30712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing and promoting sales of our excellent food and drink here and overseas. This is why we have launched the Great British Food Campaign, created a new Great British Food Unit and designated 2016 “The year of Great British Food.”</p><p> </p><p>Scotch whisky is a phenomenal global success. In 2014 exports were worth £3.95 billion* representing 21% of total UK food and drink exports. We are working with the industry to boost exports by developing a new Exports Action Plan, taking every opportunity to promote our products overseas and working hard to secure a global liberalised market for all our spirit drinks.</p><p> </p><p>*Source: Scotch Whisky Association</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/03/2016 16:11:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

470442

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Water: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the proportion of rivers, lakes, coastal and ground waters in the UK that (a) are compliant with the EU Water Framework Directive and (b) will be so compliant by 2020; and when she expects all UK waters to achieve good status.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	31014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The principle environmental objective of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) is to protect and enhance all bodies of surface and groundwater so as to prevent deterioration, with the aim of achieving good status for all water bodies by December 2015. The WFD provides exemptions which allow the deadline to be extended to 2021 or 2027 and, in some cases, a less stringent objective to be set, for reasons of disproportionate cost or technical feasibility.</p><p> </p><p>Implementation of the WFD in the UK is a devolved matter. In England, 19% of water bodies are currently good status or better, 22% are predicted to achieve good status or better by 2021, and 75% of all water bodies have an objective of good or better status.</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown by water category is detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>% water bodies at good or better now</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>% water bodies predicted to be achieve good by 2021</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>% water bodies with an objective of good or better</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rivers</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>20</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lakes</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>19</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coastal</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>44</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>48</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transitional (estuarine)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>21</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>25</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Groundwater</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>42</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>48</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All waters</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>19</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>22</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/03/2016 12:29:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

470637

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Security Council has been involved in establishing the national requirement of 19 destroyers and frigates, and whether close allies were also consulted.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL6980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The National Security Council was consulted at each stage of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). It gave direction on the full strategic approach required from Defence, rather than individual capability planning decisions. This Review also featured unprecedented levels of consultation with our closest allies.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/03/2016 17:17:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

461325

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many initially rejected visa applications have been reconsidered as a result of changes in circumstances during the assessment process.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	30823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/03/2016 12:07:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

470555

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2016 to Question 30251, how much expenditure has been incurred on back payments to universal credit claimants; and how much additional expenditure would have been incurred had back payments been allowed to exceed one month.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	30990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The information is not centrally collated to this level of detail.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 30989 question first answered 17/03/2016 12:57:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

470553

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2016 to Question 30251, how many universal credit claimants have (a) applied for a back payment of more than one month, (b) received a back payment of more than one month and (c) received a back payment of one month.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	30989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The information is not centrally collated to this level of detail.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 30990 question first answered 17/03/2016 12:57:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

470556

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what scope there is for new claimants of universal credit to negotiate the terms of their claimant commitment.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	30974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>A personalised Claimant Commitment is drawn up by the Work Coach as part of a one to one discussion with the claimant. The work-related requirements detailed in the Claimant Commitment are tailored to an individual’s needs, experience and circumstances, making them realistic and achievable.</p><p> </p><p>It is reviewed with the claimant and revised where appropriate on an on-going basis.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/03/2016 13:05:46 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms