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346849

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation was conducted with stakeholders affected by the reforms for delivery of approved English language qualifications for settlement and citizenship effective from November 2015; how the decision was communicated to teaching providers and learners; and whether an impact assessment was undertaken.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	1
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The possibility of changes to the English language requirement for settlement and nationality was discussed as part of the SELT procurement process. Letters announcing the change to test arrangements have been sent to a range of organisations. As this change relates to the implementation of existing policy, no formal impact assessment was required.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/06/2015 10:35:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

346956

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on the (a) number and (b) content of the Sustainable Development Goals produced by the UN Open Working Group.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	10
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK maintains that a short set of goals and targets to replace the Millennium Development Goals would be ideal, but we recognise the strong consensus among UN member states to maintain the Sustainable Development goals and targets on the Open Working Group in their current form.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has consistently supported the content of the proposed Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome in particular Goal 1 on ending extreme poverty, Goal 5 on Gender which strongly reflects UK priorities including ending female genital mutilation and early forced marriage, and Goal 16 on peaceful and inclusive societies, good governance, and access to justice.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346874

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Official Residences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, if he will rent out (a) Chequers, (b) Chevening and (c) Dorneywood.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>Chequers, Chevening and Dorneywood are not owned by Government. They are administered by trustees in accordance with the terms of the individual trusts.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 03/06/2015 14:44:01 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346876

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Energy Efficiency Deployment Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her policy is on expanding the scope and budget of the Energy Efficiency Deployment Office; and how many staff are employed in that Office.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving energy efficiency. Work on energy efficiency has been carried out across several directorates in the Department over recent years. Following an internal reorganisation within the Department earlier in 2015, the Energy Efficiency Deployment Office no longer exists. The work it previously carried out is now undertaken in a number of different directorates, including those focused on home energy use and business and local energy use.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/06/2015 13:28:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

347142

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to to the Written Statement of 9 January 2015, HCWS18, on maximising voter registration, what proportion of each of the funding streams has been spent in (a) England, Wales and Scotland combined, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the London Borough of Islington and (e) Islington South and Finsbury constituency to date.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>A full breakdown of the funding allocations for all EROs is available at the following link: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/10-million-boost-for-voter-registration" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/10-million-boost-for-voter-registration</a></p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 03/06/2015 11:59:35 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347145

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to to the Written Statement of 9 January 2015, HCWS18, on maximising voter registration, if the Government will provide further funding to electoral registration officers to maximise voter registration once the transition to individual electoral registration is complete.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>Over £14million has been invested over the last two financial years to support the completeness and accuracy of the register, including in the run up to the General Election.</p><p>The Electoral Commission is due to publish an analysis of the electoral registers used for these elections in June and the Government will consider further steps in the light of this report.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 107 question first answered 03/06/2015 11:55:12 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347150

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 6 May 2014 to Question HL6721, what steps the Government plans to take to maximise voter registration before 1 December 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>Over £14million has been invested over the last two financial years to support the completeness and accuracy of the register, including in the run up to the General Election.</p><p>The Electoral Commission is due to publish an analysis of the electoral registers used for these elections in June and the Government will consider further steps in the light of this report.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 106 question first answered 03/06/2015 11:55:12 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

346957

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what response the Government has made to the Synthesis Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Post-2015 Agenda.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	11
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK welcomed the UN Secretary-General’s Synthesis Report as a useful contribution to the post-2015 negotiations when it was released in December 2014. In particular we welcomed his proposal for six ‘essential elements’ as a way to communicate the agenda in an inspiring and concise way to citizens everywhere. We were also pleased to note his suggestion that the UN System conducts a technical review of the Sustainable Development Goal targets to ensure that they are as implementable as possible.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346875

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Planning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will take steps to repeal the Infrastructure Planning Standing Order.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State does not plan to repeal the Infrastructure Planning (Radioactive Waste Geological Disposal Facilities) Order 2015, which brings development of geological disposal facilities, and the deep boreholes required to assess potential sites for these facilities, within the statutory definition of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects in the Planning Act 2008.</p><p>The Government believes that the Planning Act 2008 represents the most appropriate planning regime for infrastructure of this kind<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/06/2015 13:33:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

347161

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to respond to the 8th Report of the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee of Session 2014-15, What next on the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries?, HC 600.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the report's recommendations and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 03/06/2015 11:53:49 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry