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	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people referred for talking therapies received cognitive behaviour therapy in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	11784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>Information on the proportion of people referred for talking therapies who received cognitive behavioural therapy during 2013/14 is given on the attached table <em>Proportion of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) referrals that finished a course of treatment between 1<sup>st</sup> April 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> March 2014, for selected therapy types, England</em>. Information for previous years is not available centrally. Information on 2014/15 will be published in November 2015.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/10/2015 12:56:33 question first ministerially corrected 16/10/2015 13:29:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt attachment 1 file name PQ 11784 IAPT referrals 2013-14.xlsx title IAPT Referrals for Selected Therapy Types 2013-14 previous answer version 23809 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

419049

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions prosecutions have resulted from visits by HM Revenue and Customs' officials to sites in Northern Ireland where illegal fuel laundering had occurred in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	10404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) does not break down statistics for oils prosecutions to separate out those resulting from visits by officers to laundering sites.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2015 13:48:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

419124

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Electroconvulsive Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will undertake an urgent review into the increased use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on people considered incapacitated without their consent; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a ban on the forced use of ECT.
	tabling member constituency	South Thanet
	tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
	uin	10408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for patients who are detained for treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983 (the Act) and for all patients under 18 years is governed by section 58A of the Act. If a patient lacks the capacity to consent a second opinion appointed doctor (SOAD) must certify that the patient lacks the capacity to consent and that:</p><p>- the treatment is appropriate;</p><p>- no valid and applicable advance decision has been made by the patient under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) refusing the treatment in question;</p><p>- no suitably authorised attorney or deputy objects to the treatment on the patients behalf; and</p><p>- the treatment would not conflict with a decision of the Court of Protection which prevents the treatment being given.</p><p>The numbers of these second opinions involving ECT have been declining for the past decade though there has been an increase since 2012/13. It is not clear whether this is a change in overall trend.</p><p>The requirements of section 58A can only be overridden in emergency if the treatment is necessary to save the patient’s life and to prevent a serious deterioration of the patient’s condition, and the treatment does not have unfavourable physical or psychological consequences which cannot be reversed.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/10/2015 12:24:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

419051

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the British Virgin Islands government's progress towards implementing a central register of beneficial ownership; and what steps he is taking to ensure that that government publishes a timetable for that implementation by November 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	10437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The international standards on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing, including transparency of legal persons, are set by the Financial Action Task Force. The British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands are members of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and are subject to mutual evaluations of their AML/CTF regime through this body.</p><p>At the December 2014 Joint Ministerial Council, the UK and the Overseas Territories committed to continue to work together in raising international standards to tackle money laundering, tax evasion, illicit finance and corruption, leading by example given the importance of our financial centres to the international financial system. In March, the Minister for the Overseas Territories and I wrote to the Premiers of the BVI and Cayman Islands asking them to set out plans and a timetable for the implementation of central registers of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective systems, by the November Joint Ministerial Council.</p><p>Any system should meet the following three criteria: UK and domestic law enforcement and tax authorities must be able to access company beneficial ownership information without restriction, subject to relevant safeguards; these competent authorities should be able to quickly identify all companies that a particular beneficial owner has a stake in, without needing to submit multiple and repeated requests; and companies or their beneficial owners must not be alerted to the fact that an investigation is under way.</p><p>The UK Government continues to engage actively with the BVI and Cayman Islands to emphasize the importance of this agenda and to offer any technical support that might be required.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10438 10448 question first answered 16/10/2015 13:43:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

419052

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the Cayman Islands government's progress towards implementing a central register of beneficial ownership; and what steps he is taking to ensure that that government publishes a timetable for that implementation by November 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	10438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The international standards on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing, including transparency of legal persons, are set by the Financial Action Task Force. The British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands are members of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and are subject to mutual evaluations of their AML/CTF regime through this body.</p><p>At the December 2014 Joint Ministerial Council, the UK and the Overseas Territories committed to continue to work together in raising international standards to tackle money laundering, tax evasion, illicit finance and corruption, leading by example given the importance of our financial centres to the international financial system. In March, the Minister for the Overseas Territories and I wrote to the Premiers of the BVI and Cayman Islands asking them to set out plans and a timetable for the implementation of central registers of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective systems, by the November Joint Ministerial Council.</p><p>Any system should meet the following three criteria: UK and domestic law enforcement and tax authorities must be able to access company beneficial ownership information without restriction, subject to relevant safeguards; these competent authorities should be able to quickly identify all companies that a particular beneficial owner has a stake in, without needing to submit multiple and repeated requests; and companies or their beneficial owners must not be alerted to the fact that an investigation is under way.</p><p>The UK Government continues to engage actively with the BVI and Cayman Islands to emphasize the importance of this agenda and to offer any technical support that might be required.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10437 10448 question first answered 16/10/2015 13:43:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

419030

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	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	Overseas Investment: Sri Lanka
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support UKTI is giving to British firms wishing to invest in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	10441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>UK Trade and Investment’s (UKTI) team in the High Commission in Colombo (who cover Sri Lanka and the Maldives) provide advice to and support actual and potential UK investors. This can include advice on market opportunities, local partners and legal and regulatory requirements. They also offer the full range of UKTI services and support to British companies selling or looking for opportunities to sell goods and services in Sri Lanka. The High Commissioner regularly supports British companies, including by hosting and speaking at events and lobbying for them. The High Commission team works closely with the independent Council for Business with Britain, a trade grouping that many British investors in Sri Lanka are members of, to encourage and support continuing growth in business relations between the UK and Sri Lanka.</p><p>The UK is consistently a top ten investor in Sri Lanka, ranking 7th in 2013, the latest year for which official figures are available. These investments range widely, from financial services to education, from traditional industries to cutting edge IT development.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:55:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

419031

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	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	Trade Missions: South Asia
	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 official trade delegations have been to (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Bangladesh and (d) Sri Lanka in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	10442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The following is a list of official trade missions that have been organised by UK Trade &amp; Investment over the past three years to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.</p><p><strong>2013/14 </strong></p><ul><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to India = 10</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions Pakistan = 1</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Bangladesh = 0</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Sri Lanka = 3</li></ul><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p><ul><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to India = 9</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions Pakistan = 1</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Bangladesh = 1</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Sri Lanka = 1</li></ul><p><strong>2015/16 </strong></p><ul><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to India = 0 (2 planned)</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions Pakistan = 0</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Bangladesh = 0 (1 planned)</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Sri Lanka = 0 (1 planned)</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:57:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

419027

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	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	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2015 to Question 8779, whether the range of information sources HM Revenue and Customs uses to monitor the reported self-correction by employers participating in the new national minimum wage campaign includes speaking independently to the workforce and other relevant groups such as local trade unions.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	10447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>HMRC operate a risk based approach using a range of sources to monitor self-corrections in the national minimum wage campaign, this ‎includes contacting workers to ensure they have received the reported arrears.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/10/2015 12:33:06 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

419053

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2015 to Question 5430, on ownership of companies, what his definition is of a similarly effective system.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	10448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The international standards on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing, including transparency of legal persons, are set by the Financial Action Task Force. The British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands are members of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and are subject to mutual evaluations of their AML/CTF regime through this body.</p><p>At the December 2014 Joint Ministerial Council, the UK and the Overseas Territories committed to continue to work together in raising international standards to tackle money laundering, tax evasion, illicit finance and corruption, leading by example given the importance of our financial centres to the international financial system. In March, the Minister for the Overseas Territories and I wrote to the Premiers of the BVI and Cayman Islands asking them to set out plans and a timetable for the implementation of central registers of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective systems, by the November Joint Ministerial Council.</p><p>Any system should meet the following three criteria: UK and domestic law enforcement and tax authorities must be able to access company beneficial ownership information without restriction, subject to relevant safeguards; these competent authorities should be able to quickly identify all companies that a particular beneficial owner has a stake in, without needing to submit multiple and repeated requests; and companies or their beneficial owners must not be alerted to the fact that an investigation is under way.</p><p>The UK Government continues to engage actively with the BVI and Cayman Islands to emphasize the importance of this agenda and to offer any technical support that might be required.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 10437 10438 question first answered 16/10/2015 13:43:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

419045

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 July 2015 to Question 7826, what his definition is of a contentious grant; and whether any grants have come into this category since October 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	10468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The principles and guidance for government departments set out in Managing Public Money explain that departments need Treasury consent before undertaking expenditure. Specific Treasury approval is required for any spending outside delegated authorities or which set precedents, are novel, contentious or could cause repercussions elsewhere in the public sector. Managing Public Money does not seek to define these terms beyond their normal meaning, but does include the Treasury’s expectation (in respect of certain payments) that the responsible accounting officers would feel able to justify proposed payments in parliament if challenged.</p><p>The scheme described in response to Question 7826 was established in line with these principles.The Treasury was not asked to give specific approval to any of the grants made since 2014 under section 64 of the Health and Public Health Act 1968 mentioned in the Hon. Member’s previous question.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/10/2015 13:53:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies