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172473

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	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	Higher Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of additional students that will enter higher education in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18 as a result of the removal of the cap on student numbers.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
	uin	220140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

172474

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	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	Higher Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the additional costs of (a) the face value of student loans, (b) the resource costs of student loans, (c) teaching grant through the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (d) maintenance grant that will arise from the removal of the cap on student numbers.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
	uin	220141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

172435

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules govern the wearing of a NATO medal for service in former Yugoslavia by UK service personnel who served in Bosnia during the UN mandate but while NATO was providing air cover.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	219980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Between 1992 and 2002, members of the UK Armed Forces served in the former Yugoslavia under the command of the UN Protection Force or NATO. UK personnel who served within this period and met the eligibility criteria were entitled to receive either the UN Medal or NATO Service Medal. Eligibility for the UN Medal commenced on 1 March 1992 and ran until 31 December 1995. Eligibility for the NATO Service Medal commenced on 1 July 1992 and ended on 31 December 2002.</p><p>UK personnel serving between 1992 and 1995 were not permitted to receive both awards for the same period of service. This would have contravened a central principle of the UK honours system of no double-medalling, which states that only one form of medallic recognition is acceptable for a single period of service. Therefore, personnel serving between 1992 and 1995 received either the UN Medal or the NATO Service Medal, depending on whether they were under UN or NATO command. Personnel serving from 1996 onwards would be entitled only to the NATO Service Medal.</p><p>Both medals were approved by Her Majesty to be accepted and worn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:25:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172436

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	United Nations: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the procedure is for UK servicemen and women to apply for the UN Special Service Medal for the Sarajevo Airlift; and how many service personnel have been awarded that medal.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	219981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Sarajevo airlift began in July 1992 and ran until January 1996. Members of the UK Armed Forces who took part in the airlift and met the eligibility criteria were entitled to be awarded the UN Special Service Medal. UN medals are usually awarded in theatre by the UN Commanding Officer. The information on the number of medals awarded in this case could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>UK personnel could also apply to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office within one year of their return to the UK for the UN Special Service Medal. The MOD Medal Office has issued 67 such medals to UK personnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:22:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172437

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Medals Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Sir John Holmes' Military Medals Review, published in July 2012, what progress his Department has made in implementing the recommendations in paragraphs 50, 51 and 52 of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	219982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence accepted Sir John Holmes's recommendations. The Cabinet Office subsequently published guidance in October 2014, which has been agreed by the Honours and Decorations Committee and endorsed by HM The Queen, in relation to the principle of double-medalling and the acceptance of awards by foreign governments. The acceptance and wear of a foreign award by a British citizen is subject to approval by the Sovereign. Decisions of this kind are for the Foreign Secretary in the first instance.</p><p>This guidance can be found on the Government website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/awarding-military-campaign-medals-guidance.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:23:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172438

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had on allowing the UK service personnel who served in Iraq or Afghanistan to wear the respective NATO medals; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	219983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>No such discussions have been held. One of the central principles of the UK honours system is that only one form of medallic recognition is acceptable for a single period of service (no double-medalling). UK awards take precedence over those presented by multinational forces and awards have already been instituted to recognise the service of British personnel in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Therefore UK personnel are not permitted to wear the NATO awards.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:27:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172614

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London Bridge Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what notification he received from Network Rail or Southern Rail of potential problems with the re-opening of London Bridge station after Christmas 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	220081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Officials from the Department were in touch with the team at Network Rail managing the London Bridge blockade throughout the 16 day closure, including during the weekend of 3 and 4 January. Testing of the new infrastructure commenced on 3 January. This testing identified some issues but these were resolved during 4 January. The blockade of the terminating platforms at London Bridge ended as planned on the evening of 4 January. The issues seen during the week of 5 January only emerged after the station had reopened on Monday 5 January.</p><p> </p><p>During 5 January – and especially in the evening peak - it became clear that the new timetable was not as robust as the operators had expected, which lead to delays in the train service and crowding on the concourse as passengers waited for trains. Delays were increased by a number of infrastructure failures on the network.</p><p> </p><p>In response to these issues Network Rail and Southern have taken the following actions including:</p><p><ul><li>Providing additional information screens to reduce crowding</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Increasing the staff presence at the station</li></ul></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/01/2015 14:05:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

172508

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	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	Floods: Folkestone and Hythe
	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 the value of the investment by the Environment Agency in flood defences in Folkestone and Hythe constituency has been from May 2010 to date; and how much has been budgeted for further future works by that agency in that constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
	tabling member printed	Damian Collins
	uin	220015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below details the value of the investment by the Environment Agency in flood defences in Folkestone and Hythe constituency from May 2010 to date:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outline of works</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Approximate cost </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Time scale</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hythe to Folkestone</p></td><td><p>Shepway District Council manage the beach frontage and maintain shingle defences</p></td><td><p>£950,000.</p><p> </p></td><td><p>May 2010 to present and for the next 5 years.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dymchurch</p></td><td><p>2.2km new defences at Dymchurch</p></td><td><p>£60,000,000</p></td><td><p>Completed in 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Combined Hythe and Horn Street Modelling</p></td><td><p>Detailed modelling of the Hythe Streams area in conjunction with Kent County Council</p></td><td><p>Approximately £45,000</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Commenced in November 2014 and due to be completed in 2015-16.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mill Leese Flood Storage Reservoir</p></td><td><p>Major improvements and refurbishment of embankment and control structure</p></td><td><p>£1,700,000</p></td><td><p>Completed in 2012.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greatstone</p></td><td><p>A rock groyne constructed on the beach at Greatstone to hold material that drifts along the beach from Littlestone</p></td><td><p>£298,000</p></td><td><p>Summer 2014.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greatstone</p></td><td><p>Maintenance of the Sand Dunes</p></td><td><p>£75,000</p></td><td><p>Since 2010.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlestone</p></td><td><p>Beach Recharge</p></td><td><p>£1,300,000</p></td><td><p>Due to complete by April 2015.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seabrook</p></td><td><p>Outfall Improvements</p></td><td><p>£120,000</p></td><td><p>Summer 2014.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On 2 December 2014, the Government published its programme of capital flood and coastal erosion risk management improvement works for the coming six years, up to 2021. This includes indicative allocations to the following schemes in the Folkestone and Hythe constituency:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allocation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hythe Ranges</p></td><td><p>£21,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lydd Ranges</p></td><td><p>£40,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romney Sands Coastal Defences</p></td><td><p>£1,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denge Secondary Defence</p></td><td><p>£2,050,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denge Beach Management</p></td><td><p>£3,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£67,450,000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NB. The two Denge projects cross the constituency boundary.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/01/2015 14:43:23 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

172532

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Perinatal Mortality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average incidence was of stillbirths and linked infant deaths in England and Wales in which all of the twins or triplets from the same pregnancy that remained after foetal reduction in either the first trimester or early in the second trimester subsequently died in infancy or were stillborn in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	220131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 12/01/2015 15:22:11 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

172540

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2014 to Question 218687, when his Department expects NICE to report on the feedback it receives from its associates network about progress made in and challenges of implementing the 2013 guidance on prevention of familial breast cancer; and whether that feedback will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	220083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>We expect the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to report on the feedback it has received from its associates network at the roundtable event involving key stakeholders we are planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 12/01/2015 15:24:46 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis