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	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what explanation she has received from the Ministry of Justice about the failure to answer Lord Falconer of Thoroton's Question for Written Answer tabled on 21 July, before Wednesday 9 September, 25 working days after an answer was due.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL2143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>My office makes regular contact with all Government departments that are unable to meet the 10 working day target within which to answer Questions for Written Answer. Every effort is made to address delays and to remind departments of their responsibilities to Parliament.</p><p>I have recently taken the opportunity to discuss the need for timely answers with all members of the Government front bench in this House, and written to the five departments with the greatest proportion of late responses in the 2014/15 session to make clear the House’s expectations and to stress the importance of timely responses. My office will continue to work with all departments to ensure prompt and satisfactory answers to Questions for Written Answer.</p><p>The delay in the particular case to which the noble Lord refers related to delays in gathering the required data. The question tabled by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 21 July has now been answered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 21/09/2015 14:45:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

418106

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, which Church of England dioceses have published regulations on monuments on burial plots and inscriptions on gravestones; which dioceses (a) allow and (b) do not allow nicknames on gravestones; which dioceses allow monuments; which dioceses (i) allow and (ii) do not allow pictorial etchings on gravestones; and which dioceses (A) allow and (B) do not allow free-standing containers on burial plots.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	9765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, while there is central guidance available, each Diocese and Parish applies the regulations to their local circumstances. Without more specific information about which parish is being referred to in the question further comment is not further comment is not possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our advice would be to contact the Diocesan Registrar for Blackburn will know how these regulations are applied locally. The Registrar can be contacted at the Diocesan Office:</p><p> </p><p>Church House, Cathedral Close, Blackburn, BB1 5AA</p><p> </p><p>You may also wish to refer to page 4 of the Diocesan guide to the churchyard regulations available at the following link. <br>This document gives the general advice for the Diocese of Blackburn.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/images/Information/Churchyard%20Regulations%202014.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/images/Information/Churchyard%20Regulations%202014.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 15/09/2015 12:43:52 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

418095

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local councils have local plans in place.
	tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
	tabling member printed	Mims Davies
	uin	9724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>216 of 336 local planning authorities (64%) have adopted and 276 (82%) published a Local Plan. In its Productivity Plan published on 10 July the Government reiterated the importance of a plan-led system, and set out the clear expectation that all areas should produce a Local Plan by early 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/09/2015 13:47:41 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

418109

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many representations his Department has received from (a) councillors, (b) hon. Members and (c) members of the public expressing concerns over the working of local enterprise partnerships in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	9825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/09/2015 13:49:48 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

418057

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Economic Growth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Government has (a) allocated to promote growth in the English regions and (b) paid out to local projects since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	9730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Promoting economic growth throughout the UK, including the English regions is a high priority for the Government which is reflected in initiatives like the Northern Powerhouse, City Deals and the Local Growth Fund. Since 2010 the Government has invested in a range of programmes to support economic growth including: skills and apprenticeships; infrastructure including transport, broadband and housing; business support, research and innovation.</p><p>The Government has invested £2.9 billion through the Regional Growth Fund and £730 million through the Growing Places Fund and has allocated £7.7 billion through the Local Growth Fund. This is all in addition to wider central and local government spending in the English regions on skills, transport and business support.<br><br>The Government has established Local Enterprise Partnerships to manage and coordinate growth programmes in places and devolved funding and power through City Deals, Growth Deals and Devolution Deals, so that local areas can take greater control of delivering economic growth.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/09/2015 12:44:14 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

418056

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Enterprise Zones: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will prioritise town and city centres in the next wave of Enterprise Zones.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	9758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>All applications for Enterprise Zones will be considered including large towns and city centres.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/09/2015 13:51:06 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

418093

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of land is covered by a local plan.
	tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
	tabling member printed	Mims Davies
	uin	9722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>216 of 336 local planning authorities (64%) have adopted and 276 (82%) published a Local Plan. Approximately 59% of England’s land area is covered by adopted Local Plans and 82% covered by published plans. In the Productivity Plan published on 10 July the Government reiterated the importance of a plan-led system and set out the clear expectation that all areas should produce a Local Plan by early 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/09/2015 13:46:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

418094

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of land is covered by a neighbourhood plan.
	tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
	tabling member printed	Mims Davies
	uin	9723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not collect information on the proportion of land covered by neighbourhood plans. There are now almost 1,500 designated neighbourhood planning areas. 222 local planning authorities in England (66% of the total) include at least one designated neighbourhood planning area. <br><br>We estimate that over 8 million people live within a neighbourhood area, representing around 15% of the population in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/09/2015 13:48:51 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

418009

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Renewable Energy: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many tonnes of carbon dioxide were displaced by renewable (a) electricity and (b) heat generation in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Wales in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	9734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows how many tonnes of carbon dioxide were displaced by renewable electricity in each of the UK, England, Scotland and Wales in 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carbon dioxide displaced by renewable</p><p>electricity generation</p><p>(million tonnes)</p></td><td><p> </p><p>41.5</p></td><td><p> </p><p>26.0</p></td><td><p> </p><p>12.3</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Carbon emissions displaced by renewable electricity generation have been calculated as renewable electricity generation multiplied by the average emissions factor for electricity supplied by fossil fuel stations in 2014. A breakdown of electricity generation for the UK countries can be found in Energy Trends table ET 6.1 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></p><p>Carbon dioxide emissions factors for electricity supplied can be found in table 5D of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics, 2015, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></p><p>Information on the carbon savings from the total renewable heat produced in the UK is not available. Chapter 6 of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics provides more information on renewable heat, and shows that 2,730 ktoe of renewable fuels were used to generate heat in 2014. The full renewable energy chapter is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></p><p><br><br></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/09/2015 13:04:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

418116

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Biofuels: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of biomass energy crops in delivering carbon reductions as set out in the UK Bioenergy Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	9776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The 2013/14 Renewables Obligation sustainability data [1] indicate that, for data available, the average greenhouse gas saving from energy crops on the European Union fossil fuel electricity average, by consignment, was approximately 90% (within a range of 85-94%). Feedstock data will begin being collected for Renewable Heat Incentive from the beginning of October, but energy crops are expected to make up a small proportion of heat biomass feedstock.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As recommended in the Bioenergy Strategy, this year the UK government is introducing mandatory sustainability criteria for biomass supported under the Renewables Obligation and the Renewable Heat Incentive. This will ensure that bioenergy feedstock is from sustainable land types, and that feedstock must meet a minimum 60% greenhouse gas saving on the EU fossil fuel electricity average. These requirements apply to energy crops.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2013-14" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2013-14</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/09/2015 16:40:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 21296 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham