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156912

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	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	EU External Trade: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what occasions have (a) EU companies seeking to trade in the US and (b) US companies seeking to trade in the EU claimed to have been discriminated against by the courts of the host nation in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	215459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Claims made by EU investors in third countries or vice versa may be made in a wide range of situations in which the UK government is not involved and about which it does not have access to relevant information.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/12/2014 14:57:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

156980

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	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	Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet representatives of the Woodland Trust and Country Living magazine to discuss a register of England's most important trees.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	215453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra has received nearly 10,000 emails and letters in support of the campaign for a register of England's most important trees. Defra officials are already in contact with the Woodland Trust on this matter and a meeting has been arranged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 215454 question first answered 27/11/2014 14:06:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

156981

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	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	Trees
	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 representations she has received on the Woodland Trust and Country Living magazine's campaign for a register of England's most important trees; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	215454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra has received nearly 10,000 emails and letters in support of the campaign for a register of England's most important trees. Defra officials are already in contact with the Woodland Trust on this matter and a meeting has been arranged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 215453 question first answered 27/11/2014 14:06:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

156915

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	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	Bayer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with Bayer plc in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	215405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills&amp;publication_type=transparency-data</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for April – June 2014 is due to be published soon.</p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings with officials are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/11/2014 13:46:31 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

156996

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England has taken to ensure a safe transition of responsibility for dialysis commissioning to clinical commissioning groups from April 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	215402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it is in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring responsibility for renal services. The head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England recently met stakeholders from renal service representative groups and heard their concerns directly. A new Task &amp; Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with advice and recommendations on specialised services. The PSSAG meets multiple times a year. The PSSAG met and formulated its recommendations on 30 September 2014, which concluded transferring commissioning responsibility for renal services. The Department intends to launch a public consultation before the end of 2014. The consultation will consider how to transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 215401 215404 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:14:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

156997

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bayer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with Bayer plc in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	215403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings with officials are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 25/11/2014 17:33:32 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

157000

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training and educational support will be provided by NHS England to commissioners in clinical commissioning groups to assist them in effectively commissioning dialysis from April 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	215404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it is in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring responsibility for renal services. The head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England recently met stakeholders from renal service representative groups and heard their concerns directly. A new Task &amp; Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with advice and recommendations on specialised services. The PSSAG meets multiple times a year. The PSSAG met and formulated its recommendations on 30 September 2014, which concluded transferring commissioning responsibility for renal services. The Department intends to launch a public consultation before the end of 2014. The consultation will consider how to transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 215401 215402 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:14:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

157003

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made by NHS England of the specialist skills and knowledge required to commission dialysis.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	215401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it is in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring responsibility for renal services. The head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England recently met stakeholders from renal service representative groups and heard their concerns directly. A new Task &amp; Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with advice and recommendations on specialised services. The PSSAG meets multiple times a year. The PSSAG met and formulated its recommendations on 30 September 2014, which concluded transferring commissioning responsibility for renal services. The Department intends to launch a public consultation before the end of 2014. The consultation will consider how to transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 215402 215404 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:14:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

156950

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many housing adaptations his Department has carried out for wounded service personnel in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	215480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The majority of adaptations to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties are carried out for the benefit of family members and dependants. It is not possible to identify separately those carried out for the benefit of injured Service personnel.</p><p> </p><p>In many cases, the MOD aims to move families into SFA properties which have already been adapted where this is appropriate, rather than understanding further adaptations.</p><p> </p><p>The number of adaptations to privately owned houses of personnel injured on operations is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Number of Adaptations</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>69</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>95</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>73</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (to end October 2014)</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>58</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data prior to this date is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/11/2014 16:10:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 30059 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

156951

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to monitor the safety and performance of the UK's nuclear deterrent and weapons programme.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	215481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Safety is monitored and regulated by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator, the Defence Maritime Regulator and by civil regulators. Deterrent performance is assured by the Chief Strategic Systems Executive. The Defence Nuclear Safety Committee provides overarching assurance to the Secretary of State on the adequacy of these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 25/11/2014 17:59:18 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 30060 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker