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33825

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers participated in the regional employer National Insurance contributions holiday in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	184094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>This Government is committed to helping UK businesses grow and create jobs. The NICs holiday was a temporary, targeted scheme to help start ups take on new staff within their first year of trading. Although take up was lower than expected, the holiday benefitted over 26,000 businesses and supported over 90,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the lessons learnt from the holiday, we are taking action to reduce the employer NICs burden on small businesses and have created the new Employment Allowance which is simple to administer, permanent and available to all business and charities in the UK, this is reducing their employer NICs bill by up to £2,000 each year. As a result, 450,000 employers will pay no NICs at all in 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p>According to the latest available figures the break down of employers that applied for the National Insurance Holiday by region, throughout the scheme is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1265</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3975</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1695</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2645</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1840</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4840</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3975</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3100</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorks</strong><strong>. And Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3265</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26600</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NICs Holiday attracted around 26,600 applicants over a three year period. Further statistical information on the scheme is available on a factsheet at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/nics-hol.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/nics-hol.htm</a>. The factsheet only covers periods from the start of the scheme to December 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

42035

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Cardiff County Council and (b) Vale of Glamorgan Council.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	191131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Cardiff Council are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ward</p></td><td><p>Green matches</p></td><td><p>Amber matches</p></td><td><p>Red matches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adamsdown</p></td><td><p>55.0%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>37.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Butetown</p></td><td><p>55.3%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>41.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerau</p></td><td><p>84.1%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>13.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canton</p></td><td><p>75.0%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>21.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cathays</p></td><td><p>24.1%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>72.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creigiau/st. Fagans</p></td><td><p>84.8%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>13.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyncoed</p></td><td><p>78.6%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>19.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ely</p></td><td><p>84.9%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>13.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fairwater</p></td><td><p>84.0%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>14.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gabalfa</p></td><td><p>38.0%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>58.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grangetown</p></td><td><p>65.8%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>29.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heath</p></td><td><p>81.7%</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>16.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lisvane</p></td><td><p>87.2%</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>11.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llandaff</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>19.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llandaff North</p></td><td><p>82.4%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>15.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llanishen</p></td><td><p>81.7%</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>16.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llanrumney</p></td><td><p>85.1%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentwyn</p></td><td><p>82.6%</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>15.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentyrch</p></td><td><p>86.1%</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>12.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penylan</p></td><td><p>71.3%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>25.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plasnewydd</p></td><td><p>42.5%</p></td><td><p>8.3%</p></td><td><p>49.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontprennau/old St. Mellons</p></td><td><p>78.6%</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>20.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Radyr</p></td><td><p>82.8%</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>15.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhiwbina</p></td><td><p>87.2%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>11.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Riverside</p></td><td><p>62.0%</p></td><td><p>8.1%</p></td><td><p>29.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rumney</p></td><td><p>84.0%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Splott</p></td><td><p>75.3%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>21.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trowbridge</p></td><td><p>80.5%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>17.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitchurch &amp; Tongwynlais</p></td><td><p>83.6%</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>15.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for The Vale of Glamorgan Council are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ward</p></td><td><p>Green matches</p></td><td><p>Amber matches</p></td><td><p>Red matches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BARUC</p></td><td><p>81.8%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td><td><p>15.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BUTTRILLS</p></td><td><p>83.0%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>15.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CADOC</p></td><td><p>82.9%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>15.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CASTLELAND</p></td><td><p>76.9%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>20.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CORNERSWELL</p></td><td><p>86.3%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>12.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COURT</p></td><td><p>82.5%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>15.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COWBRIDGE</p></td><td><p>81.9%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>14.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DINAS POWYS</p></td><td><p>86.6%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>11.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DYFAN</p></td><td><p>86.3%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>12.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GIBBONSDOWN</p></td><td><p>85.4%</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>13.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ILLTYD</p></td><td><p>85.8%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>12.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LLANDOUGH</p></td><td><p>84.5%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>13.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LLANDOW/EWENNY</p></td><td><p>82.0%</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>12.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LLANTWIT MAJOR</p></td><td><p>82.8%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>15.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PETERSTON-SUPER-ELY</p></td><td><p>81.3%</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PLYMOUTH</p></td><td><p>82.9%</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RHOOSE</p></td><td><p>84.3%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>13.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ST. ATHAN</p></td><td><p>82.2%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>15.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ST. AUGUSTINE'S</p></td><td><p>73.8%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>22.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ST. BRIDE'S MAJOR</p></td><td><p>82.0%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>14.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STANWELL</p></td><td><p>82.7%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>14.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SULLY</p></td><td><p>82.1%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>15.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WENVOE</p></td><td><p>82.6%</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td><td><p>12.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter previous answer version 2094 answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

58316

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of British armed forces personnel operationally deployed to Northern Ireland in each year from April 1984 to April 2010 and (b) the number of such personnel who were accompanied by (i) a spouse or (ii) a civil partner in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	199300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5">The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 202093 question first answered 30/06/2014 13:42:15 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 498 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

63599

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British armed forces personnel were operationally deployed to Northern Ireland in each year from April 1984 to April 2010; and how many such personnel were accompanied by a (a) spouse or (b) civil partner in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	202093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5">The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 199300 question first answered 30/06/2014 13:42:15 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

64555

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Driving Instruction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) security category and (b) sentence type was of each prisoner recorded as taking car driving lessons and tests in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	202937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>My officials are currently working to provide the information requested but it has not proved possible to produce it in the time allowed. I will write to you in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 202936 202938 question first answered 02/07/2014 15:58:53 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

79049

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of recent Israeli actions in Gaza and that country's compliance with international law and its obligations under the Geneva Conventions.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	206812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that Israel has a right to self-defence but that everything must be done to minimise civilian casualties.</p><p>An assessment of whether Israeli actions in Gaza comply with international law and its obligations under the Geneva Conventions requires an investigation on the ground. To that end the United Nations Human Rights Council has set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate purported violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the Gaza Strip since the conflict began on 13 June. The UK supports this inquiry, which must be balanced and independent.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/09/2014 08:01:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

79108

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the legality under international law and the Geneva Conventions of Israel's current actions in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	206816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>We have been clear that Israel has a right to defend itself. The UN Human Rights Council has set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate purported violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in the Gaza Strip since the conflict began there on 13 June. We are calling on both sides to cooperate with the Commission of Inquiry, which must itself be independent and balanced in its approach.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/09/2014 08:14:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

90769

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	NATO: Newport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the potential financial benefits to Wales arising from holding the NATO Summit in Newport and Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	208174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The NATO Summit has shown the world that Wales is an excellent location to invest, set up a business or host world-class events. Many Welsh businesses, including those in the tourism and hospitality sectors, have benefitted from Wales’s successful hosting of the Summit.</p><p> </p><p>A recent report from Barclays that looked at the NATO Summit and its impact on Wales concluded that, “A successful Summit will create direct and indirect business opportunities for Welsh companies for many years to come”.</p><p> </p><p>I want to build a lasting legacy for Wales following the Summit. As part of this, the Celtic Manor will host a UK investment summit in November which will showcase Wales as a great place to invest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208313 question first answered 09/09/2014 14:28:10 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

90830

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	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	Higher Education: Radicalism
	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 discussions he has had with the Minister for Education in the Welsh Government on tackling extremism and radicalisation in UK universities; and if he will convene a meeting with his counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss this matter.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	208390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Given my recent appointment to the position of Minister for Universities I have not yet had the opportunity to meet with the Minister for Education in the Welsh Government but intend to do so at the earliest convenience.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the meantime the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills continues to work closely with the Welsh Government and other partners in Wales, including through a ‘Preventing Extremism’ regional coordinator who supports Universities and Colleges throughout Wales to help them prevent radicalisation and tackle extremism.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/09/2014 10:53:35 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

92494

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the guideline notice period is for any tenant served an eviction notice by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation of the date on which the property must be vacated.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	209902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides accommodation to Service personnel and their families as part of their terms and conditions of Service. Individuals cease to be entitled to occupy Service Accommodation when they leave the Services. If necessary, the MOD take action to recover possession of such property. <br><br>The level of notice to be given in each case is set out in the Tri-Service Accommodation Regulations, published as Joint Service Publication 464. In most cases, individuals are entitled to 93 days notice to vacate. However, in some circumstances, including medical discharges and compulsory redundancies, this entitlement can be extended by a further 93 days. The shortest entitlement for personnel dismissed for disciplinary or misconduct reasons is 28 days.<br><br>In the last twelve months, the MOD has applied for eviction orders in 20 cases. All eviction notices were served when unentitled occupants were still resident in the property.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 209899 209901 question first answered 20/10/2014 16:17:44 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty