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100249

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Information Commissioner's Office: Powers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that the Information Commissioner has sufficient powers to enforce his rulings.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	211203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to making sure that the Information Commissioner has sufficient resource to carry out its statutory duties.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice works closely with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to keep its enforcement powers under review.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the ICO’s enforcement powers can be found on its website - www.ico.org.uk.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 24/10/2014 13:44:23 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

93495

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD Ashchurch
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the study by the Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Logistics Operations) into the railhead at Ashchurch is still pending; and when he expects to receive the report of that study.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	210804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>In April 2014 the Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Logistics Operations) commissioned a Capability Investigation into future defence rail in order to inform future investment decisions; this included a review of all railheads used by defence. A staff review of the investigation report is currently being completed – it is expected that this review will take up to 90 days to complete.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/10/2014 13:30:22 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 23153 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

100225

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judicial Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many judicial review cases his Department has unsuccessfully intervened since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	211304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The purpose of an intervention in a judicial review should be to help the court decide the case.</p><p>Details of interventions made by this department since 2010 are not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 24/10/2014 13:43:52 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

100145

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her contribution of 22 July 2014, Official Report, column 1262, what progress her Department has made on implementing the commitments made in the 2011 Prevent Strategy review; and what plans she has to publish the information on her Department's work in this area.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	211284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government publishes an annual report which describes recent developments in the terrorist threat to the UK and its interests, and the progress made in our counter-terrorism work. This includes high-level information about the contribution of different Government departments to the implementation of the Prevent strategy.</p><p>The Secretary of State's statement to the House on 22 July, in response to Peter Clarke's report into allegations about schools in Birmingham, set out the latest steps that the Government is taking to increase the resilience of schools to extremism.</p><p>The Secretary of State is still considering the best format to update the House on delivery of the Department’s commitments, and will report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 24/10/2014 13:31:32 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

99725

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2014
	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	Engineers
	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 professional chartered engineers his Department employs.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	David Mowat
	uin	210984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change does not record centrally the professional qualifications of its staff and is therefore unable to answer this question without incurring disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 24/10/2014 13:36:28 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
	tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

99804

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	City Technology Colleges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many city technology colleges still exist; and how many such colleges have converted to Academy status to date.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	211085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>There are three open city technology colleges. There are 12 open academies whose predecessor school was a city technology college.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 24/10/2014 13:34:05 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

99807

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	City Technology Colleges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to make national guidance on fair admissions which gives priority to looked-after children binding on city technology colleges.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	211021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>All maintained and academy schools must comply with the School Admissions Code. This requires them to give highest admissions priority to looked-after and previously looked-after children.</p><p>The School Admissions Code does not apply, however, to city technology colleges (CTCs), including city colleges for the technology of the arts (CCTAs), which are independent schools set up under provisions originally within the Education Reform Act 1998.</p><p>Each of these schools was established prior to the introduction of a mandatory School Admissions Code, so the funding agreements put in place do not require them to give priority to looked-after or previously looked after children.</p><p>Any variation in those funding agreements has to be with the CTC or CCTA’s agreement.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 24/10/2014 13:32:34 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

100161

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Solar Power: Biodiversity
	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 assessment she has made of the conclusions of the BRE National Solar Centre Report on Biodiversity Guidance for Solar Developments published in partnership; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	211259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>We want farmers to prioritise making the best use of their land for agriculture and food production, rather than secondary uses. Nevertheless, we welcome the work of the BRE in partnership with the solar and biodiversity conservation sectors to encourage best practice where solar farms are permitted, to mitigate some of the impacts of these developments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/10/2014 13:43:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

93800

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects (a) solar photovoltaic and (b) onshore wind generation in the UK to be free of government subsidy.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	210892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The levelised cost of onshore wind and large scale solar photovoltaics (solar PV) are expected to fall over time. These estimated cost reductions are reflected in the administrative strike prices for solar PV and onshore wind in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMR" target="_blank">EMR</a> Delivery Plan, which shows support for these technologies falling over the coming years. Under the CfD auction, it is likely that established technologies will compete on price in order to secure a contract for support. This support will be within the budgetary constraints set through the Levy Control Framework (LCF).</p><p>It’s difficult to be certain when subsidies will no longer be required. Taking account of uncertainty, some projects may reach parity with wholesale electricity prices in the latter half of this decade or 2020s in the case of most ‘established’ technologies, such as onshore wind and solar PV, and post-2030 in the case of most ‘less established’ technologies, depending on the electricity price scenario used and the speed of cost reductions. The longer term aim is that renewables will be cost-competitive with other forms of energy generation and subsidies will no longer be required.</p><p>Published estimates of levelised costs are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/10/2014 13:33:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

100147

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in which academy trusts have parent governors been (a) elected and (b) selected.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
	uin	211249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The model articles for academies provide that most directors are appointed by the trust members. They also set out that parent directors – and local parent governors who sit on local governing bodies in multi academy trusts – shall be elected. Where fewer parents stand for election than there are vacancies, the number of parent directors required shall be made up by parent directors appointed by the directors. The Department for Education does not collate centrally information on what arrangements academy trusts have for the election or appointment of directors and parent governors.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 211234 question first answered 24/10/2014 13:30:34 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne