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170297

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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	Scottish Power
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	218595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/12/2014 11:11:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

169502

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Somaliland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote the reintegration of Somaliland into Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	218174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text It is for Somalia and Somaliland themselves to determine their future relationship and for neighbouring countries in the region to take the lead in recognising any new arrangements. Following the London Conference in February 2012, which “recognised the need for the international community to support any dialogue that Somaliland and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) or its replacement may agree to establish in order to clarify their future relations”, the TFG and Somaliland met for the first time at Chevening in the UK, in June 2012. They agreed to cooperate on matters of mutual interest. Somalia and Somaliland have held several further rounds of talks in Turkey, at Ministerial level. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/12/2014 15:58:07 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169504

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage democratic change in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	218054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><th> </th><td><table><tbody><tr><td>I held discussions on Bahrain’s recent elections at the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group on 4 December with the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) held similar discussions with the King and Crown Prince of Bahrain during his visit there on 6 December. In both meetings we commended the election of a broad range of candidates, although the opposition political societies decided not to take part. I will continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to build on the success of the elections and move forward with further reform to advance the democratisation and human rights agenda.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2014 11:53:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

170105

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing two Patient Access Schemes for one treatment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	218554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Whilst we recognise there are benefits to be derived from Patient Access Schemes (PAS), both the 2009 and 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Schemes (PPRS), negotiated with the United Kingdom pharmaceutical industry, set out that PAS should be the exception rather than the rule. It is important that PAS are operationally manageable for the National Health Service, and any burden for the NHS should be proportionate to the benefits of the PAS for the NHS and patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2009 and 2014 schemes set out the Department’s and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry’s commitment to ensure that the cumulative burden on all parties involved in the operation of PAS is manageable. The PPRS recognises that it is reasonable for the Department to take this issue into account when considering the viability of individual PAS proposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2014 PPRS states that the Department is unlikely to agree more than one PAS for a single product because of the complexity this would introduce for the NHS.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 218458 question first answered 17/12/2014 17:16:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

169978

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has any plans to allow two Patient Access Schemes for one treatment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	218458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Whilst we recognise there are benefits to be derived from Patient Access Schemes (PAS), both the 2009 and 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Schemes (PPRS), negotiated with the United Kingdom pharmaceutical industry, set out that PAS should be the exception rather than the rule. It is important that PAS are operationally manageable for the National Health Service, and any burden for the NHS should be proportionate to the benefits of the PAS for the NHS and patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2009 and 2014 schemes set out the Department’s and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry’s commitment to ensure that the cumulative burden on all parties involved in the operation of PAS is manageable. The PPRS recognises that it is reasonable for the Department to take this issue into account when considering the viability of individual PAS proposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2014 PPRS states that the Department is unlikely to agree more than one PAS for a single product because of the complexity this would introduce for the NHS.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 218554 question first answered 17/12/2014 17:16:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

169607

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Uber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will conduct an investigation into the compliance of Uber with regulations for the operation of taxi firms and the licensing of individual taxi drivers.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	218049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>While Government is responsible for the overall legislative framework governing taxis and private hire vehicles, responsibility for ensuring that Uber complies with all relevant licensing requirements rests with local licensing authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/12/2014 14:27:19 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

166240

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has received any information from UK Financial Investments Ltd in respect of the (a) operation by RBS of its Global Restructuring Group (GRC) as a profit centre for the bank and (b) implications of the operations of the GRC for small business customers of RBS.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	216223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>We have not received information from UK Financial Investments (UKFI) relating to the operation of RBS’s Global Restructuring Group (GRG) as a profit centre for the bank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Similarly, we have not received information from UKFI relating to the implications of the operations of GRG for small business customers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As you are aware, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is currently investigating the operations of GRG in relation to its treatment of business customers in financial difficulty. If the FCA identifies issues which come within its remit, it will consider further regulatory measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/12/2014 17:45:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

169500

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Bahrain on the release of political prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	218099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>We encourage the Government of Bahrain to respect the rights of all peaceful opposition figures. If we have specific concerns around convictions or sentencing, we raise these with the Government of Bahrain as part of our wider dialogue on human rights and reform.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2014 13:20:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

100375

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will support proposals in the EU to take action against the Israeli government if it does not rescind the appropriation of 990 acres in Gush Etzion in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	211443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>We are strongly opposed to any attempts to change the facts on the ground in the West Bank by increasing the number of settlers living there. Such acts raise tensions and undermine prospects for peace. During my visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories between 5-8 October, I discussed my strong concerns about the issue of settlements and land expropriation with the Israeli Justice Minister on 6 October. Discussions are continuing in Brussels on how the EU can best discourage settlement expansion, and the UK is working closely with other Member States to that end.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2014 13:58:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

169828

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Mauritania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Mauritania on the detention of Mr Biram Dah Abeid and his associates.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	218364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of the recent arrest of Mr Biram Abeid and other anti-slavery activists. We are following this case closely and have met a wide range of those involved, including members of Mr Biram’s organisation. We discussed this issue with EU partners on 3 December 2014.</p><p>We will continue to engage with Mauritania on human rights issues and work closely with our international partners represented in Nouakchott including diplomatic institutions, the UN, EU and African Union.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2014 14:26:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson