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456620

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Zika Virus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on the containment of the Zika virus.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	29107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State regularly discusses matters across his portfolio with his European counterparts. He continues to monitor this outbreak of the Zika virus closely. In addition, Departmental officials continue to discuss the developing situation, including the measures that can be taken to contain the virus, with European colleagues through a number of channels, including at regular meetings of the European Health Security Committee.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/03/2016 13:02:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

456754

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Rehabilitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 18 have been placed under an Alcohol Treatment Requirement in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	29136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>None. This is because the Alcohol Treatment Requirement only applies to adults as part of the community order or suspended sentence order.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 04/03/2016 12:20:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

455774

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Work Programme: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with mental health charities on the effect of the Work Programme on its participants.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	28742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Officials met with the Disability Charities Consortium on 15 January to discuss input into the new Work and Health Programme, which included discussion of the lessons learned from the Work Programme. Officials will also be attending a round table on future employment support, hosted by Mind, on 24 March.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 04/03/2016 12:44:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

456597

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	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	Wood-burning Stoves: 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 steps she is taking to reduce carbon emissions from wood stoves.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	29108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Directive 2009/125/EC established a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products. In April 2015 Commission Regulation 2015/1185 was published, which provides minimum standards for efficiencies of wood burning stoves placed on the European market from 2022 that will reduce their carbon emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Wood burning stoves that have a back boiler attached are supported through the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The scheme applies only to Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Wood burning stoves are treated as having zero emissions for most inventory purposes, given that the biomass combustion releases the carbon captured during the trees’ lifetime; and that this loss of carbon from the forest is already recorded in the forestry section of the emissions inventory.</p><p> </p><p>Different carbon emissions figures are used for lifecycle analysis of biomass – but these often relate to the transportation of the fuel and fuel preparation. Evidence to date suggests the fuel used in wood burning stoves, such as logs, is frequently sourced very locally with minimal preparation, and therefore has a relatively small footprint.</p><p> </p><p>A tool is also available from Ofgem for calculating carbon emissions from biomass. It can be found on the Ofgem website at <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/uk-solid-and-gaseous-biomass-carbon-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/uk-solid-and-gaseous-biomass-carbon-calculator</a> .</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 15:00:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

455223

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of tax credit overpayments has been in each financial year since 2010; and how much of that amount HM Revenue and Customs has recovered in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	28541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The value of tax credit overpayments and tax credit recoveries in a tax year is published in HM Revenue &amp; Customs, Annual Report and Accounts, available through www.gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The following are hyperlinks to each of the requested years</p><p> </p><p>2010-11</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/89199/annual-report-accounts-1011.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/89199/annual-report-accounts-1011.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2011-12</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/89198/annual-report-accounts-1112.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/89198/annual-report-accounts-1112.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2012-13</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210244/9549-TSO-HMRC_RA_ACCESSIBLE.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210244/9549-TSO-HMRC_RA_ACCESSIBLE.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2013-14</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330670/HMRC-annual-report-2013-14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330670/HMRC-annual-report-2013-14.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2014-15</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449343/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2014-15__Web_accessible_version_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449343/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2014-15__Web_accessible_version_.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/03/2016 11:47:46 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

455437

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Cleaning Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the rate of pay is for cleaners in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	28615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Cleaning services within the Wales Office are undertaken by outsourced providers under Ministry of Justice contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Rates of pay for cleaners are determined by their respective employers and not held by the Wales Office or Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>All employers are obligated to pay at least the National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage from April 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 04/03/2016 14:30:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

456755

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Violent and Sex Offender Register: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged under 18 are on the Violent and Sex Offender Register; and how many such people were added to that register in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	29137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this data.</p><p>Statistical information from the ViSOR dangerous persons database is owned by the police, and the Home Office does not have access to this information.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 04/03/2016 13:04:41 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

456557

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a system of civilian drone registration similar to that used in the USA.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	29244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Officials from my department are talking to both the US and Irish authorities about the potential benefits of a registration scheme and impacts that such a scheme would have on the industry and how effective a registration scheme would be in improving transparency of ownership. However registration schemes are only as good as the enforcement mechanisms behind them. Government will be consulting on a range of options over the summer.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/03/2016 13:25:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

456555

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to carry out practical tests on the effect of a drone flying into a jet engine.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	29156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Commercial aircraft are already rigorously tested to withstand collisions with small objects, such as birds, but my Department and the Civil Aviation Authority are working with the aviation sector, including manufacturers, airports and airlines, to ensure our understanding of the potential hazards to aircraft remains up-to-date. This activity is also helping to provide real life evidence of drone risks and the options for preventing collisions.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/03/2016 13:41:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

456485

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	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	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the balance of trade between the UK and the rest of the EU was in (a) sugars and confectionery, (b) beverages and tobacco, (c) animal products, (d) cereals and preparations and (e) fish and fish products using the same definitions as in the presentation of information on page 15 of The process of withdrawing from the EU, in the last year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	29273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The trade balance between the UK and the rest of the EU in the above commodity groups in 2015 is given in the table below. These figures are sourced from HM Revenue and Customs’ Overseas Trade Statistics database and based on the same definitions as in the presentation of information on page 15 of ‘The process of withdrawing from the EU’.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commodity (HS commodity code) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> UK trade balance with the EU (£ million), 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sugars and confectionery (HS 17)</p></td><td><p>-451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beverages and tobacco (HS 2009, 2201-08)</p></td><td><p>-1,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal products (HS 01, 02, 1601-02)</p></td><td><p>-3,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cereals and preparations (HS 0407-10, 10, 1101-04, 1107-09, 19, 2102-06, 2209)</p></td><td><p>-2,729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fish and fish products (HS 03, 0508, 051191, 150410, 150420, 1603-05, 230120)</p></td><td><p>+84</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: HM Revenue and Customs Overseas Trade Statistics database</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/03/2016 13:40:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope