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485751

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the alternative Colne Valley tunnelling scheme for High Speed 2 as proposed by Hillingdon Council; and if he will meet the hon. Member for Richmond Park, the Leader of Hillingdon Council and the hon. Member for Uxbridge and Ruislip Northwood and Pinner to discuss that alternative.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	32310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>The alternative Colne Valley tunnelling scheme, as proposed by the London Borough of Hillingdon (LBH), has been assessed and evidence was presented to the House of Commons HS2 Phase One Bill Select Committee. The Select Committee highlighted a number of concerns with the tunnel scheme in their statement on the 15th July 2015 which concluded that ‘our overall view is that a convincing case for a tunnel instead of the viaduct has not been made.’ Importantly, the Select Committee noted that the evidence was that a tunnel would not eliminate the impact of construction works in Hillingdon and surrounding areas.</p><p> </p><p>However, HS2 Ltd is currently undertaking a study with LBH to identify how the HS2 construction impacts in Hillingdon can be further reduced. The results from this study are due to be reported in May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, the Secretary of State is happy to meet the hon. Member for Richmond Park, the hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, and the Leader of Hillingdon Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/04/2016 14:18:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

487110

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions his Department has put in place to improve rolling stock as part of the rail franchise package for the North West.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	32510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>The new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises commenced on the 1<sup>st</sup> April. By the end of 2019, they will have introduced significant improvements in Rolling Stock.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern franchise will deliver:-</p><ul><li>281 new carriages including 55 new Diesel and 43 new Electric trains – the first ever new trains specified for the Northern franchise</li><li>Additional diesel units cascaded from other franchises – refurbished to ‘as new’ standard</li><li>Removal of all Pacer trains by October 2019</li><li>All retained trains will be refurbished as new including Wi-Fi, media servers, passenger information systems, CCTV and accessible toilets with baby-change facilities</li></ul><p> </p><p>This means that 30% of this expanded fleet will be new and will operate 2000 more services per week –a 12% increase. The additional trains will provide a 37% increase in morning peak capacity into the North’s 5 major cities by December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The TransPennine franchise will deliver:-</p><ul><li>220 new carriages</li><li>All existing trains will be refurbished as new including Wi-Fi, additional power sockets, and real-time passenger information systems</li></ul><p> </p><p>This means that 70% of fleet is new, the fleet size increases by two-thirds, provides 13million more seats, an 80% increase in morning peak seats by the end of 2019.</p><p><br>These delivery plans as bid by the two operators during the Invitation to Tender process have been contracted within the franchise agreements.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/04/2016 15:13:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

487133

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	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	Small Businesses: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Government plans to publish its response to Lawrence Tomlinson's report on the lending practices of banks to small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	32662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>The matter is being taken forward by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which has appointed firms to conduct an independent “skilled persons” review of RBS’s treatment of business customers in financial difficulty and the allegations of poor practice set out in Lawrence Tomlinson’s report. The review is complex and is still ongoing. The FCA expects to make an announcement about the outcome of the review later this year.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/04/2016 16:19:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

487137

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of child benefit payments to non-UK citizens.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	32664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that UK rates of Child Benefit should not be paid to EU children overseas. The Government paper ‘The best of both worlds: the United Kingdom’s special status in a reformed European Union’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502291/54284_EU_Series_No1_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502291/54284_EU_Series_No1_Web_Accessible.pdf</a> sets out what was agreed at the February European Council.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/04/2016 13:50:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

510404

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	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	Sri Lanka: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on implementation of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1 on Sri Lanka.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	904421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>Sri Lanka has made encouraging progress towards fulfilling its commitments to UNHRC Resolution 30/1 but we recognise there remains much to be done. We look forward to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ assessment of progress at the next Human Rights Council in June.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 12/04/2016 16:00:39 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

485717

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Special Constables: Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice her Department provides to special constables seeking to claim for loss of earnings due to injuries sustained while on duty.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	32299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>In order to ensure that special constables have legal protection, the Home Office provides legal assistance cover currently through Arc Legal Assistance. This is available to all special constables, free of charge, and includes personal injury cover including financial compensation for damages. It also includes cover for legal advice as well as representation at criminal proceedings.</p><p>In October 2014 we also allocated £10 million to help support emergency services personnel and volunteers, including special constables. This funding is focused on mental health, physical recuperation and bereavement support for those who need it.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 32300 question first answered 12/04/2016 15:41:29 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

485719

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Special Constables: Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is provided to special constables injured on duty to support recovery from such injuries.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	32300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>In order to ensure that special constables have legal protection, the Home Office provides legal assistance cover currently through Arc Legal Assistance. This is available to all special constables, free of charge, and includes personal injury cover including financial compensation for damages. It also includes cover for legal advice as well as representation at criminal proceedings.</p><p>In October 2014 we also allocated £10 million to help support emergency services personnel and volunteers, including special constables. This funding is focused on mental health, physical recuperation and bereavement support for those who need it.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 32299 question first answered 12/04/2016 15:41:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

487146

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secondary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in how many towns there is no choice of secondary education provision.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	32593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held in the required format.</p><p>The Department’s register of educational establishments in England and Wales, EduBase, contains the postal address details of all schools including the postal town which may differ from the actual town where the school is located.</p><p>The EduBase system is publically available and can be accessed at: <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 12/04/2016 11:19:38 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

510398

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	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	Israel: Detainees
	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 he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the use of administrative detention in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	904414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>We remain concerned about Israel’s extensive use of administrative detention which, according to international law, should be used only when security makes this absolutely necessary. Officials regularly raise concerns about the treatment of administrative detainees with their Israeli counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/04/2016 15:43:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

448937

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2016
	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	Schools: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to maintain core funding for British schools and institutes abroad which promote UK higher education and research and the international reputation of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	24897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business Innovation and Skills does not provide direct funding for British schools and institutes abroad which promote UK higher education and research and the international reputation of the UK. Core funding to some overseas research institutes such as the BASIS institutes sponsored by the British Academy, is provided through the science budget. The Government has protected the science budget in real terms to the end of the Parliament. The allocation for the National Academies for 2016-17 to 2019-20 provides for real terms protection for the British Academy’s BASIS programme, enabling the Academy to continue to provide the BASIS Institutes with substantial block grant support throughout this period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/04/2016 14:35:08 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton