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90859

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 231W, on abortion, when he expects the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to update its guidance on the possible consequences of abortion.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	208437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has no immediate plans to update the guideline <em>The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion </em>but will take account of any new and significant changes which warrant an update.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/09/2014 13:11:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

90624

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of affordable homes delivered through section 106 agreements on sites of fewer than 10 homes in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	208220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not hold statistics on the proportion of affordable homes delivered through section 106 agreements on sites of fewer than 10 homes in each of the last five years.<br><br>The Government's public consultation on proposed changes to national policy on section 106 planning obligations agreements closed on 4 May. Interested parties were invited to submit evidence on the impact of the proposed measures, both in terms of developer contributions to local infrastructure and affordable housing, and on unblocking stalled sites and increasing the pace and scale of small site development. Unrealistic Section 106 agreements result in no housing development, no regeneration and no community benefits. Over 300 responses were received and the Government is now carefully considering the evidence submitted before announcing the outcomes of the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/09/2014 15:40:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

90625

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of removing section 106 planning obligations from sites of fewer than 10 houses on the provision of affordable housing in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	208221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government's public consultation on proposed changes to national policy on section 106 planning obligations agreements closed on 4 May. Interested parties were invited to submit evidence on potential local impacts of the proposed measures both in terms of developer contributions and on increasing the pace and scale of small site development. Over 300 responses were received and the Government is now carefully considering the evidence submitted before announcing the outcomes of the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/09/2014 15:42:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

90729

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she and Ministers in her Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on her Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in her Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	208212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public <br>and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. <br><br>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently <br>published on the Cabinet Office website which is available here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministers-meetings-with-external-organisations-jul-sep-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministers-meetings-with-external-organisations-jul-sep-2013</a><br><br>The Home Office does not currently have officials sitting on programme boards managing the reform of apprenticeships.</p><p /> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/09/2014 11:23:53 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

90805

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	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	Apprentices
	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 and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	208214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State or his ministers have not had any specific discussions with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills solely about the proposed reform of apprenticeships. Neither are any of the department’s officials sitting on programme boards managing the reform.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 09/09/2014 14:17:03 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

90637

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Arts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) directors or senior managers and (b) trustees of the National portfolio organisations for 2015-18 are of BAME background.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	208256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>Of the 670 successful organisations for the National Portfolio 2015-18, 11.7% of management staff confirmed in their applications that they were from a BAME background. Information of this nature on trustees is not requested as part of the NPO applications but ACE are looking at this for future applications.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/09/2014 13:43:33 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

90693

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Northern Ireland
	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 steps her Department is taking to exchange scientific research with the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland on tackling bovine tuberculosis; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	208227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra actively shares scientific information on bovine TB with the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland (DARDNI). Although Defra’s TB research budget does not cover Northern Ireland, DARDNI staff members regularly attend meetings of Defra’s TB Science Advisory Body sub-groups and Defra shares findings from its research with DARDNI including research on improving diagnostic tests for TB in badgers. The Chief Veterinary Officers of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and senior policy officials, also meet monthly to discuss all issues related to bovine tuberculosis, including research findings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/09/2014 10:15:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90822

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on the Broadband Delivery UK programme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	208407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s superfast broadband programme has made available superfast broadband to over one million premises and, with roll-out out progressing rapidly at 40,000 premises passed per week, the programme is on target to extend superfast coverage to 90% of premises by early 2016 and to 95% by December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/09/2014 09:02:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

90694

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	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	Cetaceans: Faroe Islands
	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 recent discussions her Department has had with the government of Denmark about hunting cetaceans in the Faroe Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	208168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK continues to raise its opposition to the Faroese cetacean hunts at every appropriate opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Most recently, in May 2014, the UK Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) wrote to the Danish and Faroese governments to reiterate our concerns over the welfare and sustainability of their hunts. Prior to this, the UK Ambassador to Denmark visited the Faroe Islands in April 2014 and raised the issue in a meeting with the Prime Minister and officials from their Fisheries Ministry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2014 12:57:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

90593

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	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	Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of construction output in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
	uin	208173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on construction output is published by the ONS, in their statistical bulletin ‘Output in the Construction Industry’. This includes information on construction output for the regions of England, plus Scotland and Wales. No data for individual cities is published. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Value of Construction Output: current prices (£ million)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>England</p></td><td><p>97,068</p></td><td><p>102,005</p></td><td><p>106,456</p></td><td><p>102,195</p></td><td><p>106,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>8,243</p></td><td><p>9,158</p></td><td><p>8,927</p></td><td><p>8,329</p></td><td><p>9,347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source: ONS</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/09/2014 14:13:52 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth