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90973

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what targets the Government has set for tackling homophobia in sports; and what steps have been taken to achieve those targets in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	208533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>Although the Government does not set specific targets for tackling homophobia in sports, all National Governing Bodies (NGBs) are expected to demonstrate equality in sport and many support specific programmes such as the FA with its “Football’s for Everyone” anti-discrimination plan. The Government is committed to ensuring this expectation of equality is upheld and in March 2011 called for an end to homophobia and transphobia in sport with the launch of <em>Tackling homophobia in sport: The Charter for Action</em>.</p><p>Since then over 40 NGBs and approximately 4,000 sports stars, fans and clubs from across the sporting world, including all professional football clubs, have signed up to the Charter.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 12/09/2014 11:43:12 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

90970

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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	4G
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to promote competition in the provision of 4G services.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	208600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK has a highly competitive mobile market offering consumers some of the best choice and value in Europe. Ofcom's design of the 2013 spectrum auction supported a competitive market with four wholesale mobile network operators. All of the operators have launched their services and there are now upwards of 5 million subscribers to 4G services in the UK. Despite only one of the operators having a coverage obligation on their licence to be met by 2017, all of the operators have announced their intention to reach 98% of the UK population by the end of 2015. The Government has taken steps to reduce the cost of rollout of mobile infrastructure including through planning reforms introduced in summer 2013 and we are considering what more can be done.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/09/2014 10:19:33 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

91557

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A47
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2014, to Question 207751, on repairs and maintenance, how many problems were identified at Stage 1 of the feasibility work undertaken into the A47, presented at the study reference group meeting on 19 May 2014; and if he will publish the detailed work into the economic benefits, capacity and safety issues that led the Highways Agency to choose the current 10 schemes for feasibility work.
	tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
	uin	208972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Stage 1 of the A47/A12 corridor feasibility study identified 32 current and future challenges along the corridor. This was presented to the study reference group on 19<sup>th</sup> May 2014.</p><p>The study is not yet completed and no conclusions have yet been reached on investment proposals along the corridor. Government has committed to report back at Autumn Statement 2014 on progress on each of the six strategic road network feasibility studies, which will inform the first Road Investment Strategy. The Department is intending to make the work of the feasibility studies available following the completion of the study process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 13/10/2014 11:28:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

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

90865

	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, if he will direct the General Medical Council to release papers relating to the pre-signing of abortion HSA1 certificates by doctors to the police for investigation under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and Perjury Act 1911.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	208379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department considers the pre-signing of forms without any consideration of information relating to the woman to be incompatible with the requirements of the Abortion Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The General Medical Council (GMC) is an independent statutory body, and the Secretary of State does not have any express legal powers to direct the GMC.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/09/2014 10:19:09 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

91220

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new beneficiaries of the Access to Work scheme had (a) mental health conditions, (b) physical impairments and (c) sensory impairments as the main disabling condition recorded by his Department in each of the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	208696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is in the attached tables; numbers of new starts to Access to Work 2012-13 and 2013-14.</p><p>These figures are a breakdown of the published official statistics available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics-on-recipients--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics-on-recipients--2</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 13/10/2014 14:10:47 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb attachment 1 file name UIN 208696 - New Starts Access to Work 2012-2014..pdf title New Starts Access to Work 2012-2014.
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

91580

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken to process financial assistance claims for specialist equipment through the Access to Work scheme was in each year since 1994.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	208955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Internal management measures of operational performance for Access to Work have not been published as they are not assured. Over the 20 year data request period the planning assumptions and methodology of measurement have changed a number of times making comparisons unreliable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 13/10/2014 11:34:12 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

91039

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients waited more than four hours at accident and emergency wards at (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals Trust in (i) each week since 2013 and (ii) each quarter since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	208540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the attached tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/10/2014 15:21:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ208540 A&E waits Nottingham.xlsx title A&E waits- Nottingham
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

90759

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timetable is for the full implementation of the Hallett Report's recommendations; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	208315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>I made an oral statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday 9 September which dealt with some aspects of the implementation of the recommendations of the Hallett Report. My statement clarified that:</p><p>- This scheme has ended;</p><p>- Letters issued in whatever form do not represent any commitment that the recipient will not be investigated or prosecuted, if that is now considered appropriate by the responsible authorities;</p><p>- Those who received individual or composite letters indicating that they were ‘not wanted’ and who derived comfort from that, should cease to derive any such comfort;</p><p>- Recipients should cease to place any reliance on their letters;</p><p>- Decisions about investigation and prosecution in specific cases, now or in the future, will be taken on the basis of intelligence and/or evidence relating to whether or not the person concerned committed offences; and</p><p>- These decisions will be based on the views of those who now have responsibility for these matters. Their views may be the same as those that led to the letters being sent in the past, or they may be different.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Northern Ireland Office has set up an ‘On the Runs’ Policy Oversight Board to oversee the implementation of the recommendations. In association with others, we will ensure that the Hallett Report recommendations are implemented with due care and in a timely manner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 11/09/2014 14:53:34 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90765

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which recommendations of the Hallett Report have already been implemented; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	208321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All of the recommendations of the Hallett Report have now either been implemented or are in the process of implementation.</p><p>I have addressed the first four recommendations through public statements. These were that the Northern Ireland Office should:</p><p><em>Clarify with all relevant parties whether the NIO will retain responsibility for determining the future of the scheme;</em></p><p><em>Confirm whether any element of the scheme still exists and, if so, whether it will continue:</em></p><p><em>Seek legal advice, in conjunction with the police and prosecuting authorities, to determine whether it should notify any individuals whose status, as communicated to them, has changed or may change in the future; and</em></p><p><em>Consider how to mitigate against further abuse of process arguments, for example by confirming to recipients the factual and contemporaneous nature of their letters of assurance.</em></p><p>In response to these recommendations, I have made it clear that:</p><p>· This scheme has ended;</p><p>· Letters issued in whatever form do not represent any commitment that the recipient will not be investigated or prosecuted, if that is now considered appropriate by the responsible authorities;</p><p>· Those who received individual or composite letters indicating that they were ‘not wanted’ and who derived comfort from that, should cease to derive any such comfort;</p><p>· Recipients should cease to place any reliance on their letters;</p><p>· Decisions about investigation and prosecution in specific cases, now or in the future, will be taken on the basis of intelligence and/or evidence relating to whether or not the person concerned committed offences; and,</p><p>· These decisions will be based on the views of those who now have responsibility for these matters. Their views may be the same as those that led to the letters being sent in the past, or they may be different.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Hallett report also made the following recommendations for the Government:</p><p><em>Co-ordinate the investigation of the potential errors identified by this Review and, in conjunction with the police and prosecuting authorities, resolve them at the earliest opportunity:</em></p><p><em>Consider establishing a procedure for recording on a central register – where this is appropriate – the use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.</em></p><p>An ‘On the Runs’ Policy Oversight Board has been set up, chaired by the NIO, which will address these recommendations. NIO officials are liaising with the Ministry of Justice in relation to the proposal for a central register for the use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 11/09/2014 15:05:26 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon