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105838

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:31:55
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:56:55
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Devolution: Greater London
	house id	1
	identifier	212962
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/11/2014 10:45:37
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to devolve new fiscal powers to the Greater London Authority.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212962
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212962
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><strong>The Government has already devolved significant powers and responsibilities to London. The Government passed responsibility for housing, economic development and the Olympic legacy to London through the Localism Act 2011, in addition to transport, planning and the police already controlled by the Mayor. The Government keeps all decisions on tax policy under review.</strong></p> question first answered 13/11/2014 10:45:37 answering member 1535
	creator	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

105843

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:32:03
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:57:30
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	identifier	212912
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/11/2014 11:06:59
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on its financial position.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212912
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212912
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><strong>Treasury ministers have discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive from time to time on a range of financial issues.</strong></p><p> </p> question first answered 13/11/2014 11:06:59 answering member 1535
	creator	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

105844

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:32:06
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:57:36
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Lloyds Banking Group
	house id	1
	identifier	212921
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/11/2014 13:50:57
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Lloyds Bank since its announcement of 9,000 job losses.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212921
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212921
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Details of the Chancellors meetings are published in HMT transparency returns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s shareholding in Lloyds is managed at arm’s length from HM Treasury by UK Financial Investments Ltd. In accordance with UKFI’s investment mandate, the Government does not seek to intervene in the operational management of Lloyds Banking Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 20/11/2014 13:50:57 answering member 4117
	creator	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

105845

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:32:07
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:57:42
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	1
	identifier	213056
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 16:41:32
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions his Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213056
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213056
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office gave him on 10 November 2014, Parliamentary UIN 213040</p><p> </p> question first answered 11/11/2014 16:41:32 answering member 4117
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105846

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:32:10
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:57:48
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	1
	identifier	213036
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/02/2015 14:16:04
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213036
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213036
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. These reports are also available in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> question first answered 02/02/2015 14:16:04 answering member 4117
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105850

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:32:18
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:58:12
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	213076
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 16:42:43
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Instant Rewards of what value were given to his Department's officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213076
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213076
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have or operate an instant reward scheme.</p><p> </p> question first answered 11/11/2014 16:42:43 answering member 4117
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106082

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:41:04
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:23:27
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	identifier	212905
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 17:07:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to give the Northern Ireland Assembly power to vary the level of corporation tax in Northern Ireland.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Antrim
	tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212905
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212905
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In <em>‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’</em> the Government Committed to make a decision on whether to devolve corporation tax powers to Northern Ireland no later than Autumn Statement 2014. Significant legislative and technical work has taken place to date and we remain on track to meet this timetable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 11/11/2014 17:07:00 answering member 1529
	creator	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

106104

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:41:51
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:25:48
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	identifier	212882
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/11/2014 13:37:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to each local authority in England and Wales for road improvement in each year since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212882
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212882
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the local road network. Road improvements in Wales are a devolved matter and therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table includes funding we have provided through the local Highways Maintenance Block, Integrated Transport Block, Severe Weather Funding, Local Major Projects and Local Pinch Point Fund schemes. The table does not include funding provided through the Bus Service Operators Grant, Local Sustainable Transport Fund, or Cycling Grant.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also funding local highways maintenance projects in Portsmouth, Birmingham, Sheffield, Isle of Wight and the London Borough of Hounslow through the Private Finance Initiative.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are also able to use revenue funding, allocated by the Department of Communities and Local Government through the Revenue Support Grant for maintaining their local highways. It is for local highway authorities to decide upon their spending priorities across the whole range of services that they provide.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 13/11/2014 13:37:51 answering member 1562
	creator	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

106068

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:40:33
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:21:59
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	War Memorials
	house id	1
	identifier	212952
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 17:03:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to support the future refurbishment of World War memorials in Northern Ireland.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212952
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212952
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is important that the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the World Wars, and other conflicts, is never forgotten and that the memorials to their sacrifice are well maintained.</p><p>The maintenance of local World War memorials is carried out by local authorities across the United Kingdom. Section 1 of the War Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act 1923 (which extends to Northern Ireland) provides for local authorities to incur reasonable expenditure in the maintenance, repair and protection of any war memorial within their district whether vested in them or not.</p><p>On 1 July 2014, my Rt hon Friends the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport announced details of a £5 million fund to conserve and protect war memorials. This funding will support a range of different projects including the provision of up to £3 million for the War Memorials Trust which works for the protection and conservation of war memorials within the United Kingdom to ensure they remain part of our communities forever.</p><p>The funding to the War Memorials Trust over the four year period of the First World War Centenary will boost support for their grant schemes and expand their team of specialist Conservation Officers.</p><p> </p> question first answered 11/11/2014 17:03:49 answering member 1466
	creator	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

106059

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:40:14
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:21:00
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crime: Nature Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	212879
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/11/2014 17:14:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for offences under wildlife protection legislation in (a) Bury St Edmunds constituency, (b) Suffolk and (c) England and Wales in each of the last three years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212879
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212879
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>The coalition government recognises the devastating impact wildlife crime has on both the environment and in funding organised criminality, and we take the issue, both domestically and internationally, very seriously.<br> <br> We have changed recording practices to ensure that, for the first time, wildlife crime is reported as a separate item in police recorded crime. However, we recognise that the legislation could be modernised and simplified. That is why we have asked the Law Commission to consider the scope for reforming wildlife law.</p><p><br> Offenders found guilty of offences under wildlife protection legislation in the Suffolk Police Force Area and in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013 can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Information cannot be separately identified by parliamentary constituency</p> question first answered 18/11/2014 17:14:20 answering member 1528
	creator	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

102064

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	31/10/2014
	date tabled	31/10/2014
	ddp created	31/10/2014 17:40:50
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:51:40
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	identifier	212838
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/11/2014 14:37:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the report of the Government's inquiry into historic child abuse will be shared with her Department before it is published.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212838
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212838
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The report of the Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse will be shared with the Home Office before it is published.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 25/11/2014 14:37:43 answering member 1531
	creator	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

106000

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:37:54
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:14:26
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
	house id	1
	identifier	213180
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 16:44:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK may exclude any offences from the scope of the European Convention on Extradition that fall under the scope of the European Arrest Warrant and cannot be moved from that warrant's scope by the UK; and what offences the UK has so excluded.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
	tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213180
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213180
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Article 2(3) of the European Convention on Extradition allows a Contracting Party to exclude offences from the application of the Convention where its domestic law does not allow extradition for those offences. At the time of ratification in May 1991, the UK made two reservations concerning Article 2 of the Convention. One of these reserved the right to refuse extradition if it appears, in relation to the offence(s) in respect of which a person's return is sought, that by reason of its trivial nature, or because the accusation is not made in good faith in the interests of justice, extradition would in all the circumstances be unjust or oppressive. The UK has not made any further reservations or notifications concerning Article 2. <br><br>Other Contracting Parties may also exclude offences under Article 2(3), making this a less effective tool than the European Arrest Warrant for returning wanted British criminals to face justice. <br><br>Under the Convention, extradition takes longer and is more expensive than surrender under the European Arrest Warrant. It is also less effective as a Contracting Party may also refuse to extradite its own nationals under the Convention, which means that some people may never face justice. <br>In non-European Arrest Warrant cases, the following EU Member States havean absolute bar on extraditing their own nationals to the UK:<br><br>Austria<br>Belgium<br>Czech Republic<br>Finland <br>France<br>Germany<br>Greece<br>Latvia<br>Luxembourg<br>Slovakia<br>Slovenia<br>Spain<br>Sweden<br><br>A further nine have made declarations to the European Convention on Extradition to the effect that they will not extradite their own nationals:<br><br>Bulgaria<br>Croatia<br>Cyprus<br>Estonia<br>Hungary<br>Lithuania<br>Poland<br>Portugal<br>Romania</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 17/11/2014 16:44:11 answering member 1530
	creator	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

106009

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:38:16
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:15:27
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: France
	house id	1
	identifier	212972
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/11/2014 17:57:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with its French counterpart on the Le Touquet Treaty.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212972
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212972
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is in the joint interest of the United Kingdom and France to work together to tackle the pressures on the port of Calais. France is a member of the Schengen area while the UK is not.<br><br>The UK works closely and collaboratively with the French authorities on all matters of border security and cross border criminality to maintain the <br>integrity of our joint border controls and we have regular discussions to support this work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 13/11/2014 17:57:54 answering member 1530
	creator	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

106011

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:38:20
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:15:38
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	1
	identifier	213049
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/11/2014 17:52:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions her Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213049
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213049
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As set out by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on (10 November 2014 213040), the Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. <br><br>These reports are available in the Library of the House. It would not be appropriate to publish by individual departments details of the requests turned down by the Commission as the numbers involved are so small.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 13/11/2014 17:52:02 answering member 4110
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106016

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:38:32
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:16:11
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	213069
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/11/2014 17:55:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Instant Rewards of what value were given to her Department's officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213069
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213069
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office thank you voucher scheme is intended to reward staff quickly for outstanding achievement over and above normal good performance. Staff can receive either a £25 or £50 voucher for each piece of work being rewarded.<br><br>Thank you vouchers have been ordered to a total value of £91,035 for 2013 and £135,490 for 2014 to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 13/11/2014 17:55:05 answering member 4110
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106017

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:38:34
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:16:19
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: France
	house id	1
	identifier	212971
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/11/2014 17:57:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with its French counterpart on the continued presence of UK border officials at Calais.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212971
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212971
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is in the joint interest of the United Kingdom and France to work together to tackle the pressures on the port of Calais. France is a member of the Schengen area while the UK is not.<br><br>The UK works closely and collaboratively with the French authorities on all matters of border security and cross border criminality to maintain the <br>integrity of our joint border controls and we have regular discussions to support this work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 13/11/2014 17:57:54 answering member 1530
	creator	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

106019

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:38:39
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:16:35
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force
	house id	1
	identifier	212961
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/11/2014 17:49:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to replace the current Border Force cutters; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212961
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212961
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Border Force are examining requirements for the next generation of cutters to ensure a comprehensive and continuing capability to support the delivery of the National Strategy for Maritime Security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 13/11/2014 17:49:24 answering member 1530
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

106020

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:38:41
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:16:41
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Official Visits
	house id	1
	identifier	212923
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/11/2014 14:56:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she met the Mayor of Calais during her visit to Westminster on 28 October 2014.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212923
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212923
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private <br>sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of these meetings are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently published on the Gov.uk website: <a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 18/11/2014 14:56:25 answering member 1530
	creator	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

106022

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:38:46
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:16:55
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
	house id	1
	identifier	212918
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/11/2014 15:24:28
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received about the number of illegal immigrants entering the UK.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212918
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212918
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office regularly receives written questions and correspondence from Honourable Members and their constituents about this issue. Since 2010, we have clamped down on illegal immigration.<br><br>The Immigration Act 2014 is a landmark piece of legislation which builds on the Government’s ongoing reforms to our immigration system to ensure it works in our national interest.<br><br>The Act will have a major impact on the Home Office’s work to secure our borders, enforce our immigration laws and continue to attract the brightest and the best to the UK.<br><br>The Act puts the law firmly on the side of those who respect it, not those who break it. <br><br>Key measures from the Act which are now in force including the introduction of enhanced duties for registrars to report suspected sham marriages and civil partnerships; new powers to streamline the recovery of illegal working penalties; the ability to remove harmfulindividuals before their appeals are heard if there is no risk of serious irreversible harm.<br><br>The Act also Strengthens requirements for the courts to have regard to Parliament’s view of the public interest in immigration cases raising Article 8-making clear the right to a family life is not to be regarded as absolute and unqualified.<br><br>New powers to revoke the driving licences of known illegal immigrants are also included in the Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 26/11/2014 15:24:28 answering member 1530
	creator	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

106025

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:38:51
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:17:16
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mohammed Mattar
	house id	1
	identifier	212893
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 16:23:41
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the collapse of the trial of Mohammed Mattar; what costs to her Department arose from that trial; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212893
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212893
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Although one aspect of the investigation has been discontinued, a live investigation continues to be progressed. Accordingly, it wouldnot be appropriate to comment further.<br><br>The information requested regarding costs is not readily available and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 17/11/2014 16:23:41 answering member 1530
	creator	533 label Biography information for David Hanson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

106032

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:39:05
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:17:58
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
	house id	1
	identifier	212863
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 10:06:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the net effect to date on public expenditure of the introduction of police and crime commissioners; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212863
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212863
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have introduced direct democratic accountability to policing. Their role and function is dramatically different to the invisible and ineffective Police Authorities they replaced. The Government has not made an estimate of the net effect on public expenditure, nor are the roles directly comparable. PCCs are providing an impetus to reform and are delivering policing more efficiently. <br><br>As recognised by HMIC’s independent report &quot;Policing in Austerity: Meeting the Challenge&quot;, police forces and PCCs have risen to the challenge of delivering savings and supporting collaboration whilst maintaining and improving services for the public. The proportion of officers on the frontline is increasing, victim satisfaction is up and crime continues to fall.<br><br>The Government’s police reforms are working. Under this Government, overall crime has fallen by more than a fifth according to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/11/2014 10:06:51 answering member 1528
	creator	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

105914

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:34:41
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:05:02
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
	house id	1
	identifier	212998
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 16:44:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014 to Question 212296, how many of the approved accreditations were (a) new installations lodged after the launch of the domestic renewables heat incentive scheme and (b) legacy installations.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212998
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212998
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Of the 10,048 approved accreditations, 1,755 were new installations and 8,293 were legacy installations.</p><p> </p> question first answered 11/11/2014 16:44:54 answering member 3983
	creator	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

105899

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:34:11
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:03:26
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	identifier	212988
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 17:44:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students are enrolled in those school and academy sixth forms that have opened since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212988
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212988
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In 2013/14, the latest year for which data is available, there were 12,500 students enrolled in those new sixth forms which had opened between 2011/12 and 2013/14. The Department for Education does not have records for new sixth forms prior to 2011.</p> question first answered 11/11/2014 17:44:23 answering member 1605
	creator	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

105903

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:34:19
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:03:53
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Admissions
	house id	1
	identifier	212989
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 15:55:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students are enrolled in those 16-19 academy and free schools that have opened since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212989
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212989
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In 2013/14, the latest year for which data is available, there were 3,000 students enrolled in those 16-19 academy and free schools that opened since 2010.[1]</p><p> </p><p>This figure does not include those that opened in 2014 as there is no student data yet available. The data sources used are the School Census 2013/14 S02 and Individualised Learner Record 2013/14 R14. The figures include funded learners only.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> question first answered 11/11/2014 15:55:14 answering member 1605
	creator	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

105875

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:15
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:00:56
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	identifier	213153
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 17:41:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on iPhones in each year since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213153
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213153
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The majority of mobile telephones supplied to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are provided by Vodafone through an enabling arrangement through the Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service (DFTS) contract with BT. A very small number (less than 1%) of mobile telephones are procured outside this arrangement to meet local operational demands, typically at MOD establishments overseas. Until July 2014, the procurement of iPhones required purchase authorisation outside the scope of the DFTS catalogue but, since then, iPhones have been ordered by routine processes via the DFTS catalogue. Monthly network access charges for iPhones are greater than basic mobile telephones. Expenditure on iPhone accounts via the DFTS contract is in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that iPhones purchased prior to Jan 2010 continue to incur network access charges in the reporting period. The current cost differential is £5 for a basic mobile phone per month and £11.23 for an iPhone.</p><p> </p><p>The annual expenditure on iPhone purchases and network acccess charges via the DFTS contract since January 2010 to October 2014 are shown in the attached table:</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 11/11/2014 17:41:58 answering member 1542
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105876

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:17
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:01:04
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan
	house id	1
	identifier	213144
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/12/2014 17:35:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received from the Afghan government on the use of the Royal Air Force to provide close air support for the Afghan National Security forces.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213144
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213144
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>To date, the Afghanistan Government has made no formal representations to the Secretary of State on the use of the Royal Air Force to provide close air support to the Afghan National Security Forces.</p> question first answered 17/12/2014 17:35:53 answering member 1444
	creator	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

105878

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:19
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:01:17
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	1
	identifier	213023
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/12/2014 16:49:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213023
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213023
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Civil Service Commission recognises that in some circumstances it may be right to allow appointments to be made outside of the principle of selection on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. Those exceptions are designed to provide a flexible way of recruiting staff where this is necessary in the interests of the Civil Service; for example, to meet a short-term need for specialist skills.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is contained in the table below.The Ministry of Defence does not hold records of appointments by exception prior to Financial Year 2012-13. For data protection purposes, name of individuals appointed to roles cannot be disclosed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of appointments</strong></p><p><strong>made by exception</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (to 31 October)</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 03/12/2014 16:49:03 answering member 3938
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105879

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:21
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:01:25
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	identifier	213083
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 16:55:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has declined to answer in full since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213083
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213083
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) publishes a quarterly statistics bulletin recording Freedom of Information responses from all Government Departments, including the Ministry of Defence. The bulletin includes tables showing how many requests were granted in full, or resulted in some or all information being withheld. The MOJ statistics bulletin can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</p> question first answered 17/11/2014 16:55:35 answering member 3938
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105884

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:31
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:01:55
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	1
	identifier	213043
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/11/2014 16:57:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213043
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213043
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) gave him on 10 November 2014, to Question UIN 213040.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 20/11/2014 16:57:10 answering member 3938
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105885

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:33
	ddp modified	04/09/2015 14:57:12
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	identifier	213104
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 16:59:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on legal fees over prevention of release of information requested by Freedom of Information requests since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213104
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213104
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 September 2014, (Official Report, column 95W). Since that answer, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has spent a further £17,470.52 in 2013-14, bringing the total in that financial year to £66,319.58. In the current financial year, to date the MOD has spent £14,471.00.</p> question first answered 17/11/2014 16:59:56 answering member 3938
	creator	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105886

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:35
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:02:11
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	identifier	213127
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 16:57:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant army dwellings there were on 30 September 2014 in Colchester; and how many such properties had (a) three and (b) four bedrooms.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213127
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213127
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There are currently 926 Service Family accommodation properties in Colchester. On 30 September 2014, 124 of these were unoccupied.</p><p>Of these 124 unoccupied, 50 were three-bedroomed and 29 were four-bedroomed properties.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence always maintains a management margin of vacant properties, in order to ensure that properties are available for incoming families and to allow for essential maintenance.</p><p>36 of the 124 properties have since been allocated to families. They are due to move in these in the near future.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/11/2014 16:57:56 answering member 3938
	creator	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

105887

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:36
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:02:18
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	213063
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/12/2014 16:26:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Instant Rewards of what value were given to his Department's officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213063
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213063
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence operates a Minor Award Scheme, which recognises performance over and above that is normally required in a specific task. The table below shows the number of awards and their total value for Financial Years (FY) 2012-13 and 2013-14. The information is not held by calendar year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FY 2012-13</p></td><td><p>Total Value</p></td><td><p>FY 2013-14</p></td><td><p>Total Value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of Awards</p></td><td><p>5,348</p></td><td><p>£344,471.14</p></td><td><p>3,701</p></td><td><p>£284,272.43</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of awards does not equate to the number of officials who received them; awards can be made to individuals or teams of individuals.</p><p> </p> question first answered 02/12/2014 16:26:42 answering member 3938
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105890

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:42
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:02:30
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	identifier	212956
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/11/2014 16:56:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military assets are tasked with the defence of UK-owned maritime offshore installations.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212956
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212956
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Defence provides support to the civil powers in defence of UK-owned maritime offshore installations through the provision of a guaranteed maritime capability, in excess of that which the civil powers can provide for themselves. This ranges from advice, through surveillance and reconnaissance to military intervention.</p><p> </p> question first answered 24/11/2014 16:56:05 answering member 1444
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

105891

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:44
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:02:37
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	identifier	212957
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/11/2014 16:49:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements his Department has in place with (a) NATO and (b) Norway for the defence of maritime offshore installations in the North Sea.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212957
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212957
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence provides support to the civil powers by protecting UK-owned maritime offshore installations; routine bilateral engagement takes place with those nations (including Norway and our NATO partners) which have an interest in these arrangements.</p><p> </p> question first answered 25/11/2014 16:49:08 answering member 1444
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

105892

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:45
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:02:43
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Protection
	house id	1
	identifier	212959
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/11/2014 16:57:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military assets are tasked with fisheries protection within the UK's exclusive economic zone.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212959
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212959
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels HMS MERSEY, HMS TYNE and HMS SEVERN form the Royal Navy's Fishery Protection Squadron, which provides the Royal Navy's contribution to fishery protection duties within the United Kingdom's exclusive economic zone.</p><p> </p> question first answered 25/11/2014 16:57:59 answering member 1444
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	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

105893

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:33:47
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:02:50
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
	house id	1
	identifier	212958
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/11/2014 16:50:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military assets are tasked with the defence of British Overseas Territories.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212958
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212958
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>All of the UK’s military assets are available for the defence of the British Overseas Territories, subject to availability and operational requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence undertakes regular assessments of potential military threats to all overseas territories to ensure that we retain an appropriate level of defensive capability to address any such threats.</p><p> </p><p>As at 5 November 2014, in the attached the following military assets were present in the Overseas Territories and tasked with the defence of the Territory in question.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 25/11/2014 16:50:15 answering member 1444
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	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

100565

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 23:14:00
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:15:51
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing Revenue Accounts: Tower Hamlets
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2302
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/11/2014 14:48:36
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 October (HL1902), whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of the correspondence encouraging the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to revise its bid for funding from the Local Growth Fund Housing Revenue Account Borrowing Programme 2015–17.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2302
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2302
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I have today placed copies of the relevant letters - a letter from the Minister for Housing to all stock holding local authorities dated 7 July 2014; a letter from officials to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets also dated 7 July 2014; and a second letter to the authority dated 5 August 2014 - in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>The Greater London Authority, which has an operational involvement in the programme in London, also had discussions with the Council, but such correspondence/information is not held by my Department.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/11/2014 14:48:36 answering member 4210
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	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

105855

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:32:33
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:58:43
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	1
	identifier	213021
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/11/2014 14:47:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213021
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213021
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>My Department recruits on the basis of fair and open competition, with candidates being appointed on the basis of merit.</p><p> </p><p>There are a very small number of exceptions, which are recognised by the Civil Service Commission; in our Department’s case, this is generally due to facilitate specific secondments from external organisations (for example, there were a series of fire secondments to provide support for the Olympics fire and security team), or to allow for appointments of individuals with specialised skillsets (for example, local audit) or for a time-limited project.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table gives a breakdown for each year since 2010-11, and to facilitate scrutiny, I have included 2009-10 to enable comparison with the use of exceptions under the last Administration.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2014-15 will be submitted in due course. Due to Data Protection obligations, it is not appropriate to disclose the identity of the individual staff concerned.</p><p> </p><p>More information on the civil Service Commission's guidance on recruitment exceptions can be found online at:</p><p><a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Recruitment-Principles-April-2014.pdf" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Recruitment-Principles-April-2014.pdf</a> (Annex A)</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, my Department has taken steps to open up job vacancies in the Department to a wider audience.</p> question first answered 21/11/2014 14:47:38 answering member 4043
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	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105857

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:32:38
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:58:56
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Planning Permission
	house id	1
	identifier	213125
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 11:32:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues on the definition of severe in relation to the effect on traffic levels for the use of (a) local planning authorities and (b) the National Planning Inspectorate.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213125
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213125
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Guidance on undertaking Transport Assessments and Statements has been set out in the Planning Practice Guidance for everyone using the planning system, including local planning authorities and the Planning Inspectorate. <br><br>It is for the local planning authority in considering planning applications or the Planning Inspector in considering planning appeals to consider whether improvements can be undertaken within the transport network that cost effectively limit the significant impact of the development on traffic levels, and determine whether the residual cumulative impacts of development are severe. <br><br></p> question first answered 17/11/2014 11:32:29 answering member 4009
	creator	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

105860

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:32:43
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:59:17
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	213061
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/11/2014 17:13:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Instant Rewards of what value were given to his Department's officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213061
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213061
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department has reduced staffing costs from £218 million a year in 2009-10 to £95 million in 2013-14. We have also completely overhauled and reformed the system of bonuses, in turn, reducing spending from £1.3 million in financial year 2008-09 and £1.2 million in financial year 2009-10 (£1.0 million in performance year 2009-10) to £440,000 in performance year 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>For staff who are not Senior Civil Service, this included replacing the Annual Performance Bonus Scheme and the in-year Special Bonus Scheme, with an Exceptional Performance Scheme and in-year Instant Voucher Reward Scheme. The latter is designed to enable managers to provide immediate acknowledgment of exceptional performance for smaller scale achievements over a short period of time. Vouchers are given in values of £10 to £50.</p><p> </p><p>The types of work that may qualify for a nomination include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>identifying and taking actions that results in cost savings and efficiencies;</li><li>stepping in to support colleagues at short notice to deliver business goals;</li><li>delivering high quality work ahead of agreed timescales;</li><li>exceeding the expectations of colleagues or customers;</li><li>displaying exemplary behaviour which reflects DCLG’s values;</li><li>receiving outstanding feedback from colleagues or external customers.</li></ul><p> </p><p>From the scheme’s launch in June 2013 to December 2013, 360 staff received a reward with an average payment of £34. From January 2014 to September 2014, 285 staff received a reward with an average payment of £30.</p><p> </p><p>I am unsure of whether the hon. Member wishes to disparage such small-scale bonuses because they may involve giving out shopping vouchers, yet we believe that they are a cost-effective way of improving staff performance within Whitehall and delivering a better service to the public.</p><p> </p><p>Indeed, the vouchers given for saving taxpayers’ money have delivered at least £40,000 of quantifiable savings and further efficiency improvements on top. Under the Labour Government, the state congratulated those that regulated more, spent more and taxed more. We want to reward those who regulate less, spend less and tax less.</p><p> </p><p>I would hope the hon. Member, as a Co-operative Party MP, supports the underlying principles of staff involvement, economic participation and self-improvement which we are embracing.</p><p> </p> question first answered 18/11/2014 17:13:20 answering member 4043
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	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

101765

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	30/10/2014
	date tabled	30/10/2014
	ddp created	30/10/2014 22:00:43
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:19:26
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Timber: Imports
	house id	1
	identifier	212602
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/11/2014 15:20:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what tonnage of imports of wood pellets there has been into the UK in the last three years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
	tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212602
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212602
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data on the net mass of imports of wood pellets are published by HMRC in Overseas Trade Statistics. Data for the years 2011 to 2013 are shown in the following tables. Due to routine updating of the commodity codes by Eurostat, wood pellets were coded as ‘44013020 - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in pellets’ in 2011 but then classified to the new code ‘44013100 – wood pellets’ in 2012 and 2013. For this analysis we have combined these two headings to provide a consistent series. The values below are provided in metric tonnes, each equivalent to 1,000 kg.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Net mass of wood pellet imports to the UK (metric tonnes)</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,015,102</p></td><td><p>1,486,899</p></td><td><p>3,432,187</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Note: wood pellets were classified as 'HS 44013020 - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in pellets' in 2011 and as 'HS 44013100 - Wood pellets' in 2012 and 2013</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 11/11/2014 15:20:39 answering member 4070
	creator	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

105814

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:30:53
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 05:54:17
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Technology: Greater London
	house id	1
	identifier	212963
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 17:06:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what future investment the Government plans to make to promote the technology sector in London.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212963
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212963
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>London is the tech capital of Europe. The Government has played a key part in its success. It supports Tech City UK which delivers support services and programmes to tech businesses in London and UK-wide. London and Partners promotes the London wide tech sector, working on behalf of the Mayor of London and other commercial partners, including Tech City for which it took over specific responsibility in April this year.</p><p> </p><p>Technology companies in London will benefit from a range of government funding such as the:</p><p> </p><p>• recently announced 5m funding (£2m in 2015/2016 and a provisional allocation of £3m in 2016/17) for a pilot digital skills programme to be run by the London Enterprise Panel as part of the London Growth Deal.</p><p> </p><p>• A new Digital Catapult, located in King’s Cross, with £50m over 5 years to provide tech companies with access to expertise and enable them to develop new products and services.</p><p> </p><p>• £40K, this financial year, for Tech City UK’s Future Fifty Programme. Of the 50 tech companies, 37 of them are headquartered in London.</p><p> </p><p>• £400K this financial year for Tech City UK’s Digital Business Academy - an online training programme to ensure everyone has the much needed digital skills.</p><p> </p><p>We will have the lowest corporation tax rate in the G7 from next year. Technology companies can also benefit from other tax incentives such as the Patent Box, which can give an effective 10% tax rate for qualifying net revenue arising from EU or UK registered patents, R&amp;D tax credits, the Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched the new computing curriculum in September 2014, to ensure a pipeline of digitally skilled individuals. £3.5m of funding has been provided to ensure teachers have the skills to teach the curriculum and there are a number of coding clubs available in London schools, to inspire young people about the career opportunities digital skills provide.</p><p> </p><p>There is also good work at a local level, for example, Camden Council has started to set up code clubs in schools, see the following link: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2013/sep/02/camden-council-pioneers-coding-in-schools" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2013/sep/02/camden-council-pioneers-coding-in-schools</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 17/11/2014 17:06:59 answering member 1580
	creator	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy
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	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

105952

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:35:58
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:09:14
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
	house id	1
	identifier	212861
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 14:09:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he considers the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada to be a mixed agreement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212861
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212861
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In the UK's view, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada includes policy areas that are Member State competence and as such should be a mixed agreement.</p> question first answered 17/11/2014 14:09:25 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

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	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	03/11/2014
	date tabled	03/11/2014
	ddp created	03/11/2014 23:36:02
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 06:09:26
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	EU External Trade
	house id	1
	identifier	212862
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/11/2014 14:16:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will urge the European Commission to make public the negotiating mandate for the Trade in Services Agreement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212862
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212862
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government supports the new Trade Commissioner’s desire to bring greater transparency to trade negotiations. Official EU documents pertaining to trade negotiations should, in the Government’s view, as a matter of principle be published when to do so would not impact negatively on the EU’s ability to secure the best possible deal for Europe.</p><p>We have welcomed moves by the European Commission proactively to publish information on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). For the first time the Commission has published the full text of the EU initial offer and the proposal papers put forward by the EU during the negotiations. You may find the FAQs on this site a useful initial source of information. The website address is as follows; <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/tisa" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/tisa</a>.</p><p>It is the Government’s view that publication of the TiSA mandate at this stage could hinder these important negotiations but we will keep this under review.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/11/2014 14:16:38 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan