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164330

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	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	BBC
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has made of the next BBC licence fee settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	215628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans currently. The Government has said that the right time to consider these questions is as part of the Charter Review; this will not be starting in advance of the Election in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 14:37:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

164437

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce levels of domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	215627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling the appalling crime of domestic violence and abuse. It is actively pursuing ways in which domestic violence and abuse can be prevented in the first place, doing even more to help victims, and <br>bringing more perpetrators to justice. In September 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to undertake a comprehensive review on how the police deal with domestic abuse. HMIC published its findings in March 2014 and highlighted serious police failings. In response, the Home Secretary has established a national oversight group to ensure that the police change the way they respond to domestic abuse, and made <br>clear to all chief constables that every police force must have an action plan in place. All forces have now produced plans that are being reviewed by HMIC.<br><br>The Government is also committed to providing the police with the tools they need to tackle domestic violence and abuse, and to ensure victims have the support they need to rebuild their lives. On 8 March, we announced the national <br>roll-out of Domestic Violence Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme across England and Wales. The Government has additionally recently consulted on whether the law needs to be strengthened by creating a <br>specific offence of domestic abuse to offer the best possible protection to victims. That consultation has closed and responses are currently being analysed.<br><br>We have also ring-fenced £40 million of funding for specialist local support services and national helplines over this Parliament. <br><br>Latest data from the Crown Prosecution Service Violence against Women and Girls Crime Report 2013-2014 shows the volume of domestic violence referrals from the police rising to 103,569, the highest level ever. Prosecutions and convictions have risen by over 10% in the last year, with the conviction rate at its highest ever level at 74.6%.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 02/12/2014 15:30:36 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

166995

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Secondary Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has made to increase the number of high-quality secondary school teachers, other than the role of financial incentives.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	216487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is committed to recruiting high-quality graduates into the teaching profession, and we have a range of initiatives designed to attract the best potential teachers.</p><p>In September 2014 we launched a new marketing campaign called ‘Your Future | Their Future’. We use a range of activities including national newspaper advertising, targeted digital communications and face-to-face events to reach excellent potential teachers, including career changers, and to persuade them to pursue a career in teaching.</p><p>Additional funding has been made available to schools offering School Direct (salaried) places to boost starting salaries and encourage more experienced graduates to enter teacher training across a range of subjects. School Direct (salaried) is an employment-based route for high-quality, experienced graduates who earn a salary whilst training.</p><p>We provide an information service for anyone looking to enter teaching through the Teaching Line. Those interested in teaching a priority subject are given access to the Premier Plus programme. This includes support from a dedicated recruitment advisor, access to exclusive events and regular communications with important news and application hints and tips.</p><p>We have extended the School Experience Programme (SEP) this year to include non-funded subjects as well as funded priority subjects. SEP gives prospective teachers the chance to gain school experience, helping them to choose teaching as a career.</p><p>Prestigious scholarship awards are available to outstanding graduates with a 2:1 or first-class degree in maths, physics, chemistry, and computing. Scholarships come with a package of non-financial benefits, such as membership of the appropriate professional body, mentoring, and continuous professional development.</p><p>New entrants to initial teacher training are becoming better qualified. Overall, we have seen an increase each year in the percentage of new entrants who hold a first class or 2:1 degree; rising from 61% in 2009/10 to 73% in 2014/15.</p><p>In addition, we have supported the expansion of Teach First , which focuses on getting the highest quality teachers into our most challenging schools, by more than doubling the number of programme participants since 2010, and ensuring the programme covers all English government regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 14:52:55 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

167141

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the introduction of driverless cars on British roads and urban spaces.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	216486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has a progressive approach to these advanced technologies and the Department for Transport is working with other government departments to establish demonstrator projects that will provide valuable understanding of the use of driverless vehicles. The Department will implement a road user behavioural study to run in parallel to trials and is planning to publish a review of regulations to facilitate the use of driverless vehicles in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/12/2014 14:58:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

169450

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the cost of the F-35B aircraft procured for the Fleet Air Arm.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	218086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not release details of financial estimates as to do so would undermine its commercial position.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/12/2014 17:21:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

169451

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes have been made in the planned capability of the F-35 joint strike fighter because of the time taken to introduce the aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	218087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>In line with approvals, the F-35 Lightning programme is on track to enter UK service in 2018 at the planned capability standard.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/12/2014 17:20:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

171558

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Ministry of Defence Police are currently undergoing disciplinary proceedings; and how many such staff underwent such proceedings between 2005 and 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	219401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Officers Who Underwent Disciplinary Proceedings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>9 *</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - to date</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>One officer is currently undergoing disciplinary proceedings which have not yet been concluded.</p><p> </p><p>All Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) officers are expected to perform their duties to the highest standard at all times. Any failure in such standards is taken very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>Note: These figures represent disciplinary proceedings that concluded in either a Misconduct Meeting (* post 2009) or a Misconduct Hearing. The figures do not include officers who resigned prior to proceedings commencing nor those who have not yet had proceedings commenced against them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/01/2015 17:11:35 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

172245

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase HIV screening.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	219802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has asked the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) to commission a review of the evidence for a universal HIV screening programme in adults. The UK NSC plan to consult on their review in spring 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s <em>A Framework for</em> <em>Sexual Health Improvement in England</em> (2013) sets out how we will continue to tackle HIV through prevention and increased access to testing to enable early diagnosis and treatment. Also, reducing the proportion of people with HIV diagnosed late is included as an indicator for local authorities in the Public Health Outcomes Framework.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/01/2015 15:13:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

172284

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Level Crossings: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of fatalities at level-crossings.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	219803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>We must not be complacent about level crossing safety. An industry safety framework is in place to manage risks.</p><p> </p><p>As the relevant safety duty holder, Network Rail is best placed to assess the risks at level crossings and ensure that the most appropriate infrastructure is in place given local circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Having already reduced risk significantly across the network, the company has set further challenging targets for risk reduction at level crossings by 2019. The Department is supporting this work through a dedicated £109 million ring-fenced fund which aims to close around a further 500 level crossings and improve safety at hundreds more of the highest risk crossings.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/01/2015 11:24:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

173051

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Press Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the UK next plans to host UN World Press Freedom Day.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	220379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text Recent events in Paris, and the public demonstrations which followed, have made World Press Freedom Day particularly relevant this year. We fully support the aims of the day, and the focus both on press freedom and the safety of journalists. We have no plans at present to host a future World Press Freedom Day. We do, however, mark the day across our network, hosting events and issuing statements, such as our “Shine a Light” campaign in 2013 which highlighted repression of the media and freedom of expression across the world. Through events and statements we use the day to reaffirm our commitment to a free press, the safety of journalists and freedom of expression which is one of our human rights priorities. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/01/2015 16:17:42 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell