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427633

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Game
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much game meat has entered the human food chain from licensed hunting activities on land owned by Government Departments or agencies in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	15977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>As part of its regulation of approved meat establishments, the Food Standards Agency collects throughput figures on the number of animals slaughtered or processed at each premises. Game meat processed at approved game handling establishments will come from trained hunters and be supported by an appropriate declaration. There is no requirement to detail on these declarations whether the game is from land owned by Government Departments or Agencies.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 19/11/2015 12:09:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

428151

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will carry out an assessment after the November Spending Review of local authorities' capacity to meet their new duties under the Care Act 2014 following changes to local authority funding.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	16245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Funding decisions for 2016/17 onwards, including on adult social care, are subject to the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><br /><p>Officials in the Department and across government are working hard to understand pressures on the care system and will consider adult social care expenditure and the future demand as part of this process. This includes ongoing Care Act pressures.</p><p><br>We will continue to review and monitor implementation of the Care Act which includes a series of stocktakes of local authority readiness and the latest, from June 2015, demonstrates an overall positive picture on implementation. It details:</p><p><br>- Councils’ confidence in their ability to deliver the Care Act Reforms in 2015/16 remains high, with 99% very or fairly confident.</p><p>- 89% of councils say that they are ‘on track’ with their implementation. The remaining 11% report themselves as only slightly behind.</p><br /><p>There are two further local authority stocktakes planned for the remainder of the financial year which will monitor the progress on implementing change. It is our intention to repeat the surveys next year to continue monitoring progress, subject to agreement with local government.</p><p><br>The Department will also commission a piece of research to evaluate and inform implementation of the Care Act 2014. The research will focus on knowing more about how the Act is being implemented locally and to see how effectively the Act is achieving its underlying aims.</p><br /> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/11/2015 16:24:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

442309

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Quotas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes to fishing quotas announced at the December 2015 Fisheries and Agriculture Council meeting on the long-term sustainability of fish stocks in UK waters.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	20773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>My provisional assessment of the effect of the changes to fishing quotas, agreed at the December 2015 Fisheries and Agriculture Council, is that 24 of the fish stocks in which the UK has an interest will be fished at or below maximum sustainable yield levels in 2016. This is an increase of 8 (50%) compared with the outcome of the 2014 negotiations.</p><br /><p>Stocks fished at, or below, maximum sustainable yield in 2015:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1. North Sea haddock</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. West of Scotland haddock</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3. Nephrops IV in Fladen ground</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4. North Sea plaice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5. North Sea sprat</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6. North Sea autumn spawning herring</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7. Irish Sea herring</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8. Herring in Division VIa (North)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9. Herring VIIa Celtic Sea and South of Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10. Herring in subareas I, II, V and sub areas Vi and VII</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11. Western Channel sole</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12. Horse Mackerel IIa. IVa. Vb. VIa. VIIa-c. e-k. VIII</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13. Whiting VII b-k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14. Blue ling in Division Vb. and Subareas VI and VII</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15. NE Atlantic spurdog</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16. Roundnose grenadier in Vb, VI, VII</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Additional stocks which will be fished at, or below, maximum sustainable yield in 2016:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>17.North Sea cod</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18.Nephrops in the Firth of Forth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19.Nephrops in Moray Firth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20.North Sea, West of Scotland and Rockall saithe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21.Western Channel plaice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22.Rockall haddock</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23. Megrim in Divisions IVa and Via</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24. Irish Sea sole</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/01/2016 14:00:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

438897

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, what assessment he has made of whether all armed forces personnel aged 16 and 17 are able to study for 280 guided learning hours per year towards accredited qualifications.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	20347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Armed Forces meet the requirement of Raising the Participation Age, as defined in the Education and Skills Act 2008.</p><p>In the Naval Service, all new recruits, whether Royal Navy or Royal Marines and irrespective of age, undertake a Level 2 accredited apprenticeship. This is as part of Phase 2 training for the Royal Navy and Phase 1 training for the Royal Marines.</p><p>The Army provides full-time training and education to all recruits aged 16 and 17, largely through the Junior Entry courses at Army Foundation College, Harrogate.</p><p>All non-commissioned Royal Air Force recruits, regardless of their age, are enrolled onto a Level 2, Level 3 or Level 4 accredited apprenticeship according to their Trade.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2016 16:21:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91116

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions (a) Ministers in his Department and (b) the Health and Safety Executive have had with representatives of Oil and Gas UK on accommodation standards for offshore oil and gas workers on installations in the North Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	208457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>DWP ministers have not had any discussions on offshore accommodation standards with representatives of Oil and Gas UK.</p><p>HSE has had a range of discussions regarding accommodation standards for offshore oil and gas workers with representatives of Oil and Gas UK, including at a meeting of the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee on 08 October 2013.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/09/2014 13:31:18 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91114

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions (a) Ministers in his Departmant and (b) the Health and Safety Executive have had with trades union representatives on accommodation standards for offshore oil and gas workers on installations in the North Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	208454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>DWP ministers have not had any discussions on offshore accommodation standards with trade union representatives.</p><p>HSE has had a range of discussions regarding accommodation standards for offshore oil and gas workers with trades union representatives, including at a meeting of the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee on 08 October 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/09/2014 13:22:43 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91111

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of (a) single, (b) two-person, (c) three-person and (d) four-person occupancy standards for accommodation cabins in the offshore oil and gas industry on (i) the health and safety of offshore workers and (ii) operational safety on offshore installations.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	208451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>None. Standards of cabin accommodation are examined by inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive on a case-by-case basis. Inspectors will consider compliance with the specific requirements relating to cabins, during inspections and safety case assessments. These will also include examination of other health and welfare provisions for workers, emergency escape facilities and other safety provisions that could be affected if cabin occupancy arrangements change.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/09/2014 13:15:31 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

65810

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter of 6 March 2014 from the Minister for Disabled People to Macmillan Cancer Support, for what reason his Department does not consider data on clearance times of personal independence payment normal and special rules claims to be robust enough to be included in the published quarterly statistics.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	203902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Releasing information on clearance times at this stage would give an incorrect representation of the process since the system has not yet reached maturity.</p><p>Professional statisticians determine when a series meets the criteria for publication as official statistics. That stage has not yet in their judgement been reached for this information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/07/2014 14:38:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

65809

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his contribution of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 647, on DWP: performance, how his Department will demonstrate that no claimant is waiting more than 16 weeks for their personal independence payment by the end of 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	203901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics on clearance times are intended for future publication and the Department's analysts are currently considering what information will be included in the release.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/07/2014 14:14:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

65101

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the data on clearance time for personal independent payments are robust enough to be published; and what timescale he has set for implementing such steps.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	203324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics on clearance times are intended for future publication but releasing them at this stage would give an incorrect representation of the process since the system has not yet reached maturity, and further quality assurance of the data is required. Departmental analysts are currently assessing the quality of this data to ensure it meets the standards set by the UK Statistics Authority before it can be published.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with UK Statistics Authority guidelines, we will pre-announce our intention to release these statistics, at least one month prior to their publication, on the UKSA hub and also on our PIP statistics webpage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 203399 question first answered 07/07/2014 14:32:05 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham