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90237

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Exports: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of use by Israeli forces of equipment containing UK components in breaches of international humanitarian law in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Love
uin	207825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>We reviewed all existing export licences to Israel during Operation Protective Edge. We found that the vast majority of exports currently licensed for Israel were not for items that could be used by Israeli forces in operations in Gaza in response to attacks by Hamas.</p><p>On 12 August, the Government announced that twelve licences were identified for components which could be part of equipment used by the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza. As we were unable to clarify whether export licence criteria was being met, we took the decision to suspend this small number of export licences if there was a resumption of significant hostilities.</p><p>We monitored the situation closely and assessed that the resumption of hostilities when Hamas later broke the ceasefire was not enough to warrant a suspension.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2014 14:11:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	164 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Love

90242

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press notice of 16 July 2014 on pupil premium reform, to which 87 local authorities where performance of disadvantaged pupils is a concern the Minister of State for Schools wrote.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	207950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>I wrote to 87 local authorities in March and April 2014, raising my concern about the 2013 examination results of disadvantaged pupils in particular maintained schools within their areas, and asking them to support those schools’ improvement. The recipient list and criteria are below and will be published on GOV.UK shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Letters were sent to local authorities where ministerial letters had been sent in the spring to a small number of maintained schools expressing concern about the progress of disadvantaged pupils at key stage 2, and the progress and/or overall attainment of disadvantaged pupils at key stage 4. Letters were also sent to local authorities where the average GCSE results of disadvantaged pupils across all of their maintained schools declined between 2011 and 2013 or between 2012 and 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities in receipt of letters:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnsley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bath and North East Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Forest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire East</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dudley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sussex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gateshead</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith and Fulham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hartlepool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklees</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester city</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Lincolnshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond upon Thames</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rotherham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandwell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sefton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slough</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Gloucestershire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockton-on-Tees</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke on Trent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walsall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Berkshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Sussex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/09/2014 12:18:17 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

90244

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that laws relating to the export of live animals are adhered to at ports; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	207829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) is responsible for official controls (including risk–based inspections and checks at ports) in relation to rules on the export of live animals. These controls must be consistent with the relevant animal health and welfare legislation. Where animal welfare non-compliances are discovered, AHVLA will take the appropriate regulatory action and, where necessary, refer the matter to the local authority for enforcement action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/09/2014 10:13:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

90247

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of his Department's work on climate change; and what future steps his Department plans to take to support international action on climate change.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	207805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>Ministers have endorsed the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) climate change priorities, including work with the Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative, the Department for Energy and Climate Change and other Government Departments and our global network of climate attaches. This is in support of the Government’s aim of achieving a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the UN in Paris in December 2015. We work closely with international partners, including through FCO Programme Funds. Recent examples of impact include China launching seven regional Emissions Trading Schemes; international promotion of the UK’s Climate Change Act with influence among some 60 countries taking forward climate laws; and under the UK’s 2013 Presidency, the G8 recognising that climate change presents a risk to global security. We also promote UK low carbon and environmental goods and services, with UK exports valued at £3.4 trillion in 2011/12 and UK ranked sixth globally with a market share of 3.7%. Climate change and energy security remain foreign policy priorities for the FCO; we keep future plans under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2014 07:57:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

90256

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Hearing Impaired
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of courtrooms do not have induction loops installed.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	207804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service operates a reasonable adjustments policy to provide access to information and services for customers with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of court rooms with induction and infra-red hearing enhancement systems is currently being collected as part of the 2014 court room survey. I will write to my hon. Friend, as soon as the information is available.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/09/2014 14:32:50 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

90257

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Castle Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to make an announcement on improvements to the Nottingham to Lincoln line.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	207826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My officials have been working with East Midlands Trains, local authorities, LEPs and Newark Business Club, in order to develop proposals to provide an improved train service for passengers travelling between Nottingham and Lincoln, following service cuts overseen by the previous Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are hopeful that a decision will be made in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/09/2014 13:30:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

90260

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merseyrail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether Merseyrail has an appropriate emergency response plan to deal with a terrorist attack on the rail network; and on what date the last Merseyrail emergency response drill was carried out.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	207806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>The National Railways Security Programme (NRSP) requires all Train Operating Companies, including Merseyrail, to have response procedures in place to respond to any security incidents on their station and trains and to review these contingency plans annually. It also recommends that they exercise these plans on an annual basis. The Department does not collect information on the frequency of exercises because this is a matter for decision by the rail operators within the framework set by the NRSP.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/09/2014 13:03:32 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

90261

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he plans to publish the conclusions to research into tyre-ageing on buses and coaches that he commissioned in December 2013.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	207824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My officials have consulted with experts from the British and the European tyre manufacturing industry who have provided consistent advice that chronological age is not an indicator of a tyre’s mechanical properties. Further research is currently being planned and the outcomes will be available next year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/09/2014 12:58:13 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

90273

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many youth rate jobseeker's allowance claimants have been referred for sanction while they undertake a traineeship since August 2013.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	207912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Youth claimant attendance and participation on a traineeship is voluntary so there would not be any sanction if they chose to leave the programme early. However, Jobcentre Plus work coaches interview anyone who does not complete their traineeship to establish why, and to determine the most appropriate next steps towards achieving their job goal.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 207935 question first answered 05/09/2014 13:29:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

90274

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are taken against a claimant of youth rate jobseeker's allowance who leaves a traineeship before it was completed.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	207935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Youth claimant attendance and participation on a traineeship is voluntary so there would not be any sanction if they chose to leave the programme early. However, Jobcentre Plus work coaches interview anyone who does not complete their traineeship to establish why, and to determine the most appropriate next steps towards achieving their job goal.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 207912 question first answered 05/09/2014 13:29:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell