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156158

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date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Textiles: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses the Textiles Growth Programme has supported in (a) Lancashire and (b) Pendle in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	214867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>To date, the Textile Growth Programme, (England wide) has engaged with 68 companies in Lancashire, 8 of which are based in Pendle.</p><p> </p><p>14 companies in Lancashire have benefited from grants through this programme to the value of about £945,000, with a target to create or safeguard about 335 jobs. Two of these companies are in Pendle and have benefited from over £200,000 with a target to create 104 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Also, in Lancashire, there are five additional business applications currently in appraisal / project board review phase.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/11/2014 11:46:30 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

156160

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	214884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Ministers in the Welsh Governments, through regular Joint Ministerial Committee meetings, have an opportunity to input into the UK position where appropriate and Ministers have been kept abreast of developments. Officials from the Devolved Administrations are also invited to frequent cross-Whitehall meetings on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and are in regular contact with trade policy officials in Whitehall.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/11/2014 14:22:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

156180

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received about the Local Welfare Provision fund from (a) local authorities and (b) relevant third sector organisations.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	215096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The consultation on how local welfare provision should be funded in 2015/16 closed on 21 November. The Government are analysing the responses, alongside the recently published review by the Department for Work and Pensions into existing provision. The Government will make a decision based on this analysis in time for the provisional local government finance settlement in December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 214868 question first answered 26/11/2014 16:02:01 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

156183

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his future policy is on the Local Welfare Assistance Fund.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	214868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The consultation on how local welfare provision should be funded in 2015/16 closed on 21 November. The Government are analysing the responses, alongside the recently published review by the Department for Work and Pensions into existing provision. The Government will make a decision based on this analysis in time for the provisional local government finance settlement in December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 215096 question first answered 26/11/2014 16:02:01 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

156186

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the scope and range of the business interests and landholdings of local authorities; and if he will introduce restrictions on the scope of acquisition, expenditure and activity by local authorities in areas which bear no relation to their functions.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	214934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities are accountable to their local residents and taxpayers. We have no plans to impose new monitoring regimes or restrictions. Indeed, councils now have a general power of competence under the Localism Act, and we have rolled back top-down inspection and performance management.</p><p>We are committed to greater local accountability and transparency; for example, the updated local government Transparency Code now requires councils to publish their land holding and property assets. We are also taking steps to increase the transparency of local authority-owned companies.</p><p>Local authorities should be using their surplus and redundant land and assets to promote economic growth and provide brownfield land for new homes. There is significant potential for them to work with the private sector in this regard, subject to taking appropriate steps to ensure planning probity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 26/11/2014 15:42:19 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

156236

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the amount of carbon emitted to the UK atmosphere by subsidised generation of (a) heat by biomass boilers and (b) electricity by biomass power stations in the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	214933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Renewable Heat Incentive is subject to on-going evaluation and monitoring which has not yet completed and so emissions data are not available at present from subsidised biomass boilers used to generate heat. DECC will also be conducting a detailed monitoring and evaluation programme for biomass heat systems and has recently issued a tender to establish the methodology of how this could be done.</p><p>In addition DECC is introducing mandatory biomass sustainability and greenhouse gas (GHG) criteria for both its heat and power support schemes which will mean biomass will be required to deliver a minimum 60% GHG emission saving relative to the EU fossil fuel average.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 26/11/2014 14:49:12 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 29639 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

156237

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make additional funds available to allow the Northern Ireland Executive to extend the Warm Home Discount Scheme to Northern Ireland; what recent steps he has taken to encourage the setting up of the Warm Home Discount Scheme in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	214950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount is an obligation on energy suppliers operating in the GB-wide market for domestic customers.</p><p>The scheme does not apply in Northern Ireland as fuel poverty is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, which decides its own fuel poverty objectives and policies.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 26/11/2014 14:52:07 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

156261

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	Bahrain
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 representations his Department has made to the government of Bahrain on political rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	215050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office actively encourages broad engagement and participation of all political societies and the people of Bahrain in the electoral process, in the spirit of shared responsibility and national reconciliation.</p><p>On 24 September, EU Member States’ Ambassadors’ present in Bahrain (UK, Italy, France and Germany) welcomed the announcement by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to hold legislative elections in Bahrain. The first round of parliamentary elections, which took place on 22 November, went smoothly despite some violence and IED attacks. The second round of voting will take place on the 29 November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/11/2014 14:03:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

156265

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	United Arab Emirates
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 discussions he has had about democratic reform in the United Arab Emirates.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	214857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>I have regular discussions on a wide range of issues of bilateral interest with my counterpart, Dr Anwar Gargash. Any reform will continue to be led by the region, not external actors.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/11/2014 14:01:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

156407

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Belmarsh Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) age and (b) offence type was of prisoners held in HM Prison Belmarsh who were under the age of 21 on 31 December 2013.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Please see the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>HMP Belmarsh population by age and by offence group for prisoners under the age of 21, as at 31 December 2013, England and Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31-Dec-13</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10"><p>18</p></td><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft and handling</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud and forgery</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence not recorded</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10"><p>19</p></td><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft and handling</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud and forgery</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence not recorded</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10"><p>20</p></td><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft and handling</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud and forgery</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence not recorded</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Numbers of 5 or less cannot be produced to prevent disclosure of individuals.</p><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/11/2014 11:43:36 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies