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170604

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date	16/12/2014
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	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he issues for companies on what health and safety data they should publish.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Companies are not required by law to publish data on their health and safety performance, and consequently the Health and Safety Executive does not offer generic guidance on this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, for high hazard businesses operating under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999, the competent authority, comprising HSE and the relevant environmental regulators, has recently (October 2014) published a Performance and Recognition Framework which describes how it takes account of business performance in planning its interventions. The Framework encourages the adoption by major hazard operators of industry-wide Process Safety Leadership Principles, which advocate the use of performance indicators, publication of performance information and sharing of good practice across sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/01/2015 17:42:41 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170607

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
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	Housing: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the time taken by BT Openreach to provide for the connection of new housing developments to telephone services.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	219008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p><br></p><p>The lead times for connecting new housing developments will vary according to their location, the services being provided and the engineering difficulties that the company faces. I am aware that there have been delays in connecting some new developments and that Openreach has been recruiting additional staff to help address this problem. The Government recently published its Utilities Guide setting out performance standards for new utility connections. The guide includes for the first time performance standards for telecoms and broadband connections to new builds. This will allow the performance of communications infrastructure providers to be monitored. We will also be exploring with housebuilders and communications infrastructure providers the scope for making further improvements to connection lead times.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/01/2015 17:18:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

170613

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	eBay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that all online retailers trading on eBay in the UK display VAT numbers.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	218935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>There is no requirement in tax legislation for a VAT-registered person to declare to a customer that they are registered or to provide a VAT registration number, unless they make a supply to another VAT-registered person, in which case they are obliged to issue a VAT invoice including their VAT number. However businesses are required to comply with the Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002 concerning the provision of this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/01/2015 17:38:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

170614

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the new rates of stamp duty, under what category land will be sold if planning permission has been granted for both commercial and residential purposes.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	219042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Undeveloped land is treated as non-residential property for stamp duty land tax (SDLT) purposes. The existence or otherwise of planning permission is immaterial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/01/2015 17:36:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

170624

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
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	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 15 December 2014, Official Report, column 1116, when he plans to issue a Written Statement on radicalisation.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	219023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the rt. hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement on integration of 18 December, <em>Official Report</em>, Columns 110-118WS.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 05/01/2015 17:05:23 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

170639

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times his Department has provided top-cover fixed wing search and rescue assets for a search and rescue mission since 8 November 2013; and which aircraft were used in each case.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	219036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on the occasions when Ministry of Defence (MOD) aircraft have provided top-cover fixed wing search and rescue (SAR) assets for a SAR mission is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year </strong></td><td><strong>Number of SAR Missions </strong></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>2014*</td><td>1 x C130 Hercules; 1 x E-3D Sentry</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>*To 16 December 2014</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Aircraft provided by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency or overseas governments may also be tasked by MOD to participate in rescue missions.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/01/2015 17:08:16 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

170641

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the Government has received a request for assistance from a neighbouring state in accordance with sections 3.1 of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue since 8 November 2013; and which search and rescue assets provided assistance on each such occasion.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	219035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Since 8 November 2013 the Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre has had no direct requests for assistance from any neighbouring states.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/01/2015 17:16:21 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

170649

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
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	ICT: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made on TechNorth; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>TechNorth is progressing well. It was announced in October 2014 by the Deputy Prime Minister to bring together digital technology expertise across Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Hull and the North East tech cluster (Newcastle, Sunderland and the Tees Valley). It will form part of Tech City UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since TechNorth’s announcement, Tech City UK has been engaging with the North's diverse technology sector to shape the scope of the initiatives TechNorth will offer. Tech City UK is currently recruiting for five positions for the programme, including the Head of TechNorth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>TechNorth will be operational by April.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/01/2015 17:41:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170675

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
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	Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2014 to Question 216668, how many of the marine protected areas in the waters of (a) the UK and (b) UK overseas territories are designated as no-take zones.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	218960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>In English waters, three areas within Marine Protected Areas have regulations in place to prohibit all fishing activity. They are located within the Lundy Island, Flamborough Head and Morecombe Bay European Marine Sites. In addition there are numerous areas where fishing is highly regulated to conserve features for which Marine Protected Areas have been designated. There are other areas that may be closed to all fishing activities for a variety of other purposes, for example for the protection of wrecks and exclusion zones around offshore energy installations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Issues relating to fishery closures in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are a matter for the respective administrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With regards to UK overseas territories, the British Indian Ocean Territory MPA is designated a no-take zone. The Maritime Zone of South Georgia &amp; South Sandwich Islands is designated as an MPA, of which 20,000km² is a no-take zone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/01/2015 17:26:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

170706

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence between him, Ministers of his Department, officials of his Department and the European Commission on the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations, as notified by the UK Government to the Commission on 29 August 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
uin	218952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>As the Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, the Department currently has no plans to place this information into the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 218953 question first answered 05/01/2015 17:07:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	403 label Biography information for Mr Gerry Sutcliffe