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171777

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date	02/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Crawley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has for the National Citizen Service in Crawley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	219583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>117 young people took part in National Citizen Service (NCS) in Crawley and surrounding area in 2014.</p><p>This year will again see NCS programmes taking place in every local authority across England, giving more young people the opportunity to take part in this life changing programme.</p><p>The government is committed to giving as many young people as possible the chance to take part in NCS and the significant growth of the programme so far is set to continue this year across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 06/01/2015 17:37:25 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

171839

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Robert Rogers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, when the Commission was first informed of the ennoblement of Sir Robert Rogers; and whether it made any general response to this notification.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	219650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Peerages are granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister and are not a matter for the Commission.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 06/01/2015 11:45:39 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

171846

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what inspections have been completed on garages performing MOT tests relating to diesel particulate filters since 26 October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	219609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Every MOT tester has to apply the standards set out within the inspection manual when inspecting vehicles fitted with diesel particulate filters. Since the end of October 2014, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have visited around 1500 garages. If any issues have arisen during these visits, all staff at the garages have been made aware of the requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/01/2015 15:16:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

171488

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage the recruitment of new officer recruits into the Merchant Navy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>A company or group which elects for the Tonnage Tax is required, each year, to recruit one new officer trainee for every fifteen officer posts in its fleet. The Department also provides support for seafarer training through the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) scheme, the budget for which was increased by 25% to £15million in September 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment into the Merchant Navy is, however, principally a matter for the industry itself. The industry and the Government are working hand in hand to encourage and support the next generation of seafarers and are developing a range of apprenticeships for maritime occupations at sea and ashore. We support the work of the Merchant Navy Training Board and SeaVision in promoting maritime careers, and have recently collaborated with Maritime UK in the publication of &quot;Open for Maritime Skills&quot;.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/01/2015 13:16:28 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171489

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) establishment and (b) actual strength of the Merchant Navy Reserve was on 1 April in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. The Merchant Navy Reserve scheme was disbanded in 2000.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/01/2015 13:22:58 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171490

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Merchant Navy officer cadets (a) began and (b) completed training in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Figures held by the Department relate to cadets whose training was supported through the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) scheme, and are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starters</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Completers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/9</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>Figures not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>Figures not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/1</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/3</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/4</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/5</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>289</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/6</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/7</p></td><td><p>685</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/8</p></td><td><p>854</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/9</p></td><td><p>925</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>903</p></td><td><p>429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>776</p></td><td><p>384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>778</p></td><td><p>488</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/01/2015 13:01:57 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171553

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has received any representations asking him to intervene in the BBC's decision to broadcast the short story, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	219552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text The Secretary of State has not received any representations asking him to intervene in the BBC's decision to broadcast the short story, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of Government and there is no provision for the Government to intervene in the corporation’s day-to-day operations. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/01/2015 11:40:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

171573

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much he forecasts will accrue to the Exchequer from (a) the Carbon Price Floor and (b) the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in each of the next six years.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	219415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Table B.3 of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement 2014 sets out forecasts for Exchequer revenue from the Climate Change Levy and from EU Emissions Trading System auction receipts for each year up to financial year 2019/20. Receipts accruing from the Carbon Price Floor are incorporated within the Climate Change Levy revenue forecast. Both forecasts are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Climate Change Levy (£bn)</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU ETS auction receipts (£bn)</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/01/2015 15:57:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

171608

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Abduction: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance overseas posts provide to UK nationals who are seeking the return of their child from a country that is not party to the 1980 Hague Convention.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	219490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK lobbies countries that are not signatories of the 1980 Hague Convention to sign it. Cases involving non-Hague convention signatories are much harder to resolve and parents often face lengthy and expensive court proceedings abroad to try to facilitate their return.</p><p>Whilst the FCO cannot interfere in another country’s judicial process, where due process is not being followed, or cases take a disproportionately long time to resolve, we raise this with our appropriate counterparts.</p><p>There are a number of steps that parents can take if their child is taken overseas without their consent. We encourage parents to contact the Foreign and Commonwealth Office consular officials who can provide further guidance.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/01/2015 13:56:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

171613

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to seek a reduction in the incidence of deaths among refugees crossing the Mediterranean by boat.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Roger Williams
uin	219500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is working with EU partners to prevent the deaths of people crossing the Mediterranean through joint efforts under the EU’s Task Force Mediterranean, established following the Lampedusa tragedy inOctober 2013. <br><br>While the UK is providing support for the new Frontex (EU External Border Agency) Operation ‘Triton’, an enhanced maritime border management operation that intercepts migrants in the Mediterranean, we believe that the only <br>sustainable means of addressing this issue is to take action to dissuade migrants from making these perilous and illegal journeys in the first place, enhance protection in refugees’ region of origin, and combat the criminal facilitators who place migrants’ lives at risk. This is why we support the EU’s focus on action ‘upstream’ in third countries of origin and transit.<br><br>For instance, we are playing a leading role in the new ‘Khartoum Process’ under which the EU countries and countries in the Horn of Africa will work together to combat people smuggling and human trafficking in that region. We also <br>support the EU’s proposals for Regional Development and Protection Programmes (RDPPs) to provide sustainable protection for refugees in North and East Africa. The UK also continues to work with EU partners and international organisations to develop information campaigns in North and East Africa, aimed at dissuading migrants from risking dangerous Mediterranean and Saharan crossings and countering the work of criminal facilitators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/01/2015 14:57:43 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1394 label Biography information for Roger Williams