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172747

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2014 to Question 217619, when the hon. Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 10 November 2014, reference MC2014/04463; and what the reason was for the time taken to respond.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	220231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>I have responded to the hon. Member.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/01/2015 17:48:51 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

172754

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Service Complaints Commissioner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will introduce a time limit by which investigations undertaken by the Service Complaints Commissioner must be concluded.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	220229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The current Service Complaints Commissioner does not have the power to undertake investigations. She can refer allegations of a wrong suffered by a current or former Service person to the relevant officer in the chain of command.</p><p>The Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill before Parliament will, if enacted, permit the newly established Service Complaints Ombudsman to investigate allegations of maladministration in connection with the handling of Service complaints once the internal process is complete. The Bill proposes that the procedure for carrying out an investigation is to be such as the Ombudsman considers appropriate, subject to any regulations made by the Secretary of State. There is no intention to impose a time limit for the conclusion of Ombudsman investigations.</p><p>In accordance with existing policy, the chain of command, discloses papers to relevant parties as part of the Service complaints process. If the Bill is enacted, the new Ombudsman will have to prepare a report of completed investigations into alleged maladministration, setting out their findings. Recommendations may also be made. A copy of the report will need to be sent to the Defence Council (for the chain of command to respond), the complainant and any other persons who may be specified in Secretary of State regulations. The Ombudsman may also, in accordance with the Bill, send a copy of the report to any person whom they consider appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/01/2015 16:40:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

172755

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Service Complaints Commissioner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the Service Complaints Commissioner provides full disclosure of complaints and how they are determined to interested parties.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	220230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The current Service Complaints Commissioner does not have the power to undertake investigations. She can refer allegations of a wrong suffered by a current or former Service person to the relevant officer in the chain of command.</p><p>The Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill before Parliament will, if enacted, permit the newly established Service Complaints Ombudsman to investigate allegations of maladministration in connection with the handling of Service complaints once the internal process is complete. The Bill proposes that the procedure for carrying out an investigation is to be such as the Ombudsman considers appropriate, subject to any regulations made by the Secretary of State. There is no intention to impose a time limit for the conclusion of Ombudsman investigations.</p><p>In accordance with existing policy, the chain of command, discloses papers to relevant parties as part of the Service complaints process. If the Bill is enacted, the new Ombudsman will have to prepare a report of completed investigations into alleged maladministration, setting out their findings. Recommendations may also be made. A copy of the report will need to be sent to the Defence Council (for the chain of command to respond), the complainant and any other persons who may be specified in Secretary of State regulations. The Ombudsman may also, in accordance with the Bill, send a copy of the report to any person whom they consider appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/01/2015 16:43:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

172768

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received on regulations relating to hydraulic fracturing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	220147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department regularly receives representations regarding regulation relating to shale gas development and exploration and we have produced a range of guidance material which set out how these concerns are addressed. These can be found at the following link.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/providing-regulation-and-licensing-of-energy-industries-and-infrastructure/supporting-pages/developing-shale-gas-and-oil-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/providing-regulation-and-licensing-of-energy-industries-and-infrastructure/supporting-pages/developing-shale-gas-and-oil-in-the-uk</a></p><p>We have a strong regulatory framework in place to ensure a comprehensive regime for exploratory activities, and the UK has over 50 years of experience in oil and gas drilling. All of the right regulations are in place to ensure on-site safety, prevent water contamination, air pollution and mitigate seismic activity.</p><p>In June 2012 the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering published an independent review of the scientific and engineering evidence on risks associated with UK shale gas development. Their report concluded that environmental (and health and safety) risks can be managed effectively in the UK, when operational best practices are implemented and enforced through regulation.</p><p>In June 2014 Public Health England published a report that evaluated available evidence on issues including air quality, radon gas, naturally occurring radioactive materials, water contamination and waste water. They concluded that “the risks to public health from exposure to emissions from shale gas extraction are low if operations are properly run and regulated.”</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 13/01/2015 15:39:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

172780

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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 Management Organisation
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 21 November 2014 to Question 214438, when she plans to publish the triennial review of the Maritime Management Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	220243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Triennial Review of the Marine Management Organisation is now in the final stages of the clearance process.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/01/2015 14:57:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

172781

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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	Thalidomide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to support the petition from British survivors of thalidomide damage to the EU Commissioner for Health and MEPs which seeks to secure a fair level of compensation for the costs and losses arising from the damage done to them by thalidomide.
tabling member constituency	North West Hampshire
tabling member printed	Sir George Young
uin	220224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is in frequent contact with the Thalidomide Trust, and is assisting the Trust in arranging meetings with the relevant German authorities on behalf of British survivors of thalidomide. We are ready to consider similar requests for assistance in lobbying at EU level.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/01/2015 16:17:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

172790

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the studies recommended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's expert review panel in the publication, Scientific review of the safety and efficacy of methods to avoid mitochondrial disease through assisted conception: update, published in March 2013 on mosaicism in human morulae have been concluded; and in which peer-reviewed journal his Department plans to publish the findings of those studies.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	220195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that in its 2014 report the Expert Panel, convened by the HFEA, concluded that, in relation to mosaicism in human morulae:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“Although experiments are already reported on ES cells and their derivatives with MST, further corroborative experiments would be valuable to demonstrate the degree of heteroplasmic mosaicism in morulae, and to provide data to address whether there was any amplification of mtDNA carried over.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Panel’s report can be found on the HFEA’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>http://www.hfea.gov.uk/6896.html</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The “already reported” experiments were published in Nature in 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At the time of writing the 2014 report, to the Panel’s knowledge, this work had not been published in a peer-reviewed journal. The Department does not routinely publish scientific research conducted independently by others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/01/2015 15:21:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

172792

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for talking therapy in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	220193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on the median waiting times for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services by Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Birmingham for 2013-14 is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of referrals entering treatment</p></td><td><p>Median waiting time (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Birmingham and South Central CCG</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG</p></td><td><p>5,135</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Birmingham Cross City CCG</p></td><td><p>9,020</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), IAPT Dataset</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>It is not possible to separate Sandwell from NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG; as such, data for Sandwell is also included in this response</li><li>The IAPT dataset contains information on referrals to IAPT services which provide talking therapies.</li><li>Waiting time is measured by counting the number of days between a referral being received and the first treatment appointment. Currently, the presence of a valid therapy type is used as an indicator of whether treatment was provided in the course of the appointment.</li><li>This data is based upon a count of referrals received by IAPT services, not distinct people. In order to be included in these figures, a referral must have had a first treatment appointment in the reporting period (1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014)</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 13/01/2015 15:33:09 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

172797

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to put contingency arrangements in place to ensure support for recipients of mitochondrial donation techniques in the event of failure or abnormal development in the resulting child.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
uin	220183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>There are already arrangements in place to support children born with conditions relating.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/01/2015 15:16:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

172798

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of whether eggs used in the creation of embryos through maternal spindle transfer or pronuclear transfer have had their mitochondrial or nuclear genes altered in the process.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
uin	220181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Neither the nuclear DNA or mitochondrial DNA of the patient’s egg is altered during the creation of an embryo during mitochondrial donation treatment, using the maternal spindle transfer (MST) and pro-nuclear transfer (PNT) techniques.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/01/2015 15:21:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon