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228769

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Counterfeit Manufacturing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to tackle the movement of counterfeit clothing into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government takes intellection property (IP) crime very seriously and is working closely with law enforcers and rights holders to tackle criminality, including the sale of counterfeit goods. The Intellectual Property Office continues to support Trading Standards, Police and partners with intelligence in support of enforcement operations. Locally, the National Markets Group is active in tackling IPR trade at our markets. Nationally, the UK Border Force is targeting importers using intelligence to enhance container seizures – these have increased year on year for the last 3 years. In addition, work is ongoing with source countries to tackle production in countries abroad. In particular, work between the UK and Chinese authorities has already resulted in seizures and arrests. All this activity is supported by education programmes and a government/private industry partnership to provide IP training to enforcement officers and brands representatives to help stem the demand for counterfeit products.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/03/2015 12:57:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228784

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many neighbourhood forums have been established under the Localism Act 2011.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	228567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold official statistics on the number of neighbourhood forums established under the Localism Act. However from our informal monitoring we are aware that of the 1,400 communities who have started the process of neighbourhood planning, around 190 are non-parished areas, and will therefore be led by neighbourhood forums.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 24/03/2015 12:16:12 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

228835

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Parking Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent illegal parking on private property and land.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	228561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>On 12 March 2015, the Department for Communities and Local Government took on the policy responsibility for off-street parking, both municipal and on private land. We expect to consult shortly on areas where we can intervene to tackle unfair practices.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/03/2015 12:21:12 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

228845

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Hazel McRae
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many items of correspondence his Department or its agencies have sent to Ms Hazel McRae.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	228542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions and it’s former agencies are unable to quantify how many letters have been issued to this customer as we have several customers with the same name.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2015 10:27:48 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

228508

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to support internet service providers and ensure they remain a facilitator for the online industry.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Mike Weatherley
uin	228399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government's broadband initiatives to expand broadband coverage in rural areas and improve business connectivity in cities provides opportunities for internet service providers to compete and the market to grow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/03/2015 13:44:28 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3984 label Biography information for Mike Weatherley

228512

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Internet Service Providers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department has received from internet service providers on safe harbour provisions.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Mike Weatherley
uin	228459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not received any representations from internet service providers on the exemption from liabilities (&quot;safe harbour&quot;) provisions contained within the eCommerce Directive. Some rights holders have expressed concern that the exemption from liabilities provisions are no longer necessary in their current form. The UK government recently published its vision for the future of the digital economy in the EU, and we will continue to seek the views of all stakeholders in developing our policy in this area.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 228460 question first answered 24/03/2015 13:40:17 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3984 label Biography information for Mike Weatherley

228513

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Internet Service Providers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations his Department has received from rights holders on safe harbour provisions.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Mike Weatherley
uin	228460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not received any representations from internet service providers on the exemption from liabilities (&quot;safe harbour&quot;) provisions contained within the eCommerce Directive. Some rights holders have expressed concern that the exemption from liabilities provisions are no longer necessary in their current form. The UK government recently published its vision for the future of the digital economy in the EU, and we will continue to seek the views of all stakeholders in developing our policy in this area.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 228459 question first answered 24/03/2015 13:40:17 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3984 label Biography information for Mike Weatherley

228517

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Armed Forces Covenant
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 effect of changes in funding to local authorities on their ability to support Armed Forces Community Covenants.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	228485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities share in our national commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, and have signed Community Covenants committing to support the Armed Forces community in their area and promote understanding amongst local people. Local councils and residents will know the needs of their communities and can decide their spending priorities appropriately.<br><br>We have introduced a number of measures over the last few years as contribution towards meeting the objectives of the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure that the Armed Forces Community does not face disadvantage, patricularly in housing. This includes:<br><br><strong>Funding for local authorities</strong><br><br>We have set aside £200,000 in 2014/15 from the annual Disabled Facilities Grant funding for local authorities to fund home adaptations (eg ramps, walk-in showers, stairlifts) to meet the needs of disabled ex-service personnel who wish to live independently in their homes.<br><br>We have provided grants (totalling over £1 million) with MOD, to a small number of local authorities in 2011 and 2012 to support the successful integration of retired Gurkha soldiers who wished to settle in the UK.<br><br><strong>Improved access to social housing</strong><br><br>We have introduced protection to ensure that former and current Service personnel are not disadvantaged in accessing social housing because of the disadvantages of military life. We have made sure that seriously injured personnel and former members of the Armed Forces with urgent housing needs are always given high priority for social housing, and that serving personnel and those who have recently been discharged do not lose their qualification rights because of the requirement to move from base to base.<br><br>We have also encouraged local authorities to, in general, give sympathetic consideration to the housing needs of family members of serving or former Service personnel.<br><br><strong>Preventing homelessness</strong><br><br>We have introduced measures to provide support for specialist accommodation for veterans, and work with councils to prevent homelessness. We have also introduced initiatives such as Streetlink and No Second Night Out which ensure that when veterans end up sleeping rough they are offered care and support from local services.<br><br><strong>Access to home ownership</strong><br><br>Members of the Armed Forces have been given priority for Government-funded shared ownership schemes and are able to access Help to Buy: equity loan scheme. The priority status can be transferred to bereaved spouses or civil partners. We have also worked with MOD, credit reference agencies, and Royal Mail to standardise Forces' Post Office addresses so personnel are not disadvantaged when applying for mortgages.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 24/03/2015 12:04:46 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

228537

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Pay
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 the average hourly pay is of employees at each grade within her Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	228310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly rate of pay for employees who have declared their ethnicity in core-Defra at each grade identified as (a) white and (b) from a black, Asian, or other minority ethnic group (BAME).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>(a) White</p></td><td><p>(b) BAME</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>£11.79</p></td><td><p>£12.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>£13.93</p></td><td><p>£15.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>£16.90</p></td><td><p>£17.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faststream</p></td><td><p>£15.30</p></td><td><p>£15.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>£20.48</p></td><td><p>£20.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>£27.58</p></td><td><p>£28.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade6</p></td><td><p>£33.34</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>£41.36</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data has not been provided where there are fewer than 5 employees in a group.</p><p>This includes employees at AA, where the average hourly rate of pay across all employees is £9.09; Grade 6, where the average hourly rate of pay across all employees is £33.42; and at SCS, where the average hourly rate of pay across all employees is £43.33.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 24/03/2015 11:05:32 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

228538

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Living Wage
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 15 December 2014 to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West to Question 217417, how many of the 215 people paid less than the living wage employed on two major contracts reside in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	228336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 24/03/2015 09:28:22 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy