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420991

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Football: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with the FA about the affordability of tickets to Premier League matches for people on the national average wage.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	11532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The pricing of tickets is a matter for the clubs to decide on, however we would encourage all clubs, whether in the Premier League or not, to think carefully about affordability for all fans when setting their ticket prices.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/10/2015 15:00:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420626

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with Camelot on steps they are taking to reverse the recent decline in national lottery sales.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	11289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>National Lottery sales are not declining. 2014/2015 was the most successful year for The National Lottery ever, achieving £7.27bn in sales and £1.96bn for good causes. Sales are up on the previous year (£6.73bn) and have even surpassed the record-breaking Olympic year of 2012/2013 (£6.9bn).</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/10/2015 14:41:56 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420728

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with the Home Secretary potential means to increase the number of visas from non-EU countries for essential workers within the NHS.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	11286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and the Home Secretary have discussed the Government’s policy on immigration when it has been raised at internal government meetings.</p><br /><p>The Home Secretary asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the operation of the Tier 2 route of entry into the United Kingdom and they held a public consultation, which closed on 25 September 2015.</p><br /><p>However, on 15 October 2015 the Home Secretary announced that the Tier 2 restrictions will be temporarily changed for nurses so that they can be recruited from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to ensure safe staffing levels across the National Health Service.</p><br /><p>Nurses will be added to the Government’s Shortage Occupation List (SoL) on an interim basis. The temporary rule change, which will apply to applications considered from December, will mean that nurses from outside the EEA who apply to work in the UK will have their applications for nursing posts prioritised.</p><br /><p>While nurses remain on the SoL they will be exempt from the requirement to earn £35,000. The exemption will continue to apply whilst the role is on the SoL.</p><br /><p>The Home Secretary has also asked the MAC to carry out a review of the evidence about whether nurses should remain on the SoL and to report back to the Home Office by 15 February 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 10948 10949 question first answered 19/10/2015 16:46:04 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420731

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Primary Health Care: Translation Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of translation services in primary care provision in (a) England and (b) Wales in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	11285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information related to translation services centrally. National Health Service organisations have a duty to follow equalities legislation. This includes making sure their communities can understand information about the NHS services and that patients and clinicians can communicate with each other.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/10/2015 14:13:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419804

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Overseas Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the level of trade was between Israel and the UK in 2013-14; and what steps he is taking to increase bilateral trade with Israel.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Bilateral trade in goods and services between the UK and Israel was £4.6 billion in 2013 (Source: Pink Book 2014). Figures for 2014 covering trade in both goods and services will be published by the Office for National Statistics on 30 October in the 2015 edition of the Pink Book.</p><br /><p>UK Trade and Investment engage in promotion activities which focus on promoting the UK’s financial services, healthcare and food and drink sectors to the Israeli business community.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 15:53:35 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419805

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Spacecraft: Nuclear Engineering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what collaboration is taking place between universities, space companies and the European Space Agency on developing nuclear engine technology for future spacecraft.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>European Space Agency has no active nuclear engine programme and we are not aware of any activities taking place with regards to such technology in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/10/2015 13:08:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419818

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Origin Marking: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the labelling of goods produced in Israeli settlements with World Trade Organisation law.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	11227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK observes its obligations under the WTO Agreements. The UK’s laws and practices on designations of origin for products produced in Israeli settlements are compatible with those obligations.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 15:52:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419828

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Government Departments: Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consult on implementing no smoking zones outside government buildings for people employed in those buildings.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to extend smokefree legislation to outside public areas.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 19/10/2015 14:46:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419902

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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: Classification Schemes
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 the Government is taking to extend the BBFC's voluntary pilot project for the rating of online music videos to other online platforms, UK music labels and publishers and non-UK music labels; and what plans he has to review the voluntary nature of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Independent evaluation of the pilot shows that 78% of parents value age ratings for online music videos and 86% of parents would choose online channels with clear age ratings for their children’s viewing. We were pleased therefore to announce recently that the industry and the BBFC were putting their online music videos ratings scheme on a permanent footing and extending it to include videos produced in the UK by independent labels, as well as by major UK labels.</p><p>We welcome this voluntary action by industry and will now be looking at how the lessons learned in the UK could help international partners adopt a similar approach.Government is committed to working with labels and platforms towards seeing age rating on all online music videos.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/10/2015 16:35:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419907

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Control: Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps with his EU partners and the US Department of Defense to improve the traceability and tracking of small arms and light weapons provided to the Kurdish Regional government for use in fighting against ISIS.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>All military equipment exported from the UK, including the gifting of small arms to the Kurdistan Regional Government is subject to stringent assessment against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. This includes assessment of the end-use and likelihood of the equipment being diverted. As part of the provision of small arms to the Kurdistan Regional Government, the UK also requested and received assurances on handling, secure storage and useage from the Ministry of Peshmerga as the responsible Government authority in charge of end-use.</p><p>The Government is committed to the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). This is a core international instrument for tackling these issues and the Government is committed to its full implementation. The Government also supports the work carried out by the EU as part of its Small Arms and Light Weapons Strategy to combat the illicit accumulation and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 19/10/2015 16:21:50 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard