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428194

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the evidential basis which shows that cannabis is harmful, cited in the Government response to the epetition, We demand the British Government reschedule cannabis.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	16250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The government relies on the evidence of the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, whose most recent report on cannabis, Cannabis Classification and Public Health, concluded that cannabis is a “significant public health issue and can unquestionably cause harm to individuals and society”. The full report can be accessed here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/acmd-cannabis-classification-and-public-health-2008.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2015 17:43:32 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

427431

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to ensure that all academy schools, their leaders, boards of directors, advisers and heads of department, adhere to all aspects of equality legislation in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL3478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>Academy trusts, and the academies they run, are required to adhere to all aspects of equality legislation. The Department’s model funding agreement for academy trusts, available on GOV.UK, states that the academy trust must ensure the academy promotes principles that support equality of opportunity for all. The Education Funding Agency is responsible, on behalf of the Secretary of State, for holding academy trusts to account for meeting the terms of their funding agreements.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2015 16:21:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

427457

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Private Rented Housing: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent excessive letting fees being charged to private-sector tenants.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has acted to protect tenants against unfair and excessive letting agency fees by requiring agents to publish a full breakdown of all charges prominently in their offices and on their website. A fine of up to £5,000 can be levied against agents who fail to comply.</p><p>Transparency is the key to keeping fees low, giving tenants the necessary information to make informed decisions and compare prices and, therefore, creating effective competition that should force agents to keep fees fair.</p><p>The Government has also made it a legal requirement, since 1 October 2014, for letting and managing agents in England to belong to one of the three Government approved redress schemes, offering a clear route for landlords and tenants to pursue complaints and, therefore, driving up standards.</p><p>We will continue to monitor the impact of these new requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2015 15:43:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427496

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Higher Education: Part-time Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what change there has been in the number of part-time higher education students in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
uin	15877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency collects and publishes statistics on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions. The information requested is published in table 1a of the annual Statistical First Release “Enrolments and Qualifications in Higher Education”, which is available at the following link: <a href="https://hesa.ac.uk/sfr210" target="_blank">https://hesa.ac.uk/sfr210</a>.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/11/2015 11:52:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin

427503

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Airbus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the French Foreign Minister's visit to Iran, they plan to use the UK's political and official diplomacy to promote Airbus products and make clear that they are not solely French products, but contain significant components from the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL3525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>We will continue to promote the UK interests in Airbus in support of their global sales campaigns. We work closely with the Company and the governments of France, Germany and Spain on these campaigns given the shared economic benefits that arise from sales of Airbus aircraft. Because of the significant level of UK products on Airbus aircraft, the company is frequently represented on UK trade missions; it also enjoys the financial support of UK Export Finance and the commercial support of UK Trade &amp; Investment’s overseas network.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 17/11/2015 17:51:56 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

427510

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Cole Commission on Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the recommendations of the Cole Commission on UK exports they have implemented.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>As ministers take forward plans to reform and improve the UK’s export and investment effort, they will take into consideration recommendations in the Cole report, as well as advice and suggestions from a broad range of stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 17/11/2015 17:52:14 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

427528

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal support for the offshore oil and gas sector on (a) employment and (b) pay rates in that sector since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to maximising the benefits of the UK’s oil and gas resources for the UK economy - the oil and gas industry is the UK’s largest industrial investor, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs, supplying a large portion of the UK’s primary energy needs and making a significant contribution to GDP.</p><br /><p>The government has taken action as part of our plan to reform the fiscal regime to make it an attractive destination for investment and safeguard the long-term future of this vital national asset. In the March Budget, the government announced a £1.3 billion package of measures which are expected to deliver over £4 billion of additional investment, supporting jobs and supply chain opportunities, and increase production by 15% by 2019-20, the equivalent of 0.1% of GDP.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/11/2015 15:11:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

427537

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances: Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many decommissioning relief deeds relating to decommissioning activity in the UK Continental Shelf have been signed to date; and what the total value of such deeds is to the (a) public purse and (b) decommissioning industry.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>At Budget 2013, the government announced it would begin signing decommissioning relief deeds. These deeds represent a new contractual approach to provide oil and gas companies with certainty on the level of tax relief they will receive on future decommissioning costs.</p><br /><p>Since October 2013, the government has entered into 72 decommissioning relief deeds. Oil &amp; Gas UK estimates that these deeds have so far unlocked more than £3.5bn of capital, which can now be invested elsewhere.</p><br /><p>The government committed to report to Parliament every year on progress with the deeds. The report for financial year 2014-15 can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-21/HCWS162/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-21/HCWS162/</a>.</p><br /><p>The government does not publish the names of companies with which it has entered into decommissioning relief deeds as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 15802 question first answered 17/11/2015 15:01:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

427538

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances: Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which companies have signed decommissioning relief deeds with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>At Budget 2013, the government announced it would begin signing decommissioning relief deeds. These deeds represent a new contractual approach to provide oil and gas companies with certainty on the level of tax relief they will receive on future decommissioning costs.</p><br /><p>Since October 2013, the government has entered into 72 decommissioning relief deeds. Oil &amp; Gas UK estimates that these deeds have so far unlocked more than £3.5bn of capital, which can now be invested elsewhere.</p><br /><p>The government committed to report to Parliament every year on progress with the deeds. The report for financial year 2014-15 can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-21/HCWS162/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-21/HCWS162/</a>.</p><br /><p>The government does not publish the names of companies with which it has entered into decommissioning relief deeds as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 15803 question first answered 17/11/2015 15:01:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

427555

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Fireworks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what powers are available to local authorities to restrict the use of fireworks.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	15782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>Restrictions on the use of fireworks already exist under the Fireworks Regulations 2004 and are enforced by the police. Beyond this, excessive noise from fireworks can be considered a statutory nuisance under Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Act gives local authorities powers to prevent or abate noise nuisance coming from premises and land.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/11/2015 17:02:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston