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387587

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date	03/07/2015
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	Bees
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 steps her Department is taking to monitor the size of the bee population.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Recording from volunteer societies provides a rich source of data and complex modelling can be used to produce trends. In 2014, using this approach, Defra published a pilot indicator of changes in the bee population in the UK between 1980 and 2010. Between 1980 and 2010, the indicator fell to 62 percent of its 1980 value. It is not yet possible to provide a trend since 2013; further development of the indicator should allow for assessment in future years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work to strengthen monitoring of insect pollinators. In early 2014, Defra commissioned a two-year research study to design and test a robust and affordable national monitoring framework that can be applied across the UK. This study is due to be completed later this year. It has made significant progress with engaging key audiences involved in insect and wider biodiversity monitoring and is currently testing pilot methods at sites across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 5949 question first answered 13/07/2015 10:22:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

387588

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	Bees
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 representations she has received from charities, experts and lobby groups on the UK bee population.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has received many representations from charities, experts and lobby groups about bees. We are working with more than 15 partners to help deliver the National Pollinator Strategy, including: the Soil Association, the Bee Farmers’ Association, the Royal Horticultural Society, the Country Landowners &amp; Business Association, Friends of the Earth, the British Beekeepers Association, the National Trust, Buglife, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, the Wildlife Trusts, Pesticide Action Network UK, CIRIA, Plantlife, the Campaign for the Farmed Environment and universities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/07/2015 16:03:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

387589

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from human rights organisations on the detention of Andargachew Tsige.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) has received representations from human rights organisations such as Reprieve and Amnesty International about the detention of Mr Andargachew. We will continue to press the Ethiopian government for regular consular access, for our concerns regarding Mr Andargachew’s welfare to be addressed and for a clear and transparent legal process through which Mr Andargachew can challenge his detention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/07/2015 13:06:29 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

387590

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure the release of Andargachew Tsige from his detention or imprisonment by the Ethiopian government.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) has raised this case more than 16 times with the Ethiopian Foreign Minister, most recently on 30 June. He made a public statement on 25 June that made clear that Ethiopia’s failure to grant our repeated requests was unacceptable, and that the lack of progress in the case risked undermining the UK’s relationship with Ethiopia. We will continue to press the Ethiopian government for regular consular access, for our concerns regarding Mr Andargachew’s welfare to be addressed and for a clear and transparent legal process through which Mr Andargachew can challenge his detention.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/07/2015 13:00:48 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

387591

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to identify the whereabouts of Andargachew Tsige.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. Mr Andargachew has been visited 3 times by the British Ambassador to Ethiopia in August and December 2014 and in April 2015. We will continue to press the Ethiopian government for regular consular access, for our concerns regarding Mr Andargachew’s welfare to be addressed and for a clear and transparent legal process through which Mr Andargachew can challenge his detention.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/07/2015 13:02:49 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

387598

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Yemeni and Ethiopian governments on the detention of Andargachew Tsige.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) spoke to the Ethiopian Foreign Minister on 30 June and made a public statement on 25 June. He made clear that Ethiopia’s failure to grant our repeated requests was unacceptable, and informed Dr Tedros that the lack of progress in the case risked undermining the UK’s relationship with Ethiopia. We will continue to press the Ethiopian government for regular consular access, for our concerns regarding Mr Andargachew’s welfare to be addressed and for a clear and transparent legal process through which Mr Andargachew can challenge his detention. Mr Andargachew’s case has also been raised with the former Yemeni Foreign Minister, most recently in January 2015. Our Embassy operations in Yemen were suspended on 11 February 2015.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/07/2015 13:06:58 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

387600

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU and NATO member states on the detention of Andargachew Tsige.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) has not raised the case of Mr Andargachew with NATO partners. There is regular Article 8 dialogue between the EU and Ethiopia and Mr Andargachew’s case has been raised in the context of these dialogues, most recently on 28 April 2015.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/07/2015 13:05:56 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

386602

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of additional costs to schools arising from pupil intakes in which more than 30 per cent of children have English as a second language.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education recognises that additional funding for pupils with English as an additional language can be important, which is why we have given local authorities the ability to allocate a proportion of school funding to schools on the basis of the number of pupils that have English as an additional language.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/07/2015 15:05:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

386143

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
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 increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the bail system.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>My Right Honourable Friend the Home Secretary announced on 23 March a package of measures to reduce both the number of individuals subject to, and the average duration of, pre-charge bail. As set out in the Gracious Speech, the Government will legislate in the Policing and Criminal Justice Bill to adopt those reforms.</p><p>These measures will bring greater accountability to pre-charge bail and ensure people do not spend months, or even years on bail, only for charges to be dropped.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 900702 question first answered 02/07/2015 13:49:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

386305

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce reoffending.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>We have taken decisive action to reduce reoffending. For the first time in recent history those sentenced to less than 12 months in custody receive support on release. We have also opened up the delivery of rehabilitation services to a diverse range of providers, including private, voluntary and third sector organisations, who will only be paid in full if they are successful in reducing reoffending and helping offenders turn their backs on crime.</p><p> </p><p>These organisations are now providing ‘Through the Gate’ resettlement services to virtually all those in custody, including help with finding or retaining employment and accommodation, and advice on finance and debt. Under ‘Through the Gate’ the vast majority of prisoners will benefit from a universal resettlement service and continuity of provision from custody to the community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 07/07/2015 14:50:33 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman