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92864

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to screen all visitors entering the UK from West Africa for Ebola.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	210075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The World Health Organization recommends exit screening remains in place at airports in affected countries, which will identify anyone who is symptomatic before they leave the country. This is an important measure employed to minimise the spread to other countries.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State laid out the steps the Government is taking to screen visitors to the United Kingdom in relation to Ebola during his statement to the House on 13 October 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, columns 38-56.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/10/2014 15:04:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

92865

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will meet the Scottish CBI to discuss the implications for business in Scotland of the outcome of the recent referendum; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	210074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland is in frequent contact with CBI Scotland and discusses many topics, covering the wide range of business issues. He wrote to them following the Scottish independence referendum and he will be hosting the annual CBI Scotland reception in Dover House later this month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/10/2014 14:35:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

92876

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received about discrimination faced by British Muslims on entering and exiting Israel.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	210278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>We have received one recent report on British Muslims facing discrimination on entering and exiting from Israel.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is unable to interfere in the immigration policies or procedures of another country, but does raise cases of grave concern with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/10/2014 15:07:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

92895

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Post Office card account holders there are in the UK (a) in total and (b) by age profile, broken down by (i) constituent part of the UK and (ii) by parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	210281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The latest figures are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) There are 2,856386 Post office card account customers in total.</p><p> </p><p>b) The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/10/2014 14:43:21 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

92896

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Post Office card account holders there are who also hold another bank account in the UK, broken down by (a) age profile, (b) constituent part of the UK and (c) parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	210280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Customers using the Post Office card account as a method of payment to receive their benefit or pensions are not obliged to inform the Department that they hold another bank account. For this reason, the information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/10/2014 15:06:18 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

92899

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has undertaken in the last 10 years to examine the needs of Post Office card account holders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	210286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DWP has not commissioned any research within the last 10 years. However, DWP has worked closely with Post Office Limited implementing service improvements to address changing customer needs. In addition to this, we are currently undertaking small-scale qualitative customer insight sessions to further understand the needs of Universal Credit customers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/10/2014 14:55:27 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

92902

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Social Rented Housing: Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average time taken to grant access for housing associations to properties to undertake statutory gas safety checks.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	210160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>My Department has made no estimate of the average time taken to grant access to properties, or of the costs involved, for housing associations to undertake statutory gas safety checks or the costs involved . <br><br>One of the standard conditions of rented tenancy agreements is to allow reasonable access, following advance notice, for gas servicing and safety checks.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 210161 question first answered 16/10/2014 14:53:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

92903

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Social Rented Housing: Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the costs to housing associations of implementing the legal power to enter a property to undertake a statutory gas safety check.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	210161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>My Department has made no estimate of the average time taken to grant access to properties, or of the costs involved, for housing associations to undertake statutory gas safety checks or the costs involved . <br><br>One of the standard conditions of rented tenancy agreements is to allow reasonable access, following advance notice, for gas servicing and safety checks.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 210160 question first answered 16/10/2014 14:53:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

92910

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Argus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Statement on 13 October 2014 by the Secretary of State for Health, from which departmental budget the costs associated with deploying RFA Argus to West Africa will be recovered.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
uin	210159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for International Development will be funding the net additional cost of deploying RFA ARGUS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 16/10/2014 15:02:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

92980

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sunbeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to bring forward delegated legislation under the Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010; and what the reason is for the time taken to bring forward such regulations.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	210188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin issued a report following their inquiry into the regulation of sunbeds in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department will respond to this report shortly, setting out its position.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/10/2014 15:01:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger