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100695

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date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many green jobs which have lasted more than six months have been created in each parliamentary constituency since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	211663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Information on employment at constituency level is not available at sector level.</p><p>However, there is evidence to suggest that jobs within the green economy are spread widely throughout the UK. A report published by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills contains estimates of the number of jobs within the wider green economy and its supply chain for each of the twelve statistical regions of the UK. These estimates are summarised in Table 1 below.</p><p><strong>Table 1 Employment in low carbon and environmental goods and services sectors [in thousands]</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>N Ireland</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks and Humber</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>914</p></td><td><p>939</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: BIS, Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services 2011/12 (2013), <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-carbon-and-environmental-goods-and-services-2011-to-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-carbon-and-environmental-goods-and-services-2011-to-2012</a></em></p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 28/10/2014 16:33:18 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

100696

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Job Creation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information is collected on new jobs created in the UK in (a) manufacturing, (b) installation and (c) allied services relating to (i) renewable energy technologies and (ii) energy-saving technologies and services.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	211664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change does not collect information on employment in renewable energy and energy-saving technologies at this level of disaggregation.</p><p>At an aggregate level, the Renewable Energy Association has estimated that there were around 103,000 people employed in 2012/13 across the range of renewable technologies:</p><p><a href="http://www.r-e-a.net/resources/rea-publications" target="_blank">http://www.r-e-a.net/resources/rea-publications</a></p><p><em>(Renewable Energy Association, REVIEW, 2014) </em></p><p>The Department furthermore estimates that there are currently over 100,000 jobs in the UK’s multi-billion pound energy efficiency sector:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-uk-energy-investment-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-uk-energy-investment-2014</a></p><p><em>(DECC, July 2014)</em></p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 28/10/2014 16:33:51 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

100700

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Feed-in Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will review his policy on feed-in tariffs for the provision of energy.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	211752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The small scale Feed-in Tariff scheme has been a great success since its launch in April 2010, with over 600,000 installations registered for the scheme at the end of September 2014.</p><p>As required by our state aid approval, we will be conducting a periodic review of the Feed-in Tariff scheme in 2015 to check that compensation levels are appropriate for those looking to invest in their low carbon future by installing small scale renewable electricity technology at their home or business.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 28/10/2014 16:30:54 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

100712

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) under and (b) over 18 were diagnosed with asthma in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>However, the following table shows the number of people recorded on a general practice register as part of the quality and outcomes framework (QOF), with a diagnosis of asthma for all ages for England. The data from the QOF are collected by general practice and not by geographical location and are not broken down by age.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>3,197,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3,254,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,273,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,295,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3,359,368</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 28/10/2014 15:43:49 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

100753

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Meat: Wildlife
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of the dangers of eating bushmeat in those countries where it is currently practised.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Stuart
uin	211777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is supporting the Social Mobilisation Action Consortium (SMAC) as part of its response to Ebola in Sierra Leone. This consortium focuses on achieving behaviour change to address a range of high risk practices to prevent and contain the spread of Ebola. Partners of the consortium, who include the Centre for Disease Control, provide technical advice on how to avoid infection. As well as avoiding contact with blood and bodily fluids of an infected person and ensuring safe funeral practices, this includes taking steps not to eat or handle bushmeat. We are also tracking knowledge of risk behaviours and transmission routes through a survey administered through the consortium in order to plan our behaviour change activities accordingly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 28/10/2014 16:23:14 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

100764

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
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	New Enterprise Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) qualifications and (b) experience are required to be an adviser on the New Enterprise Allowance programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The sourcing for suitable volunteer mentors is the responsibility of New Enterprise Allowance providers. Providers must ensure that mentors have the right skills and experience to provide business mentoring and support the participants into self-employment.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/10/2014 15:51:02 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

100809

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola: West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff are helping with Ebola in West Africa; and what steps he has taken to provide cover for those staff.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Chief Medical Officer wrote to National Health Service medical and nursing directors on 19 September seeking volunteers to help efforts on the ground in West Africa. Currently 886 NHS staff have put their names forward. Not all of them will be accepted and NHS trusts will have to agree to their staff taking special leave. Funding for backfilling these posts will be available to NHS trusts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, a number of NHS staff are working as volunteers to tackle Ebola in West Africa. This is primarily done on an individual basis through voluntary and non-Government organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department, with NHS England and others, will ensure that the NHS remains resilient going forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 16:13:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100819

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ghana
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her Ghanaian counterparts on the use of UK aid to support small-scale farmers in that country.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	211766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>I spoke to the President of Ghana and others in Government when I visited Ghana earlier this year about furthering economic development in the country. Those discussions included how we could help to foster growth in the agricultural sector in ways that will benefit poor farmers. I visited sites where DFID is supporting initiatives to do this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In Ghana, DFID has three projects whose primary aim is to enable poor farmers to earn more income. One is centred on two irrigation schemes that will benefit thousands of small-scale farmers. Another is an investment fund to help agricultural businesses. The third provides support to improve the way that markets work for poor people, concentrating on six agricultural products. DFID aims to ensure that 30,000 poor producers in Ghana have improved access to services by March 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 28/10/2014 16:31:15 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

100824

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on his Department's plan in Rail Fares and Ticketing published in October 2013 to trial flexible ticketing; when he expects flexible ticketing to be rolled out and available across the whole rail network; what recent representations he has received from train operating companies on such tickets; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	211803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Good progress has been made on introducing flexible ticketing. The Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) rail franchise includes an obligation to introduce carnet-based season tickets on smartcards by 30 September 2015. The Essex Thameside franchise includes a similar obligation to introduce flexible season tickets and carnets. We plan to trial flexible ticketing through a combination of research and analysis, as well as evaluation of data from these flexible ticketing schemes. Conclusions around price, flexibility, the impacts on operator revenue and other ticket prices will be central to any decisions on wider roll-out.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/10/2014 15:51:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

100293

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that inward investment and job creation is encouraged on an equal basis in all the regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	211579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>UK Government Departments promote and support foreign direct investment, and the jobs that it can bring or safeguard, on an equal basis in all regions of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For inward investment, UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) teams are structured to support the overall strategy of promoting the “UK First”, putting forward the areas of the UK best able to meet the requirements of the particular investor and so most likely to attract that inward investment. UKTI and its national, local and overseas partners develop inward investment opportunities that meet the sector requirements of investors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKTI has agreed Memoranda of Understanding with the Devolved Administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (and with Local Enterprise Partnerships and London and Partners in England) to ensure an open and equitable approach. The UKTI operating model combines strong levels of local engagement within a national framework of support, to best support inward investment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/10/2014 16:00:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 24556 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell