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169852

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date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses employed in the NHS do not have the necessary English language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council for nurses from outside the EU.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	218288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held or collected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom and is responsible for operational matters concerning the discharge of its statutory duties, including registration of nurses. The Department expects the NMC’s registration processes and associated checks to be appropriate, robust, fit for purpose and effective, and verify that a nursing applicant is who they claim to be, is appropriately qualified, is competent and fit-to-practise.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government is firmly committed to improving public protection by ensuring that only healthcare professionals who have a sufficient knowledge of the English language are able to work in the UK. Accordingly, we have consulted the public on amending legislation to enable the NMC to apply language controls, where appropriate, for nursing applicants from within the European Economic Area. This consultation ended on the 15 December 2014 and a Government response will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 16/12/2014 17:37:59 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

170602

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to support British businesses when awarding contracts for overseas projects.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	906682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Contract awards for overseas projects must be run fairly to EU legislation, open to all suppliers. UK companies are very successful in DFID winning over 90% of the centrally managed contracts. We support and encourage UK companies and SMEs through forums with UKTI and FCO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/12/2014 15:32:09 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

170907

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues on the issue of climate change in the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
uin	906678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>I am in regular contact with Ministerial colleagues on the issue of climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals. Ensuring that environmental sustainability and climate change are clearly integrated into the Sustainable Development Goals is a key priority for the UK Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/12/2014 15:30:44 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

170909

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
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 help children affected by the crisis in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Sir Tony Baldry
uin	906679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK has committed 700 million pounds in response to the Syria crisis, which is providing food, medical care and relief items to some of those most affected – including children. At the UN in September I announced a further 50 million pounds of funding specifically for the <em>No Lost Generation Initiative</em>. These funds will provide education, psycho-social support, and protection for Syrian children within Syria and in neighbouring countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/12/2014 15:12:03 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry

169319

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to extending the measure of disadvantage for school pupils to include factors beyond eligibility for free school meals and the Pupil Premium.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government currently defines the term ‘disadvantaged pupil’ in national statistics to be those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years or children looked after for six months or more. These are the pupils who attract pupil premium funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From April 2014, eligibility for the pupil premium was extended to all looked after children, and to children who have left care through adoption, special guardianship orders or child arrangements orders. The Government is considering widening the national statistics definition of “disadvantaged pupil” to this group for the publication of test and examination results from 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We recognise that educational disadvantage extends beyond eligibility for free school meals and the pupil premium. This is why the Government has given local authorities the discretion to allocate dedicated schools grant funding for pupils with low prior attainment and pupils for whom English is not their first language. In addition, local authorities can choose to allocate funding through an area-based measure of deprivation, either alongside or instead of free school meals eligibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In considering future measures of disadvantage, the Department for Education commissioned RAND and the University of Cambridge to undertake a study to examine whether indicators other than free school meal eligibility may be used to identify which pupils are likely to underachieve. The report will be published soon.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/12/2014 14:42:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

169426

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to tackle unsolicited mail.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	218038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made sure that there are preference services in place for anyone who does not want to receive unsolicited mail.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently two ‘opt out’ services run by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA): the Mailing Preference Service (MPS) will stop addressed mail and the “Your Choice” preference service will stop unaddressed mailings. More information about these schemes can be found on the MPS website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/</a><a href="http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.mpsonline.org.uk</a> or by telephoning 0845 703 4599 (MPS) or 020 7291 3300 (Your Choice). These are separate opt-outs as some people may want to stop one or other type of mailing rather than both.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Royal Mail also runs its own door-to-door ‘opt out’ service, though this will only stop those unaddressed mailings delivered by Royal Mail, around a quarter of all such mail. More information about Royal Mail’s service can be found on its website (<a href="http://www.royalmail.com/" target="_blank">www.royalmail.com</a>) or by phoning 01865 796964.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By registering with all three services, consumers can stop the vast majority of unsolicited mail being received. Registration is free.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To stop advertising mail from those companies with which there is some kind of direct relationship (for example, supermarkets or department stores, where the customer has a loyalty card and so on), consumers will need to contact those companies directly and ask for their personal details to be removed from direct mailing lists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/12/2014 15:53:15 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

169481

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Game: Gun Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a consultation on a licensing scheme for commercial game shooting.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	217998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Landowners are free to run commercial shoots on their land, provided they are carried out appropriately and legally. We have no plans to introduce a licensing system for commercial shoots, or to consult on the matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2014 11:07:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

170585

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Abduction: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to respond to the recommendation of the Law Commission that wrongful retention of children should be a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	906651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave during the Ministry of Justice Oral Questions session in the House of Commons on Tuesday 16 December 2014, a transcript of which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141216/debtext/141216-0001.htm#14121635000165" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141216/debtext/141216-0001.htm#14121635000165</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/12/2014 17:05:21 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

168507

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Outdoor Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Ofsted inspection framework contains explicit references to learning outside the classroom.
tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
uin	HL3537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofsted and I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to you with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 15/12/2014 17:32:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

168714

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Belfast was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in (a) October and (b) November 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	217708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Belfast Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed below risk assessed levels during:</p><p> </p><p>a) October 2014 – 22 occasions out of 62 shifts</p><p>b) November 2014 – 10 occasions out of 60 shifts</p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty’s Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at MRCCs err strongly on the side of caution. As each MRCC joins the evolving national network the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant. The flexibility of the new arrangements gives a new significance to the number of Coastguards available on the growing network.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 15/12/2014 17:14:04 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning