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46422

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they will take to facilitate connections between the Cambrian Line and the train services provided from Porthmadog Harbour Station on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland railways in order to support the tourist industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The Cambrian Line is part of the Wales and Borders franchise operated by Arriva Trains Wales. The specification and day-to-day management of the franchise is the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

45820

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information (a) his Department and (b) HM Tribunals Service hold on the socio-economic status of people (i) prosecuted and convicted for television licence evasion and (ii) imprisoned for non-payment of a fine for television licence evasion.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	194290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>No published information is available. The information in the table is taken from a live case management system. As such, it is subject to change and is not checked to the level of Official Statistics. No information is available in respect of socio-economic status of those prosecuted or convicted or imprisoned for non-payment of a fine in respect of television licence evasion. The Government has said that it will examine whether television licence evasion should be decriminalised.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 194289, 194290, 194291 - Bradshaw - Table.XLS title Table 1 previous answer version 4245 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

45821

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information (a) his Department and (b) HM Tribunals Service hold on the age of people (i) prosecuted and convicted for television licence evasion and (ii) imprisoned for non-payment of a fine for television licence evasion.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	194291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>No published information is available. The information in the table is taken from a live case management system. As such, it is subject to change and is not checked to the level of Official Statistics. No information is available in respect of socio-economic status of those prosecuted or convicted or imprisoned for non-payment of a fine in respect of television licence evasion. The Government has said that it will examine whether television licence evasion should be decriminalised.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 194289, 194290, 194291 - Bradshaw - Table.XLS title Table 1 previous answer version 4250 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

45822

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information (a) his Department and (b) HM Tribunals Service hold on the gender of people (i) prosecuted and convicted for television licence evasion and (ii) imprisoned for non-payment of a fine for television licence evasion.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	194289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No published information is available. The information in the table is taken from a live case management system. As such, it is subject to change and is not checked to the level of Official Statistics. No information is available in respect of socio-economic status of those prosecuted or convicted or imprisoned for non-payment of a fine in respect of television licence evasion. The Government has said that it will examine whether television licence evasion should be decriminalised.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 194289, 194290, 194291 - Bradshaw - Table.XLS title Table 1 previous answer version 4249 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

45824

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 318W, on Personal Independence Payment, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of personal independence payment claim processing times.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	194293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a new benefit and processes are currently bedding in. There are no time limits or targets on processing times to claims for PIP.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the new processes are taking longer than expected and we are taking robust action to improve these, including working closely with the providers to ensure performance expectations.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

45825

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 318W, on Personal Independence Payment, what discussions he has had with providers about personal independence payment claim processing times.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	194292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Officials meet regularly with both assessment providers to discuss performance. We are closely monitoring their progress against the Department's expectations for service delivery, including claim processing times and are taking robust action to drive up performance where this does not meet the required standards.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst, in line with other benefits, there are no statutory time limits on processing claims for PIP, we are working closely with our service providers to minimise the length of time claimants have to wait for assessments.We are also seeking to ensure that all the steps in the process run as smoothly as possible and that there are no barriers in our processes and systems that contribute to claims taking longer than necessary to progress</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

45520

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what non-lethal military support his Department has provided to Tunisia in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	194080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The UK strongly supportsTunisia's democratic transition and we are working to assist the Tunisian authorities as they deliver change. Since 2012, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has provided the following support to the Tunisian Armed Forces:</p><p> </p><p>In June 2012 the MOD and Department for Transport delivered Explosive Detection Equipment Training to the Tunisian Armed Forces in Tunisia;</p><p>In May 2012, Tunisian military delegates attended an Economic Exclusion Zone course in the UK;</p><p>In January 2014, a small team delivered a presentation to the Tunisian Armed Forces on the UK's approach to Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR);</p><p>There are currently two Tunisian students enrolled on the International Sub Lieutenant's course in the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

45524

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the armed forces will tender for the successor to the SA80 L86A2.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	194154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to replace the SA80 L86A2.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

45526

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many joint NATO training exercises in which countries the UK plans to participate in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	194061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>In the next six months the UK is planning to participate in thirty-seven joint and multinational training exercises in a NATO context.</p><p> </p><p>These exercises will take place on the territory of, in the waters around or in the skies above the following countries:</p><p> </p><p>Canada</p><p>Croatia</p><p>Denmark</p><p>Estonia</p><p>France</p><p>Germany</p><p>Greenland</p><p>Italy</p><p>Latvia</p><p>Lithuania</p><p>Norway</p><p>Poland</p><p>Slovenia</p><p>Spain</p><p>Turkey</p><p>UK</p><p>USA</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

45529

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the attendance of (a) veterans, (b) armed forces' widows, (c) armed forces' spouses and (d) carers to the 70th anniversary D-Day commemoration events at (i) Portsmouth on 5 June 2014, (ii) London on 22 June 2014, (iii) York on 20 July 2014 and (iv) London on 16 October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	194124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The 70<sup>th</sup> Anniversary D-Day commemorative events in Portsmouth are being organised by Portsmouth City Council, and the military is supporting the event as requested. Similarly, the Services are supporting events planned by the Normandy Veterans Association (NVA). The Department is unable to predict the numbers who may be present at any of these events and has received no requests to facilitate attendance.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence was made aware of Portsmouth City Council's planned events in April 2013. We were informed about the majority of NVA events in February 2013, and the National Memorial Arboretum event in November 2013. We have been working closely with the Royal British Legion and the NVA on the planned events to mark this significant anniversary, and have ensured that a range of Service charities and associations are kept informed, including COBSEO, the Confederation of Service Charities.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 194125 194130 194131 question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker