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48843

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to address patient concerns regarding the use of transvaginal mesh implants.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
	uin	196957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Work to improve outcomes for women undergoing procedures involving urethral tape and vaginal mesh is currently under way and is being led by NHS England. The Department is involved in this work alongside the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the specialist societies (The British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) and The British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical Director, NHS England has written to the National Health Service to highlight the need to ensure that</p><p> </p><p>- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance for these procedures is followed;</p><p>- consent procedures are standardised so that they comply with up to date evidence and follow BSUG and BAUS guidance;</p><p>- all pelvic organ prolapse procedures and all incontinence operations, but particularly those involving mesh, are recorded on a recognised database e.g. the BSUG or BAUS surgical databases;</p><p>- all adverse events are reported to MHRA; and</p><p>- surgery for removal of tapes or prolapse mesh or repeat surgery for incontinence or prolapse is performed in units which can demonstrate relevant specialist care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

48986

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the situation in North Korea.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	197029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>We remain extremely concerned by the ongoing situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) especially regarding the nuclear threat and human rights.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 2013 annual human rights report listed the DPRK as a country of concern. Compelling reports of widespread and systematic human rights violations, including the curtailment of fundamental freedoms and the continued use of political prison camps, are especially worrying. I met the US Special Envoy for DPRK Human Rights, Robert King, on 6 May to discuss how we can maintain international pressure on this.</p><p>The security situation remains deeply troubling. Recent statements implying that the DPRK is considering a further nuclear test, coupled with the DPRK's March decision to launch ballistic missiles in clear breach of UN Security Council Resolutions and to conduct live-fire artillery exercises, have only served to heighten tensions in the region. The UK continues to closely monitor the situation with our allies.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

49302

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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
	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 made to the government of Iraq on its proposal to legalise the marriage of girls from nine years of age.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	197397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>We have raised our concerns about the draft Personal Status law with the Iraqi Justice Minister. The law remains in draft, and has not been approved by Iraq's parliament. We expect Iraq to uphold its international obligations under UN conventions to protect the rights of women and children.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

49300

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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
	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 made to the government of China on the persecution of Christians in (a) Zhejiang Province and (b) elsewhere in eastern China.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	197398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>We have concerns about restrictions on freedom of religion and belief in China, and I raise them regularly with my Chinese counterparts. We are aware of particular recent cases, such as the demolition of Sanjiang church in Zhejiang Province and the arrest of Pastor Zhang in Henan Province, and we raise them publicly through our Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy.</p><p>As the Honourable Member will recall, on 1 May, in a debate on the floor of the house on freedom of thought, conscience and religion, I also expressed my concern about violations of the right to freedom of belief in China, in particular the closure of house churches and the treatment of Falun Gong. We also plan to raise our wide range of concerns directly with Chinese officials during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

49224

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of sixth form colleges on the effects of reductions in education funding for 18 year olds on students with severe or complex disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	197273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>We are protecting the funding that sixth-form colleges receive for 18-year-old students with severe or complex disabilities. The funding reductions that apply generally to 18-year-old students do not apply to those assessed to have special educational needs, learning difficulties or disabilities.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

49136

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to his oral contribution of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 908, on energy price freeze, how much investment there was in the electricity sector in each year between 1997 and 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	197227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>We are not aware of a single data series covering investment in the electricity sector from 1997 to 2013.</p><p> </p><p>There is data available from ONS for investment in the electricity sector based on their quarterly business investment estimates, from 1995 up to 2010. This information was included in the latest edition of DECC's UK Energy In Brief:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-energy-in-brief" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-energy-in-brief</a>.</p><p> </p><p>However, ONS are now revising their methodology for this data series, which they are in the process of finalising.</p><p> </p><p>A more up-to-date source of ONS data on historic investment in the electricity sector is the Annual Business Survey data (<a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/abs/annual-business-survey/2012-provisional-results/stb-abs-2012.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/abs/annual-business-survey/2012-provisional-results/stb-abs-2012.html</a>), which covers data between 2004 and 2012.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the analysis to support the DECC Investment Report, we have also made estimates of investment in the electricity sector since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The annual data from these three sources are set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong><em>Investment (£bn, 2012 prices)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>ONS (1995-2010)*</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>ONS (2004-2012)*</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>DECC (2010-2013)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1995</em></p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1996</em></p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1997</em></p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1998</em></p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>1999</em></p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2000</em></p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2001</em></p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2002</em></p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2003</em></p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2004</em></p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2005</em></p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2006</em></p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2007</em></p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2008</em></p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2009</em></p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>13.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>* deflated to 2012 using GDP deflator (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-march-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-march-2013</a>) </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

48832

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from what date the statutory duty of candour will be implemented; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	196897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>We announced, in ‘Hard Truths' the Government's response to the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry, that “subject to Parliamentary approval from 2014 every organisation registered with the Care Quality Commission will be expected to meet a new duty of candour”.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

48913

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a maximum charge for homecare and other non-residential social services.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Through the Care Bill we are making the biggest change to the care and support system in more than 65 years. The Bill reforms what people pay for care and support and how they pay to create a system that is a fair partnership between people needing care, their families and tax-payers.</p><p> </p><p>The reforms will place a cap on lifetime care costs. This means that people will no longer face the possibility of catastrophic care costs, providing peace of mind and enabling them to plan for their future. New regulations and guidance on how to financially assess people will ensure that, while they are contributing towards the cost of their care, they will only pay what they can afford.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49538

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Environment Agency expects to conclude its investigation into Churngold Recycling Ltd.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	197571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>This is a complex investigation that the Environment Agency is working hard to complete. Legal challenges to the investigation in the civil courts have caused delays. Once the investigation is complete and the matter has been legally reviewed, the Environment Agency will decide on any appropriate enforcement.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

49244

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of additional catering staff needed in schools to deliver the extension of free school meals to all pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 in September 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	197436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>In his autumn statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced over £1 billion revenue funding for universal free school meals for pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 between 2014 and 2016. This funding, which includes special provision of £22.5 million for small schools in 2014-15, will be used by schools to pay for the cost of producing school lunches for newly eligible pupils, including any additional staff required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney