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176095

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the recent conviction of Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	222316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>We are following Mr Rajab’s case closely. Our Ambassador has raised the case with the Government of Bahrain and encouraged the Bahraini authorities to ensure due process is followed and international norms of justice are upheld. British embassy officials have attended Mr Rajab’s court appearances to underline the UK’s interest in the case.</p><p>The UK government is supporting the government of Bahrain in its reform programme, including work to help Bahrain strengthen its human rights and justice sector. We are clear that more needs to be done and we raise these issues frequently and at senior levels.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/02/2015 16:09:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

175212

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2014 to Questions 196539 and 196540, how much of the funding for (a) adult further education and skills and (b) apprenticeships was spent in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	221718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>A breakdown of programme expenditure for adult further education and skills is provided in the Skills Funding Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Adult skills budget and adult (19+) apprenticeship expenditure is presented on page 73; expenditure on apprenticeships for 16-18 year olds is presented on page 75.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/01/2015 16:17:18 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

174822

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which areas of the UK personal independence payments natural reassessment has not yet been rolled-out.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	221352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The postcode areas where Personal Independence Payment (PIP) natural reassessment has started, or is shortly planned to start, can be found on the Gov.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pip-postcode-map-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pip-postcode-map-uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Assembly are in the process of passing the necessary legislation to introduce PIP in due course. It is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly how and when natural reassessment will start.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/01/2015 15:17:19 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

174823

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests for mandatory reconsideration on claims for Personal Independence Payments were made in the 12 months to October 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	221397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available at this time.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity. We intend to publish official statistics on PIP mandatory reconsiderations in the future in line with our publication strategy <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-release-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-release-strategy</a> and will pre-announce our intention to do so in line with UK Statistics Authority protocols.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 27/01/2015 14:12:31 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

174449

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions officials in her Department have had with the governments of African states receiving aid from the UK on policy reforms relating to seeds and plants variety protections; and if she will publish correspondence and transcripts of meetings on those issues between her Department and (a) the governments of those African states, (b) the US administration, (c) representatives of agricultural companies and (d) representatives of seed companies.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	221217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Lady to the answer given on 18/12/2014 to the right honourable member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Katy Clark MP), (218562).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/01/2015 16:38:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

174476

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 65 of the report of the Smith Commission, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to give the Scottish Government discretion to decide whether or not to tender for rail services for which it is responsible.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	221174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>In respect of Paragraph 65 of the report of the Smith Commission, legislative proposals are being brought forward by Government to unlock such existing executive functions that the Scottish Ministers have as “appropriate franchising authority” and “appropriate designating authority” to allow public sector operators to become franchisees in respect of Scotland-only services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/01/2015 17:01:13 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

173476

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wrecks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to contact the families of the seafarers serving on the bulk carrier Cemfjord; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has had no direct contact with the families of the seafarers serving on the <em>Cemfjord</em>. There were no Britons among its crew. The crew’s next of kin are being kept informed of developments in the investigation through the ship’s owner. Nevertheless, we will ensure that any information that becomes known is made available.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2015 10:33:42 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

173477

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wrecks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) Cyprus ship registery, (b) ship management company and (c) ship owner on the sinking of the Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth on 3 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong>As part of its investigation into this tragic accident, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has made contact with all the key stakeholders and in particular with the Marine Accident and Incident Investigation Committee of Cyprus, which is providing its support in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2009/18/EC. Interviews and meetings will continue in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2015 11:13:15 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

173478

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wrecks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the Marine Accident Investigation Branch to produce initial findings from its investigation into the causes of the sinking of the bulk carrier Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth on 3 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>In the absence of any survivors of this tragic accident, and with challenging weather and tidal conditions at the wreck site, it is unlikely that the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) will be able to establish the causes and circumstances for some time. The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents has advised me that a full assessment of why the Cemfjord foundered will not be possible until a survey of the wreck site has been undertaken and analysed.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2015 10:38:15 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

173479

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wrecks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the (a) Northern Lighthouse Board and (b) Maritime and Coastguard Agency responded to the sinking of the Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth on 3 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>After the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) received a report of a capsized hull in the Pentland Firth Her Majesty’s Coastguard immediately coordinated a search and rescue (SAR) response. The SAR response included four lifeboats, two SAR helicopters and other vessels in the Pentland Firth area. The emergency towing vessel was sent to mark the position of the capsized ship and to offer expert advice on any salvage effort. Five Coastguard Rescue Teams, based either on Orkney or on the north Scottish coast, assisted in the search.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) sent its lighthouse vessel PHAROS to the area to determine if the wreck was a hazard to navigation and to survey the seabed to locate the CEMFJORD. The wreck was found close to its final reported sinking position at a depth of around 70m, and is not a hazard to shipping.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA also arranged for additional flying of its surveillance aircraft to check that there were no signs of the crew in liferafts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2015 10:46:42 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning