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226617

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Medway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department has provided for museums in Medway.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	227237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>DCMS directly sponsors 16 museums and galleries in England including the British Library, and supports regional museums through Arts Council England (ACE), the body responsible for museums and galleries in England. DCMS also supports heritage bodies including the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust which is both a heritage site and independent museum. DCMS has provided £245,000 funding to Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust in 2014-15, and will provide £324,000 in 2015-16. <br><br></p><p>Both the Chatham Historic Dockyard and Trust, and the Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive received support from Arts Council England between 2011 and 2015. Chatham Historic Dockyard and Trust received awards of funding of £312,681 in Renaissance transition funding and £9,500 from the ACE Subject Specialist Networks scheme. The Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive, which has a Designated collection of national importance, received a single award of £73,035 from the ACE Designation Development Fund. <br><br>ACE has also provided support to museums in Medway through its Museum Resilience Fund. The Museum resilience fund aims to support a step change for the museums sector by enabling museums to become more sustainable and resilient organisations. The most recent round of awards from the fund was announced in March; the Guildhall Museum was granted £67,100 and Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust £263,000. Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust was also awarded £466,542 from the fund in the previous round.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS and the Wolfson Foundation jointly fund the DCMS Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund, which supports projects in English Museums and galleries that improve the quality of displays, collection interpretation, public spaces, and access and facilities for disabled visitors. In January 2014 two Museums in Medway received grants from the DCMS Wolfson Fund. Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust received an award of £150,000 towards its Building the Future project. The Royal Engineers Museum also received £22,794 towards its Waterloo 200: redisplay of Wellington’s Map project.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 18/03/2015 11:26:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

226766

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects section 29 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 to be commenced.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	227226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Driving offences resulting in the tragic consequences of death or serious injury bring untold misery to victims’ families. It is right that the maximum prison sentence for causing death by driving while disqualified has been increased and a new offence of serious injury has been created. These new provisions will be commenced very soon.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/03/2015 16:22:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

224712

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Iraq about the destruction by extremists of cultural and historical sites in that country.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	225980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned about the destruction of cultural, religious and historical sites in Iraq by the so called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The UK supported the passage of UNSCR 2199 which condemns the destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria, including the targeted destruction of religious sites and objects. The UK also co-sponsored a resolution on this issue the Human Rights Council in September. Most recently, on 27 February, the UNSC issued a statement condemning “the destruction of irreplaceable religious and cultural artefacts housed in the Mosul Museum and burning of thousands of books and rare manuscripts from the Mosul Library”.</p><p>The UK has expressed its strong support for the Government of Iraq’s efforts to preserve Iraq’s rich cultural heritage. This week, the Charge d’Affaires visited the recently re-opened Baghdad Museum and an archaeological excavation in Thi-Qar province, where the UK is supporting work to ensure that Iraq’s heritage is preserved for future generations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/03/2015 14:24:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

224771

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Backbenchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he has taken to enhance the role of backbenchers.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	907891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>One of the most significant reforms to have taken place in this Parliament has been the establishment of the Backbench Business Committee, which has given backbenchers the ability to bid for debates of their choosing in both the Chamber and Westminster Hall.<br><br>I welcome this successful innovation and look forward to the Committee's own appraisal of what has worked well, and what has not, since 2010, to see if there are any further improvements that could be made.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 05/03/2015 08:30:12 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

223981

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received NHS eye tests in (a) Kent, (b) Medway and (c) Gillingham and Rainham constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	225544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of National Health Service sight tests carried out in Kent and Medway, 2009/10 to 2013/14</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Area Team/Primary Care Trust</p></td><td><p>Sight Tests</p></td><td><p>Totals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Kent and Medway AT</p></td><td><p>414,953</p></td><td><p>414,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>186,400</p></td><td><p>405,079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>163,609</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Medway PCT</p></td><td><p>55,070</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>188,533</p></td><td><p>416,246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>169,826</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Medway PCT</p></td><td><p>57,887</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>182,669</p></td><td><p>399,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>161,816</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Medway PCT</p></td><td><p>55,500</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>180,662</p></td><td><p>398,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>162,757</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Medway PCT</p></td><td><p>55,181</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) is able to provide the number of NHS sight tests carried out in England, in both primary care and domiciliary settings. These figures are derived from GOS1 forms submitted by practitioners into the Payments System.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li>HSCIC was not able to breakdown the figures by the areas requested. For 2013/14, sight test data were received and published at Area Team level: Kent and Medway. Data prior to 2013/14 was received at PCT level; this is broken down into three areas: Eastern and Coastal Kent, West Kent and Medway.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/03/2015 14:35:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

223982

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of people undergoing regular eye tests.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	225545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises that regular sight tests are an important measure in preventing avoidable sight loss.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Free National Health Service sight tests are available to many, including children, people aged 60 and over, people in receipt of certain benefits and those people at particular risk of developing eye disease. There were 12.8 million NHS sight tests in 2013/14, an increase of 3.6% on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information about the extensive arrangements for providing help with NHS optical services and other health costs is published in leaflet HC11 <em>Are you entitled to help with health costs? </em>The Department also works with NHS Choices to raise the profile of visual health and promote the importance of regular sight tests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/03/2015 11:32:35 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

177064

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
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	New Businesses: Government Assistance
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 19 January 2015 to Question 220513, what proportion of those start-up loans drawn down by Black and minority ethnic people were to individuals of (a) Pakistani, (b) Indian and (c) Bangladeshi ethnic origin.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	222840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2015 answer text <p>Start Up Loans records indicate that, as of the 31st December 2014, the proportion of loans facilitated by the Start Up Loans Company to people of Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi ethnic origin, of the total drawn down by Black and minority ethnic people is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Pakistani – 4.8%</p><p> </p><p>Indian – 4.2%</p><p> </p><p>Bangladeshi – 2.2%</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1,040 (out of the total loan book) did not wish to provide their ethnicity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 13/02/2015 14:39:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

177133

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Protection of Military Remains Act 1986
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213663, when he plans to announce which of the 5,000 ships under construction will be designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	222936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department is currently planning to make a decision on the next tranche of ships to be designated under the Act by the end of 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/02/2015 17:42:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

177204

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Medway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle human trafficking in the Medway towns.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	222885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>We do not collect information about specific activity in specific towns. However this Government is determined to stamp out modern slavery, including human trafficking, in all its forms and wherever it occurs. The landmark Modern Slavery Bill will give law enforcement agencies the tools they need to tackle modern slavery, ensure that perpetrators can receive suitably severe sentences for these appalling crimes, and enhance support and protection for victims. The modern slavery strategy, published on 29 November 2014, sets out our comprehensive programme of activity, including actions that we expect from Government departments, agencies and national and international partners.</p><p>To drive improvements in our operational response to modern slavery across the UK, Kevin Hyland OBE has been appointed as ‘designate’ Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner. His role will ensure that more perpetrators are caught and brought to justice and more victims are effectively identified and supported.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/02/2015 17:30:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

173344

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	New Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of start-up loans have been taken up by black and minority ethnic people in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	220513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>As of 31st December 2014, 6,351 start-up loans with a value of £34.8 million have been drawn down by black and minority ethnic people. This equates to 25% of the total lent under the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/01/2015 11:57:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti