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803723

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date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has to encourage the take-up of apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	902864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>A new phase of our communications campaign starts in early 2018 to encourage employers to offer high quality apprenticeship opportunities. This will build on the National Apprenticeship Service’s ongoing communications activity to increase awareness and benefits of apprenticeships among employers and learners.</p><p> </p><p>We will also be holding National Apprenticeships Week from 5 – 9 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In November, I launched the Young Apprenticeship Ambassador Network in Birmingham, a group of past and current apprentices whose remit is to help grow and expand the apprenticeship programme by reaching out to young people and providing them information.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/12/2017 17:42:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

800719

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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	Water: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has he made of the environmental sustainability of England's chalk streams; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	117340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Classifications of water body status published with the River Basin Management plans (October 2015) contain an assessment of environmental sustainability. These were last updated in autumn 2016. The Environment Agency continues to monitor water quality at thousands of sampling points and flow at its gauging stations across England. Chalk streams are well represented in these assessments.</p><p> </p><p>Results for individual rivers can be found on the Catchment Data Explorer at <a href="http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/" target="_blank">http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/12/2017 12:22:05 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

800721

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Park Homes: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations has he received on the (a) 100% maximum resale charge and (b) rate at which pitch fees can increase under the Mobile Homes Act 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	117342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>I have not received any representations on a 100 per cent maximum resale charge.</p><p>I published a Call for Evidence on 28 November 2017 seeking views on the mobile homes legislation and the appropriate index to be used when carrying out a pitch fee review. A copy of the Call for Evidence published is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-park-homes-legislation-call-for-evidence-part-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-park-homes-legislation-call-for-evidence-part-2</a>.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/12/2017 17:45:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

795597

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how many days the Army recruiting website been inoperable in each of the last six months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	116017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The British Army's recruiting website has been inoperable due to planned, scheduled changes to the website for a total of three days in the past six months.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2017 16:45:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

794097

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to alter the arrangements for supervision of solicitors in response to the Ecohouse fraud; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	115185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Legal services in England and Wales are independently regulated in accordance with the framework set out in the Legal Services Act 2007. Solicitors are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which prosecutes solicitors and firms involved in dubious investment schemes, as it has done in this case. The SRA and others have issued a series of warnings for the public and the profession to be wary of questionable investment schemes.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/12/2017 10:53:28 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

794098

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to change financial regulation in response to the ecohouse fraud; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	115186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>While HM Treasury sets the legislative framework for the regulation of financial services, the supervision and regulation of the financial services industry is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA is an independent, non-governmental body and HM Treasury cannot intervene in individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>Investment in real estate is regulated by the FCA where it is undertaken as a consequence of having taken regulated financial advice, or by way of a regulated collective investment scheme. In 2014, the FCA prohibited the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes, such as EcoHouse, and non-mainstream pooled investments to retail investors.</p><p> </p><p>Fraud is a criminal offence and as such, is a matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 30/11/2017 11:09:08 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

794099

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Glyphosate: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the European Parliament's decision to phase out the use of glyphosphate; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	115187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that effective pesticides should be authorised where the scientific evidence shows they do not pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment. UK and EU specialists have identified no safety concerns which would preclude the continuing use of glyphosate so the Government supports its continued approval.</p><p> </p><p>The European Parliament does not have a formal role in the decision-making process for this issue. The decision will be taken by the European Commission following a vote by Member States. That decision will be binding on the UK while we are still within the EU.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/11/2017 15:02:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

790235

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his policy is on minimum levels of domestic content in renewable energy construction projects after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	113182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>Through our Industrial Strategy, we will strengthen the growth of markets for clean technologies in the UK, to support the development of the UK supply chains that will create jobs and drive future exports. We will focus on building long-term competitive advantage, to maximise the UK’s share of global markets as they are transformed by the shift to clean growth.</p><p>We introduced Supply Chain Plans as part of the Contract For Difference allocation round requirements for low carbon electricity projects of 300MW generating capacity or more. The introduction of Supply Chain Plans has helped drive behavioural change with developers, increasing competition, identifying barriers to entry and enabling more companies to compete, including UK companies. For example, UK content has increased to 48% since the first CFD allocation round.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 22/11/2017 14:50:08 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

780520

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Meningitis: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will reinstate vaccinations against meningococcal serogroup c for infants; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	110385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The incidence of meningococcal group C (MenC) disease is very low in infants and young children in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2015, our expert committee, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), recommended that children now need two rather than three doses of a vaccine that protects against MenC. As a result the UK vaccination schedule changed from 1 July 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Children no longer have a dose of MenC vaccine at three months of age. However they continue to be protected against group C meningococcal disease through the routine 12-month MenC/Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) vaccine and the combined vaccine offered as part of the teenage vaccination programme which protects against meningococcal groups A, C, W, and Y. In addition, the Bexsero vaccine used for the Meningocooccal group B infant vaccination programme, offered at two, four and 12 months, may provide some protection against certain strains of MenC.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to reintroduce the infant dose of MenC vaccination. The JCVI keeps all programmes under review.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/11/2017 12:07:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

780623

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Cycle Racing on The Highway Regulations 1960 to include sportives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	110386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to amend these Regulations. As part of the cycle safety review announced on 21 September, the Government will be considering whether the current legislation as to reckless cycling is appropriate, as well as different ways in which safety can be further improved between cyclists, pedestrians and motorists. If in the light of this Government considers that these Regulations require any amendment, any proposed changes will be consulted upon.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2017 12:37:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne