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45785

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the economic benefits to the UK of international students.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government's International Education Strategy, published in July 2013, included an analysis of the value of international education to the UK. This analysis showed that international students across all parts of the education sector (higher education, further education, English language training, and independent schools) were estimated to contribute £13.6bn to the UK economy in 2011. More recent data indicates that this figure rose to £13.9bn in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>International students also bring indirect economic benefits to the UK, including: strengthening the quality, diversity and reputation of the UK education sector; providing a pipeline of prospective students who may study at higher levels in the UK; and improving overseas business, research, social and cultural links.</p><p> </p><p>The International Education Strategy and the accompanying analytical narrative can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-growth-and-prosperity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-growth-and-prosperity</a>.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45787

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the findings of the Oxford Economics report commissioned by the University of Sheffield entitled the Economic Costs and Benefits of International Students, January 2013.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the benefits that international students bring to the UK as highlighted in theOxford Economics report entitled Economic Costs and Benefits of International Students, January 2013.</p><p> </p><p>In July the same year, we published our International Education Strategy which estimated that in 2011/12 international higher education students contributed £10.2bn to the UK economy through tuition fees and living expenses. The Strategy also recognised the wider benefits that students bring in boosting the local economy where they study, as well as enhancing our cultural life, and broadening the educational experience of the UK students they study alongside. It is because we value this contribution that there is no cap on the number of genuine overseas students who can come to the UK, nor do we have plans to introduce one.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>After completion of study, all students who can secure a skilled job from a licensed sponsor and are paid at least £20,300 are welcome to stay and work in the UK. Those who complete a PhD have up to a year to find a graduate level job and move on to Tier 2 or move on to the graduate entrepreneur or exceptional talent schemes in Tier 1.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45800

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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, how many applications his Department has received for (a) one-year, (b) three-year and (c) 15-year contracts relating to (i) gas and (ii) coal under the capacity market.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	194282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>National Grid, as delivery body for Electricity Market Reform, will run the first capacity auction in December 2014, subject to the passage of secondary legislation and state aid approval being received. Pre-qualification for the first capacity auction is expected to open on 4 August 2014 and the first round of the auction is expected to take place on 9 December 2014. Consequently, National Grid has not yet received any applications for agreements under the Capacity Market.</p><p> </p><p>A detailed timetable for the implementation of the Capacity Market is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/268629/Capacity_Market_Implementation_Plan_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/268629/Capacity_Market_Implementation_Plan_FINAL.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

45802

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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, what assessment his Department has made of the socio-economic development performance of NMP in West Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	194320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>NMP is the parent body organisation for Sellafield Ltd, the site licence company that operates Sellafield site under contract to the NDA. NMP, Sellafield Ltd and the NDA work collaboratively to support the socio-economic agenda in West Cumbria, with all three organisations having focussed their activities through Britain's Energy Coast, the private/public sector partnership established to promote and develop the economic prospects of the area. DECC has no direct role in assessing NMP's performance in this area which is a matter for the NDA.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

45803

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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, what assessment his Department has made of the socio-economic development performance of Magnox in North Ayrshire.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	194319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Magnox Ltd is the site licence company that operates 10 Magnox sites under contract to the NDA. Magnox Ltd published a socio-economic strategy for its sites in 2011, which includes Hunterston A in North Ayrshire. DECC has no direct role in assessing Magnox's performance in this area which is a matter for the NDA.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

45804

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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, whether his Department has plans to extend the life of generating capacity currently scheduled to be closed in the event that delays in new investment arise as a result of uncertainty about the outcome of the competition investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	194312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>Government's plans for the Capacity Market and interim arrangements being put in place by National Grid ahead of this will offer an opportunity to extend the life of existing capacity where it is economically efficient to do so. Subject to state aid approval the first Capacity Market auction will take place in late 2014 for delivery in winter 2018. This will ensure sufficient capacity into the coming decades by offering regular payments to existing and new generation capacity that is successful at auction.</p><p> </p><p>In advance of this National Grid has developed Supplemental Balancing Reserve, a new balancing service through which it will be able to procure further capacity should it be needed, including capacity that is or otherwise intends to mothball or close. National Grid will only seek to competitively procure the amount of capacity that its forecast determines necessary and expect to run an initial tender process this spring for capacity for the winter of 2014/15 and 2015/16, with the possibility of extending this period if necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

45805

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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, what estimate he has made of the amount of British-grown wheat used in bio-fuel production.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	194276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is no specific published data on the amount of wheat grown in the UK that is used for bioethanol. However it is possible to provide an estimate. Defra's statistics on ‘The Area of Crops Grown For Bioenergy in England and the UK: 2008 – 2012' published in December 2013 include data reported under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) on the volume of bioethanol supplied to the UK road transport market with information on the feedstock and the country of origin of the feedstock. By applying appropriate conversion factors, it is possible to derive an estimate of the equivalent tonnage and crop area of wheat grown and used to produce bioethanol. These figures are outlined in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289168/nonfood-statsnotice2012-12mar14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289168/nonfood-statsnotice2012-12mar14.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>UK wheat areas used to produce bioethanol supplied to the UK road transport market 2008/9 - 2012/13 </strong><strong>Wheat (RTFO Year: 15 April n-1 to 14 April n) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Volume of bioethanol (million litres)</strong><strong>(b) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Tonnage of crop implied ('000 tonnes)</strong><strong>(c) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>wheat yield (t/ha)</strong><strong>(d)(e) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Area implied (thousand ha) and % of UK total wheat area</strong><strong>(e) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 1: 15 April 2008 - 14 April 2009</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 2: 15 April 2009 - 14 April 2010</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>0.3 (0%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 3: 15 April 2010 - 14 April 2011(a)</p></td><td><p>211.9</p></td><td><p>581</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>75.4 (4%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 4: 15 April 2011 - 14 April 2012</p></td><td><p>17.9</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>6.3 (0%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 5: 15 April 2012 - 14 April 2013 (provisional)(f)</p></td><td><p>48.2</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td><td><p>19.6 (1%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(a) This includes an estimated 92 million tonnes of bioethanol produced from wheat used for markets other than for UK Road Transport.</p><p> </p><p>(b) All wheat volumes above were grown on previously cropped land.</p><p> </p><p>(c) Conversion: 365 litres bioethanol = 1 tonne wheat grain (at 15% moisture). Source: Department for Transport commissioned research.</p><p> </p><p>(d) Source: Defra annual Cereal and Oilseed Rape Production Survey (In 2012 the Cereal Production Survey and Oilseed Rape Production Survey were brought together to reduce costs Cereal Production Survey) UK yield at year n-1. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry</a></p><p> </p><p>(e) Source: Defra June Survey of Agriculture. UK area at year n-1. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry</a></p><p> </p><p>(e) Figures for 2012-13 (Year 5) are as of 15 September 2013 and are not final.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The RTFO data exclude UK biofuel production from UK grown wheat which may be subsequently exported, although the 2010/11 figure also includes an estimate of bioethanol produced from wheat and used for other markets or exported. Similarly, data is not available on wheat grown in the UK which is exported for possible biofuel production outside the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

45806

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the welfare of horses is considered a priority in live exports and (b) laws relating to the welfare of horses are being enforced.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	194277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) carries out non-discriminatory, risk-based inspections of animals, means of transport and accompanying documentation, as required by Council Regulation (EC) 1/2005. This Regulation is implemented in England by The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England) Order 2006 (WATEO).</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for enforcement of this legislation, in terms of investigating and, where appropriate, taking prosecution action against any transporters alleged to have committed an offence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

45812

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2014, Official Report, column 372W, on driving: licensing, how many drivers within the two-year probationary period who received driving convictions undertook speed awareness courses in each year since 2010 (a) in total and (b) by police force area.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	194305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The number of drivers that opted for a National Driver Offender Retraining <br>Scheme (NDORS) speed awareness course rather than accept penalty points on <br>their driving licence in 2010 is 447,833, in 2011 is 772,180, in 2012 is 926,155 and <br>in 2013 is 953,464. These reflect the latest updated figures.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the figures by police force area for the number of <br>drivers that opted for a speed awareness course.</p><p> </p><p>The offer of a speed awareness course is at the discretion of the police. To be <br>deemed eligible there must be no excessive speed or other offences committed at <br>the same time. Information on previous motoring convictions is not taken into <br>account.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>NDORS Police Force Area </strong></td><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong>2013</strong></td></tr><tr><td>AVON AND SOMERSET CONSTABULARY</td><td>0</td><td>267</td><td>38,244</td><td>36,064</td></tr><tr><td>BEDFORDSHIRE POLICE</td><td>6,707</td><td>11,440</td><td>15,370</td><td>12,075</td></tr><tr><td>CAMBRIDGESHIRE CONSTABULARY</td><td>17,691</td><td>17,301</td><td>16,974</td><td>9,148</td></tr><tr><td>CHESHIRE</td><td>6,066</td><td>15,198</td><td>16,702</td><td>14,490</td></tr><tr><td>CITY OF LONDON POLICE</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>153</td></tr><tr><td>CLEVELAND POLICE</td><td>8,278</td><td>12,147</td><td>10,282</td><td>7,198</td></tr><tr><td>CUMBRIA CONSTABULARY</td><td>11,967</td><td>18,436</td><td>19,878</td><td>20,218</td></tr><tr><td>DERBYSHIRE CONSTABULARY</td><td>5,657</td><td>9,275</td><td>14,385</td><td>12,666</td></tr><tr><td>DEVON AND CORNWALL CONSTABULARY</td><td>8,720</td><td>13,516</td><td>17,959</td><td>16,608</td></tr><tr><td>DORSET POLICE</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>DURHAM CONSTABULARY</td><td>0</td><td>1,436</td><td>4,517</td><td>4,267</td></tr><tr><td>DYFED-POWYS POLICE</td><td>100</td><td>1,158</td><td>1,229</td><td>1,870</td></tr><tr><td>ESSEX POLICE</td><td>0</td><td>8,113</td><td>21,957</td><td>22,605</td></tr><tr><td>GLOUCESTERSHIRE CONSTABULARY</td><td>937</td><td>2,317</td><td>4,573</td><td>5,445</td></tr><tr><td>GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE</td><td>39,959</td><td>45,639</td><td>49,463</td><td>45,064</td></tr><tr><td>GWENT POLICE</td><td>1</td><td>39</td><td>34</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>36,986</td></tr><tr><td>HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY</td><td>8,128</td><td>14,802</td><td>23,700</td><td>20,216</td></tr><tr><td>HUMBERSIDE POLICE</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>15,499</td><td>29,791</td></tr><tr><td>KENT COUNTY POLICE</td><td>3,430</td><td>23,787</td><td>31,790</td><td>27,446</td></tr><tr><td>LANCASHIRE CONSTABULARY</td><td>13,082</td><td>24,949</td><td>22,491</td><td>27,287</td></tr><tr><td>LEICESTERSHIRE CONSTABULARY</td><td>14,262</td><td>16,055</td><td>17,381</td><td>16,292</td></tr><tr><td>LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE</td><td>4,054</td><td>18,083</td><td>25,595</td><td>19,223</td></tr><tr><td>MERSEYSIDE POLICE</td><td>10,923</td><td>15,683</td><td>17,964</td><td>20,022</td></tr><tr><td>METROPOLITAN POLICE</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>9,034</td><td>31,818</td></tr><tr><td>NORFOLK CONSTABULARY</td><td>11,665</td><td>16,054</td><td>17,054</td><td>23,527</td></tr><tr><td>NORTH WALES POLICE</td><td>16,843</td><td>15,141</td><td>16,069</td><td>17,711</td></tr><tr><td>NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE</td><td>3,332</td><td>6,768</td><td>9,855</td><td>18,049</td></tr><tr><td>NORTHAMPTONSHIRE POLICE</td><td>6,671</td><td>14,944</td><td>11,444</td><td>12,520</td></tr><tr><td>NORTHUMBRIA POLICE</td><td>28,452</td><td>28,195</td><td>39,707</td><td>40,892</td></tr><tr><td>NOTTINGHAMSHIRE POLICE</td><td>15,615</td><td>21,728</td><td>24,217</td><td>25,060</td></tr><tr><td>POLICE SERVICE NORTHERN IRELAND</td><td>9,294</td><td>19,582</td><td>27,020</td><td>27,320</td></tr><tr><td>SCOTLAND</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>SOUTH WALES POLICE</td><td>29,587</td><td>58,025</td><td>55,573</td><td>51,182</td></tr><tr><td>SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE</td><td>14,453</td><td>35,040</td><td>27,698</td><td>28,035</td></tr><tr><td>STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE</td><td>16,040</td><td>21,205</td><td>25,354</td><td>27,987</td></tr><tr><td>SUFFOLK CONSTABULARY</td><td>15,507</td><td>27,019</td><td>20,122</td><td>22,461</td></tr><tr><td>SURREY POLICE</td><td>4,604</td><td>17,845</td><td>25,349</td><td>23,107</td></tr><tr><td>SUSSEX POLICE</td><td>6,194</td><td>28,589</td><td>33,425</td><td>22,328</td></tr><tr><td>THAMES VALLEY POLICE</td><td>48,859</td><td>73,625</td><td>87,199</td><td>78,593</td></tr><tr><td>WARWICKSHIRE POLICE</td><td>3,584</td><td>6,577</td><td>6,350</td><td>17,482</td></tr><tr><td>WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY</td><td>31,347</td><td>44,094</td><td>41,416</td><td>34,277</td></tr><tr><td>WEST MIDLANDS POLICE</td><td>2,879</td><td>21,033</td><td>20,603</td><td>14,551</td></tr><tr><td>WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE</td><td>22,945</td><td>47,075</td><td>42,679</td><td>31,424</td></tr><tr><td>WILTSHIRE CONSTABULARY</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total:</strong></td><td><strong>447,833</strong></td><td><strong>772,180</strong></td><td><strong>926,155</strong></td><td><strong>953,464</strong></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 4006 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

45814

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to respond to the email of 17 October 2013 sent by the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish concerning her Department's plan for spending and distributing the core funds of £375 million that were pledged in June 2013.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	194311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I replied to the Hon. Member's correspondence on 14<sup>th</sup> February 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne