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49470

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 recent steps he has taken to raise awareness of the conditions that can lead to young sudden cardiac death and sudden death syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	197438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee advises Ministers and the National Health Service in all four countries about all aspects of screening policy and supports implementation. It is currently reviewing the evidence for screening young people between the ages of 12 to 39 years for the major causes of sudden cardiac death. A public consultation will open shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>NHS England is working with the Chief Coroner to discuss what the coronial system can do to help reduce sudden cardiac death in the young. As a result, the Chief Coroner has written to local Coroners asking them to make families of those who have died of the condition aware that it may be inherited, and encouraging them to contact either the British Heart Foundation, Cardiac Risk in the Young, or their general practitioner for testing and counselling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

49539

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 discussions he has had with his Nigerian counterpart on the recent kidnapping of schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	197470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) spoke to the Nigerian Foreign Minister on 18 April when he condemned the abductions and offered UK assistance in securing the release of the schoolgirls.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

49540

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 reports he has received on the current whereabouts of the children recently kidnapped from Chibok, Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	197469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Since the abduction of the Nigerian school girls on 14 April we have remained in close contact with the Nigerian authorities about the case. Although the whereabouts of the girls remains unclear, reports in the media and from girls who escaped suggest they are being held in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. Media reports also suggest the girls may have been taken into Cameroon and Chad. We continue to try and establish the facts in this case.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

49541

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 requests for assistance the Government has received in connection with the recent kidnappings from Chibok, Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	197472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Since the abduction of the Nigerian school girls on 14 April, our High Commission in Abuja has remained in close contact with the Nigerian authorities. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) offered our assistance when he spoke to the Nigerian Foreign Minister on 18 April. So far we have not received a formal request for assistance from the Nigerian Government.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

49428

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, with reference to section 2 of the guidance issued by Monitor on the Commissioning of Radiosurgery Services on 4 April 2014, if he will request that NHS England reinstates the commissioning of stereotactic radiotherapy to the level before 1 April 2013 while it conducts its review into the future use of this treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	197559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>All existing contracts for stereotactic radiotherapy services were transferred to NHS England on 1 April 2013 and it continues to commission against these contracts, as previously.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commenced the review of stereotactic radiosurgery in August 2013 and expects a final report to be considered at its specialised commissioning oversight group, post a public consultation period, in October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England will consult with the public, patients and professionals and take account of those views when taking a final decision. A summary of the responses received will be included when publishing the final report post the consultation period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 197487 197488 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

49429

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 publish (a) a list of all stakeholders who have so far been consulted by NHS England as part of its review into stereotactic radiosurgery and (b) the responses from those stakeholders.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	197487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>All existing contracts for stereotactic radiotherapy services were transferred to NHS England on 1 April 2013 and it continues to commission against these contracts, as previously.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commenced the review of stereotactic radiosurgery in August 2013 and expects a final report to be considered at its specialised commissioning oversight group, post a public consultation period, in October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England will consult with the public, patients and professionals and take account of those views when taking a final decision. A summary of the responses received will be included when publishing the final report post the consultation period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 197488 197559 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

49430

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, when NHS England began its review into the future of stereotactic radiosurgery; and when its plans to complete the review.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	197488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>All existing contracts for stereotactic radiotherapy services were transferred to NHS England on 1 April 2013 and it continues to commission against these contracts, as previously.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commenced the review of stereotactic radiosurgery in August 2013 and expects a final report to be considered at its specialised commissioning oversight group, post a public consultation period, in October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England will consult with the public, patients and professionals and take account of those views when taking a final decision. A summary of the responses received will be included when publishing the final report post the consultation period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 197487 197559 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

49384

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people registered as self-employed claimed tax credits in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>The following table is </strong><strong>based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available is 2011-12. </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Thousands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>910</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49385

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the number of electoral registration officers who have not fulfilled their statutory responsibilities in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made no such estimate.</p><p>Since 2008, Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) have been subject to performance standards set and monitored by the Electoral Commission. The Electoral Commission publishes its annual reports on ERO performance on its website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49386

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion and number of voters with learning disabilities who (a) register to vote and (b) vote.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made no such estimate.</p><p>No record is made of disability when registering to vote or when voting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49387

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps his Department has taken to improve registration rates and voter turnout of (a) visually impaired voters and (b) voters with learning difficulties.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Electoral law requires returning officers to take account of the needs of people with disabilities by making polling stations and voting accessible.</p><p>In June 2014, the government will be introducing an online facility for registration which will support further accessibility options for those with particular needs. User testing of paper forms has allowed their design to take into account the requirements of those with disabilities.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has also funded the Royal Mencap Society to create educational resources for people with a learning disability and to develop a model for one-to-one support for families, carers and others to encourage and enable registering to vote.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49388

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has given across government on steps to improve communications with the visually impaired.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the Office for Disability Issues's publication Fulfilling Potential. The Cabinet Office's Government Digital Service is working with departments to digitise public services. Our Assisted Digital approach will ensure that these services serve the needs of all users, including people with a visual impairment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49389

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment the Electoral Commission has made of electoral registration rates of attainers in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Wales and (d) England.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it does not hold separate estimates of registration rates of attainers for England, Scotland and Wales. However, its 2011 report on the completeness and accuracy of the electoral registers in Great Britain found that 55% of 17 – 18 year olds were registered to vote. The sample size of the survey does not allow for country breakdowns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission further informs me that their 2012 report on the Northern Ireland register found that 66% of 16 – 17 year olds were registered to vote.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49390

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to cross-reference data on visual impairment with the electoral register for the purpose of improving election communications with the visually impaired.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it ensures that its public information campaigns are accessible to those with visual impairments, and that the voter registration and information materials it produces are available in a variety of formats including Braille and Easy Read. The Commission has written to the RNIB, following the evidence they gave to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee on 1 May, to offer to meet to discuss what else could be done to help ensure that those with visual impairments can register and vote.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission also informs me that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are responsible for compiling and managing electoral registers and Returning Officers (ROs) are responsible for issuing election-related communications to those on the register. This includes poll cards and postal voting statements which must, by law, contain information telling the recipient what to do if they need the information provided in a different format. It is for EROs and ROs, in discharging their duties, to identify how best to meet the needs of individuals in their area who are visually impaired.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49391

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the percentage annual canvass return rate was for each local government area in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A copy of the information requested by the hon. Gentleman has been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49392

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the number and proportion of visually impaired voters who receive election communication in a format they can understand.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	197581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that Returning Officers (ROs) are responsible for issuing election-related communications such as poll cards and postal voting statements which must, by law, contain information telling the recipient what to do if they need the information provided in a different format. It is for ROs, in discharging their duties, to identify how best to meet the needs of individuals in their area who are visually impaired. The Commission has made no assessment of the numbers of voters who receive information from ROs in their preferred format.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission also informs me that it ensures that its public information campaigns are accessible to those with visual impairments, and that the voter registration and information materials it produces are available in a variety of formats including Braille and Easy Read. The Commission has written to the RNIB, following the evidence they gave to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee on 1 May, to offer to meet to discuss what else could be done to help ensure that those with visual impairments can register and vote.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

49520

	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, what recent progress has been made on the review of partnership funding for flood defences; and when the results of this review will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	197579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The independent evaluation of the Flood and Coastal Resilience Partnership Funding approach was published on 23 April 2014. The report is available on the Defra R&amp;Dwebpages at the following the link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=18734&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=fd2663&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=18734&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=fd2663&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

49521

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 recent representations he has received on the future of community hospitals; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	197580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>A search of the Department's Ministerial correspondence database has identified no recent representations on the future of community hospitals. This Government believes the National Health Service should improve discharge from acute hospitals and increase access to care and treatment in the community.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

49530

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Child Support Agency cases subject to case closure which have child maintenance arrears based wholly or partly on an interim maintenance assessment; and what steps he is taking to re-evaluate the amount of arrears owed and to inform the non-resident parent and parent with care accordingly.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	197481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We have identified around 1,400 cases subject to case closure which have child maintenance arrears based wholly or partly on an interim maintenance assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The arrears existing on cases coming up for closure will be reviewed, and where necessary revised, to ensure accuracy. Both parents will be informed of the arrears balance prior to their case closing.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

49531

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how often powers in the Child Support Information Regulations 2008 to require suppliers of gas and electricity to (a) provide the Child Support Agency with information to confirm the whereabouts of a non-resident parent and (b) obtain account information to assist enforcement action to recover child maintenance arrears have been used to date.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	197482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The powers available within Section 4(1) of the Child Support Information Regulations 2008 are used as part of the normal trace process available to caseworkers when required. However, this information is not routinely recorded for management information purposes. To provide this would require the creation of new information, which could only be completed and appropriately assured at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

49532

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims to the Independent Living Fund of what total value were made in each parliamentary constituency in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	197483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There were no claims to the Independent Living Fund in the last year as the Fund was closed to new applications in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

49533

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of recipients of the Independent Living Fund (a) are in employment and (b) were in employment at the date of application.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	197574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is not available in the format requested as the ILF does not record the employment status of its recipients.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

49493

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 discussions he has had with the British Pregnancy Advisory Service about its leaflet, Britain's Abortion Law: what it says and why.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	197524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department has made its position on abortion, including the illegality of abortion on the grounds of gender alone, clear to all providers, including the British Pregnancy Advisory Service. The Department will do so again in the forthcoming further guidance.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

49435

	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, what assessment he has made of changes in levels of fly-grazing in England following changes to relevant legislation in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	197603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science has met a number of interested bodies to discuss what action can be taken to address fly grazing in England. There is a range of legislation that can be used depending on the individual circumstances of each case. Most of the problems associated with fly grazing are linked to difficulties in tracing owners of unidentified horses. In such cases we would encourage a joined-up approach by enforcers and interested parties at a local level to help tackle the problem. It is already an offence under the Horse Passport Regulations for horses not to be identified. These regulations are enforced by local authorities. Fly grazing in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 197576 197577 197607 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

49436

	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, pursuant to the contribution of 26 November 2013 of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Official Report, columns 56-9WH, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of fly-grazing in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	197607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science has met a number of interested bodies to discuss what action can be taken to address fly grazing in England. There is a range of legislation that can be used depending on the individual circumstances of each case. Most of the problems associated with fly grazing are linked to difficulties in tracing owners of unidentified horses. In such cases we would encourage a joined-up approach by enforcers and interested parties at a local level to help tackle the problem. It is already an offence under the Horse Passport Regulations for horses not to be identified. These regulations are enforced by local authorities. Fly grazing in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 197576 197577 197603 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

49437

	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, if he will assess the potential benefits of more stringent equine passport controls; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reverse the burden of proof and increase data-gathering on horse ownership in relation to fly-grazing.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	197576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science has met a number of interested bodies to discuss what action can be taken to address fly grazing in England. There is a range of legislation that can be used depending on the individual circumstances of each case. Most of the problems associated with fly grazing are linked to difficulties in tracing owners of unidentified horses. In such cases we would encourage a joined-up approach by enforcers and interested parties at a local level to help tackle the problem. It is already an offence under the Horse Passport Regulations for horses not to be identified. These regulations are enforced by local authorities. Fly grazing in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 197577 197603 197607 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

49438

	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, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current legislation against fly-grazing.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	197577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science has met a number of interested bodies to discuss what action can be taken to address fly grazing in England. There is a range of legislation that can be used depending on the individual circumstances of each case. Most of the problems associated with fly grazing are linked to difficulties in tracing owners of unidentified horses. In such cases we would encourage a joined-up approach by enforcers and interested parties at a local level to help tackle the problem. It is already an offence under the Horse Passport Regulations for horses not to be identified. These regulations are enforced by local authorities. Fly grazing in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 197576 197603 197607 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

49512

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, how many women suffered health complications following abortion procedures in 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	197440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>Statistics for abortion, including complications arising from abortions, are published annually. A copy of the latest report <em>Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2012 </em>has already been placed in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

49513

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answers of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 238W, on abortion and 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 31W, on abortion, if he will make it his policy that his Department collects data on the number of (a) neonatal deaths following a legal termination of pregnancy, (b) foetuses that show signs of life following an attempted termination and (c) such foetuses registered as live births; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	197462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to collect this data.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract.docx title Abortion - Hansard Extract
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

49514

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 42W, on in vitro fertilisation, if he will provide specific references to the available evidence that no genomic DNA is found in the mitochondria but only in the cell nucleus; how their consideration that mitochondrial DNA is not part of the genome relates to the presentation of data on the human genome in the ENSEMBL and OMIM databases; what precise genetic modifications are applied to the eggs or embryos that would prevent any nuclear DNA from the egg or embryo donors from being inherited by the resulting child; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	197463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>We have been advised by the Wellcome Trust that whole mitochondrial DNA genome sequencing has revealed no evidence of nuclear genomic DNA inside mitochondria and data on the human genome available in the ENSEMBL and OMIM databases confirms that there is no nuclear genomic DNA in the mitochondria.</p><p> </p><p>Inheritance of nuclear DNA from the donor egg is prevented in the Maternal Spindle Transfer technique through the removal of the spindle from the donor egg. Given that the nuclear DNA in the form of condensed chromosomes is attached to the spindle, nuclear genomic DNA from the donor will be removed and not inherited by the resulting child. Techniques that allow the visualisation of condensed chromosomes in eggs are used to ensure that all the chromosomes are removed.</p><p> </p><p>For embryos used in the Pronuclear Transfer technique, the nuclear genomic DNA is enclosed within the nuclear membrane of the maternal (egg-derived) and paternal (sperm-derived) pronuclei. The donor nuclear genomic DNA will be removed when the pronuclei are removed.</p><p> </p><p>There is no universally agreed definition of genetic modification in humans. The Government has adopted a working definition for the purpose of taking forward the draft mitochondrial donation regulations, that genetic modification involves the germ-line modification of nuclear DNA that can be passed on to future generations. Therefore, the Government does not accept that mitochondrial donation amounts to genetic modification.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 197061 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

49515

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, how many complaints about abortion clinics were made to the Care Quality Commission in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	197439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>This information can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for investigating specific complaints about providers lies with other bodies; however the Care Quality Commission uses comments and correspondence from the public to inform its inspection and other regulatory functions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

49516

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, what the results were of the Metropolitan Police investigation into the death of an unnamed woman in Slough on 21 January 2012 following an abortion performed by Marie Stopes International.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	197461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government does not comment on the investigation of individual cases as <br>these are the operational responsibility of the respective police force <br>involved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

49399

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 cross-departmental government scrutiny will take place of the forthcoming Implementing and Delegated Acts of the EU Tobacco Products Directive.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>During the negotiations on the revised Tobacco Products Directive, the Government sought to ensure that any delegation of powers to the European Commission, to propose further rules, was limited, appropriate and well defined. The Government's proposed negotiating position on any Implementing and Delegated Acts put forward by the Commission will be subject to the normal cross government clearance and scrutiny procedures.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49400

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, who the members were of Sir Cyril Chantler's Review team working as part of the Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review; and what the cost was of commissioning expert advice from (a) Dr Yanzhong Wang and (b) Professor Catherine Pope as part of this review.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The members of Sir Cyril's team are named, and their roles noted in the acknowledgements on page 9 of Sir Cyril's report. The costs of commissioning expert advice from Dr Wang and Professor Pope were £12,000 (plus VAT) and £3,000 (plus VAT) respectively.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49401

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 publish in full the economic analysis on price and illicit trade analysis conducted as part of the Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text The Department understands that Section 5 and Annex C of Sir Cyril's report constitute the full and final economic analysis on price and illicit trade analysis conducted as part of the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Independent Review. answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49402

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 471W, on Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review, if he will provide a further breakdown of each item of expenditure under each of the budget headings provided; if he will publish receipts for expenditure incurred; what the agreed budget was in advance of the Review; and what locations were travelled to as part of the Review.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>A final breakdown of expenditure will be made public when complete on the Review's webpage:</p><p> </p><p>www.kcl.ac.uk/health/packaging-review.aspx</p><p> </p><p>There was no agreed budget in advance of the Review but an estimate of £177,000 was made for planning purposes. Sir Cyril had control of his own budget, as outlined in the Terms of Reference, and expenditure was passed to the Department and approved in the normal way.</p><p> </p><p>Sir Cyril travelled to Australia in March 2014, and attended meetings in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. Further details of those meetings are available on the Review's webpage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 197602 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Apr 2014.docx title Hansard Extract
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49403

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 471W, on Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review, what fees were paid to King's College for hosting the Review team.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>A final breakdown of expenditure will be made public when complete on the Review's webpage:</p><p> </p><p>www.kcl.ac.uk/health/packaging-review.aspx</p><p> </p><p>There was no agreed budget in advance of the Review but an estimate of £177,000 was made for planning purposes. Sir Cyril had control of his own budget, as outlined in the Terms of Reference, and expenditure was passed to the Department and approved in the normal way.</p><p> </p><p>Sir Cyril travelled to Australia in March 2014, and attended meetings in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. Further details of those meetings are available on the Review's webpage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 197601 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Apr 2014.docx title Hansard Extract
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49508

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Probation Service has experienced problems in accessing the Risk of Serious Recidivism Predictor Tool to date.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	197568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We are carrying out extensive local testing of the key elements of the new Transforming Rehabilitation systems across a number of Probation Trusts. Findings are helping us to refine the associated tools and guidance. We have now completed testing of the new Risk of Serious Recidivism (RSR) tool, which will be used to inform the allocation of cases to new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) or the National Probation Service (NPS). Our testing with operational staff in Trusts indicates that the tool is straightforward to use, in line with our commitment to minimising bureaucracy for frontline staff.</p><p> </p><p>We have begun the roll out of the current version of the tool to all Trusts.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

49509

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the 50 initial preferred bidders for probation services remain in the competition.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	197569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We have a robust and diverse market. In mid December 2013, the bidders who passed the first stage of the competition to win the regional rehabilitation contracts were announced. That list included a mix of private and voluntary sector partnerships with more than 50 organisations represented. A list of the bidders who have been successful at this stage can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/transforming-rehabilitation/competition" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/transforming-rehabilitation/competition</a></p><p> </p><p>The process to award Community Rehabilitation Company contracts is ongoing and the details of which bidders remain in the competition is commercially sensitive information. The contract winners for each Community Rehabilitation Company will be announced by the end of 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

49419

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Government plans to increase the 15 year out-of-country voting limit for British expatriates.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
	uin	197545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government will keep the 15 year time limit under consideration, but is not minded to change the law at the present time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

49504

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with (a) the Mayor of London and (b) officials from Transport for London within the last 24 months regarding the tolling of proposed river crossings east of Tower Bridge that are included within the Mayoral Transport Strategy; and how that will impact on traffic levels at the Dartford Crossing.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	197500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has regular meetings with the Mayor of London at which a range of London transport measures are discussed. Other Ministers also discuss various London transport issues and projects with senior officials from Transport for London.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London wrote to the then Secretary of State for Transport on 1 June 2012 to request the designation of the proposed Silvertown tunnel as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. The Secretary of State responded on 26 June 2012 outlining her agreement to grant the request.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2013, the Mayor of London wrote to me to respond to the Department's consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing proposals.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's review of options for a new Lower Thames Crossing included a sensitivity test to assess whether the proposed Silvertown Crossing scheme would be likely to impact on the forecast flows for the existing Dartford crossing, and any potential new crossing.　The conclusion of that test was that the effect was likely to be negligible. The review findings were published in May 2013 as part of consultation on the options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 197497 197498 197499 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

49505

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with (a) the Mayor of London and (b) officials from Transport for London within the last 24 months regarding proposed river crossings east of Tower Bridge that are included within the Mayoral Transport Strategy; and how they impact on the options for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	197499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has regular meetings with the Mayor of London at which a range of London transport measures are discussed. Other Ministers also discuss various London transport issues and projects with senior officials from Transport for London.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London wrote to the then Secretary of State for Transport on 1 June 2012 to request the designation of the proposed Silvertown tunnel as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. The Secretary of State responded on 26 June 2012 outlining her agreement to grant the request.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2013, the Mayor of London wrote to me to respond to the Department's consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing proposals.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's review of options for a new Lower Thames Crossing included a sensitivity test to assess whether the proposed Silvertown Crossing scheme would be likely to impact on the forecast flows for the existing Dartford crossing, and any potential new crossing.　The conclusion of that test was that the effect was likely to be negligible. The review findings were published in May 2013 as part of consultation on the options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 197497 197498 197500 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

49506

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what written correspondence he has had with (a) the Mayor of London and (b) officials from Transport for London within the last 24 months regarding the tolling of proposed river crossings east of Tower Bridge that are included within the Mayoral Transport Strategy; and how that will impact on traffic levels at the Dartford Crossing.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	197498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has regular meetings with the Mayor of London at which a range of London transport measures are discussed. Other Ministers also discuss various London transport issues and projects with senior officials from Transport for London.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London wrote to the then Secretary of State for Transport on 1 June 2012 to request the designation of the proposed Silvertown tunnel as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. The Secretary of State responded on 26 June 2012 outlining her agreement to grant the request.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2013, the Mayor of London wrote to me to respond to the Department's consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing proposals.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's review of options for a new Lower Thames Crossing included a sensitivity test to assess whether the proposed Silvertown Crossing scheme would be likely to impact on the forecast flows for the existing Dartford crossing, and any potential new crossing.　The conclusion of that test was that the effect was likely to be negligible. The review findings were published in May 2013 as part of consultation on the options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 197497 197499 197500 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

49507

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what written correspondence he has had with (a) the Mayor of London and (b) officials from Transport for London within the last 24 months regarding proposed river crossings east of Tower Bridge that are included within the Mayoral Transport Strategy; and how they impact on the options for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	197497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has regular meetings with the Mayor of London at which a range of London transport measures are discussed. Other Ministers also discuss various London transport issues and projects with senior officials from Transport for London.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London wrote to the then Secretary of State for Transport on 1 June 2012 to request the designation of the proposed Silvertown tunnel as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. The Secretary of State responded on 26 June 2012 outlining her agreement to grant the request.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2013, the Mayor of London wrote to me to respond to the Department's consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing proposals.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's review of options for a new Lower Thames Crossing included a sensitivity test to assess whether the proposed Silvertown Crossing scheme would be likely to impact on the forecast flows for the existing Dartford crossing, and any potential new crossing.　The conclusion of that test was that the effect was likely to be negligible. The review findings were published in May 2013 as part of consultation on the options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 197498 197499 197500 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

49483

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries on 25 February 2014, Official Report, column 95WH, when the consultation on modernising the Electronic Programme Guide regime will be launched.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	uin	197606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>Pursuant to my contribution on 25 February 2014, Official Report, column 95WH, DCMS will make an announcement on the publication date of the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

49434

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants were sanctioned in each month since August 2013; and how many such claimants continued to sign on during the period for which they were sanctioned.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Mr Michael Meacher
	uin	197517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have interpreted the question to be for the number of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) claimants who were sanctioned and this information is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The information requested on how many JSA claimants continued to sign on during the period for which they were sanctioned is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	454 label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher

49545

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, how many staff are employed in (a) his Department, (b) NHS England and (c) Monitor to undertake work on or relating to competition issues; and what the cost of employing such staff was in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	197535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The following table lists the number of staff currently employed to work on competition issues in the Department, NHS England and Monitor.</p><p> </p><p>The level of spend on employing staff to work on competition issues in each of the last five years could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Number of Staff Employed</p></td><td><p>Cost of employing such staff in 2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£98,760-£121,814<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS England</p></td><td><p>0 full time posts</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monitor<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>£1,588,554</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1</sup> The figures shown are the combined cost of the paybands for the 2 staff.</p><p><sup>2</sup>Monitor's competition functions were established by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. In the transition year 2012-13 Monitor hosted the Cooperation and Competition Panel at a cost of £1,068,099</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

49484

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to recognise the work undertaken by the Coleshill Auxiliaries during the Second World War.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	197464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 October 2013 (Official Report, column 414-415W).<br><br>There are no plans to institute a specific award for those who were members of the Coleshill Auxilliers. The auxiliary units were listed as Home Guard units, and, as such, members who completed three years service in the United Kingdom qualify for the Defence Medal. In addition surviving members may apply for the Armed Forces Veterans Badge.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20131010 - Hansard extract Coleshill Auxilliers[1].doc title Hansard extract 10 October 2013
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

49485

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, with reference to the foreword to the Draft Modern Slavery Bill, when she plans to start the review of the operation and effectiveness of the National Referral Mechanism; how long that review will take; who will undertake it; and when it will be published.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	197466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The review into the operation and effectiveness of the National Referral <br>Mechanism was announced on 9 April 2014. I have placed a copy of the Terms of <br>Reference in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8882 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

49486

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on plans to extend the funding of Victim Support beyond 2015.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	197465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is extending grant funding arrangements to March 2015, for the provision of its core victims' support service. These extended arrangements will cover all areas until October 2014, when a small number of Police and Crime Commissioners will move out of MoJ grant arrangements with Victim Support. The remaining majority of areas will continue to be covered by the grant funding arrangements until end March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2015, the MoJ grant arrangement with Victim Support for its core service will end as all Police and Crime Commissioners replace the MoJ grant arrangement with Victim Support with locally commissioned arrangements for support to victims. These arrangements may include Police and Crime Commissioner commissioning services from Victim Support, but are not restricted to this.</p><p> </p><p>Some national services, including the national homicide service, the court-based witness service, the rape support fund, and some telephone helplines will remain nationally commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. Victim Support is the current provider of some of these services and is able to compete for future provision of these services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson