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60430

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date	06/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to promote the circular economy and sustainable use of resources.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	199547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The £8 per tonne escalator in the standard rate of landfill tax has been extremely successful in reducing waste sent to landfill and providing certainty to the industry to invest in alternative technologies which help to ensure a more sustainable use of resources. Budget 2014 provided further certainty on the future of both the standard and lower rates by confirming that they will not be eroded by inflation in future years.</p><p> </p><p>Budget 2014 also announced an additional £5m of funding to tackle waste crime, which will assist in the Environment Agency's drive to ensure effective compliance and enforcement with waste legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 11/06/2014 15:54:40 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

60452

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what impact assessments he carried out on proposals to change disabled students' allowances.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	199497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The proposed changes to Disabled Students' Allowances will be subject to an Equality Analysis, which will consider their impact in relation to protected characteristics. Extensive discussions are underway with a wide range of stakeholders to help inform this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I will consider a final version of the Equality Analysis before any final decisions are made and regulations are laid before the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 11/06/2014 16:47:22 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

60453

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to enable civil partnerships to be amended to marriage without recourse to a separate legal process.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	199521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Section 9 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 provides that civil partners may convert their civil partnership into marriage under regulations to be made by the Secretary of State, and that the resulting marriage will be treated as having subsisted since the date the civil partnership was formed. Civil partnerships and marriage are separate legal institutions so a process is required for conversion. We are working hard to ensure that couples wanting to convert their civil partnerships into marriages are able to do so as soon as possible. We aim to do this before the end of 2014.</p><p>These aspects of implementing the Act take longer because they involve developing and implementing completely new procedures and processes. This contrasts with the work to make new marriages for same-sex couples possible, where we were able to build on existing processes so implementation was more straightforward.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 16/06/2014 13:37:52 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

60454

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend Schedule 2 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 to make the referral to the Service Police of sexual assault, exposure and voyeurism mandatory by commanding officers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	199541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>There are no current proposals to amend Schedule 2 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 to include the offences of sexual assault, exposure and voyeurism. A Commanding Officer made aware of an allegation that any of those three offences have been committed is under a statutory obligation to ensure it is investigated appropriately. Additional guidance, provided in the Manual of Service Law, informs Commanding Officers to take legal advice when making a decision as to who should investigate, with the presumption that the Service Police should normally be made aware.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2014 14:37:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 793 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

60455

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at the end of the process what assessment he has made of how many practices in (a) Tower Hamlets and (b) England will (i) lose and (ii) gain financially from the seven year reduction of the minimum practice income guarantees.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	199459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Minimum Practice Income Guarantee payment is unfair because practices serving very similar populations are paid very different amounts per patient. The payments are being phased out over a seven-year period to allow practices time to adjust.</p><p> </p><p>The money released by doing this will be reinvested in the basic payments made to all General Medical Services practices, which are based on numbers of patients and key determinants of practice workload, such as the age and health needs of patients.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has undertaken an analysis to identify the small number of practices that will lose the largest amount of funding per patient as a result of the phasing out of the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee, and will work with those practices to ensure that high quality services for their local populations are maintained.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 16/06/2014 14:27:09 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

60456

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Venezuela
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of violations of (a) human rights, (b) civil rights and (c) property rights in Venezuela; what recent discussions (i) HM Ambassador, (ii) officials in his Department and (iii) Ministers in his Department have had with the government of Venezuela about human rights in that country; what responses have been received; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	199474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned about the situation in Venezuela. I am saddened by the deaths that have occurred since protests started in February, and condemn all acts of violence. I am concerned by reports of excessive use of force in protests, and of armed groups using violence, and I call on all sides to show restraint.</p><p>I wrote to Venezuelan Ambassador and most recently to Mr Alvaro Sanchez, the Charge d'Affaires, on 24 March 2014 to raise my concerns and to emphasise the need for a peaceful dialogue. I have also spoken to Ministers across the region, including during my recent visit to South America, to reiterate this message. In addition, as recently as 6 June, the Director for Americas raised human rights with opposition and civil society representatives during a visit to Caracas. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials maintain a regular dialogue with the Venezuelan Embassy in London regarding these issues.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/06/2014 13:01:11 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

60457

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Venezuela
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise at the United Nations the issue of violations of (a) human rights, (b) civil rights and (c) property rights in Venezuela; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	199475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned about the situation in Venezuela. I am saddened by the deaths that have occurred since protests started in February, and condemn all acts of violence. I am concerned by reports of excessive use of force in protests, and of armed groups using violence, and I call on all sides to show restraint. I am also aware that legal action and investigations are underway. It is critical that due process is followed.</p><p>I support the efforts by Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Vatican to support and advise on dialogue between the parties. I have spoken to colleagues in the region, including during my recent visit to South America, to urge their governments to promote dialogue. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has already called on all actors to engage in a dialogue aimed at finding common ground. The UK has no current plans to raise the situation further at the United Nations.</p><p>I will continue to monitor the situation carefully.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/06/2014 13:04:03 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

60458

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Correspondence
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 hon. Members wrote to his Department on behalf of constituents about (a) steps taken to alleviate fuel poverty in the private rented sector, (b) the operation of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 and (c) the disconnection of (i) gas and (ii) electricity supplies in the last 12 months; what the average time taken to reply was; if he will place in the Library a copy of each such reply; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	199471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>For the purpose of answering this question, various searches of the Departmental correspondence system have been conducted. In relation to fuel poverty in the private rented sector, it has been possible to search the records on correspondence received by DECC from hon. Members, with the case title ‘Fuel Poverty'. In the period since 10 June 2013, 13 pieces of correspondence were given this case title. On sifting through these individually, none specifically mentioned fuel poverty in the private rented sector. The average time taken to reply was 21 working days.</p><p>In relation to the operation of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000, it has been possible to search the records on correspondence received by DECC from hon. Members, with the case title ‘Warm Homes'. In the period since 10 June 2013, 13 pieces of correspondence were given this case title. On sifting through these individually, none specifically mentioned the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000. The average time taken to reply was 13 working days.</p><p>An initial search of the correspondence system relating to ‘disconnections' of electricity and/or gas has not yielded reliable results. A more detailed subject search would involve significant manual sifting of individual correspondence items and thus entail a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Copies of the relevant correspondence will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p>DECC do not log telephone representations centrally, and therefore, providing a response on the number of telephone representations to the Department on these subjects would also entail disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 16/06/2014 11:55:22 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

60459

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Correspondence
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 (a) written, (b) email and (c) telephone representations he has received on (i) his plans to alleviate fuel poverty in the private rented sector, (ii) the operation of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 and (iii) the disconnection of (A) gas and (B) electricity supplies in each month since May 2010; how many such representations were from (1) individuals and (2) organisations; if he will place in the Library copies of the responses sent to such representations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	199472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>For the purpose of answering this question, various searches of the Departmental correspondence system have been conducted. In relation to fuel poverty in the private rented sector, it has been possible to search the records on correspondence received by DECC, with the case title ‘Fuel Poverty'. In the period since May 2010, 657 pieces of correspondence were given this case title. 264 of these were from individuals, and 77 were from organisations (the remaining items were either from hon. Members, or cases transferred from other Departments). Filtering down more specifically would involve significant manual sifting of individual correspondence items and thus entail a disproportionate cost.</p><p>In relation to the operation of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000, it has been possible to search the records on correspondence received by DECC, with the case title ‘Warm Homes'. In the period since May 2010, 176 pieces of correspondence were given this case title. 33 of these were from individuals and 11 were from organisations (the remaining items were either from hon. Members, or cases transferred from other Departments). Filtering down more specifically would involve significant manual sifting of individual correspondence items and thus entail a disproportionate cost.</p><p>An initial search of the correspondence system relating to ‘disconnections' of electricity and/or gas has not yielded reliable results. A more detailed subject search would involve significant manual sifting of individual correspondence items and thus entail a disproportionate cost.</p><p>DECC do not log telephone representations centrally, and therefore, providing a response on the number of telephone representations to the Department on these subjects would also entail disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 16/06/2014 11:54:26 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

60460

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many chief executives of probation services have formed a mutual; how many of those mutuals have passed the pre-qualification questionnaire in the competitiveness process of community rehabilitation companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	199473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>In mid December 2013, we announced the bidders who passed the first stage of the competition to bid for the regional rehabilitation contracts. Approximately one third of the bidders included a potential mutual organisation within their consortium. 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>Bids to run the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) have yet to be submitted, but are expected by the end of June 2014. The contract winners for each Community Rehabilitation Company are expected be announced by the end of 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/06/2014 11:16:59 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess