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76235

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what costs his Department has incurred in prosecuting the case of (a) Christopher Huhne and (b) Vasiliki Pryce.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	204655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The total cost the CPS incurred in prosecuting the case was £150,710.88. The cost incurred in relation to each defendant individually is not available, as some of the costs were recorded for both defendants collectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/07/2014 15:25:44 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

76260

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Meningitis: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department received the business case for the meningococcal B vaccine; and when he expects to make a decision whether or not to approve the business case.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sir Tony Cunningham
uin	204485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>On 21 March 2014, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended that there should be a national Meningococcal B immunisation programme for infants, if the vaccine, Bexsero ®, could be purchased at a cost-effective price. The Treasury is working closely with the Department of Health on this business case. The Government would like to secure the vaccine from the supplier at the cost-effective price recommended by the JCVI.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/07/2014 15:37:31 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander previous answer version 10186 answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1469 label Biography information for Sir Tony Cunningham

76272

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many mobile telephones, BlackBerrys and laptops were lost by the Church Commissioners in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	204465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The number of mobile telephones, BlackBerrys and laptops lost by members of the National Church Institutions which in includes the Church Commissioners for the year 2013 is as follows, data was not yet availabe for the year 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Mobile / BlackBerry</p></td><td><p>Laptop</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>Data not yet available</p></td><td><p>Data not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 17/07/2014 08:46:04 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

76279

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to promote off-site methods of house building construction.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government wants to see high quality housing built quickly and efficiently and is working closely with the housebuilding and construction industry to encourage greater use of innovative approaches, including advanced housing manufacturing and construction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also encouraging the use of innovative construction techniques through our National Planning Practice Guidance, published in March 2014 and our Build to Rent and Affordable Homes 2015-18 programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, Ministers have made a number of visits to developments recently, highlighting the quality and speed of construction benefits that advanced manufacturing can bring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/07/2014 14:19:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

76301

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to offer military support to countries in Africa facing Islamic extremism; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	204391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has active defence engagement programmes across Africa that offer military support to African countries and institutions. The intent is to help build the capacity of African countries and institutions to handle the complex security challenges they face, including the threat posed by Islamic extremist organisations. This is achieved by delivering a range of military support including; resident training teams; short term training teams; use of our Defence Attache network; and, the provision of academic and specialised UK military courses. We plan to continue to develop and sustain this activity.<br><br>Key planned military support to African countries facing complex security challenges where Islamic extremism is a significant component, includes:<br><br>The commitment we gave at the London Ministerial on security in Nigeria on 12 June 2014, to offer direct training and advice to the Nigerian forces engaged in the fight against Boko Haram and other terrorist groups. This is in addition to our ongoing assistance to Nigerian Armed Forces’s efforts to locate the Chibok School girls, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in April;<br><br>Sustaining the training and advisory support we provide to the African Union Mission in Somalia to assist its efforts to combat Al Shabab. We will also continue to assist in the development of a Somali National Army that can protect Somalia’s internal security and borders in the longer-term;<br><br>Continued advice and assistance to the Libyan Armed Forces through the Defence Advisory and Training Team (DATT) in Tripoli; part of the UK’s £62 million Security, Justice and Defence programme. The UK has also committed to train 2,000 of the 10,000 Libyan soldiers for the General Purpose Force in conjunction with those trained by Turkey, Italy and the US. Training of the first tranche began at Bassingbourn in June 2014.<br><br>Delivery of tactical training to the Mali Armed Forces through our contribution to the European Union Training Team (Mali).</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 21/07/2014 14:29:16 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

76302

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his priorities are for the forthcoming NATO summit in Newport, Wales.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	204612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer my predecessor the hon. Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Andrew Murrison) gave on 14 July 2014 (Official Report, column 564) to the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (John Robertson).</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 16/07/2014 16:28:35 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier attachment 1 file name 20140714 Hansard extract NATO Summit.doc title 20140714 Hansard extract
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

76330

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Nuclear Innovation and Research Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the annual budget is of his Department's new Nuclear Innovation and Research Office (NIRO); how many staff work full-time at NIRO; how many of those are secondees and from which organisations they are seconded; whether secondees are paid from public funds; what consideration was given to appointing a social scientist to the board of NIRO; what publications have been issued to date by NIRO; whether all research undertaken by or for NIRO is published in full; and what the web address is of the site where minutes of the NIRO board are posted.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	204421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Nuclear Innovation and Research Office (NIRO) is an independent body, hosted by the National Nuclear Laboratory and contracted, by Government, to provide technical support and expert secretariat services to the Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board (NIRAB). It was created at the end of 2013.</p><p>With the exception of the Chair, appointments to the NIRAB are unfunded, however Government has currently contracted NIRO for services worth £650,000 and this contract runs until March 2015. The NIRO employs four full time staff who are currently seconded from the NNL and Rolls Royce Ltd. The wages of these employees are included in the contractual arrangements. The skills make-up of the staff in the NIRO is a matter for the organisation itself.</p><p>The NIRO does not undertake research in its own right and, to date, has not issued any publications. The NIRO, in its function as the secretariat to the NIRAB, is considering the best way to make future work or documentation publically available.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 17/07/2014 13:17:17 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

76331

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria were used to appoint members to the Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board; what annual budget is allocated to support the Board; what studies have been commissioned by or from the Board; and what the web address is of the site where the Board's meeting agendas are posted.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	204422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board was created at the beginning of 2014 and is tasked with providing information and advice to Government and other public sector funding bodies on the priorities for UK nuclear innovation and options for better coordinating the UK nuclear Research landscape. The first annual report is expected from the Board at the beginning of next year. It is intended that this will be published.</p><p>With the exception of the Chair, appointments to the NIRAB are unfunded. The NIRAB does not have an annual budget, however Government has contracted with the Nuclear Innovation and Research Office (NIRO) to provide secretariat support to the NIRAB.</p><p>Members were invited to join NIRAB, by Ministerial decision, for a period of up to three years. Members were selected on the basis of their individual ability to provide credible, authoritative and expert advice across a number of sectors related to UK nuclear research and innovation. Members are appointed as individuals and are expected to represent the interests of their sectors.</p><p>Other than the annual report, no further studies are currently commissioned from or by the NIRAB. As part of the evidence gathering activities for the annual report, NIRAB will consider the on-going feasibility study into Small Modular Reactors being undertaken by an industry consortium led by the National Nuclear Laboratory.</p><p>The NIRO, in its function as the secretariat to the NIRAB, is considering the best way to make future work or documentation, such as the minutes of the NIRAB meetings, publically available.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 17/07/2014 13:16:23 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

76334

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in their Department and its agencies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	204493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) provides the facility for the following organisation subscriptions to be deducted from its payroll.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name of organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Function</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public and Commercial Services</p></td><td><p>Trade union</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Division Association</p></td><td><p>Trade union</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prospect</p></td><td><p>Trade union</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Service Club</p></td><td><p>Social club</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westfield Health</p></td><td><p>Medical care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forrester Health</p></td><td><p>Medical care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash4Health</p></td><td><p>Medical care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BHSF</p></td><td><p>Medical care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospital Saturday Fund</p></td><td><p>Medical care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benenden Health Care</p></td><td><p>Medical care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HSA Crown Plan</p></td><td><p>Medical care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospital Savings Association</p></td><td><p>Medical care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CSSC/Minerva Sports and Leisure</p></td><td><p>Sports and social club</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dimensions Gym</p></td><td><p>Gym membership</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Defra Lottery</p></td><td><p>Joint Defra-DECC lottery fund</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 17/07/2014 13:17:48 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

76335

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Green Deal Scheme
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 non-domestic customers have taken out a Green Deal loan.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	204381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>There have been no non-domestic customers with Green Deal Plans because the focus of Green Deal to date has been on the domestic sector. The Government is, however, committed to encouraging energy efficiency in the non-domestic sector through a variety of schemes, with action not limited to the framework provided by the Green Deal. Other key policy instruments include the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and Climate Change Agreements (providing financial incentives for energy efficiency), and the new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (requiring energy audits of all large enterprises every 4 years).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/07/2014 11:50:26 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds