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157017

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date	20/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Abuse in North Wales Judicial Inquiry Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to publish the Macur Report before May 2015.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	215377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>I answered a similar question on 20 November from the hon. Member for Wrexham and the position has not changed.</p><p> </p><p>Lady Justice Macur’s Review is entirely independent of Government and its timetable is a matter for her. She is on record as saying that her Review would be thorough and that she would not draw any conclusions until she had considered all the evidence. I am, however, confident that good progress has been made and the Review is nearing its completion. The Government looks forward to receiving Lady Justice Macur’s Report next year.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 25/11/2014 12:59:49 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

157018

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Breast Ironing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission a study to establish the prevalence of breast-ironing in the UK amongst the Western, Eastern and Central African disapora communities.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	215393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The government condemns violence against women and girls in all its forms and is clear that political or cultural sensitivities must not get in the way of preventing, identifying and prosecuting practices like breast ironing.<br><br>There are currently no plans to commission a study to establish the prevalence of breast-ironing in the UK amongst the Western, Eastern and Central African disapora communities.<br><br>However, the government is working with local areas to support them to identify areas of need in their communities in order that they provide services to victims.<br><br>Where breast ironing is practised on girls it is child abuse and should be treated as such by all frontline professionals.<br><br>The clear legal frameworks that apply to child abuse apply to breast ironing.<br><br>As with any other form of child abuse, any cases should be referred to the police who will investigate and where appropriate work with the CPS to prosecute.<br><br>It is important that affected communities come together to speak out against such abhorrent practices and denounce them for the crimes they are.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 25/11/2014 14:39:03 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

157019

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff worked in her Department's central disability team in (a) June 2014 and (b) November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	215389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>In June 2014 there were two members of staff with some responsibility for disability. In November 2014 there are now four staff working on disability and a Director appointed as Disability Champion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/11/2014 17:28:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

157021

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has appointed a senior disability champion for her Department.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	215378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID has appointed a senior level managerial champion at Director level. Their role is to ensure that the disability framework is delivered throughout the department, demand accountability from teams and increase organisational ambition on disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/11/2014 17:27:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

156919

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received form private sector mail delivery companies on delivering mail in urban areas of the UK; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such proposals on the Royal Mail's ability to deliver Universal Service Provision in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Ministers and officials meet intermittently with representatives of UK postal companies, though there have not been any recent representations from such operators specifically on the issue of delivering mail in urban areas of the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the Postal Services Act 2011, Parliament gave Ofcom as an experienced and independent regulator the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of the universal service to all addresses – urban and rural – in the UK. Ofcom maintains an ongoing monitoring regime which tracks Royal Mail’s performance and any actual or potential market impacts on the provision of the universal service. Ofcom has said that their own evidence clearly shows that the service is not currently under threat.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has been reviewing the case which Royal Mail has been making about the potential impact of competition on their ability to provide that service and is expected to make a statement very shortly. More information about Ofcom’s regulatory regime can be found on its website (<a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The BIS Select Committee is currently carrying out an inquiry into postal competition in the UK and postal operators have recently submitted their evidence on market competition to inform the inquiry. Copies of written submissions can be found on Parliament’s website (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/business-innovation-and-skills/inquiries/parliament-2010/competition-in-the-uk-postal-sector-/?type=Written#pnlPublicationFilter" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/business-innovation-and-skills/inquiries/parliament-2010/competition-in-the-uk-postal-sector-/?type=Written#pnlPublicationFilter</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 25/11/2014 13:43:59 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156993

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he issues on the commissioning of novel antibiotics designed to treat life-threatening infections at a national level through NHS England's specialised commissioning system.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	215485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Generally antibiotic use is determined locally and is driven by microbiology departments and by local antibiotic resistance patterns. There are two specific areas of specialised commissioning where provisions for antibiotics are relevant. A national policy for cystic fibrosis is already available (<a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/a01-ps-a.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/a01-ps-a.pdf</a>) and a policy covering treatment of multi drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) is being developed. This new policy should be introduced from April 2015 and hopes to set policy for Bedaquiline and possibly Delamanid, two drugs recently launched into the United Kingdom market for multidrug resistant TB.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 25/11/2014 17:35:36 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

156994

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Government's response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report, Ensuring access to working antimicrobials, Cm, 8919, whether his Department is working on potential alternative pricing and reimbursement mechanisms for novel antibiotics in advance of the conclusion of the O'Neill Review; and what plans he has to explore new funding mechanisms with industry in the interim.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	215487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>As part of the United Kingdom’s antimicrobial resistance strategy, we have been working with industry and with other national and international stakeholders on how best to stimulate the development of new antibiotics, diagnostics and potential business models as well as on research into antimicrobial resistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will continue to explore what can be done to support antimicrobial diagnostics and drug development pending the announcement by the independent Review on Antimicrobial Resistance of its conclusions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/11/2014 13:22:48 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

156984

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Iran
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 progress he has made on reopening HM Embassy in Tehran.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	215450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to reopening the British Embassy in Tehran once we have resolved the outstanding steps required to bring the Embassy back to a functional level and made progress on arrangements for re-establishing a visa service in Tehran. We are in ongoing discussion with the Iranian government to identify solutions on both issues.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond grouped question UIN 215451 215452 question first answered 24/11/2014 19:34:25 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander

156989

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when HM Embassy in Tehran will be reopened.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	215451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to reopening the British Embassy in Tehran once we have resolved the outstanding steps required to bring the Embassy back to a functional level and made progress on arrangements for re-establishing a visa service in Tehran. We are in ongoing discussion with the Iranian government to identify solutions on both issues.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond grouped question UIN 215450 215452 question first answered 24/11/2014 19:34:25 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander

156990

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what issues remain to be addressed before the Government can reopen HM Embassy in Tehran.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	215452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to reopening the British Embassy in Tehran once we have resolved the outstanding steps required to bring the Embassy back to a functional level and made progress on arrangements for re-establishing a visa service in Tehran. We are in ongoing discussion with the Iranian government to identify solutions on both issues.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond grouped question UIN 215450 215451 question first answered 24/11/2014 19:34:25 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander