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156962

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the cost of extending the Warm Homes Discount to park home residents.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	215425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>We recently consulted on the rules for the Warm Home Discount to apply in 2015/16. As part this consultation, we proposed amending the Industry Initiatives element of the scheme to allow participating energy suppliers to have the opportunity to provide rebates to residents of Park Homes. Providing support to park home residents in this way would be at the discretion of suppliers, who would also determine the level of support made available. The consultation closed on 13 November and we are currently analysing the responses. We expect to lay draft Regulations in early 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 26/11/2014 14:52:44 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

157008

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	E. coli
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance to hospitals so that a case of E.coli bacteria triggers the procedures that would be followed if a case of MRSA were discovered.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	215426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The management of individual cases of <em>E.coli</em> bloodstream infections is the responsibility of local infection prevention and control specialists. However, the Department has asked its expert Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections to consider the options for reducing the number of <em>E.coli</em> infections, which are not always hospital acquired.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/11/2014 17:18:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

156988

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 assessment he has made of the extent of Iran's financial and material support for Hamas.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	215509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by Iran’s ongoing financial and material support for Hamas and other Palestinian rejectionist groups. The supply of arms to Hamas contravenes the embargo on Iranian arms exports established by UN Security Council Resolution 1747 and undermines prospects for peace and stability in the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:26:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

157017

registered interest
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

156987

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	Africa: Breast Ironing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help end the practice of breast-ironing in Western, Eastern and Central African countries.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	215394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 27 November 2014 by my right honourable Friend the member for New Forest West (Desmond Swayne MP), the Minister of State for International Development (PQ215395). answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/11/2014 15:04:35 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

157020

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	Africa: Breast Ironing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department is doing to help end the practice of breast-ironing in Western, Eastern and Central African countries.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	215395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for the UK Government and DFID. We have prioritised work to end VAWG and break the silence on all harmful traditional practices like breast ironing.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling the root causes and drivers of sexual and gender-based violence is essential to make progress on eliminating violence against women and girls. While we do not have programmes specifically addressing the harmful traditional practice of breast ironing, we are working to end all forms of violence against women and girls in whatever way it presents itself. Details of our VAWG programmes in 29 countries can be found on development tracker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/11/2014 17:28:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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

156983

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	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of British ambassadors and high commissioners were educated at (a) private school, (b) state school, (c) the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and (d) other universities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>As the details of where British Ambassadors and High Commissioners were educated are not held centrally, this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:31:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156986

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	Diplomatic Service
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 estimate he has made of how many members of his Department's advisory board on the appointment of ambassadors and high commissioners were educated at (a) private school, (b) state school, (c) the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and (d) other universities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>There are three boards within the FCO that advise on appointments for High Commissioners and Ambassadors, depending on the grade of the position. Some members of these Boards overlap.</p><p>4 Officers attended private school;<br>7 Officers attended state school;<br>We do not hold school details for 1 of these officers.</p><p>5 Officers attended Oxford or Cambridge and<br>7 Officers attended other Universities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:32:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

157052

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were recorded as being unemployed under the jobseeker's allowance criteria in each year for which information is available; and how many people were taken off jobseeker's allowance as a result of their partner's income in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Statistics on the claimant count, which shows the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants can be found at <a href="http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.nomisweb.co.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on people leaving JSA as a result of their partner’s income is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/11/2014 17:15:13 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156977

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Marine Management Organisation
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 she will review Marine Management Organisation policy on unannounced visits and inspections.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	215374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) use of unannounced visits and inspections is an important element within its compliance and enforcement activities. The use of unannounced visits is always considered carefully by the MMO and these are only undertaken when other forms of inspection would be less effective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/11/2014 17:32:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

157032

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Low Emission Zones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to bring scooters and motorcycles under present regulations on low emission zones.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	215439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes that Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are one of a number of measures that can provide an opportunity to promote growth and reduce air pollution in urban areas. Defra provides guidance to local authorities on the design of LEZs such as which vehicles should be covered and what emissions standards they should meet. The Government believes that decisions on whether or not to introduce LEZs, and the vehicles they cover, should be a matter for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London is proposing to create an ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) where almost all the vehicles running during working hours are either zero or low emission. A public consultation on the ULEZ is taking place between 27 October 2014 and 9 January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/11/2014 16:12:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

157048

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assistance the Government is providing to port companies and shipping operatives in responding to the introduction of the EU low-sulphur fuel regulation.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	215489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Pollutant emissions from ships are regulated by an international treaty in Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention. The sulphur provisions in MARPOL, which were adopted in 2008, are substantially mirrored in the EU Directive 2012/33/EU.</p><p> </p><p>This year, the Government was successful in supporting shipowners and ports who apply for EU assistance under the TEN-T programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. We are now considering other potential measures for providing EU and domestic financial support for industry.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, we have secured a commitment to enable shipowners to discuss their plans for compliance with the European Commission, in confidence, to help resolve any outstanding difficulties. We are promoting the importance of a targeted, consistent and proportionate enforcement regime for marine sulphur across the EU. We have been instrumental in bringing forward the date for IMO’s fuel availability review, which should provide industry more time to prepare for the 0.5% global sulphur limit, which will apply outside European waters in 2020 or 2025.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/11/2014 16:13:48 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

157034

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve daytime and overnight facilities for road freight drivers.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	215438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>It is Government policy that the provision of parking and other facilities for lorry drivers is a matter for the private sector and local authorities, who are best placed to judge local traffic conditions and needs. However, DfT Circular 02/2013, issued in September 2013, requires that all motorway and trunk road service areas and truck stops signed on or from the Strategic Road Network must offer free parking for two hours and free toilets with hand washing facilities to all motorists. Depending on the type of facility signed, some must offer shower and washing facilities to HGV drivers and hot food and drink to all motorists.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/11/2014 16:10:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

156921

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value was of Government procurement with small and medium-sized enterprises in each financial year from 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Lorely Burt
uin	215371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Spend with SMEs was not systematically monitored prior to the 2010 General Election.</p><p>As part of our long-term plan for a stronger economy, the Government has introduced ambitious reforms to help SMEs tender for and win business. As a result our direct spend with SMEs has increased year on year. Direct spend with SMEs was £3.2bn in 2010-11, £4.4bn in 2011-12 and £4.6bn in 2012-13. These figures to not include indirect spend.</p><p>Data for 2013-14 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 27/11/2014 17:47:47 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

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

156912

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	EU External Trade: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what occasions have (a) EU companies seeking to trade in the US and (b) US companies seeking to trade in the EU claimed to have been discriminated against by the courts of the host nation in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	215459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>Claims made by EU investors in third countries or vice versa may be made in a wide range of situations in which the UK government is not involved and about which it does not have access to relevant information.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/12/2014 14:57:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

156980

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Trees
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 she will meet representatives of the Woodland Trust and Country Living magazine to discuss a register of England's most important trees.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	215453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra has received nearly 10,000 emails and letters in support of the campaign for a register of England's most important trees. Defra officials are already in contact with the Woodland Trust on this matter and a meeting has been arranged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 215454 question first answered 27/11/2014 14:06:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

156981

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Trees
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 representations she has received on the Woodland Trust and Country Living magazine's campaign for a register of England's most important trees; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	215454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra has received nearly 10,000 emails and letters in support of the campaign for a register of England's most important trees. Defra officials are already in contact with the Woodland Trust on this matter and a meeting has been arranged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 215453 question first answered 27/11/2014 14:06:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

156928

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to create a powerhouse for Birmingham and the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	215379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Maximising the economic potential of city regions is an important priority for this government, and we have a proud record of decentralisation. This year Birmingham and Solihull benefitted from a £357.4 million Growth Deal, alongside a £400 million investment in Birmingham New Street station and the exciting new HS2 project.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 01/12/2014 14:25:08 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

157030

registered interest
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	Hewell Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the findings of the recent report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons on HMP Hewell.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	215380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>A new Governor was appointed shortly before the inspectorate visit as part of performance improvement measures and the Chief Inspector acknowledged the positive impact since his appointment. The Governor is now producing an action plan in response to the inspection. Remedial actions and timescales are being identified to improve all areas of identified weakness. Action plan progress will be monitored by NOMS internal audit mechanism and the prison rating system.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 27/11/2014 17:28:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley