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166678

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lord Wei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2014 to Question 211877, what the (a) name, (b) salary grade and (c) position was of each of the three officials assigned to work with Lord Wei.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The three civil servants compromised a policy official (Band A), an administration support officer (Band B2), and a diary secretary (Band C). Personal details of junior civil servants are not normally disclosed.</p><p>Following the practice of successive administrations, the Government does not give a running commentary on security matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 216384 question first answered 03/12/2014 10:16:38 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166679

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Statistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data the Government collects at (a) lower layer super output area and (b) ward level.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	216412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 216412 Mr Griffiths Dec 2014.xlsx title Excel Sheet for Member - Super Output Area 2 file name PQ 216412 ONS 436.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Super Output Area question first answered 03/12/2014 10:20:18 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

166680

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Teenage Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 100 wards had the highest (a) number and (b) rate of teenage pregnancy in the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	216414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 435.xlsx title Excel Sheet - Teenage Pregnancy 2 file name PQ 216414 ONS 435.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Teenage Pregnancy question first answered 03/12/2014 10:21:32 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

166681

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lord Wei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Wei possessed a security pass to No. 10 Downing Street while a Minister in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The three civil servants compromised a policy official (Band A), an administration support officer (Band B2), and a diary secretary (Band C). Personal details of junior civil servants are not normally disclosed.</p><p>Following the practice of successive administrations, the Government does not give a running commentary on security matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 216448 question first answered 03/12/2014 10:16:38 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166682

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Big Society Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes and a list of attendees of the meeting between the hon. Member for Northwood and Pinner and the Big Society Network in September 2012.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 December 2014 to PQs UIN216289, UIN216290, UIN216291,UIN216292 and UIN216293.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 03/12/2014 14:50:57 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166689

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
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	Local Government: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on their obligation to provide interpreter services.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Nick de Bois
uin	216363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>In March 2013, my Department published new guidance for local authorities outlining how councils should stop translating and interpreting into foreign languages. As outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement of 12 March 2013, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 5WS, such interpretation and translation: weakens integration; discourages communities from learning English; undermines rather than strengthens equality goals; harms community relations; and is an expensive waste of taxpayers’ money at a time when councils need to be making sensible savings.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 04/12/2014 15:55:29 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	4002 label Biography information for Nick de Bois

166690

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Odyssey Marine Exploration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department has received from (a) Dr Sean Kingsley of Odyssey Maritime Exploration and the Maritime Heritage Foundation and (b) Greg Stemm of Odyssey Maritime Exploration since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	216400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010, DCMS has received a number of representations from Dr Sean Kingsley on behalf of Wreck Watch International. A representation was received from Greg Stemm of Odyssey Maritime Exploration in response to the 2010 public consultation on options for the management of the wreck site of HMS VICTORY (1744).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/12/2014 16:41:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

166691

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	HMS Victory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what arrangements his Department is making for direct, on board ship monitoring of the work on the HMS Victory 1744 wreck site by independent archaeologists.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	216391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Phased fieldwork on the site will be controlled by the Maritime Heritage Foundation (MHF) and its Scientific Advisory Committee, chaired by Dr Margaret Rule CBE, who led the project to raise the Mary Rose, and will follow the agreed Project Design. Extensive scientific progress reports will be provided to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to use in decisions to consent to further work. The MOD has the right to inspect any work being conducted at the site and a commitment has been given that the quality of archaeological work on the project will meet or exceed requirements. Examples of scientific reports documenting the non-disturbance phases of the project design are available for public review at <a href="http://www.victory1744.org/publications" target="_blank">www.victory1744.org/publications</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, any licences that may be granted to the MHF by the Marine Management Organisation for works relating to the wreck of HMS Victory 1744 may include a condition requiring monitoring of the activities by an independent archaeologist if that is considered appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/12/2014 16:37:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

166692

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	HMS Victory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has been subject to any threat of legal action by the Maritime Heritage Foundation or the Odyssey Marine Exploration regarding the recovery of material from HMS Victory 1744.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	216392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>There has been no threat of legal action by the Maritime Heritage Foundation or Odyssey Marine Exploration.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2008, when Odyssey Marine Exploration discovered the wreck of HMS Victory 1744, the site has been regularly monitored and the reports of several site surveys have been submitted to the Government. Environmental studies of the site’s sedimentology and suitability for <em>in situ </em>preservation and the wreck’s marine biological profile have been completed and the information included in the Project Design has been considered by the Advisory Group and Expert Panel. In addition, Wessex Archaeology produced two independent reports in 2009, which can be found at <a href="http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/reports/71070/hms-victory-1744" target="_blank">http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/reports/71070/hms-victory-1744</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The project will follow applicable UK law, conditions of the Deed of Gift and the archaeological principles set out in Annex A of the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. All cultural items transferred under the Deed of Gift will be accessioned into the ‘Victory 1744 Collection’ along with the associated archive, including site plans, drawings and photographs. The Maritime Heritage Foundation has committed to managing and curating the Collection in line with the Museum Association’s Code of Ethics for Museums. No items transferred under the Deed of Gift may be sold or disposed without the consent of the Secretary of State for Defence.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime Heritage Foundation has committed to public display and access to the ‘Victory 1744 Collection’, and is in discussion with a UK museum and any agreement will be announced at the appropriate time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding for the approved next stage of the project (recovery of at-risk surface items, subject to a licence by the Marine Management Organisation), which has been discussed by officials from MOD and the Department for Culture Media and Sport officials, as part of the assessment of the Project Design, is underwritten by a financial bond provided by Odyssey Marine Exploration and held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 216393 216394 216395 question first answered 04/12/2014 16:39:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

166693

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	HMS Victory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether every item of cultural material from the HMS Victory 1744 wreck site will be accessioned by the Maritime Heritage Foundation for deposition in one complete museum archive as is required by the UNESCO Annex and Key Management Principles.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	216393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>There has been no threat of legal action by the Maritime Heritage Foundation or Odyssey Marine Exploration.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2008, when Odyssey Marine Exploration discovered the wreck of HMS Victory 1744, the site has been regularly monitored and the reports of several site surveys have been submitted to the Government. Environmental studies of the site’s sedimentology and suitability for <em>in situ </em>preservation and the wreck’s marine biological profile have been completed and the information included in the Project Design has been considered by the Advisory Group and Expert Panel. In addition, Wessex Archaeology produced two independent reports in 2009, which can be found at <a href="http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/reports/71070/hms-victory-1744" target="_blank">http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/reports/71070/hms-victory-1744</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The project will follow applicable UK law, conditions of the Deed of Gift and the archaeological principles set out in Annex A of the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. All cultural items transferred under the Deed of Gift will be accessioned into the ‘Victory 1744 Collection’ along with the associated archive, including site plans, drawings and photographs. The Maritime Heritage Foundation has committed to managing and curating the Collection in line with the Museum Association’s Code of Ethics for Museums. No items transferred under the Deed of Gift may be sold or disposed without the consent of the Secretary of State for Defence.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime Heritage Foundation has committed to public display and access to the ‘Victory 1744 Collection’, and is in discussion with a UK museum and any agreement will be announced at the appropriate time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding for the approved next stage of the project (recovery of at-risk surface items, subject to a licence by the Marine Management Organisation), which has been discussed by officials from MOD and the Department for Culture Media and Sport officials, as part of the assessment of the Project Design, is underwritten by a financial bond provided by Odyssey Marine Exploration and held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 216392 216394 216395 question first answered 04/12/2014 16:39:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish