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170392

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Pitcairn Islands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the timetable is for the adoption of a marine protected area in Pitcairn.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Joan Walley
	uin	218601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text We continue to discuss the merits and mechanisms of a potential Marine Protected Area (MPA) around Pitcairn with interested parties. HMG is an enthusiastic supporter of MPAs, having established MPAs in the British Indian Ocean Territory and South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands. An MPA will be considered where there are scientific reasons for it, there is effective enforcement and monitoring capability and the costs are not prohibitive. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 22/12/2014 14:02:33 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

170349

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of funding of Phase 2 broadband contracts which has come from the private sector in the Superfast Broadband Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	218694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text The proportion of funding that will be contributed by suppliers under phase 2 projects that have signed contracts to date is 28 percent. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/01/2015 16:43:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

170225

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Middle East
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of civilian casualties caused by air strikes against ISIS by Western forces.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL3721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text The coalition, which includes a number of regional partners, as well as ‘western’ nations, takes every possible precaution to avoid civilian casualties, unlike the ISIL terrorists who show no respect for human rights or human life within the territory they control. Coalition targets are selected with the utmost care, the times of attack are carefully chosen and precision guided weapons are used. We are not aware of UK strikes causing civilian casualties. answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:52:03 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

170390

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	British Overseas Territories
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his environmental responsibilities are for the Overseas Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Joan Walley
	uin	218602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text Territory Governments are constitutionally responsible for the protection and conservation of their natural environments. As set out in the 2012 Overseas Territories White Paper, the UK Government provides technical advice and expertise to support the Territories in meeting their environmental obligations, for example through the Darwin Plus fund and supporting environmental mainstreaming initiatives. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 22/12/2014 14:05:21 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

170352

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Broadband: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what government schemes are targeted at reaching the final five per cent in addition to the Rural Community Broadband Fund and the fund for pilot schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	218696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text Since 2010 the government has committed £780 million to bringing Britain into the digital superfast lane. The rollout of superfast broadband will reach 95% of the UK by 2017 because of our investment and the match funding it has leveraged. In addition to rolling out superfast to 95% we are exploring ways to go beyond this through a series of pilot schemes; and we are extending our successful Connection Voucher Scheme which helps businesses with broadband connection costs. Currently available in the 22 Super Connected Cities, the Connection Voucher scheme will be extended to more cities in 2015. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/01/2015 11:35:15 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

170400

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Bahrain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of changes in the human rights situation in Bahrain in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	218820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We are supportive of the reforms underway in Bahrain and the steps taken by the Bahraini government to implement the recommendations set out in the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry and UN Universal Periodic Review. Notable steps in the past six months have been: <br><br>The first annual report by the Ministry of the Interior’s Ombudsman’s Office, released in May, which detailed the cases it has dealt with since July 2013; The first report of the Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission in August, following its inspection visit to Dry Dock Detention Facility; and the report from the National Institute of Human Rights in September which identified a number of perceived shortcomings and made a series of recommendations to the Government of Bahrain.</p><p><br>I am pleased that the EU chose to award the Chaillot Prize to the Ministry of the Interior’s Ombudsman’s office and the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) in December for work to improve human rights in Bahrain. I will continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to ensure that the reform programme continues and the recommendations made in the reports are implemented fully.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/12/2014 14:19:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

170320

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the compliance yield of the Large Business Service team of HM Revenue and Customs was in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	218591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5">HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC’s) Large Business Service dealt with the tax affairs of around 800 of the largest businesses in the UK up to 31 March 2014. HMRC’s approach has enabled it to recover £22bn in additional compliance revenues from large businesses dealt with by Large Business Service between April 2010 and March 2013 as follows:<br><br>2013-14 - £5.94bn<br>2012-13 - £5.28bn<br>2011-12 - £5.04bn<br>2010-11 - £5.74bn<br>2009-10 - £4.56bn<br>2008-09 - £4.86bn <br><br>From 1 April 2014 HMRC’s new Large Business (LB) directorate deals with the tax affairs of the 2,100 largest businesses in the UK.</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/01/2015 14:25:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

170506

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Philippines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the funding for the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts programme was allocated to the Philippines.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
	uin	218670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>£450,000 out of £20m - 2.25% - has been committed to date. Decisions on additional funding will be made in early 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID’s total funding to the Philippines on humanitarian response, recovery and preparedness is currently £92.3 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/12/2014 16:49:01 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

170430

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216943, whether the statement that off-patent drugs are widely used in the NHS refers to the use of off-patent drugs outside of their licensed indications.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	218728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Yes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2014 17:04:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

170255

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Air ISTAR Optimisation Study included any evidence-based analysis of any capability gap left by the scrapping of the Nimrod replacement programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	uin	HL3751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>Yes. The evidence gathered by the study will permit informed decisions to be made during the next Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/12/2014 15:03:24 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey