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172821

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Christmas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it remains the policy of his Department not to fund Christmas parties for staff.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	220163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Departmental policy sets out that when providing in-house hospitality, no alcohol is to be paid for from Departmental funds. Christmas parties are organised and paid for by individual members of staff.</p><p>Employees are expected to behave in accordance with the standards set out in the Civil Service Code and the Departmental Conduct policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/01/2015 14:35:44 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

172688

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	City Link
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will examine the financial support undertakings given to City Link by its owner; and whether they have estimated the cost to the taxpayer of the withdrawal of the committed support.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL4008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service will consider the conduct of the directors of City Link in connection with the management of the company. This would include any issues associated with financial support offered by its owner or by third parties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not uncommon that an insolvent company has insufficient money to pay their creditors in full - including employees - and that is why there are special arrangements for employees who are made redundant on the insolvency of their employer. These provisions ensure employees receive a basic minimum of the debts owed by the employer from the National Insurance Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is too early to provide an estimate of the cost of the payments to former employees of City Link. However, I can confirm that there are statutory limits on these payments, such as the £464 cap on a week’s pay.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/01/2015 12:51:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

172698

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	Gibraltar: Spain
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the apparent incursions by Spanish fishing vessels into British Gibraltar territorial water on 26 December 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL4018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>A Spanish fishing vessel was present in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW) on 26 December 2014. However, Spanish fishing vessels do not constitute State vessels. Accordingly, our assessment is that this incident did not give rise to any violation of British sovereignty. In accordance with the Constitutional division of responsibilities between the British Government and Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar, the enforcement of laws relating to the activity of commercial and recreational vessels in BGTW is a matter for the authorities in Gibraltar.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/01/2015 15:43:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

172795

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Obesity: Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the proposed NHS England National Obesity Plan will include specific measures relating to diabetes.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	220178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>A new National Diabetes Prevention Programme was announced in the NHS <em>Five Year Forward View</em>, published by NHS England in October 2014. It will be overseen by the new Prevention Programme Board which will include representation from Public Health England, NHS England, Diabetes UK and other partners.The membership of the Board is currently being finalised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 220179 question first answered 15/01/2015 13:48:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

172796

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Obesity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what organisations will be responsible for the implementation of the nationwide obesity plan, announced by NHS England in December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	220179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>A new National Diabetes Prevention Programme was announced in the NHS <em>Five Year Forward View</em>, published by NHS England in October 2014. It will be overseen by the new Prevention Programme Board which will include representation from Public Health England, NHS England, Diabetes UK and other partners.The membership of the Board is currently being finalised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 220178 question first answered 15/01/2015 13:48:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

172716

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	Japanese Knotweed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they are giving to each local authority in relation to (1) the desirability of carrying out a survey of the incidence of Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) in their area, (2) the desirability of establishing a programme for its suppression and removal, and (3) the best means of doing this both on land they own, and on other land in their area.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL4036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Advice relating to the identification and treatment of Japanese knotweed is openly available to local authorities through a variety of mechanisms. Defra and its delivery partners, including the Environment Agency and Natural England, provide guidance on their websites, as does the Non-Native Species Secretariat. The advice includes identification sheets and best practice guidance for management and removal. However, it is for the local authority itself to decide what priority and resource it places on tackling Japanese knotweed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 15/01/2015 17:30:04 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

172752

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on introducing the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	220197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>As I made clear in the debate on the Armed Forces Covenant on 22 October 2014 (Official Report, columns 971-1004), the implementation of the Covenant in Northern Ireland is going from strength to strength. The Armed Forces Covenant annual report, laid before the house on 16 December 2014, highlights the good progress that was made during 2014; nearly all of the measures in the Covenant now extend to Northern Ireland or will soon do so.</p><p>I am planning to visit Northern Ireland in due course to see for myself the results of this good progress and the benefits which this has brought for the Armed Forces Community in the Province.</p><p>We will continue to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that the needs of the Armed Forces community are met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/01/2015 15:57:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 38762 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

172791

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Walking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department allocated to projects aimed at increasing walking between (a) 2005 and 2010 and (b) 2010 and 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	220190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Between 2005 and 2010, the Department of Health funded the following:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- in 2008, Schools on the Move £500,000;</p><p> </p><p>- in 2008, Step-O-Meter programme £290,000;</p><p> </p><p>- in 2009, a Section 64 Grant of £1.8 million to Walk England for Active Challenge Routes;</p><p> </p><p>- in 2009, the Department awarded £800,000 to deliver the Walking once a Week scheme, focusing on areas outside London with high levels of childhood obesity; and</p><p> </p><p>- from 2008 to 2010, the Department funded £5.2 million for Walking for Health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between 2010 and 2014, the Department of Health funded the following:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- in 2013, we funded £1.2 million over two years, through Department for Transport, for five walking cities – Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds/Bradford, Norwich and Cambridge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/01/2015 17:29:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

172787

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many inspections of approved independent places for the termination of pregnancy have been carried out to ensure compliance with the revised Procedures for the Approval of Independent Sector Places for the Termination of Pregnancy and his Department's Guidance in Relation to the Requirements of the Abortion Act, both published in May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	220158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>Between 23 May 2014 and 15 January 2015 the Care Quality Commission has published eight inspections of independent healthcare organisation locations registered for the regulated activity of Termination of Pregnancy, covering five separate locations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/01/2015 13:25:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

172778

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	Cane Sugar: Imports
	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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that cane sugar importation from African and Caribbean countries is protected when EU beet sugar quotas are lifted in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	220211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Defra has been working closely with the Department for International Development and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to ensure that the Economic Partnership Agreements between African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the EU are concluded. This will ensure that African and Caribbean countries continue to benefit from preferential access to the EU for their sugar.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/01/2015 17:59:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott