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173348

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Delivery Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to provide retraining opportunities for (a) former employees of City Link and (b) others who have been made redundant in the parcel delivery sector.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	220644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus through its Rapid Response Service (RRS) aims to address the effects of redundancies on individuals and the local community by helping those affected move into alternative employment quickly.</p><p>RRS offers a range of support, tailored at a local level to the needs of the individual and the local labour market.</p><p>Former City Link employees, or any other employee who has been made redundant in the parcel delivery sector would be eligible for RRS support and anyone who approaches their local Jobcentre will be advised and directed accordingly.</p><p>In Scotland and Wales, RRS support is delivered in partnership with Skills Development Scotland (Partnership Action for Continuing Employment) and the Welsh Assembly Government (Redundancy Action Scheme), respectively. The Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland (DELNI) leads support there. Each service is similarly serving the needs of City Link employees based there.</p><p>Both DWP and BIS continue to work with the Administrator Ernst &amp; Young and trade unions to see how we might further assist and support City Link employees in their movement back into employment.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/01/2015 16:48:04 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

173377

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is offering to Nigeria to help combat Boko Haram.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 12 January 2015 to Parliamentary Question 906917, to the hon. Member for Bedford (Richard Fuller).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 20/01/2015 16:23:02 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name HOC220628.doc title Hansard Extract 12 January 2015 previous answer version 38894 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

173378

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure members of the armed forces helping with the Ebola outbreak have adequate protection against the disease.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We take the protection of military personnel exceptionally seriously: it is our highest priority.</p><p>The key element of this protection is the training and briefing which is conducted prior to deployment, and which is tailored to their role in Sierra Leone, including the use/operation of the personal protective equipment issued. This training is supplemented on arrival in Sierra Leone and updated thereafter in line with the prevailing situation.</p><p>All personnel returning from Sierra Leone will be screened for Ebola in line with current guidance from Public Health England. This is part of a much wider monitoring and screening process, which will run throughout an individual's deployment.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 20/01/2015 16:24:58 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 38890 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

173405

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Nigerian authorities about the promotion of (a) reintegration into society of and (b) other support for victims of Boko Haram in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	220609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK is in regular dialogue with the Nigerian Government about support to victims of Boko Haram. To date the UK has provided £1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver food, safe water, clothes, shelter material and other basic necessities to those people displaced following attacks by Boko Haram. A further £1 million of UK funding is committed to the Nigerian Government’s “Safe Schools Initiative” to help protect children at school in North East Nigeria. We are considering with partners what further support can be provided to help those who continue to be displaced by the conflict.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/01/2015 16:56:42 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

173406

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Egypt
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 he plans to take to encourage better protection of religious minorities in Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	220608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We deplore all discrimination against religious minorities and constraints on their freedom to practise their faith. Foreign Office Ministers have been clear with Egyptian interlocutors throughout recent events in Egypt that the freedom of religious belief needs to be protected and that the ability to worship in peace is a vital component of a democratic society. UK officials raised the importance of freedom of religion with Egyptian Deputy Assistant Minister for Human Rights, Dr Mahy Abdel Latif on 14 January 2015.</p><p>The UK Government welcomed the comments made by President al-Sisi at Al-Azhar University on 1 January and at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo on 6 January on his commitment to religious tolerance. We also welcome the protection for religious belief enshrined in the Egyptian constitution. We urge to Egyptian Government to ensure that those rights are implemented.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 15:16:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

173422

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Circle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will remove Circle UK from his list of preferred partners to run NHS trusts.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	220517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold a list of preferred providers. As has always been the case, any future procurement decisions would be based on careful consideration of the best arrangement to ensure safe and sustainable NHS services and care in England for both patients and staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/01/2015 17:00:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

173427

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is adequate public consultation and discussion before a decision is taken by Parliament on permitting mitochondrial transfer.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	220591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>A number of public consultation exercises have taken place on the subject of permitting the use of mitochondrial donation techniques in clinical practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In June 2012 the Nuffield Council on Bioethics published an ethical review of novel techniques for the prevention of mitochondrial DNA disorders. The review included an open call for evidence and fact-finding meetings which, the foreword to the report of the review says, “exposed us to a wide range of opinions and informed our thinking.” The report can be found on the Council’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://nuffieldbioethics.org/project/mitochondrial-dna-disorders/" target="_blank">http://nuffieldbioethics.org/project/mitochondrial-dna-disorders/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between July and December 2012 the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, with support from the Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre, undertook an extensive United Kingdom public dialogue/consultation exercise, which had a number of strands including a deliberative public workshop, public representative survey, open consultation meetings, open consultation questionnaire and patient focus group. Reports of that exercise, published in March 2013, can be found on the Authority’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hfea.gov.uk/9359.html" target="_blank">http://www.hfea.gov.uk/9359.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In February 2014, the Department conducted a public consultation on the specific detail of the draft regulations. The report of that consultation was published in July 2014 and can be found on the GOV.UK website at:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/serious-mitochondrial-disease-new-techniques-to-prevent-transmission" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/serious-mitochondrial-disease-new-techniques-to-prevent-transmission</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department has also received and responded to a large volume of correspondence on this issue, indicating there is considerable public awareness about it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Wellcome Trust, the Lily Foundation, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and other research organisations have also worked to raise awareness of mitochondrial disease and the techniques to prevent its transmission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are satisfied that the general public is informed about this issue and has had the opportunity to make known its views.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/01/2015 17:09:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

173431

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people not holding UK passports of what (a) nationality and (b) age entered Northern Ireland through the land border with the Republic of Ireland in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	220569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>Routine immigration controls are not conducted on the land border between the UK and Republic of Ireland. The Home Office does not hold the information requested</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/01/2015 16:39:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

173442

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget her Department allocated to the CDC Group in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13, (e) 2013-14, (f) 2014-15 and (g) 2015-16 respectively.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	220613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not allocate budget to CDC Group plc (CDC) as CDC is a self-financing non-departmental public body.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has spent the following amounts for services provided by CDC in managing the DFID Impact Investment Facility Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2010-11 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2011-12 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2012-13 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2013-14 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>23,641</p></td><td><p>790,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 20/01/2015 17:14:20 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

173444

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
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 £1.8 billion allocated by her Department for economic development programmes is expected to be non-fiscal expenditure; and what the purposes of that expenditure will be.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	220651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The nature of funding for economic development programmes in 2015/16 remains subject to Ministerial approval.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 20/01/2015 16:57:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh