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175886

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	CCTV
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they plan to take to maximise the efficiency of closed-circuit television and to ensure public safety.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has issued a surveillance camera code of practice under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. This sets out 12 guiding principles to be considered by any organisation using overt CCTV in public places in England and Wales. Those guiding principles include encouraging CCTV system operators to: work to relevant operational, technical and occupational standards; to use their systems in the most effective way to support public safety and law enforcement with the aim of processing images and information of evidential value, and; to review the use of such a CCTV system on a regular basis. To encourage compliance with the code of practice, we have appointed the Surveillance Camera Commissioner who has published a self assessment tool for CCTV operators and is finalising advice on a suite of standards which can be followed as good practice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/02/2015 14:28:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

175905

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Tunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the members of the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission and Safety Authority; and why their names are not published on the Commission’s website.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) will be updating its website and publishing the members of the IGC and the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority (CTSA).</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK IGC members:</strong></p><p> </p><p>Christopher Irwin (UK, Head of Delegation)</p><p>Brian Kogan (Office of Rail Regulation)</p><p>Caroline Wake (Office of Rail Regulation)</p><p>Robin Groth (Department for Transport)</p><p>John Fuller (Department for Transport)</p><p>Paul Morgan (UK Border Force)</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office Representative (current vacancy)</p><p> </p><p><strong>French IGC members:</strong></p><p> </p><p>François Barry Delongchamps (Foreign Ministry)</p><p>Eric Rebeyrotte (Transport Ministry)</p><p>Michel Bellier (Transport Ministry)</p><p>Gilles Sanson (Interior Ministry)</p><p>Aurélie Bonal (Foreign Ministry)</p><p>Noël de Saint-Pulgent (Finance Ministry)</p><p>Pierre Mongin (Finance Ministry)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>UK CTSA members (Office of Rail Regulation unless otherwise indicated)</strong></p><p> </p><p>Caroline Wake</p><p>Alan Bell</p><p>John Gillespie</p><p>Paul Hooper</p><p>Steve Demetriou (Kent Fire &amp; Rescue Services)</p><p> </p><p><strong>French CTSA members</strong></p><p> </p><p>Eric Rebeyrotte (Transport Ministry)</p><p>Samuel Bonnier (National Railway Safety Authority)</p><p>Jean-Marc Clauzel (Interior Ministry)</p><p>Denis Gaudin (Sous-Prefet of the Pas de Calais)</p><p>Jean-Claude Martin (Transport Ministry)</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/02/2015 12:13:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

175906

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 16 October (HL2006), now that the European Commission has concluded its procedures, when they expect to ratify the Luxembourg Rail Protocol.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Now that the procedures around the European Union acceding to it have recently been concluded, the Government will now start the process of considering what it needs to do to ratify the Protocol.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/02/2015 12:15:39 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

175926

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Oil: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of falling oil prices on the ability of businesses to pay salary increases.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	222161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Falling oil prices will provide a further boost to the UK’s GDP, which in 2014 grew faster than any other major advanced economy. Cheaper oil and low inflation will support living standards across the country for hardworking families and reduce business costs. Wages are rising faster than inflation, and the OBR expect that trend to continue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 02/02/2015 14:09:29 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

175927

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to encourage people to complete their tax returns by 31 January.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The 31 January deadline for online filing of tax returns is well known among Self Assessment (SA) filers, more than two-thirds of whom are represented by agents. For the past three years, more than 90% of customers filed on time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uses a mixture of direct reminders and a multimedia proactive publicity campaign to raise awareness and encourage people to pay and file on time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/02/2015 13:58:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175930

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings Bonds: Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria he used to determine eligibility for the Pensioner Bonds scheme; and for what reason the qualifying age was set at 65 years.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	222136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Low interest rates have played an important part in stimulating the recovery over the past few years. But there are those – especially pensioners – who rely on a reasonable rate of interest on their savings as a key source of income in their retirement. Therefore these bonds are designed to support them by providing a good return. 65 years was chosen as the requisite age for the Bonds because at this age in 2015 both men and women will be in receipt of a state pension.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/02/2015 16:09:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

175933

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason she did not publish the applications forms for the Kings Science Academy, Bradford and the Beccles Free School, Suffolk along with the application forms for the other successful Wave 1, 2 and 3 free schools; and if she will publish those application forms.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	222135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>In the interests of transparency we plan to release all successful free school applications. The first part of this transparency release was on 16 January 2015 when we published successful applications from waves 1 – 3. The department aims to publish successful applications from waves 4 – 7 in June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is an ongoing police investigation at Kings Science Academy, Bradford, and it would be inappropriate to release the application at this time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Beccles Free School, Suffolk, application was published the following working day on 19 January 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 02/02/2015 17:51:39 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

175934

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with (a) trades unions and (b) Oil and Gas UK on employment levels in the offshore energy sector.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	222163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meet with Oil and Gas UK and senior representatives from the oil and gas industry on 15<sup>th</sup> January in Aberdeen and tasked Dr Andy Samuel to lead an urgent commission to identify risks and what further measures might be taken by Government and industry to mitigate them. I convened PILOT on 13 January, including Trade Unions, Dr Samuel and industry representatives.</p><p>Dr Samuel and DECC officials also participated in the Jobs Taskforce which was held in Aberdeen on the 28 January and I will be visiting Aberdeen on 5 February.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 17:21:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

175935

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Fly-tipping
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 bring forward legislative proposals to enable the seizure of vehicles involved in fly tipping and illegal dumping.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities and the Environment Agency currently have powers to seize vehicles and property under the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting on proposals to commence similar powers under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and introduce new regulations, setting out revised procedures in respect of the stop, search and seizure of vehicles suspected of being involved in waste crime, including fly-tipping and illegal dumping of waste. The revised procedures will make it easier for local authorities and the Environment Agency to exercise the powers in order to identify who is responsible for committing waste offences. Subject to the outcome of the consultation we plan to make the Commencement Order and lay the revised regulations in March this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 02/02/2015 11:58:04 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175939

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Darwin Plus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many project applications have been submitted to the UK Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus) in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	222174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The number of applications submitted to the UK Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus) since its introduction in 2012 is as follows:</p><p><br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/02/2015 15:40:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner