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224414

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to boost the growth of the financial technology industry.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	225806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>As part of our long term economic plan, the Government is committed to supporting the continued growth of the Financial Technology (FinTech) sector. The Government has taken a number of steps to achieve this, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Creating a new Payments Systems Regulator (PSR), which will ensure that smaller banks and alternative providers of finance – including FinTechs – can access payment systems in a fair and transparent way, and thereby contributing to a fairer and more competitive payments industry. The PSR will open its doors on 1 April this year.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Committing to additional funding of £100m to the British Business Bank’s Investment Programme – including funding for FinTech.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Launching the GO-Science’s Blackett Review on FinTech Futures, which looks ahead 10 years to the future and identify what the technologies, enablers and barriers are that will shape the future of the UK FinTech sector.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>Naming the big banks that will have to share credit data, and refer on SMEs they reject for finance – helping alternative finance providers, including FinTech firms, to lend more effectively;</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Supporting the development of the peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding market: consulting on ISA eligibility for crowdfunded debt securities; announcing we will review EU regulations standing in the way of P2P institutional lending; and creating a bespoke regulatory framework for P2P.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Most recently at budget 2015, we announced a further package of measures to build on the government’s wide-reaching programme of reform to drive competition in banking and FinTech, including announcing that:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>The Government intends to apply anti-money laundering regulation to digital currency exchanges in the UK, launch a new research initiative into digital currency technology, with £10 million additional funding, and work with the British Standards Institution and the digital currency industry to develop voluntary standards for consumer protection.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Gocompare will launch the first personal current account comparison tool making use of customers’ bank midata releases on 26 March 2015.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The Government will work with the banks and FinTech firms to develop an open API (Application Programming Interface) standard for banks, by the end of the year.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ‘Project Innovate’ will work with HMT and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to investigate the feasibility of developing a regulatory ‘sandbox’ for financial services innovators</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Innovate Finance has agreed to deliver its FinTech regional strategy through a series of local partnerships; the first partnership has already been established in Leeds, and further partnerships will be established in Manchester and Edinburgh by April, and in Newcastle, Bristol and other centres before the end of the year.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 11:07:37 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

224467

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Brain Cancer: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to improve brain cancer patients' access to cancer drugs.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	225805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that patients have access to effective treatments, including those for brain cancers, on terms that represent value to the National Health Service and the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for providing advice to the NHS on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of health technologies. NICE has recommended the following drugs for brain cancers as treatment options, subject to certain clinical criteria, in its technology appraisal guidance published in June 2007:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- temozolomide (Temodal) for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM); and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- carmustine (Gliadel) implants, for the treatment of newly diagnosed high-grade glioma.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to fund treatments recommended by NICE technology appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>Where a drug to treat brain cancer is not routinely available on the NHS, patients may be able to access it through the Cancer Drugs Fund. Bevacizumab (Avastin) is available for the third line treatment of low grade paediatric gliomas through the Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also commissioning an external review of the pathways for the development, assessment, and adoption of innovative medicines and medical technology. This review will consider how to speed up access for NHS patients to cost-effective new diagnostics, medicines and devices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/03/2015 12:44:29 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

224511

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M67: Fly Tipping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the embankments of the M67 in Denton were last assessed for fly tipping.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	225868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The slip roads and main carriageway of the M67 Motorway at Denton were last inspected on 28 February and 1 March, respectively. These inspections included an assessment of the embankments, where no evidence of fly tipping was found.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/03/2015 14:24:56 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

224515

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Fly-tipping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the removal of fly-tipping from motorway embankments.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	225869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Highways Agency complies with the Environmental Protection Act 1990. This is supplemented by the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse (2006). Paragraph 5.4 defines refuse, including fly tipped waste.</p><p> </p><p>The Agency’s mandatory technical requirements adhere to the Code of Practice which applies a grading for refuse, and specifies standards of cleanliness and response times.</p><p> </p><p>Any required restoration measures take place within the required timescales, in accordance with the Code of Practice. It specifies 14 days for slip road carriageways, their hard shoulders, verges and embankments. It specifies 28 days (or as soon as is reasonably practicable) for main line carriageways, their central reserves, hard shoulders, verges and embankments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/03/2015 14:30:24 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

224516

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M60: M67
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of progress on the M60/M67 interchange pinch point work.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	225870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>This scheme is now substantially complete in that all road layout changes are in place with the associated benefits for drivers now realised. Landscaping works around the junction will be undertaken later this month.</p><p> </p><p>During the course of the works there has been a constant assessment of progress by means of weekly collaboration and planning meetings held between the Highways Agency and its maintenance contractor’s project delivery team.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/03/2015 16:20:36 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

224517

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M60 and M67
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the carriageway, hard shoulder, slip roads, embankments and central reservations of the M67 and M60 will next be cleaned of litter and fly tipping.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	225871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>An inspection is currently ongoing with the condition of all areas of the motorway, including the embankments, being assessed. This assessment will apply a grading for both litter and refuse found in accordance with the Code of Practice which supplements the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and which specifies standards of cleanliness and response times.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Any restoration measures are required to take place within timescales that accord with the Code of Practice. It specifies 14 days for slip road carriageways, their hard shoulders, verges and embankments. It specifies 28 days (or as soon as is reasonably practicable) for main line carriageways, their central reserves, hard shoulders, verges and embankments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/03/2015 14:45:26 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

224518

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M67: Fly-tipping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will arrange for the flytipping and litter on the embankments of the M67 in Denton to be removed.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	225872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The recent litter inspections of the embankments did not find any fly tipping. The subsequent inspection is currently ongoing with the condition of all areas of the motorway, including the embankments, being assessed. This assessment applies a grading for both litter and refuse in accordance with a Code of Practice, which supplements the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and which specifies standards of cleanliness and response times.</p><p> </p><p>Any restoration measures are required to take place within timescales that accord with the Code of Practice. It specifies 14 days for slip road carriageways, their hard shoulders, verges and embankments. It specifies 28 days (or as soon as is reasonably practicable) for main line carriageways, their central reserves, hard shoulders, verges and embankments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/03/2015 16:24:17 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

224480

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent of links between the Muslim Brotherhood and people who have been arrested in the UK under anti-terrorism legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	225948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>Last year, the Prime Minister commissioned a review into the philosophy, <br>activities, impact and influence of the Muslim Brotherhood, both in the UK and <br>overseas. The review is internal and work is underway to consider the resulting <br>policy options. We expect to comment publicly about its conclusions in <br>due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 225947 question first answered 05/03/2015 16:14:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224481

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the extent of the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	225947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>Last year, the Prime Minister commissioned a review into the philosophy, <br>activities, impact and influence of the Muslim Brotherhood, both in the UK and <br>overseas. The review is internal and work is underway to consider the resulting <br>policy options. We expect to comment publicly about its conclusions in <br>due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 225948 question first answered 05/03/2015 16:14:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224482

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that people who have been suspected of planning to commit terrorist attacks are appropriately monitored.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	225949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government has taken significant steps to keep this country safe. Funding <br>for the Security and intelligence agencies has increased in cash terms by 5% <br>compared to 2010 (from £2 billion to £2.1 billion). We spend £564 million <br>annually on CT policing. And on 25 November 2014, Prime Minister announced<br>£130 million of new money through to the end of the next financial year to monitor<br>and disrupt terrorists.<br><br>The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015, which received Royal Assent last <br>month, improved law enforcement agencies’ ability to identify who is <br>responsible for sending a communication on the internet or accessing an <br>internet communications service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/03/2015 14:08:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224452

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on establishing a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	225946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) met US Secretary of State, John Kerry, in London on 21 February. They discussed the importance of full implementation of the Minsk agreements. We continue to monitor closely the implementation of the ceasefire, including through reporting from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/03/2015 13:03:23 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224443

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the potential radicalisation of young people in school.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	225950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has made it clear that there is no place for extremism in any school, particularly in the aftermath of the ‘Trojan Horse’ events in Birmingham and cases of young people travelling to Syria. All young people must be prepared for life in modern Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We are tackling this problem at both ends: taking determined action where we find areas of concern, and building resilience in the system by putting the active promotion of fundamental British values at the very heart of our plan for education.</p><p> </p><p>The following developments are at the cornerstone of our response:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>We now expect all schools to actively promote fundamental British values, which include mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Ofsted is now inspecting them on this.</p></li><li><p>We are working with Ofsted on improvements to their capacity; they are training their inspectors on extremist ideology and have strengthened their inspection frameworks to include Fundamental British Values.</p></li><li><p>The Counter Terrorism and Security Act, which comes into force in July, places a new statutory duty on schools, further education colleges, higher education institutions and local authorities to have due regard to the need to prevent individuals from being drawn into terrorism. We are issuing statutory guidance on this duty.</p></li><li><p>We are putting in place a whistleblowing process for schools and the public to raise safeguarding concerns more easily.</p></li><li><p>We have established a dedicated Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Group within the Department for Education focusing specifically on preventing extremism, with an expanding remit and capacity to proactively identify and address extremism concerns.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>You can find out more about the wide range of action underway in the education sector in the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 29 January reflecting on the developments in the six months since the Peter Clarke Report here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/update-on-birmingham-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/update-on-birmingham-schools</a></p><p> </p><p>A detailed table of actions in the education sector is also available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/depositedpapers#toggle-126" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/depositedpapers#toggle-126</a> . The reference number for the table is DEP2015-0126.</p><p> </p><p>This is a priority for this Government, and we remain vigilant. Keeping our children safe, and ensuring our schools prepare them for life in modern, multi-cultural Britain, could not be more important.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 09/03/2015 16:23:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224435

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Airspace
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK defences against potential air attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	225942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We keep the effectiveness of the UK's multi-layered defences against potential air attacks under constant review, whether through NATO air policing operations against state based threats or our own high readiness counter terrorist response.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 09/03/2015 17:05:45 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224436

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Airspace
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incursions into sovereign UK airspace took place in the last 12 months; and what the nature of those incursions was.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	225943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>In the last 12 months there have been no unauthorised incursions by any foreign military aircraft into sovereign air space around the UK, which projects 12 miles off shore or to mutually agreed mid-points between adjacent nations over narrow straits such as the Straits of Dover. In terms of recent Russian military aircraft activity which has attracted media attention, these aircraft have remained in international airspace at all times. The UK civil air traffic region and the NATO Air Policing Area, for which the UK have responsibility for monitoring, include large areas of international air space through which foreign military traffic may legally transit.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 09/03/2015 17:19:04 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224437

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Territorial Waters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incursions into sovereign UK waters took place in the last 12 months; and what the nature of those incursions was.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	225944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is just one organisation with a role in the security of the United Kingdom's (UK) territorial waters. To reflect this cross-Government responsibility, under the UK National Strategy for Maritime Security, a Ministerial working group, chaired by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has been established to focus on maritime security in its entirety.</p><p> </p><p>Through the coordination of intelligence and information the National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC) provides the UK with a comprehensive picture of potential threats to UK maritime security and unified situational awareness of maritime activity in UK and international waters.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD contributes to HMG's efforts by providing multi-layered capability to deter incursions into territorial waters. This is delivered through a combination of surface ships, submarines and aircraft, alongside close co-ordination and co-operation with other Government Agencies and our allies.</p><p> </p><p>I am not prepared to disclose further details as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 218389 218391 question first answered 24/03/2015 17:13:33 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 48804 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224453

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Iraq
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Iraqi counterpart on strengthening Iraqi military forces.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	225945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The strengthening of Iraq’s security forces forms a regular part of our engagement with the Government of Iraq, including when the Foreign Secretary hosted the inaugural meeting of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL on 22 January. The meeting was attended by both Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi and Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari. Discussions included the need to support the Government of Iraq in its fight against ISIL, as well as the need for progress in strengthening Iraq’s political stability through addressing Sunni disenfranchisement. This would include progress on the creation of a National Guard, legislation in this regard would, in part, see Sunni tribal forces brought under the aegis of Iraq’s security forces, politically and militarily drawing together Sunni and Shia in their common fight against ISIL.</p><p>The UK is actively contributing to the Global Coalition’s efforts in support of Iraqi Forces including conducting over 150 strikes and training over 1000 members of the Kurdish Peshmerga. In addition to our earlier delivery of lethal equipment to the Peshmerga, which included 40 Heavy Machine Guns, subject to parliamentary scrutiny, we will also gift 1000 surplus VALLON Counter-IED metal detectors to Iraq, and deploy a team to provide training in their use.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/03/2015 12:53:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224903

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce new rolling stock on the rail network.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	907873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>Passengers will see significant increases in rolling stock thanks to the Government’s investment and the franchising programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More than 3,700 new carriages will be in service across the country by the end of 2019. In addition, the Northern Invitation To Tender clearly requires improved rolling stock, the retirement of Pacers by 2020 and 120 new carriages suitable for use on non-electrified routes on the Northern network.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/03/2015 13:18:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

224780

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to build new and upgrade existing trunk roads.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Nicola Blackwood
	uin	907867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>In December this Government set out the biggest, boldest and most far-reaching roads programme for decades. It will dramatically improve England’s strategic road network and unlock our economic potential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over 100 strategic road projects are being taken forward as part of the £15.2 billion investment between 2015 and 2021. This amounts to a tripling of annual investment in road improvements from today’s levels to over £3 billion a year by 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This month Highways England will publish its Delivery Plan setting out the next steps in putting this into effect.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/03/2015 13:24:50 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford

224312

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Social Services: Privatisation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any local authorities have been instructed to privatise social work services; and if so, by which Department.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Donaghy
	uin	HL5334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>No local authorities have been instructed to privatise social work. Where a local authority is judged to be failing in its provision and delivery of children’s services, the Secretary of State has a discretionary power to intervene under the Education Act 1996, as applied by section 50 of the Children Act 2004. This may include directing the local authority to review its children’s services operations and commissioning procedures, and this may include the delivery of specified functions by another body.</p><p> </p><p>The powers under Part 1 of the 2008 Children and Young Persons Act and associated regulations are quite different and provide for local authorities to delegate children’s social care functions to third parties on a voluntary basis. We have not instructed any local authorities to delegate their functions under these provisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 11/03/2015 16:48:18 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4166 label Biography information for Baroness Donaghy

224335

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Driving Offences: Speed Limits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with police forces in England about the priority given to the enforcement of traffic speed in 30 mph and 20 mph areas.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
	uin	HL5357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has not had any such discussions. Enforcement of speed limits is an operational matter for the police.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/03/2015 13:01:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

224336

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Driving Offences: Speed Limits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many fixed penalty fines have been issued, and how many prosecutions have been initiated, for exceeding 30 mph or 20 mph speed limits in each of the police forces areas in England; and how that compares with estimates of the actual number of times speed limits are exceeded in 30 mph and 20 mph areas.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
	uin	HL5358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data requested. The Home Office collects data on the number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued to motorists for all speeding offences, but cannot separately identify whether an individual was caught exceeding the speed limit in a 20mph zone or a 30mph zone.<br><br>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, unless stipulated in statute, the location of an offence cannot be separately analysed. Hence it is not possible to identify whether a defendant proceeded against for a speeding offence has been caught exceeding the speed limit in a 20mph zone, or a 30mph zone. This information may be held by the individual courts in England and as such it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/03/2015 13:02:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

224493

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners and what proportion of the prison population have killed themselves in each of the last 20 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	225903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Data on deaths in custody, including the numbers and rates of self-inflicted deaths in each of the last 20 years, is published in the Safety in Custody Statistics Bulletin, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/03/2015 14:46:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

224445

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Energy
	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 estimate he has made of the projected number of years of active energy projection from (a) nuclear power, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal powered power stations, (e) gas powered power stations, (f) solar powered farms, (g) tidal lagoon, (h) biomass and (i) anaerobic digesters.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	225910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>DECC’s most recently published figures for levelised costs contains information on the operating duration of selected electricity generation for technologies. These are available in the DECC Electricity Generation Costs (December 2013) report:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/03/2015 15:31:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

224431

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Television: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department collects on how many acts of (a) altruism and (b) violence the average child will see on television each year.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	225923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text Ofcom carries out regular audience research into public opinion on standards on TV. Ofcom also assesses complaints made by viewers under the Broadcasting Code, which sets standards for television and radio programmes that broadcasters have to follow. Ofcom is responsible for investigating breaches of content standards, and publishes its decisions on its website in its fortnightly Broadcast Bulletins. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/03/2015 15:21:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

224356

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to publish the findings of the Government's employment review to improve the clarity and status of the employment of the British workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>We intend to publish in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/03/2015 15:39:00 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224350

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Small Businesses: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what programmes are administered by the Business Bank; and how many businesses received support from each such programme in each month since those programmes began.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Details of British Business Bank (BBB) programmes and the number of businesses receiving support from each programme are attached. The figures show the increasing role of BBB programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/03/2015 14:36:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name Attachment for 225939-4613.xlsx title British Business Bank programmes previous answer version 48144 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224352

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Small Businesses: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of support provided by each Business Bank programme was from a non-major bank in each month since those programmes began.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) is the only British Business Bank programme administered through the major banks. The proportion has risen very sharply over the past five years. The table below shows the flow of EFG loans administered by non-major banks by number of loans per quarter. For the purpose of this question the major banks have been defined as HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% EFG loans provided by non-big four banks (by number of loans)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan - March 2009</strong></p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April - June 2009</strong></p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July - Sept 2009</strong></p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct - Dec 2009</strong></p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan - March 2010</strong></p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April - June 2010</strong></p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July - Sept 2010</strong></p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct - Dec 2010</strong></p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan - March 2011</strong></p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April - June 2011</strong></p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July - Sept 2011</strong></p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct - Dec 2011</strong></p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan - March 2012</strong></p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April - June 2012</strong></p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July - Sept 2012</strong></p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct - Dec 2012</strong></p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan - March 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April - June 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July - Sept 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct - Dec 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan - March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April - June 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July - Sept 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct - Dec 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/03/2015 15:47:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224354

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Small Businesses: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many growth vouchers have been (a) issued and (b) redeemed to date; how many businesses have made enquiries on the growth vouchers scheme; and how many applications for growth vouchers have been received in each month since the scheme started.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>Since the pioneering research programme began on 27 January 2014, 12,130 businesses have been issued with a growth voucher, and 2,095 vouchers have been redeemed to date. The total figure on vouchers redeemed will be available in July 2015 as the last vouchers expire at the end of June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been over 26,197 applications in total and 16,428 small businesses have been given advice on what support they should be seeking.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A monthly breakdown is below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of applications received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>1,819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>1,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>1,591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p>1,632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>1,606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>4,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>3,097</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p>5,594</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not collect data on the number of business enquiries to the Growth Voucher programme. However, the 115,316 visits to the Growth Voucher eligibility page on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> gives an indication on the number businesses making enquires on the Growth Voucher scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/03/2015 15:45:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224405

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many business rates appeals (a) are outstanding, (b) have been received and (c) have been cleared, in each region; and what the median number of days taken is to clear business rates appeals in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>'Local Rating Lists: Business Rates' statistics can be found in the 2010 'Local Rating list: day-to-day rating workload' Table As at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rates-business-rates-local-rating-lists-experimental--2</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2015 17:33:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224777

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been raised in revenue by the HGV road user levy since its introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
	tabling member printed	Damian Collins
	uin	907878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p><strong>In the eleven calendar months since the introduction of the HGV Levy in April 2014, the revenue has been £42.1m from non-UK registered vehicles and £132.5m from UK-registered vehicles. This totals £174.6m.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/03/2015 13:02:11 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

224500

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of children that have been exposed to asbestos while serving a custodial sentence in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	225885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all young people in custody. Prison Service Order 3802, issued in 2004 ensures that Governors, Area Managers and Heads of Groups have systems in place against the accidental release of asbestos fibres within Young Offenders Institutions. I will write to the hon Member on any incidents of exposure within the last five years, as it has not been possible to determine this information within the timescale permitted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is no asbestos at the Secure Training Centre sites. Responsibility for managing any asbestos-related risks in Secure Children’s Homes would rest with their managers and owners, who are all local authorities, and information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 225887 question first answered 05/03/2015 17:41:48 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

224503

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of youth custody establishments which contain asbestos.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	225887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all young people in custody. Prison Service Order 3802, issued in 2004 ensures that Governors, Area Managers and Heads of Groups have systems in place against the accidental release of asbestos fibres within Young Offenders Institutions. I will write to the hon Member on any incidents of exposure within the last five years, as it has not been possible to determine this information within the timescale permitted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is no asbestos at the Secure Training Centre sites. Responsibility for managing any asbestos-related risks in Secure Children’s Homes would rest with their managers and owners, who are all local authorities, and information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 225885 question first answered 05/03/2015 17:41:48 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

224442

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to compensate teaching professionals who have been exposed to asbestos while working in educational establishments.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	225875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of employers to compensate their employees or former employees where harm is shown to have resulted from exposure to asbestos. Employers may have to provide compensation in cases where it is shown that they have not taken measures to protect their employees from the risk of exposure to asbestos. As the employers of teaching professionals in educational establishments, it is for schools, academy trusts or governing bodies (depending on the type of school) to provide compensation to employees harmed by asbestos exposure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are a number of schemes available to those who are unable to bring a claim for compensation against their employer or trace the relevant employers' liability insurer, which can support those who may have experienced this. These benefits and lump sum payments are administered by the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 06/03/2015 13:11:23 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

224438

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of his Department's properties containing asbestos which are available for use by the cadet forces.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	225886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 225884 question first answered 05/03/2015 17:25:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

224439

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) children and (b) instructors in the cadet forces that have been exposed to asbestos while utilising his Department's property.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	225884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 225886 question first answered 05/03/2015 17:25:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

224781

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the benefit cost ratio of the High Speed 2 Wigan spur.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	David Mowat
	uin	907879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not estimated the case for the western leg of the Y-shaped route for High Speed 2 without the connection to the West Coast Main Line north of Manchester. However, preliminary analysis undertaken by HS2 Ltd suggested that this section of the line is likely to provide benefits of the order of £1.2 billion, revenue of about £600 million, and is likely to offer very high value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/03/2015 13:15:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

224904

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses to allocate subsidies and premiums to train companies for the operation of rail franchise agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
	uin	907885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State allocates subsidies and premiums for each franchise using the following criteria at the bidding stage. This determines if a franchise will either pay a premium to the department or receive a subsidy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For a premium paying TOC</p><p> </p><p>The total income bid exceeds the sum of total bid costs and bid margin</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For a subsidy paying TOC</p><p> </p><p>The sum of total bid costs and bid margin exceed total bid income.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Premiums receivable and Subsidies payable are set at the point of contract award based on bid forecast. There are some factors that may make actual payments differ from Bid. They include Revenue (share)/support, profit share, regulatory changes, inflation indices etc.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/03/2015 13:20:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

224415

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on buy-to-let house purchases in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
	tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
	uin	225830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/03/2015 17:06:07 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson

224523

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU Member States on encouraging the European Aviation Safety Agency to investigate the potential effects of repeated exposure to toxins inside aeroplanes.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	225927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department wrote to the European Aviation Safety Agency in March 2014 informing them of the publication of four scientific studies on cabin air that had been commissioned by the Department. No further discussions have taken place.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/03/2015 13:43:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

224524

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that public health facilities and resources are made available for the testing of pilots for genetic conditions which might make them susceptible to the potential effects of repeated exposure to toxins inside aeroplanes should the Civil Aviation Authority decide to institute such tests.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	225928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority are currently reviewing the evidence for the possibility of genetic factors which might influence individual susceptibility to environmental toxins.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/03/2015 13:06:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

224525

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the feasibility of making the monitoring of toxins inside aeroplanes mandatory on UK aeroplanes.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	225929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/03/2015 13:28:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

224459

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Continuing Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in receipt of Continuing Healthcare funding have been diagnosed with cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	225898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the number of people in receipt of NHS Continuing Healthcare who have been diagnosed with cancer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/03/2015 11:30:13 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

224528

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have been fined for non-payment of rent and services in social housing in each year since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	225835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information.<br><br> Office of Fair Trading guidance on unfair terms in tenancy agreements explains that they regard the imposition of a fixed daily or monthly charge for overdue rent as being penal rather than compensatory in nature and unfair (paragraph 3.46). Annex A of the guidance explains that the regulations apply to social housing tenancies (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284440/oft356.pdf).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/03/2015 15:43:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

224477

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police officers have information on the amount of pension they would receive under a new pension scheme before they are required to make a decision on their participation in such a scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	225832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The 2015 Police Pension Regulations will be laid before Parliament today<br>to allow the new pension scheme for Police Officers to come into force on 1 <br>April. The Home Office has published guidance for members of the scheme <br>alongside side this which is available at: <br>https://www.gov.uk/police-pension-reform<br><br>Information about the principles of the reforms has been in the public domain <br>for some time. This includes: the Reform Design Framework which was published <br>on the Home Office Website in September 2012; an online calculator which allows <br>officers to determine what benefits they might receive under the new <br>arrangements; and guidance that specifies which officers qualify for <br>transitional protection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/03/2015 16:03:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

224526

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the retention of Welsh as a requirement for applicants to senior managerial public roles in areas where Welsh is the main language.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	225797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Welsh Government ministers on a range of issues, including the Welsh language.</p><p>The Welsh language is a devolved subject and the adoption and successful implementation of Welsh language schemes is a matter for individual public bodies in Wales.</p><p>The UK Government is fully committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language. The Wales Office supports other Departments in delivering their Welsh language services, and proactively seeks opportunities to raise the profile of the Welsh language across Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/03/2015 12:31:45 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

224506

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Devolution: England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what the effects on the budgets of the devolved administrations will be from his proposals for English votes for English laws.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	225800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>On 16 December 2014, the Government published 'the Implications of Devolution for England' covering proposals on decentralisation within England and proposals on English Votes on English Laws. Whichever option is ultimately decided upon must be clear, decisive and effective in producing fairness for the whole United Kingdom. In the absence of an agreed Government position, I am unable to speculate on the potential effects of any proposal.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague grouped question UIN 225799 question first answered 05/03/2015 13:48:48 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

224507

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Out of Area Treatment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what plans the Government has to facilitate Wales and England cross-border health policy debate after his proposals for English votes for English laws have been implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	225799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>On 16 December 2014, the Government published 'the Implications of Devolution for England' covering proposals on decentralisation within England and proposals on English Votes on English Laws. Whichever option is ultimately decided upon must be clear, decisive and effective in producing fairness for the whole United Kingdom. In the absence of an agreed Government position, I am unable to speculate on the potential effects of any proposal.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague grouped question UIN 225800 question first answered 05/03/2015 13:48:48 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

224527

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Public Holidays: St David's Day
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with (a) cabinet colleagues and (b) the Welsh Government on making St David's Day a bank holiday in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	225798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>None. The Government has no plans to change the arrangements for bank holidays in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 09/03/2015 12:29:23 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

224382

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2015 to Question 223288, what steps he is taking to encourage institutions of further and higher education to put in place financial protection for overseas students.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	225880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government commitment to protecting the interests of overseas students coming to the UK is highlighted in the International Education Strategy published July 2013. The International Education Council has been established to drive the implementation of this strategy. As part of their work they have formed a sector led working group which has been looking a range of issues which shape the overall International Student Experience - including financial protection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 13/03/2015 14:19:23 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 48112 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

224421

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Homelessness: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory homeless people there were in each constituency in Wales in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	225881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not hold this information which is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 05/03/2015 15:41:17 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas