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391755

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes the Government has made to building regulations relating to renewable energy in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	8180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Building Regulations have been changed twice in the last five years to strengthen energy requirements by over thirty percent. To meet these demanding performance-based standards, new buildings need more insulation, better windows, efficient heating or renewable systems.<br><br>Also, the Building Regulations were amended in 2012 to require notification that an analysis of the feasibility of using high efficiency alternative systems, including renewable energy, has been carried out before new construction commences.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 07/09/2015 10:07:58 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

391756

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Renewable 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 assessment she has made of the potential economic benefits of investment in renewable energy resources in the next 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	8181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change published <em>Delivering UK Investment: Low Carbon Energy </em>in March 2015 which estimates investment in renewable electricity generation capacity between 2015 and 2020 of up to £45bn. We estimate that the low carbon sector has the potential to support up to 250,000 jobs by 2020, of which 200,000 would be in renewables. [1]</p><p><em>[1]</em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/419024/DECC_LowCarbonEnergyReport.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/419024/DECC_LowCarbonEnergyReport.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 15:43:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

391746

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure the sustainability of designated teaching schools when funding is withdrawn due to a non-exceptional Ofsted inspection.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	8260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Teaching schools are outstanding schools which work with others to provide high-quality training and support in their area and make an important contribution to raising standards in schools. There are currently 691 designated teaching schools working with over 500 school partnerships (‘alliances’) across England. The government recognises the commitment and hard work of the headteachers and staff at these schools and the contribution they make.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To ensure that teaching schools continue to deliver high-quality support, the National College for Teaching and Leadership undertakes a review of teaching schools whenever circumstances change, including when an Ofsted inspection results in the school no longer being judged to be outstanding. <br></p><p> </p><p>The review is undertaken in accordance with the ‘teaching schools review of designation policy’<em>, </em>published on GOV.UK at<em>: <br> </em><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384358/teaching-school-rod-policy.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384358/teaching-school-rod-policy.pdf</a></p><p><br> Over 100 alliances are led by more than one teaching school, further strengthening the sustainability of their support.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/09/2015 12:13:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

391741

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Marines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of the Mountain Leader Training Cadre was in each quarter since Q1 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	8280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date of strength</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Rating</p></td><td><p>Total<sup>(1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2010</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 October 2010</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2011</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2011</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 October 2011</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2012</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2012</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 October 2012</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2013</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2013</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 October 2013</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2014</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2014</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 October 2014</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2015</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2015</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>(1) </sup>Source: Defence Statistics (Navy) 31 July 2015. All figures are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics Policy, therefore, the totals may not equal the sum of their component parts. Numbers over 100 are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias. Numbers under 100 are rounded to the nearest 5.</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> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:09:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

391839

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) new cancer medicines and (b) new indications of existing cancer medicines are expected to be licensed between July 2015 and 31 March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	8162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>There are currently 11 applications for new cancer medicines and 15 applications for new indications for existing cancer medicines under review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as part of European Centralised Procedures submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). There is one further application for a new indication for an existing cancer medicine under review by MHRA in an application submitted in the United Kingdom as part of a Mutual Recognition Procedure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under European Centralised Procedures, it takes up to 210 days for an opinion on licensing for new applications and 120 days for an opinion on variation applications for new indications to be given by the scientific committee of the EMA, the Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP), excluding time taken by the Company to provide further information or data to support any questions which may arise during the assessment process. If the assessment concludes that the quality, safety and efficacy are satisfactory and a positive opinion is given by the CHMP, the European Commission will then consider the opinion and decide upon granting or varying a marketing authorisation, valid across the European Community. For a national variation procedure, the same timeline of 120 days, excluding time taken by the Company to provide further information, applies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At this time, the MHRA, the UK Government body responsible for medicines regulation in the UK, is unable to provide more precise detail on the timeline for completion of the review of the applications currently with the EMA and MHRA, and it is not possible to predict with certainty what will be licensed between July 2015 and 31 March 2016, nor can any information be provided on applications not yet submitted but which may be approved before 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/09/2015 12:35:00 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

391843

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer Drugs Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans for a new system for the reimbursement of cancer drugs to be in place by April 2016 when the current Cancer Drugs Fund is proposed to end.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	8164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that the Cancer Drugs Fund in its current form is due to operate until 1 April 2016. We understand that NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence will shortly be consulting jointly on a proposed new system for commissioning cancer drugs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/09/2015 15:14:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

391885

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, what criteria will be used to determine which civic and other public buildings can be used for hearings.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	8369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8370 8371 8372 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391883

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what costs incurred on future improvements to courts proposed for closure will now be written off.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	8370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8369 8371 8372 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391884

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what proportion of the savings made by reducing the cost of the court estate will be re-invested in that estate; and in what ways will it be re-invested.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	8371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8369 8370 8372 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391881

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what assessment he has made of the time that would be required by citizens, under the proposed changes to the court estate, to reach their required court by public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	8372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8369 8370 8371 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter