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391686

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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	Working Hours: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost to the British economy of the EU Working Time Directive in the most recent year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	8197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>The Balance of Competence Review, published in July 2014, said that costs would dramatically rise if the flexibility afforded by the individual opt-out were no longer available. Respondents to the Balance of Competence Review’s Call for Evidence felt that the ECJ judgments surrounding on-call working, accrual and carry-over of annual leave as well as payment for annual leave posed further significant costs.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 08/09/2015 15:49:16 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

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

391815

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	Streptococcus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the recent Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists audit which reported that more than half of all obstetric units tested some or all pregnant women for group B Streptococci using tests not designed specifically to detect group B Streptococci, what the Government's plans are to introduce Public Health England's recently updated UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations, B58 Detection of carriage of Group B Streptococci; and what the planned timescale is for that introduction.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	8291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England has advised the Department that the UK Standard for Microbiology Investigation (SMI) B58 <em>Detection of Carriage of Group B Streptococc</em>i was published in June 2015 and is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/438182/B_58i3.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/438182/B_58i3.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>SMIs are intended as a general resource for practising professionals operating in the field of laboratory medicine and infection specialties in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>They represent neither minimum standards of practice nor the highest level of complex laboratory investigation possible, and are not mandatory. Laboratories can download and adapt the method into a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) based on local policies. SMIs help laboratories to meet accreditation requirements by promoting high quality practices which are auditable. UK microbiology laboratories that do not use SMIs should be able to demonstrate at least equivalence in their testing methodologies to the relevant accreditation body.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>SMI B58 describes the examination of specimens to detect carriage of Group B streptococci (GBS). SMI B58 states that it does not seek to contradict clinical guidelines from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or those of the UK National Screening Committee 2012 which did not recommend antenatal screening for GBS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 08/09/2015 15:49:19 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

391821

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	Streptococcus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued (a) to ensure that (i) health professionals involved in the care of pregnant women and (ii) pregnant women are informed about group B Streptococcus and (b) on effectiveness of tests used within the NHS to detect carriage of group B Streptococcus.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	8354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has produced a Green-top guideline: Prevention of Early-Onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease. The Green-top guideline provides guidance for obstetricians, midwives and neonatologists on the prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease. The first edition was published in 2003 and the second updated edition was published in 2012. An audit in partnership with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and supported by the Royal College of Midwives was recently carried out by the RCOG. It examined current practice in preventing early- onset neonatal GBS disease by investigating the implementation of the RCOG Green-top guideline (2012 edition) and identified key areas for improvement. The first report was published on 5 March 2015 and found that the majority of obstetric units in the United Kingdom have written protocols to prevent early onset GBS disease in newborn babies. However, there is still variation in practice across units. The second report is due to be published later this year. Further information is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/news/rcog-release-new-audit-into-gbs-finds-variation-in-practice-across-obstetric-units/" target="_blank">https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/news/rcog-release-new-audit-into-gbs-finds-variation-in-practice-across-obstetric-units/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a clinical guideline which addresses early-onset GBS and other neonatal infections, ‘Antibiotics for early-onset neonatal infection: Antibiotics for the prevention and treatment of early-onset neonatal infection’ (August 2012).The clinical guideline is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg149" target="_blank">http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg149</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on GBS in pregnancy is publically available on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/pregnancy-infections.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/pregnancy-infections.aspx</a>. The RCOG has also developed public information on early onset GBS:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/group-b-streptococcus-gbs-infection-in-newborn-babies/" target="_blank">https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/group-b-streptococcus-gbs-infection-in-newborn-babies/</a></p><p> </p><p>In June 2015, Public Health England (PHE) published the paper, ‘Enriched culture medium test for group B streptococcus infection: position paper’. The paper concluded that within current accepted clinical guidelines, there are no indications for testing women using enriched culture medium (ECM) methods. Therefore the ECM test has not been introduced into PHE laboratories. The position paper is available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/group-b-streptococcus-infection-enriched-culture-medium-test" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/group-b-streptococcus-infection-enriched-culture-medium-test</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK standards for microbiology investigations B58: Detection of carriage of Group B Streptococci, which was updated in June 2015, is publically available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smi-b-58-processing-swabs-for-group-b-streptococcal-carriage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smi-b-58-processing-swabs-for-group-b-streptococcal-carriage</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 08/09/2015 15:48:06 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

391880

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 estimate he has made of job losses arising as a result of his proposals to reduce the cost of the court estate.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	8373
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>Any impact on staff arising as a result of these proposals are subject to the outcome of the consultation. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </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></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 07/09/2015 13:57:49 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter