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445139

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date	15/01/2016
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	New Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria his Department uses to determine who receives Start-Up Loans; and what processes are in place to ensure that people with mental health problems have their applications considered fairly.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	22726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The Start-Up Loans programme provides loans and mentoring support to enable entrepreneurs aged 18 and over from all parts of society and based in the UK to start a business. So far, over 34,300 entrepreneurs have received support from the programme, which in turn has facilitated over £187 million worth of lending to date.</p><br /><p>The programme operates through a network of Delivery Partners, who make individual lending decisions based on criteria set by the Start-Up Loans Company. Delivery Partners are required to be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. A condition of this authorisation is that they adhere to the FCA’s Treating Customers Fairly principles, which include reference to the treatment of customers with mental health issues.</p><p>A full list of principles is available on the FCA’s website</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/01/2016 16:01:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

445144

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	Media: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2016 to Question 21973, on mass media: finance, how much was paid to each recipient.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	22718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>For the year to 31st March 2016, broadcasting and media bodies will receive the following funding from DCMS:</p><p>Ofcom £91,409,000;</p><p>BFI £22,225,000;</p><p>S4C £6,762,000 (this is 9% of total funding for S4C, the remainder is from the BBC licence fee);</p><p>and National Film and Television School £7,078,000.</p><p>This is the cash payable to each organisation (as published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>) which totals £127m. The estimated £134m expenditure on page 53 of the Statement of Funding Policy 2015 is based on Government Accounting including depreciation, accruals and other accounting adjustments.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/01/2016 15:12:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

445147

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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 Supply: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what projections her Department has made of the subsidies existing fossil fuel generators will receive through the Capacity Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	22722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not subsidise fossil fuel generators, any fuel type can participate in the Capacity Market as the scheme is technology neutral. Auctions in the Capacity Market are competitive to ensure best value.</p><br /><p>Capacity market payments to be made to existing fossil fuel generators are £559m from 2014 auction and £714.3mfrom 2015 auction (both in 2015 values).</p><br /><p>The Capacity Market is designed to ensure we take account of low carbon technology supported through other Government schemes before calculating requirements; this ensures we get the most out of existing generation, bringing on new capacity when required. Capacity market payments are to provide missing money in the energy market and are not a subsidy. Capacity providers will also face heavy penalties if they fail to deliver energy when needed.</p><p>The purpose of the Capacity Market is therefore to make sure we keep the lights on, while providing best value to consumers.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/01/2016 16:40:31 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

445154

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	China: Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations on North Korean women trafficked into China as part of the next UK-China Human Rights Dialogue.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	22721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>We remain concerned at the continuing reports of widespread and systematic state sanctioned human rights violations in DPRK, and we continue to press the regime to make progress on improving its appalling human rights record, most recently at a meeting that I had in December with a senior visiting North Korean diplomat.</p><p>We also continue to raise the situation in DPRK with Chinese counterparts. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) raised North Korea’s nuclear programme with State Councillor Yang Jiechi during his visit to China earlier this month, and I raised our human rights concerns with Vice-Minister of the Chinese Communist Party, Chen Fengxiang, in December. We consistently raise our concerns during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue, particularly on the issue of refoulement (the repatriation of individuals who have left North Korea). We work directly with the Chinese authorities on a number of projects to counter human trafficking which seek to protect the most vulnerable from exploitation, abuse, neglect and violence.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 25/01/2016 16:52:24 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

445155

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure freedom of religion or belief are promoted in countries with high levels of persecution on the grounds of religion or belief.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	22744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>This Government is firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief around the world, and to being a strong voice internationally in defence of this fundamental right. Our work on freedom of religion or belief continues to be an integral part of our new strategic approach to human rights, refocusing our work around three themes: democratic values and the rule of law; strengthening the rules-based international system; and human rights for a stable world.</p><p>We also carry out project work in a range of countries where the level of persecution is high, working with non-governmental organisations on issues such as promoting better understanding between faiths, bridging sectarian divides, promoting dialogue between faith groups and government and offering technical advice on amending discriminatory laws. In the next financial year, there will be more funding available for such work through the £10.6 million Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy. At the multilateral level, we are working through the UN General Assembly to establish an internationally agreed set of principles for promoting religious tolerance through education.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 25/01/2016 17:38:18 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

445156

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	USA: Travel Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will update his Department's travel advice on visiting the US to give specific advice to British Muslims travelling to that country.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	22745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>Our travel advice applies to all British nationals. We advise all British nationals to read our travel advice before travelling to the US.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 25/01/2016 16:57:43 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

445159

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	Christianity
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 representations he has made to the UN Human Rights Council on the persecution of Christians.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	22719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK has a strong record of supporting freedom of religion or belief, including christianity, at the Human Rights Council. We supported the resolution on freedom of religion or belief in both the Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly in 2015, and will look to do so again in March 2016. The UK also supported the appointment of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief, who is tasked with monitoring and reporting these issues worldwide.</p><p>In addition, we regularly support language in country specific resolutions about the importance of protecting religious minorities, as evidenced in the Syria resolution of September 2015. We also regularly work with EU partners to ensure a strong EU position on freedom of religion or belief at the Human Rights Council.</p><p>When raising persecution faced by one faith group, we endeavour to frame our remarks in the wider context of the rule of law and freedom – making the point that when one faith community is persecuted, the liberty of all is jeopardised.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 25/01/2016 15:16:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

445161

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	China: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what he plans will be on the agenda for the next UK-China Human Rights Dialogue.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	22713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK-China Human Rights Dialogue is a platform for detailed, expert exchanges on human rights issues. The agenda for the next round is still to be agreed with the Chinese government, but we plan to raise the full range of our concerns, as set out in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Human Rights Report.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 25/01/2016 16:49:11 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

445162

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 6.32 of his Department's publication, Living Well for Longer: One year on, published in March 2015, what assessment he has made of the effect of the time taken to publish the hepatitis improvement framework on (a) members of the South Asian population and (b) other people in England with hepatitis C.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	22716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/01/2016 14:08:09 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

445163

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Assistance Animals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had on training and registering support dogs for people with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	22727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department has not had any discussions with assistance dog organisations on the training and registration of support dogs for people with mental health problems.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/01/2016 16:58:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger