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92177

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department of each (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) age received the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System's (i) exceeded, (ii) met and (iii) must improve performance mark in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>41,130 Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian personnel below the Senior Civil Service were the subject of a Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) for reporting year 2013-14 and therefore took part in Performance Management.</p><p> </p><p>The moderated performance outcomes are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Box 1</p></td><td><p>Box 2</p></td><td><p>Box 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Submitted PARs:</p></td><td><p>9,690</p></td><td><p>28,940</p></td><td><p>2,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion:</p></td><td><p>23.5%</p></td><td><p>70.4%</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A non-consolidated performance award has been made to those individuals who received a Box 1 outcome.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD will publish an annual report on the outcome of the performance management process later this year; this will include a thorough analysis of the 2013-14 data broken down by declared protected characteristics. It will also show the relevant declaration rates in support of this data analysis.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 209625 209647 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:38:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 22788 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92179

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department completed the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System in 2013-14; how many and what proportion of those officials received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark; and how many and what proportion (i) did and (ii) did not qualify for a bonus under that process.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>41,130 Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian personnel below the Senior Civil Service were the subject of a Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) for reporting year 2013-14 and therefore took part in Performance Management.</p><p> </p><p>The moderated performance outcomes are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Box 1</p></td><td><p>Box 2</p></td><td><p>Box 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Submitted PARs:</p></td><td><p>9,690</p></td><td><p>28,940</p></td><td><p>2,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion:</p></td><td><p>23.5%</p></td><td><p>70.4%</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A non-consolidated performance award has been made to those individuals who received a Box 1 outcome.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD will publish an annual report on the outcome of the performance management process later this year; this will include a thorough analysis of the 2013-14 data broken down by declared protected characteristics. It will also show the relevant declaration rates in support of this data analysis.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 209477 209625 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:38:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 22787 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92180

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department who received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark under the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System (i) had a disability, (ii) worked full-time and (iii) worked part-time in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>41,130 Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian personnel below the Senior Civil Service were the subject of a Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) for reporting year 2013-14 and therefore took part in Performance Management.</p><p> </p><p>The moderated performance outcomes are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Box 1</p></td><td><p>Box 2</p></td><td><p>Box 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Submitted PARs:</p></td><td><p>9,690</p></td><td><p>28,940</p></td><td><p>2,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion:</p></td><td><p>23.5%</p></td><td><p>70.4%</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A non-consolidated performance award has been made to those individuals who received a Box 1 outcome.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD will publish an annual report on the outcome of the performance management process later this year; this will include a thorough analysis of the 2013-14 data broken down by declared protected characteristics. It will also show the relevant declaration rates in support of this data analysis.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 209477 209647 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:38:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 22786 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92219

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel Defence Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military training the UK armed forces have (a) received from and (b) provided to the Israeli Defence Force in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	209806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Israel is an important strategic partner of the UK and, as part of that relationship, the Ministry of Defence has an ongoing and wide ranging dialogue with the Israeli Defence Force and Israeli Ministry of Defence, including in the field of training. This engagement is in line with Her Majesty's Government policy of supporting the Middle East peace process by having a balanced relationship with the Israelis and the Palestinians. Engagement activity is spread throughout the Services so this information is not held in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 27/10/2014 16:43:06 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 22162 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

92222

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Arctic Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials there were in the UK delegation to the 2013 Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Kiruna, Sweden; and what the (a) title of position and (b) grade was of each such official.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	209769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK continues to support the Nigerian authorities in trying to establish the location of the abducted schoolgirls. We provide surveillance assets, in the form of RAF Tornados, to assist in the search and expertise to assist in intelligence analysis. The resolve of Nigeria, the UK and international community to continue the search remains strong.</p><p>On 3 September I led the UK delegation to the ministerial meeting in Abuja on security in Nigeria, attended by Nigeria’s neighbours and international partners. I emphasised the crucial importance of regional coordination to locating the girls taken from Chibok and to defeating Boko Haram.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 29/10/2014 14:51:14 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

92231

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	South Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the authorities in South Sudan over the need for the NGO Bill in that country to ensure that citizens and civil society organisations can engage in humanitarian activity, enjoy freedom of association and use monitoring and accountability systems in accordance with the general assumptions of the New Deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	209554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>I raised concerns about the proposed NGO bill with South Sudan Foreign Minister Dr Barnaba Benjamin during a meeting in New York on 25 September. I have since written to Dr Benjamin to reinforce those concerns and provide more detail. The British Embassy in Juba has also made a number of representations to the South Sudanese authorities on this issue over the past year. In September, I met a wide selection of British NGOs operating in South Sudan, to discuss, amongst other topics, their concern about the possible impact of the NGO bill.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2014 14:48:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

92232

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Armed Conflict: Children
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 with African Union governments to end the recruitment of children into the national armed forces of countries where this practice takes place; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	209687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to helping countries end the recruitment and use of children in conflict. <br> <br>During the United Nations General Assembly in New York, I hosted a Ministerial roundtable, chaired by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms Leila Zerrougui. The event brought together Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen and African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Mr Smail Chergui.</p><p>The meeting looked at ways to end the recruitment and use of children in conflict by government forces, particularly through the implementation of UN Action Plans. It allowed countries that have successfully ended this practice to share lessons with those who are working towards this goal.</p><p>The roundtable built on an event during the End Sexual Violence in Conflict Summit in London in June, led by my Honourable friend Mark Simmonds MP, where Ministers from Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia underlined their commitment to ending the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.</p><p>The UK is also the majority funder of a Child Protection Adviser at the AU. This post is designed to ensure child protection policies are mainstreamed in AU peace enforcement operations on the continent.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2014 14:43:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

92250

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Infectious Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Home Department about steps to identify and segregate travellers entering the UK who may be carrying a virulent communicable disease.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	209703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) works closely with all the agencies responsible for supporting travellers at the United Kingdom’s borders, including airline operators, Port Health officials and the UK Border Force.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Established and well-tested procedures are in place to ensure that any traveller exhibiting illness during travel can be assessed and given appropriate care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In view of the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa PHE issued additional specific guidance to Border Staff to reinforce knowledge of these procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/10/2014 16:28:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

92287

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Bedford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of the court at Shire Hall in Bedford has been, by major cost category, in each of the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	209777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>HMCTS keeps its estate under continuous review to ensure that it meets operational requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The costs for the Magistrates, County and Family Courts at Shire Hall, Bedford in each month between September 2013 and August 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Rent &amp; Rates</p></td><td><p>Maintenance</p></td><td><p>IT and</p><p>Telecoms</p></td><td><p>Total Facilities Management ²</p></td><td><p>Fuel and Utilities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1,782</p></td><td><p>£33,386</p></td><td><p>£2,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£546</p></td><td><p>£700</p></td><td><p>£5,960</p></td><td><p>£1,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£7,004</p></td><td><p>£36,016</p></td><td><p>£4,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1,184</p></td><td><p>-£2,777</p></td><td><p>£7,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£3,049</p></td><td><p>£1,404</p></td><td><p>-£19,380</p></td><td><p>£5,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,555</p></td><td><p>-£2,996</p></td><td><p>£6,087</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£15,313</p></td><td><p>-£159</p></td><td><p>£6,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>£9,841</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,960</p></td><td><p>-£80</p></td><td><p>£2,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>£9,841</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,644</p></td><td><p>£6,103</p></td><td><p>£3,621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>£11,066</p></td><td><p>£2,057</p></td><td><p>-£411</p></td><td><p>£21,708</p></td><td><p>£2,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>£10,249</p></td><td><p>£1,900</p></td><td><p>£4,720</p></td><td><p>£16,929</p></td><td><p>£3,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>£10,249</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,160</p></td><td><p>£29,700</p></td><td><p>£2,581</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p> </p><p>1. The TFM contract came into effect in February 2012 and includes miscellaneous property costs</p><p>2. Reflects in-year accounting adjustments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The costs for the Magistrates, County and Family Courts at Shire Hall, Bedford in each year since 2009 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Rent &amp; Rates</p></td><td><p>Maintenance</p></td><td><p>Misc property costs</p></td><td><p>IT and</p><p>Telecoms</p></td><td><p>TFM</p></td><td><p>Fuel and Utilities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>£107,565</p></td><td><p>£112, 206</p></td><td><p>£133,983</p></td><td><p>£64,492</p></td><td><p>- ¹</p></td><td><p>£107,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010- 2011</p></td><td><p>£102,010</p></td><td><p>£99,895</p></td><td><p>£114,691</p></td><td><p>£452</p></td><td><p>-¹</p></td><td><p>£2,083</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>£110,985</p></td><td><p>£79,787</p></td><td><p>£101,137</p></td><td><p>£8,743</p></td><td><p>£18,472</p></td><td><p>£45,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>£117,110</p></td><td><p>£12,163</p></td><td><p>£277¹</p></td><td><p>£22,997</p></td><td><p>£155,169</p></td><td><p>£52,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>£120,295</p></td><td><p>£1,772</p></td><td><p>£0¹</p></td><td><p>£35,909</p></td><td><p>£106,385</p></td><td><p>£49,829</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:</p><p> </p><p>1. The TFM contract came into effect in February 2012 and includes miscellaneous property costs</p><p>2. Reflects in-year accounting adjustments.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 13:02:47 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

92292

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials in his Department of what (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) age received the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System's (i) exceeded, (ii) met and (iii) must improve performance mark in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Staff in the Department are currently compiling this data and it will be published on the MoJ website once available. I will write to the Rt. Hon member when the data is available.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/11/2014 17:38:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey