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93550

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date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to prevent the North Devon fishing industry being subject to a ban on the landing of ray.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	210671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>On 12 October, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) closed the Area VII skates and rays fishery to all English vessels. This decision was taken after the latest landings information indicated that, after allowance is made for landings already made but not yet entered onto the MMO database, the UK quota for this stock has been exhausted. Attempts to acquire additional quota through international quota swaps in order to keep the fishery open have not yet been successful.</p><p>It is important that the UK does not exceed the quotas allocated to it, which can result in penalties being applied. This would make subsequent management of the fisheries more difficult. However, I have asked the MMO to monitor the situation closely to see if there is any possibility of reopening the fishery on a limited basis if the level of unrecorded landings is lower than anticipated. I have also asked MMO to redouble its efforts to obtain additional quota through international swaps. Even if sufficient quota cannot be found to enable the fishery to reopen this year, it will reopen on 1 January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/10/2014 16:15:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

93551

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dogs: Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the statement of 6 February 2013, Official Report, column 15WS, on irresponsible dog ownership, what representations she has received on regulations relating to compulsory microchipping of dogs in England; and what response she has given to those representations.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	210701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Since February 2013, Defra has held a number of discussions with a range of bodies and stakeholders involved in dog microchipping and there is wide support for the policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/10/2014 16:22:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

93552

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the proposals for the 2017 elections in Hong Kong will fulfil the aim of universal suffrage.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	210741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>We monitor the situation in Hong Kong closely. We recognise that the detailed terms that the National People’s Congress (NPC) has set for the 2017 election, will disappoint those who are arguing for a more open nomination process. The UK’s position on constitutional reform has always been that the detail of the constitutional package is for the Governments of Hong Kong and China and the people of Hong Kong to decide in line with the Basic Law. While we recognise that there is no perfect model, the important thing is that the people of Hong Kong have a genuine choice and feel that they have a real stake in the outcome.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 20/10/2014 16:48:01 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

93553

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Hong Kong
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 the (a) Chinese government and (b) Hong Kong government on democracy and freedom of expression; and what the outcome of those discussions was.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	210742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Most recently, on 14 October, I met Hong Kong’s Secretary of Justice, to discuss the situation in Hong Kong. On 6 October, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) discussed these issues with the Chinese Ambassador. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) and the Foreign Secretary, also discussed Hong Kong in recent meetings with Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai.</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials have regular contacts on this issue with representatives from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government and Chinese Central People’s Government. During these discussions, the Government has consistently expressed the view that Hong Kong’s future is best served by a transition to universal suffrage, in line with the Basic Law, which meets the aspirations of the people of Hong Kong and offers them a genuine choice. Both the Chinese Central People’s Government and the Hong Kong SAR Government have made clear that their objective remains to achieve universal suffrage in Hong Kong.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 21/10/2014 14:10:54 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire previous answer version 22972 answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

93554

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	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 discussions he or officials of his Department have had with Rabbi David Saperstein in his capacity as US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	210721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Rabbi David Saperstein has yet to be confirmed in his appointment by the US Senate as US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. As such we have had no official meetings with him, although FCO staff have met him previously as a representative of the Reform Jewish Movement to Congress and the US Administration, and as the Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC).</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 21/10/2014 14:48:32 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

93555

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Hong Kong
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 Chinese government concerning the treatment of protestors in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	210824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>We have consistently called on all sides to ensure that the demonstrations are peaceful and in accordance with the law. This month, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) and I met the Chinese Ambassador to discuss developments in Hong Kong and to set out the UK position on constitutional reform. On 14 October I met the Hong Kong Government’s Secretary of Justice to discuss the importance of the introduction of universal suffrage.</p><p> </p><p>I issued a Written Ministerial Statement on the situation in Hong Kong on 13 October, calling on all sides to ensure that demonstrations remain peaceful. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has also issued statements on the situation on 2 October, 29 September and 4 September. As we have made clear, we hope that all parties engage constructively in dialogue.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 22/10/2014 11:59:29 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

93556

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) he or (b) officials in his Department have had on reinvesting the industry rebate payments under the current Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme into (i) healthcare services and (ii) medicines expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	210807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) as agreed with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) does not cover the onward financial flows of payments to the National Health Service which are subject to the Government accounting and budgeting rules in the normal way. In particular there was no agreement to hypothecate PPRS payments. The Department has subsequently had a number of discussions with the ABPI and NHS England about the onward financial flows.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In respect of England, the anticipated payments in 2014-15 have been passed on to NHS England through the mandate and as such were included within commissioner allocations. The same is expected to apply in 2015-16. This means that the effect of the deal is felt across the NHS through the general funding allocations to clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving access to clinically and cost-effective medicines including innovative new medicines. As part of implementing the PPRS, NHS England and the ABPI are discussing how best to improve access to and optimise patient outcomes from these medicines.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/10/2014 15:38:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

93557

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
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 with the devolved administrations on sharing good practice concerning the treatment of people diagnosed with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	210827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions between my Rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State and devolved administrations on sharing good practice concerning the treatment of people diagnosed with diabetes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/10/2014 16:02:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

93558

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost is of treating a patient in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	210828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The average cost of treating a patient varies by setting. Health is a devolved matter in Wales and Northern Ireland, and the information is therefore not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/10/2014 15:53:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

93559

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on waiting lists for talking therapies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	210672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department has received representations about waiting lists for talking therapies through parliamentary questions and from the <em>We Need to Talk Coalition</em> which comprises 28 mental health charities, professional organisations, Royal Colleges and service providers.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England’s recently published five-year plan for mental health, <em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020, </em>sets out the immediate actions this year and next to achieve better access and waiting times in mental health services. For the first time national standards for waiting times in mental health services will be set. These will include treatment within six weeks for 75% of people referred to the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme, with 95% of people being treated within 18 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 22/10/2014 15:05:51 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff