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381053

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date	15/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why Northern Ireland only received a grant of £50,000 from the armed forces covenant (Libor) fund of £35 million which was shared amongst 96 armed forces charities and causes across the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>I am very pleased that, as a result of the Chancellor's decision in 2012 to transfer £35 million of Libor money to support the Armed Forces community, the fund has supported 96 charities and good causes in a variety of ways across the UK.</p><p>While it is correct that only one of the successful grant applications is designed to solely benefit the Northern Irish Armed Forces community, we anticipate that this community will benefit from a number of UK-wide projects which have received funding.</p><p>This year sees the implementation of a permanent commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant through a £10 million per annum Covenant Fund, which will be open to applications from across the whole of the UK. Details about the scheme will be announced later this year and I hope that we will see strong applications which will benefit the Armed Forces community in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/06/2015 16:12:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

381057

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Psilocybin
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reschedule psilocybin from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 to enable its use for medicinal purposes, in particular with regard to alleviating the mental suffering of patients diagnosed with terminal cancer.
tabling member printed	Lord Tanlaw
uin	HL505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to reschedule psilocybin. Drugs that are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, such as psilocybin, are harmful and can damage people’s mental and physical health when misused. We will not circumvent the regulatory process by which drugs are assessed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for their safety and efficacy as medicines.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/06/2015 13:14:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3200 label Biography information for Lord Tanlaw

381062

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to prevent migrants attempting dangerously to cross the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK and other EU Member States have agreed to establish a military Common Security and Defence Policy operation to disrupt trafficking and smuggling networks in the Mediterranean, which will include migrant flows from Libya.</p><p>To stop the flows across the Mediterranean in the first place, we are engaging with source and transit countries to address the causes why migrants leave their home countries.</p><p>The UK is a member of the Core Group of the Khartoum Process, which will be important in developing collaboration between EU and source/transit countries. The initial focus will be on developing concrete actions to combat people smuggling and trafficking on the Horn of Africa/East Africa migratory route.</p><p>We are also working to bring order and stability in Libya to make it a more and more difficult operating environment for smugglers and traffickers. Only a stable and representative Government of National Accord can deal with the political and security challenges Libya faces, including the control of her borders.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/06/2015 13:08:28 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington previous answer version 7064 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

381063

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean her Department plans to allow to resettle in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to relocate to the UK any migrants who have entered another EU country illegally. Our position on EU proposals for compulsory relocation of asylum seekers is clear: it is the wrong response and would simply move the problem around Europe rather than dealing with it at source.</p><p>We are increasing our support and protection for those who need it. The UK Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme (VPR) was launched in January 2014, to provide protection – including torture survivors and women and children at risk - who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin. 187 have been resettled in the UK in just over a year and more arrive each month in the UK. And we have granted asylum to over 4000 Syrians since the start of the humanitarian crisis there. The UK has already settled over 6000 refugees over the past 10 years in direct cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees under the Gateway programme. We are of course one of five EU countries that takes in 75% of all asylum seekers coming to Europe.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 2494 question first answered 18/06/2015 12:28:13 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

381064

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will increase the number of resettlement places offered to migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to relocate to the UK any migrants who have entered another EU country illegally. Our position on EU proposals for compulsory relocation of asylum seekers is clear: it is the wrong response and would simply move the problem around Europe rather than dealing with it at source.</p><p>We are increasing our support and protection for those who need it. The UK Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme (VPR) was launched in January 2014, to provide protection – including torture survivors and women and children at risk - who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin. 187 have been resettled in the UK in just over a year and more arrive each month in the UK. And we have granted asylum to over 4000 Syrians since the start of the humanitarian crisis there. The UK has already settled over 6000 refugees over the past 10 years in direct cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees under the Gateway programme. We are of course one of five EU countries that takes in 75% of all asylum seekers coming to Europe.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 2493 question first answered 18/06/2015 12:28:13 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

381066

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the economic case for a reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	2451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has reviewed the economic case for a reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Governments position set out in the Westminster Hall debate on 17 March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/06/2015 16:31:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

381068

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Borehamwood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help alleviate road congestion approaching the Stirling Corner roundabout; what discussions he has had with Transport for London on that congestion; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	2472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Transport for London (TfL) is responsible for this section of main road. TfL has informed the Department that it has been investigating a recent problem relating to faulty traffic signal equipment on the approach to Stirling Corner which has led to increased congestion in the area, and that it is making every effort to repair the fault as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/06/2015 10:17:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

381069

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to provide financial assistance to pharmacies that qualified for payments under the Essential Small Pharmacies Local Pharmaceutical Services Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	2508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has been working with all essential small pharmacy local pharmaceutical services contractors. 82 of those on the scheme as at 31 March 2015 have returned to the pharmaceutical list, of which 48 contractors are in discussion with regional teams about proposals for continuing to provide pharmaceutical services under a local contract. 20 contractors are now providing services under such a contract. No community pharmacy has closed as a result of the ending of the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/06/2015 10:33:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

381070

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Solar Power: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if her Department will take steps to incentivise house builders to build homes facing south to make solar panels as efficient as possible.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	2575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Installation of domestic solar PV is supported through the Feed-In-Tariff scheme which provides greater incentive to more efficiently deployed panels as the amount of income received depends on the amount of electricity generated. Advice on generation based on orientation, pitch, etc. is given in the Microgeneration Certification Scheme Guide to the Installation of Photovoltaic Systems:</p><p><a href="http://www.microgenerationcertification.org/images/PV%20Book%20ELECTRONIC.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.microgenerationcertification.org/images/PV%20Book%20ELECTRONIC.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/06/2015 16:55:34 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

381071

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Embassies: Weddings
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 same-sex couples have married in UK Consulates under the Consular Marriage and Marriages under Foreign Law Order 2014 in each country.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	2522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Our Consulates have performed 154 same sex marriages in nine countries since the Consular Marriage and Marriages under Foreign Law Order 2014 came into effect on 10 June 2014. The number of marriages performed in each country is as follows: Australia 120; Cambodia 3; China 10; Colombia 2; Dominican Republic 1; Japan 7; Philippines 5; Seychelles 1; Vietnam 5.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 23/06/2015 13:54:40 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake