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77588

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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, if he will discuss with the devolved administrations measures to ensure that the proportion of renewable energy produced in each jurisdiction is in line with targets set nationally.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	205643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department is in regular contact with the devolved administrations; all support the need to increase the proportion of our energy needs in the UK which are met from renewable sources. The UK as a whole is making good progress towards the 2020 target for 15% of our energy needs to come from renewables; we were in line with the 2011/12 interim target and are on course for the one in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/07/2014 15:52:25 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

77675

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the viability of civil servants from other Departments being deployed to assist in the processing of outstanding passport applications.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	205644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>To date all but one additional member of staff has been redeployed from within Her Majesty's (HMPO) Passport Office and the wider Home Office. Over 650 staff have been redeployed to HMPO frontline services since January 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/08/2014 15:35:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76689

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the UK of the implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in (a) the current financial year and (b) the following two financial years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	204849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The estimate of the cost of the implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) set out in the Tax Information and Impact Note that accompanied the Regulations to implement the UK-USA Intergovernmental Agreement. The Tax Impact Note estimates thatthe costs to United Kingdom Financial Institutions to implement the domestic law to allow the UK to be FATCA compliant will involve an initial investment of £0.9bn - £1.6bn, with an ongoing cost of £50 million - £90 million a year.</p><p> </p><p>This is a reduction to the estimated costs of an initial investment of £2-3billion, with ongoing costs of £100m - £170m a year that United Kingdom business would have faced if they had to report to the United States directly in accordance with United States Treasury Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The initial investment costs have not been allocated to any financial year, but the ongoing costs are expected to apply for both the current, and the following two financial years.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 14:29:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76690

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs staff based in Northern Ireland are currently working on personal taxation matters who are scheduled to be offered voluntary redundancy terms will be given the opportunity of being redeployed to benefits and credits employment.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	204850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not offered any voluntary redundancies in Northern Ireland in the current financial year. However, this cannot be ruled out in the future if redeployment options cannot be found for staff in need of new roles. HMRC will work to redeploy these people to other business areas within the Department and across the wider Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Tax (PT) staff in Londonderry and Enniskillen entered HMRC's Redeployment Pool in early June. People in the Redeployment Pool have priority status when applying for roles on level transfer across HMRC and the wider Civil Service, maximising their opportunity for a new job at their current grade.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, people working in Enquiry Centres in PT across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, who have not secured a role in the new service have also entered the Redeployment Pool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Custom House, Newry, is primarily a PT site. None of HMRC's lines of business intend to retain a presence there, and HMRC is in consultation on a proposed closure date for the office in 2015. Staff at Newry have been given the opportunity to enter the Redeployment Pool in advance of the outcome of the consultation due to be announced in September. Whilst these people are in the pool, HMRC will do all it can to redeploy them within the department or to help them find jobs elsewhere in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 14:10:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76691

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs staff based in Northern Ireland who are scheduled to face voluntary redundancy in the current financial year will be considered for redeployment to work in the Passport Office.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	204851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not offered any voluntary redundancies in Northern Ireland in the current financial year. However, this cannot be ruled out in the future if redeployment options cannot be found for staff in need of new roles. Civil Service departments will work together to do all they can to redeploy staff who have formally been declared surplus.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Tax staff in Londonderry and Enniskillen entered HMRC's Redeployment Pool in early June. People in the Redeployment Pool have priority status when applying for roles on level transfer across HMRC and the wider Civil Service, maximising their opportunity for a new job at their current grade.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, people working in Enquiry Centres across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, who have not secured a role in the new service have also entered the Redeployment Pool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>None of HMRC's lines of business intend to remain in Custom House, Newry, and HMRC is in consultation on a proposed closure date for the office in 2015. Staff at Newry have been given the opportunity to enter the Redeployment Pool in advance of the outcome of the consultation due to be announced in September. Whilst these people are in the pool, HMRC will do all it can to redeploy them within the department or to help them find jobs elsewhere in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/07/2014 14:05:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76780

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	China
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 discuss with his Chinese counterpart the case of Zhang Shaojie, a Christian leader in Henan Province, who has been jailed for 12 years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	204848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>We remain concerned about restrictions on freedom of religion and belief in China. We are aware of the case of Pastor Zhang Shaojie, and raised it directly with Chinese officials during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue on 19-20 May. We continue to raise our concerns with Chinese counterparts, and we also highlight them publicly through the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 14/07/2014 08:54:20 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

76929

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Agency: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for the Home Department the posibility of redeploying staff at the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency offices in Northern Ireland who are currently facing redundancy to carry out urgent work on processing passport applications across the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	204852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) is an agency of the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment. Its employees are part of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, falling within the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>Department for Transport officials are continuing to work with those in Northern Ireland to ensure appropriate support is given to DVA staff affected by the changes to vehicle services in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:59:41 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

65987

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the aggregate household debt was in the final quarter of the 2013-14 financial year.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	204217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/07/2014 16:13:13 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ204217.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

66004

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Football: Sportsgrounds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will discuss with the Football Association the development of safe standing areas in Premiership Club grounds.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	204214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>I am happy to discuss this, but the government remains committed to the all-seater policy. We remain of the belief that all-seater stadiums are the safest and best way for fans to watch football and have brought a more diverse audience to the game in the last 20 years.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 10/07/2014 14:25:38 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

66061

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Africa
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 raise at the UN the Amendment to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights adopted at the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	204218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>The African Court of Justice and Human Rights is not yet operational.</p><p>The UK continues to believe that there must be no impunity for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. We will continue to voice our support for this principle.</p><p>The UK strongly supports the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a court of last resort when other courts are unable or unwilling to act. The Rome Statute of the ICC states that the Statute shall apply equally to all persons without any distinction based on official capacity. This important principle supports the Court's work to end impunity for the perpetrators of atrocities and deliver justice for victims of such crimes.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 10/07/2014 14:06:54 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell