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156603

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Veterans: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2014 to Question 210999, if he will publish the timetable for his further consideration of the collection of data on people registering as visually impaired who are veterans.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	215161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has received initial advice from NHS England and Blind Veterans UK on the collection of this data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A formal meeting with NHS England, Blind Veterans UK, the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Primary Health Care Optometry leads will be arranged in the next few weeks to consider the options for collecting data on veterans registering as visually impaired and plan the best mechanism for doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 215162 question first answered 26/11/2014 12:44:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

156604

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Veterans: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to include an option to identify vision-impaired veterans on the registration document with NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	215162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has received initial advice from NHS England and Blind Veterans UK on the collection of this data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A formal meeting with NHS England, Blind Veterans UK, the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Primary Health Care Optometry leads will be arranged in the next few weeks to consider the options for collecting data on veterans registering as visually impaired and plan the best mechanism for doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 215161 question first answered 26/11/2014 12:44:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

156605

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Department for Education on changes in funding for speech therapy for children; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	215167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>We have not had any specific recent discussion on changes in funding for speech and language therapy and are not aware of any change in funding arrangements. Local authorities (and some schools), and clinical commissioning groups commission speech and language therapy to meet the educational and health needs of the children and young people for whom they are responsible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We introduced in September a new statutory framework for joint commissioning of services for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (which includes many with a communication need), which requires commissioners to work together in assessment, planning and securing of services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 26/11/2014 12:46:41 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

105886

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant army dwellings there were on 30 September 2014 in Colchester; and how many such properties had (a) three and (b) four bedrooms.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	213127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>There are currently 926 Service Family accommodation properties in Colchester. On 30 September 2014, 124 of these were unoccupied.</p><p>Of these 124 unoccupied, 50 were three-bedroomed and 29 were four-bedroomed properties.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence always maintains a management margin of vacant properties, in order to ensure that properties are available for incoming families and to allow for essential maintenance.</p><p>36 of the 124 properties have since been allocated to families. They are due to move in these in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/11/2014 16:57:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101753

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout the Law Officers' Departments' buildings and sites; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in the Law Officers' Departments which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Law Officers’ Departments are committed to reducing their energy usage and where it is cost effective to do would consider replacing lighting with LED systems. However there are currently no plans to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout the Law Officers' Departments' buildings and sites, most of which are leasehold.</p><p>At present, neither of the buildings currently occupied by the Attorney General’s Office or Serious Fraud Office have any LED lighting, and the Treasury Solicitor’s Department and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate only have LED lighting in the lift lobby area of their main building.</p><p>The CPS have replaced the lighting on one floor of their headquarters building with an LED system, but do not hold a central record of the technical specifications of the lighting systems in use in all of its buildings. To verify the details of all lighting systems would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Law Officers’ Departments reduced CO2 emissions by 29% in 2012/13 exceeding the Greening Government Commitment (GGC) target to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% by 2014/15 compared to 2009/10.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 05/11/2014 15:49:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101756

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will issue guidance to higher and further education institutions on implementing a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting in their buildings.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>Higher Education Institutions are autonomous and responsible for managing their own estates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2008 the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has provided £61 million in repayable grants to HE institutions to support projects which save money and reduce carbon emissions. A further £34m is being made available over the next two years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions on which institutions will benefit from this support will be announced early in the New Year. A large number of the project applications are for LED lighting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>FE colleges, as autonomous institutions, will make their own decisions on embracing sustainability principles across their estates. Criteria for funding from the Department included requirements for projects to achieve high levels of environmental performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 07/11/2014 14:46:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101758

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout his Department's buildings and sites; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in his Department which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>Currently the Department are investigating replacing existing stairwell lighting at 1 Victoria Street with LED lighting. Unfortunately the department cannot afford to switch all lighting to LED due to the large investment needed to do this.</p><p> </p><p>However lighting is gradually being upgraded to LED throughout the estate such as the recent Conference Centre lighting project and LED lighting has also been introduced to lift cars and the underground car park.</p><p> </p><p>Another key factor to address is the lease expiry on buildings as the department do not own the buildings it occupies, a clear payback must be achieved before the lease expires. In the current economic climate the department faces significant funding cuts and must prioritise spending accordingly. This has resulted in a limited expenditure on estate services and a prioritisation on providing and maintaining key services.</p><p> </p><p>I would not be able to estimate the proportion of LED lighting without carrying out a comprehensive survey across all sites which would not be time or cost effective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/11/2014 11:49:03 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101790

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Pneumococcal Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how often (a) pneumococcal disease and (b) pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia was mentioned on death certificates in England and Wales in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 03/11/2014 17:00:33 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 212755 ONS 375.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Pneumoccal Disease
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101793

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to intriduce LED lighting throughout buildings and sites used by (a) the Cabinet Office, (b) the Deputy Prime Minister's Office and (c) 10 Downing Street; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in such sites which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office and the Deputy Prime Ministers Office are integral parts of the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet Office estate is committed to improving the energy efficiency of its buildings. The estate incorporates buildings of different ages and types that require a selection of lighting solutions which must be assessed on a case by case basis. LED lighting does not always provide the most sustainable option in all scenarios.</p><p>Current implementation of LED lighting is approximately 5-10% across the entire estate. However, its use is increasing as existing lighting comes to the end of its effective life. Downing Street has implemented many of these new products in recent upgrades to some State Rooms, corridors and offices.</p><p>In addition to ensuring that the most appropriate lighting solution is selected across the estate, the Cabinet Office also incorporates lighting control mechanisms via presence detection and daylight sensors into its core buildings. These installations form part of the overall strategy to reduce electricity consumption estate wide as part of the wider Greening Government Commitment. Currently the estate as a whole has reduced electricity consumption by 34% from an 09/10 baseline</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 06/11/2014 17:37:58 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101796

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the merits of introducing fiscal incentives to more widespread use of LED lighting.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>There are already fiscal incentives for LED lighting. An Enhanced Capital Allowance is available for white light emitting diode (LED) lighting units. This Enhanced Capital Allowance lets businesses claim 100% first year relief on investments in certain energy-saving equipment. More information on product eligibility for an Enhanced Capital Allowance can be found on the Energy Technology Criteria List 2014 at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://etl.decc.gov.uk/etl/site/criteria.html" target="_blank">https://etl.decc.gov.uk/etl/site/criteria.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme is designed to improve energy efficiency and cut emissions in large public and private sector organisations. The scheme provides a fiscal incentive to install energy-saving measures such as LED lighting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has a long term commitment to reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) 2012 Energy Efficiency Strategy highlighted the importance of increasing energy efficiency to achieve the Government’s climate change goals, in addition to helping people and business manage their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor keeps all tax policy under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/11/2014 14:38:38 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell