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387236

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of public spending per capita in Wales to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and if he will review the working of the Barnett formula.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>In 2012 the government committed to reviewing levels of relative funding with the Welsh Government at each Spending Review. The latest assessment, conducted at the Spending Round in 2013, found that Wales is not underfunded, and that current levels of relative spending are within the range suggested by the Holtham Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have committed to introducing a funding floor at the next Spending Review to make sure that this remains the case. This was agreed in the expectation that the Welsh Government would call a referendum on Income Tax powers, and become responsible for raising a greater proportion of the money it spends.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding arrangements for the devolved administrations are kept under review, as set out in HM Treasury’s ‘<em>Statement of Funding Policy</em>’. However, we have been clear that the Barnett formula will remain in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/07/2015 12:17:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

387243

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department offers to seafarers' stranded vessels as a result of their employer's liquidation; and what steps he is taking to reduce incidences of ships being detained in UK ports due to financing problems.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) undertakes Port State Control inspections on foreign-flag ships when in UK waters. This includes enforcing the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 which covers payment of seafarers’ wages and repatriation. In the case of failure of the shipowner or the flag-State of the ship to undertake their responsibility, the MCA may assist in the repatriation of seafarers to their home country, when requested by the seafarer if they have become stranded due to liquidation of the shipping company.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government cannot intervene in the financial position of shipowners and has no control of the financial situation of ships visiting UK ports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/07/2015 11:40:21 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

387246

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2015 to Question 4358, what mechanisms other than the issuance of gilts are used to finance Government borrowing; and what the gross value is of borrowing through such mechanisms.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	5395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>The majority of central government borrowing is financed through gilt issuance by the Debt Management Office (£126.4 billion in 2014-15).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Other sources of central government financing in 2014-15 were:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>National Savings and Investments – net financing of £18.2 billion</p></li><li><p>Treasury bills – net financing of £8.5 billion</p></li><li><p>Renminbi bond – net financing of £0.3 billion</p></li><li><p>Sukuk – net financing of £0.2 billion</p><p> </p><p>Total financing through these sources in 2014-15 totalled £27.2 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have flexibility to determine their sources of borrowing within the prudential code borrowing regime. Local authorities undertake the majority of their borrowing via the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB), a statutory body operating within the Debt Management Office. The PWLB’s function is to lend money from the National Loans Fund to local authorities and to collect repayments.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2015, the Scottish government has the power to borrow up to a total of £2.2 billion for capital investment by way of bond issuance as well as via the National Loans Fund and commercial loans. The coalition government announced in February 2015 that the Welsh government’s means of borrowing for capital investment from April 2018, up to a total of £500 million, will also be extended to include bond issuance.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/07/2015 12:50:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

387250

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will undertake a feasibility study of reverting the boundaries of Yorkshire to those prior to the splitting of the region after the Local Government Act 1972.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	5389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Whilst the Government recognises the part historic counties can play in our traditions and local heritage across the country, we have no plans to undertake top down studies or reviews of local boundaries. We are ready to have conversations with any area about their proposals for the future governance of that area and the powers and budgets they would like to see devolved to it.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2015 14:37:33 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

387268

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes of violence were recorded against serving police officers through health and safety self-reporting by police officers in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	5480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Table one contains statistics on the number of police officers assaulted whilst on duty during the financial years 2011/12 to 2013/14. These figures are based upon self-reported data held within police forces’ human resource or health and safety systems. These figures are not fully comparable because recording practices may vary between forces and over time. A police force area breakdown has been provided because some forces were unable to provide data for certain years.</p><p>Table two contains police recorded crime statistics for the offence ‘Assault without injury on a constable’ for the calendar years 2012 to 2014. Totals for England and Wales have been provided as this dataset is complete.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/07/2015 14:55:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name PQ56.15 Table 1 + Table 2.xlsx title Tables 1 + 2
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

387276

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to secure the release of Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	5392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) spoke to the Ethiopian Foreign Minister on 30 June and made a public statement on 25 June. He made clear that Ethiopia’s failure to grant our repeated requests was unacceptable, and informed Dr Tedros that the lack of progress in the case risked undermining the UK’s relationship with Ethiopia. We will continue to press the Ethiopian government for regular consular access, for our concerns regarding Andargachew’s welfare to be addressed, for a clear and transparent legal process through which he can challenge his detention.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/07/2015 13:25:58 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

387291

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police officers and others have the ability to prevent protesters harassing or intimidating women seeking advice on sexual health and abortion.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	5385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office is aware of a number of recent protests outside some abortion clinics which we take extremely seriously. This country has a proud history of allowing free speech but the right to peaceful protest does not extend to harassment or threatening behaviour. The law currently provides protection against such acts. The police have a range of powers to deal with protests outside clinics. Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986, makes it an offence to display threatening, or abusive words or images that, within the sight of someone, is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 allows the police to place conditions on the location, duration or numbers attending a public assembly. This can be applied where the police believe that the assembly may result in serious public disorder, serious damage to property, serious disruption to the life of the community, or that the purpose by the assembly organisers is to intimidate others to compel them not to do an act that they have a right to do.</p><p>The police have dispersal powers (in public places) under sections 34 and 35 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, to remove or reduce the likelihood of members of the public being harassed, alarmed or distressed, or to prevent local crime or disorder.</p><p>The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 includes criminal offences that protect individuals, who are conducting lawful activities, from harassment by protestors. The policing of protests and the use of powers are an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/07/2015 14:52:24 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

387313

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fines have been (a) imposed and (b) paid for the carrying of illegal migrants at ports of entry to the UK in the Pas de Calais region in each time period for which records are kept since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	5262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The total penalties paid and received by the Home Office under the Civil Penalty scheme for the Nord Pas de Calais region are £4.2 million in 2013/14 and £6.6 million in 2014/15. Border Force issued penalties for those attempting to enter the UK via the Pas de Calais region for each month since January 2014 as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Month</td><td>Number of Penalties Issued</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January 2014</td><td>179</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>February 2014</td><td>157</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>March 2014</td><td>184</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>April 2014</td><td>221</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>May 2014</td><td>263</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>June 2014</td><td>282</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>July 2014</td><td>369</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>August 2014</td><td>335</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>September 2014</td><td>309</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>October 2014</td><td>333</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>November 2014</td><td>271</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>December 2014</td><td>254</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January 2015</td><td>316</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>February 2015</td><td>186</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>March 2015</td><td>182</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>April 2015</td><td>198</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>May 2015</td><td>268</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Two Codes of Practice govern what is expected of hauliers and drivers in preventing the carriage of clandestine entrants and the level of penalty that can be imposed in a given set of circumstances. If an effective system for preventing the carriage of clandestine entrants is in operation then no penalty would be imposed.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/07/2015 11:46:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

387315

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to remove criminal sanctions for non-payment of the television licence fee.
tabling member constituency	Charnwood
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	5342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>An independent review of the sanctions regime for non-payment of the television licence has been led by David Perry QC on behalf of the Government. The Review has now concluded and the Report will be published in due course. In accordance with section 77(3) of the Deregulation Act 2015, I will lay a report setting out my response to the Review within 3 months of its completion.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/07/2015 08:31:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 13475 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

387351

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what instructions have been given to staff in his Department dealing with freedom of information requests on the application of Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No. 19, issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, in considering whether to apply the exemptions in section 38 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	5322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>No guidance has been issued to staff on the application of Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No.19, issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, about the application of section 38 of the Act. However, the Ministry of Justice has published its own guidance on the use of this exemption. This is available here: <a title="http://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners/exemptions-guidance" href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners/exemptions-guidance" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners/exemptions-guidance</a><em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/07/2015 13:38:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant