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418700

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to encourage orthodontists to offer NHS appointments to children outside school hours.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	10177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>NHS England contracts for orthodontic services at a local level taking account of the local oral health needs. Therefore opening hours are a matter for agreement between local commissioners and providers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/09/2015 10:09:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

418701

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the NHS has made of the potential benefits and disadvantages of the use of Doppler scans in preventing stillbirths.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	10175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) which advises Ministers and the National Health Service in all four countries about all aspects of screening is currently looking at the evidence for a variety of tests (including doppler scans) and treatments to see if they would be able to help to reduce stillbirths. The UK NSC will evaluate the benefits and risks of each test and treatment against its internationally recognised criteria before making a recommendation on their introduction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 17/09/2015 14:50:42 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

418760

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Unemployment: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help older unemployed people to retrain.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	10176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus uses a range of innovative approaches to help older claimants back to work. Training to help unemployed people find work is available to benefit claimants of all ages.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have introduced a number of initiatives to support older people including the introduction of Jobcentre Plus Older Claimant Champions and the launch of the work experience and sector based work academy pilots that will support 3,000 claimants. We are trialling career reviews and digital support in two Jobcentre Plus districts.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/09/2015 13:40:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

417728

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Contempt of Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason contempt of court laws do not apply in the family court.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	9404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The law relating to contempt of court applies generally to all courts and this includes the family court. The legislation establishing the family court provides that the family court may make any order (including orders punishing for contempt of court) that could be made by the High Court or the county court if the proceedings were in those respective courts; and the powers of judges in the family court to punish for contempt are proportionate to their level of seniority.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 13:42:28 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

416847

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to help people to stop receiving unsolicited mail.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	8744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government appreciates that some people find unsolicited mail a real nuisance. This is why we have made sure that there are preference services in place to help those people stop receiving unwanted mail.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By registering with both preference services offered by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and Royal Mail’s door-to-door opt-out service, the vast majority of unsolicited mail can be stopped. Registration is quick and free.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information about these services can be found on the DMA’s Mailing Preference Service website (<a href="http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.mpsonline.org.uk</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/09/2015 15:35:53 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

416848

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans for the extension of the Right to Buy scheme to housing associations to encompass fully mutual housing co-operatives.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	8745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The development of the policy is ongoing, and details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 8965 question first answered 09/09/2015 15:41:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

416850

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
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 publicise the ending of the paper counterpart to driving licences; and what arrangements are in place to support drivers who do not have access to a computer to access information about their penalty points.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	8747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) used media, online channels, direct mail and advertising to inform people about the abolition of the paper counterpart to the driving licence. The DVLA also engaged with trade organisations, vehicle hire companies and wrote directly to 640,000 professional bus and lorry drivers. Information has been sent to around a million drivers each month since February with driving licence renewal reminders. Awareness of the change amongst the public is now over 84%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has a dedicated local rate telephone service in place for drivers who do not have access to the online service. This service is available Monday to Friday from 8am to 7pm and Saturday from 8am to 2pm. Since the paper counterpart was abolished in June 2015, more than 154,000 drivers have used the telephone service. During the same period the online service has been used 1.4m times.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/09/2015 15:29:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

385637

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress she has made on the rollout of smart meters.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	900556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>Good progress has been made. The industry is making extensive preparations in the areas of meter procurement; in building and testing their systems, and in staff recruitment and training. Consumers are already benefiting from the roll-out – around 1.5 million meters are operating under the Programme – putting consumers in control of their energy use, bringing an end to estimated bills, and helping people to save energy and money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 25/06/2015 15:01:06 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias