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349729

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date	10/06/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had in Wales on a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>I am discussing the UK’s membership of the European Union with people and businesses across Wales. So far, the people and businesses I have spoken to have told me that they want a less intrusive, less costly and less burdensome membership of the European Union. We intend to secure that and deliver an in-out referendum by the end of 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 17/06/2015 14:30:02 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

229060

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Public Houses
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 he is taking to support pubs.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	228768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting a fair and flourishing pubs sector. We have scrapped the beer duty escalator, and in Budget 2015 we cut beer duty for the third year in a row.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Community Right to Bid, we are giving community organisations in England a better chance to save their local pub by listing it as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). And, from 6 April, we will strengthen the hands of communities whose pub is listed as an ACV still further by removing permitted development rights from those pubs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, we are introducing a Statutory Code of Practice and an independent Adjudicator to govern the relationship between large pub-owning companies and the thousands of tenants that run tied pubs across England and Wales. These measures will help to ensure the pubs industry continues to flourish, to the benefit of all those who work so hard to make the pub the mainstay of our communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/03/2015 14:16:56 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

229095

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on further devolution in England.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	228765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the member of Romford to the response I gave the member for Crawley during oral questions on Tuesday 24 March, <em>column 1273.</em></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/03/2015 12:20:14 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

229115

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps he has taken to increase competition in the energy supply market.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	228766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>There are now 21 independent suppliers in the domestic retail market providing more competition and choice for consumers.</p><p>The Government has made it quicker and easier for consumers to switch supplier. We have supported Ofgem’s reforms to make the retail market simpler, clearer and fairer and to increase liquidity in the wholesale electricity market.</p><p>In addition the Government has backed Ofgem’s referral of the energy market for investigation by the Competition and Market Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/03/2015 09:39:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

229186

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 tackle extremism.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	228767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes extremism seriously and is committed to tackling it in all its forms. In 2011 the Home Secretary reformed the Prevent strategy to tackle the ideology behind the terrorist threat we face and made sure it tackled non-violent extremism as well as violent extremism. <br><br>This Government also set up the Extremism Task Force (ETF) in July 2013 in the wake of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby to consider what more we could do to deal with extremism. The ETF has driven forward a number of actions. The Home Secretary has excluded more hate preachers than ever before, nearly 90 since 2010. We have removed 61,000 pieces of terrorist related material since December 2013. We have created a new online tool to make it easier for the public to report extremist content. We have worked with over 250 mosques, 50 faith groups and 70 community groups. We have trained over 150,000 frontline public sector workers to identify and support those at risk of radicalisation.<br><br>This week the Home Secretary outlined proposals for a new counter-extremism strategy to tackle the whole spectrum of extremism. The foundation of the strategy would is the proud promotion of British values.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 26/03/2015 10:19:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

226261

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that faith schools do not divide local communities.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>All schools, including faith schools, have a legal duty to promote community cohesion. All schools are expected to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/03/2015 17:27:28 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

226264

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that teachers are fully engaged in the process of developing curriculums in schools.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Headteachers are responsible for the curriculum in their school. They should work closely with their leadership team and teachers in designing their school curriculum. For maintained schools, the national curriculum forms part of the wider school curriculum. Teachers and schools represented over half of the respondents to our consultation in 2013 on proposals for the new national curriculum, which attracted over 4500 responses in total.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 17/03/2015 15:24:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

226265

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress the Government has made on ensuring that apprenticeships are recognised as having equivalent value to university degrees.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have already seen more than 2.1 million apprenticeship starts during this Parliament. Higher Apprenticeships are offering a real alternative to university, providing opportunities to gain a degree whilst working. There are currently over 50 available with more being developed. During 2013/14 there were 18,100 participating in Higher Apprenticeships, a 40% increase on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>£20m has been made available over 2014-15 and 2015-16 to support employer investment in apprenticeships up to postgraduate level. An additional £40m has also been provided to deliver 20,000 higher apprenticeship starts over the academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p>Degree Apprenticeships are a new model of higher Apprenticeships involving employers, universities and relevant professional bodies working in partnership. We announced nine Degree Apprenticeships on 12 March. These are in Chartered Surveying; Electronic Systems Engineering; Aerospace Engineering; Aerospace Software Development; Defence Systems Engineering; Laboratory Science; Nuclear; Power Systems and Public Relations. Places will be available from September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>New statutory guidance for schools on careers and inspiration became effective from September 2014. The guidance makes it clear that schools should give employers and other providers delivering apprenticeships the opportunity to inform pupils directly about what they offer. It emphasises that apprenticeships and university offer two equally effective routes to a successful career.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/03/2015 11:45:46 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

226289

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist the improvement of domestic security and public protection in Libya.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>We strongly support the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), to resolve the political and security crisis and pave the way for peaceful political dialogue.</p><p>Our commitment to Libya is reflected by the Prime Minister’s appointment of a Special Envoy to the Political Transition, Jonathan Powell. Our Envoy and the UK Diplomatic network are working hard with key Libyan interlocutors and international partners to support UN efforts to facilitate a fully inclusive dialogue to reach a lasting political agreement.</p><p>The UK welcomed the dialogue talks hosted by UNSMIL in Rabat, Algeria and Brussels. We urge all participants to attend further talks with goodwill and adopt inclusive policies, to lay the foundations for a Government of National Unity. The UK is actively exploring with EU and other partners how best we can support a new National Unity Government. The improvement of the security situation in Libya is a crucial ingredient for its success.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/03/2015 14:39:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

226290

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of kidnappings by ISIL in Libya.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Our Travel Advice has consistently highlighted the threat from terrorism and from kidnapping in Libya, and advises against all travel to the country on that basis. Since the emergence of ISIL in Libya we have added further information and advice to the FCO Travel Advice. We have taken steps to contact all British Nationals and companies, who we believe may be in Libya, to advise them of these changes, and that they should consider leaving the country immediately.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/03/2015 14:40:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell