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78652

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral Answer from the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners to the hon. Member for York Central of 17 July 2014, what information her Department holds on how many (a) food banks existed and (b) people made use of food banks in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	206404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no official figures for the number of food banks or for people who have made use of them. The provision of food aid ranges from small, local provision, through to regional and national schemes. The greatest proportion is community-led provision responding to local needs. As such, the Government do not believe it is possible to keep records of the number of food banks or how many people made use of them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/07/2014 09:28:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

78654

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Older People: Harrogate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people (a) of pensionable age and (b) over 80 years of age there are in Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	206564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 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 Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark question first answered 21/07/2014 13:48:03 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark attachment 1 file name PQ 206564 ons 324.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

78659

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reduce VAT on flood defence works carried out by individual householders to help protect their own homes against flooding.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	206455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans for legislative proposals to reduce VAT on flood defence works.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has responded to the recent floods in a decisive way by offering a package of initiatives, including a “renew and repair” grant of £5,000 to provide financial support for households and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the new funding schemes for homeowners and businesses in flood hit areas were announced on 20 February by the Prime Minister.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on this is available on the UK Government web-site at</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-details-of-flood-support-packages" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-details-of-flood-support-packages</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/07/2014 13:13:04 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

78667

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to repond to the Law Commission recommendations on reform of the Electronic Communications Code.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Reid
uin	206469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Since the Law Commission published its report on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code in February 2013, my Department has been considering the implications of the recommendations on network rollout and service provision to consumers. In January 2014 we published an economic analysis of the impact of various wayleave valuation regimes. A copy of this report has been placed in the House of Commons library. The analysis work is ongoing and I will make public the plans to reform the Electronic Communications Code, and respond to the Law Commission’s report, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 13:44:37 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1385 label Biography information for Mr Alan Reid

78668

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	National Lottery: North Yorkshire
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 estimate the total amount of money awarded to good causes by the National Lottery in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency and (b) North Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	206563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>National Lottery funding figures for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013: 29 grants worth a total of £8,645,453</p><p> </p><p>2012: 22 grants worth a total of £624,654</p><p> </p><p>2011:23 grants worth a total of £1,622,769</p><p> </p><p>2010: 25 grants worth a total of £1,710,701</p><p> </p><p>2009: 23 grants worth a total of £600,362</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(Please note the 2013 figure is much higher as there was a grant of £6.8 million to Your Consortium, a charity based in Knaresborough.)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National Lottery funding figures for North Yorkshire in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013: 263 grants worth a total of £26,491,173</p><p> </p><p>2012: 261 grants worth a total of £12,087,874</p><p> </p><p>2011: 266 grants worth a total of £12,517,310</p><p> </p><p>2010: 250 grants worth a total of £11,224,497</p><p> </p><p>2009: 300 grants worth a total of £8,454,417</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 21/07/2014 09:01:46 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

78691

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has any plans to increase the number of replies within his Department's working day standard; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The target for replying to correspondence is 80% in 15 working days - we aim to meet or exceed that target.</p><p>Cabinet Office guidance on correspondence handling states that individual Departments' targets for routine correspondence from MPs should be a maximum of 20 working days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 22/07/2014 14:21:31 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78692

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Natural Gas: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the changes made by the Valuation Office Agency to rates for gas storage facilities on security of supply and price stability in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Dan Byles
uin	206413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Business rates are only one part of a suite of costs faced by gas storage operators and the impact of business rate changes on gas storage sites can only be understood when compared to commercially sensitive information about each gas storage site, to which the Government does not have access. It is not feasible to assess the impact of rate changes in isolation and for this reason we have made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/07/2014 14:30:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4112 label Biography information for Dan Byles

78693

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Natural Gas: Storage
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 discussions he has had with the Valuation Office Agency about changes to the rates for gas storage facilities.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Dan Byles
uin	206414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>There have been no discussions between DECC Ministers and representatives of the Valuation Office Agency regarding changes to the business rates for gas storage facilities.</p><p>It is for the Valuation Office Agency to set business rates in accordance with the relevant legislative framework.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/07/2014 14:39:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4112 label Biography information for Dan Byles

78696

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of dealing with animals involved in fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	206472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have made no such estimate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 22/07/2014 10:55:02 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

78702

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Cane Sugar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the European Commission on cane sugar imports.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	206596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>My Right Honourable friend, Elizabeth Truss MP, has not had any discussions with the Commission to date. However, since agreement was reached on the Common Agriculture Policy in June 2013, the Right Honourable Owen Paterson MP, the former Secretary of State, exchanged letters with the Agriculture Commissioner on the needs of the cane refining sector. My Right Honourable friend’s letters, sent on 22 July 2013 and 8 January 2014, stressed the importance of competition in the sugar market and the need for a reduction in tariff barriers for raw cane sugar in order to maintain this. In his replies, the Commissioner promised to take these issues into account. <br></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/07/2014 10:18:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies