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171495

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Confederation of British Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have contributed in annual membership fees to the Confederation of British Industry in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	219412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Since 2007, the core Department has made no contributions in annual membership fees to the Confederation of British Industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have approached the Chief Executives of the Department’s Executive Agencies (Insolvency Service, Companies House, National Measurement Office, Intellectual Property Office, UK Space Agency, Ordnance Survey, Met Office, Land Registry and the Skills Funding Agency) and they will respond to my Hon. Friend directly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/01/2015 16:25:04 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson attachment 1 file name 219412 (29029) Executive Agencies.pdf title Letters from Executive Agencies
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

171496

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Confederation of British Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what payments (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have made to the Confederation of British Industry in each year since 2007; and what the purpose was of each such payment.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	219413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Since 2007, the core Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has made the following payments to the Confederation of British Industry:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2011 - £120 to cover costs of a training event for a BIS member of staff</p><p> </p><p>2014 - £180 to cover costs of a training event for a BIS member of staff</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In other years, no payments were made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have approached the Chief Executives of the Department’s Executive Agencies (Insolvency Service, Companies House, National Measurement Office, Intellectual Property Office, UK Space Agency, Ordnance Survey, Met Office, Land Registry and the Skills Funding Agency) and they will respond to my Hon. Friend directly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/01/2015 16:26:42 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson attachment 1 file name 219413 (29031) Executive Agencies.pdf title Letters from Executive Agencies
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

171513

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Housing: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many residential properties on brownfield land (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of all residential property sales were sold in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	219417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department publishes data on residential property sales, based on Land Registry data. These are available in Live Tables 588 (annual) and 584 (quarterly) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-housing-market-and-house-prices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-housing-market-and-house-prices</a><br><br>The Department does not, however, collect data on the proportion of these properties that were built on brownfield land.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/01/2015 16:06:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

171559

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Marchwood Military Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the three remaining bidders for the proposed lease of parts of the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre site have made their bids dependent upon planning permission for development being granted; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	219504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Due to the requirement to protect and maintain competitive tension, all negotiations with commercial bidders are confidential. Bidders' formal proposals have not yet been received. Planning permission will be dependent on the specific content of Bidders' formal proposals; thus no further comment can be made at this time.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 219503 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:35:19 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

171560

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Marchwood Military Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the probability of planning permission being given for development of those parts of the site of the Sea Mounting Centre at Marchwood, Hampshire, which are to be leased to private companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	219503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Due to the requirement to protect and maintain competitive tension, all negotiations with commercial bidders are confidential. Bidders' formal proposals have not yet been received. Planning permission will be dependent on the specific content of Bidders' formal proposals; thus no further comment can be made at this time.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 219504 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:35:19 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

171589

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Bees
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 quantity of honey produced by the hives on the roof of Nobel House since the installation of those hives.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
uin	219510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Two beehives were installed on the rooftops of Nobel House on 3 November 2014. Honey production is dependent on the season’s weather conditions. Generally a single hive can be expected to produce a minimum of 25 kg of honey per year. As we are entering the winter period, the Nobel House beehives will not produce honey until summer 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The beehives are managed by a skilled bee farmer, who is a member of the Bee Farmers’ Association. He is aided by an apprentice, who is part of the Defra co-funded Beekeeping Apprenticeship scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 219511 219512 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:05:53 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

171590

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Bees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates bees were introduced to the hives on the roof of Nobel House.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
uin	219511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Two beehives were installed on the rooftops of Nobel House on 3 November 2014. Honey production is dependent on the season’s weather conditions. Generally a single hive can be expected to produce a minimum of 25 kg of honey per year. As we are entering the winter period, the Nobel House beehives will not produce honey until summer 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The beehives are managed by a skilled bee farmer, who is a member of the Bee Farmers’ Association. He is aided by an apprentice, who is part of the Defra co-funded Beekeeping Apprenticeship scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 219510 219512 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:05:53 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

171591

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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	Bees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a specialist beekeeper has been employed to supervise the hives on the roof of Nobel House.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
uin	219512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Two beehives were installed on the rooftops of Nobel House on 3 November 2014. Honey production is dependent on the season’s weather conditions. Generally a single hive can be expected to produce a minimum of 25 kg of honey per year. As we are entering the winter period, the Nobel House beehives will not produce honey until summer 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The beehives are managed by a skilled bee farmer, who is a member of the Bee Farmers’ Association. He is aided by an apprentice, who is part of the Defra co-funded Beekeeping Apprenticeship scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 219510 219511 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:05:53 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

171623

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with dementia in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The number of people recorded on practice disease registers is available in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. The numbers of diagnoses are not available but the numbers of people on the dementia register is shown in the table below. This is a measure of prevalence rather than incidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of patients on the QOF dementia register in England</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number of Practices</p></td><td><p>Sum of List Sizes</p></td><td><p>Dementia Register Counts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>7,921</p></td><td><p>56,324,887</p></td><td><p>348,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>8,020</p></td><td><p>56,012,096</p></td><td><p>318,669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2012</p></td><td><p>8,123</p></td><td><p>55,525,732</p></td><td><p>293,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2011</p></td><td><p>8,245</p></td><td><p>55,169,643</p></td><td><p>266,697</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2010</p></td><td><p>8,305</p></td><td><p>54,836,561</p></td><td><p>249,463</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/01/2015 16:13:06 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

171642

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits of the adoption by the police of ethnic category codes currently defined in the 2011 census in respect of the Roma, Gypsy and Traveller population as part of their collection of data in accordance with Section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	219411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Census categories for ethnicity are assessed each year as part of the Home Office’s process of agreeing each year’s Annual Data Requirement (ADR) of mandatory collections of statistical data from the police. This process <br>includes consultation with stakeholders of the Ministry of Justice biennial release Race and the Criminal Justice System, produced in accordance with section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. <br><br>The ADR collections currently use the Census 2001 ethnicity framework, and there are no plans at present to move to the Census 2011 framework, which would add a separate category of ‘Gypsy or Irish Traveller’</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/01/2015 16:44:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett