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177084

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to encourage banks to offer their services to money service businesses.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	222940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting a healthy and legitimate remittance sector, and ensuring that UK citizens are able to continue to remit funds safely to family abroad. That is why, in response to the withdrawal of banking services from the Money Service Business sector we set up an Action Group on Cross Border Remittances to address this issue. The group is monitoring changes to the market, has developed guidance for MSBs and banks and is promoting a shared understanding of risk. The group is also overseeing the development of a Safer Corridor to ensure the continued, secure flow of remittances to Somalia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers have been engaging closely with the banking industry both through the British Bankers Association and directly with those banks involved in this issue, including personally writing to and phoning a number of banks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/02/2015 12:29:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

176875

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	World Economic Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government Ministers attended the World Economic Forum in 2015; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such attendance.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	222795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial overseas travel are published quarterly and can be found at <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/02/2015 16:54:58 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

176901

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 219852, if he will provide a breakdown by category of his Department's expenditure allocated to oil and gas in the last financial year; and of the purposes and functions of that expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	222812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>DECC’s expenditure allocated to Oil and Gas for the financial year 2013/2014 was £2,798k and all of this was channelled into the Oil and Gas Maximising Recovery Programme.</p><p>A breakdown giving the purposes and functions within that expenditure is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Purpose/Function</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£k)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geological advice contract</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reservoir Engineering/Improved Oil Recovery, Carbon Capture &amp; Storage contract</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environmental/Decommissioning/IHR Facilities contract</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pilot - Competitiveness</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Industry R&amp;D projects</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT and Data management</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (including currently unforeseeable expenditure on Improved Oil Recovery, resilience, delimitation, Environmental/Decommissioning, metering etc)</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unconventional Oil and Gas</p></td><td><p>198</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/02/2015 17:55:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

176909

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 fees her Department has proposed for veterinarians who bid successfully in the tendering process for testing for tuberculosis in cattle.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	222775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Details of the fees payable by the successful bidders are subject to commercial confidentiality and not shared. Redacted copies of the awarded contracts will be available on Contracts Finder once these have been awarded. However, within the Invitation to Tender documentation it was clear that Defra was seeking the ability to deliver a consistent quality assured service, which would be important in identifying successful suppliers. Other factors, including the provision of a locally responsive service and the use of small businesses which otherwise support a sustainable livestock farming industry and wider rural economy, would also be important whilst cost would still be a factor. Tenderers were invited to submit tenders for each Geographical Lot based on their fees not exceeding the annual reference value of each the Geographical Lots (2013/14) and, in three Geographical Lots, the estimated value of the Total Reference Value less 10%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/02/2015 15:24:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

176910

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 steps she has taken to keep veterinarians informed on the timetable of her Department's tendering process for testing cattle for tuberculosis.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	222776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Since the new model for the supply of veterinary services was announced in July 2013, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) (previously the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency) has continuously provided detailed information and progress updates through the APHA website, regular Official Veterinarian (OV) newsletter and in specific letters and briefings sent directly to OVs. This information was also provided to veterinary professional bodies such as the British Veterinary Association (BVA), the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA) and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). APHA provided open fora in both Builth Wells (Wales) and Weybridge (England) in September and October 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An Invitation to Tender was published on 9 July 2014 which included a timetable leading to the announcement on contract awards in January 2015. To further aid potential suppliers, two further clarification days were held in Builth Wells and Weybridge in July and August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 6 January 2015, prior to the award of contracts for veterinary services, APHA wrote to the BVA, BCVA and RCVS, to update them on the award process and timescales involved. On 27 January, APHA informed professional bodies and OVs of the award of contracts in Wales and will now work with the contractors to inform veterinarians in Wales of the transitional timetable and arrangements. APHA is not yet in a position to award contracts in England, as this is dependent on the outcome of an ongoing legal process, but has reaffirmed its commitment to providing ongoing information and support to the veterinary profession.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/02/2015 15:20:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

176632

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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	Occupational Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made with the establishment of the Health at Work Assessment and Advisory Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL4541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Fit for Work, previously known as the Health and Work Service, is comprised of two elements:</p><p> </p><p>i) Free, expert and impartial work-related health advice via a website and telephone line</p><p>ii) Referral to an occupational health professional for employees who are, or are expected to, undergo a period of sickness absence from work lasting four weeks or more. The Fit for Work occupational health professional will identify obstacles preventing the employee from returning to work and produce a Return to Work Plan tailored to the employee’s needs.</p><p> </p><p>The advice element of Fit for Work went live in England and Wales in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>From January 2015 some GPs in the Sheffield area had the opportunity to try the assessment service. This will be expanded across the country over a period of months from spring, building on this experience and learning.</p><p> </p><p>Fit for Work Scotland is being delivered by the Scottish Government; the advice element went live in December 2014 and the referral element went live, initially in three NHS Board areas, in January 2015. As with England and Wales, this will be expanded across Scotland from the spring.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 04/02/2015 15:06:55 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

176637

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many immigrants from (1) Bulgaria, and (2) Romania, arrived in the United Kingdom in each month during 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL4546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 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 printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 04/02/2015 18:15:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name PQ HL4546 ONS 34.pdf title ONS Letter to Peer - Immigrants
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

176653

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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	National Parks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to be able to respond to Natural England's proposals for an extension to the boundaries of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks.
tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Finsbury
uin	HL4562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>A public inquiry into Natural England’s proposals to extend the boundaries of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks was held in June 2013. The inspector’s report has been submitted to Defra and is now being considered. The Secretary of State will issue her decisions in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 04/02/2015 13:45:20 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	186 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Finsbury

176691

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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	Citizens Advice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have volunteered to work for Citizens Advice Bureaux in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	222641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Citizens Advice has provided the following data on volunteer numbers but this is only available for 7 of the past 10 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. volunteers in bureaux</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. trustees</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total volunteers across bureaux</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>15,825</p></td><td><p>4,250</p></td><td><p><strong>20,075</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>17,309</p></td><td><p>4,024</p></td><td><p><strong>21,333</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>17,819</p></td><td><p>3,668</p></td><td><p><strong>21,487</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>18,141</p></td><td><p>3,525</p></td><td><p><strong>21,666</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>18,900</p></td><td><p>3,264</p></td><td><p><strong>22,164</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>19,050</p></td><td><p>2,987</p></td><td><p><strong>22,037</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>18,600</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p><strong>21,600</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All Trustees are volunteers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 04/02/2015 12:30:35 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

176692

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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	Citizens Advice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of paid staff working for Citizens Advice Bureaux in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	222642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Citizens Advice has provided the following data on the number of paid staff working in bureaux across the network but this is only available for 7 of the past 10 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. paid staff in bureaux</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>6,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>6,359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>7,027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>6,821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>6,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>6,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Accurate electronic recording of data on staff numbers across the bureaux network has only been possible in the last 7 years, prior to which statistics were collected across the network either manually or in a variety of different data systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 04/02/2015 12:31:47 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman