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224374

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
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	Digital Technology: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which (a) film, (b) television, (c) music and (d) publishing companies his Department consulted on the contents of the Government's policy paper, UK vision for EU's digital economy, before it was published.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	225810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has engaged with a wide range of stakeholders in the creative and other interested sectors in developing the UK’s vision for the Digital Economy, including representatives of film, television, music and publishing companies. The Government will continue to engage with stakeholders on the digital single market agenda to promote a single market which supports growth and enables businesses, creators and consumers to enjoy the opportunities presented by the digital economy.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/03/2015 15:40:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

224380

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
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	Digital Technology: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to UK vision for the EU's digital economy, published in January 2015, what steps the Government is taking to implement the recommendation that the European Commission should act to ensure access to digital media content across EU borders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	225812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>As set out in the UK’s vision for the Digital Economy, the Government believes that the digital single market should make it easier for people to access and use content on fair and reasonable terms across borders. The Government will be engaging with the European Commission and stakeholders to promote targeted changes based on the best available evidence. We must ensure we have a copyright framework that supports economic growth, protects our creators, rewards creativity and responds to consumer needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/03/2015 15:49:19 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

224451

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 19 January 2015 from the Right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr P. Metcalfe.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	225877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond) replied to the the Right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton's letter of 19 January 2015 with regard to Mr P. Metcalfe on 25 February.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 04/03/2015 14:44:32 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

224476

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints by victims of crime have been lodged against (a) the police and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
uin	225843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The table shows the total number of complaint cases recorded against all Home <br>Office Police Forces and the British Transport Police from 2009/10 – 2013/14 <br>(data is from the Independent Police Complaints Commission). Data is not <br>collected on whether the complainant in each case is a victim of crime.<br><br>Full statistics on police complaints are published by the Independent Police <br>Complaints Commission on its website; this includes a breakdown of the number <br>of complaints by police force: www.ipcc.gov.uk<br><br>The Home Office does not collect data on the number of complaints made against <br>the Crown Prosecution Service.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13*</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total recorded in year</p></td><td><p>34,310</p></td><td><p>33,099</p></td><td><p>30,143</p></td><td><p>30,365</p></td><td><p>34,863</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The definition of a complaint was broadened from this point onwards to include direction and control (applies to complaints received on or after 22 November 2012).</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/03/2015 16:58:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

224116

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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	Fairtrade Initiative
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 has taken to encourage retailers to stock more Fairtrade products and adopt Fairtrade principles.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Mr Ian Davidson
uin	225703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The power of Fairtrade, championed by some of Britain's best brands, is undeniable. While it remains a commercial decision on whether or not to stock Fairtrade products and adopt Fairtrade Principles, sales of Fairtrade products in the UK rose by 14% in 2013/14 to £1.78bn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Policy on Fairtrade products rests with the Department for International Development who have invested £18 million over six years in Fairtrade in order to help open up new markets in harder to reach places and also to break down trade barriers faced by women.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For our part, we are working with the British Retail Consortium to develop guidance which sets out how retailers can apply appropriate due diligence and reporting in respect of their supply chains to ensure that consideration is given to the manner in which goods are brought to market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Enabling the world's poorest people to get a fair price for what they produce helps end poverty and also creates tomorrow's new markets for us to trade with.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 04/03/2015 15:29:42 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	611 label Biography information for Mr Ian Davidson

224117

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what policies his Department has in place to protect product standards in British companies when they are taken over by foreign companies.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	225735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The Takeover Code governs takeovers of UK public companies in order to provide an orderly framework for the conduct of bids and to ensure that shareholders are treated fairly and equally. However, the Code does not contain any rules about product standards following a takeover. These would only be regulated by the Takeover Panel if the bidder had made a specific commitment or intention statement on the matter during the course of the offer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 04/03/2015 15:31:02 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

224121

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many inquiries into faith-based charities of each faith have been opened by the Charity Commission in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	225687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Charity Commission. I have asked the Chief Executive to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 03/03/2015 16:34:24 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name rchajrowley20150303104106HQ.PDF title Charity Commission Letter to Member
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

224122

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people (a) under and (b) over the age of 18 died of epilepsy in (i) England and (ii) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	225700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 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 constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 04/03/2015 15:51:03 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 225700 ONS 76.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Death from Epilepsy
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

224123

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2015 to Questions 223142 and 223143, when he expects to publish the breakdown of the estimated numbers of deaths resulting in inheritance tax liabilities by Westminster parliamentary constituencies for years later than 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	225708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>Updates to Table 12-12 of the Inheritance Tax Official Statistics covering estimated numbers of deaths resulting in Inheritance Tax liabilities for Westminster parliamentary constituencies are published annually at the end of July each year. The July 2015 update will include the estimated number of deaths resulting in Inheritance Tax liabilities in 2012-13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2015 17:13:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

224126

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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	Business: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require companies and financial institutions to produce an annual integrated sustainability report.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	225716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK already requires quoted companies to report, where necessary for an understanding of their business, on environmental matters. Companies are required to report their policy, principle risks and outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, UK will implement directive 2014/95/EU that requires reports to cover, amongst other matters, environmental policy. This disclosure will include a discussion of the company policy, including the due diligence measures implemented, the outcome and the principle risks related to the environment related to the company’s operations, business relationships, products and services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Considering the requirements already in place and those necessary to implement the EU Directive, we have no current plans to bring forward additional legislation proposals on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 04/03/2015 16:17:48 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley