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416169

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date	04/09/2015
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	Azerbaijan: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan; and what representations his Department has made to the government of that country on behalf of Leyla and Arif Yunus.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK raises human rights with the Government of Azerbaijan at every appropriate opportunity. We have made several statements expressing concern about the detention and sentencing of prominent members of civil society. Most recently, I issued statements on 13 August and 1 September following the sentencing of human rights defenders Leyla and Arif Yunus, and investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova, respectively. The British Embassy in Baku worked with international partners to monitor recent trials of high profile activists, including the trial of Leyla and Arif Yunus.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/09/2015 12:35:58 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416173

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Opium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the UK spent on tackling opium production in Afghanistan in each year since 2005; and what the cultivation area of opium in that country was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of opium cultivation in each of the last 10 years in Afghanistan are based on the Opium Survey carried out on a yearly basis by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The table below outlines the findings of the survey since 2005.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Area of country under cultivation (in hectares)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>104,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>165,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>193,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>157,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>123,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>123,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>131,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>154,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>209,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>224,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Published in Autumn 2015</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Government works with the Afghan authorities and international partners to target action against opium trafficking networks, rather than provide funding for programmes specifically focussed on opium production. Figures specifically relating to funding to tackle opium production are therefore not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 15:00:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416174

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Royal Archives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on allowing full public access to the Royal Archives.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Royal Archives are private archives which offer public access to historical papers for educational purposes and academic study, including via an online digitisation and public access programme, while protecting the personal private papers of The Queen and Members of the Royal Family. Access to the Archives is the responsibility of the Keeper of the Royal Archives.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/09/2015 10:07:30 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416175

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on reducing Class A drug use among young people.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>There has been a long term downward trend in overall drug use over the last decade including among young people aged 11-15 and young adults aged 16-24. However, we continue to be concerned about the harms caused by drug misuse, including ecstasy and other Class A drugs, which is why they are illegal.</p><p>The UK’s approach on drugs remains clear: we must prevent drug use in our communities, help dependent individuals recover, while ensuring our drugs laws are enforced. We have recently refreshed our approach to reducing the demand for drugs which includes investing in a range of evidence-based programmes, which have a positive impact on young people and adults, giving them the confidence, resilience and risk management skills to resist drug use.</p><p>For example: • we have launched a new online resilience building resource, ‘Rise Above’, aimed at 11- to 16-year-olds, which provides tools to help develop skills to make positive choices for their health, including avoiding drug use;</p><p>• we have developed evidence-based online tools for educators and commissioners including the Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service (ADEPIS) which provides practical advice and tools based on the best international evidence, including briefing sheets for teachers; and</p><p>• Public Health England has developed its role in supporting local areas: sharing evidence to support commissioning and the delivery of effective public health prevention activities; and launching toolkits to support local areas’ responses on specific issues around new psychoactive substances and other drug groups.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 8916 question first answered 08/09/2015 17:10:48 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416178

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Nuclear Installations: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to Box 3, page 81, of her Department's Annual Report and Account 2014-15, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the increase in the estimated costs of nuclear decommissioning.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State keeps the costs of all DECC’s policies under review. Decisions on departmental budgets will be made as part of the current Spending Review, due to report in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/09/2015 13:53:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416179

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed by unmanned drones to prison security; and what steps he is taking to protect against drones dropping contraband material into prisons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service continues to assess the developing risk posed by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or ‘drones’. All prisons have local contingency plans to respond to incidents including drones.</p><p>The previous Government introduced legislation which prohibits the “projection” of any item into prison by any means, including by a drone. Prisons work with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute perpetrators, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/09/2015 11:07:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416180

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much each year is added to average consumer energy bills in the UK by solar power subsidies.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>In November 2014 DECC published estimates of the impact of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and bills.[1] The report estimated that, in 2014, support for renewable electricity projects through the renewables obligation (RO) and feed-in tariffs (FiTs) accounted for around £44 (or around 3%) of average household energy (gas and electricity) bills (in 2014 prices). Of this, an estimated £9 was spent on solar PV.</p><p><em>[1]</em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014</a> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/09/2015 13:50:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416181

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Sportsgrounds: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support he has made available to assist sports stadiums on improving their disabled accessibility.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all spectators have appropriate access to sporting venues and services. Professional sports clubs and sporting venues have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate disabled supporters.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport approved a £1.9mbid from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to deliver the Sports Equality Standard programme. The programme includes support and guidance for improving the physical and cultural accessibility of sporting venues. As part of this programme, the EHRC is actively working with a range of sports to deliver access audits at a number of grounds over the next two years, which will enable clubs to identify areas where access can be improved.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/09/2015 08:54:41 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416182

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of annual savings to the public purse of reducing the number of hon. Members from 650 to 600.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The most recent estimate, in June 2012, indicated that if the number of MPs were reduced from 650 to 600, the saving would be £13.6 million a year.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/09/2015 10:35:29 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416183

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Peers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what the average annual cost to the public purse is of a Member of the House of Lords; and how many peerages he estimates will be created over the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The cost of the House of Lords is a matter for the House authorities. Any peerages to be created would be made in accordance with established procedure.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 11/09/2015 12:53:43 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn