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438508

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date	15/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Action on Smoking and Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of Action on Smoking and Health in providing the secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health, and in particular whether such activities are designed to influence (1) Parliament, Government or political parties, or (2) legislative or regulatory action.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL4604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of the role of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in providing the secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health.</p><br /><p>The conditions applicable to grants awarded to ASH for work to support tobacco control are set out in the grant award letters. The Department has made clear that none of this funding is to be used for activities designed to influence Parliament, Government or political parties or to influence legislative or regulatory action. ASH’s compliance with the conditions of the grant is assessed at grant monitoring meetings as well as in the final full year grant monitoring and governance reports.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 17/12/2015 17:19:06 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

438576

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Exercise: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2015 to Question 15349, if HM Revenue and Customs will expand the tax exemption associated with the Cycle to Work scheme to provide employees with access to tax-free physical activity accessories and personalised activity plans for themselves and their families.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	20264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The tax exemption associated with the Cycle to Work scheme is for the loan or hire by an employer to an employee of a cycle or cyclist’s safety equipment. It was established to promote healthier journeys to work and to reduce environmental pollution. This and all other tax exemptions are kept under review.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/12/2015 12:43:23 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

438589

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Investment Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Financial Conduct Authority will conclude its investigation into issues relating to the Connaught fund and allow those affected to submit claims to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	20232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government.</p><br /><p>This question has been passed on to the FCA. They will reply directly to the Honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2015 14:18:52 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

438593

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of communities of 5,000 people or more in England where there is no bank branch within a radius of three miles.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	20209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the information requested.</p><br /><p>Banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy. Decisions on the opening and closing of individual branches are taken by the management of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government.</p><br /><p>The Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking protocol announced in March 2015. From the first of May this year, each participating bank has committed to carry out a number of steps if it is closing a branch, including the preparation of meaningful local impact assessments. There is a commitment to a review of the operation of the protocol after one year, and the Government looks forward to its conclusions.</p><br /><p>The availability of alternative locations for accessing basic banking services is also important. The ongoing negotiation between the banks and the Post Office to agree a standard set of services – to be made available to personal and small business banking customers at Post Office counters across the country – remains vital. The Government is clear that completion of these negotiations should be a priority.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2015 16:33:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

438594

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the apprenticeship levy is expected to raise in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	20178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy is expected to raise:</p><ul><li>£2,730m in 2017-18;</li><li>£2,845m in 2018-19;</li><li>£2,970m in 2019-20. <br> <p>These figures are published in table 3.1 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 document which is available on gov.uk.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/12/2015 14:04:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

438635

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
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: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she has reviewed the fitness-for-purpose of the UK Nuclear Industry Malicious Capability Planning Assessment to deal with attacks similar to those carried out recently in Paris and San Bernadino.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	20270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The security of the UK’s civil nuclear sector is of paramount importance to the Government. The Nuclear Industry Malicious Capability Planning Assumptions (NIMCA) provide a common basis for determining the sector’s required protective security posture. It is reviewed by DECC, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), and industry representatives on an annual basis. To ensure that the NIMCA assumptions remain appropriate, these annual reviews are supplemented with assessments of threat information provided by the police and the intelligence agencies on an ongoing basis. Additionally, the ONR maintains a permanent presence within the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, which guarantees the fastest possible identification and notification of intelligence that might indicate changes to present and foreseeable threats to civil nuclear sites.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/12/2015 17:14:45 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

438636

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
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	Climate Change Convention: Paris
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which form of transport she used to travel to the COP21 climate change conference in Paris; and for what reasons she travelled by that mode of transport.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	20271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 16<sup>th </sup>December 2015 to Question 19533:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-12-10/19533/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-12-10/19533/</a>.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/12/2015 12:22:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

438638

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
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	Methane: Arctic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions her Department has had with the Arctic Methane Emergency Group on ways to mitigate methane emissions from disruption of methane hydrates caused by climate change in the Arctic.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	20128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department has had no such direct discussions with the Arctic Methane Emergency Group. The best practical way to limit methane emissions due to the destabilisation of methane hydrates is to keep the rise in global temperatures as low as possible. The UK government’s recent push to secure an ambitious global climate deal was rewarded on 12 December in Paris, where the world witnessed a historic step forward to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. A global agreement of 195 countries, including the world’s largest emitters, have now committed to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change</p><p><br></p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/12/2015 16:00:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

438640

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
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	Animal Welfare
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 assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare, The Urgent Need for an Effective, Enforceable and Enforced Equine Identification System, published in February 2014; and if she will bring forward proposals for such a system to be in place before the end of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	20317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Defra accepts that the current EU system for equine identification does not work well and has pushed for a strengthened regime which is fit for purpose throughout Europe. Defra is now working with the other Governments of the United Kingdom, enforcement authorities and the equine sector to implement a new EU regulation which will help to ensure the regime operates effectively and efficiently in the future.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2015 12:20:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

437842

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Syria: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of why representatives of the cantons of Rojava were not invited to the recent conference of Syrian opposition groups in Riyadh, and whether they will call for their inclusion in any future meetings.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Kurds will play an important role in a political settlement for Syria. Members of all major communities of Syrian society participated in the Riyadh Opposition Conference. This included minorities such as the Kurds in the major political parties. Opposition representatives agreed to form a “High Negotiating Committee” to negotiate with the Syrian regime, under the auspices of the UN. The International Syria Support Group has agreed that protecting the rights of all Syrians regardless of ethnicity or religious domination is fundamental. The UK will continue to advocate this, as the political discussions continue.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/12/2015 15:46:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton