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166272

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Woodland Trust
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 the Government has offered to the Woodland Trust for its tree-planting campaign to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	216119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>The Government has given advice to the Woodland Trust to help them develop the First World War Centenary Woods Project. The Government welcomes this exciting project which will see millions of trees planted across the UK and woods created in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure a legacy of remembrance all over the country. This project is part of the Imperial War Museum’s Centenary Partnership which brings together 3000 organisations from 50 countries to present a vibrant global programme of cultural events and activities.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 14:36:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

166311

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Air Pollution
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 change there has been in air quality in each UK city with a population in excess of 300,000 from 1994 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	216120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Data is not readily available by city in the format requested. Defra publishes an annual report series, “Air Pollution in the UK”, that details assessments made of pollutants against EU directives and UK legislation. The UK is split into 43 areas comprising 15 non-agglomeration zones (regions) and 28 agglomeration zones (urban areas). Agglomeration zones correspond to urban centres above a population of 250,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest “Air Pollution in the UK report: 2013” is available to view at:<em> <a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/viewonline?year=2013_issue_1" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/viewonline?year=2013_issue_1</a></em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Long term trends of emissions and measured values are presented. Tables are also presented showing the compliance status of each zone for each pollutant as well as the total number of zones in and out of compliance for each pollutant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/12/2014 14:41:55 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

166379

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wildlife: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the National Crime Agency is making on preventing illegal wildlife trade over the internet.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	216121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The National Wildlife Crime Unit, housed in Hampshire Police leads the UK <br>efforts to tackle wildlife crime. Since 2010, and over the current spending <br>review period, the Government has committed an additional £544,000 of specific <br>funding for the Unit. <br><br>The National Crime Agency focuses on the relentless disruption of serious and <br>organised criminals and those that present the highest risk to the UK and its <br>communities. Where high risk organised criminals are engaged in illegal <br>wildlife trade the NCA will lead, support or coordinate an appropriate level of <br>response. That response could include the NCA’s niche capabilities such as the <br>National Cyber Crime Unit or its global network of liaison officers.<br><br>Border Force also actively contributes to the UK’s multi-agency approach to <br>tackling wildlife crime involving the international trade in endangered species <br>and their derivatives. At an operational level the Border Force CITES team work <br>with Government agencies including the National Wildlife Crime Unit and NCA to <br>target illegal wildlife traffickers. The team also deliver training for NCA <br>Officers, the police and many international law enforcement agencies. Through <br>partnership working a number of successful prosecutions have taken place <br>including for ivory and hard coral smuggling. Since 2010 the number of customs <br>seizures made by Border Force of animals, plants or their derivatives that are <br>prohibited or restricted under the Convention on International Trade in <br>Endangered Species (CITES) have increased from 386 to 501 in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/12/2014 17:07:29 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 30816 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

166437

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people worked after their 65th birthday in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	216118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 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 01/12/2014 11:18:20 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 216118 ONS 430.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Working after 65
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

166438

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Annuities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the Financial Conduct Authority to publish its thematic review of the annuity market.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	216117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its first round of thematic work looking at the annuity market in February this year and, based on the findings of this work, launched a Retirement Income Market Study to look at how competition is working for consumers across this market. In light of the pensions reforms announced at Budget in March 2014, the FCA updated the scope of the market study to be more forward looking.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA also decided to conduct a further thematic review into annuities and is expected to publish both the interim findings of the Retirement Income Market Study and the thematic work on annuities before the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/12/2014 16:50:45 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

165889

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Petrol: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the fuel industry to establish the reasons why the retail price differential between petrol and diesel (a) in the UK favours petrol vehicles and (b) in the Irish Republic favours diesel drivers.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	215876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Wholesale fuel prices are fundamentally driven by crude prices. At the margin supply and demand factors for individual refined products will influence their prices.</p><p>Such factors are not necessarily the same for both petrol and diesel, which can lead to disparities in prices. For example, the UK produces more petrol than is demanded domestically, and this surplus puts downward pressure on the petrol price. In contrast, the UK is a net importer of diesel and so extra costs of importing such as transportation costs must be factored into diesel prices.</p><p>While petrol and diesel are taxed at differing rates in Ireland, they are currently treated equally for tax purposes in the UK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/12/2014 15:40:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

165911

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with the Financial Conduct Authority ways of ensuring that people with personal pensions becoming payable from April 2015 are aware of the potential drawbacks as well as advantages of transferring their pensions.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	215874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer protection remit, it has already responsibility for ensuring that regulated firms treat their customers fairly and communicate in a way that is clear, fair, and not misleading. The FCA also has powers to take action against firms which engage in unauthorised business.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/12/2014 15:11:45 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

165932

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to propose to the BBC, as part of the forthcoming negotiations on renewal of its Royal Charter, that under a renewed Charter the BBC should be required to demonstrate more transparency about fees, expenses and salaries paid to all staff or employees of the Corporation who earn more than £100,000 per annum.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	215893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>Further to the answer I gave the hon. Member for East Londonderry on 12 May, Official Report, col 305W, there are no current plans to make such proposals<em>. </em>The Government has said that the right time to consider all aspects of the BBC is the Charter Review; this will not be starting in advance of the Election in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/11/2014 10:31:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

165934

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will commission, in conjunction with the devolved administrations, research into the penetration of high-speed broadband services in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	215896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for monitoring broadband markets and publishes Superfast broadband coverage and take-up data by local authority area on their UK Fixed Broadband Map. The 2013 edition is available at: <a href="http://maps.ofcom.org.uk/broadband/" target="_blank">http://maps.ofcom.org.uk/broadband/</a> Ofcom’s 2014 Infrastructure Report is expected to be published in early December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/11/2014 10:30:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

165976

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Milk: Prices
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 hold discussions with the major supermarkets on measures to reduce the practice of suppressing retail milk price as a loss leader.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	215894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as the UK’s competition authority can carry out investigations where there is evidence of abuse of a dominant position or market abuse. Whilst the Government does not generally intervene in what businesses charge consumers for their goods and services we do recognise the concerns over the current pressures on milk prices. That is why my hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs brought forward and chaired a meeting of the Dairy Supply Chain Forum last week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Members, which include retailer representatives, discussed the recommendations made in the recent independent review of the dairy industry voluntary Code of Practice, one of which was to explore the possibility of expanding adoption of the Code within the supply chain to include retailers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 28/11/2014 14:29:09 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell