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registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps with the Office for National Statistics to ensure that questions on the armed forces are better included in the next national census.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	38371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2016 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week published their current view on the topics proposed for inclusion in the 2021 Census; this includes a specific report outlining their view on information on Armed Forces. This current position follows a public consultation seeking evidence on the information needs for the 2021 Census which generated nearly 1,100 responses</p><p><br>ONS recognise that &quot;there is a clear need for information on the armed forces community&quot; but currently considers that it would be better to make use of existing administrative data than ask a question of all 26 million households in England and Wales in 2021. ONS will be working with the Ministry of Defence and other relevant agencies across government to consider a range of options to best meet the user need.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 31/05/2016 09:24:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

521102

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to fund the cost of implementation of the soft drinks industry levy in its first year.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	38342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>We will consult on the appropriate compliance arrangements for the levy and will plan resource allocation in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/05/2016 15:49:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

521104

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2016 to Question 37150, what assessment he has made of the effect of new lifetime ISA on changes in the levels of pension savings amongst young people.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	38340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>The new Lifetime ISA is an additional flexible savings product which will complement pensions to give savers greater freedom and choice to save for the long-term in a way that works for them.</p><p> </p><p>With automatic enrolment set to help nine million with their pension, the Government remains committed to supporting people who save in different ways.</p><p> </p><p>The Lifetime ISA supports the Government’s ambition to encourage a regular savings habit amongst young people and to create a culture of long-term saving.</p><p> </p><p>The Lifetime ISA is a voluntary product. For further information on the costing of this policy, please see page 9 of the Budget 2015 Policy Costings document: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/05/2016 13:29:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

521105

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data or research by industry analysts were used to inform the decision to introduce a soft drinks industry levy.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	38335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Health experts have identified sugar sweetened soft drinks as a major source of sugar in children’s and teenagers’ diet, and a cause of childhood obesity. The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommends that sugar only forms 5% of daily calories; however, for children, it is currently around 15%.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) reports that sugar sweetened soft drinks are the a major contributor to daily sugar intake for children, accounting for about 30% of the daily sugar intake alone.</p><p> </p><p>The soft drinks industry levy will encourage producers to reformulate soft drinks so that they contain less sugar.</p><p> </p><p>Industry data was used for the policy costing of the soft drinks industry levy announced at Budget 2016. Details are available at page 12 in the Budget 2016 policy costings document available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508147/PU1912_Policy_Costings_FINAL3.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/05/2016 15:55:55 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

521107

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, how many credit unions have approached churches or church organisations as a result of the Archbishop of Canterbury's #TOYOURCREDIT initiative.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	38145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Churches across England have responded to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s call to support credit unions and other forms of responsible credit and savings. At least 31 out of 40 dioceses have been actively involved in supporting over 50 credit unions in various ways, such as:</p><ul><li>promoting the local credit union in their congregation and wider community</li><li>recruiting credit union volunteers</li><li>hosting training sessions</li><li>opening church premises as credit union access points</li><li>encouraging payroll savings schemes among local employers</li><li>helping to set up school savings clubs</li></ul><p> </p><p>Through the Church Credit Champions Network, one of the core initiatives of the Archbishop’s Task Group on Responsible Credit and Savings, the pilot scheme has engaged over 350 churches in London and Liverpool alone and trained more than 260 Credit Champions to date. Other creative diocesan responses include the Murston Community Bank in Canterbury diocese, Lichfield’s Funeral Project, Southwell &amp; Nottingham’s 100x100 scheme are all designed to raise local awareness of credit unions.</p><p> </p><p>The other core initiative, the LifeSavers programme, is working with eight credit unions across the country to set up savings clubs in primary schools, alongside an integrated programme of financial education. Following a successful pilot, the programme is being rolled out to 120 church and non-church primary schools over the next three academic years with financial support from Virgin Money. Additional funding from Government will help extend the coverage to many more primary schools through a dedicated LifeSavers website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 26/05/2016 15:51:08 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

521109

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if the Government will extend the Right to Buy discount to housing association tenants who already own a share of their property.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	38170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>As is the case with the existing Right to Buy, the voluntary agreement with housing associations and the National Housing Federation to extend Right to Buy discounts to housing association tenants will not apply to those people who already own a share in their home.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/05/2016 13:36:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

521121

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Ofcom: Trade Competitiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to make an announcement on Ofcom's review of the Terms of Trade.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	38331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The independent television production sector in this country is a fantastic success story, generating around £3 billion in revenue each year. I have considered carefully Ofcom’s report on the television production sector and decided that the regulations continue to be effective and play a key role in supporting a diverse and vibrant production sector. We have therefore decided to make no change.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 26/05/2016 14:53:44 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

521125

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the funding allocated by Broadband Delivery UK to Fastershire remained unspent at the end of the Phase 1 broadband delivery period.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	38162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text To date, Fastershire have spent almost £17m of the £18.2m BDUK funding allocation. The project is on track to complete by December 2016.<p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/05/2016 09:26:54 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

521127

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average hourly earnings were of his Department's (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	38217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/05/2016 16:19:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

521128

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information he holds on the airstrike that hit a Médecins Sans Frontières Hospital in Aleppo on 28 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	38177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has seen published reports in relation to this incident, which is one of a number of such attacks against medical facilities in opposition-held eastern Aleppo since 22 April. We condemn any intentional targeting of medical facilities and, while we are not able to comment on the detail of this particular incident, we consider it likely that most of these attacks have been carried out by the Regime or its backers.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 31/05/2016 14:52:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West