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417133

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date	07/09/2015
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	Overseas Students: Loans
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 is taking to ensure that students from other EU countries repay student loans taken out in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Borrowers from other EU countries who remain in the UK after completing their studies make repayments through the UK tax system in the usual way. The Student Loans Company (SLC) informs any borrower, regardless of nationality, going abroad of their obligations to repay and the methods of repayment available to them.</p><p> </p><p>If a borrower who has moved abroad fails to meet their obligations to repay, the SLC will undertake a variety of actions to recover payments. These include the use of international trace services and debt collection agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Collection across the EU is underpinned by EC regulation 44/2001, which allows the SLC to obtain judgments in UK Courts, which can be enforced by courts in other EU countries.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/09/2015 15:57:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417147

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Coal: Export Credit Guarantees
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 is taking to secure an agreement between OECD countries to stop supporting all coal projects overseas through export credit agencies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>UK Export Finance has been participating in discussions within the OECD with the aim of achieving a multilateral agreement on limiting the provision of export credits for coal-fired power projects.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/09/2015 11:02:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417169

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Motor Vehicles: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on competition in the European car rental market.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has not had a meeting with his EU counterparts to discuss competition in the European car rental market.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/09/2015 11:02:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417206

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to address telephone scamming related to banking services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes all types of fraud, including those operating through telephones, extremely seriously. The Government is continuing to work closely with the police, Financial Fraud Action UK, and the British Bankers’ Association on initiatives to tackle fraud. Last year, during the ‘Know Fraud, No Fraud’ campaign, UK banks, building societies and card issuers, with the support of the police, published a Joint Declaration explaining the requests they would never ask of customers over the phone. This includes never asking a customer to authorise the transfer of funds to a new account.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government also recommends that any person affected by telephone scams such as vishing, formally report their case to Action Fraud. Action Fraud is a Government supported specialist fraud reporting and advice service operated by the City of London Police. When a serious threat or a new type of fraud is identified, Action Fraud places an alert on its website with advice for individuals to protect themselves from becoming victims. Members of the public can sign up to receive these alerts by email.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom, the communications regulator in the UK, has worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service, Action Fraud and landline providers to prevent criminals exploiting phone lines to trick and defraud members of the public. All landline providers have now reduced the time a call remains open after one party hangs up down to two seconds. This makes it much more difficult for criminals to exploit phone lines in this way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/09/2015 11:06:47 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417207

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Greece
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will continue to ensure that the UK does not contribute to the EU bailout package for Greece.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>While Greece remains in the euro, its financial stability is the responsibility of the euro area. The Government has secured a deal that protects UK taxpayers from any risk from financing euro area bailouts now and in the future. This deal gives legal force to the commitment secured in 2010 that UK taxpayers would not be drawn into a euro area bailout.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/09/2015 14:47:26 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417225

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Housing Stock: Landlords
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to monitor availability of homes in the Buy to Let category in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Analysts in my Department monitor the buy to let market on a regular basis. Their analysis and estimates for the sector are based on data the Department has purchased from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This is a private database with commercial in confidence data.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in my Department also have a wide range of meetings with lenders (both professional bodies such as Council for Mortgage Lender and Building Society Association) to monitor the buy to let market.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/09/2015 11:38:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417235

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of women in high-ranking positions in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The steps we are taking include targeted recruitment campaigns, changing the culture of the Service environment, providing opportunities for flexible employment, reviewing the ban on women serving in ground close combat roles and improving equality and diversity training.</p><p> </p><p>The Army are also reviewing all job specifications which state experience in a Front Line command post is an essential requirement and removing this if appropriate to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/09/2015 15:54:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417236

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to retain personnel in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>All members of the Armed Forces receive an attractive package of terms and conditions of service which include a competitive salary with incremental pay scales, a non-contributory pension scheme, subsidised accommodation and access to free medical and dental care. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) also uses a variety of financial incentives to assist with recruitment and retention of Armed Forces personnel to tackle shortages in particular areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Services monitor outflow very carefully, although it should be recognised that some churn in strength, particularly in the lower ranks, is welcome and helps to refresh the Armed Forces. Instances of high outflow are mitigated through a variety of management actions which include extensions of Service, financial retention initiatives and inter-Service transfers.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has long standing links with private sector companies, and we work closely with them to help resettle Service personnel at the end of their Service careers through programmes such as the Career Transition Partnership.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 9331 question first answered 11/09/2015 13:42:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417237

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) average and (b) maximum period for duty in battle zones is for (i) army, (ii) Royal Navy and (iii) RAF personnel.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Each Service has Harmony Guidelines for the amount of time any individual should spend away from their home unit (whether in battle zones or performing other duties) including time on deployment.</p><p> </p><p>A breach of Individual Harmony Guidelines occurs when Service personnel experience separated service for longer than the period outlined in Individual Harmony Guidelines. These are: for the Royal Navy/Royal Marines, no more than 660 days away over a 36 month period; for the Army, no more than 498 days away away over a 36 month period; and for the Royal Air Force, no more than 468 days away over a 36 month period. These guidelines are different for each Service reflecting the differing structures of, and differing roles and duties undertaken by, each Service.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures on single Service levels of harmony breaches were released by the Department as an official statistic (as part of the Monthly Service Personnel Statistics publication) on 10 September 2015 and are linked below.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/459461/Service_Personnel_Statistics-1-August-2015.pdf#page=10</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/09/2015 15:01:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417238

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ships cannot go to sea due to shortages in specialist personnel.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>None.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/09/2015 15:03:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon