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227271

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Fast Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for fast food restaurants have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in residential areas in each local authority area in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	227529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The requested information is not held by the Department.<br><br>Although the Department collects information from local planning authorities on the numbers of planning applications decided each quarter, the numbers of applications relating to fast food restaurants are not separately identified.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/03/2015 15:28:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

227272

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	McDonalds Restaurants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on the planning implications of the strategy of McDonald's for opening fast food restaurants in residential areas.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	227530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>My Department has not received any recent correspondence on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/03/2015 15:29:09 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

227312

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what comparative assessment the Commission has made of the costs of offering iPads and equivalent Android devices free of charge to all hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	227498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>In 2013 the House of Commons Commission agreed to a recommendation in the Administration Committee’s report, <em>First weeks at Westminster: induction arrangements for new MPs in 2015,</em> that:</p><p>“…a tablet and a laptop should be the first pieces of equipment offered to all Members after the 2015 election. The tablet should be in addition to the current allowance and should come with a SIM card. This provision of a tablet would replace any tablets available as part of the current select committee pilot. The laptop would come from the IT equipment allowance for Members provided by PICT.”</p><p>The gross cost was estimated to be around £200,000 per annum (including the cost of SIM cards) averaged over the life of the parliament but is linked to a programme to reduce hard copy printing in favour of online publication that is already delivering savings in excess of £3 million per year. These savings are expected to grow further in the new parliament.</p><p>An independent assessment was completed by Parliamentary ICT (PICT) in January 2015, covering comparative tablet costs, the costs associated with the re-working of existing services and infrastructure (where required), and any costs for training Members, Members’ staff and ICT support teams.</p><p>Having been in use across Parliament since 2012, iPads are integrated with current business processes (eg committee paper circulation) and infrastructure (eg mobile device management). A move away from the Apple operating system (iOS) at this time would incur costs to change these processes.</p><p>Given the established nature of iOS in the Houses’ IT service offering, access to parliamentary digital services on iPads is mature, offering greater access than on other mobile devices. Members are able to access the intranet and intranet hosted services via their iPads, they are able to access and annotate committee papers and can download a number of Office apps to access any content held within Office 365. In addition, PICT are able to remotely manage their security in the case of loss. While all of these services could be provided on other devices and operating systems, currently this would incur further costs in order to deliver them.</p><p>There would be a significant change to move existing Members to a different tablet operating system. There are at present 209 iPads supplied centrally to Members; PICT are experienced at supporting these. Any departure from iOS would require re-training for the current Members using iOS and new training to be developed for the remaining 441 Members and all relevant PICT support staff.</p><p>The assessment of the current marketplace revealed a wide range of prices, from entry level tablets starting at under £100, through to high-end tablets at approximately £600. Across this range, specifications and capabilities vary a great deal. Our requirements are for a secure, SIM-enabled tablet with a good life expectancy and capable of supporting future upgrades. The Apple iPad Air 2 meets these requirements and is competitively priced when compared with similar models.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso grouped question UIN 227725 question first answered 18/03/2015 16:17:37 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

226422

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the Government Digital Service's 25 exemplar services are now live; and how many of those services he expects to be live by the end of March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	227063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Information about the transformation of these government services can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/transformation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/transformation</a> where it is regularly updated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 16/03/2015 16:05:14 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225623

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the executive summary of the Government's Digital Inclusion Strategy, published in April 2014, what his latest estimate is of the proportion of the adult population who will never gain basic digital capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Latest estimates are that 10% of the adult population will never gain basic digital capabilities. We will update this figure as new data becomes available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/03/2015 17:15:04 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225449

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether social media news feeds are considered by Ofcom in their assessment of media plurality.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned Ofcom to produce a measurement framework for media plurality. Ofcom work independently of Government and it is for Ofcom to develop the measurement framework, in consultation with industry. However I understand Ofcom will be publishing a consultation on the measurement framework shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/03/2015 09:26:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225082

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment regarding Ordnance Survey's change to a Government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Options for Ordnance Survey’s future operating model, and the impact thereof, were considered during the project and as part of the business case process. The change to a Government Company is operational in nature, and therefore legislation was not required to underpin the change. The impact on customers, partners and suppliers will be to benefit from working with an improved organisation more aligned to their commercial, technological and business needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 226417 question first answered 09/03/2015 15:02:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225089

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what date he plans to conclude a framework agreement for the Ordnance Survey Government company; and if he will publish that agreement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Shareholder Framework Document setting out the relationship between Ordnance Survey operating as a Government Company and the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills will be finalised by the planned transition date at the end of the financial year, and published when the Company is operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 226415 question first answered 09/03/2015 15:15:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225096

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when a Framework Agreement for the new Ordnance Survey GovCo will be published.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Shareholder Framework Document setting out the relationship between Ordnance Survey operating as a Government Company and the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills will be finalised by the planned transition date at the end of the financial year, and published when the Company is operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 226281 question first answered 09/03/2015 15:15:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225097

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what impact assessment his Department has undertaken on the conversion of Ordnance Survey into a Government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Options for Ordnance Survey’s future operating model, and the impact thereof, were considered during the project and as part of the business case process. The change to a Government Company is operational in nature, and therefore legislation was not required to underpin the change. The impact on customers, partners and suppliers will be to benefit from working with an improved organisation more aligned to their commercial, technological and business needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 226438 question first answered 09/03/2015 15:02:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah