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49408

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 24 March 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr M Barnes.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	197512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>My Rt. hon Friend, the Secretary of State, replied to the Rt. hon Gentleman's letter on 25 April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

49447

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of her Department to Brighton; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	197449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department has no plans to (a) relocate staff to Brighton and <br>(b) relocate offices to Brighton.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

49179

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Israeli authorities on discrimination against UK citizens of Palestinian or Arab origin by Israeli border control.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	197383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Tel Aviv raises complaints where British nationals appear to have been subjected to differential treatment by Israeli border control on the basis of their race or ethnicity with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

49180

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Israeli government on extending to UK citizens of Palestinian origin visiting Israel similar concessions to those Israel has offered to the US administration in exchange for Israel's entry to the US visa waiver scheme.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	197379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>We have not made any representations to the Israeli authorities on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

49194

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
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
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 as economic recovery takes hold proportionately more inward investment will be directed to areas beyond the South East.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	197288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) has overall responsibility within Government for the attraction and retention of foreign direct investment across the UK. UKTI works in partnership with each of the Local Enterprise Partnerships in England, and through representatives of each of the Devolved Administrations and London, to maximise the potential of the UK to attract inward investment. UKTI operates under the “UK First” principle, providing foreign investors with all the information and advice necessary to ensure that the UK is the preferred global location for their investment.</p><p> </p><p>UKTI is supporting cross-government efforts to rebalance the economy in line with the Government's Industrial Strategy. For example, UKTI focuses on promoting the UK's strengths in industry sectors, such as advanced manufacturing and food and drink, where the opportunities for the UK to compete for foreign direct investment projects are often in areas beyond the South East. In 2012/13, UKTI recorded a total of 1,599 inward investment projects won for the UK including 67 projects in Wales, 38 projects in Northern Ireland, 111 projects in Scotland, 759 projects in England (excluding London) and 584 projects in London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

49195

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints against GPs have resulted in a GP being struck off by the General Medical Council in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	197289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The General Medical Council (GMC) is an independent body and responsible for dealing firmly and fairly with doctors whose fitness to practise is in doubt. The information in this response has been provided by the GMC.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows the numbers of complaints against general practitioners (GPs) and the number of investigations resulting from those complaints in each of the last five years. Table 2 shows the number of GPs erased from the register in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Complaints</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Investigations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All Doctors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GPs</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All Doctors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GPs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5,773</p></td><td><p>2,085</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,758</p></td><td><p>564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7,153</p></td><td><p>2,899</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,066</p></td><td><p>757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8,781</p></td><td><p>3,291</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>817</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10,347</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,708</p></td><td><p>1,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9,866</p></td><td><p>3,530</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,939</p></td><td><p>1,098</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Erased</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GPs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Note</strong><strong>:</strong>The number of complaints and investigations are directly related but the number of erasures are not necessarily related or from the same cohort of cases that are received/investigated for the same year given the timing of complaints and final hearings/appeals. Also to note, the GMC changed the way it recorded enquiries in 2013. The GMC no longer record notification around Performers Lists unless there is a wider fitness to practice concern. The numbers are therefore not directly comparable to previous years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

49201

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to bring forward regulations for the introduction of the ban on smoking in cars with children present.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	197384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act 2014 contains regulation making powers to prohibit smoking in private vehicles carrying children. The Department is currently drawing up proposals for how this could be achieved, which we will consult on. We plan to introduce these regulations during the lifetime of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

49202

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to bring forward draft regulations for the introduction of standard packaging for tobacco products.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	197385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Before reaching a final decision on standardised packaging of tobacco products, and in order to ensure that the decision is properly and fully informed, we intend to publish the draft regulations to make sure that intentions are clear, alongside a final short consultation.</p><p> </p><p>This consultation will ask, in particular, for views on anything new since the last full public consultation that is relevant to a final decision. The content and timing of the consultation will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

49204

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he is making to encourage the government of St Lucia to take steps to progress the trial of the defendants accused of murdering Gloria Greenwood.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	197361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>As soon as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was informed of the death of a British national, consular officials contacted the St Lucian authorities about the investigation into Mrs Greenwood's tragic death. They remain in regular contact. Most recently, St Lucia's Crown Prosecution Service informed our officials that a pre-trial hearing had been adjourned until 8 May. We will continue to press upon the St Lucian authorities the importance we place on bringing this case to trial. Consular officials have updated Mrs Greenwood's family and continue to provide full consular assistance.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

49212

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which meetings or telephone calls have taken place between Ministers and officials in his Department and (a) the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, (b) BlackRock, (c) Capital Research, (d) Fidelity Worldwide, (e) GIC, (f) Henderson, (g) JP Morgan, (h) Kuwait Investment Office, (i) Lansdowne Partners, (j) Lazard Asset Management, (k) Och Ziff, Schroders, (l) Soros, (m) Standard Life, (n) Third Point and (o) Threadneedle since 2010 and what was discussed in any such discussions.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	197329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>Details of officials' meetings with external organisations are not held centrally and it would entail disproportionate cost to collate this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain