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62574

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date	18/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for the Help to Buy scheme have been received in respect of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from applicants who (a) reside in Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly and (b) do not reside in either place.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Andrew George
uin	201367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly official statistics relating to the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme. The first of these were published on 29 May 2014.</p><p> </p><p>This report, along with accompanying tables, can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has also recently published statistics on the completions supported by the Help to Buy: equity loan scheme. Full statistics covering the period April 2013 to March 2014 have been published as well as the number of completions, by local authority, to April 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-and-help-to-buy-newbuy-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-monthly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under both the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee and the Help to Buy: equity loan schemes borrowers need to declare that the property will be their sole residence.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2014 16:05:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

62640

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	Food: Packaging
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 recent discussions he has had with food suppliers to encourage them to reduce excess packaging; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	201156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not had recent discussions with food suppliers specifically about packaging. I spoke at the Fresher for Longer conference in February this year, and the Government is working with food manufacturers and retailers to reduce food waste as part of the Courtauld Commitment, which is targeting a further reduction of 1.1 million tonnes of food and packaging waste by 2015. We encourage the use of a minimum level of packaging that protects products from damage and ensures that it maintains its quality during its shelf life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 23/06/2014 12:10:04 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

62644

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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
hansard heading	South Asia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department allocated to the Conflict Pool for South Asia in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Conflict Pool is part of an HMT settlement which is distinct from departmental budgets. It is tri-departmentally managed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence, and the Department for International Development. In financial year 2013/14, the South Asia allocation was £20m. In the two preceding years, it was £15.5m per annum. The allocation for this financial year will be laid before Parliament shortly in a Written Ministerial Statement.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 23/06/2014 11:57:04 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62648

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the Moroccan Ambassador to the UK the situation of the political prisoners in Saharawi; and what information he has received from HM Ambassador in Morocco on the state of health of Abdalah Boukiod.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	201314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We regularly emphasise to Morocco the importance of full respect for human rights in Western Sahara. Minister Robertson discussed this issue during his trip to Rabat in March this year. We are aware of reports that Abdalah Boukiod has been on hunger strike since 20 May. We do not have further information on the state of his health.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:26:42 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

62654

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sugar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2014, Official Report, column 293W, on sugar, what discussions he has had and what representations he has received on including sugar in the list of ingredients that companies should work with caterers to reformulate in meals as part of the H4 pledge on Healthier Staff Restaurants; and what response his Department gave in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	201370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>There have not been any discussions or representations made to the Secretary of State for Health or any Departmental officials, on including sugar in the list of ingredients that companies should work with caterers to reformulate in meals as part of the H4 Responsibility Deal pledge on Healthier Staff Restaurants.</p><p> </p><p>There are 169 organisations currently signed up to the H4 pledge which includes a requirement for employers to work with caterers to reformulate recipes to ensure staff meals are lower in fat, salt and energy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, 11 catering companies have signed up to take a range of actions to help people consume fewer calories, including through reformulation to reduce sugar content.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/06/2014 16:25:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

62656

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds have been provided from his departmental expenditure limit to meet the costs of (a) clinical negligence and (b) NHS litigation in this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	201347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>£1.2 billion has been budgeted by the National Health Service Litigation Authority for the current 2014-15 financial year. £1.1 billion of this is allocated to clinical negligence, by far the most significant proportion of which is funded by members' contributions, rather than allocated directly from the Department's expenditure limit.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/06/2014 15:28:57 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

62657

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 486W, on health: business, whether he plans to make an assessment of the overall (a) number and (b) proportion of those companies which are meeting all of the pledges they have signed up to.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	201371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Details of our Responsibility Deal partners, the pledges they have committed to taking action on, their delivery plans and annual updates are all readily available on the Responsibility Deal website at:</p><p> </p><p>https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/partners/</p><p> </p><p>This information is published in full and the Department does not therefore publish an assessment of partners' achievements under the pledges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/06/2014 14:29:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ201371- Hansard Extract.docx title Hansard Extract
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

62658

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Plastic Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS-funded cosmetic surgeries have been performed in each of the last four years; and what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of those surgeries which were not based on a mental health need.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	201374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/06/2014 14:44:12 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

62659

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 486W, on health: business, what assessment his Department makes of the annual updates; and what estimate he has made of the number of hours of officials' time spent assessing those updates.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	201372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Officials review annual updates to Responsibility Deal pledges on receipt and liaise with partners directly if any clarification is required.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not record separately the spent on reviewing annual updates to the Responsibility Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/06/2014 14:31:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

62660

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gender Dysphoria: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are waiting for gender reassignment surgery; and what the average waiting time for such surgery was in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	201373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Information about how many patients are waiting for gender reassignment surgery and average waiting times for such surgery is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/06/2014 15:16:51 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger