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100518

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lights throughout his Department's buildings and sites; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in his Department which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	211601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport will consider installation of LED lights during major refurbishment projects where cost effective to do so. Information on the proportion of lighting which is currently LED is not centrally recorded and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/10/2014 14:10:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

93561

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure that NHS bursaries are funded for the full degree course; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	210657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The NHS bursary is available to students in each year of their degree. The only exception to this is medical and dental students where the responsibility for funding these courses is shared between the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and the Department of Health. These students receive the standard student support package in the early years of study and the NHS bursary in the later years. Undergraduate students receive the bursary from their fifth year and graduate entry students from their second.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to change the support that is made available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 22/10/2014 15:27:27 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

91239

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he issues to companies delivering publicly-funded projects on taking the national interest into account when awarding contracts and sub-contracts.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	905311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>Any such requirements would be included in relevant contracts rather than in guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 11/09/2014 14:24:52 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

90817

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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	Roads: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will discuss with (a) the Royal Association for the Deaf and (b) the Royal National Institute for the Blind the consequences for people with disabilities of decisions by some local authorities to introduce policies of switching off street lights.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	208394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 18 June 2014, <em>Official Report, </em>Column 632-633W.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 208395 question first answered 12/09/2014 13:13:41 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

90818

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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	Roads: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local authorities who have introduced policies of switching off street lights to ascertain what the consequences of those decisions have been.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	208395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 18 June 2014, <em>Official Report, </em>Column 632-633W.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 208394 question first answered 12/09/2014 13:13:41 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

90647

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 613W, on war graves, what further progress has been made on discussions with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the transer of graves maintained by the Ministry of Defence to that Commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	208305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1945. Furthermore, during the most recent discussions the CWGC has indicated a willingness to take over the maintenance work. <br><br>The MOD is now in the process of compiling specific information to assist a detailed analysis by the CWGC and we are striving to reach a conclusion at the earliest possibility.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/09/2014 16:47:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

89994

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Fire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department audits the annual reports submitted to it on operations of fire and rescue services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	207772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Section 25 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament every two years on the extent to which fire and rescue authorities are acting in accordance with the Fire and Rescue National Framework, which includes a requirement that authorities publish an annual statement of assurance on financial, governance and operational matters. A copy of that report has been placed in the Library of the House. <br><br>On 15 July 2014 the Secretary of State reported that he was satisfied that each fire and rescue authority in England had been acting in accordance with the Framework.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/09/2014 15:43:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

89995

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Fire Services: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will provide additional funds to Essex Fire and Rescue Service to cover the cost of payments to the Firefighters Injury Pension scheme incurred in each financial year since 2006.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	207773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The regulations governing the Firefighters’ Pension Schemes set out which payments are eligible for annual pension top-up grant claims by fire and rescue authorities and is paid by the Department. The statutory ‘<em>Guidance for fire and rescue authorities on new financial arrangements for firefighter pensions with effect from April 2006</em>’ issued by the Department in 2006 provides guidance for fire and rescue authorities to implement the finance arrangements, including setting out which specific payments are eligible for top-up grant expenditure and which are not eligible. The guidance sets out that injury awards are not eligible expenditure for the top up grant.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that, since the changes were implemented in 2006, Essex Fire and Rescue Authority has incorrectly claimed certain injury payments as eligible expenditure through the top-up grant. We are in discussions with the fire authority on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/09/2014 15:32:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

89998

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Spaces Protection Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken in line with the coming into force of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 towards the standardisation of community protection notices and public space protection orders; and what additional finance has been made available to fund the implementation of the Act.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	207737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government published statutory guidance on 21 July 2014 for the police, local councils, social landlords and others on the use of new anti-social behaviour powers in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and POlicing Act 2014, including community protection notices and public spaces protection orders. The Government has moved away from the old, 'top-down', directive approach of the past, and it is working closely with agencies to help them make best use of the guidance and put victims at the heart of their response to anti-social behaviour. The statutory guidance is available at:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332839/StatutoryGuidanceFrontline.pdf<br><br>No additional funding is available for the implementation of the Act. However, the six new anti-social behaviour powers are simpler and more flexible than the existing powers they will replace. They will allow the police, local councils and other to act quickly and better protect victims and communities blighted by anti-social behaviour.</p><p /> <p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 18/09/2014 14:30:10 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

90027

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Home Start
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department provides to support the charity Homestart in (a) Germany, (b) Cyprus, (c) elsewhere abroad and (d) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	207738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Home-Start has received payments totalling £40,335 from the Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant Scheme for two projects in the UK. No funding has been awarded to the charity for any projects in Germany, Cyprus or elsewhere abroad.</p><p> </p><p>The Community Covenant Grant Scheme (CCGS) is a fund of £30 million designed to support projects at the local level that strengthen ties between members of the Armed Forces community and the wider community.</p><p> </p><p>An application for funding can be submitted by any part of the community (e.g. volunteer groups, charities and public bodies such as schools) firstly through the Community Covenant partnership and if endorsed at that level, to the regional panels up and down the country. Although this is the last year of the CCGS, from 2015 the Armed Forces Covenant fund will launch with £10 million per year made available to fund projects supporting the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2014 16:19:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 18971 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell