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166036

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce water (a) usage and (b) bills in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Up to the end of March 2014 the Department has reduced annual water consumption and costs by 34% and 33% respectively against a 2009-10 baseline. This has been achieved through reductions in the built estate, installation of water saving <br>equipment and continued monitoring of water use. Water invoices are checked and if necessary challenged to ensure value for money.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 27/11/2014 12:24:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

166076

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Older Workers: Kilmarnock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in employment who are (a) 50 to 59, (b) 60 to 69 and (c) over 70.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	215975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 27/11/2014 13:50:34 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 215975 ONS 428.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Employment
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

164342

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to encourage schools to provide students with hands-on programming experience.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	215688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The new computing programmes of study, which were introduced in September 2014, have a greater focus on how computers work and the basics of programming. They also cover digital literacy and the application of information technology. Primary school pupils should be taught how to design and write programs to accomplish specific goals, using sequencing, selection and repetition; and secondary school pupils should be taught to use at least two programming languages to solve a variety of computational problems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2014 12:56:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

164343

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure its services are available online; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with Cabinet Office’s Government Digital Services (GDS) to embed a ‘digital by default’ approach to the development of all of our services and to ensure that our services have the appropriate high-quality, cost effective support in place for those who need help to use them. In December 2014, an annual report will be published on GOV.UK outlining the progress we have made against the key 16 actions stipulated by GDS to ensure that our services are available online. We are currently refreshing our departmental digital strategy for 2015 and beyond.</p><p>The current strategy is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-departmental-digital-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-departmental-digital-strategy</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2014 12:54:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

164354

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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	Dairy Farming
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 steps her Department is taking to encourage supermarkets to better support the UK dairy industry.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	215735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I understand the concerns over the current pressures on milk prices which is why I brought forward and chaired a meeting of the Dairy Supply Chain Forum last week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Members, which include retailer representatives, discussed the recommendations made in the recent independent review of the dairy industry voluntary Code of Practice, one of which was to explore the possibility of expanding adoption of the Code within the supply chain to include retailers. Ideas are being actively explored by Members and I have asked for an update on progress in the New Year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/11/2014 12:15:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

164379

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help prevent drivers with type 2 diabetes losing their licence as a result of hypoglycaemia.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	215646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s key responsibility is to maintain road safety for all road users. Those who are not medically fit to drive should not be issued with a driving licence.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) provide information to drivers with diabetes, including the symptoms of hypoglycaemia. The DVLA has also worked with organisations representing people with diabetes to provide clear information about the standards for driving.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/11/2014 11:31:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

164403

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
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 is taking to ensure its services are available online; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office is on a journey to becoming Digital by Default making its online services clearer, simpler and faster.<br><br>The Home Office Digital Strategy (2012) shows how we will work with the Government Digital Service (GDS) to transform 3 of our most important high-volume services to make them digital by default. These 3 exemplar services are the Visa customer journey, Registered Traveller and Passport renewals. Our progress on the transformation of these services is available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/transformation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/transformation</a><br> <br>Under the leadership of a new Chief Digital Officer, appointed in October 2014, the Home Office is developing its digital capability to lead the design and delivery of further digital services, recognising the needs of some customers to be assisted in accessing digital services, whilst expanding the number of transactions available to customers online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 27/11/2014 12:23:53 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

164425

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure its services are available online; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office publishes online a wide range of information and analysis about its functions and the position of Scotland within the United Kingdom. The Office does not provide transactional services to the public.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 26/11/2014 14:37:58 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

164427

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what route options have been considered for the new railway between Bedford and Cambridge.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
uin	215633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Twenty route corridors have been identified, each of which could potentially provide a route between the existing Oxford - Bedford railway and Cambridge. The East West Rail Consortium of local authorities and Network Rail have evaluated these against agreed criteria and reduced them to seven corridors for further evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/11/2014 11:54:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

164430

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports he has received of operational difficulties arising from the Belfast Coastguard's expanded area of coverage.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	215730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I am aware of Parliamentary Questions and correspondence from some Honourable Members of this House about staffing levels at Belfast Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre since its area of operation was expanded. I meet regularly with the Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and senior Coastguard officials who provide me with assurance on Her Majesty’s Coastguard matters.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 27/11/2014 13:51:11 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick