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173476

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wrecks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to contact the families of the seafarers serving on the bulk carrier Cemfjord; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has had no direct contact with the families of the seafarers serving on the <em>Cemfjord</em>. There were no Britons among its crew. The crew’s next of kin are being kept informed of developments in the investigation through the ship’s owner. Nevertheless, we will ensure that any information that becomes known is made available.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2015 10:33:42 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

173477

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wrecks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) Cyprus ship registery, (b) ship management company and (c) ship owner on the sinking of the Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth on 3 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong>As part of its investigation into this tragic accident, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has made contact with all the key stakeholders and in particular with the Marine Accident and Incident Investigation Committee of Cyprus, which is providing its support in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2009/18/EC. Interviews and meetings will continue in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2015 11:13:15 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

173478

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wrecks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the Marine Accident Investigation Branch to produce initial findings from its investigation into the causes of the sinking of the bulk carrier Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth on 3 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>In the absence of any survivors of this tragic accident, and with challenging weather and tidal conditions at the wreck site, it is unlikely that the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) will be able to establish the causes and circumstances for some time. The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents has advised me that a full assessment of why the Cemfjord foundered will not be possible until a survey of the wreck site has been undertaken and analysed.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2015 10:38:15 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

173479

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wrecks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the (a) Northern Lighthouse Board and (b) Maritime and Coastguard Agency responded to the sinking of the Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth on 3 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>After the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) received a report of a capsized hull in the Pentland Firth Her Majesty’s Coastguard immediately coordinated a search and rescue (SAR) response. The SAR response included four lifeboats, two SAR helicopters and other vessels in the Pentland Firth area. The emergency towing vessel was sent to mark the position of the capsized ship and to offer expert advice on any salvage effort. Five Coastguard Rescue Teams, based either on Orkney or on the north Scottish coast, assisted in the search.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) sent its lighthouse vessel PHAROS to the area to determine if the wreck was a hazard to navigation and to survey the seabed to locate the CEMFJORD. The wreck was found close to its final reported sinking position at a depth of around 70m, and is not a hazard to shipping.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA also arranged for additional flying of its surveillance aircraft to check that there were no signs of the crew in liferafts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2015 10:46:42 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

172886

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
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	Television Licences: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to prevent households which do not have a television receiving correspondence from the TV licensing Authority threatening them with legal action.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>TV Licensing is responsible for all operational decisions regarding enforcement of the licence fee, including correspondence. Any changes to the enforcement regime, including outcomes from the TV Licence Fee Enforcement Review, would need to be considered as a part of the review of the BBC's Royal Charter.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/01/2015 09:52:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

172925

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) his ministerial colleagues on the sustainability of employment and exploration levels in the North Sea oil and gas industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland has regular discussions with colleagues and industry leaders on support for the Oil and Gas sector in Scotland.</p><p>The UK Government has demonstrated its long term commitment to supporting this vital industry with a package of fiscal measures designed to ease the tax burden on the industry and expected to drive around £7 billion of additional investment. We are also delivering the full implementation of the Wood Review recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 21/01/2015 16:20:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

172933

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Widowed Parent's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment of proposed changes to the widowed parent's allowance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	220244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Bereavement benefits including Widowed Parent’s Allowance will be replaced by Bereavement Support Payment from April 2017. Those already in receipt of the existing benefit will not be affected by the change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>An impact assessment was published in April 2014: “Replacement of existing Bereavement Benefits for New Claims from April 2017 – Bereavement Benefits for the 21<sup>st</sup> Century (in Great Britain)”</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311318/pensions-act-ia-annex-d-bereavement-support-payment.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311318/pensions-act-ia-annex-d-bereavement-support-payment.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/01/2015 14:01:49 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

172270

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres at Belfast and Stornoway were staffed at below risk-assessed levels at the same time in 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	219848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Where there are specific issues at a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Her Majesty’s Coastguard uses the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p>These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at MRCCs err strongly on the side of caution. As each MRCC joins the evolving national network the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant. The flexibility of the new arrangements means that it is more important to consider the number of Coastguards available on the growing network.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the risk assessment which characterised the previous model, during December 2014 Belfast MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 23 occasions out of 62 shifts and Stornoway was staffed below risk assessed levels on 41 occasions out of 62 shifts.</p><p> </p><p>During 2014 the MRCCs at Belfast and Stornoway were staffed below risk assessed levels at the same time 126 occasions out of 730 shifts during 2014.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked for a fresh appraisal of the relationship between the available levels of resource and need in the light of the benefit of the new structure.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 219846 219849 question first answered 13/01/2015 11:27:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

172271

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Stornoway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Stornoway was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in December 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	219849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Where there are specific issues at a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Her Majesty’s Coastguard uses the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p>These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at MRCCs err strongly on the side of caution. As each MRCC joins the evolving national network the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant. The flexibility of the new arrangements means that it is more important to consider the number of Coastguards available on the growing network.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the risk assessment which characterised the previous model, during December 2014 Belfast MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 23 occasions out of 62 shifts and Stornoway was staffed below risk assessed levels on 41 occasions out of 62 shifts.</p><p> </p><p>During 2014 the MRCCs at Belfast and Stornoway were staffed below risk assessed levels at the same time 126 occasions out of 730 shifts during 2014.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked for a fresh appraisal of the relationship between the available levels of resource and need in the light of the benefit of the new structure.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 219846 219848 question first answered 13/01/2015 11:27:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

172277

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Belfast was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in December 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	219846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Where there are specific issues at a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Her Majesty’s Coastguard uses the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p>These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at MRCCs err strongly on the side of caution. As each MRCC joins the evolving national network the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant. The flexibility of the new arrangements means that it is more important to consider the number of Coastguards available on the growing network.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the risk assessment which characterised the previous model, during December 2014 Belfast MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 23 occasions out of 62 shifts and Stornoway was staffed below risk assessed levels on 41 occasions out of 62 shifts.</p><p> </p><p>During 2014 the MRCCs at Belfast and Stornoway were staffed below risk assessed levels at the same time 126 occasions out of 730 shifts during 2014.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked for a fresh appraisal of the relationship between the available levels of resource and need in the light of the benefit of the new structure.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 219848 219849 question first answered 13/01/2015 11:27:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning