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386107

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to press for the referral of possible war crimes in Syria by all combatants to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court; and who, if anyone, records all breaches of international humanitarian law.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK has consistently called for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court and supported efforts at the UN Security Council to achieve this. However, these efforts were blocked by Russia and China on 22 May 2014. In partnership with other donor countries, we have funded the collection of documentary evidence of human rights abuses and violations. We will also look to expand the EU sanctions regime to cover more people responsible for human rights abuses and violations. We will continue to press for those responsible to be held accountable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 11:50:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

386126

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many soldiers were recruited to the Army Reserve between 2012 and 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The total number recruited into the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) between 2012 and 2015 is 12,130.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>3,960</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number leaving the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) since 2012 is 12,680.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,710</p></td><td><p>4,620</p></td><td><p>3,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL926 question first answered 06/07/2015 15:52:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386135

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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
hansard heading	Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the draft own-initiative report of proposal to the European Parliament that commercial use of photographs or video footage, or other images of works which are permanently located in physical public places, should always be subject to prior consent from the authors or any proxy acting for them.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Section 62 of the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act (1988) permits the photographing and filming of certain artistic works and buildings permanently situated in a public place or in premises open to the public, without prior consent from the owners of copyright in those works. This exception to copyright protection has existed in UK law for over a hundred years, and represents an important freedom for photographers and film-makers, whether amateur or professional.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not support any restriction to this exception, such as a requirement that prohibits commercial use without prior consent. The Government recognises the diversity of EU Member States’ laws in this area and strongly believes Member States should retain their current discretion in this area of law.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/07/2015 10:52:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

386159

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria she proposes to set for independent monitoring of the environmental effects of shale gas operations at proposed shale gas sites.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	4493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>A research consortium led by British Geological Survey (BGS) has established a programme of environmental monitoring in Lancashire, and any criteria are a matter for the consortium to determine, independent of Government. BGS has stated that the information collected from the monitoring programme will be made freely available to the public and also support peer-reviewed science.</p><p>The Autumn Statement in December 2014 announced funding for the gathering of independent evidence about shale gas to be presented directly to the public. This work is under development.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 06/07/2015 15:07:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

386162

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Department of Energy and Climate Change: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to improve its delivery of major projects.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	4526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We are improving the skills of the project leaders of our major projects through attendance at the Major Projects Leadership Academy established by the Major Projects Authority.</p><p>Similar training is available to others working on major projects. The Department also has a range of guidance, in-house training and specialist support available to those working on its projects and work to establish the Project Delivery profession in DECC is underway.</p><p>DECC’s major projects also benefit from assurance provided within the department from their own governance structures, scrutiny of progress from the relevant corporate governance Committees and external assurance provided through the Major Projects Authority.</p><p>The effectiveness of all of these activities is regularly assessed so that improvements can be made when needed.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 06/07/2015 15:06:01 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 10883 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

386186

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been of investigations into sexual offences in (a) North Wales and (b) the UK in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	4505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The cost of investigating specific offences is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/07/2015 13:55:06 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

386187

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police civilian staff in (i) North Wales and (ii) the UK have been allocated to investigation of sexual offences in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	4504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information centrally on the number of police officers or staff that have been assigned to investigate sexual offences.</p><p>The deployment of police officers locally is an operational matter for Chief Constables, in conjunction with their Police and Crime Commissioners</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/07/2015 14:22:08 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

386204

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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
hansard heading	Adult Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reductions in the adult further education budget on the participation rate on such courses.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	4607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Across all our grant, loan and capital support for adult further education, we are making available over £3bn in 2015-16. Our funding mechanism is designed to allow providers the freedoms and flexibilities to decide how best to use their allocation to respond to local learner and employer demand and it would be for individual colleges to determine what provision to offer based on this demand.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 06/07/2015 09:22:29 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

386211

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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
hansard heading	Catapult Centres: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what provision exists for Catapult centres to take on apprentices; and how many apprentices (a) aged under 19, (b) aged 19 to 24 and (c) aged 24 plus are currently employed in each Catapult centre.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	4605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Catapult network does not have a formal policy on apprenticeships, but many Catapults have developed schemes to support this approach and funding has been provided for the building of state-of-the-art facilities for training apprentices in two locations.</p><p>The Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, which is due to open in September 2015, will address the manufacturing skills shortage by training engineering apprentices on a sponsored or part-sponsored basis, up-skilling manufacturing engineers and developing graduate engineers and industrial designers.</p><p>The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Training Centre provides training in the practical and academic skills that manufacturing companies need to compete globally, from apprenticeship through to doctorate and MBA level.</p><p>The High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult currently has 93 apprentices directly employed across its seven centres. This figure does not include those being trained on behalf of industry, which currently number over 250 and will increase next year. The full breakdown is:-</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HVM Centre</p></td><td><p>Number of Apprentices</p></td><td><p>Under 19</p></td><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>24+</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Forming Research Centre</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Centre for Process Innovation</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacturing Technology Centre</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Composites Centre</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwick Manufacturing Group</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Centre for Process Innovation is currently recruiting an additional three apprentices and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre is currently recruiting an additional two.</p><p>There are three apprentices currently entering their second year of a modern apprenticeship with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. The Catapult is building a plan around future recruitment to consider building and continuing this pool of talent.</p><p> </p><p>There is also one apprentice with the Transport Systems Catapult. The Catapult is also employing a number of interns from Cranfield University over the summer and has some individuals completing their thesis.</p><p>The Cell Therapy Catapult does not have any current apprentices, but the Cell Therapy Catapult Manufacturing Centre, which is due to open in 2017, will create up to 150 jobs directly, including apprenticeships.</p><p>The Digital Catapult does not have any current apprentices, but is committed to a diverse workforce and, to date, has hosted six work experience placements and a first cohort of paid interns started this month. The Catapult is in discussions with Tech City Stars about apprenticeships and researching other partnerships over the next few months.</p><p>No apprentices are employed at the Future Cities Catapult, although there is one intern, and the Catapult is about to launch an open intern scheme which will be advertised on its website. They are looking at opportunities to develop and grow talent pools at all levels and will be looking at the offer of apprenticeships as part of this review.</p><p>No apprentices are employed at the Satellite Applications Catapult, but the Catapult is looking to develop a scheme in future years.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 06/07/2015 09:20:49 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386230

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	Housing: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the average house price has risen in (a) England, (b) London, (c) Enfield and (d) Enfield North constituency in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	4672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on house prices in England, London, London boroughs and constituencies are published by the Office for National Statistics at:<br><br><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=House+Price+Indices" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=House+Price+Indices</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/07/2015 14:48:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan