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388216

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date	07/07/2015
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	EU Nationals: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency plan he has made for if it is viable to secure agreement with his EU counterparts for the introduction of a four-year qualifying period for EU nationals to access in-work benefits in negotiating the UK's membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), said in his speech on 21 May 2015, the Government is concerned that under the current free movement rules, national welfare systems can provide an unintended additional incentive for large migratory movements. Consequently reforming welfare and particularly access to benefits for mobile EU nationals in order to reduce incentives for migration is one of our priorities for the renegotiation. The Prime Minister is working with his European partners to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2015 14:45:52 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

388270

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Scleroderma: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of scleroderma to health professionals and the wider public.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>There are between 5,000 and 8,000 rare diseases. Each one affects less than 0.1% of the United Kingdom’s population, but together affect the lives of 3 million people making considerable demands on the resources and capacity of the National Health Service and other care services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013, the Department published the UK Strategy for Rare Diseases. This is a high-level framework committed to raising awareness about all rare diseases and sets out a strategic vision for improving the lives of all those affected with rare disease. A copy of the Strategy is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also recently collaborated with Health Education England and others to produce two videos about rare diseases, one focusing on healthcare professionals, particularly general practitioners, as the first point of NHS contact, the other providing information for patients and parents about rare diseases. These videos can be viewed on Health Education England’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/rare-disease-and-the-potential-of-genomics/" target="_blank">http://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/rare-disease-and-the-potential-of-genomics/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 13/07/2015 16:43:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman attachment 1 file name UK Strategy for Rare Diseases.pdf title The UK Strategy for Rare Diseases 2013
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

388319

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Greece: EU Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on the provision of humanitarian assistance to Greece.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We have not received a request from the Greek government for assistance. If we do, we will assess this on the basis of need. Greece is not eligible to receive Official Development Assistance as it has a GNI per capita of around $22,000. The maximum GNI per capita for a country to be ODA eligible is around $13,000. In the short to medium term it is therefore unlikely we could provide support through the aid budget.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/07/2015 16:29:06 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386524

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to change the budget of the Single Intelligence Account in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The budget for the SIA in 2015-16 was set at the Spending Review of 2013. In November 2014, in his response to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, the Prime Minister announced an additional £130m over two years to address the increased threat of terrorism, including new funding to enhance our ability to monitor and disrupt self-starting terrorists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/07/2015 08:01:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386631

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will ensure that the Basic Payment Scheme is in operation by December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Basic Payment Scheme came into effect from 1 January 2015 and the Rural Payments Agency has said it will be making full payments as early as possible in the payment window, which runs from December to June.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/07/2015 15:50:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386642

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussion his Department has had with the European Commission on campaigns by that institution during the UK referendum campaign.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text Ministers and officials regularly meet with the European Commission to discuss a range of subjects, including the referendum on the UK's EU membership and the reforms which the Government is seeking. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 07/07/2015 14:35:11 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386710

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Port of Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the vehicles arriving at the Port of Dover are checked on arrival.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>100% of freight vehicles arriving at Dover are subject to screening checks at the border controls at the juxtaposed ports of Calais and Dunkirk. Further screening may take place at Dover on an intelligence -led basis.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/07/2015 16:15:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386714

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Port of Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to increase the number of checks on vehicles arriving through the Port of Dover.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Border Force deployed additional resources to combat the increase in opportunistic migrant activity that followed the strike at Calais by French workers, including deployment of additional sniffer dog and contractor freight searching capability to deal with the anticipated risk of migrants targeting slow moving traffic at the juxtaposed ports in Northern France. We have also deployed additional resource to enable enhanced screening at Dover port of both freight and tourist vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 15:10:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386783

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to complete the electrification of the Great Western mainline to (a) Bristol, (b) Newport, (c) Cardiff and (d) Swansea.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State announced on the 25<sup>th</sup> June 2015 that Great Western was his top priority for delivery.　The Secretary of State also described some of the challenges Network Rail is facing. That is why he has asked the new chair of Network Rail to put forward proposals for replanning the enhancement programme.　 The chair is due to report to the Secretary of State in the Autumn and the Secretary of State is not going to pre-empt the outcome of this report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/07/2015 14:00:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386199

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Director of Public Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it his policy to enable a Select Committee to hold a confirmation hearings for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <blockquote><p> </p><p>The post of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is a Civil Service appointment. The process is conducted by the independent Civil Service Commission in line with statute and the Government has no plans to change this. The Commission appoints a panel to carry out the process. In recent competitions, the panel has consisted of the Cabinet Secretary, a senior Civil Service Commissioner, a non-executive director from the relevant department and an external stakeholder - which in the case of the DPP might be a Court of Appeal judge.</p><p> </p></blockquote> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/07/2015 11:00:36 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell