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390172

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date	15/07/2015
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	Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on (a) the number of monitoring stations which recorded the reported temperature of 36.7 degrees Celsius on 1 July 2015 and (b) for how long each such monitoring station recorded that temperature that day.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	7239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The maximum temperature reported by the Met Office’s network of UK weather stations on 1 July 2015 was 36.7 degrees Celsius, which was recorded at Heathrow airport. The maximum temperature was recorded at 1413 GMT, with lower temperatures recorded at minute intervals either side of that time. This pattern is in line with the natural fluctuation of temperature and consistent with maximum temperature readings recorded by the Met Office in general.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/07/2015 10:50:14 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

390277

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Temperature
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with the Meteorological Office on its finding that 1 July 2015 was the hottest July day recorded in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	7237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department is in regular contact with the Met Office. While we have had no specific discussions in relation to this, we are also aware that issues raised by the media with regards the accuracy of this measurement have been answered by the Met Office on their website.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 16:51:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

390279

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Wind Power: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the value was of subsidies to onshore wind energy providers in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	7497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Onshore wind has received support over the past three years from the Renewables Obligation (RO) and the Feed-in Tariff (FITs) schemes.</p><p>The cost of supporting onshore wind through the RO in 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14 was as follows (figures not adjusted for inflation):</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Onshore wind</strong></p></td><td><p>£483m</p></td><td><p>£557m</p></td><td><p>£756m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Outturn data is not yet available for spend in 2014/15, but we would expect an increase in the total level of support for onshore wind as there was a higher level deployment.</p><p>Some small-scale onshore wind was supported by the FIT, but FIT costs are not available disaggregated by technology.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 11:05:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

390439

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Wind Power: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with Ministers from the Northern Ireland Executive on the implications for the Executive's funding of its decision not to end subsidies to onshore wind farms by April 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	7236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>With certain limited exceptions, energy is a devolved matter. It is therefore for the Northern Ireland Executive to decide whether or not they end subsidies to onshore wind projects and consider the funding implications.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/07/2015 14:29:20 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

389063

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
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	China: Political Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of China on the alleged harvesting of organs from Falun Gong prisoners held in China.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	6494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain concerned by reports of organ harvesting, which we have raised on numerous occasions, including at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April this year.</p><p>The Chinese government has repeatedly denied allegations that organs are forcibly removed from detainees. We are aware that organs removed from executed prisoners have been used for human transplantation purposes in China; Chinese law requires that prisoners give prior consent that their organs be used in this way.</p><p>We welcome steps taken by the Chinese government in recent years to improve the regulation of organ transplantation, for example the reports that suggest China would stop using organs harvested from executed prisoners from January of this year. Implementation of this policy is an important step.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 15/07/2015 13:41:32 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

385780

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Video on Demand: Disability
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 review the effectiveness of existing legislation on subtitles and audio description for on-demand television.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to seeing an improvement in the provision of access services for video-on-demand (VoD) services. We have been monitoring progress of the provision of access services for VoD content since 2013 through engagement with the Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD), platform operators and content providers. If ATVOD's 2015 annual survey of VoD services indicates that significant progress has not been made then, as stated in the Connectivity, Content and Consumers Paper (July 2013), we will consider legislation in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 02/07/2015 15:39:40 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

385781

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Video on Demand: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with television representatives on the setting of targets on the provision of subtitles for on-demand television services.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>We have been monitoring progress of the provision of access services for Video on Demand (VoD) content since 2013 through engagement with the Authority for Television on Demand (ATVOD), platform operators and content providers. As part of our continuing assessment of access to such services for VoD content, we will use information from a variety of sources and engagement with relevant parties to develop a target that we would expect to see reached by mid-2016.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 02/07/2015 15:38:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

385782

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Digital Technology: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take to reduce the digital exclusion of people with sensory loss.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Government recognises the importance of Digital Inclusion. The Government Digital Service launched the Government’s Digital Inclusion Strategy in April 2014. The Strategy sets out 10 actions that Government and partners from the public, private and voluntary sector will take to reduce digital exclusion.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/07/2015 14:19:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

385841

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the government of the Republic of Sudan on the arrest and detention of Rev. Yat Michael and Rev. Peter Yen Reith of the South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the response the Minister of State, my Rt Hon and noble Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Baroness Anelay gave on 22 June 2015 (PQHL315), that our Embassy in Khartoum has previously raised these concerning cases with the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since then, we have maintained close contact with the legal teams working on behalf of the two pastors, and an official from our Embassy in Khartoum attended the latest court hearing on 15 June. We will continue to co-ordinate with other Embassies in Khartoum to ensure the international community is represented at the ongoing legal proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 02/07/2015 12:24:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

385842

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Mohammed Morsi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the government of Egypt on the death sentence passed on the former President Mohammad Morsi.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text I issued a statement on 17 May setting out the Government's deep concern at the sentencing to death of former President Morsi and over 100 others. I also raised concerns with the Egyptian Ambassador on that day. Senior officials have discussed this case with representatives of the Egyptian government. We have been clear that the Egyptian authorities must apply the rule of law consistently in line with international standards, and protect the political and legal rights of all Egyptians as the basis for the country’s future stability. It is the long-standing policy of the Government to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We note that there are further stages in the legal process, and will continue to follow this case closely and remain in contact with the Egyptian authorities. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/07/2015 13:59:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson