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435697

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, briefed Peers and MPs on the Northern Ireland political agreement prior to her statement to the House of Commons on 19 November and whether all, or any, Northern Ireland-based Members of both Houses were invited to attend.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL4272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>There was no briefing for Peers or MP’s prior to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s Statement to the House of Commons on Thursday 19 November.</p><p>An invitation to the briefing on the Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill held on Monday 23 November was circulated electronically to all Peers via the Usual Channels.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 09/12/2015 12:45:51 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

435746

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which members of the House of Lords and Commons attended the briefing on the Northern Ireland political agreement, by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, prior to her statement to the House of Commons on 19 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL4321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>There was no briefing for Peers or MP’s prior to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s Statement to the House of Commons on Thursday 19 November.</p><p>An invitation to the briefing on the Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill held on Monday 23 November was circulated electronically to all Peers via the Usual Channels.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 09/12/2015 12:46:40 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

435815

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	West Ham United FC: Sportsgrounds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with the (a) London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and (b) Mayor of London on releasing the LLDC West Ham United Football Club contract.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	18941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The contract relating to West Ham United Football Club's use of the Olympic Stadium is between the West Ham and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). Any decision regarding whether to release contract details is a matter for the LLDC.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 09/12/2015 11:52:34 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

434206

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Spanish Language: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils took a GCSE in Spanish in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	18794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total entries for GCSEs in Spanish is published at national level as part of the “GCSE and equivalent results in England” statistical first release [1]<sup>,[2],[3],[4],[5]</sup></p><br /><p>[1] 2014/15 provisional table can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/467610/SFR37_2015_Subject_Timeseries.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/467610/SFR37_2015_Subject_Timeseries.xls</a>. (Years: 2009/10 - 2014/15)</p><p>[2] 2008/09 revised table 8 can be found at: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00196306/ks4-results-in-england-2008-09-(revised)" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00196306/ks4-results-in-england-2008-09-(revised)</a>. (Year: 2008/09)</p><p>[3] 2007/08 revised table 10 can be found at: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00195931/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00195931/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england</a>. (Year: 2007/08)</p><p>[4] 2006/07 revised table 10 can be found at: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00195692/dcsf-gcse-and-equivalent-examination-results-in-en" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00195692/dcsf-gcse-and-equivalent-examination-results-in-en</a>. (Year: 2006/07)</p><p>[5] 2005/06 revised table 10 can be found at: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00195387/gcse-and-equivalent-examination-results-in-england" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00195387/gcse-and-equivalent-examination-results-in-england</a>. (Year: 2005/06)</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/12/2015 15:28:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

434210

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria she plans to include in the national funding formula for schools; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	18789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to delivering our manifesto pledge to make school funding fairer. It was announced at the Spending Review that we intend to introduce a National Funding Formula for schools, high needs and early years in 2017. We will set out our detailed plans for a National Funding Formula, including the criteria to be included in the formula for schools, in the New Year and will consult on our proposals extensively.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 08/12/2015 14:35:37 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

433903

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
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	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to assist poorer students with the repayment of their student loans.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	18602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>Student loan repayments are income contingent and deductions are taken at 9% of income over the applicable repayment threshold.</p><p>The repayment threshold affords protection to lower earning borrowers. Borrowers make no repayment if their income remains or falls below the threshold.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/12/2015 15:19:44 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

433906

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
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	Meat Products: Scotland
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 recent progress has been made with the US and Scottish Governments on lifting the US import ban on haggis.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	18636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The United States does not accept imports of haggis containing sheep lungs. Former Secretary of State for Defra, Owen Paterson, lobbied US authorities during his visit in 2014 and the Government continues to encourage the US to adjust its ban on UK haggis. Scottish haggis producers are developing a US-specific recipe to allow them to access the market once the wider EU negotiations on lifting the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy restrictions on EU lamb are concluded.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/12/2015 14:18:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

433949

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
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	Mature Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether people over the initial postgraduate loan age cap of 30 will be able to apply and receive a postgraduate loan of up to £10,000 for the 2016-17 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	18668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enhancing its support for postgraduate study and wants more people to have the opportunity to build on their academic success through access to a higher level qualification.</p><p>The new Postgraduate Loans for Master’s study are intended to be available for eligible students studying in academic year 2016/17.</p><p>The Government announced on 25 November that the new Postgraduate Loan for Master’s study will be available to individuals up to age 60. Further information is available via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/12/2015 15:28:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

433975

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
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	Veterinary Medicine: Colistin
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 recent discussions she has had with veterinary experts on the use of colistin and colistin resistance in animals, food and humans.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	18673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>I discussed the issue of colistin resistance on 1 December with the Chief Executive of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate following the publication of a report on the issue in relation to China.</p><br /><p>In November, the UK Government attended an EU workshop on the impact on public health and animal health of the use of antibiotics in animals, which included the use of colistin. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has also held initial discussions on the use of colistin and colistin resistance with other experts across government, including the Food Standards Agency, Department of Health and Public Health England, and key industry bodies.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/12/2015 10:44:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

433978

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
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	National Wildlife Crime Unit: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to the National Wildlife Crime Unit in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	18733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The information is in the table below:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Defra funding allocated to the National Wildlife Crime Unit</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£144,000</p></td><td><p>£136,000</p></td><td><p>£136,000</p></td><td><p>£136,000</p></td><td><p>£136,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/12/2015 14:47:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson