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178819

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of commissioners from local government have attended the Commissioning Academy; and by which local authorities those commissioners are employed.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	224134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Through its programme of Civil Service Reform, the Government is taking urgent action to address long-standing skills gaps in the Civil Service. Our pioneering Commissioning Academy is building commercial capability across the public sector, and improving how public services are delivered.</p><p> </p><p>To date 392 individuals have attended the central Commissioning Academy programmes, including 206 (52%) from central government. In the last year there was a 50% increase in demand for places on the programme, and it will be expanded to deliver 1,500 places by March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners have attended from the following local authorities:</p><p> </p><p>Basildon Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Basingstoke &amp; Deane Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham City Council</p><p> </p><p>Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Bristol City Council</p><p> </p><p>Canterbury and Coastal Clinical Commissioning Group</p><p> </p><p>Cheltenham Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Cherwell District, South Northants and Stratford on Avon Councils</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire East Council</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire West and Chester Council</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire West and Chester (a place-based group)</p><p> </p><p>Cumbria County Council</p><p> </p><p>Devon County Council</p><p> </p><p>Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Essex County Council</p><p> </p><p>Fenland District Council</p><p> </p><p>Gloucestershire County Council</p><p> </p><p>Harborough District Council</p><p> </p><p>Horsham District Council</p><p> </p><p>Kent County Council</p><p> </p><p>Knowsley Council (Health and Social Care Integration)</p><p> </p><p>Lancashire County Council</p><p> </p><p>Leicestershire County Council</p><p> </p><p>London Borough of Barnet</p><p> </p><p>London Borough of Haringey</p><p> </p><p>London Borough of Lambeth</p><p> </p><p>London Borough of Lewisham</p><p> </p><p>London Borough of Sutton</p><p> </p><p>London Borough of Waltham Forest</p><p> </p><p>Lowestoft Rising (Place based group)</p><p> </p><p>Manchester City Council</p><p> </p><p>Milton Keynes Council</p><p> </p><p>Norfolk County Council</p><p> </p><p>Northamptonshire County Council</p><p> </p><p>Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Shropshire</p><p> </p><p>Somerset County Council</p><p> </p><p>Southend-on-sea Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Staffordshire County Council</p><p> </p><p>Stoke-On-Trent City Council</p><p> </p><p>Suffolk Coastal</p><p> </p><p>Sunderland City Council</p><p> </p><p>Surrey County Council</p><p> </p><p>Swindon Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Tamworth Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Tri-borough councils: Hammersmith &amp; Fulham, Kensington &amp; Chelsea and Westminster</p><p> </p><p>Wakefield Metropolitan District Council</p><p> </p><p>Walsall Council</p><p> </p><p>Warrington Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Waverley Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>West Sussex County Council</p><p> </p><p>Westminster City Council</p><p> </p><p>Wirral Council</p><p> </p><p>Worcestershire County Council</p><p> </p><p>A number of other programmes sit alongside the central programme under the Commissioning Academy umbrella. 78 officials have attended local programmes in Norfolk and Staffordshire, modelled on the central programme, with participants drawn from local authorities and other public sector bodies in the local area. In addition, 8 councillors have attended a streamlined programme for Local Authority elected members.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em><br> </em></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/02/2015 16:46:22 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

178898

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that non-English-speaking road users can read road signs.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure that their traffic signs and road markings comply with the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD) or are otherwise specially authorised by the Secretary of State. To provide consistency for road safety and efficient traffic management, TSRGD specifies that signs used on roads in Great Britain are in English. The Welsh Language Act 1993, however, allows for both Welsh and English to be used on traffic signs placed in Wales and the responsibility for specifying such bilingual signs is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>The UK traffic signing system uses largely symbolic signing for warning and regulatory signs without the use of worded plates to explain the symbols. This means that many signs are fully understandable by drivers even if those drivers do not speak English.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 12/02/2015 15:38:44 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

178903

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Road Traffic Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many breaches of the law by foreign-registered heavy goods vehicles in 2013–14 resulted in either a fixed penalty notice or a court summons; and how many of those were successfully enforced.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The data requested in not available as it is not centrally collected.</p><p>The Home Office collect data on the number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued by police forces in England and Wales for various motoring offences, as well as the number of these FPNs that are paid and the number in which the fine is registered in court. This data cannot be broken down by type of vehicle or owner of vehicle.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2015 16:07:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

178973

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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	Crans Montana Forum: Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has received an invitation to the Crans Montana Forum in Dakhla, occupied Western Sahara; and whether she plans to send a representative to that forum.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	224138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>An invitation to the Forum in Dakhla has not been received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/02/2015 13:30:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

179021

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Primates: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2015 to Question 222873, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK users who acquire non-human primates ensure breeders and suppliers they deal with have proper controls and processes in place; how such controls and processes are monitored; and how many UK users have been found not to have sufficient controls and processes in place.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	223951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>We have taken a number of steps to gain assurances about the quality of non-human primates being imported for research within the legal constraints available to us. We have emphasised to those UK users who acquire these primates that they are responsible for ensuring that the breeders and suppliers they deal with have proper controls and processes in place. In order to be assured that these animals are of appropriate quality for the work authorised on their project licences, they need to be confident of high standards of care and welfare. <br><br>We are aware that, in recent years, these UK users have routinely visited and inspected their overseas primate breeders, and that they do indeed demand these high standards. We are encouraging this to continue. <br><br>Home Office Inspectors assigned to establishments holding and using imported primates play a key role in monitoring the situation. Through inspection visits and other contact with animal care staff, inspectors maintain awareness of the importations of primates, both consignments already acquired and those due. This enables appropriately timed inspections to be carried out to monitor the quality of animals being acquired. <br><br>We also expect the local inspector to be notified promptly in the event of any significant health or welfare problems which may occur following arrival of an importation of primates. Should a particular source be shown to be delivering primates of unacceptable quality from the perspective of their health and welfare, we will deal with this through the relevant licence authorisation. <br><br>No UK users have been found to have insufficient controls and processes in place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/02/2015 15:39:28 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

178448

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to protect organisations and businesses in the UK from cybercrime and large-scale cyber-attack.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	223889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer my Rt hon. Friend to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on Thursday 11 December 2014 to the House; “Third Annual Report on Progress on the UK Cyber Security Strategy: Protecting and Promoting the UK in a Digital World” and the accompanying progress report “The UK Cyber Security Strategy: Report on progress and forward plans – December 2014”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/02/2015 07:51:55 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

178449

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which department has lead responsibility for international counter-narcotics policy.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	223814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has lead responsibility for international counter-narcotics policy, working closely with a range of other departments and agencies including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the National Crime Agency and the Department for International Development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/02/2015 15:10:08 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

178450

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 2.2 of the report The Performance of the Cabinet Office 2013-14, published by the National Audit Office in November 2014, when he expects the reports commissioned by his Department on examining the barriers faced by people (a) who declare disabilities, (b) from minority ethnic backgrounds and (c) who are LGBT in the civil service to be published.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	223890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>All three reports will be published in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/02/2015 07:53:06 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

178451

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the nature and the extent of voluntary work undertaken as part of the National Citizen Service in England.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	223910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Since 2011 over 130,000 young people have taken part in National Citizen Service (NCS), giving an estimated 3.2 million hours of volunteering to their communities. This has consisted of over 8,000 social action projects ranging from the renovation of community spaces, to charity fundraising events.</p><p> </p><p>The independent evaluation of the NCS programme also demonstrates that it is creating a movement of young people who feel a greater responsibility towards their community and who are more likely to help out locally in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 12/02/2015 07:50:55 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

178457

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Community Relations: Bristol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what projects in the City of Bristol have been supported by the Near Neighbours fund in each year since that fund was established; and how much that fund has awarded in total.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	223888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Near Neighbours programme does not operate in the City of Bristol. The programme operates in eight hubs around England and includes a small grants element alongside other activities aimed at building productive working relationships between people of different faiths. In total, since the programme was established in 2011, the Government has invested over £8 million with Church Urban Fund match-funding of £600,000. More information on the programme can be found here: <a href="http://www.cuf.org.uk/how-we-help/near-neighbours" target="_blank">http://www.cuf.org.uk/how-we-help/near-neighbours</a>.The Church Urban Fund also offers funding through the Together Grants programme, supporting faith based organisations to engage in social action, by supporting them to initiate or develop community work. The Church Urban Fund has made nearly two hundred grants in the Diocese of Bristol (including the city of Bristol and the surrounding areas), totalling more than £2.1 million.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 12/02/2015 16:57:19 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie