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456450

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date	01/03/2016
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assistance has been (a) asked for and (b) provided to Israel to assist in (i) emergency planning in the event of a radiological incident and (ii) radioactive waste management at the Dimona nuclear plant in Israel.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	29280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change has not received any requests from, or provided assistance to, Israel on either emergency planning in the event of a radiological incident, or radioactive waste management at the Dimona nuclear plant.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 13:31:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

456464

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Questions 23930, how many responses Public Health England has received to the review of sexual health, reproductive health and HIV commissioning services since the 8 February 2016 closing date; for what reasons his Department's consultation on sexual health, reproductive health and HIV commissioning services lasted for 3 weeks; and whether any assessment has been made of the effect of the length of the consultation period on the responses received to that review.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	29077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE), supported by the Association of Directors of Public Health undertook a review of Sexual Health, Reproductive Health and HIV Commissioning services; the survey was first published on the 19 January 2016 and closed formally on 8 February 2016.</p><p> </p><p>To date, PHE has received 113 responses to the survey. Two of these responses were received after 8 February closing date.</p><p> </p><p>This survey does not form part of any formal consultation. The length of the survey period was chosen to fit within the timeframes for analysis and publication for the survey findings.</p><p> </p><p>Response rates were continually reviewed during the survey period. The deadline was extended and reminders sent in order to increase response rates. The last response was received on 10 February.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the impact of the survey period length but the response rate is considered to be high.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/03/2016 13:08:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

456465

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 14 January 2016 to Questions 21812, 21778, 21813, 21814 and 21816, which organisations his Department has met to discuss whether local authorities are meeting their mandatory requirements for the commissioning of sexual health services.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	29076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Departmental officials have met and discussed this issue with the Local Government Association, the English HIV and Sexual Health Commissioners Group, the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/03/2016 13:03:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

456466

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many of gigawatts of diesel generating capacity the National Grid has on standby for demand spikes; whether her Department is planning for more diesel generation to be so available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	29325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>National Grid currently has approximately 0.6GW of diesel generation contracted in Short Term Operating Reserve – STOR - the key balancing service used to manage fluctuations in demand.</p><p> </p><p>STOR is procured by National Grid and Government is not involved in this process. However, Government is aware of concerns regarding the growth of diesel generators, and with this in mind Defra will consult later this year on options which will include legislation that would set binding emission limit values on relevant air pollutants from diesel engines.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 13:32:24 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

456467

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Coal Fired Power Stations: Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information her Department holds on the number of coal-fired powered stations which have been built in Germany since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	29191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department commissioned an independent study[1] published in April 2013 looking at new coal-fired power stations in Germany. This study found 10 coal plants (a total of 8GW) were under construction at the time and would be ready to be commissioned by 2015.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/194335/Poyry_Report_-_Coal_fired_power_generation_in_Germany.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/194335/Poyry_Report_-_Coal_fired_power_generation_in_Germany.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2016 13:36:37 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

456480

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account is taken when assessing people for personal independence payments of the need for aids and appliances as a proxy of the condition of the person being assessed.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	29110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The PIP Assessment Guide for Health Professionals carrying out assessments includes guidance on the assessment criteria and how they should be applied.</p><p> </p><p>Section 3.2 ‘Applying the criteria’ (page 75) explains how to assess a person who is reliant on aids and appliances to complete an activity. This guidance can be accessed on the gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449043/pip-assessment-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449043/pip-assessment-guide.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/03/2016 13:56:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

456485

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the balance of trade between the UK and the rest of the EU was in (a) sugars and confectionery, (b) beverages and tobacco, (c) animal products, (d) cereals and preparations and (e) fish and fish products using the same definitions as in the presentation of information on page 15 of The process of withdrawing from the EU, in the last year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	29273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The trade balance between the UK and the rest of the EU in the above commodity groups in 2015 is given in the table below. These figures are sourced from HM Revenue and Customs’ Overseas Trade Statistics database and based on the same definitions as in the presentation of information on page 15 of ‘The process of withdrawing from the EU’.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commodity (HS commodity code) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> UK trade balance with the EU (£ million), 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sugars and confectionery (HS 17)</p></td><td><p>-451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beverages and tobacco (HS 2009, 2201-08)</p></td><td><p>-1,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal products (HS 01, 02, 1601-02)</p></td><td><p>-3,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cereals and preparations (HS 0407-10, 10, 1101-04, 1107-09, 19, 2102-06, 2209)</p></td><td><p>-2,729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fish and fish products (HS 03, 0508, 051191, 150410, 150420, 1603-05, 230120)</p></td><td><p>+84</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: HM Revenue and Customs Overseas Trade Statistics database</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/03/2016 13:40:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

456489

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to add junior doctors to the definition of worker in section 43K(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	29148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Employment Rights Act 1996, as amended by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and more recent legislation, forms part of the wider employment rights legislation.</p><p>Junior doctors are protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, as they are employees of the National Health Service trusts at which they are based.</p><p>The Department supports NHS staff who wish to raise concerns and is implementing a range of measures to support the development of a culture in which staff are able to raise concerns without fear of repercussion or reprisal. The Department has made clear to NHS organisations that they should have policies and procedures to support and encourage staff to raise concerns, and that those concerns should be considered and, where appropriate, acted upon.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 04/03/2016 09:36:32 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

456494

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will suspend the process of determining the application for the licence for ship-to-ship transfers in the Cromarty Firth until he has formally consulted Marine Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	29329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>There are no valid reasons to suspend the process of determining the application for an Oil Transfer licence for ship to ship transfers in the Cromarty Firth.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from Marine Scotland were sent the application details and information by email on 9 December 2015. A reminder about the deadline for comments on this application was sent to the same officials by email on 3 February, five days before the end of the extended consultation period.</p><p> </p><p>A Marine Scotland official confirmed to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on 11 February that they had seen the information and had no intention of submitting a response.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/03/2016 12:47:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

456497

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 10 February 2016, Official Report, column 1576, what the evidential basis is for the statement that there are 47,500 fewer pupils in overcrowded schools than in 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
uin	29204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The department collects information from each local authority on the number of schools, the number of places in those schools and the number of pupils on roll through the annual school capacity survey (SCAP). The data is published annually, and the main tables contain national and local authority level data. The latest published data, relating to the position as reported by local authorities at May 2014, can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2013-to-2014</a></p><p>Previous years are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-capacity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-capacity</a></p><p>In both the 2014 and 2010 data publications, the table below shows capacity in state funded primary and secondary schools. In 2010 there were a total of 97,230 primary and secondary pupils in excess of capacity. In 2014 this had reduced to 49,717, meaning that 47,513 fewer pupils were excess of capacity in 2014 than in 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of pupils in excess of school capacity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded primary schools</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>41,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded secondary schools</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>55,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded primary schools</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>30,737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded secondary schools</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>18,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded primary schools</p></td><td><p>Change 2010 to 2014</p></td><td><p>10,943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State-funded secondary schools</p></td><td><p>Change 2010 to 2014</p></td><td><p>36,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Change 2010 to 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>47,513 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 04/03/2016 11:20:46 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt