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520735

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date	23/05/2016
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	Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her policy is on her Department's April 2014 Solar Strategy document.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	38026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Solar is a UK success story: since the previous Government’s April 2014 Solar Strategy was published, we’ve more than doubled the capacity of UK solar, and industry expect that we have already exceeded the forecast of 10GW by 2020 made in that document.</p><p>However, the position of this Government is clear: we can only expect bill payers to support low carbon power if costs are controlled; subsidy should be temporary, not part of a permanent business model; and as costs come down, as they have for solar, so should support.</p><p>We are encouraged by the way the solar industry is responding to the policy changes we have made in order to control costs: deployment of solar under the revised FIT scheme continues and several developers are putting together models to encourage their customers to install solar without subsidy – the models needed to create a sustainable sector for years to come.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/05/2016 16:13:01 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

520736

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Solar Power: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the Government plans to publish its response to the December 2015 HM Revenue and Customs' consultation on increasing VAT for domestic solar.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	38025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK has applied a reduced rate on 11 different types of energy saving materials since 2001. That remains in place and remains unchanged.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are currently considering the responses to their consultation on energy saving materials and they will respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/05/2016 16:13:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

520750

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Electric Cables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of replacing traditional lattice pylons with the T-pylon in environmentally sensitive areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	38095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>The T-Pylon is an innovative design that won a competition held in 2011 by the Royal British Institute of Architects, DECC and National Grid. The first scheme in which the use of the T-pylon has been proposed is for some sections of the Hinkley Point C Electric Line connection that was granted development consent by the Secretary of State on 19 January 2016. The decision to grant consent was made on the merits of the scheme based on a report and recommendation from the Planning Inspectorate. The Planning Inspectorate’s report and the Secretary of State’s decision can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-west/hinkley-point-c-connection/" target="_blank">http://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-west/hinkley-point-c-connection/</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/05/2016 16:12:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

520838

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surrogacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the campaign by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service to raise awareness of the importance of parental orders for new parents and surrogates.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	38001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Surrogacy is a complex issue, the legislation about which has not been significantly addressed by respective administrations since the Surrogacy Arrangements Act was introduced in 1985. The Government recognises the arguments for the need for a review, and we have therefore asked the Law Commission, as part of the consultation on its 13th work programme this summer, to consider including a project on surrogacy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not issued guidance about surrogacy to professional groups or the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS). The Government recognises surrogacy as an important option for some people wishing to start a family and is currently considering how best to clarify the current legal arrangements for intended parents, surrogates and their families. The CAFCASS campaign to increase awareness of Parental Orders is ongoing and targeted at health workers, local authority registration staff and surrogacy agencies. It will be evaluated in full upon completion in autumn 2016; in-campaign monitoring indicates its messaging is reaching the target audience.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 37999 38000 38078 question first answered 25/05/2016 14:21:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

520840

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surrogacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has published on surrogacy for professionals working in midwifery, hospitals, fertility clinics and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	37999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Surrogacy is a complex issue, the legislation about which has not been significantly addressed by respective administrations since the Surrogacy Arrangements Act was introduced in 1985. The Government recognises the arguments for the need for a review, and we have therefore asked the Law Commission, as part of the consultation on its 13th work programme this summer, to consider including a project on surrogacy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not issued guidance about surrogacy to professional groups or the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS). The Government recognises surrogacy as an important option for some people wishing to start a family and is currently considering how best to clarify the current legal arrangements for intended parents, surrogates and their families. The CAFCASS campaign to increase awareness of Parental Orders is ongoing and targeted at health workers, local authority registration staff and surrogacy agencies. It will be evaluated in full upon completion in autumn 2016; in-campaign monitoring indicates its messaging is reaching the target audience.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 38000 38001 38078 question first answered 25/05/2016 14:21:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

520841

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surrogacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to improve public and professional awareness and understanding of surrogacy.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	38000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Surrogacy is a complex issue, the legislation about which has not been significantly addressed by respective administrations since the Surrogacy Arrangements Act was introduced in 1985. The Government recognises the arguments for the need for a review, and we have therefore asked the Law Commission, as part of the consultation on its 13th work programme this summer, to consider including a project on surrogacy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not issued guidance about surrogacy to professional groups or the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS). The Government recognises surrogacy as an important option for some people wishing to start a family and is currently considering how best to clarify the current legal arrangements for intended parents, surrogates and their families. The CAFCASS campaign to increase awareness of Parental Orders is ongoing and targeted at health workers, local authority registration staff and surrogacy agencies. It will be evaluated in full upon completion in autumn 2016; in-campaign monitoring indicates its messaging is reaching the target audience.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 37999 38001 38078 question first answered 25/05/2016 14:21:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

520851

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surrogacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report of Surrogacy UK, Surrogacy in the UK: Myth busting and reform, published on 28 April 2016, if he will take steps to publish a legal pathway document for intended parents and surrogates.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	38078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Surrogacy is a complex issue, the legislation about which has not been significantly addressed by respective administrations since the Surrogacy Arrangements Act was introduced in 1985. The Government recognises the arguments for the need for a review, and we have therefore asked the Law Commission, as part of the consultation on its 13th work programme this summer, to consider including a project on surrogacy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not issued guidance about surrogacy to professional groups or the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS). The Government recognises surrogacy as an important option for some people wishing to start a family and is currently considering how best to clarify the current legal arrangements for intended parents, surrogates and their families. The CAFCASS campaign to increase awareness of Parental Orders is ongoing and targeted at health workers, local authority registration staff and surrogacy agencies. It will be evaluated in full upon completion in autumn 2016; in-campaign monitoring indicates its messaging is reaching the target audience.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 37999 38000 38001 question first answered 25/05/2016 14:21:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

520865

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cumbria Constabulary: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in Cumbria Constabulary are absent from work as a result of sickness or injuries caused by violence inflicted on them in the course of their duties.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	38005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) officers on certified long-term sick leave as at 31 March each year. This can be broken down by those on long-term sick leave as a result of assault, and those on long-term sick leave for other reasons. Long-term sick includes officers on leave for 28 days or more.</p><p>The latest published data shows that there were 16 officers (FTE) on long-term sick leave in the Cumbria Constabulary, as at 31 March 2015. None of these were following assaults.</p><p>Data on the number of officers on short/medium-term absence due to sickness are published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, and show that 16 officers were on short/medium-term sick leave as at 31 March 2015. These data do not identify the reasons for the absence.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/05/2016 14:28:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

520866

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cumbria Constabulary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents in the Cumbria Constabulary area were responded to by a single officer in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	38006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this information. The manner in which police officers are deployed is an operational decision for chief officers, in line with local priorities and held to account by police and crime commissioners.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/05/2016 14:28:19 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

520870

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nottinghamshire Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the role of chief superintendent for Nottingham at Nottinghamshire Police was removed on 1 May 2016; what consultation was carried out prior to that decision being made; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
uin	37960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>The decision on the deployment of available resources, including roles for chief superintendents, are operational matters for individual chief constables, working with their police and crime commissioners.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/05/2016 14:28:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen