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601111

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) personal, (b) project and (c) establishment licences for scientific research on animals have been granted in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	48631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of personal, project and establishment licences granted by the Home Office for scientific research on animals are made public every year in the Annual Report of the licensing body, the Home Office Animals in Science Regulation Unit. The Annual Reports can be obtained online at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals#publications The table below sets out the figures for each year since 2010. Figures for 2015 will be published in due course.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Personal</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>2664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>564</p></td><td><p>2550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>2639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>2770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>2949</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/10/2016 15:22:32 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

601117

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for personal licences, project licences and establishment licences to carry out scientific research on animals have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	48642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not keep records of licence applications that have been rejected or withdrawn at either the concept or the drafting stage.</p><p>The numbers of personal, project and establishment licences granted by the Home Office for scientific research on animals are made public every year in the Annual Report of the licensing body, the Animals In Science Regulation Unit. The Annual Reports can be obtained online at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals#publications</p><p>The table below sets out the figures for each year since 2010. Figures for 2015 will be published in due course.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Personal</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>2664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>564</p></td><td><p>2550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>2639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>2770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>2949</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/10/2016 14:52:53 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

514440

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that smart meters are installed in areas with poor mobile signal.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	34737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Data and Communications Company (DCC) is putting in place a communications network across GB to send and receive information from smart meters to energy suppliers, energy network operators and energy service companies in a Wide Area Network (WAN).</p><p> </p><p>The DCC is contracted to provide network coverage of at least 99.25% of GB premises by the end of 2020 and to achieving at least 80% coverage of GB premises when it begins live services later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition is for all domestic and small business premises to have smart meters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/04/2016 12:01:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

484373

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
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	Athletics: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) assistant, (b) athletics, (c) level one, (d) level two, (e) level three and (f) level four coaches have been licensed to coach athletics in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	32165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government and its Arm's Length Bodies have helped deliver a strong sporting legacy from London 2012, including 1.65 million more people playing sport regularly than when London won the bid for the Games back in 2005. We have recently published our new sport strategy, '<em>Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation</em>' setting out government's ambitions for a more active nation.</p><p>The number of licensed assistant coaches was 963 in 2011; 1809 in 2012; 2298 in 2013; 2513 in 2014; and 3010 in 2015.</p><p>The number of licensed athletics coaches was 137 in 2011; 271 in 2012; 381 in 2013; 489 in 2014; and 789 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 1 licensed coaches was 3200 in 2011; 2596 in 2012; 1761 in 2013; 1336 in 2014; and 1125 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 2 licensed coaches was 2928 in 2011; 3002 in 2012; 2775 in 2013; 2347 in 2014; and 2249 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 3 licensed coaches was 1124 in 2011; 1173 in 2012; 1134 in 2013; 1033 in 2014; and 1026 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 4 licensed coaches was 351 in 2011; 360 in 2012; 342 in 2013; 320 in 2014; and 312 in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Licensed coaches are those who have passed an England Athletics' qualification and currently have a valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in order to be able to teach under 18s. Unlicensed, or qualified, coaches can still coach adults at athletics clubs, and the number of these coaches has risen in the past five years:</p><p>The number of qualified assistant coaches was 478 in 2011; 791 in 2012; 1458 in 2013; 2473 in 2014; and 2908 in 2015.</p><p>The number of qualified athletics coaches was 8 in 2011; 13 in 2012; 59 in 2013; 110 in 2014; and 121 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 1 qualified coaches was 14977 in 2011; 16571 in 2012; 17301 in 2013; 17668 in 2014; and 17869 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 2 qualified coaches was 3727 in 2011; 3938 in 2012; 4172 in 2013; 4612 in 2014; and 4779 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 3 qualified coaches was 909 in 2011; 901 in 2012; 941 in 2013; 1029 in 2014; and 1038 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 4 qualified coaches was 195 in 2011; 205 in 2012; 215 in 2013; 231 in 2014; and 229 in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 31/03/2016 15:28:36 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

458483

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
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: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons public bodies are permitted to import meat and meat products which due to poor welfare standards would be illegal to produce in the UK.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	30218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>Government Buying Standards for food and catering services are mandatory for central government and encouraged in the wider public sector. The standards require that all food served must have been produced in compliance with UK legal standards for animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>To protect the supply of food to central government and other public bodies, including prisons and the military, the only exception is for the procurement of pig and poultry meat. This means that in the event that UK market conditions impose a significant increase in costs that cannot be compensated for by savings elsewhere, pig and poultry meat must as a minimum meet EU standards and the reasons for not applying UK welfare standards must be recorded and signed off by a senior official in the organisation concerned.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2016 17:31:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

458490

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
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	Food: Procurement
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 progress has been made on implementation of the recommendations of the Bonfield report on public procurement of food; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	30380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing food produced to British standards or their equivalent in all its canteens, restaurants and cafeterias by the end of this Parliament. Defra is working closely with other Departments and businesses to implement Dr Peter Bonfield’s Plan for Public Procurement of Food, including a balanced scorecard. The Ministry of Justice recently launched a tender for supplying food to prisons, worth £500m, which requires bids to use the balanced scorecard. Their current supplier has agreed that the 30 million portions of UHT milk served in prisons each year will be sourced from UK producers. All new Central Government food and catering contracts will use the balanced scorecard approach.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2016 17:29:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

451561

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Lead Ammunition Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Lead Ammunition Group's final report; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	26686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering the Lead Ammunition Group’s report on the effects of lead ammunition to human health and wildlife and will respond as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>I am shortly due to meet the chairman of the Group to discuss their report on the 22nd March.</p><p> </p><p>The Lead Ammunition Group’s report is independent of Government. It will be for the Group to decide when to publish their report.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/02/2016 11:23:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

433789

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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	Energy: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make representations to the Indian government on ways in which the UK can assist India in moving to use cleaner sources of energy.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	18450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK and India have a strong collaboration in clean energy and this was reflected in our recent joint statement on energy and climate change released during PM Modi’s visit to the UK (12-14 November):</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-india-joint-statement-on-energy-and-climate-change" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-india-joint-statement-on-energy-and-climate-change</a>.</p><br /><p>DECC, along with other government departments, will be working closely with the Government of India to implement the large number of initiatives detailed in the statement along with ongoing collaboration in clean energy, as well as following up on initiatives announced at the Paris Conference on climate change (COP21) such as Mission Innovation and the International Solar Alliance.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/12/2015 15:47:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

433823

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department took to promote awareness of the NHS consultation paper on the Government's Mandate to NHS England to 2020 published in October 2015.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	18482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The consultation was announced in a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament on 29 October 2015 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-10-29/HCWS274/" target="_blank">HCWS274</a>), published online, tweeted by the Department, briefed to the Health Service Journal and circulated through a number of Departmental and NHS bulletins. They included the Health and Care Partnerships e-bulletin which is sent to over 300 health and care sector organisations, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) bulletin which goes to all CCGs, and HealthWatch England’s bulletin which goes to all local HealthWatch organisations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/12/2015 16:05:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

425313

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the loss of tax revenues from road fund licences arising from incorrect emissions figures for Volkswagen vehicles.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	14358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the unacceptable actions of Volkswagen extremely seriously and is taking robust action to get to the bottom of the emissions scandal.</p><br /><p>The Government has announced that UK taxpayers will not incur higher Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) if their existing vehicles are found to be affected by the emissions scandal.</p><br /><p>The Government continues to monitor the actions of Volkswagen closely and will consider all options once the facts are fully clarified.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/11/2015 14:34:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham