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658524

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date	14/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department plans to provide to the secretariat of the World Health Organisation framework convention on tobacco control in each of the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	57616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The budget for the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s secretariat and consequently the Assessed Contributions of Parties is set biannually at the Conference of the Parties (COP). As a direct result of pressure from the European Union at COP 7 it was agreed the budget would be subject to zero nominal growth over the coming two years so the United Kingdom contributions will remain unchanged over this period at $300,000 annually.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/12/2016 12:30:27 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

658731

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of Church schools to community cohesion.
tabling member printed	Lord Murphy of Torfaen
uin	HL4149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Church schools make a positive contribution to our society and education system and are amongst the highest performing nationally We want more good schools and to enable quality providers to establish them. Our consultation, Schools that Work for Everyone, is aimed at creating more good schools and improving community cohesion so that more young people have the chance to go as far as their talents will take them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 16/12/2016 14:49:20 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	546 label Biography information for Lord Murphy of Torfaen

657755

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assurances they intend to give to NHS employees who were born in other EU member states that they will be able to continue working in the NHS following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL4074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health have made it clear that they wish for European Union (EU) citizens, including those working in health and social care, to remain in the United Kingdom once the UK has left the EU, and that this would only not be possible if British citizens’ rights in European member states were not protected in return. The Government is working hard to achieve that outcome.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 15/12/2016 16:13:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

657803

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 2.1, line 10 of the Autumn Statement 2016, how the funding for telecoms will be allocated across the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	57319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement 2016 announced over £1 billion to be invested in digital communications. This includes £400 million for a new Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund, with investment decisions to be made by an independent fund manager on a commercial basis. Details about how local areas can access funding for 5G trials and local fibre rollout will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/12/2016 14:40:17 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

657807

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Living Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people receive the national living wage in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	57443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) estimates that 7.6% of employee jobs in Wales were paid up to 5p above (this is consistent with the Low Pay Commission’s approach) the National Living Wage rate in April 2016.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Employee jobs are defined as those held by employees and not the self-employed. Figures exclude employees whose pay for the survey pay period was affected by absence.</li><li>ASHE is based on a 1% sample of jobs taken from HM Revenue and Customs' Pay As You Earn (PAYE) records. Consequently, individuals with more than one job may appear in the sample more than once. Activities of households as employers and extraterritorial organisations are excluded from this analysis.</li><li>Apprentices aged 25 and above in their second year are included.</li></ol><p> </p><p>We have not produced estimates for Newport East. However, ONS ASHE estimate that 10% of all employee jobs in Newport East Parliamentary Constituency were paid up to £7.20. This differs from BEIS’ analysis as it covers all employee jobs and not only those that attract the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on ONS figures are available here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/placeofworkbyparliamentaryconstituencyashetable9" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/placeofworkbyparliamentaryconstituencyashetable9</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/12/2016 14:22:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

657808

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to provide contingency funding for the continuation of compensation for the indirect costs of the Renewables Obligation and small scale Feed-in Tariffs for energy intensive industries beyond April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	57427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him today by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Industry and Energy to Question (57425).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/12/2016 14:39:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

657810

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households in council tax arrears in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	57490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/12/2016 14:44:13 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

657811

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds information on the number of times that bailiffs have been used in cases of council tax arrears in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	57392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/12/2016 13:34:50 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

657812

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of newly built homes of timber-frame construction have been built in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	57445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The vast majority of new homes in England are built using traditional brick-and-mortar methods. In its Housing Market Report in October, the National House Building Council stated that timber frame's market share at registration in each of the last five years was as follows:</p><p>2011: 13%<br>2012: 10%<br>2013: 9%<br>2014: 8%<br>2015: 9%</p><p>To increase housing supply, we need a diversified housing market where all firms embrace innovation to become more productive and deliver a better product to the consumer. It is not for government to endorse one building technique or material, including timber frame, over another, as long as building standards are met.</p><p>Instead, we are encouraging market diversification and promoting the use of modern methods of construction through our housing and planning programmes, including Affordable Homes 2016-21, Build to Rent and Housing Zones, and through our National Planning Practice Guidance.</p><p>In October, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government launched the Home Building Fund, which aims to provide further support to builders using modern methods of construction, in addition to custom builders, small and medium-sized builders, and new entrants to the market.</p><p>The Secretary of State and I often meet developers and housebuilders, including those who build homes using traditional methods and those who use modern methods of construction, as well as visiting offsite factories and developments where modern methods of construction are used.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 57320 57321 question first answered 16/12/2016 14:43:37 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

657815

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of timber-framed construction in the Government's plans to increase housebuilding.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	57320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The vast majority of new homes in England are built using traditional brick-and-mortar methods. In its Housing Market Report in October, the National House Building Council stated that timber frame's market share at registration in each of the last five years was as follows:</p><p>2011: 13%<br>2012: 10%<br>2013: 9%<br>2014: 8%<br>2015: 9%</p><p>To increase housing supply, we need a diversified housing market where all firms embrace innovation to become more productive and deliver a better product to the consumer. It is not for government to endorse one building technique or material, including timber frame, over another, as long as building standards are met.</p><p>Instead, we are encouraging market diversification and promoting the use of modern methods of construction through our housing and planning programmes, including Affordable Homes 2016-21, Build to Rent and Housing Zones, and through our National Planning Practice Guidance.</p><p>In October, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government launched the Home Building Fund, which aims to provide further support to builders using modern methods of construction, in addition to custom builders, small and medium-sized builders, and new entrants to the market.</p><p>The Secretary of State and I often meet developers and housebuilders, including those who build homes using traditional methods and those who use modern methods of construction, as well as visiting offsite factories and developments where modern methods of construction are used.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 57321 57445 question first answered 16/12/2016 14:43:37 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown