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164333

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	DA Notices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what D-notices have been issued by the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee since April 2012; and if he will place copies of such notices in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	215699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Defence Advisory (DA) Notices are issued and managed by the Defence Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee (DPBAC), which is an advisory body and is not part of the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 01/12/2014 16:06:23 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

156954

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which other (a) NATO and (b) non-NATO nations are investing in defence assets in the Hebrides.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	215437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>International funding to broaden the capability of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Hebrides Range has been agreed, but I am withholding further details as disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice relations between the UK and another State. Separate work to upgrade the Remote Radar Head at Benbecula (North Uist) is being funded entirely by the MOD with no investment from other NATO or non-NATO nations.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 25/11/2014 17:58:11 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

156749

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Tanzania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to Tanzania and Dubai to prevent the expropriation of traditional Masai land in Tanzania for a big game hunting reserve for the Royal Family of Dubai.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	215298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of media reports about expropriation of Maasai land in Tanzania for a hunting reserve for the Royal Family of Dubai. In a press conference on 20 November, the Tanzanian Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism refuted the claims as inaccurate. The British High Commission and Department for International Development in Tanzania regularly raise land issues with the Ministry of Lands, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 24/11/2014 16:16:04 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

156168

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Western Isles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Na h-Eileanan an lar constituency paid the top rate of income tax in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	214976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>i, ii, iii, iv and v. Statistics on the number of additional rate income tax payers liable to pay by government office regions, including Scotland, are published in HMRC’s income tax statistics, table 2.2: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>County and constituency level information on additional rate tax payers is not published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 214297 214298 214299 214300 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:26:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

156199

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	Aerials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on constructing mobile masts under the Mobile Infrastructure Project.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	215081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Through the Mobile Infrastructure Project the Government is investing up to £150 million to improve coverage in areas with no coverage for voice calls or text messages. The project aims to address coverage in the final 0.3-0.4% of the population without basic coverage, and increase 3G and 4G coverage across sites within the network.</p><p> </p><p>I am pleased to announce our strong progress with identifying suitable sites and we are working towards confirming network connections, and acquiring sites and planning permissions.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/11/2014 12:58:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

156449

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	Income Support: Western Isles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency have had income support capped since the introduction of the benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	215069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of households subject to the benefit cap by Parliamentary Constituency is published on gov.uk each quarter. The latest data, showing the total number of households capped from 15 April 2013, when the benefit cap was introduced, to August 2014, can be found in Table 1 of the data tables published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-august-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-august-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The benefit cap applies to the combined income from a number of benefits, including Income Support.</p><p> </p><p>• the main out-of-work benefits (Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, and Employment and Support Allowance except when the Support Component is in payment);</p><p>• Housing Benefit;</p><p>• Child Benefit;</p><p>• Child Tax Credit;</p><p>• other benefits such as Carer’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The cap is currently administered through Housing Benefit. This means that, if affected, it is only a household’s Housing Benefit entitlement that is reduced so that the total amount of benefit received is no longer higher than the cap level.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/11/2014 17:39:29 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

155604

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Universal Credit: Western Isles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency who will be in receipt of universal credit after its implementation.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	214368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The department published planning projections of the Universal Credit caseload on Page 30 in the publication 'Universal Credit at Work' published on 22 October 2014. The publication can be found at the below link.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-at-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-at-work</a>'</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is not setting targets for numbers in receipt of Universal Credit at various points in time. Caseload projections are not available at the constituency level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214364 214372 214377 214381 question first answered 20/11/2014 15:18:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

155606

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Disability Living Allowance: Western Isles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of higher rate disability living allowance there are in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	214369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Disability Living Allowance is made up of two components. Care, which is paid at one of three rates, and mobility, which is paid at one of two rates. An individual can receive either, or both of these components.</p><p> </p><p>Such information on Disability Living Allowance rates is available, at parliamentary constituency level, is published and available using the Department’s Tabtool.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://83.244.183.180/100pc/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://83.244.183.180/100pc/tabtool.html</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214365 214373 214378 214382 question first answered 20/11/2014 15:22:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

155609

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Housing Benefit: Western Isles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of housing benefit there are in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	214370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 214366 214374 214379 214383 question first answered 17/11/2014 14:51:25 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

155612

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Western Isles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants there are in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	214371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested to answer each of the above questions is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants by each Parliamentary Constituency requested: As at May 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banff and Buchan</p></td><td><p>3,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee East</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moray</p></td><td><p>2,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Na h-Eileanan an Iar</p></td><td><p>900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perth and North Perthshire</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: DWP, 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest ten and some disclosure control has been applied;</li><li>Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) these constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament.</li><li>This information is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></li></ol><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214367 214375 214380 214384 question first answered 19/11/2014 16:01:59 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil