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458883

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
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	BBC: Royal Charters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which areas of the BBC Charter he will seek to reform in upcoming negotiations with the BBC Trust.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	30401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The BBC Charter Review Consultation Paper, published in July 2015, set out the issues for consideration in Charter Review. The Government will set out its proposals in a White Paper in Spring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government is taking forward a range of measures to tackle nuisance calls, which will increase consumer protection and choice by strengthening the Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO) ability to take enforcement action against organisations that break the law. Specific actions include consulting on making it a requirement for direct marketing callers to display calling line identification; strengthening the ICO's direct marketing guidance; and exploring extending the ICO’s powers of compulsory audit to more of the organisations that generate nuisance calls. Baroness Neville-Rolfe's speech on the subject to the Direct Marketing Authority can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/baroness-nevile-rolfe-on-data-protection-and-nuisance-calls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/baroness-nevile-rolfe-on-data-protection-and-nuisance-calls</a></del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/03/2016 15:44:38 question first ministerially corrected 15/03/2016 16:23:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 51104 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

459055

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Cycle to Work scheme on (a) levels of participation in cycling and (b) the bicycle industry.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	30528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The Department has not made an assessment of the Cycle to Work scheme.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Cycle to Work Scheme is administered by the Cycle to Work Alliance.</del> The <ins class="ministerial">Cycle to Work </ins>Alliance<ins class="ministerial"> (made up of Cyclescheme, Cycle Solutions, Evans Cycles and Halfords)</ins> has published <del class="ministerial">a number of</del> research reports, based on extensive surveys of users that have focused on the sustainable transport and public health contribution of the scheme. The reports are available on their website as follows: <a href="http://www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk" target="_blank">www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/03/2016 15:07:24 question first ministerially corrected 15/03/2016 16:23:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 51062 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

457378

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
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	New Businesses: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to encourage universities to support students who have started, or plan to start, a business venture while at university.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Government’s Start-Up Loans scheme supports people wanting to start a business and has provided over 35,000 loans worth over £200 million. We’re committed to supporting start-ups by cutting taxes on small businesses, extending rate relief and increasing the Employment Allowance.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In Cambridge, Government has invested £4.8m in the establishment of the Sir John Bradfield Technology Centre to support business incubation on Cambridge Science Park. This is in addition to a range of other growth-enabling investments made through the £500m Greater Cambridge City Deal, the £109.1m Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Growth Deal and a three year funding package to support development of a local business Growth Hub</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Government fully supports and actively encourages students who wish to start a business. This commitment was reiterated in the recent grant letter from Ministers to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) where we welcomed the Council’s commitment to:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">The continued funding and support for the work of National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB), which we see as key to promoting enhanced university and business activity. NCUB gathers evidence and brings together university and business leaders, sharing best practice. The NCUB’s work covers all aspects of the interaction between Businesses and Higher Education, including addressing skills shortages, work experience and graduate recruitment.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">To continue to promote knowledge exchange through the Higher Education Innovation Fund, which is focussed on promoting entrepreneurship and enterprise education, as well as the commercialisation of research.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">In addition to this, the QAA issued guidance to Higher Education Institutions in 2012 to promote best practice in developing enterprise and entrepreneurship education.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">According to HESA, support provided by universities led to 4,600 graduate start-ups in 2013-14[1] an increase of 1,100 on the previous year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">[1] HE-BCI (Higher Education – Business Community Interaction) survey</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/03/2016 12:27:08 question first ministerially corrected 16/03/2016 16:22:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 50700 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

456566

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	Wheelchairs: West Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will encourage NHS England and NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group to provide a response to the letter of 24 September 2015 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on wheelchair provision in West Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	29143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Letters to and from<del class="ministerial"> the National Health Service</del> <ins class="ministerial">NHS England </ins>to hon. Members are a matter for NHS England. The Department would expect NHS England<ins class="ministerial">, and indeed clinical commissioning groups,</ins> to respond promptly and courteously to all letters from hon. Members.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2016 14:46:35 question first ministerially corrected 11/03/2016 09:51:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 49268 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

456020

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lobbying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 25 February 2016, Official Report, column 486, when he plans to bring proposals for an anti-lobbying clause in Government grant agreements to the House for debate.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	28850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The grants clause will help to ensure that grant funding is always used for the intended purpose. It will <ins class="ministerial">not</ins> prevent organisations from using their own privately raised funds to campaign as they see fit. Given the clear intention of the clause, To ensure taxpayers’ money is well spent, there are no plans to debate it at present.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock previous answer version 48997 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock 49287 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock question first answered 07/03/2016 08:52:42 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2016 11:03:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

456208

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the cost in cash terms of the UK maintaining Official Development Assistance at 0.7 per cent of gross national income in financial year 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	28916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>Based on the Office for Budgetary Responsibility’s (OBR) Autumn Statement GNI forecasts, the UK is projected to spend £13.6<ins class="ministerial">bn</ins><del class="ministerial">m</del> on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2016 in order to meet the 0.7 per cent of gross national income commitment.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/03/2016 11:30:38 question first ministerially corrected 04/03/2016 12:41:05 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening previous answer version 48772 answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

456241

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) projects and (b) funding was allocated to the Civil Aviation Authority for research on noise trunks in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	28994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) funds the Environmental, Research and Consultancy Department of the CAA for work on aviation noise.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 5 financial years the funding provided by the DfT was as follows</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 £725 460</p><p>2012/13 £760 087</p><p>2013/14 £694 712</p><p>2014/15 £613 267</p><p><del class="ministerial">£</del>2015/16 £712<ins class="ministerial">000</ins><del class="ministerial">k</del> (forecast for year end)</p><p> </p><p>Over these 5 years the funding has been used to:</p><ul><li>provide annual noise contours for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted;</li><li>Maintain the ANCON noise model which is used to estimate noise exposure;</li><li>Technical support to DFT’s Aircraft Noise Management Advisory Committee;</li><li>Evidence to support policy consultations including the night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted;</li><li>Evidence and support to DfT in negotiating noise and emission standards for aircraft within the International Civil Aviation Organisation;</li><li>Monitoring relevant research in the field of health and annoyance impacts of aviation noise.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/03/2016 14:40:10 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2016 17:02:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 48883 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

455212

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in his Department are responsible for coordinating and developing international policy across Government.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	28516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Promoting diversity in the Senior Civil Service is a ministerial responsibility of the Minister for the Cabinet Office. I have had frequent such meetings, and details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations are published routinely and can be found on www. Gov.UK.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As part of this Government’s transparency agenda, twice a year all Departments are required to publish an organogram and structure charts that contain information about the roles performed by staff. The latest Cabinet Office organogram is available at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office</a> and the latest structure charts may be downloaded at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts</a>.</ins></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/03/2016 13:50:32 question first ministerially corrected 07/03/2016 16:23:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 49154 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

455401

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his Department's policy that all prison officers in youth facilities should wear body-mounted cameras.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	28480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of young people in custody is vital and we take all incidents of violence extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>A pilot of Body Worn Video Cameras (BWVCs) is currently taking place across <del class="ministerial">24</del><ins class="ministerial">23</ins> prisons, including Cookham Wood, Feltham and Wetherby under -18 Young Offender Institutions.</p><p> </p><p>BWVCs are already in use at all Secure Training Colleges (STCs).</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 04/03/2016 14:50:06 question first ministerially corrected 07/03/2016 14:22:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 49267 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

455452

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has paid to staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">This information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>As part of this Government’s transparency agenda, all Departments are required to publish monthly workforce statistics that includes overtime costs. This information is available from the gov.uk website at:</strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-staff-numbers-and-associated-costs" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-staff-numbers-and-associated-costs</strong></a></ins></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/03/2016 12:27:44 question first ministerially corrected 18/03/2016 11:14:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 49110 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth