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48921

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions on climate change he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	197015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not had any recent discussions with ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on climate change.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

48924

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits and risks of commercial mobile networks providing the emergency services communications network.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	197008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The potential benefits and risks have been considered in detail as part of the <br>Outline Business Case, which recommended this direction of travel and was <br>approved by the emergency services, lead departments and the devolved <br>governments of Wales and Scotland during March 2014. These risks and issues <br>will be updated as the Full Business Case is developed during the procurement <br>phase, which was launched on 14 April 14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 9166 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48925

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what legislative vehicles the Government plans to use to implement the proposals to streamline regulatory and competition appeals.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	197007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Ministers are considering officials' advice before deciding on the scope and extent of the proposals to be implemented. Any legislative changes we decide to make will be taken forward when Parliamentary time permits.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48926

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of the introduction of unbundled fibre to the cabinet and sub-loop bundling of residential broadband provision.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	197016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>I favour competition at all levels of the telecoms system, where it is effective and sustainable. Sub-loop unbundling (SLU), where a competing provider takes their fibre to BT's street cabinets and connects to BT's copper lines to consumers' premises, is a standard product controlled by Ofcom. At present there appears to be limited demand from communications providers for SLU. There may be opportunities to increase the likelihood of future competition in fibre-to-the-cabinet by designing network upgrades to make such access easier at little or no additional cost at the time of deployment, but lower entry barriers subsequently. Ofcom is keeping the matter under review.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48927

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will initiate a review of the fibre broadband wholesale pricing structure.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	197017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>On 27 January this year, Ofcom published a consultation on an update on the impact of fibre roll-out and the proposed charge control review of the wholesale broadband access (WBA) markets, following-on from its July-September 2013 consultation on the WBA market. In this context, services provided via copper, cable and fibre access networks are considered to be within the same market. The update consultation closed on 10 March.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48929

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what incentives his Department has made available to small and medium-sized businesses to take on apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	197164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>We introduced the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers, providing £1,500 payments to encourage and support smaller employers to take on young apprentices. The 2014 Budget made available £170 million additional funding over 2014-18, which will provide over 100,000 additional incentive payments.</p><p> </p><p>This in addition to wider steps taken to make apprenticeships more attractive and accessible by simplifying the recruitment process and removing unnecessary bureaucracy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

48930

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to encourage manufacturing in the UK since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	197138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>With its long-term economic plan, this Government is committed to strong and sustainable growth that is balanced across the economy. Manufacturing is a vital part of this, and the Government has put in place a wide range of measures to improve the wider business environment and support this sector, including both tax reforms and direct support.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has reduced the main rate of corporation tax to improve the business environment and attract investment: it is currently 21%, down from 28% in 2010, and will fall further to 20% in April 2015. Beyond this, support to manufacturing includes the Government committing £3.2bn to the Regional Growth Fund, over £1.5bn of support to specific sectors through theIndustrial Strategy, £345m to the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative, and over £200m to a Catapult centre on High Value Manufacturing. In the recent Budget the Government announced a package of measures to reduce energy bills for manufacturers and improve their competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>There is more to do, but the latest GDP figures and May's manufacturing PMI are encouraging.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

48931

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal measures he has taken to encourage small and medium-sized businesses in the UK since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	197139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The government is committed to making the UK the best place in Europe to start, finance and grow a business and has introduced a number of fiscal measures since 2010 to encourage small and medium sized businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The government has doubled the Small Business Rate Relief for every year of this Parliament saving businesses occupying small premises over £1.5 billion to date. The government announced additional business rate measures at Autumn Statement 2013, capping business rates increases at 2 per cent in 2014-15, and introducing a special discount of £1,000 for retail premises with rateable values below £50,000 in 2014-15 and 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2014 the £2,000 Employment Allowance is supporting small businesses aspiring to hire their first employee or expand their workforce. The government has also increased the payable Research and Development tax credit for loss-making small and medium sized businesses from 11 per cent to 14.5 per cent from April 2014, providing particular support for early-stage companies and start-ups.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel costs are significant for many small businesses so the government has implemented the longest duty freeze for over 20 years. In total, by 2015-16 a small business with a van will have saved £1,300 and a haulier £21,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

48939

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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 recent decision by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) to refuse to allow doctors who have a conscientious objection to supplying certain abortive-type contraceptive drugs or devices to undertake and complete specialist training with the aim of gaining Membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the RCOG.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	197137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare is responsible for decisions on the syllabus of its Diploma, the requirements for entry to the Diploma course, and the award of a Diploma qualification.</p><p> </p><p>The Department understands that the guidelines on the syllabus on possible conscientious objection have not changed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

48945

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his plans are for the future of the disabled students' allowance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	197154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to the Written Statement I made on 7 April 2014, Official Report Col 1-2WS.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead