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60585

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Turkey to help prevent foreign fighters entering Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK has regular discussions with international partners focused on tackling the shared threat from foreign fighters travelling to Syria. These include contacts with the Government of Turkey, with which we work to prevent foreign fighters from using Turkey as a transit route for Syria, including by strengthening protective security measures and using passenger information.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 18/06/2014 11:48:21 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

57724

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	GCHQ
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the advice provided by Jemima Stratford QC to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones, if her Department will take steps to prevent any unlawful practice by GCHQ.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	198637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK intelligence agencies work in accordance with UK law, as described by the Foreign Secretary in his statement to the House on 10 June 2013 (Official Report of 10 June 2013, column 31). In addition, Section 6 of the recently published Annual Report for 2013 by the Interception of Communications Commissioner, Sir Anthony May, addresses the legal basis for intelligence sharing between the UK and its partners.</p><p>The UK Intelligence Agencies adhere to the law at all times. We have one of the world's strongest legal and regulatory frameworks governing the use of secret intelligence. All of GCHQ's activities are legal, necessary and proportionate. GCHQ does not disclose or share information other than is appropriate under the Intelligence Services Act 1994 and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson grouped question UIN 198638 199350 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:28:41 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

57770

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of people eligible to be on the most recent (a) census and (b) electoral register who were not recorded.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	198969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/06/2014 08:53:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ198969.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

58004

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent steps the Government has taken to persuade the Scottish people that they would have a better future within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In order to inform and support the debate on Scotland's future, the UK Government has undertaken a detailed programme of analysis on the contribution that Scotland makes to the UK and benefits Scotland gets from being part of the United Kingdom. The Scotland analysis programme has published fourteen papers on economic, domestic and international issues. The series is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scotland-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scotland-analysis</a>.</p><p>The Government is also publishing a range of easily accessible factsheets and booklets which are being widely disseminated to stakeholders in Scotland. These are available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scottish-independence-referendum-factsheets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scottish-independence-referendum-factsheets</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scottish-independence-referendum-scotland-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scottish-independence-referendum-scotland-in-the-uk</a>.</p><p>Government Ministers are also participating in a wide range of meetings, visits and events with communities right across Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/06/2014 15:33:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

50062

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to encourage all UK clothing companies which use suppliers in Bangladesh to join the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Over 160 companies, including many well-known British brands and retailers, have now signed up to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety, a ground-breaking, legally binding agreement between international unions and clothing companies. Signing up to the Accord shows that they are serious about their responsibilities in ensuring the safety of all those people in Bangladesh that make their clothes.</p><p>DFID has used every opportunity, such as the Westminster Debate on 30 April, my recent visit to Bangladesh, communications around the Rana Plaza anniversary, and meetings with retailers and buyers to call for companies to take responsibility for the working conditions of all those that make their clothes and to contribute to the Rana Plaza Trust Fund for the victims of the factory building collapse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

50154

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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 the immigration status is of Tareque Rahman, Vice Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	198034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>For reasons of confidentiality, the Home Office does not routinely <br>comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

50158

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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 data his Department collects on prescriptions dispensed to prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
uin	198140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of prisoners who are prescribed a particular medicine or class of medicine is not collected centrally, nor are data held relating to prescription items dispensed in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions all pharmacy services in prisons in England. It is responsible for the quality of service and for ensuring that good practice guidelines are followed in relation to the prescribing, safe use and treatment following withdrawal of psychotropic drugs treatments, including benzodiapines and Z-drugs. Where healthcare professionals have concerns about prescribing decisions in relation to psychotropic drug treatment in prisons, they should record these as medication safety incidents and report them to the local medicines management committee for possible further investigation. NHS England commissioners also require healthcare providers to report these incidents in patient safety contract monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>Prison pharmacy services currently follow guidelines set out in <em>A Pharmacy Service for Prisoners</em>, issued by the Department in 2003. NHS England is currently reviewing this guidance, and updated guidance will be published in due course. A copy of the current guidance has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed guidance on benzodiazepine detoxification for prisoners is included in <em>Clinical Management of Drug Dependence in the Adult Prison Setting</em>, published by the Department in 2006. A copy has already been placed in the Library. Clinicians are expected to follow this and other relevant guidance such as that published by the Royal College of General Practitioners' Secure Environments Group on <em>Safer Prescribing in Prisons</em>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 198060 198061 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

50159

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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 steps his Department is taking to prevent over-prescribing or mis-prescribing of psychotropic drugs to prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
uin	198060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of prisoners who are prescribed a particular medicine or class of medicine is not collected centrally, nor are data held relating to prescription items dispensed in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions all pharmacy services in prisons in England. It is responsible for the quality of service and for ensuring that good practice guidelines are followed in relation to the prescribing, safe use and treatment following withdrawal of psychotropic drugs treatments, including benzodiapines and Z-drugs. Where healthcare professionals have concerns about prescribing decisions in relation to psychotropic drug treatment in prisons, they should record these as medication safety incidents and report them to the local medicines management committee for possible further investigation. NHS England commissioners also require healthcare providers to report these incidents in patient safety contract monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>Prison pharmacy services currently follow guidelines set out in <em>A Pharmacy Service for Prisoners</em>, issued by the Department in 2003. NHS England is currently reviewing this guidance, and updated guidance will be published in due course. A copy of the current guidance has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed guidance on benzodiazepine detoxification for prisoners is included in <em>Clinical Management of Drug Dependence in the Adult Prison Setting</em>, published by the Department in 2006. A copy has already been placed in the Library. Clinicians are expected to follow this and other relevant guidance such as that published by the Royal College of General Practitioners' Secure Environments Group on <em>Safer Prescribing in Prisons</em>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 198061 198140 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

49788

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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, with reference to the announcement of 25 April 2014, entitled Chancellor puts UK at forefront of ocean research with new polar science ship, if he will take steps to ensure that the new polar research ship is constructed in a UK shipyard.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	197970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>This new polar flagship presents a significant opportunity for British business to show that they can compete with the best in the world. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) will be working hard to make sure that British business are aware of the major opportunities around the project. The UK has world class skills and technology in this area and the Government hopes that UK marine and maritime companies will take the wider range of opportunities – from the design and building of the ship, through to its operation and maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>This ship will cost more than £200 million and legally it has to be procured through open competition. This ensures a fair process so that the UK gets the best possible product with the best value to the taxpayer. The Natural Environment Research Council's British Antarctic Survey will be operating the ship. They will be consulting the scientific community on the detailed specification for the ship shortly. An invitation to tender is expected to be issued in summer 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

49641

registered interest
date	02/05/2014
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, in how many immigration appeal hearings lost by the Government her Department failed to send a presenting officer in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	197652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>I will write to the Rt Hon Member.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 9167 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan