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172127

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date	06/01/2015
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	City Link
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received calling for City Link to be taken into public ownership; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	219801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department received a large volume of identical emails, many from abroad, which included a call to take the company into public ownership.</p><p>While there were no grounds for doing so, this is clearly a worrying time for City Link workers and their families and the Government’s focus is on supporting those being made redundant.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions is engaging with the administrator and unions to make sure City Link employees and self-employed drivers are aware of the support available to help them back into work, including Job Centre Plus’ Rapid Response Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/01/2015 11:42:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

172130

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Construction: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish any recent assessment he has made of compliance with the Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	219831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter was published in April and publicly supported by members of the Construction Leadership Council.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Signing up to the Payment Charter is a voluntary commitment. We are currently consulting on a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which construction businesses signing the Charter will report on, via the Institute of Credit Management. The KPIs are being developed in order to have a framework in place to monitor the effect of the Charter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/01/2015 11:29:27 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

172142

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 effectiveness of cross-government spending on tackling extremism since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	219822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has not conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of cross-government spending on tackling extremism.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/01/2015 14:34:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 37658 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

172143

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	General Election 2015
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans there are to ensure a higher turnout at the General Election among people aged 18 to 25.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	219947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maximising electoral registration to help support the highest possible turnout in elections. To ensure this, Government has introduced individual electoral registration (IER). Young people aged 18-25 have been one of the biggest users of online registration to vote since its introduction in June. Since 1 July 2014, 826,265 young people have applied to register online.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has today announced that almost £10 million will be given to local authorities and to national activity to boost the number of people registering to vote around the country. This is in addition to the £4.2 million announced last year.</p><p> </p><p><br> £6.8 million of the funding being announced today has been allocated to local authorities so that they can expand their programmes of canvassing and other activities aimed at encouraging people in their areas to register to vote. Up to £2.5 million will be used to fund wider activity, including working with national organisations to encourage groups who are not as well represented on the electoral register in general, such as young people including students and overseas voters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/01/2015 11:52:10 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

172147

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of properties repossessed in (a) Worcester, (b) Worcestershire and (c) England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	219885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Council of Mortgage Lenders collects data on the number of properties that have been repossessed, and provide this to the Ministry of Justice who publish the data and it can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The data are for the United Kingdom as a whole. No further geographical breakdown is available. Data for 2005-14 is shown in the attached Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice collects and publishes mortgage and landlord possession statistics, which include mortgage and landlord possession claim actions in county courts in England and Wales. Data is available at county and local authority level and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/375809/mortgage-and-landlord-statistical-data-june-to-september-2014.zip" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/375809/mortgage-and-landlord-statistical-data-june-to-september-2014.zip</a></p><p> </p><p>Data for Worcester, Worcestershire and England, 2005-14, is shown in the attached Table 2.</p><p> </p><p>According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, the number of mortgage possessions is at its lowest annual figure since 2007.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, Bank of England statistics published on 9 December 2014 state that the number of new mortgage arrears cases is at its lowest quarterly level since the statistical series began in 2007.</p><p> </p><p>The action that this Government has taken to tackle the deficit left by the last Administration has kept interest rates down and helped reduce the number of repossessions.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/01/2015 15:47:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name 150112 tables 1and2 PQ643713 (UIN219885) Walker.docx title tables 1 and 2 for PQ UIN:219885
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

172155

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Science Museum Group
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 make an assessment of the performance of the management of the Science Museum Group in relation to the restoration of the Flying Scotsman.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	219847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text The Flying Scotsman has experienced past problems. Before embarking on the current stage of work, the management of the Science Museum Group commissioned an independent report from Bob Meanley, an expert in heritage railway engineering, which outlines how these problems arose and plans for future avoidance. I am confident that the project is now managed effectively. The report can be accessed on the Science Museum website <a href="http://www.nrm.org.uk/~/media/Files/NRM/PDF/NRM%20Flying%20Scotsman%20Final%20Report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nrm.org.uk/~/media/Files/NRM/PDF/NRM%20Flying%20Scotsman%20Final%20Report.pdf</a> . I have asked the Science Museum Group to make contact with the Hon. Member regarding this query. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/01/2015 10:52:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

172160

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Assistance Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the size of the Defence Assistance Fund was in each of the last four years; and whether monies from that Fund are being used to support the Defence Language Training Centre.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	219911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Defence Assistance Fund (DAF) is an internal Ministry of Defence resource used to help to develop and maintain bilateral defence relationships in support of wider UK Government objectives, in line with the International Defence Engagement Strategy published in February 2013. In the current financial year (FY) 2014-15 the DAF totalled £16.558 million. In the preceding three years the totals were as follows: FY2013-14 - £15.635 million; FY2012-13 £12.327million; FY2011-12 - £12.027million</p><p>The Defence Culture and Language Centre (DCLC) is funded by the Defence Academy, an element of Joint Forces Command. No direct funding is received from the DAF, but the DAF is used on occasion to fund attendance at DCLC of international students who require English Language Training prior to joining further military training and education in the UK or before returning to their home country to train others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 13/01/2015 16:26:02 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

172165

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gibraltar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role his Department is playing in preventing illegal incursion into Gibraltarian waters by Spanish vessels.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	219945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes its responsibility for protecting the sovereignty of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters very seriously. The Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron is at the forefront of our response to Spanish incursions, challenging unlawful actions by Spanish vessels. These challenges and subsequent diplomatic action by the Foreign Office are vital to demonstrating that the UK does not accept the practice, and to preserving our sovereignty over the waters. We shall continue to work with the Government of Gibraltar on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 09/01/2015 14:23:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

172166

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department used in awarding the contract for the next generation of tanks.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	219935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Scout Specialist Vehicle contract was awarded to General Dynamics UK Limited in 2010 following an open competition to determine the most economically advantageous tender. The criteria applied were: the demonstration phase programme, the manufacture phase delivery schedule, compliance with system requirements, the initial in-service support package and commercial considerations, including terms and conditions of contract and price. The award of the manufacture phase contract announced in September 2014 was not subject to further evaluation, since this had already been completed as part of the original tender assessment in 2010</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/01/2015 16:38:50 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 37742 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

172168

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military aircraft there were in service in (a) May 2010 and (b) the latest date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	219946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 18 December 2014 by my hon. Friend the Minister for Reserves (Julian Brazier) to Question 218827 giving a breakdown, by type, of the number of military aircraft in service.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for May 2010 are not readily available. The figures shown below cover RAF fixed wing aircraft and are the average for January 2010. Figures for rotary aircraft cover all three Services.</p><p> </p><p>&quot;In service&quot; has been taken to mean the effective fleet, which includes all aircraft barring those which are redundant, declared as surplus or awaiting disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At January 2010</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Aircraft type – Fixed Wing</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>In service fleet</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAe 146</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAe 125</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C-17</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominie</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk T1</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk T2</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules C130K</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules C130J</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nimrod MR2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nimrod R1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentinel</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentry</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado F3</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tristar</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tucano</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VC10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vigilant</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viking</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Aircraft type – Rotary</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>In service fleet</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apache</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bell 212</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinook Mk2/3</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gazelle</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx Mk3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx Mk7</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx Mk8</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx Mk9/9A</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merlin Mkl</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merlin Mk3/3A</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>N3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Puma</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Mk3/3a</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King 4/6</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Mk5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Mk7 (SKASac)</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 09/01/2015 14:06:43 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name HOC 219946.doc title Hansard Extract 18 December 2014
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker