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226762

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether relatives of victims of crime are compensated for the cost of attending parole boards to make victim impact statements.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	227320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government is committed to putting victims and witnesses first in the criminal justice system and to ensure they have access to high-quality, effective and timely support to help them cope and, as far as possible, recover from the effects of crime.</p><p>We are working with the Parole Board to increase the number of hearings which Parole Board Panels hold using video-link technology at oral hearings. This has the positive benefit of giving more victims the opportunity to deliver their victim personal statement locally rather than incur the cost, inconvenience and potential distress of travelling to the prison in which the Parole Board hearing is taking place.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/03/2015 16:26:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

227370

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Village Halls: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the planning permission required for the sale and development of village halls; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	908068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>National policy makes clear that planning should promote the retention of community facilities, including meeting places such as village halls. As well as empowering villages to create neighbourhood plans, we have introduced the Community Right to Bid to help protect Assets of Community Value such as village halls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/03/2015 16:44:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

225859

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Land Registry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions rights have been registered on the Land Register through adverse possession in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	226640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Land Registry does not hold the information on the number of occasions where applications for adverse possession have been registered in the last 3 years. ‘Adverse Possessions’ fall within the general category ‘First Registrations’ which, as the name suggests, are applications for title to unregistered land.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 12/03/2015 16:40:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

225442

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecasts he has made of economic growth in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	226490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury no longer provides forecasts after the Office for Budget Responsibility was created by this government in 2010 to provide independent and authoritative analysis of the UK’s public finances. Their next set of forecasts will be released on 18th March; the Chancellor will make a statement on them in his budget speech.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK economy grew by 2.6 per cent in 2014, the fastest of any major advanced nation in 2014, and forecasts are for robust growth to continue in 2015: the IMF, Bank of England, the OECD and the CBI all forecast the UK economy will grow by between 2.6 per cent and 2.9 per cent in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/03/2015 17:29:34 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

225528

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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: Thirsk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed employment and support allowance in Thirsk and Malton constituency in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	226489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Statistics on the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants are published at:</p><p> </p><p><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></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 12:05:51 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

224030

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mediation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to promote mediation in the resolution of family and other legal disputes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	225655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In order to promote the use of mediation as a first step towards dispute resolution for separating families, as of 22 April 2014 it is now a legislative requirement that anyone considering applying to court for an order about their children or finances is legally obliged to attend a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) first, unless specific exemptions apply (for example domestic violence).</p><p> </p><p>Following this legislative change, attendance at MIAMs increased in consecutive quarters, with 4,023 couples attending a MIAM between Jul-Sept 2014, which is a rise of 11% from the previous quarter and 20% from Jul-Sept 2013. Mediation starts are also rising, with an increase from 1783 in the period Apr-Jun 2014 to 1896 in the period Jul-Sep 2014.</p><p> </p><p>We know that there is a perception by some people that legal aid no longer covers mediation or legal help for mediation. This is not the case, and it is vital that this message is communicated as effectively as possible. Legal aid remains available for family mediation and for legal advice to support family mediation. In addition, as of 3 November 2014, the first single session of mediation is publicly funded in all cases provided one of the people involved is already legally aided. In these cases, both participants will be funded for the MIAM and for the first session of mediation. The combination of the compulsory MIAM and free first mediation session will help to introduce more people to the benefits of mediation, and away from the courts.</p><p> </p><p>A communications campaign - ‘First Stop: Family Mediation’ - has been launched to promote family mediation, and how to access it, and publicising the availability of legal aid for those who are eligible. The campaign went live on 2 January 2015 and includes online advertising, Google key word searches and Google Display adverts that direct people to the Family Mediation Council website and in particular, the find your local mediator tool. Other initiatives included a sponsored Q&amp;A discussion on Mumsnet as well as a social media campaign and media relations in the consumer media. This has resulted in a 320% increase in visitors to the FMC website in the first two months of the year as of 28 February this year compared to the last six months of 2014. The campaign runs until 20 March.</p><p> </p><p>To support the mediation profession, with MoJ assistance and guidance, the Family Mediation Council introduced a new Professional Standards Framework from 1 January 2015. This will provide the basis for a much needed consistent approach in how mediators should operate. It will allow the general public - the clients of mediation – to be confident in the service that is being provided; they will know what it means to go to mediation; they will understand that mediators are to be trusted as properly trained and accredited practitioners; and most importantly, they will know they are protected by a properly regulated profession.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the Government actively encourages mediation in civil litigation cases through its support of the small-claims mediation service, and the mediation referral website. Signposting literature in the Courts, various provisions in the Civil Procedure Rules and the numerous pre-action protocols promote this. In addition the MoJ has received the Civil Justice Council’s report on Online Dispute Resolution for Low Value Civil Claims, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 05/03/2015 15:36:48 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

223606

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food and Environment Research Agency: Thirsk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking through the Food and Environmental Research Agency deal to support businesses in Thirsk and Malton.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	225457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The establishment of the Food and Environmental Research Agency (Fera) joint venture will bring new investment of £14.5m and, it is anticipated, create 50 new high value science jobs. This will boost the National Agri-Food Innovation Campus York, where Fera is based, and which is already working with the Local Enterprise Partnership to bring more business and employment to the site. All of this will help support the local economy in Thirsk and Malton.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/03/2015 13:44:45 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

222515

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received from farmers affected by the ban on grass cutting and oil seed rape in August seeking a derogation from hedge cutting provisions.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	224782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>In line with the Common Agricultural Policy regulations, there is a ban on cutting hedges to protect birds during the breeding and rearing season. In England this is 1st March to 31st August inclusive. Defra consulted farming and other interested stakeholders on the cutting ban, and subsequently introduced a derogation that enables hedges to be cut in a field during August if oil seed rape or temporary grass is sown in that field.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since July 2014, Defra has received 20 representations regarding the hedgerow derogation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/02/2015 15:04:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

222516

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rural Payments Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of farm registrations have been made (a) online and (b) by telephone to date; and what the average cost has been of each such transaction.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	224781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>As of 22 February there have been 47,234 customer or agent registrations on the Rural Payments Service, of which there have been (a) 1,802 online registrations (via Verify) and (b) 45,432 registrations by telephone (via the Rural Payments Identity Check). The average cost per registration has not been calculated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/02/2015 11:30:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

222517

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rural Payments Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received on the time taken to process the registration of basic farm payments; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	224779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Defra and the Rural Payments Agency have not received any specific representations about the time taken to process the registrations on Rural Payments. The average length of a telephone call to the Rural Payments helpline is currently 10 minutes; most calls concern registrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/02/2015 11:49:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering