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416170

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date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many European Health Insurance cards were issued to (a) Swiss nationals and (b) nationals of other EU-countries in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on how many European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) were issued to Swiss nationals and nationals of other European Union (EU) countries in each year since 2010. This is because data on specific nationality is not recorded as part of the application process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department takes any allegations of fraud and abuse seriously and has been working with the National Health Service on an on-going basis to detect and tackle any suspected fraud and error since the introduction of the online EHIC application system in 2006.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to accurately quantify the cost of potential fraud at this time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is tightening up procedures for issuing EHICs and checking EHIC claims to the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is already undertaking a major piece of work to examine with urgency and identify areas for improvement in all the administrative systems relating to European Economic Area (EEA) healthcare payments, including the EHIC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Entitlement to EHICs (in all EEA countries) is based on ‘insurability’ under EU law. The UK operates a residency-based healthcare system which means that entitlement to an EHIC is determined by residency in the first instance and not by nationality.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/09/2015 15:59:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416171

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the reasons were for the redaction of material in Baroness Browning's letter of January 2015 to Alex Salmond on business appointments; and if he will publish the letter in full with the redacted material included.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>I have consulted the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments in answering this question. The Committee has confirmed that, in accordance with established procedures, information about roles individuals intend to take up is published either when an appointment is announced or when that role is taken up; and that this is the reason for the redaction of the information in the letter referred to.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/09/2015 12:36:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416172

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he was first made aware of potential fraud involving foreign nationals using European Health Insurance cards; how much this fraud has cost the UK in each year since 2010; and what steps he is taking to eliminate such fraud.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on how many European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) were issued to Swiss nationals and nationals of other European Union (EU) countries in each year since 2010. This is because data on specific nationality is not recorded as part of the application process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department takes any allegations of fraud and abuse seriously and has been working with the National Health Service on an on-going basis to detect and tackle any suspected fraud and error since the introduction of the online EHIC application system in 2006.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to accurately quantify the cost of potential fraud at this time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is tightening up procedures for issuing EHICs and checking EHIC claims to the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is already undertaking a major piece of work to examine with urgency and identify areas for improvement in all the administrative systems relating to European Economic Area (EEA) healthcare payments, including the EHIC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Entitlement to EHICs (in all EEA countries) is based on ‘insurability’ under EU law. The UK operates a residency-based healthcare system which means that entitlement to an EHIC is determined by residency in the first instance and not by nationality.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/09/2015 16:08:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416176

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the speech given by the Prime Minister on 20 July 2015, on extremism, what her policy is on extending the 50 per cent cap on faith-based allocation of school places to all faith schools.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to retaining the 50 per cent cap for faith free schools and have no plans to extend the 50 per cent cap on faith-based allocation of school places.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 14/09/2015 15:47:26 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416177

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 6495, how much he forecasts will be collected from the bank levy in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The OBR has forecasted bank levy receipts as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2018-19: £2.6 billion</p><p> </p><p>2019-20: £2.4 billion</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/09/2015 16:49:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416179

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed by unmanned drones to prison security; and what steps he is taking to protect against drones dropping contraband material into prisons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service continues to assess the developing risk posed by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or ‘drones’. All prisons have local contingency plans to respond to incidents including drones.</p><p>The previous Government introduced legislation which prohibits the “projection” of any item into prison by any means, including by a drone. Prisons work with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute perpetrators, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/09/2015 11:07:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416184

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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
hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to her Department's press release, Controlling the cost of renewable energy, published on 22 July 2015, what assessment she has made of the potential effects of the proposed changes to solar power subsidies on the Government's ability to meet its climate change targets.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>In order to meet the 2050 target (80% reduction on 1990 level), we know we will need significant cuts in emissions across all parts of the economy by 2050.<br> <br>This will not depend on any single technology, such as solar PV. We will need a balanced mix of low carbon technologies, including nuclear, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and renewables, to help tackle the threat of climate change while keeping the lights on and ensuring the best value for consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/09/2015 13:38:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416185

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the National Living Wage on (a) local authority budgets and (b) home care services delivered by local authorities through private sector contracts.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Office of Budget Responsibility estimated that wage costs across the whole UK economy would increase by £4 billion by 2020 as a result of the implementation of the National Living Wage, assuming no changes to employment or hours worked. Some of those costs will be faced by the public sector, including local government. The impact on local government of the introduction of the National Living Wage will be considered as part of the Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/09/2015 16:38:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416186

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made on the eight great technologies programme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 7 July 2015 to the hon. Member for Streatham (Chuka Umunna) to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-01/5250/" target="_blank">5250</a>.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/09/2015 13:30:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416187

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Farmers: Bankruptcy
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 estimate she has made of the number of farmers that have declared themselves bankrupt in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The number of compulsory liquidations for each of the last five years is shown below. These data are for England and Wales, separate data are not available for England. They are for the Standard Industrial Classification code covering crop and animal production and hunting (on a commercial basis for food, fur etc.)[1].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that these are experimental statistics i.e. new official statistics that are undergoing evaluation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Company liquidations, both voluntary and compulsory</p></td><td><p>Bankruptcies where the individuals were self employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/insolvency-statistics-april-to-june-2015</p><p> </p><p>[1] Excludes hunting for sport or recreational activities, and fishing</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/09/2015 16:25:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn