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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

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

416188

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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 change there has been in the level of farm subsidies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Details of all payments made under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are published annually by the UK Co-ordinating Body. The total CAP payments for the UK for each of the last five years are as follows:</p><p>Figures are Euro millions</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Direct Payments</strong></p></td><td><p>3,424</p></td><td><p>3,309</p></td><td><p>3,348</p></td><td><p>3,326</p></td><td><p>3,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rural Development</strong></p></td><td><p>913</p></td><td><p>1,018</p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>1,091</p></td><td><p>1,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,337</p></td><td><p>4,327</p></td><td><p>4,433</p></td><td><p>4,417</p></td><td><p>4,299</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 8643 question first answered 11/09/2015 16:32:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416189

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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on farm subsidies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Details of all payments made under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are published annually by the UK Co-ordinating Body. The total CAP payments for the UK for each of the last five years are as follows:</p><p>Figures are Euro millions</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Direct Payments</strong></p></td><td><p>3,424</p></td><td><p>3,309</p></td><td><p>3,348</p></td><td><p>3,326</p></td><td><p>3,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rural Development</strong></p></td><td><p>913</p></td><td><p>1,018</p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>1,091</p></td><td><p>1,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,337</p></td><td><p>4,327</p></td><td><p>4,433</p></td><td><p>4,417</p></td><td><p>4,299</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 8642 question first answered 11/09/2015 16:32:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416211

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	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prison population of the UK was in each year since 2010; and whether it is his policy to reduce the prison population over the course of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the prison population in England and Wales from 2010 to 2015 can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website and is available in table A1.1 at the following link:-</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449241/prison-population-2015.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449241/prison-population-2015.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>The prison population is determined by sentencing decisions made by the independent judiciary, according to law and after considering the circumstances of the individual case. The Government keeps the sentencing framework under review to make sure that the courts have the appropriate powers to deal with offenders in the most effective way possible.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/09/2015 10:14:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416212

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: Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what account his Department took of the experience of attempting to exclude illegal drugs from prisons when formulating its ban on tobacco in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>In my written statement of 22 October, I announced plans for roll out of a smoke free estate.</p><br /><p>The introduction of voluntary smoke free areas in all closed prisons mirrors the provision of drug free wings which exist in many establishments across the estate. Staff and prisoners will be able to elect to work or reside in a smoke free area and they will be supported within them. It is a short term measure which provides a proportionate response to the impact of second hand smoke in communal areas.</p><br /><p>In line with Public Health England (PHE) guidance, the importance and significance placed upon the provision of smoking cessation services is critical to our approach. Prisoners with drug problems are currently managed via a balance of medicated maintenance and abstinence based treatment. We will adopt this approach to smoke free. Vaping and the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as an alternative to tobacco smoking are supported by PHE as a harm reduction tool. Research commissioned by PHE concluded that e-cigarettes can help smokers to stop smoking. E -cigarettes have been made available to prisoners and their use is allowed in designated areas. In addition a range of nicotine replacement products and smoking cessation support will be in place to support prisoners attempting to abstain.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to reducing the supply of drugs into prison. NOMS already deploys a comprehensive range of robust searching and security measures to detect items of contraband both at the point of entry to the prison and concealed within the prison. In addition, each prison has a dynamic Local Searching Strategy which identifies and mitigates known supply routes.</p><br /><p>The success of the strategy is illustrated by the reduction of drug misuse in prisons, as measured by the random Mandatory Drug Testing (MDT) programme, which has declined by 17.5 percentage points over the past 17 years.</p><br /><p>This approach to enforcement and security will inform NOMS thinking where appropriate as we move forward to smoke free prisons.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/11/2015 11:38:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416213

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: Tobacco
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 potential effect on prison and prisoner stability of banning tobacco in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my WMS of 22 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 28/10/2015 10:24:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391715

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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	Living Wage: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons the new Living Wage does not apply to those under 25.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The new National Living Wage (NLW) is an essential part of moving to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society; it ensures that work pays, and reduces reliance on the State topping up wages through the benefits system.</p><p> </p><p>For younger workers, the priority is to secure work and gain experience - something that is already reflected in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate structure where the youth rate is currently £1.40 lower than the adult rate.</p><p> </p><p>Just as the Low Pay Commission will recommend the pace of increase for the NLW, they will continue to recommend the NMW rates for all workers under 25 at a level that maximises their earnings without damaging employment prospects by setting it too high.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/09/2015 10:19:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391387

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement on UK Embedded forces, Official Report, HCWS149, 20 July 2015, what provision he has made with the Syrian government for the repatriation of UK military personnel flying missions over Syrian territory in the event of an allied aircraft containing UK personnel being shot down.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The coalition takes appropriate measures to reduce the risk to aircraft and personnel, including personnel recovery capabilities. The coalition does not work with Assad. Therefore the UK does not have any provisions in place with the Syrian government for the repatriation of UK military personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:05:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn