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93261

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: High Peak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in High Peak constituency have had to wait more than (a) 28 days, (b) three months and (c) six months for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	210409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to ensuring mental health is treated equally with physical health and is increasing access to mental health services through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme and talking therapies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of patients waiting more than 28 days in 2011-12 and 2012-13 in each quarter for Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Tameside and Glossop PCT is shown in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information for the number of patients waiting more than; 28 days, 90 days and 180 days in 2013-14 for NHS North Derbyshire clinical commissioning group (CCG) and NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG is shown in Table 2.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 21/10/2014 16:29:25 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name Patients waiting for IAPT Services- High Peak.docx title High Peak- Patients waiting for IAPT services
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

93263

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Midwives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered midwives were employed per 1,000 births in (a) 1980, (b) 1990, (c) 2000, (d) 2010 and (e) the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	210408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>There are now 1,158 additional whole time equivalent registered midwives compared to 2010. The following table shows the number of registered midwives per 1,000 births for each of the years requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of registered midwives per 1,000 births in England as at 30 September for each specified year</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>1980<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p></td><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>2000<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2010<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2013<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered midwives per 1,000 births</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>29.7</p></td><td><p>30.7</p></td><td><p>29.1</p></td><td><p>31.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>1 Prior to 1982, midwife data is taken from the Health and Personal Social Services Statistics for England (HPSSS). Data from HPSSS contains hospital-based staff only and is therefore not comparable with later years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2 A new system of occupation coding for NHS non-medical staff was introduced in 1995. The new codes classified staff according to what they do rather than the terms and conditions under which they are employed. Figures based on new occupation codes are not directly comparable with those based on the old payscale classification, therefore figures since 1995 are not directly comparable with earlier years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3 Figures are calculated on the numbers of all still and live births in England for each specified year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>4 Figures are calculated on the full time equivalent number of registered midwives. Midwife data is as at 30 September each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>5 Figures are rounded to one decimal place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>6 These statistics relate to the contracted positions within English NHS organisations and may include those where the person assigned to the position is temporarily absent, for example on maternity leave.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/10/2014 14:48:58 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

92077

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of safe, affordable areas for heavy goods vehicle drivers to park and rest at night and access to toilet facilities and good quality food; and if he will take steps to ensure that capacity in such facilities is in line with demand.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	209344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>A survey conducted for the Department in 2010-11 found there were over 270 parking areas within five kilometres of the Strategic Route Network, including Motorway and Trunk Road Service Areas. Facilities varied but most offered toilets and food. The survey also found that parking areas were on average full to 61% of capacity, while 41% of heavy goods vehicles were parked elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>It is Government policy that the provision of parking areas is a matter for local authorities and the private sector, who are best placed to judge local traffic conditions and needs. Parking charges are also a matter for the commercial judgement of parking operators but all Motorway Service Areas are required by the Department to offer two hours’ free parking to all vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/10/2014 11:59:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

91674

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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
hansard heading	Individual Voluntary Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the integrity of the marketing of IVA products; and what steps his Department is taking to regulate that practice.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	209197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>BIS officials regularly discuss the operation of Individual Voluntary Arrangements with creditors, advice bodies and others with an interest in the process and a Protocol is in place to help raise standards in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Where an insolvency practitioner appears to be connected to any instance of inappropriate marketing, this could be a breach of the Code of Ethics for insolvency practitioners and is referred to the appropriate authorising body. The Insolvency Service also considers whether if companies are giving misleading or inaccurate information, action to wind them up in the public interest would be appropriate. In 2013, eight companies were wound up in the public interest because of concerns about misleading marketing.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation of advertising rests with the Advertising Standards Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 13/10/2014 13:38:05 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

91718

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	Hydroelectric Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) large scale, (b) small scale and (c) micro-scale hydroelectric schemes are in operation in (i) the High Peak, (ii) England and (iii) the UK.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	209194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of hydroelectric schemes in the High Peak, England and UK, as at the end of 2012. Data as at the end of 2013 will be available on 25 September 2014. DECC does not distinguish between small and micro-scale hydro-electricity.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><em>High Peak</em></p></td><td><p><em>England</em></p></td><td><p><em>UK</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Large-scale (&gt;5 MW)</em></strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Small-scale (&gt;= 5 MW)</em></strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>614</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>England and UK total hydro figures in <em>Renewable electricity in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the regions of England in 2012</em>, Energy Trends September 2013, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-september-2013-special-feature-articles-renewable-electricity-in-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-and-the-regions-of-england-in-201" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-september-2013-special-feature-articles-renewable-electricity-in-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-and-the-regions-of-england-in-201</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 13/10/2014 12:55:55 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

91720

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	Hydroelectric Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the UK's (a) total and (b) renewable energy generating capacity is provided by hydroelectric power stations.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	209201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>At the end of 2014 Q1, hydro-electricity represented 8.2 per cent of UK renewable electricity capacity, and 1.8 per cent of all generating capacity.</p><p><em>Source:</em></p><p><em>Hydro and renewable electricity capacity from table ET 6.1, available at:</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></em></p><p><em>Total generating capacity (end-2012) from table DUKES 5.12, available at:</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></em></p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 13/10/2014 12:56:54 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

90442

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
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 effectiveness of village or neighbourhood plans; and how many such plan have been lodged and accepted.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	207990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>Neighbourhood planning, for the first time, gives residents and individuals in businesses the opportunity to produce neighbourhood plans that have real statutory weight in the planning system and grant planning permission for development they want to see through neighbourhood development orders (including community right to build orders). Over 1,100 communities have taken the first steps towards producing a neighbourhood plan for their area and there has been overwhelming support for neighbourhood plans at the 27 local referendums held so far. The first 19 neighbourhood plans are now in force (made) and are part of the development plan for the area. Planning applications will be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/09/2014 14:35:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

90546

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that foreign drivers are subject to the same penalties as British drivers upon failure to produce relevant CPC documentation.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	207991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All professional drivers of lorries, buses and coaches from EU member states are required to produce the relevant CPC documentation when requested by enforcement officers. I can confirm that non-UK drivers from EU member states are subject to the same penalties as their British counterparts should they fail to do so.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/09/2014 13:46:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

89436

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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
hansard heading	Exports: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Overseas Business Risk service is better shared with and promoted to businesses looking to export.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	207306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Overseas Business Risk (OBR) service is promoted as part of UK Trade and Investment’s (UKTI) overall offer to UK businesses looking to develop their exports. This is done through UKTI’s network which includes International Trade Advisers, Sectoral and Overseas teams. Promotion material, such as UKTI’s First Class Export Pack, also aims to ensure UK business is aware of the service alongside outreach events and the use of social media. The OBR country pages on the GOV.UK domain are refreshed on a regular basis to provide up-to-date intelligence to UK business. A Joint Advisory Group, with very senior business representation, contributes to the development and promotion of this service.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/09/2014 16:41:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

89514

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department gives on the weight that should be given to a neighbourhood or village plan that has been submitted to a planning authority when considering planning applications.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	207308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>Planning applications are determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. An emerging neighbourhood plan may be a material consideration. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the weight that may be given to emerging plans in decision taking. We have set out in planning guidance where circumstances may justify the refusal of planning permission on the grounds that an application would be premature in relation to the emerging Local or neighbourhood plan. Any weight a relevant policy could carry in determining a planning application remains with the decision maker.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/09/2014 13:25:22 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham