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390214

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Social Rented Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of social homes in London occupied by non-UK residents.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	7289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>In 2013-14, 15% of social renters in London were non-UK/Irish nationals.<br><br>If a tenant is not resident in the UK, we would expect a social landlord to take action to recover the property and allocate it to someone in need on the waiting list.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance for local councils issued in 2013 will ensure that only people who have lived in the area for two years or more are able to put their name down on the housing waiting list.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/07/2015 15:59:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

390268

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many emergency protection orders there were in England between 2010 and 2015; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the level of scrutiny for such orders.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	7326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The number of Emergency Protection Orders is published as part of the Family Court Statistics Quarterly publication. Data is available from 2011 up to January to March 2015 and can be found at:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 June the Prime Minister announced a new Child Protection Taskforce chaired by the Secretary of State for Education. The Prime Minister’s announcement can be found online here: <a title="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-taskforce-to-transform-child-protection" href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-taskforce-to-transform-child-protection" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-taskforce-to-transform-child-protection</a>. The Taskforce will lead work to: extend and accelerate reforms to the quality of social work practice and leadership; develop better multi-agency working between children’s social care, the police, health and other local services; improve local authority performance and promote innovative practice; and strengthen governance and accountability in children’s social care.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/07/2015 15:56:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

390394

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the Schengen Agreement on the level of illegal migration from Calais into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	7287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom, whilst being an EU Member State, does not participate in the immigration and border aspects of the Schengen acquis and continues to operate border controls with other EU Member States. Schengen visas are not valid for entry to the UK.</p><p>The UK has been a leading voice in recent cross-European efforts to understand and tackle the large flows of illegal migrants across the Mediterranean. That includes participation in European Council and other meetings, as well as bilaterally with key Member States.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 7288 question first answered 21/07/2015 13:06:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 15892 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

390395

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has made to member countries of the Schengen Agreement area on the effect of that agreement on the number of irregular migrants to Calais and its environs.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	7288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom, whilst being an EU Member State, does not participate in the immigration and border aspects of the Schengen acquis and continues to operate border controls with other EU Member States. Schengen visas are not valid for entry to the UK.</p><p>The UK has been a leading voice in recent cross-European efforts to understand and tackle the large flows of illegal migrants across the Mediterranean. That includes participation in European Council and other meetings, as well as bilaterally with key Member States.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 7287 question first answered 21/07/2015 13:06:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 15896 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

388216

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	EU Nationals: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency plan he has made for if it is viable to secure agreement with his EU counterparts for the introduction of a four-year qualifying period for EU nationals to access in-work benefits in negotiating the UK's membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), said in his speech on 21 May 2015, the Government is concerned that under the current free movement rules, national welfare systems can provide an unintended additional incentive for large migratory movements. Consequently reforming welfare and particularly access to benefits for mobile EU nationals in order to reduce incentives for migration is one of our priorities for the renegotiation. The Prime Minister is working with his European partners to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2015 14:45:52 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

388270

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Scleroderma: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of scleroderma to health professionals and the wider public.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>There are between 5,000 and 8,000 rare diseases. Each one affects less than 0.1% of the United Kingdom’s population, but together affect the lives of 3 million people making considerable demands on the resources and capacity of the National Health Service and other care services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013, the Department published the UK Strategy for Rare Diseases. This is a high-level framework committed to raising awareness about all rare diseases and sets out a strategic vision for improving the lives of all those affected with rare disease. A copy of the Strategy is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also recently collaborated with Health Education England and others to produce two videos about rare diseases, one focusing on healthcare professionals, particularly general practitioners, as the first point of NHS contact, the other providing information for patients and parents about rare diseases. These videos can be viewed on Health Education England’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/rare-disease-and-the-potential-of-genomics/" target="_blank">http://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/rare-disease-and-the-potential-of-genomics/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 13/07/2015 16:43:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman attachment 1 file name UK Strategy for Rare Diseases.pdf title The UK Strategy for Rare Diseases 2013
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

388319

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Greece: EU Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on the provision of humanitarian assistance to Greece.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We have not received a request from the Greek government for assistance. If we do, we will assess this on the basis of need. Greece is not eligible to receive Official Development Assistance as it has a GNI per capita of around $22,000. The maximum GNI per capita for a country to be ODA eligible is around $13,000. In the short to medium term it is therefore unlikely we could provide support through the aid budget.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/07/2015 16:29:06 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

388321

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of convictions for driving whilst disqualified resulted in an immediate custodial sentence in each year since 2005; and how many people convicted of driving whilst disqualified who had been convicted of the same offence within the previous 10 years received an immediate custodial sentence in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on sentencing and convictions from 2005-2014 for driving whilst disqualified can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website and it is available at the following link:-</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Select and open ‘Motoring data tool: with criminal justice area’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the numbers of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for driving whilst disqualified and the numbers sentenced to immediate custody for the same offence 2005-2014 in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong><em>Table 1: Number of offenders<sup>1</sup> sentenced to immediate custody for driving whilst disqualified by the number of previous immediate custody received for the same offence in England and Wales, 2005 to 2014</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Number of offenders<sup>1 </sup></em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em>Previous immediate custody received<sup>2</sup></em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2005</em></p></td><td><p><em> 9,925 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 5,012 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2006</em></p></td><td><p><em> 7,543 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 3,839 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2007</em></p></td><td><p><em> 5,754 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 2,820 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2008</em></p></td><td><p><em> 4,705 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 2,109 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2009</em></p></td><td><p><em> 3,724 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 1,590 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p><em> 2,652 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 1,134 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011</em></p></td><td><p><em> 2,309 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 944 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p><em> 2,030 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 807 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p><em> 1,847 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 696 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2014</em></p></td><td><p><em> 1,654 </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> 638 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Source:</em></strong></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>Ministry of Justice, Police National Computer (PNC)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>1. Figures are based on counting the number of occasions an offender was sentenced to immediate custody for driving whilst disqualified in each year. An offender can appear more than once in the totals for each year if the offender was convicted on multiple occasions in a given year.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>2. Number of previous immediate custody are counts of the number of separate occasions an offender has previously received an immediate custodial sentence and is calculated from the point of their latest conviction over the period. </em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>3. All data have been taken from the MoJ extract of the Police National Computer. This includes details of all convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings given for recordable offences (see <a title="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1139/schedule/made" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1139/schedule/made" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1139/schedule/made</a> for definition).</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>4. These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and are subject to revision in future editions.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 27/07/2015 14:35:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386524

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to change the budget of the Single Intelligence Account in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The budget for the SIA in 2015-16 was set at the Spending Review of 2013. In November 2014, in his response to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, the Prime Minister announced an additional £130m over two years to address the increased threat of terrorism, including new funding to enhance our ability to monitor and disrupt self-starting terrorists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/07/2015 08:01:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386631

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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, if her Department will ensure that the Basic Payment Scheme is in operation by December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Basic Payment Scheme came into effect from 1 January 2015 and the Rural Payments Agency has said it will be making full payments as early as possible in the payment window, which runs from December to June.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/07/2015 15:50:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell