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177484

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
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	Biofuels
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 his Department's report, Life cycle impacts of biomass electricity in 2020, what assessment he has made of the (a) reliability of evidence that the main UK biomass supplies come from North America and (b) effect of such imports on domestic industries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	223088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>As part of their sustainability requirements, biomass generating stations must report their biomass sustainability data to Ofgem, and this includes the country of origin. This data is published annually on Ofgem’s website1. From later this year, biomass generators will also be required to have their sustainability data independently audited, annually.</p><p>In 2013, the Department carried out an analysis of domestic and imported wood use by major biomass generating stations, using both the above sustainability reporting and additional five- year forecasts that large scale generators provided to the Department as part of a voluntary exercise2. The forecast weight of domestically sourced wood used for biomass power generation is expected to remain stable between 2.3 and 2.5 million oven dried tonnes (modt). This analysis supports the Department’s assessment that major generators intend to focus on international rather than domestic sources of wood.</p><p>Furthermore, as ‘high quality’ wood, such as that suitable for saw logs and timber production, commands a significantly higher market price than residues, this makes high quality wood unattractive and unaffordable for use as woodfuel. Therefore market forces, both here and abroad, should mean mixed used of wood continues.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em> <em><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2012-13" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2012-13</a></em></p><p><em>2</em> <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246006/UK_wood_and_biomass.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246006/UK_wood_and_biomass.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/02/2015 11:57:02 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

177485

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
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	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings he has had with stakeholders to discuss his Department's report, Life cycle impacts of biomass electricity in 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	223089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has spoken with, and exchanged correspondence with, industry representatives, academic experts and with environmental organisations about the report. Where correspondence has been received in the form of campaigns, the Government’s response has been published on its website.</p><p>DECC officials have also engaged extensively with stakeholders on the report both during and after its preparation and will continue to do so as we further develop our evidence base.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/02/2015 11:57:47 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

166362

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Thalidomide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has made to the German Government about the issue of responsibility for the victims of thalidomide damage in the UK; and what the UK Government's responsibilities are in this matter.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	216038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>I wrote to Manuela Schwesig, Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, on 14 October 2014, asking if she would meet with representatives of the Thalidomide Trust. The specific issue of responsibility for the victims of the Thalidomide disaster was not addressed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 03/12/2014 16:02:18 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

164400

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Thalidomide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has made to his German counterpart on thalidomide damage in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	215750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>I met with the Thalidomide Trust on 23 June 2014 and subsequently wrote to Manuela Schwesig, Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, on behalf of all four UK Governments, asking if she would meet with the Trust.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 01/12/2014 16:58:11 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

155785

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there has been a change to the Government's policy that the type 26 frigates will be built in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	214764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the future of shipbuilding in the UK. Complex warships for the Royal Navy are only built in UK shipyards.</p><p>The Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme is currently in its Assessment Phase. While the build contract has not yet been awarded, from 2015 the only shipyards in the UK that are able to build complex warships will be those on the Clyde.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2014 17:11:31 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

102069

registered interest
date	31/10/2014
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	Pensions: Financial Assistance Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of members of pension schemes who did not receive a tax-free lump sum on receipt of pension in the few months prior to the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) regulations adopted in April 2010, which allowed members who were not already in receipt of pension payments to give up some of their FAS assistance for a lump sum payment on transfer of the scheme to FAS.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	212827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The FAS may pay members of schemes which transfer their assets to government a tax-free lump sum when payments begin, provided their scheme has not paid them during the winding up period. In the three months from January to March 2010, 263 such members were paid a scheme pension and did not receive a tax-free lump sum.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/11/2014 12:33:14 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

93509

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long each claimant has waited for the review and completion of a compensation claim under the War Pension and the Armed Forces Compensation System Schemes since the inception of those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	210757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The length of time each claimant has waited for the review and completion of a compensation claim under the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation System since the inception of those schemes, in 1921 and 2005 respectively, is not available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the information below provides the average length of time taken to process claims under the War Pensions Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme in each year since 2009. Information before 2009 is not available.<br><br>WAR PENSIONS SCHEME<br>2009-10 45 working days<br>2010-11 39 working days<br>2011-12 51 working days<br>2012-13 82 working days<br>2013-14 110 working days<br>Year to date 103 working days<br><br>ARMED FORCES COMPENSATION SCHEME<br>2009-10 80 working days<br>2010-11 93 working days<br>2011-12 125 working days<br>2012-13 164 working days<br>2013-14 109 working days<br>Year to date 89 working days</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/10/2014 16:19:35 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

77364

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of retaining and basing the nuclear deterrent at Faslane and Coulport.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	205407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The cost of retaining the nuclear deterrent at Faslane and Coulport cannot be separately identified from expenditure incurred for multiple activities at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/07/2014 16:51:47 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 11699 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

77365

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of the removal of Trident from Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	205406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government has no plans to move the strategic nuclear deterrent from Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, and has not considered options for moving the deterrent. Any alternative solution would come at huge cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 21/07/2014 16:54:14 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier previous answer version 11733 answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

77491

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Work Programme: Ayr
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 from Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency have secured employment through the Work Programme in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
uin	205404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on job starts from the Work Programme is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The available information on Job Outcomes is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Number of Work Programme Job Outcomes in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary Constituency for each of the last 12 months: April 2013 – March 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary Constituency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/07/2014 15:05:23 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne