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179550

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date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gurkhas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first recruitment of Gurkha soldiers into the British Army.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	224349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Gurkhas hold a special place in the hearts of the British people and we will be celebrating our close and enduring relationship over the bicentenary. The Brigade of Gurkhas will be holding many events this year, including a parade and memorial service in Whitehall in April. Gurkha units will also be conducting public duties as the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace, and at the Tower of London during May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/02/2015 14:13:04 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 46876 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

179604

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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	Nepal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the UK establishing diplomatic relations with Nepal.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	224350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>We are keen to commemorate the establishment of relations with Nepal, given the historic and warm relationship between our two countries, and the outstanding service rendered by the UK by the Gurkhas. The UK is working closely with the government of Nepal on the plans for the bicentenary which will culminate in March 2016 to mark the ratification of the Treaty of Segauli signed in March 1816. Plans are underway to mark this important anniversary in both the UK and Nepal, including through a series of cultural and educational events with senior level engagement. <br> <br>Separately, the bicentenary of the commencement of Gurkha recruitment – ‘Gurkha 200’ - will be marked between March and June 2015. More information can be found on: <a href="http://www.gurkha200.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.gurkha200.co.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/02/2015 14:49:47 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

172439

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what forecast he has made of whether his Department's spending in 2015-16 will meet the NATO target of two per cent of GDP.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	906895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining Defence spending at 2% of GDP and we will meet the target in 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/01/2015 17:35:53 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

170607

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Housing: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the time taken by BT Openreach to provide for the connection of new housing developments to telephone services.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	219008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p><br></p><p>The lead times for connecting new housing developments will vary according to their location, the services being provided and the engineering difficulties that the company faces. I am aware that there have been delays in connecting some new developments and that Openreach has been recruiting additional staff to help address this problem. The Government recently published its Utilities Guide setting out performance standards for new utility connections. The guide includes for the first time performance standards for telecoms and broadband connections to new builds. This will allow the performance of communications infrastructure providers to be monitored. We will also be exploring with housebuilders and communications infrastructure providers the scope for making further improvements to connection lead times.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/01/2015 17:18:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

170106

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS 111
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 111 NHS telephone service on attendance at hospital accident and emergency departments.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	218555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS 111 providers across England conduct patient follow up surveys on the NHS 111 service. The results for the year ending September 2014 showed that 30% of patients said they would have used accident and emergency services if they had not contacted NHS 111. This compares with a national rate of 8% of NHS 111 calls answered that directed patients to accident and emergency services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These results indicate that in a high proportion of cases NHS 111 has been effective in offering patients a service choice which, if followed, would direct more cases to non-emergency services than if NHS 111 was not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a very active programme of work involving NHS England, working with local commissioners and NHS 111 providers, to improve referrals to alternative services. This programme is starting to see more patients who call NHS 111 directed to services for a lower acuity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/01/2015 17:09:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

169756

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Local Government: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the consequences will be for (a) Worcestershire County Council, (b) the Worcestershire LEP and (c) the district councils of South Worcestershire of the full implementation of the recommendations of the review by Sir Bob Kerslake of the governance and organisational capabilities of Birmingham City Council.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	218294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Membership of any proposed combined authority is a matter for local discretion. There is no compulsion for any local authority to join such a locally-led partnership.</p><p> </p><p>The governance structure of a combined authority would need to be agreed by its potential members, and it would need to meet the necessary statutory tests. It would then be for Parliament to approve any necessary legislative order establishing such an authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 16/01/2015 14:52:21 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 34001 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

168888

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Radio Frequencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to safeguard the use of radio microphones and related equipment under the Government's spectrum allocation policy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	217841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom is currently conducting a strategic review of the PMSE sector’s future spectrum requirements. One of the objectives of this review is to ensure audio PMSE devices have access to sufficient spectrum to continue delivering the benefits they provide following Ofcom’s decision to make the 700 MHz band available for mobile data. Ofcom is aiming to conlcude this review in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/12/2014 16:01:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

168006

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.227 of the Autumn Statement 2014, how the funds to improve careers advice and support for young people will be spent.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	217156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The majority of the £20 million fund to improve careers advice and support for young people announced in the Autumn Statement will be used to provide initial funding to the new company announced by my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, on 10 December.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a £5 million Investment Fund (as indicated in the Official Report of 10 December 2014, column 893). This will be administered by the new careers and enterprise company, into which schools, employers and voluntary organisations will bid for start-up funding for new, innovative projects and pilots to support careers advice and inspiration, as well as funding to support the scaling up of successful local approaches, or to evaluate and share learning from existing successful projects.</p><p> </p><p>The further detail of how the remaining £15 million will be spent and what proportion will support the work of the company will be worked through. This company, independent of Government, will support engagement between employers and schools, ensuring young people get the support they need. The Chair and Board of the company will be responsible for determining the best use of their budget.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 11/12/2014 17:11:23 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

167694

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Radio Frequencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.117 of the Autumn Statement 2014, if he will take steps to compensate Programme Making and Special Event users of spectrum removed from the wavelengths they currently use to facilitate the further clearance of spectrum for mobile use.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	217056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>As detailed in the National Infrastructure Plan and Autumn Statement, subject to the development of delivery options by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Ofcom, further details of the change of use of 700MHz spectrum will be set out in 2015. As part of that process, we will look at the impact for Programme Making and Special Events and other current users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 10/12/2014 16:32:06 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

167710

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Radio Frequencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 1.117 of the Autumn Statement 2014, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Programme Making and Special Event sector on the consequences for their work and the wavelengths they use of the further clearance of spectrum for mobile use.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	217055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>As set out in the National Infrastructure Plan and Autumn Statement, further details of the change of use of 700MHz spectrum will be set out in 2015. As part of that process, Ofcom are currently carrying out work to find suitable alternative spectrum for PMSE. We would encourage the PMSE community to engage in that process.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/12/2014 15:43:57 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff