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348525

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Cerberus Capital Management: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the operations of the Cerebrus investment fund in Northern Ireland since April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	1133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>I have discussed the operations of Cerberus on a number of occasions including with Government and Executive Ministers.</p><p>It is important that Cerberus lives up to its commitment to be a good partner for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/06/2015 10:04:14 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

348548

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Timber: EU Law
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 steps she is taking to reach common agreement with other EU member states on amending the EU Timber Regulation so it covers all timber and timber products.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Defra has recommended that the scope of the EU Timber Regulation is increased to cover a wider range of timber and timber products. This is as part of the current EU-wide review of the Regulation.</p><p>In addition, Defra is actively encouraging better implementation of the EU Timber Regulation across the EU. This includes hosting meetings with EU Timber Regulation enforcement officials from other EU Member States to share practical advice and discuss best practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/06/2015 08:31:49 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

348549

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Seas and Oceans: EU Law
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 measures her Department plans to implement to meet the requirements of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Consultation on the programme of measures to implement the Marine Strategy Framework Directive ended on 24 April this year. The consultation document is available at: <a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/marine/msfd-programme-of-measures" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/marine/msfd-programme-of-measures</a>.</p><p>We are currently assessing the responses to the consultation and a decision on the final programme of measures will be taken in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/06/2015 09:31:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

348560

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Right to Buy Scheme
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 effect of homelessness of the extension of right to buy to housing association tenants.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	1162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The development of the policy is ongoing, and details will be set out in the impact assessment when the Housing Bill is published.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 1021 1050 1059 1078 1090 1269 1270 1271 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:00:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

348584

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the provision of local bus services in Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	1147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to improving bus services for all and expenditure on buses reflects this. It is for individual local authorities to determine how much of the block grant funding they receive is allocated to supporting bus services. The latest out-turn figures, for 2013/14, show that Cumbria County Council has an annual budget of over £2.5m for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also provides direct support to bus services each year through Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG), of which Cumbria County Council has received £480,314 covering the 2014/15 financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/06/2015 10:00:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

348585

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents occurred on the (a) A66 between Workington and Keswick, (b) A595 and (c) A596 in each of the last 10 years; and how many of those accidents resulted in fatalities.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	1148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The table below gives the total number of reported personal injury road accidents, total number of reported fatal accidents and total number of reported fatalities for the (a) A66 between the junction with the A596 in Workington and the roundabout junction with the A591 north of Keswick, (b) A595 and (c) A596 for each year from 2004 to 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Total reported accidents</p></td><td><p>Of which fatal accidents</p></td><td><p>Fatalities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>A66</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>A595</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>A596</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Statistics for 2014 will be available from 25 June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/06/2015 10:05:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

348588

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he took to fulfil the terms of clause 9.2 of the Franchise Side Agreement with passenger transport executives (PTEs) in receipt of consultation with affected PTEs on plans for reduced opening hours of ticket offices by Northern Rail.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	1273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>This proposal was developed by Northern Rail as part of a package of efficiency savings to reduce cost to the taxpayer. As a consultee, the Secretary of State considered whether the proposals met the criteria for a Minor Change under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>(a) These factors are not routinely recorded.</p><p> </p><p>(b) A new franchise will be let prior to the tram-train services commencing. It would be for the future operator to consider amending ticket office hours or station procedures as passenger demand increases.</p><p> </p><p>(c) Consideration was given to possible detriment to station security or cleanliness. Following the redevelopment of Rotherham Central in 2012, CCTV cameras are in place there. These are monitored remotely by Northern Rail and by South Yorkshire PTE.</p><p> </p><p>Northern was advised, in October 2014, that they should seek buy-in from major stakeholders – including the PTEs – to highlight and remove any weaknesses in their proposals. The criteria for a Minor Change were satisfied. Therefore, as the Secretary of State had no discretion in relation to the decision there was no opportunity for any effective consultation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 1259 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:33:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

348592

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rotherham Central Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether, when approving the request from Northern Rail to reduce the opening hours of the ticket office at Rotherham Central Station (a) he took into account numbers of passengers who sought information, help and use of the waiting room or toilet, (b) assumptions about patronage increase generated by the proposed tram train and (c) any other factors other than ticket sales per half hour period.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	1259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>This proposal was developed by Northern Rail as part of a package of efficiency savings to reduce cost to the taxpayer. As a consultee, the Secretary of State considered whether the proposals met the criteria for a Minor Change under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>(a) These factors are not routinely recorded.</p><p> </p><p>(b) A new franchise will be let prior to the tram-train services commencing. It would be for the future operator to consider amending ticket office hours or station procedures as passenger demand increases.</p><p> </p><p>(c) Consideration was given to possible detriment to station security or cleanliness. Following the redevelopment of Rotherham Central in 2012, CCTV cameras are in place there. These are monitored remotely by Northern Rail and by South Yorkshire PTE.</p><p> </p><p>Northern was advised, in October 2014, that they should seek buy-in from major stakeholders – including the PTEs – to highlight and remove any weaknesses in their proposals. The criteria for a Minor Change were satisfied. Therefore, as the Secretary of State had no discretion in relation to the decision there was no opportunity for any effective consultation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 1273 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:33:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

348621

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of his Department's policies on the family.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	1189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014, through the publication of guidance for officials - which can be found online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</p><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is working with the Department for Work and Pensions, and other government departments, to embed the Test in the policymaking process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 08/06/2015 14:51:24 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348641

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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, how many UK farmers have had to resubmit their Basic Payment scheme application because of data being lost when submitted through the online system operated by the Rural Payments Agency; and what her policy is on providing compensation to such people.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	1222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>No farmers have had to resubmit their Basic Payment Scheme applications. The data submitted through the online system has been captured and information entered will assist processing of Basic Payment Scheme claims.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/06/2015 09:05:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle