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225679

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to reply to the letter to him of 22 January 2015, from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton with regards to Mr S Law.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	226583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions replied to the Rt. Hon. Member on 2 February 2015.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/03/2015 12:27:56 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

225438

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to the public purse from sales of beer since April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	226465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Receipts from duties on beer that is released for consumption in the UK are published in Table 5 of our monthly alcohol bulletin:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on VAT paid by consumers on beer is not available. HM Revenue &amp; Customs do not collect data on VAT receipts by individual goods or services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/03/2015 17:06:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

225442

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecasts he has made of economic growth in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	226490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury no longer provides forecasts after the Office for Budget Responsibility was created by this government in 2010 to provide independent and authoritative analysis of the UK’s public finances. Their next set of forecasts will be released on 18th March; the Chancellor will make a statement on them in his budget speech.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK economy grew by 2.6 per cent in 2014, the fastest of any major advanced nation in 2014, and forecasts are for robust growth to continue in 2015: the IMF, Bank of England, the OECD and the CBI all forecast the UK economy will grow by between 2.6 per cent and 2.9 per cent in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/03/2015 17:29:34 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

225449

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether social media news feeds are considered by Ofcom in their assessment of media plurality.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned Ofcom to produce a measurement framework for media plurality. Ofcom work independently of Government and it is for Ofcom to develop the measurement framework, in consultation with industry. However I understand Ofcom will be publishing a consultation on the measurement framework shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/03/2015 09:26:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225461

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Permanent Secretary of her Department plans to respond to the letter from the Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts of 12 February 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	226499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education will respond before Parliament is dissolved.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 10/03/2015 13:59:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

225465

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	Forest of Dean
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there are any plans in place for the Public Forest Estate land at the Cinderford Northern Quarter site in the National Heritage Forest of Dean will to be transferred to any other party for development.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Martin Horwood
uin	226483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government stands by its commitment, set out in the 2013 Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement and on subsequent occasions, that the public forest estate will remain in public hands. However, while this commitment is intended to secure the future of the public forest estate as a whole, in line with the recommendations of the Independent Panel on Forestry, it was never intended to preclude all land transactions on the estate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware of the decision of the Forest of Dean District Council planning committee on the matter and the continuing work in hand. A final decision on the proposed land exchange involving land on the public forest estate and land owned by the Council will be taken later in the year in the light of all the information then available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/03/2015 11:15:49 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1499 label Biography information for Martin Horwood

225080

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether he has sought ministerial representations in a public interest consultation exercise under section 4(e) of the Protocol between the Attorney General and the Prosecuting Bodies with regard to any cases currently being dealt with by one of the prosecuting bodies.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	226430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>It is my department’s usual policy not to comment on any live cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 09/03/2015 16:48:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

225082

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment regarding Ordnance Survey's change to a Government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Options for Ordnance Survey’s future operating model, and the impact thereof, were considered during the project and as part of the business case process. The change to a Government Company is operational in nature, and therefore legislation was not required to underpin the change. The impact on customers, partners and suppliers will be to benefit from working with an improved organisation more aligned to their commercial, technological and business needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 226417 question first answered 09/03/2015 15:02:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225089

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what date he plans to conclude a framework agreement for the Ordnance Survey Government company; and if he will publish that agreement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Shareholder Framework Document setting out the relationship between Ordnance Survey operating as a Government Company and the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills will be finalised by the planned transition date at the end of the financial year, and published when the Company is operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 226415 question first answered 09/03/2015 15:15:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225090

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total amount of awards made by the Green Investment Bank was in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	226313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>A summary of all Green Investment Bank (GIB) transactions to date, broken down by financial year, is available on the GIB website at: <a href="http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/our-investments/" target="_blank">http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/our-investments/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This page also contains copies of the press releases about each transaction and these provide the specific dates when those transactions were announced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 226120 question first answered 09/03/2015 15:13:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna