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100168

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the recent political unrest in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	211374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We have been monitoring events in Hong Kong closely over recent weeks including, in particular, through regular reports from our posts in Hong Kong and Beijing. We also continue to meet regularly at senior level with both the Chinese authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to discuss the situation. I met Hong Kong Justice Secretary Rimsky Yuen on 14 October. <br><br>We have consistently called on all sides to ensure that the demonstrations are peaceful and in accordance with the law, including in my response to a Westminister Hall Debate on 22 October, in my Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October, and in a Foreign and Commonwealth Office statement on 2 October on the question of constitutional reform. We encourage all parties to engage in dialogue and work towards a consensus that allows a significant step forward for democracy.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:35:32 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

100169

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Taiwan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK's trading relationship with Taiwan.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	211377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK and Taiwan enjoy a strong trading relationship. In 2013 total bilateral goods trade between the UK and Taiwan was £4.59bn. UK exports of goods to Taiwan increased 7.8% year-on-year to £1.16bn, the second highest level in history. Trade in services have been increasing over the last decade reaching £958m in 2012 (figures for 2013 will be available in November).</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO) in Taipei promote the trading relationship through engagement with industry, trade missions and trade visits, for example, the visit of the Lord Mayor of the City of London in January to promote financial services collaboration, and the bilateral trade talks in July.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:33:31 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

100172

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Senkaku Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the disputed Senkaku or Diaoyu islands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	211370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Whilst the UK does not take a position on underlying sovereignty claims to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, we have a clear interest in maintaining regional peace and stability. We regularly discuss East Asian regional security issues with our international partners.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:25:04 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

100210

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the UK's vulnerability to cyber-terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	211388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre is responsible for assessing a range of terrorist threats facing the UK, including terrorist use of cyber space, and keeps such threats under regular review. The threat from international terrorism, regardless of the methodology employed, is currently assessed as SEVERE, meaning that an attack is highly likely.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/10/2014 12:18:41 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93537

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that teaching assistants in schools have the correct qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Education (Specified Work and Registration) (England) Regulations 2003, require teaching assistants to work under the direction and supervision of a qualified teacher. This ensures that a teacher continues to provide the leading contribution to the teaching and learning.</p><p>The regulations also require headteachers to be satisfied that the teaching assistant has the appropriate skills, expertise and experience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 22/10/2014 10:38:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93538

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that secondary education provides children with adequate skills for working life.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The abiding principle of our plan for education is that schools should do everything possible to prepare young people for life in modern Britain. Ensuring that young people are prepared for the workplace and equipped with the skills, experience and qualifications that employers want is central to this.</p><p>My Rt hon. friend the Secretary of State for Education has made clear that she wants to see improvements to the quality of careers advice and guidance available to young people, with more schools and employers working together to ensure that pupils make the transition from education into work successfully. We have issued revised statutory guidance, underpinning the duty to secure independent careers guidance, to strengthen the requirement for schools to build links with employers to inspire and mentor students. We have also asked the National Careers Service to broker those relationships where that is needed. We are keeping these changes under review and are considering what further action may be necessary.</p><p>We are linking the education system more closely to the world of work with an emphasis on learning practical skills through new Technical Awards for 14- to- 16-year-olds, and Tech Levels for 16- to- 19-year-olds, providing a high-quality vocational alternative to A levels that leads to a recognised occupation. The introduction of Study Programmes for all 16- to- 19-year-olds is also expanding the provision of genuine work experience and work-related learning for all post-16 students. We have invested in new apprenticeships and introduced traineeships to give young people the skills and experience they need to compete successfully for a job.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/10/2014 13:00:01 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93570

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of providing free prescriptions to people with diabetes in (a) England and (b) Havering in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Diabetes and Myxoedema are two of the specific conditions which entitle individuals to apply for a medical exemption certificate to provide them with exemption from prescription charges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 210703 question first answered 22/10/2014 15:33:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93571

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Thyroid Gland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of providing free prescriptions to people with myxodema in (a) England and (b) Havering in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Diabetes and Myxoedema are two of the specific conditions which entitle individuals to apply for a medical exemption certificate to provide them with exemption from prescription charges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 210702 question first answered 22/10/2014 15:33:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93572

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children aged between five and 18 are classified as obese in (a) England and (b) Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Data on obesity are collected via the Health Survey for England. For children, the data are presented for age groups 2-10, 11-15 and 2-15. Adults are classified as those aged over 16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>13.7% of children aged 2-15 are classified as obese in England (Health Survey for England 2012).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>13.1% of adults aged 16-24 are classified as obese in England (Health Survey for England 2012)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for Havering is not available from the Health Survey for England as this data collection is only produced at a national level. The number and percentage of children measured as obese or overweight (including obese), as part of the National Childhood Measure Programme (NCMP) in Havering is presented in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Reception Year (4-5 years)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Year 6 (10-11 years)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Prevalence of obesity</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Prevalence of obesity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Children</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Children</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>20.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>17.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>21.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>19.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> NCMP Local Authority Profile [accessed 20 October 2014]</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/national-child-measurement-programme" target="_blank">http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/national-child-measurement-programme</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/10/2014 16:05:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93159

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to kitchen staff in schools on steps to prevent food-related illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not issue guidance to kitchen staff in schools on steps to prevent food related illnesses. The Food Standards Agency is responsible for food safety and hygiene across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/10/2014 16:49:37 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell