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101469

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends to secure professional photo industry accreditation, sanction and support for plans to allow digital images to be used in future passport applications, and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	212313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) currently has no plans regarding the accreditation of digital photograph providers. However, HMPO is engaged in dialogue with the Photo Marketing Association. The needs of our customers are continually reviewed and we continue to adjust our service to ensure their experience is as well supported as is reasonable and practical.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/11/2014 14:55:52 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25554 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

101037

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what liaison is taking place between his Department and the Home Office on the (a) design of, (b) structure of and (c) security for the new digital vault for storing and processing digital ID pictures for use in passports; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	212034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service is working closely with HM Passport Office. The Government is fully committed to protecting public data, including in all aspects of the passport application process.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/10/2014 14:11:14 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

101169

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department last met members of the Photo Marketing Association to discuss plans to allow digital pictures to be used in passport applications; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	212035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Passport Office (HMPO) has a long-standing and productive relationship with the New Zealand Passport Office and meets on a regular basis. HMPO recognise the challenges with getting photos to meet the required international Civil Aviation Organisation security standards and, in addition to working with the New Zealand Passport Office, we have been running user testing sessions to improve the quality of the service. HMPO will ensure any new service is tested extensively before any public launch.<br><br>HMPO has regular meetings with representatives from the Photo Marketing Association (PMA); the last meeting was on 23 October 2014. The meetings focus on sharing our plans and to discuss options for providing customers with an appropriate service in the digital age. HMPO will continue to engage with the PMA and through them with the photographic industry to share information about current plans for digital services. <br><br>The integrity and security of our passport issuance process is at the heart of HMPO's business model. We are fully committed to our public protection agenda and this extends to all aspects of the application process, across all channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 212032 212033 212036 question first answered 10/11/2014 16:34:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25277 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

101170

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to secure professional photographic industry support and agreement for any proposals to collect digital ID photographs for use in future passport applications.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	212036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Passport Office (HMPO) has a long-standing and productive relationship with the New Zealand Passport Office and meets on a regular basis. HMPO recognise the challenges with getting photos to meet the required international Civil Aviation Organisation security standards and, in addition to working with the New Zealand Passport Office, we have been running user testing sessions to improve the quality of the service. HMPO will ensure any new service is tested extensively before any public launch.<br><br>HMPO has regular meetings with representatives from the Photo Marketing Association (PMA); the last meeting was on 23 October 2014. The meetings focus on sharing our plans and to discuss options for providing customers with an appropriate service in the digital age. HMPO will continue to engage with the PMA and through them with the photographic industry to share information about current plans for digital services. <br><br>The integrity and security of our passport issuance process is at the heart of HMPO's business model. We are fully committed to our public protection agenda and this extends to all aspects of the application process, across all channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 212032 212033 212035 question first answered 10/11/2014 16:34:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25278 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

101171

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department made of the number of application rejections made by the New Zealand government's digital passport application system before deciding to undertake a trial of a similar system; and what information her Department holds on the number of such rejections.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	212032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Passport Office (HMPO) has a long-standing and productive relationship with the New Zealand Passport Office and meets on a regular basis. HMPO recognise the challenges with getting photos to meet the required international Civil Aviation Organisation security standards and, in addition to working with the New Zealand Passport Office, we have been running user testing sessions to improve the quality of the service. HMPO will ensure any new service is tested extensively before any public launch.<br><br>HMPO has regular meetings with representatives from the Photo Marketing Association (PMA); the last meeting was on 23 October 2014. The meetings focus on sharing our plans and to discuss options for providing customers with an appropriate service in the digital age. HMPO will continue to engage with the PMA and through them with the photographic industry to share information about current plans for digital services. <br><br>The integrity and security of our passport issuance process is at the heart of HMPO's business model. We are fully committed to our public protection agenda and this extends to all aspects of the application process, across all channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 212033 212035 212036 question first answered 10/11/2014 16:34:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25274 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

101172

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to improve security measures for ID photographs for passport applications.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	212033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Passport Office (HMPO) has a long-standing and productive relationship with the New Zealand Passport Office and meets on a regular basis. HMPO recognise the challenges with getting photos to meet the required international Civil Aviation Organisation security standards and, in addition to working with the New Zealand Passport Office, we have been running user testing sessions to improve the quality of the service. HMPO will ensure any new service is tested extensively before any public launch.<br><br>HMPO has regular meetings with representatives from the Photo Marketing Association (PMA); the last meeting was on 23 October 2014. The meetings focus on sharing our plans and to discuss options for providing customers with an appropriate service in the digital age. HMPO will continue to engage with the PMA and through them with the photographic industry to share information about current plans for digital services. <br><br>The integrity and security of our passport issuance process is at the heart of HMPO's business model. We are fully committed to our public protection agenda and this extends to all aspects of the application process, across all channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 212032 212035 212036 question first answered 10/11/2014 16:34:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 25275 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

91465

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sunbeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Skin report on sunbed regulation, published in May 2014; when he plans to announce his Department's response to that report; and whether his Department is preparing secondary legislation to implement the conditions of that report.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	209022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is carefully assessing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Skin’s recommendations and we will provide our response by the end of October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/10/2014 14:15:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

90723

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2014, Official Report, on the General Dental Council, if (a) his Department and (b) the Professional Standards Authority For Health and Social Care will publish its review of the business case for the increase in years charged by the General Dental Council; and if similar reviews will be published of the Care Quality Commission increase in fees to dental professionals.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	208258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The business case referred to in the answer given on 2 August 2014 is the General Dental Council’s (GDC) consultation document setting out the GDC’s rationale for the proposed fee rise. The consultation closed on 4 September 2014 and the document is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.gdc-uk.org/GDCcalendar/Consultations/Pages/Consultation-on-the-Annual-Retention-Fee-(ARF)-Level-for-2015.aspx</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The GDC is an independent body and therefore neither the Department nor The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care as a formal role in reviewing the GDC’s case. However, in my role as Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health, on 3 September 2014 I met with the GDC where this issue was discussed.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Each year the Care Quality Commission (CQC) consults on its proposed fee structure for the following year. The CQC intends to publish a consultation on its proposed fee structure for 2015-16 and draft impact assessment in the next month. The final impact assessment will be published in 2015. These documents will be available on the CQC’s website. Following consultation, the CQC will present its proposals to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 09/09/2014 14:48:44 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name PQ208258 - Hansard Extract.docx title Hansard Extract
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

79367

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on top-level pay at the General Dental Council.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	207017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The General Dental Council is an independent body, directly accountable to Parliament. It is therefore for the General Dental Council to determine its top-level pay. However the Department expects all regulators to show restraint and to set salaries which are appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 01/09/2014 13:57:02 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

79377

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures his Department has put in place to deal with the consequences of a failure by the General Dental Council to meet key tests set by the Professional Standards Authority.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	207016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is an independent body and the Department does not have any input into the reviews or investigations it carries out. In its annual report the PSA have recommended to each of the regulators that they:</p><p>- review this year’s performance review report as a whole, taking account of the PSA’s views, and consider whether they can learn and improve from the practices of the other regulators;</p><p>- address any areas of concern that are highlighted in this year’s performance review report; and</p><p>- ensure that their Councils review and discuss the performance review report in a public Council meeting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 01/09/2014 15:21:41 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford