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223966

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the proceeds of NHS property sales since 2010 have reverted to (a) HM Treasury and (b) the NHS.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	225567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Over the current spending review period the Department has not returned any income from asset sales to HM Treasury and the proceeds have remained within the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of each NHS organisation to decide how its property is used; decisions about whether buildings are surplus to NHS requirements are determined locally. The Department provides guidance on the management of property owned by NHS organisations in its publication Health Building Note 00-08 <em>The efficient management of healthcare estates and facilities</em>. This states that surplus property should be sold as soon as possible, but it does not make any reference to the period when a site is vacant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The publication can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold centrally, information about the value of currently unused NHS property. Between 2010-11 and 2013-14 foundation trusts and NHS trusts reported that they had disposed of £684 million worth of capital assets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 225563 225564 225566 question first answered 03/03/2015 10:29:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

223986

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS properties in Sussex are currently unused; and what estimate he has made of the value of those properties.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	225565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The following sites in East and West Sussex have been declared surplus or potentially surplus by the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Trust</p></td><td><p>Address</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>6 Westbourne Gardens, Hove</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bowhill, Hellingly</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foxholme Cottages, Summersdale Road Chichester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Primrose Cottages, Summersdale Road, Chichester</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>Southlands Hospital, Shoreham by Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worthing Hospital, 39 Selden Road, Worthing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worthing Hospital, 22 Lyndhurst Road, Worthing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 &amp; 2 Rotherfield Mews, Midhurst</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>Belle Vue Court Flats, Paston Place, Brighton</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold centrally information about the value of these properties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 03/03/2015 10:32:31 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

223987

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Empty Property
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 retention of unused NHS properties left vacant after three years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	225566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Over the current spending review period the Department has not returned any income from asset sales to HM Treasury and the proceeds have remained within the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of each NHS organisation to decide how its property is used; decisions about whether buildings are surplus to NHS requirements are determined locally. The Department provides guidance on the management of property owned by NHS organisations in its publication Health Building Note 00-08 <em>The efficient management of healthcare estates and facilities</em>. This states that surplus property should be sold as soon as possible, but it does not make any reference to the period when a site is vacant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The publication can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold centrally, information about the value of currently unused NHS property. Between 2010-11 and 2013-14 foundation trusts and NHS trusts reported that they had disposed of £684 million worth of capital assets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 225563 225564 225567 question first answered 03/03/2015 10:29:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

223989

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the current value of unused NHS property.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	225563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Over the current spending review period the Department has not returned any income from asset sales to HM Treasury and the proceeds have remained within the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of each NHS organisation to decide how its property is used; decisions about whether buildings are surplus to NHS requirements are determined locally. The Department provides guidance on the management of property owned by NHS organisations in its publication Health Building Note 00-08 <em>The efficient management of healthcare estates and facilities</em>. This states that surplus property should be sold as soon as possible, but it does not make any reference to the period when a site is vacant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The publication can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold centrally, information about the value of currently unused NHS property. Between 2010-11 and 2013-14 foundation trusts and NHS trusts reported that they had disposed of £684 million worth of capital assets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 225564 225566 225567 question first answered 03/03/2015 10:29:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

223991

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the value is of NHS property declared surplus to requirements since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	225564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Over the current spending review period the Department has not returned any income from asset sales to HM Treasury and the proceeds have remained within the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of each NHS organisation to decide how its property is used; decisions about whether buildings are surplus to NHS requirements are determined locally. The Department provides guidance on the management of property owned by NHS organisations in its publication Health Building Note 00-08 <em>The efficient management of healthcare estates and facilities</em>. This states that surplus property should be sold as soon as possible, but it does not make any reference to the period when a site is vacant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The publication can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-efficient-management-of-healthcare-estates-and-facilities-health-building-note-00-08</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold centrally, information about the value of currently unused NHS property. Between 2010-11 and 2013-14 foundation trusts and NHS trusts reported that they had disposed of £684 million worth of capital assets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 225563 225566 225567 question first answered 03/03/2015 10:29:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

224010

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the UK's policy will be on substantial changes to the international drugs control regime at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	225649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Coalition Government and our strategic international partners do not support substantial change to the UN drug control conventions.<br><br>The Conventions provide a robust framework for tackling the harms caused by drugs. We continue to work with our partners to promote a balance and evidence-based international approach to drugs within the UN conventions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 02/03/2015 14:22:52 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

223499

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Utilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department issues to utility and energy companies on the supply of information of customers to credit reference agencies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	225320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has not issued guidance to utility and energy companies on the supply of information of customers to consumer credit reference agencies. These matters are regulated under the Data Protection Act (DPA). Compliance with the DPA is regulated and enforced by the Office of the Information Commissioner which maintains guidance relating to the Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/03/2015 17:48:54 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

223502

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	BAFTA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2015 to Question 224087, which of those documents on BAFTA funding provide guidance on diversity issues.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	225343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency. It is the prime channel through which the Government incentivises business-led technology innovation. Its grant funding is allocated based on the merits of applications, including the economic, social and environmental impacts. Innovate UK’s terms and conditions for grant funding do not include explicit requirements in relation to diversity, but any contribution to equality of opportunity presented in a proposal would strengthen the case for funding support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 02/03/2015 11:13:42 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

223515

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Working Mothers: Breastfeeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory right for mothers to take breaks for breastfeeding in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	225438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government encourages breastfeeding and recommends employers enable women to breastfeed as a matter of best practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is conducting research on pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage in the workplace; which includes the experiences of mothers returning to work from maternity leave. This research will identify the number of mothers who would like to breastfeed or express milk in the workplace but do not; either because they are not allowed to, or because they think they would not be allowed to. These results will help to assess the scale of unmet demand from mothers to take breaks for breastfeeding in the workplace. The research results will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Alongside the new entitlement to shared parental leave the Government will continue to work with employers to highlight the business benefits of supporting breastfeeding; and promote best practice and guidance. BIS will continue to keep under review the evidence around this issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/03/2015 17:49:50 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

223519

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the name is of each social care provider being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs for non-compliance with national minimum wage regulations.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	225483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are unable to comment on ongoing investigations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/03/2015 17:47:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall