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523655

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on implementing the request by the governments of British Overseas Territories during the December 2015 Joint Ministerial Council on establishing parity of treatment between all British Overseas Territories on the uprating of pensions for UK state pension holders residing in those territories.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	39650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has a clear position which has remained the same for around 70 years and we have no plans to change this policy: UK State Pensions are payable worldwide and are uprated abroad where we have a legal requirement to do so, for example in the European Economic Area or countries where we have a reciprocal agreement that allows for uprating. Annual increases are paid to UK state pension recipients in Bermuda and in Gibraltar.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/06/2016 12:24:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

522867

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	South Sudan: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision they make for uprating the UK state pension for UK citizens living in British Overseas Territories.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hooper
uin	HL418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has a clear position, which has remained the same for around 70 years and we have no plans to change this policy: UK State Pensions are payable worldwide and uprated abroad where we have a legal requirement to do so for example in the European Economic Area or countries where we have a reciprocal agreement that allows for uprating. Annual increases are paid to UK state pension recipients and in Bermuda and in Gibraltar.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 09/06/2016 13:32:35 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	2005 label Biography information for Baroness Hooper

522896

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to respond to the Waterson Review on secondary ticketing published on 26 May, as required by section 94 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015, and whether that response will be within the two months expected for responses to reports by House of Lords committees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering Professor Waterson’s Review and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL448 HL449 question first answered 09/06/2016 13:35:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

522897

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	European Environment Agency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to implement the findings of the Waterson Review on secondary ticketing published on 26 May as required by section 94 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering Professor Waterson’s Review and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL447 HL449 question first answered 09/06/2016 13:35:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

522898

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they will hold with the Competition and Markets Authority and the National Trading Standards Board in the light of the recommendations of the Waterson Review on secondary ticketing published on 26 May.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering Professor Waterson’s Review and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL447 HL448 question first answered 09/06/2016 13:35:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

522961

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Manufacturing Industries: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to attract more manufacturing jobs to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	39365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is creating a highly competitive business environment that makes the UK an attractive location for new manufacturing investment and drives strong productivity growth and export success. We have invested £300m over five years in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult to support the commercialisation of the innovation and new technologies that will be crucial to the future of manufacturing in the UK.</p><p>UK Trade and Investment works to attract foreign manufacturing companies to set up and grow in the UK. The recently published EY report (EY’s Attractiveness Survey 2016, UK) put the UK ahead of Germany for a second year running in terms of attracting manufacturing related foreign direct investment.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/06/2016 15:57:37 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

522974

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green received a severance package following his resignation from the post of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	39306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 (Section 4 of Chapter 5) governs Ministerial severance payments. The legislation outlines the criteria upon which severance payments are made and how the amount is calculated.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant section of the legislation can be found at: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/5/section/4" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/5/section/4</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/06/2016 12:32:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

522995

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Information Commissioner's Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the one per cent rise from 2016-17 on the (a) wage levels in real terms, (b) living standards and (c) disposable income of workers in the Information Commissioner's Office to the end of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	39308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The July 2015 budget announced an average 1% pay award for public sector workforces from 2016/17. This is set out in Civil Service Pay Guidance, which is issued each year following negotiation with the Trade Unions.</p><p>Pay restraint is one of the many difficult choices the Government has had to make to put the public finances back on track and makes a significant contribution to protecting jobs and maintaining public services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/06/2016 12:24:28 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

523044

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Animal Welfare
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 her Department is taking to prevent the trade of (a) greyhounds and (b) other animals to countries with little or no protection for animals rights.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	39319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>Animal welfare regulations in third countries are the responsibility of those countries. However, we encourage other countries to improve or maintain welfare standards including through being a member of international organisations such as the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). EU Member States are subject to animal welfare regulations covered by EU law.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/06/2016 13:20:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

523046

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Climate Change
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 assessment she has made of the potential (a) negative and (b) positive effects on (i) society and (ii) human health of an increase in air temperatures arising from climate change.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	39425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The first UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA): Government Report was published in 2012 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-government-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-government-report</a>. Along with consideration of other climate hazards, it assesses the risks and opportunities of warmer temperatures on society and human health. Work is underway on the second CCRA, which will include an up-to-date review of evidence on the effects of climate change including changes in temperature. The second CCRA Government Report and the associated evidence report will be published in January next year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health also carries out assessments of climate change impacts on health, the latest of which is called The Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK, published in 2012 and available to view at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/climate-change-health-effects-in-the-uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/climate-change-health-effects-in-the-uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/06/2016 09:43:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn