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604000

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Redundancy Pay: Nuclear Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet the hon. Member for Copeland to discuss the effect of the exit payment cap on nuclear workers in Copeland constituency.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	49042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The government announced in May 2015 that it intends to take forward its manifesto commitment to end six-figure exit payments for public sector workers. The Enterprise Act, which contains provisions for the £95,000 public sector exit payment cap, received Royal Assent on 4 May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Public sector exit payments cost around £2 billion a year and it is important that they are fair, proportionate and provide value for money to the taxpayer that funds them. The proposed cap, amounting to 3.5 times the average public sector salary, will still offer a significant level of compensation and support to an employee, and will apply to only a small percentage of public sector exits. The exit payment cap will apply to organisations classified as within the public sector by the Office for National Statistics, with a small number of exceptions.</p><p> </p><p>I am aware that the hon. Member for Copeland is discussing the effect of the cap on nuclear workers in his constituency with my noble friend the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). That is the appropriate route for these discussions as BEIS is the department responsible for the nuclear industry.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/10/2016 11:34:36 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

604053

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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	Fisheries: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of UK fishing trips and hauls were (a) accompanied by fisheries observers and (b) electronically monitored by cameras in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	48853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>UK fisheries observers accompanied 610 UK fishing trips in 2013, 755 in 2014 and 595 in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The number of vessels that have been electronically monitored using remote electronic monitoring (REM) equipment (which includes cameras) in each of the last three years (to and including 2016) is show in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016 (to 18/10)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. of vessels</strong></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. of trips</strong></p></td><td><p>1214</p></td><td><p>1652</p></td><td><p>1005</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>While the number of vessels being electronically monitored is a low proportion of all UK vessels, those which are electronically monitored have a high catching capacity. For example, in 2015 some 82% of total landings by English vessels of North Sea cod were made by vessels monitored by REM equipment.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/10/2016 12:35:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

604054

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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	Fisheries: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Government plans to monitor the phased in landing obligation requirements (a) generally and (b) for North Sea cod in 2017 to ensure that no illegal discarding or high grading is occurring; and what the level of (a) observer coverage and (b) electronic monitoring coverage is planned for 2017.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	48854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Responsibility for ensuring compliance with the Landing Obligation (LO) rests with Defra, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the UK’s Devolved Administrations. After an advisory period, and for the vessels for which it is responsible, the MMO is ensuring that fishing vessels are fully compliant with LO requirements while working at sea through inspections, including those made by Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels.</p><p> </p><p>Fishing vessels are selected for inspection at sea using a risk-based and intelligence-led approach. Any illegal discarding or high grading discovered is dealt with in-line with the MMO’s compliance strategy. Coastal inspectors have received guidance and instruction on the LO, covering both pelagic and demersal fisheries. This guidance is updated in-line with regulatory changes every year, and coastal inspectors are monitoring both fish markets and landings.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working with industry to continue a scheme that will fully document certain catches using electronic monitoring equipment in 2017, and going forward, as the LO is phased in.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/10/2016 12:41:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

604071

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Circle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has received representations on whether Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group was quorate at its meeting of 29 June 2016 when it awarded the contract for musculoskeletal services to Circle Holdings PLC; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	48889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The procurement of local health services by means of competitive tendering is a matter for the local National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not received any representations on the matter of whether Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) was quorate at its meeting of 29 June 2016 when it awarded the contract for musculoskeletal services to Circle Health.</p><p> </p><p>We are informed by NHS England that the CCG follows standard NHS procurement procedures and these procedures were followed for this procurement.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 20/10/2016 11:33:33 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

604082

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Circle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group and Healthwatch Greenwich on patient involvement in the commissioning process prior to the granting of the contract to provide musculoskeletal services to Circle Holdings PLC; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	48834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The provision of local health services is a matter for the local National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no meetings between Ministers at the Department and Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group and Healthwatch Greenwich about patient involvement in the commissioning process prior to the granting of the contract to provide musculoskeletal services to Circle Holdings PLC.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 20/10/2016 11:32:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

604163

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, how many meetings she has had with social media companies to discuss harmful online content since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	48864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations, including with newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives, are published on a quarterly basis and made available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 20/10/2016 09:23:13 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

604192

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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	Work Capability Assessment: Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the announcement of 1 October 2016 that people with long-term degenerative conditions will be exempt from repeat work capability assessments, if he will set out those medical conditions a diagnosis for which will provide such exemption.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	48978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>There is no condition based entitlement to Employment Support Allowance.</p><p>We will be working over the coming months with medical professionals and other stakeholders to develop functional criteria that will help us identify those with the most severe health conditions or disabilities, for whom repeat work capability assessments can be stopped.</p><p>Rather than a list of specific medical conditions, the criteria will be based on identifying claimants with the most severe health conditions or disabilities where it would be unreasonable to expect the individual to undertake any form or amount of work or work-related activity. This change will only apply to those placed in the Support Group and UC equivalent.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 48979 question first answered 20/10/2016 10:39:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

604194

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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	Work Capability Assessment: Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the announcement of 1 October 2016 that people with long-term degenerative conditions will be exempt from repeat work capability assessments, if he will confirm that that exemption will apply to people who have been found eligible for employment and support allowance and who have a diagnosis of (a) motor neurone disease or (b) Parkinson's disease.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	48979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>There is no condition based entitlement to Employment Support Allowance.</p><p>We will be working over the coming months with medical professionals and other stakeholders to develop functional criteria that will help us identify those with the most severe health conditions or disabilities, for whom repeat work capability assessments can be stopped.</p><p>Rather than a list of specific medical conditions, the criteria will be based on identifying claimants with the most severe health conditions or disabilities where it would be unreasonable to expect the individual to undertake any form or amount of work or work-related activity. This change will only apply to those placed in the Support Group and UC equivalent.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 48978 question first answered 20/10/2016 10:39:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

604205

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will request that regulators investigate whether disabled people have access to insurance that fairly reflects risk.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	48865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Paragraph 21(1) of Schedule 3, Part 5 of the Equality Act 2010 makes clear that it is not a contravention of the Act for insurers to make decisions on the grounds of disability provided they do so by reference to information from a reliable source that is relevant to the risk to be insured, and that it is a reasonable decision. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expects firms to comply with relevant legislation, including the Equality Act, and can undertake its own enquiries to better understand what the firm is doing and whether any of its regulatory requirements have been breached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 20/10/2016 11:37:33 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

601907

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeframe to implement the Apprenticeship Levy; and what steps he is taking to ensure that businesses affected by the levy are given adequate time to make adjustments.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	48753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>From April 2017 the government will introduce a levy to fund the step change needed to achieve 3 million apprenticeship starts and an uplift in their quality by 2020. The systems required to implement this in time for April 2017 are on track and are being tested on a regular basis. This includes progress by both HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with regards to the collection of the levy, and from the Skills Funding Agency who are building the digital accounts for employers to access levy funds.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has issued guidance for employers regarding the apprenticeship levy. Further guidance, confirming the funding policy, will be published shortly. HMRC has also issued guidance to software developers to ensure that employers’ payroll systems are ready for the apprenticeship levy and will publish further guidance for employers in December.</p><p> </p><p>The government have been working with employers and training providers since the concept of the apprenticeship levy was introduced to ensure that it works for them. These conversations have played a major part in shaping how the apprenticeship levy will work and we will continue these discussions to assist employers and providers as they prepare for the introduction of the levy.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/10/2016 11:07:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley