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391306

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department is providing to promote the growth of the FinTech industry.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	7976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the UK the leading global FinTech hub, and has announced a large number of policy initiatives, including more supportive regulatory regimes for peer-to-peer, digital currencies, and other innovative firms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government built on this record at the Summer Budget. First, Eileen Burbidge was appointed as the UK’s ‘Special Envoy for FinTech’, where she will represent UK interests in FinTech at home and around the world. Second, an international FinTech benchmarking exercise was announced to measure the UK’s performance and identify areas of best practice from around the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/09/2015 15:35:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

391756

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential economic benefits of investment in renewable energy resources in the next 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	8181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change published <em>Delivering UK Investment: Low Carbon Energy </em>in March 2015 which estimates investment in renewable electricity generation capacity between 2015 and 2020 of up to £45bn. We estimate that the low carbon sector has the potential to support up to 250,000 jobs by 2020, of which 200,000 would be in renewables. [1]</p><p><em>[1]</em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/419024/DECC_LowCarbonEnergyReport.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/419024/DECC_LowCarbonEnergyReport.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 15:43:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

391885

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, what criteria will be used to determine which civic and other public buildings can be used for hearings.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	8369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8370 8371 8372 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391884

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what proportion of the savings made by reducing the cost of the court estate will be re-invested in that estate; and in what ways will it be re-invested.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	8371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8369 8370 8372 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391883

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what costs incurred on future improvements to courts proposed for closure will now be written off.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	8370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8369 8371 8372 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391881

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what assessment he has made of the time that would be required by citizens, under the proposed changes to the court estate, to reach their required court by public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	8372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8369 8370 8371 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391536

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in the payments of personal independence payments and universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	7914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have implemented a wide range of initiatives across the whole Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claiming journey to speed up processes and clear more claims and are continuing to identify further opportunities to drive forward improvements. Figures released on 17 June (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2015</a>) reflect the significant progress made over the past year and show claims for PIP are now being cleared at four times the rate they were in January 2014. The average new claimant now only waits for 5 weeks for an assessment, and the number of cases dealt with by the assessment providers has more than quadrupled in the last year.</p><p> </p><p>There are no delays in the payment of Universal Credit. All new claims assessed are processed within the required timescales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/09/2015 15:45:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

391790

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Bovine Tuberculosis: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to start the next round of trial badger culls in (a) Somerset and (b) Gloucestershire.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	8225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Start dates are for cull companies to decide, not my Department. I can confirm that I have been notified that culling operations have started in both Gloucestershire and Somerset.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/09/2015 16:42:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

391788

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Bovine Tuberculosis: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to roll out the badger cull policy to other regions beyond the trial culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	8226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>As part of our measured approach to tackling bovine TB and achieving disease control benefits, Natural England has authorised badger culling in Dorset this year in addition to Somerset and Gloucestershire.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/09/2015 16:45:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

391549

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Children: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Clause 4 of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, what steps he plans to take to ensure that incidence of children living in poverty in households where at least one adult in work is recorded and reported.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	8054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Clause 4 of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill intends to place a new duty on the Secretary of State to report annually on children in workless households and the educational attainment of children.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 16:11:46 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

391776

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Integrated Administration and Control System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's news story, Environment Secretary calls for fewer inspections to make CAP simpler for farmers, published on 21 July 2015, what the scope is and what the evidential basis is for her call for a review of the Integrated Administration and Control System.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	8339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Our priority is a review of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) to ensure inspections, penalties and controls are proportionate to the EU Fund, and costs to Member States' implementation. There are two key areas that underpin IACS that can help achieve this ambition: a simplification of the inspections regime to make it more proportionate and risk-based, whilst maintaining an effective fraud deterrent; and a more pragmatic and proportionate penalties and control regime. This will help streamline the Common Agricultural Policy by reducing overall administrative burden and be fairer for farmers.</p><p>The European Commission has a requirement to review the Greening Ecological Focus Area requirements in 2016 and we expect work to commence in the autumn of this year. UK Ministers have asked the Agriculture Commissioner to extend his review to also cover the other elements of the Greening requirements, in particular the Crop Diversification requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of this work, we continue to develop our underpinning evidence base.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 8340 8361 8362 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:57:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391779

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's news story, Environment Secretary calls for fewer inspections to make CAP simpler for farmers, published on 21 July 2015, what policies are included in the overhaul of the greening requirements she requested.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	8361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Our priority is a review of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) to ensure inspections, penalties and controls are proportionate to the EU Fund, and costs to Member States' implementation. There are two key areas that underpin IACS that can help achieve this ambition: a simplification of the inspections regime to make it more proportionate and risk-based, whilst maintaining an effective fraud deterrent; and a more pragmatic and proportionate penalties and control regime. This will help streamline the Common Agricultural Policy by reducing overall administrative burden and be fairer for farmers.</p><p>The European Commission has a requirement to review the Greening Ecological Focus Area requirements in 2016 and we expect work to commence in the autumn of this year. UK Ministers have asked the Agriculture Commissioner to extend his review to also cover the other elements of the Greening requirements, in particular the Crop Diversification requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of this work, we continue to develop our underpinning evidence base.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 8339 8340 8362 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:57:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391781

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's news story, Environment Secretary calls for fewer inspections to make CAP simpler for farmers, published on 21 July 2015, what assessment she has made of the potential environmental effects of a reduction in (a) the number of inspections to check Ecological Focus Areas and (b) the overall number of CAP inspections.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	8340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Our priority is a review of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) to ensure inspections, penalties and controls are proportionate to the EU Fund, and costs to Member States' implementation. There are two key areas that underpin IACS that can help achieve this ambition: a simplification of the inspections regime to make it more proportionate and risk-based, whilst maintaining an effective fraud deterrent; and a more pragmatic and proportionate penalties and control regime. This will help streamline the Common Agricultural Policy by reducing overall administrative burden and be fairer for farmers.</p><p>The European Commission has a requirement to review the Greening Ecological Focus Area requirements in 2016 and we expect work to commence in the autumn of this year. UK Ministers have asked the Agriculture Commissioner to extend his review to also cover the other elements of the Greening requirements, in particular the Crop Diversification requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of this work, we continue to develop our underpinning evidence base.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 8339 8361 8362 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:57:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391785

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's news story, Environment Secretary calls for fewer inspections to make CAP simpler for farmers, published on 21 July 2015, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of a reduction in (a) the number of inspections to check ecological focus areas and (b) the overall number of CAP inspections on progress towards meeting the biodiversity 2020 targets.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	8362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Our priority is a review of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) to ensure inspections, penalties and controls are proportionate to the EU Fund, and costs to Member States' implementation. There are two key areas that underpin IACS that can help achieve this ambition: a simplification of the inspections regime to make it more proportionate and risk-based, whilst maintaining an effective fraud deterrent; and a more pragmatic and proportionate penalties and control regime. This will help streamline the Common Agricultural Policy by reducing overall administrative burden and be fairer for farmers.</p><p>The European Commission has a requirement to review the Greening Ecological Focus Area requirements in 2016 and we expect work to commence in the autumn of this year. UK Ministers have asked the Agriculture Commissioner to extend his review to also cover the other elements of the Greening requirements, in particular the Crop Diversification requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of this work, we continue to develop our underpinning evidence base.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 8339 8340 8361 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:57:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391419

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	British Gas: Solar Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will take steps to ensure that developers are required to register solar panels with British Gas before they sell their properties.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	7981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Feed-in Tariff (FITs) scheme pays consumers for small-scale generation of their own electricity through renewable sources, such as solar panels. Major energy companies, like British Gas, as well as some smaller independent suppliers, process applications and make Feed-in Tariff payments, in their role as FIT Licensees, for sub 50kW solar PV and wind installations.</p><p>However, final confirmation of an installation’s eligibility for FITs is carried out by Ofgem, not by British Gas, before it is entered on the Central FITs Register (CFR). Solar PV products and installers are certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).</p><p>Additionally, the Renewable Energy Consumer Code and Home Insulation and Energy Systems Contractors Scheme, approved under the Chartered Trading Standards Institute consumer code approval scheme, provide protection for consumers participating in Government incentive schemes, such as Feed-in Tariffs.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 7980 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:10:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

391420

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Solar Power: British Gas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will take steps to ensure that British Gas increases the transparency and efficacy of the process for registering solar panels.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	7980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Feed-in Tariff (FITs) scheme pays consumers for small-scale generation of their own electricity through renewable sources, such as solar panels. Major energy companies, like British Gas, as well as some smaller independent suppliers, process applications and make Feed-in Tariff payments, in their role as FIT Licensees, for sub 50kW solar PV and wind installations.</p><p>However, final confirmation of an installation’s eligibility for FITs is carried out by Ofgem, not by British Gas, before it is entered on the Central FITs Register (CFR). Solar PV products and installers are certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).</p><p>Additionally, the Renewable Energy Consumer Code and Home Insulation and Energy Systems Contractors Scheme, approved under the Chartered Trading Standards Institute consumer code approval scheme, provide protection for consumers participating in Government incentive schemes, such as Feed-in Tariffs.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 7981 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:10:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

391499

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) the post office network and (b) educational establishments on the management of biometric residence permits at the start of the academic year 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	7950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has worked with Post Office Limited and the education sector to review the proposed branch collection network ahead of the 2015-16 academic year. Particular concerns have been to identify ‘hotspots’, and to identify universities which are relatively remote from their nearest collection branch.</p><p>The Home Office has offered the largest universities the option of having BRPs delivered to them, rather than requiring each student to attend a Post Office branch to collect in person. Universities operating this process must have appropriate security arrangements in place for bulk storage of BRPs and only use approved staff to perform the identity verification activity that would have been performed in branch by Post Office staff.</p><p>The Home Office has also reviewed with the Post Office and the school sector the best approach for child students, who require a responsible adult to supervise their collection at the Post Office. As a result, we have introduced a Third Party Standing Authority process which allows named school staff to collect BRP on behalf of their students, significantly reducing the administrative burden on the school and removing the need to transport pupils to and from the Post Office branch.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2015 16:15:12 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

391859

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to reintroduce tier 1 post-study work visas for students completing their studies at Scottish universities.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	8346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government closed Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) in April 2012 and has no plans to reintroduce the route for any international graduates, including those who have studied at Scottish universities.</p><p>We closed the Tier 1 (Post Study Work) route because too many individuals in the route were unemployed or in low-skilled work, and too many were using the student route merely as a means to work in the UK, without any intention of study, which does not help hard-working people or our educational institutions.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2015 15:37:28 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

391860

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to open the tier 3 category of visas to new applicants.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	8345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government has no plans to open Tier 3 of the Points Based System.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2015 15:46:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

391509

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has published on the timely notification by police services of notifications of intent to prosecute in incidents of motoring offences.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	7929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Section 1 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act (1988) requires a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), specifying the nature of the alleged offence and the time and place where it is alleged to have been committed, to be served within fourteen days of the commission of any alleged offence. The Home Office has not published any guidance on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/09/2015 15:38:19 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

416867

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2015
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the statistics on people who died after claiming employment and support allowance published by his Department on 27 August 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	901163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Whilst any death is extremely distressing for the family no causal link whatsoever can be made between the likelihood of dying and the fact that someone is claiming benefits.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 901169 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:17:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

391768

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed closure of the Renewables Obligation to onshore wind on the cost of capital for (a) onshore wind projects and (b) wider renewables investment.
	tabling member constituency	Bracknell
	tabling member printed	Dr Phillip Lee
	uin	8290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>As part of the parliamentary process, the Department will shortly publish an Impact Assessment that considers the potential effects of its proposals for closing the Renewables Obligation to onshore wind. This will be made available on the Department’s website.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 16:09:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee

391502

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was of administering shelters organised by the Salvation Army where potential trafficked victims have been placed; how much such funding goes to individual non-governmental organisations who ran such shelters in 2014; and how much of the overall Government grant for these shelters is spent by the Salvation Army on administration and running costs.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	8024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Salvation Army and their 11 subcontractors provide support for potential victims of trafficking in England and Wales. The contract is jointly funded by the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice. The management of the contract was transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Home Office in March 2014, so data is provided for the financial year 2014/15.</p><p>In the financial year 2014/15, the total cost of the contract was £5,158,251, of which £235,440 was spent on administration and management of the contract. The remainder was spent by The Salvation army and their subcontractors on providing support to potential victims.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/09/2015 16:04:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

391487

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) children came forward as potential victims of human trafficking in each year since 2012; how many such people (i) were returned to their country of origin and (ii) stayed on in the UK; how many of those who stayed in the UK were granted asylum; and what data is collected from each shelter administered by the Salvation Army scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	8025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of potential victims of human trafficking who were referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in each year since 2012, broken down by the age of the potential victim at the time of referral.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Adult</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Minor</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transgender </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>1186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>901</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>1746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>1124</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>2340</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to accurately provide comprehensive information on the outcomes of those referred into the NRM. The Salvation Army provides the Home Office with information on the number of victims it has supported and the types of exploitation encountered.</p><p> </p><p>It also provides case specific information such as the NRM decision and victims’ country of origin.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/09/2015 15:55:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

391494

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extremism Analysis Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which non-governmental organisations and individuals her Department has liaised on setting up the Extremism Analysis Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	8086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Extremism Analysis Unit (EAU) was established with a remit to analyse extremism in this country, and abroad where it has a direct impact on the UK and/or UK interests. The EAU is a cross-government resource, with government departments able to commission research and analysis.</p><p>The EAU and Home Office officials engage widely with partners across government, academia and, communities.</p><p>The Unit currently has 14 staff and is intended to grow by a further 10. This is met out of existing budget.</p><p>The Home Secretary is accountable to Parliament for the work of the EAU. The EAU does not blacklist individuals or organisations.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7939 7940 7941 7942 7943 7944 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:36:04 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

391505

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extremism Analysis Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure parliamentary scrutiny of the work of the Extremism Analysis Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	7942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Extremism Analysis Unit (EAU) was established with a remit to analyse extremism in this country, and abroad where it has a direct impact on the UK and/or UK interests. The EAU is a cross-government resource, with government departments able to commission research and analysis.</p><p>The EAU and Home Office officials engage widely with partners across government, academia and, communities.</p><p>The Unit currently has 14 staff and is intended to grow by a further 10. This is met out of existing budget.</p><p>The Home Secretary is accountable to Parliament for the work of the EAU. The EAU does not blacklist individuals or organisations.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7939 7940 7941 7943 7944 8086 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:36:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

391503

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extremism Analysis Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what she plans for the organisational structure of the Extremism Analysis Unit to be; how many staff she plans to be employed in that unit; and what estimate she has made of the total annual cost of running that unit.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	7940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Extremism Analysis Unit (EAU) was established with a remit to analyse extremism in this country, and abroad where it has a direct impact on the UK and/or UK interests. The EAU is a cross-government resource, with government departments able to commission research and analysis.</p><p>The EAU and Home Office officials engage widely with partners across government, academia and, communities.</p><p>The Unit currently has 14 staff and is intended to grow by a further 10. This is met out of existing budget.</p><p>The Home Secretary is accountable to Parliament for the work of the EAU. The EAU does not blacklist individuals or organisations.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7939 7941 7942 7943 7944 8086 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:36:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

391504

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extremism Analysis Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public consultation she is undertaking on the setting up of the Extremism Analysis Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	7941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Extremism Analysis Unit (EAU) was established with a remit to analyse extremism in this country, and abroad where it has a direct impact on the UK and/or UK interests. The EAU is a cross-government resource, with government departments able to commission research and analysis.</p><p>The EAU and Home Office officials engage widely with partners across government, academia and, communities.</p><p>The Unit currently has 14 staff and is intended to grow by a further 10. This is met out of existing budget.</p><p>The Home Secretary is accountable to Parliament for the work of the EAU. The EAU does not blacklist individuals or organisations.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7939 7940 7942 7943 7944 8086 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:36:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

391506

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extremism Analysis Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what methodology and criteria the Extremism Analysis Unit will blacklist individuals and organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	7943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Extremism Analysis Unit (EAU) was established with a remit to analyse extremism in this country, and abroad where it has a direct impact on the UK and/or UK interests. The EAU is a cross-government resource, with government departments able to commission research and analysis.</p><p>The EAU and Home Office officials engage widely with partners across government, academia and, communities.</p><p>The Unit currently has 14 staff and is intended to grow by a further 10. This is met out of existing budget.</p><p>The Home Secretary is accountable to Parliament for the work of the EAU. The EAU does not blacklist individuals or organisations.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7939 7940 7941 7942 7944 8086 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:36:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

391508

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to allow organisations and individuals to appeal against being placed on the Extremism Analysis Unit's blacklist.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	7939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Extremism Analysis Unit (EAU) was established with a remit to analyse extremism in this country, and abroad where it has a direct impact on the UK and/or UK interests. The EAU is a cross-government resource, with government departments able to commission research and analysis.</p><p>The EAU and Home Office officials engage widely with partners across government, academia and, communities.</p><p>The Unit currently has 14 staff and is intended to grow by a further 10. This is met out of existing budget.</p><p>The Home Secretary is accountable to Parliament for the work of the EAU. The EAU does not blacklist individuals or organisations.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7940 7941 7942 7943 7944 8086 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:36:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

391507

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Extremism Analysis Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the remit of her Department's Extremism Analysis Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	7944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Extremism Analysis Unit (EAU) was established with a remit to analyse extremism in this country, and abroad where it has a direct impact on the UK and/or UK interests. The EAU is a cross-government resource, with government departments able to commission research and analysis.</p><p>The EAU and Home Office officials engage widely with partners across government, academia and, communities.</p><p>The Unit currently has 14 staff and is intended to grow by a further 10. This is met out of existing budget.</p><p>The Home Secretary is accountable to Parliament for the work of the EAU. The EAU does not blacklist individuals or organisations.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7939 7940 7941 7942 7943 8086 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:36:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

391888

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) Muslim and (b) other non-governmental groups he consulted on his counter-extremism speech made on 20 July 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	8133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials engage widely with partners across government, academia, faith groups and communities as part of the process of policy development and delivery. This includes in the development of the new counter-extremism measures I announced in my speech of 20 July, and our comprehensive new counter-extremism strategy that will launch later this year.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 8132 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:44:03 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

391887

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) Muslim and (b) non-governmental groups he consulted on the policies announced in his five-year counter-extremism strategy announced on 20 July 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	8132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials engage widely with partners across government, academia, faith groups and communities as part of the process of policy development and delivery. This includes in the development of the new counter-extremism measures I announced in my speech of 20 July, and our comprehensive new counter-extremism strategy that will launch later this year.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 8133 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:44:03 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

391863

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	CCTV: Codes of Practice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) she, (b) other Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have had with the Surveillance Camera Commissioner about compliance to Principle 1 of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice 2013 by local authorities in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
	tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
	uin	8297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>My officials are in regular discussions with the Surveillance Camera Commissioner and his team, and those discussions cover a range of issues in relation to the regulation of overt CCTV and other surveillance camera systems in public places. We are aware that he has recently written to all local authorities reminding them of their obligations under the code and requested that they complete and publish the self-assessment tool, that covers all the principles.</p><p>The Commissioner will be presenting his Annual Report to the Home Secretary in the near future, and I anticipate that this will include commentary on the surveillance camera use by local authorities and other relevant authorities under S33(5) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. That report is intended to provide the Government, Parliament and the public an opportunity to reflect on the regulation of surveillance.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/09/2015 16:19:15 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

416871

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2015
	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	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to tackle youth unemployment.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	901167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Youth unemployment has fallen 200,000 since 2010 and the youth claimant count has fallen for 44 consecutive months, to its lowest level since the 1970s.</p><p> </p><p>As announced at the Summer Budget, from 2017 we are introducing the Youth Obligation, a new package of support for most 18-21 year olds on Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 16:35:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

391551

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Housing Benefit: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who he plans will be exempt from the removal of automatic entitlement to housing benefit for people aged 18 to 21.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	8004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/09/2015 15:55:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

391542

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Universal Credit: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Scotland who will be claiming universal credit in April (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	8002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department is not setting targets for numbers in receipt of Universal Credit because numbers will vary according to factors such as economic circumstances and the behavioural change of claimants.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 16:20:43 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

416866

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish statistics on the number of people with disabilities claiming benefits who take their own lives.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	901165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The department does not collect information on cause or manner of death of an individual, although it does keep a record of the date of death.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/09/2015 16:25:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

391495

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people granted temporary asylum as children have been denied permanent asylum upon applying as an adult in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	8066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>When a child passes the age of 18 and their Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) leave expires, they are no longer considered to be a UASC and are therefore required to take steps to return voluntarily or seek further leave to remain. If the individual does not seek to regularise their stay through further applications or leave is not granted they may be removed in accordance with the Immigration Rules and published Home Office policy should they fail to leave voluntarily.</p><p>The table below provides the number of individuals refused further leave in each of the last 10 years where they had been previously granted UASC leave.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year of Further Leave Application</td><td>No of FL Refusals</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>156</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>483</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>870</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>871</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>631</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>505</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>374</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:14 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

391037

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	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	Low Incomes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to publish the next edition of the Low Income Dynamics analysis.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	7837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is currently analysing the first four waves of the new Understanding Society survey in order to produce an updated Low Income Dynamics publication. We will pre-announce the timing of the publication in line with National Statistics Codes of Practice at the appropriate stage in this analysis.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 16:35:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

391042

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	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: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many higher-rate telephone numbers his Department operates for new and existing claimants, and for which benefit categories; and what the average cost and duration is of each call to each of those numbers by benefit category.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	7892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department’s current policy is that calls to claim benefit by telephone should be free to a customer so it uses 0800 free phone numbers where these calls typically take longer. The current Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) policy is that all calls should be free to our 0800 numbers to claim:</p><p> </p><p>· State Pension;</p><p>· Pension Credit;</p><p>· Jobseeker’s Allowance;</p><p>· Income Support;</p><p>· Employment Support Allowance; and,</p><p>· Personal Independence Payment</p><p> </p><p>It is free to call DWP 0800 numbers from all major landline providers. DWP has secured agreements to ensure that it is free to call via six of the UK’s largest mobile phone operators.</p><p> </p><p>For other enquiry helplines the Department has now introduced 0345 numbers and has started the process to cease offering 0845 number options from 1 July. Any charges that apply to these calls will be set by the customer’s telephone or mobile operator and vary depending on call plan type and the time of day at which the call is made.</p><p> </p><p>Calls to 0345 numbers cost no more than a standard geographic call, and count towards any free or inclusive minutes in your landline or mobile phone contract. DWP does not use premium rate numbers.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 15:37:27 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

416149

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2015
	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	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to reduce youth unemployment.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	901150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Youth unemployment has fallen 200,000 since 2010 and the youth claimant count has fallen for 44 consecutive months, to its lowest level since the 1970s.</p><p> </p><p>As announced at the Summer Budget, from 2017 we are introducing the Youth Obligation, a new package of support for most 18-21 year olds on Universal Credit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 16:07:21 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

391857

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees granted asylum in the UK were studying in the UK at the time their asylum application was made in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	8239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested as to produce an accurate number would require a manual review of records matched between different Home Office data systems, which would only be achievable at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The UK has a proud tradition of providing protection to those who need it most. Between 2011 and March this year, we granted asylum or other forms of leave to over 4,200 Syrian nationals and dependants.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2015 15:44:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

391744

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's expenditure has been on British troops embedded with foreign or international forces in each of the last five years; and what proportion of that expenditure was defined as overseas development aid.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	8366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 07/09/2015 16:33:26 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

391743

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries British military personnel embedded with US forces are currently taking part in active duty.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	8367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Given the routine nature of embedding, this information has not been coordinated centrally. We are now in the process of collecting data on personnel embedded in other nations' armed forces, and I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 8364 question first answered 07/09/2015 17:16:34 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

391742

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and in which countries British military personnel were embedded in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2015 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	8364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Given the routine nature of embedding, this information has not been coordinated centrally. We are now in the process of collecting data on personnel embedded in other nations' armed forces, and I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 8367 question first answered 07/09/2015 17:16:33 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

416868

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2015
	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	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to young people seeking work.
	tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
	tabling member printed	Mims Davies
	uin	901166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave today to Oral Question UIN 901156.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 16:32:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

391757

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Peatlands: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of carbon emissions from England's upland and lowland peatlands.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	8152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Governments annual publication of the UK’s greenhouse gas inventory (ref) reports that emissions from management and use of lowland and horticultural soils such as peat was 2.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide [1]. This contributes less than 1% to the estimated 359 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted in England in 20131. We do not currently estimate emissions from upland peat due to a lack of suitable input data.</p><p>In 2014 DECC commissioned the Natural Environment Research Council’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology to propose approaches for the incorporation of emissions from wetland rewetting and drainage from both lowland and upland peatlands in the greenhouse gas emissions inventory. They will report their recommendations by 2017, which will improve our understanding of emissions in this sector.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em> <em>Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2013, Salisbury, G. Thistlethwaite, K. Young, L. Cardenas, A. Thomson., Ricardo-AEA/R/3452, (2015). <a href="http://naei.defra.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=810" target="_blank">http://naei.defra.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=810</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 16:09:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

390865

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	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	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Schedule 6 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009, when he expects the Government to implement equal birth registration.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	7678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is currently reviewing this policy.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 16:03:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

391813

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: EU Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Conclusions of the European Council of 25 and 26 June 2015 paragraph 4(e), whether the UK is legally bound by the agreement to participate in resettling 20,000 displaced persons.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
	uin	8358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The European Commission proposal on resettlement is in the form of a Recommendation and is therefore not legally binding on Member States.</p><p>Her Majesty's Government has been very clear that resettlement of refugees is a matter for national governments, not the EU. We will not participate in any EU proposals for mandatory resettlement. But we will continue to decide and run our own national schemes as part of our wider asylum and migration policy and the EU proposals on resettlement explicitly recognise this. We expect to resettle up to 2,200 refugees over the next two years under our existing national schemes.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/09/2015 15:47:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall