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225859

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Land Registry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions rights have been registered on the Land Register through adverse possession in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	226640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Land Registry does not hold the information on the number of occasions where applications for adverse possession have been registered in the last 3 years. ‘Adverse Possessions’ fall within the general category ‘First Registrations’ which, as the name suggests, are applications for title to unregistered land.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 12/03/2015 16:40:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

225984

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) permanent and (b) reservist members of the armed forces have been issued with the HM Armed Forces Railcard since that scheme was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	226828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>A breakdown of HM Forces Railcards issued to Regular and Reserve members of the Armed Forces could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, between 1 January 2009 and 10 March 2015, a total of 384,391 Railcards were sold to Armed Forces personnel and eligible dependants.</p><p>The scheme was extended to include Reservists from 1 July 2014.</p><p>Data is not held prior to 1 January 2009. The total figure includes first purchases and renewals</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/03/2015 17:01:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

223883

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Parental Leave
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received regarding the accuracy or otherwise of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills online tool to calculate qualification for shared parental leave.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL5254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>A firm of solicitors has asked BIS how the on-line calculator calculates the period of continuous employment which an employee must complete to qualify for shared parental leave. The calculator is accessed through GOV.UK and is designed to help parents and prospective parents work out their entitlements. We believe that the calculator delivers the right answer for shared parental leave.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a result of this query we are now looking at how the calculator calculates the period of continuous employment for entitlement for other forms of statutory leave and also for statutory pay. We are doing this to verify that all these calculations are correct. We will take steps to address any discrepancies we find.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/03/2015 17:06:23 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

225880

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the area of land in Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area that has been planted with acacia trees in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Martin Horwood
	uin	226702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Acacia trees occupy approximately 59.42 hectares of the 550 hectare range at CapePyla in the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area. The Ministry of Defence is unable to estimate what areas have been planted in the last 10 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/03/2015 17:02:45 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1499 label Biography information for Martin Horwood

225987

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many HM Armed Forces Railcards have been issued in each year since that scheme was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	226829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Data prior to 1 January 2009 is not held. The number of HM Forces Railcards sold to Armed Forces personnel and eligible dependants in each year from 2009 can be found in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Calendar Year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sales </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>32,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>52,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>66,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>73,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>71,763</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>77,573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>384,391</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>The number of sales for each year includes both first purchases and renewals.</li><li>The number of sales for 2015 represents the position as at 10 March 2015.</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/03/2015 17:00:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

225531

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2015
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people eligible for employment and support allowance have their benefits suspended while medical reviews are conducted; and in the case of claimants whose benefit is restored after a medical review, what steps are taken to ensure that National Insurance payments are restored and future state pension and other benefits are protected.
	tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
	tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
	uin	226513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Employment and Support Allowance claimants do not have their benefit suspended whilst undergoing a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). They continue to receive their National Insurance credits for each week that they are found to have limited capability for work or limited capability for work-related activity. Where claimants are found fit for work on a repeat WCA and it is subsequently decided that they did have limited capability for work or limited capability for work-related activity, National Insurance credits will be backdated accordingly so that entitlement to the state pension and other benefits is protected.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 16:41:54 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

225456

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Tornado Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place document 2010217-CWS_DESB-1_Gp-R-V4 in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	226486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>I have placed the requested document in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/03/2015 17:03:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20101217-CWS-DESB-1Gp-V4final[2].pdf title 20101217-CWS-DESB-1 Gp-R-V4
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

226054

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offensive Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects Section 28 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 to come into force.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	226835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Knives on our streets are a social scourge, and under this Government, criminals carrying knives are more likely to go to prison and to get longer sentences. Unlawful possession of a knife or offensive weapon is already a serious criminal offence (which carries a maximum 4 year custodial sentence). We have built on that in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, to make it absolutely clear that cautions should no longer be used for these offences.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has also decided that those caught for a second time in possession of a knife should face a minimum custodial sentence. The Ministry of Justice is currently considering how best to implement this provision, alongside the other legislative changes contained in the Act.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/03/2015 17:02:28 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

225983

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what area of acacia trees has been removed from the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area in 2015 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Martin Horwood
	uin	226801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>No acacia trees have been removed from the range at CapePyla in the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area (SBA) in 2015. The SBA Administration is currently evaluating options to remove acacia this year, which needs to take account of what funds can be provided for this purpose and the impact on military training. The SBA Administration will announce shortly that, subject to consultation, CapePyla will be designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) site. If the SAC designation is confirmed, the site will require management of the invasive species of acacia. Therefore, the decision to remove some of the acacia trees in 2014 and further proposed efforts to do so in 2015 is entirely consistent with the proposed designation of the site.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/03/2015 17:01:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1499 label Biography information for Martin Horwood

224679

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the wrong transport aircraft was sent to retrieve an asset in the last 12 months; and what the asset and incorrect aircraft sent was in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	226089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>None, as far as I am aware.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/03/2015 17:06:06 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 49111 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson