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516845

registered interest
date	29/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will issue a response to Early Day Motion 373, Applying Results of Experiments on Animals to Human Patients.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	36183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government considers that the carefully regulated use of animals in scientific research remains a vital tool in improving the understanding of how biological systems work and in the development of safe new medicines, treatments and technologies.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, the Government believes that animals should only be used when there is no practicable alternative and it actively supports and funds the development and dissemination of techniques that replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research (the 3Rs), in particular through funding for the National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), and also through ongoing UK-led efforts to encourage greater global uptake of the 3Rs.</p><p> </p><p>Advances in biomedical science and technologies – including stem cell research, in vitro systems that mimic the function of human organs, imaging and new computer modelling techniques – are all providing new opportunities to reduce reliance on the use of animals in research. As part of this Innovate UK, the NC3Rs, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Medical Research Council have produced a Non-animal Technologies Road map for the UK, which offers an approach for the UK to develop, exploit and deploy new non-animal technologies for long-term economic and societal benefit. Integral to this strategy have been two Innovate UK industry-led competitions which have awarded approximately £7m in grant funding; “Developing non-animal technologies” and “Advancing the development and application of non-animal technologies”.</p><p> </p><p>EU and UK law requires safety testing on animals before human trials for new medicines can begin and animal research still plays an important role in providing vital safety information for potential new medicines.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Day Motion (EDM 373) rightly draws attention to the UK life science sector’s Concordat on openness in animal research which was launched last year, and provides new opportunities for transparency and debate in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 05/05/2016 16:22:32 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

513265

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Droughts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will issue a response to Early Day Motion 1339, Drought in Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	34200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is extremely concerned about the impact of the current drought in Ethiopia, and is following the situation closely. We are working with the UN system, the EC and other donors to help the Ethiopian Government manage the current crisis. The UK Government has provided one of the earliest and largest commitments of support, providing £113 million in assistance to food security and other needs since July 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/04/2016 16:34:01 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

506615

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation
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) deportation and (b) forced removal processes were halted after the intended deportee had boarded their deportation flight and before that flight had departed in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	32813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/04/2016 15:57:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

458396

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses have been (a) charged with and (b) successfully prosecuted for non-payment of the minimum wage in each year from the minimum wage coming into force up to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	30267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>Prosecution is reserved for the most serious cases. In most cases the Government applies civil sanctions, of up to £20,000 per worker, which are appropriate in the great majority of cases, and ensure a worker is paid back the arrears they are owed as quickly as possible. There is no guarantee that prosecution will result in arrears being paid back to the workers.</p><p>With the agreement of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, HMRC started considering prosecution for minimum wage offences from May 2006. The first prosecution for an offence under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 took place in 2007. Table 1 sets out the number of NMW prosecutions in each year since this date, all of which were successful.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Successful NMW prosecutions </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of NMW prosecutions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/04/2016 14:45:40 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

458442

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bulgaria: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 March 2016, HCWS581, whether the gift of 40 Land Rovers to Bulgaria counts towards (a) the target two per cent of GDP on defence spending and (b) 0.7 per cent of GNI on Overseas Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	30258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>No and no.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 11/03/2016 13:55:57 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

448732

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to contribute to the funding agreed at the Paris Climate Conference in December 2015 to assist developing countries in adapting to the effects of climate change.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	24753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government will provide £5.8 billion over the next five years to support developing countries in tackling climate change through the UK International Climate Fund, including at least £1.76 billion in 2020, ensuring that the UK plays its part in achieving the goal of mobilising $100 billion of climate finance a year by 2020. We plan to spend 50% of our climate finance on adaptation and 50% on mitigation.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/02/2016 15:59:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

446896

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment: Self-harm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons different criteria apply in the assessment of risk of self-harm or suicide to men and women in his Department's guidance on work capability assessments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	23709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The guidance on work capability assessments no longer makes a distinction between men and women.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 03/02/2016 14:40:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

445432

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what amount of loans (a) has been issued by and (b) is owed to each company responsible for issuing and collecting student loans.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	22757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>All student loans issued on behalf of government are issued by the Student Loans Company. Statistics on the loans issued annually by the Student Loans Company are published separately for BIS and each devolved administration in the Statistical First Releases available at the link:</p><p /> <p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded.aspx</a></p><p /> <p>The outstanding balance for Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) Loans issued by the Student Loans Company is published separately for BIS and each devolved administration in the Statistical First Releases available at the link:</p><p /> <p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment.aspx</a></p><p /> <p>Students starting courses prior to 1998 were eligible for “mortgage style” loans—such loans have since been sold to independent companies who now administer the collection of loan repayments, but do not issue loans. BIS is not able to state the amount currently owed to these companies. The companies in question are Finance for Higher Education Ltd, Honours Trustee Ltd and Erudio Student Loans Ltd.</p><p /> <br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 25/01/2016 16:38:33 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

445532

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the UK will be represented at the meeting of the World Health Organisation's Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination in Geneva on 7 to 9 March 2016; and what the Government's priorities for the meeting will be.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	22756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>We are currently in discussions with the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding who will represent the UK at the meeting of the World Health Organisation's Consultative Expert Working Group in March 2016.</p><p>The UK Government priority is to see a Pooled Fund for Research and Development established with support from WHO Member States, especially those that have not provided funding for this type of work. The UK Government supports systems that separate the market incentives to produce a drug or vaccine from the Research &amp; Development process, prioritise public health need over profit and work in partnership with a wide range of different organisations, covering the public, private and philanthropic sectors. The UK is the second largest government supporter of the development of new products through product development partnerships, which prioritise need over profit.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/01/2016 17:38:25 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

445606

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials in each government department have responsibility for progress towards the sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	22766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to achieving the Global Goals; this is why we continue to maintain ourcommitmentto spending 0.7% of GNI onoverseas development aid, and why we focus this aid on helping the poorest and most vulnerable people globally. Policy officials across departments - and in particular in DFID - have responsibility for this.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/01/2016 14:33:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady