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100081

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of successful applicants to the UK Export Finance line of credit facility have been small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	211318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Exporters do not apply for lines of credit. Lines of credit are umbrella buyer credit facilities put in place at the request of an overseas buyer to purchase goods and services from a number of UK exporters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 06/11/2014 16:00:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

100082

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of successful applicants to the UK Export Finance direct lending facility have been small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	211319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>UK Export Finance’s direct lending facility was launched in 2013-14. It was recently amended to make it more readily accessible, and has recently completed its first deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/10/2014 16:01:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

155593

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	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: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the fees to be collected from applicants using the Child Maintenance Service in Scotland in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016 and (d) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	214339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Paragraph 103 of the CSA Case Closure, Introducing CMS Fees, Supporting Family Based Arrangements Impact Assessment gives an estimate of the income expected to be raised through the introduction of application fees. This Impact Assessment, published on 22 November 2013, is available at</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259694/cm-case-closure-and-charges-regs-ia-final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259694/cm-case-closure-and-charges-regs-ia-final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No separate estimate for Scotland has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/11/2014 17:36:23 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

155594

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	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: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people made an application to use the Child Maintenance Service for the year to 30 June 2014 in (a) Glasgow North constituency and (b) Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	214340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The 2012 child maintenance scheme, administered by the Child Maintenance Service, was opened to all new applicants on 25 November 2013. We are not yet in a position to release full statistics, therefore we are unable to provide the information requested. When system data becomes available and fully assured they will be released as part of a managed process, which will be pre-announced and in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have released limited, relevant data on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme on an experimental basis. This is available on the GOV.UK website at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 214337 214338 question first answered 17/11/2014 11:41:52 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

155596

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	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: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Glasgow North constituency and (b) Scotland made an application to use the Child Maintenance Service between July and September 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	214337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The 2012 child maintenance scheme, administered by the Child Maintenance Service, was opened to all new applicants on 25 November 2013. We are not yet in a position to release full statistics, therefore we are unable to provide the information requested. When system data becomes available and fully assured they will be released as part of a managed process, which will be pre-announced and in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have released limited, relevant data on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme on an experimental basis. This is available on the GOV.UK website at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 214338 214340 question first answered 17/11/2014 11:41:52 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

155597

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	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: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants in Glasgow North constituency were using the Child Maintenance Service in (a) January and (b) September 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	214338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The 2012 child maintenance scheme, administered by the Child Maintenance Service, was opened to all new applicants on 25 November 2013. We are not yet in a position to release full statistics, therefore we are unable to provide the information requested. When system data becomes available and fully assured they will be released as part of a managed process, which will be pre-announced and in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have released limited, relevant data on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme on an experimental basis. This is available on the GOV.UK website at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 214337 214340 question first answered 17/11/2014 11:41:52 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

155885

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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	Marine Conservation Zones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have held (i) orally and (ii) in writing with the Scottish Government in the last six months on the creation of additional marine conservation zones.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	214511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra officials had contact with counterparts from the Scottish Government in early summer 2014 on the designation of Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (the Scottish equivalent of Marine Conservation Zones) which were announced in July. Ahead of this, I provided written agreement on behalf of the Secretary of State for 13 Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas in the Scottish offshore region in accordance with the requirements of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.</p><p>Defra officials have frequently discussed issues relating to Marine Protected Areas with their counterparts in the Scottish Government. Written and oral discussions between officials will also occur in advance of future Marine Conservation Zone consultations and designations.</p><p>The Secretary of State has not had meetings with Ministers in the Scottish Government on marine conservation zones.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 214510 question first answered 20/11/2014 12:06:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

155887

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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	Marine Conservation Zones
	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 she last met Ministers in the Scottish Government to discuss the plans of the UK and Scottish Governments for creating marine conservation zones.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	214510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra officials had contact with counterparts from the Scottish Government in early summer 2014 on the designation of Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (the Scottish equivalent of Marine Conservation Zones) which were announced in July. Ahead of this, I provided written agreement on behalf of the Secretary of State for 13 Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas in the Scottish offshore region in accordance with the requirements of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.</p><p>Defra officials have frequently discussed issues relating to Marine Protected Areas with their counterparts in the Scottish Government. Written and oral discussions between officials will also occur in advance of future Marine Conservation Zone consultations and designations.</p><p>The Secretary of State has not had meetings with Ministers in the Scottish Government on marine conservation zones.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 214511 question first answered 20/11/2014 12:06:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

155950

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has had (a) discussions and (b) correspondence with the Medical Research Council on its level of funding for research on the biomedical causes of ME in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	214493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the potential links between abnormalities in the immune system and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). However, we are aware of at least one small study involving 30 patients that suggested the immune system may have a role to play in the development of ME.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned no research in the last three years on the causes of ME and has had no specific discussions or correspondence with the Medical Research Council (MRC) on its level of funding for research on the biomedical causes of ME in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MRC, which is an independent body funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, has identified research into CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)/ME as a research priority and the Council has implemented a number of initiatives to stimulate high quality research in this area. The MRC's current priorities for this area are outlined in a highlight notice, which can be found on its website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/how-we-fund-research/highlight-notices/cfsme-highight-notice/" target="_blank">http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/how-we-fund-research/highlight-notices/cfsme-highight-notice/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MRC does not commission research but in 2011 issued a targeted call for proposals to help increase the understanding of the mechanisms of the condition and £1.65 million was awarded to support five research projects addressing a number of priorities in CFS/ME research identified by the research community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MRC welcomes applications on all aspects of human health from the research community and proposals compete for the funding available. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the scientific quality of the proposals submitted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 214587 214588 question first answered 24/11/2014 17:18:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

155955

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned on the causes of ME in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	214587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the potential links between abnormalities in the immune system and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). However, we are aware of at least one small study involving 30 patients that suggested the immune system may have a role to play in the development of ME.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned no research in the last three years on the causes of ME and has had no specific discussions or correspondence with the Medical Research Council (MRC) on its level of funding for research on the biomedical causes of ME in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MRC, which is an independent body funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, has identified research into CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)/ME as a research priority and the Council has implemented a number of initiatives to stimulate high quality research in this area. The MRC's current priorities for this area are outlined in a highlight notice, which can be found on its website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/how-we-fund-research/highlight-notices/cfsme-highight-notice/" target="_blank">http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/how-we-fund-research/highlight-notices/cfsme-highight-notice/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MRC does not commission research but in 2011 issued a targeted call for proposals to help increase the understanding of the mechanisms of the condition and £1.65 million was awarded to support five research projects addressing a number of priorities in CFS/ME research identified by the research community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MRC welcomes applications on all aspects of human health from the research community and proposals compete for the funding available. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the scientific quality of the proposals submitted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 214493 214588 question first answered 24/11/2014 17:18:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin