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442893

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	21309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary will continue to provide front line logistical support that is scaled to meet our current and projected commitments. In addition, a shipbuilding programme is under way to deliver four TIDE Class tankers as well three new Future Solid Support Ships announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2016 17:30:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

443013

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nursing training places were provided in each region in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how many such places he expects to be provided in the current year.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	21359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The following table details the number of nurse training places available in each of the Health Education England local team areas in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Available nurse training places</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Team</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>1,783</p></td><td><p>2,015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,651</p></td><td><p>1,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>1,126</p></td><td><p>1,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North, Central and Eastern London</p></td><td><p>1,191</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,105</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>3,256</p></td><td><p>3,322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West London</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London</p></td><td><p>1,138</p></td><td><p>1,171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,441</p></td><td><p>1,432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,157</p></td><td><p>2,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>941</p></td><td><p>1,011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humber</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sum of local teams</p></td><td><p>19,387</p></td><td><p>20,303</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><em>Source:</em> Multi-professional education and training budget monitoring returns</p><br /> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 15/01/2016 12:18:43 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

442898

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence School of Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many HGV drivers were trained at the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield, in the last 12 months; and what the maximum student capacity of that school was in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	21356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The term 'HGV' (Heavy Goods Vehicle) is no longer used and has been replaced by 'LGV' (Large Goods Vehicle).</p><p>The training year runs from 31 March until 1 April.</p><p>As at 31 December 2015, a total of 1,057 military personnel had been trained as LGV drivers at the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield during this training year. The annual capacity for these courses is 1,303 personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2016 17:27:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

48292

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have received (a) redundancy payments and (b) pension enhancements since 2010; and what the cost of each such type of payment is.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	196317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold this information.</p><p>Decisions regarding the award and administration of both redundancy and pension payments to police officers are made locally in accordance with the appropriate police regulations. It is the responsibility of Chief Constables, working with Police and Crime Commissioners, to ensure that they manage their resources appropriately to deliver value for money to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

48295

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will introduce legislative proposals to protect police dogs by recognising them as an extension of their handler as a police officer.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	196315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government agrees that attacks of any sort on police dogs, horses or any other police animal should be dealt with severely under the criminal law. However, it is not necessary to create a new offence in order to do this.</p><p> </p><p>An attack on a police dog can be treated as animal cruelty under s4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The maximum penalty is six months imprisonment, or a fine of up to £20,000, or both.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

48330

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2014, Official Report, columns 649-50W on judges: housing, when he expects the review of the spend on judges' lodging to be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	196453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We expect the review of spend on judges' lodgings to conclude before the summer.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

48375

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of the practice of logbook lending.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	196314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made by the Department for Transport. The regulation of consumer credit, including the practice of logbook loans, is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

48374

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will open discussions with his French counterpart to ensure crews on ferries operating between the UK and France are paid under British or French minimum wage regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	196313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The issue was discussed at length at the recent maritime roundtable, at which industry including the maritime unions were present. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, working with this Department and HMRC, will review the application, guidance and enforcement of the national minimum wage towards seafarers, to ensure that employers are aware of their responsibilities and employees are aware of their rights. As part of this, we will consider a targeted enforcement programme for this sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

48181

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Latvia, (b) Lithuania and (c) Estonia about strengthening defence and security relationships with those countries.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	196264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I regularly engage with my Baltic counterparts, including through EU and NATO meetings. I visited Latvia and Lithuania in September 2013; and I intend to visit the region again in the very near future.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2013 I visited Estonia where I signed the General Defence Engagement Memorandum of Understanding between our two countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

76866

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Iraq
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has made in providing humanitarian aid to the Kurdistan Regional Government in response to the influx of refugees to that area.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	204720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are deeply concerned by the escalating humanitarian crisis in Iraq. The UK was the first country to send a team to the region, deploying three DFID experts to Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. DFID announced a package of emergency humanitarian assistance totalling £5 million, which will reach over 140,000 displaced people, or 28% of those affected, with life-saving assistance. We have also offered to provide technical humanitarian assistance to the Kurdistan Regional Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/07/2014 16:06:58 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar