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229463

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the deduction of trade union subscriptions from payroll in the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	908315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>This is matter that is delegated to individual Departments in the Civil Service.</p><p>This information is a matter for departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 908316 question first answered 25/03/2015 16:18:20 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

227896

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Statement of 12 March 2015, HCWS385, on testing of household products on animals, what proportion of tests on animals for ingredients predominantly used in household products are not carried out for regulatory purposes; and what estimate she has made of the annual number of animals who will not now be used to test household product ingredients as a result of measures in that announcement.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	227880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The ban on testing animals on household products includes any chemical where more than half of it is expected to be used as an ingredient in household products. The only exceptions are tests legally required to protect humans, animals or the environment, or a small number of cases where a &quot;strong justification&quot; can be made for which we will apply a robust harm-benefit analysis. We will monitor the application of these exceptions closely. <br><br>The Annual Statistical Returns on the use of animals in Scientific Procedures do not specify the purpose of use of chemical ingredients. One of the reasons we want to have a notification system is to get better understanding of what, why and for what purposes ingredients primarily used in household products are tested. We estimate that on average, Contract Research Organisations in the UK test a small number of ingredients per year (around 8 or fewer) for which the testing is required by regulation and which are primarily for use in household products. From 1st October 2015 businesses will be required to report the testing within 30 days of having it carried out.<br><br>The UK has one of the most comprehensive animal welfare systems in the world to ensure animal testing is carried out humanely and only when necessary. This ban is a big step forwards that significantly raises the bar on the use of animals in testing and goes beyond that of other European countries. It demonstrates a continuing commitment to safeguard animal welfare and advance the use of the 3Rs principles (replacement, refinement and reduction) in research and development. The UK remains at the forefront of global work to develop alternatives to animal testing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 23/03/2015 17:52:56 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

227642

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce reoffending.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	908105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>We have opened up the delivery of rehabilitation services to a diverse range of public, private and voluntary sector providers, who will only be paid in full if they are successful at reducing reoffending. Rehabilitation support has also been extended to an extra 45,000 offenders on sentences of less than 12 months, who previously received little if any support on release and have the highest reoffending rates.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/03/2015 17:56:32 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

177741

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether dogs which have been de-barked outside the UK are permitted to be kept for breeding, supply or use in procedures at scientific establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	223315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>There are no legal restrictions on dogs which have been de-barked outside the UK being kept for breeding, supply or use in procedures at scientific establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.<br><br>However we consider that the Establishment Licence Standard Condition 4(2) ‘Any restrictions on the extent to which an animal can satisfy its physiological and ethological needs shall be kept to the minimum’ is relevant and we would strongly discourage stakeholders considering doing it for welfare and reputational risk reasons. We are not aware of any such dogs being kept at establishments licensed under the 1986 Act.<br><br>The Home Office would not authorise the cutting of vocal cords of dogs under the 1986 Act. We cannot envisage any scenario where that would be acceptable unless it were for the health and well-being of the individual animal with the procedure conducted under Veterinary Surgeons Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 09/02/2015 17:32:09 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

177641

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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, what recent progress has been made on negotiations to agree the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	907438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The first session of intergovernmental negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals has concluded. The Open Working Group proposal includes 17 goals and 169 targets. The UK supports the breadth and balance of the proposal but will be arguing for a more concise and workable agenda as negotiations progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/02/2015 16:13:04 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

173270

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients waited longer than four hours in A&E departments in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	906972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Of almost 22.4 million attendances at all accident and emergency departments in England in 2014, 94.5% of patients were seen within the four hour standard. Of these, just over 1.2 million patients spent over four hours in accident and emergency from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 13/01/2015 15:12:17 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

170343

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of nuisance calls made by companies in (a) the UK and (b) abroad to customers registered with the Telephone Preference Service; and if he will bring forward proposals to increase fines for businesses that breach the law on nuisance calls.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	218643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>No estimate has been made about the level of nuisance calls made by companies in the UK or abroad to Telephone Preference Service (TPS) registered consumers, as this type of information is not readily available. However, tackling nuisance calls is a priority for the Department, including those that are made to consumers who are registered with the TPS. We published the first ever Nuisance Calls Action Plan on 30 March 2014: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled</a>.This set out our achievements to date, work underway and proposed actions for the future, which included both legislative and non-legislative measures. We are currently pursuing these measures, which we believe that as a combination are beginning to make a significant difference for the benefit of consumers. The Information Commissioner’s Office’s Office (ICO) can issue a substantial monetary penalty of up to £500,000 to any organisation for breaching the TPS and therefore we are not looking to increase this further. However, we have consulted between 25 October and 6 December 2014, proposing to lower or preferably remove the legal threshold, as this will make it easier for the ICO to issue more monetary penalties. The Government’s Response will follow shortly in 2015. Details of enforcement action taken to date by ICO can be viewed at: <a target="_blank" href="http://ico.org.uk/enforcement/action/calls">http://ico.org.uk/enforcement/action/calls</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/01/2015 13:19:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

170345

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the level of nuisance calls made by companies in (a) the UK and (b) abroad; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of such calls to (i) older and more vulnerable customers and (ii) others.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	218642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>No estimate has been made about the level of nuisance calls made by companies in the UK or abroad, as this type of information is not readily available. However, tackling nuisance calls is a priority for the Department, including those that are made to the elderly, vulnerable and other consumers. We published the first ever Nuisance Calls Action Plan on 30 March 2014: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled</a>. This set out our achievements to date, work underway and proposed actions for the future, which included both legislative and non-legislative measures. We are currently pursuing these measures, which as a combination are beginning to make a significant difference for the benefit of all consumers.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/01/2015 13:24:31 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

170372

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: First Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review paragraph 3.25 of the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage; and if she will bring forward proposals to amend that framework to ensure that all nursery staff are adequately trained in paediatric first aid.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	218711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework requires all nurseries and all pre-schools to have on duty a trained pediatric first aider. They must be on the premises at all times when children are present and accompany children on outings. Although providers are required to take into account the number of children, staff and layout of premises to ensure that a pediatric first aider is able to respond to emergencies quickly, in a recent debate, initiated by the hard work of the parents of Millie Thompson and founders of Millie’s Trust, I committed to undertaking a review of the first aid requirements to see if there is any further action needed on this important issue.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/12/2014 12:52:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

168640

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Fracking: Scotland
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 he has made of the Smith Commission's recommendations to devolve shale gas mineral access rights to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	217609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government has welcomed the Smith Commission Agreement and has committed to delivering draft clauses by 25 January 2015.</p><p>The Department will now prepare draft clauses in order that the Agreement can be implemented. It is worth noting that most of the powers needed to make Scottish decisions on Shale are already devolved to Holyrood, Including all decisions on whether or not to grant planning and permitting consent for shale development.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/12/2014 15:40:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice