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229318

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the mechanisms for co-ordination of policy in the coalition.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	908266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>This Coalition Government has been very successful in developing policy and managing the business of Government. In a Coalition, policy needs to be agreed across both parties, so decisions are taken collectively through Cabinet and its Committees. This coordinated approach compares well to the more informal mechanisms used in previous governments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 24/03/2015 15:30:27 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

227519

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	National Parks
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 factors her Department uses to determine the relative level of central Government funding given to each National Park authority; and what weight is given in that process to the minimum funding required to operate planning functions in the least well-funded National Parks.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	227721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Overall funding levels for national park authorities are calculated based on a range of demographic and other factors relevant to delivery of the national parks’ statutory purposes and their planning function. Factors include the size of the park, the population and the number of planning cases. Within that, national park authorities are independent bodies and it is for them to decide how best to allocate their funding to deliver their functions and the locally determined priorities as set out in their Management Plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 11:26:56 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

227580

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that a full and substantive reply is given to the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed to his letter of 6 January 2015 regarding the Shared Services Directorate and his constituent M.W.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	227733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>My Noble Friend Lord Bates wrote to the right hon. Member on 20 March.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 12:27:22 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 51901 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

176361

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to reply to the letter dated 22 October 2014 from the right hon. Member for Berwick upon Tweed about planning appeals in Warkworth, Northumberland.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	222509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The rt. hon. Member's letter of 22 October referred to papers that were not included with the letter. These were forwarded onto my Department in a further letter of 19 November. A response to that letter was sent on 30 January 2015.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 02/02/2015 16:35:36 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

168078

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Campaign for Better Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Scarborough and Whitby, has responded to the letter of 28 October 2014 from the Campaign for Better Transport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	217170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>A response to the letter from Campaign for Better Transport sent on 28 October 2014 to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Scarborough and Whitby; was sent on 26 November 2014 by myself, as Minister responsible for freight.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/12/2014 16:19:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

167876

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Northumberland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the future of local rail services on the East Coast mainline in Northumberland.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	906447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Stagecoach and Virgin will make a number of improvements on the InterCity East Coast franchise as a whole and have committed to providing broadly the same level of service for Northumberland as today. Notably, connecting services with stations in Northumberland for the “Flying Scotsman” will be retained.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Mr Patrick McLoughlin question first answered 04/12/2014 11:37:27 answering member 333 label Biography information for Lord McLoughlin
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

166128

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will take steps to encourage cross-border co-operation in health services.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	906213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>A clear advantage of being part of the Union is that the NHS in each part of the UK can work together to benefit patients. </strong></p><p><strong>We are committed to working with the Scottish Government to making cross-border health services operate efficiently. </strong></p><p><strong>The Minister for Public Health and I are happy to meet the Rt Hon Gentleman and other Borders MPs to discuss this matter further. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 26/11/2014 13:19:41 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

156039

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Records
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 encourage government departments to meet their targets and legal obligations relating to the release of records to the National Archives.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	906079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>Departments must comply with the provisions of the Public Records Act 1958 and the Lord Chancellor’s Code of Practice on Records Management, issued under section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Government departments are currently in transition from the 30-year rule for transferring records to The National Archives to a 20-year rule, over a ten year period. The National Archives works closely with departments to help them meet their targets for transferring records through published statistics and capability assessments.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 November a report by the Prime Minister’s independent adviser on ministerial standards, Sir Alex Allan, was published. It contains a number of recommendations relating to how Government should manage its records. We have accepted these recommendations in full. The Ministry of Justice will continue to support The National Archives’ work with departments to facilitate Information Management Assessments and to encourage continued diligence in taking these recommendations forward.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 19/11/2014 16:49:03 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

106299

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's records to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for this purpose.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	213243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), like all government departments, is required to comply with the statutory timetable for the review of its files under the Public Records Act (PRA). Currently the FCO has a backlog of annual departmental files awaiting review as a result of the review and release of colonial administration files over the 2011-2013 period. The FCO’s Special Collection files, which consist primarily of older historical records, also form part of our review programme.</p><p>The FCO has agreed a review timetable with The National Archives. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Mr Grayling), approved the timetable upon the advice of the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives, who reviewed and considered the timetable for transfer. Our review plans as well as the projected release dates for FCO files at The National Archives are published at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/archive-records" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/archive-records</a>.</p><p>A team of 41 FCO part-time sensitivity reviewers (former senior diplomats) is responsible for the appraisal and selection of FCO files for permanent preservation and the subsequent sensitivity review of those files prior to release.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/11/2014 15:46:57 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

106382

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's records to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for this purpose.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	213244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office is reviewing its electronic records which were closed in 2008 with a view to releasing to the National Archives. The Department currently has 6 members of staff undertaking the review of records in conjunction with their other duties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 10/11/2014 11:26:11 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith