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47014

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding has been invested by the Green Investment Bank in the development of wood-based industries and technologies.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne McGuire
uin	195346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The Green Investment Bank (GIB) may invest only in specified green sectors. Its scope to finance projects involving wood based industries is limited to projects that use either waste wood recovered from landfill or wood pellets made from forestry management waste as biomass fuel to generate renewable energy. GIB has directly committed £12 million of debt finance to one project that uses waste wood to generate electricity and £100 million of finance towards the conversion of Drax power station to run partly on biomass fuel pellets rather than coal. In addition, the Bank has indirectly committed through its specialist fund managers £37 million of finance to projects that generate power from recovered waste wood and £21 million to projects that generate power from biomass pellets. Information about these and other GIB transactions to date can be found on the GIB website: <a href="http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/" target="_blank">www.greeninvestmentbank.com</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	636 label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire

47028

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds have been allocated to each local enterprise partnership area from (a) the Growing Places Fund and (b) other central government funding since March 2012.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	195307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Central Government funding allocated to Local Enterprise Partnership programmes since March 2012 is set out in a table which has been deposited in the Library. This includes capacity funding for each Local Enterprise Partnership, Regional Growth Fund for programmes sponsored by Local Enterprise Partnerships and funding for Enterprise Zones which are sponsored by Local Enterprise Partnerships. No further Growing Places Fund has been allocated since March 2012.</p><p>All funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships goes through their accountable body (a nominated local authority) and so no funds are paid directly to Local Enterprise Partnerships.</p><p>I would observe that the north of England has received proportionately the most funding (per capita), followed by the Midlands, and then the south of England, reflecting the fact that we are supporting economic growth in all parts of the country, north and south, rural and urban, shire and city, but particularly those which were left behind under the last Administration.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><em>Total government funding</em></p></td><td><p><em>Population</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North of England</p></td><td><p>£157.8 million</p></td><td><p>16,463,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>£90.5 million</p></td><td><p>12,903,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South of England</p></td><td><p>£106.9 million</p></td><td><p>28,966,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 2490 Perkins - Table.docx title Table
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

47033

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to integrate better into schools children with challenging behaviour; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	195367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to him on 8 October 2013, Official Report, Column 257W.</p><p>Since October, we have updated our advice on behaviour to re-emphasise the need for clear rewards and sanctions. We have outlined a range of sanctions that it is permissible for teachers to use to tackle challenging behaviour when it occurs. We have also been clear that schools should use rewards to praise and reinforce good behaviour.</p><p>In addition, we have produced a range of case studies showing good practice in how schools manage behaviour and bullying. The case studies provide examples of what effective schools do to integrate children with challenging behaviour into the school ranging from support through schools' pastoral systems to using art and modified curricula to support the inclusion of pupils with behaviour difficulties.</p><p>The new special educational needs (SEN) Code of Practice makes it clear that, while persistent disruptive or withdrawn behaviour does not necessarily mean that a pupil has SEN, schools should determine whether there are any causal factors, such as undiagnosed learning difficulties, difficulties with communication or mental health issues, so that support can be put in place for the pupil to stay at the school and make progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

47043

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when work will begin on the bioenergy strategy review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne McGuire
uin	195351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>As set out in the UK Bioenergy Strategy:</p><p> </p><p>&quot;it will be important to continue to monitor impacts and review policies and measures periodically in the light of information gained from monitoring policy impacts and the outputs of continuing research. .... We will review how the totality of UK bioenergy policies meets the direction and principles set out in this strategy in at least 5 year intervals.&quot;</p><p> </p><p>We will set out our intentions closer to the time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	636 label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire

47060

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to increase the UK's bilateral financial support for Ukraine in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	195313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>The UK has pledged £10m in assistance to Ukraine from the Department for International Development bilateral programme. The Secretary of State for International Development, my right hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Justine Greening) will keep this allocation under review. The UK also provides support to Ukraine through our core contributions to the EU, the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund and the UN.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander

47108

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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, what recent discussions she has had with chief constables in England and Wales about hate crimes against LGBT people; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	195369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Coalition Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime and <br>works closely with the National Policing Lead on hate crime.<br><br>We will shortly publish our progress report on the Government's hate crime <br>action plan, which will set out a range of activities that have been taken <br>forward, including by the police. <br><br>New hate crime guidance, which includes information on dealing with cases of <br>hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities will be <br>issued by the College of Policing this Spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

47112

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, columns 971-2W, on Remploy, what proportion of the £4.2 million spending has gone to Jobcentre Plus; and who the recipients are of the majority of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	195306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Of the £4.2 million spent on providing individual support to former Remploy disabled employees, up to the end of January 2014, £0.7m has been provided to Jobcentre Plus to fund Personal Case Workers, who provide personalised one-to-one help to find and keep employment. As at 21 March 2014, 1,513 disabled former Remploy workers have chosen to work with our Personal Case Workers to find another job and 716 are in work.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

46846

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of women with (a) two, (b) three, (c) four and (d) five or more jobs; and how many such people do not earn a total income above the lower earnings threshold through all their employments.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	195289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of (a) people and (b) women who work in more than one job but do not pay national insurance, even though their total earnings are above the lower earnings threshold; and, of those, how many are women, are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-coverage-lower-earnings-limit-and-multiple-jobs" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-coverage-lower-earnings-limit-and-multiple-jobs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-coverage-lower-earnings-limit-and-multiple-jobs</a></p><p> </p><p>The rest of the information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 195268 195269 195270 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

46847

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who do not meet the income threshold required to pay National Insurance contributions opt to pay national insurance contributions voluntarily.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	195270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of (a) people and (b) women who work in more than one job but do not pay national insurance, even though their total earnings are above the lower earnings threshold; and, of those, how many are women, are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-coverage-lower-earnings-limit-and-multiple-jobs" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-coverage-lower-earnings-limit-and-multiple-jobs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-coverage-lower-earnings-limit-and-multiple-jobs</a></p><p> </p><p>The rest of the information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 195268 195269 195289 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

46849

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) people and (b) women who work in more than one job but do not pay national insurance even though their total earnings are above the lower earnings threshold.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	195268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of (a) people and (b) women who work in more than one job but do not pay national insurance, even though their total earnings are above the lower earnings threshold; and, of those, how many are women, are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-coverage-lower-earnings-limit-and-multiple-jobs" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-coverage-lower-earnings-limit-and-multiple-jobs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-coverage-lower-earnings-limit-and-multiple-jobs</a></p><p> </p><p>The rest of the information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 195269 195270 195289 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms