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61213

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date	10/06/2014
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	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make representations to RBS and all its subsidiaries on making their services available at post offices.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	199826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Since September 2011, the customers of RBS, Ulster Bank, and NatWest have been able to withdraw cash free of charge at all post office branches across the UK. With around 11,700 branches – more branches than all the high street banks and building societies combined – the Post Office is the largest retail network in the UK. It is also the only retail network that meets the Government's strict access criteria that see, for example, 99% of the national population live within three miles of an outlet. With 95% of all UK debit card holders able to access cash at Post Office counters, the Post Office is in many communities the only source of free to access cash.</p><p>The Post Office is also a major provider of personal financial services. In partnership with its banking partner, the Post Office provides a wide range of financial services including mortgages, credit cards, and savings products. The Post Office is currently trialling its own current account products.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 17/06/2014 13:18:26 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

61214

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Dudley North of 22 June 2010, Official Report, column 113W, on the Government Car and Dispatch Agency, what the (a) make, (b) model and (c) place of manufacture was of each car (i) purchased and (ii) leased by the Government Car Service since 6 May 2010; and how much each such car cost to purchase or lease.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	199983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The make, model, place of manufacture and cost of purchase or lease for cars procured formerly by the Government Car and Despatch Agency and latterly by the Government Car Service since the 6 May 2010 are set out in the following table. The current Government Car Service fleet is comprised of 85 cars, reduced from 227 cars as at 31March 2010.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 17/06/2014 15:55:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name 199983 - Government Car Service fleet - table.doc title Table of Government Car Service fleet
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

61222

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Fire Services: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost of maintaining existing pension provisions for firefighters (a) who have achieved 20 years of service and are within 10 years of normal retirement age and (b) who have achieved 20 years of service.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	199840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the annual cost of maintaining existing pension provisions for firefighters who have achieved 20 years of service. However, the Government Actuary's Department have previously approximated that, ignoring the effects of any tapered protection, to alter the transitional protections to only apply to firefighters who, as at 1 April 2012, were aged at least 40 and had 20 or more years pensionable service would increase the capital cost of the 1992 scheme protections by around £50 million.</p><p>Any firefighter who is within 10 years of their current Normal Pension Age, as at 1 April 2012, will remain in their existing pension scheme irrespective of length of service. A greater proportion of firefighters are protected than for any other large public service workforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/06/2014 15:31:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

61315

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Food
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 steps he is taking to help rural food and drink producers.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	904183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Stimulating economic growth in rural areas is a key priority for Defra and I recognise the importance of the food and drink sector to the rural economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Rural Development Programme is now and will continue to support food and drink producers in rural areas to deliver growth and create jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are helping local food businesses gain recognition for protected food names. Over 60 British foods are now recognised in this way, including Herefordshire Cider and Perry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2014 16:41:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

61372

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Hill Farming
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 steps the Government is taking to support moorland farmers.
tabling member constituency	Central Devon
tabling member printed	Mel Stride
uin	904182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We will almost double the direct payment rate in the moorland from 2015. We will also equalise the payment rates in the Severely Disadvantaged Area and the lowland. Taken together, these changes will distribute direct payments more equitably across English farms. They will also ensure that upland farmers on large areas of moorland are not put at a disadvantage in comparison with other upland farmers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2014 16:40:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride

61518

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 assessment he has made of progress in other countries on tackling bovine TB in cattle and wildlife.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	904180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The success of the bovine TB eradication policies pursued in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the Republic of Ireland and France demonstrates the need to bear down on the disease effectively in both cattle and in wildlife.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no single solution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2014 16:38:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

61519

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Horses
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 assessment he has made of the burden of regulation on the equine industry in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	904186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As part of the Red Tape Challenge Agriculture theme, we announced in January the Government's intention to scrap 156 regulations and improve 134 others. There were 11 reform proposals related to equine regulation in Defra's Agriculture theme. An implementation plan containing these proposals was contained in Defra's “Better for Business – Strategic Reform Plan” published on 09 April 2014 which is available publicly, online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2014 16:42:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

61520

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Flood Control: Severn Estuary
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 steps he is taking to improve and maintain flood defences along the Severn Estuary.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	904187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>During this financial year the Environment Agency will invest £380,000 in maintaining flood defences and structures on the Severn Estuary in Gloucestershire. An additional £2 million will be invested to repair flood defences and structures damaged during the winter floods.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Severn Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy identified a need for around £58 million of funding in Gloucestershire over the next 100 years to maintain or improve flood defences in the Estuary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/06/2014 15:48:15 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

61521

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Climate Change
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 level of funding his Department provides to tackle the effects of climate change; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	904184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra spent £8.3 million in 2013-14 under its core adapting to climate change programme. This included £4.1 million to the Met Office Hadley Centre for the provision of world-leading climate science, and £1.6 million to the Environment Agency's Climate Ready support service to help organisations across England adapt to a changing climate. Adaptation is mainstreamed across Government. Other departments and other Defra programmes also fund activities that build resilience to climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/06/2014 14:23:45 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice