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90822

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on the Broadband Delivery UK programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	208407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s superfast broadband programme has made available superfast broadband to over one million premises and, with roll-out out progressing rapidly at 40,000 premises passed per week, the programme is on target to extend superfast coverage to 90% of premises by early 2016 and to 95% by December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/09/2014 09:02:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

90825

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve its Information and Information Communication Technology capability.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	208408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department’s extant Information Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy dated October 2013 is available in the public domain on the Gov.uk website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/255880/Defence_ICT_Strategy_2013_Final.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The departmental lead for Information and ICT in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the Information Systems and Services (ISS) organisation. ISS has recently embarked on an ambitious tranformational change programme aimed at enhancing ICT capabilities across the MOD (both in the operational and corporate domains). Technology and Innovation are at the heart of ISS Transformation and our initial focus will be to deliver improvements to the MOD-wide computer network, Defence Information Infrastructure (DII). Other workstreams focus on skills and behaviours; industry engagement and improving ISS’ agility and customer focus.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 10/09/2014 13:13:41 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

90827

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the standard length was of deployment for service personnel aboard (a) frigates and (b) destroyers in 2012; and what the standard length of such deployments is at present.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	208441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>In 2012, the average length of deployment for both Destroyers and Frigates was seven months. Currently, deployments are between seven and seven and a half months.<br><br>From early 2015, the Royal Navy will introduce nine-month deployments for those Destroyers and Frigates undertaking patrol tasks in the South Atlantic and the Gulf. The move to longer deployments will mean fewer generation cycles; fewer deployments in the longer term; less disruption, and a better ability for individuals and families to plan. A package of additional benefits will be in place for personnel: two weeks' pre-deployment leave; two weeks' leave at the mid point of their deployment, and four or five weeks' leave on their return, depending on which main leave period this falls in. It is planned that other deployments will remain between seven and seven and a half months.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/09/2014 13:15:57 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

90830

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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	Higher Education: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Education in the Welsh Government on tackling extremism and radicalisation in UK universities; and if he will convene a meeting with his counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss this matter.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	208390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Given my recent appointment to the position of Minister for Universities I have not yet had the opportunity to meet with the Minister for Education in the Welsh Government but intend to do so at the earliest convenience.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the meantime the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills continues to work closely with the Welsh Government and other partners in Wales, including through a ‘Preventing Extremism’ regional coordinator who supports Universities and Colleges throughout Wales to help them prevent radicalisation and tackle extremism.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/09/2014 10:53:35 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

90834

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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	Tree Felling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the levels of fines and sanctions for the illegal felling of trees were last reviewed and updated; and what steps her Department takes to ensure that fines and sanctions for the illegal felling of trees are kept up-to-date and are effective.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Maria Miller
uin	208409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The fines and sanctions for the illegal felling of trees are laid out in the Forestry Act 1967 (as amended). The Criminal Justice Act 1982 made provision to increase the level of fine when it introduced the standard scale of fines for summary offences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Act 1967 was also amended by the Regulatory Reform (Forestry) Order 2006. This amendment now enables the Forestry Commissioners the option of serving a Restocking Notice on a person who appears to the Commissioners to have committed an offence of felling without a licence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s regulation of the forestry sector was last reviewed in 2011 by the Forestry Regulations Task Force. The independently appointed Task Force made a comprehensive review of the regulations that protect and affect the management of woodland. The Government’s response to its recommendations can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-by-the-forestry-regulation-task-force-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-by-the-forestry-regulation-task-force-government-response</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/09/2014 10:34:57 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

90835

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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	Tree Felling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees have been illegally felled in England and Wales; how many restocking orders have been issued by the Forestry Commission or other relevant body; how many enforcement notices have subsequently been issued following restocking orders not being completed; and how many prosecutions have been taken forward by the Forestry Commission as a result of illegal felling of trees in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Maria Miller
uin	208410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The answer below is for England only. Forestry is a devolved matter and responsibility for and monitoring of illegal felling in Wales rests with the Welsh Assembly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission does not hold records for the number of trees which are illegally felled because it is the volume of licensable timber which is the key consideration in whether any action may be taken. In 2013/14 however, 99.91% of licensable tree felling was carried out with Forestry Commission approval. The other data requested is shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/09/2014 10:33:18 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson attachment 1 file name Enforcement Notices - illegal tree felling 2004-05 to 2013-14.doc title Enforcement Notices - illegal tree felling
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

90836

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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	Tree Felling
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 guidance her Department issues on the time required to investigate cases where prosecution is being considered by the Forestry Commission for the illegal felling of trees.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Maria Miller
uin	208411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra does not issue any such guidance. Strict time limits are specified in the Forestry Act 1967 which states that proceedings for an offence of felling without a licence may be instituted within six months from the first discovery of the offence by the person taking the proceedings, provided that no proceedings shall be instituted more than two years after the date of the offence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/09/2014 10:18:43 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

90838

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made towards the establishment of a Food Crime Unit.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	208405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency advises that it has already made progress in establishing the new Food Crime Unit. Existing teams that deal with food incidents, fraud and intelligence have been reorganised to form the core of the new Unit and recruitment is underway for a small number of additional permanent and seconded staff to support this. The Food Crime Unit will be operational, with the first phase incorporating a well-developed intelligence capability, by the end of 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/09/2014 12:49:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

90856

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to require NHS trusts to benchmark executive pay increases against salaries at similarly performing NHS trusts.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	208403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that senior staff must set an example of pay restraint. The latest independent report on executive pay in the National Health Service from Incomes Data Services shows that for the third year running median salary increases for non-medical executive directors in the NHS were zero.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The policy of this and previous Governments is to allow NHS foundation trusts freedom to set their own rates of pay for their executive directors, based on the assessment of their independent remuneration committees of what is necessary to recruit, retain and motivate these staff. NHS trusts, as organisations seeking to achieve foundation trust status, are subject to oversight of their performance by the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA). This includes scrutiny of their executive pay. The TDA has obtained information from all NHS trusts on the numbers of staff paid more than £100,000 per annum and the pay of staff in five executive positions also over £100,000. They have used this information to benchmark the data against comparable organisations. NHS trusts are advised by TDA to bring salaries which are outside the normal range, in line with this range when filling any future vacancies.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 10/09/2014 13:14:05 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

90857

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on whether pay increases at NHS trusts should be linked to the performance of hospitals at those trusts.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	208404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The pay of all staff in NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts on medical and dental or Agenda for Change terms and conditions is determined by national contracts. The government decided that all staff this year and next should receive at least 1% additional pay through annual incremental pay progression or through a non-consolidated addition. The award of any additional pay for staff on Agenda for Change terms is subject to staff meeting locally agreed performance standards which may be linked to organisational performance. The government and NHS Employers are negotiating with the British Medical Association with the aim of linking pay more effectively to performance in the contracts of medical staff. NHS trusts and foundation trusts have freedom to set their own rates of pay for their executive directors on the advice of their independent remuneration committees and their pay may include a performance-related element. However, the latest independent survey of NHS Boardroom pay from Incomes Data Services indicates that few NHS trusts or foundation trusts award performance-related bonuses to their executive staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 10/09/2014 12:15:17 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess