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347120

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date	27/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	United Nations: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will instigate a (a) medal, (b) day of national recognition and (c) site of remembrance to recognise the contribution of UK personnel deployed in Bosnia, Cyprus, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali on UN peacekeeping missions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces personnel deployed on a United Nations (UN) operation are eligible to receive the appropriate UN medal, if they meet the criteria. The UK does not usually institute a medal where the UN already has one available to UK personnel.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of national recognition, Armed Forces Day provides a chance for the public to show their support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community. This includes currently serving personnel, their families, veterans and cadets. To honour those who have sadly lost their lives whilst in service, we have Remembrance Day.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not fund memorials, but all those who have lost their lives whilst in the service of our country since the end of the Second World War, are commemorated on the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/06/2015 12:27:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

347121

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the capacity margin for UK electricity generation during winter 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>Electricity capacity assessments by Ofgem and National Grid, as well as our own modelling at DECC, have consistently shown tight capacity margins in the years between now and the first Capacity Market delivery year (2018/19) if we did not have National Grid’s New Balancing Services.</p><p>Earlier today, National Grid announced the results of the second round of its competitive tender for New Balancing Services in winter 2015/16. They have announced that almost 1.9GW of capacity has been secured through the second tender round, bringing the total secured for this winter to 2.56GW. This is additional reserve capacity that will be kept on standby outside the market in case it is needed. The announcement is available here:</p><p><a href="http://media.nationalgrid.com/press-releases/uk-press-releases/corporate-news/additional-reserve-secured-for-winter-1516/" target="_blank">http://media.nationalgrid.com/press-releases/uk-press-releases/corporate-news/additional-reserve-secured-for-winter-1516/</a></p><p>We expect this to mean adequate margins to meet the reliability standard this winter, even in scenarios where the system is under stress, such as during exceptionally cold weather. Further information on the impact of NBS on the overall market position for winter 2015/16 will be published in July.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/06/2015 15:58:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

347122

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Malaria: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence between 2010 and 2015 between his Department and Public Health England in relation to use of Lariam or Mefloquine and reports of (a) hallucinations, (b) psychosis and (c) suicidal thoughts in personnel prescribed those medications; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>Copies of the documents will be placed in the Library of the House when they are available.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 01/06/2015 16:42:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

347125

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the safety of nuclear submarines on the Clyde; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend, the Member for Sevenoaks, (Michael Fallon) reported in his Written Statement of 28 May 2015 (Column 1WS), and as I reiterated during the Adjournment Debate the same day (Column 293), I can assure the public that neither the operational effectiveness of our continuous at-sea deterrent nor the safety of our submariners or members of the public has been compromised.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence has an ongoing programme of work to review and, where appropriate, improve safety and security at HM Naval Base Clyde.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Written Statements.doc 28 May HOC 129.doc title WMS Hansard Extract 28 May 2015 2 file name 28 May 2015.doc HM N Naval Base Clyde.doc title HM Naval Base Clyde Hansard Extract 28 May 2015 grouped question UIN 130 131 question first answered 02/06/2015 16:17:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347126

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the safety of nuclear submarines based on the Clyde.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend, the Member for Sevenoaks, (Michael Fallon) reported in his Written Statement of 28 May 2015 (Column 1WS), and as I reiterated during the Adjournment Debate the same day (Column 293), I can assure the public that neither the operational effectiveness of our continuous at-sea deterrent nor the safety of our submariners or members of the public has been compromised.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence has an ongoing programme of work to review and, where appropriate, improve safety and security at HM Naval Base Clyde.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Written Statements.doc 28 May HOC 129.doc title WMS Hansard Extract 28 May 2015 2 file name 28 May 2015.doc HM N Naval Base Clyde.doc title HM Naval Base Clyde Hansard Extract 28 May 2015 grouped question UIN 129 131 question first answered 02/06/2015 16:17:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347127

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to assure the public of the safety of the UK's nuclear submarines.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend, the Member for Sevenoaks, (Michael Fallon) reported in his Written Statement of 28 May 2015 (Column 1WS), and as I reiterated during the Adjournment Debate the same day (Column 293), I can assure the public that neither the operational effectiveness of our continuous at-sea deterrent nor the safety of our submariners or members of the public has been compromised.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence has an ongoing programme of work to review and, where appropriate, improve safety and security at HM Naval Base Clyde.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Written Statements.doc 28 May HOC 129.doc title WMS Hansard Extract 28 May 2015 2 file name 28 May 2015.doc HM N Naval Base Clyde.doc title HM Naval Base Clyde Hansard Extract 28 May 2015 grouped question UIN 129 130 question first answered 02/06/2015 16:17:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347128

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a reduction in the number of Parliamentary constituencies to 600 would be accompanied by increases to the budgets available to hon. Members for office running costs.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies (PVSC) Act 2011 currently provides for the number of constituencies to be reduced from 650 to 600 and the Government remains committed to equalising the size of constituencies in order to make votes of more equal value, regardless of where in the country voters live.</p><p>The Boundary Commissions are currently due to commence work on their next reviews of Parliamentary constituencies in spring 2016 in order to submit final reports by 1 October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for the regulation and payment of expenses, including office running costs, to Members of the House of Commons.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 263 264 291 question first answered 03/06/2015 12:02:00 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

347129

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary free schools, (b) secondary free schools and (c) university technical colleges have been approved in each local authority area in England and Wales since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the attached tables.</p><p>The figures provided are for England only. Education policy in Wales is devolved to the National Assembly for Wales.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 01/06/2015 14:11:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson attachment 1 file name PQ277 attachement - Free schools and UTCs in each local authority.xlsx title Free schools and UTCs in each local authority
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

347130

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new psychoactive substances have been identified by the Forensic Early Warning System in each month since its was introduced; and how many of these substances have subsequently been (a) classified under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and (b) subject to a temporary banning order.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Psychoactive Substances Bill in the House of Lords on 28 May. This provides for a blanket ban on the production, distribution, sale and supply of new psychoactive substances (NPS), to protect young people from exposure to these new drugs. The Home Office Forensic Early Warning System (FEWS) was set up in January 2011 to bolster national capacity to identify NPS available in the UK. It brings together expertise from forensic laboratories and chemical standard suppliers, UK-wide law enforcement agencies and experts in the field. The system continues to develop a co-ordinated UK-wide approach to laboratory testing and analysis of law enforcement seizures and test purchasing to identify these substances. The number of NPS not previously encountered either in the UK or at EU level, identified by FEWS from January 2011 until March 2014, is not recorded on a monthly basis. The annual figures are set out in the answer to your question of 26 February (PQ 225633). Analysis for 2014/15 will be published in due course. Twenty-two new substances identified under the system up to March 2014 are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, of which one is currently controlled under a temporary class drug order. FEWS continues to enable us to effectively assess the availability of NPS and take appropriate action.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 270 question first answered 03/06/2015 16:46:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

347131

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the trends in the number of students who take vocational GCSEs who go on to study at university.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>The requested information has been supplied below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of pupils entering higher education having achieved at least one vocational GCSE qualification</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pupils in HE with at least one vocational GCSE by the end of key stage 4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>28,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>21,655</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: National Pupil Database, HESA dataset</p><p> </p><p>These changes are the result of reforms to performance tables which have removed the perverse incentives for schools to teach qualifications that were easy to achieve and/or had an inflated value in performance measures. This served only to devalue vocational education. Now, the qualifications which can count in performance tables are those that are of demonstrably high quality and promote progression.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/06/2015 16:56:14 question first ministerially corrected 02/06/2015 13:51:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 2084 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson