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347259

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Independent Press Standards Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the replacement body for the Press Complaints Commission will commence work.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no role in the establishment of self-regulators of the press. The Press Complaints Commission ceased operations on 8 September 2014. The Independent Press Standards Organisation, the new independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK, commenced work on the same date.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/06/2015 08:26:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347261

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Historic Buildings: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to make historic houses more energy efficient.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) offers a range of policies aimed at making houses, including historic houses, more energy efficient.</p><p>In addition, DECC is supporting the development of guidance from the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance to help reduce the risks of unintended consequences when retro-fitting insulation to buildings, particularly older ones, including moisture risk guidance and an online tool to help installers assess the suitability of retrofit measures for traditional buildings.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/06/2015 15:44:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347262

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Newspaper Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on freedom of the press and responsible self governance by the press.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>Press freedom is a cornerstone of our democracy and for this reason the Government does not interfere with what the press does and does not publish, as long as the press abides by the law of the land. Government has delivered the framework for a new system of independent self-regulation, one which protects press freedom whilst offering real redress when mistakes are made. It is now for the press to decide whether they want to apply for recognition.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/06/2015 08:27:38 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347263

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans she has to encourage the development of off-shore wind combined with tidal generation.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK is the world’s leader in offshore wind with over 4GW of capacity installed. The UK is also a leader and one of the most attractive markets in the world for investment in tidal stream energy. It will be for developers to bring forward proposals if they wish to attempt to combine the two technologies. We are aware that there is some research in this area which is at an early stage.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/06/2015 13:29:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347264

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Photovoltaics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she expects solar photovoltaics to reach grid parity.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>We expect that the global price for solar PV will continue to fall over coming years but it is difficult to state with certainty when subsidies will no longer be required. Taking account of uncertainty, some UK projects may begin to reach parity with wholesale or retail electricity prices in the latter years of this decade, depending on the electricity price scenario used, the speed of cost reductions, and the geographical location.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/06/2015 13:30:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347266

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of which technology will make the greatest contribution to meeting the Government's commitment to decarbonise cost effectively.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Climate Change Act 2008 commits the UK to cutting emissions by 80% by 2050, compared to 1990 levels. While the overall goal for 2050 is clear, there are huge uncertainties as to exactly which technologies we will need, and in what combination, to meet this target. In particular, predicting costs out to 2050 is very uncertain – we do not know exactly which technologies will reduce significantly in price over the next 35 years and which will remain the same, and which will turn out to be the easiest and most socially acceptable to deploy.</p><p>In order to take account of this uncertainty, the Government developed a range of illustrative scenarios for decarbonising the economy to 2050, including a central “cost effective” pathway based on current central cost estimates, which were set out in the 2011 Carbon Plan (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-carbon-plan-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-carbon-plan-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions--2</a>). It is clear from these scenarios that decarbonising the UK economy will not depend on any single technology: we will need a balanced mix of low carbon technologies to help tackle the threat of climate change while keeping the lights on and ensuring the best value for consumers. The Government will be updating this analysis during 2016 when we set the level of the Fifth Carbon Budget and report on proposals and policies for meeting this, as required under the Climate Change Act 2008.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/06/2015 13:31:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347277

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in each parliamentary constituency were in receipt of benefits in excess of £26,000 before the introduction of the benefits cap.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/06/2015 11:11:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347297

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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, whether there are circumstances in which a consultation under Sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Academies Act 2010 would not occur during pre-election purdah.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The timing and conduct of the consultation are the responsibility of the governing body of the school. Maintained school governing bodies are not subject to the same restrictions as Government during the pre-election period and would not be prohibited from conducting a statutory consultation during it.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 02/06/2015 16:44:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347308

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current composition is of the Defence Board; when it last met; when the next scheduled meeting is; and what the scheduled meeting programme is thereafter.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Defence Board is composed of two Ministers, five senior officials and four non-executive directors, as follows:</p><p>Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP;</p><p>Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Philip Dunne MP;</p><p>Permanent Under Secretary, Jon Thompson;</p><p>Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton;</p><p>Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach;</p><p>Director General Finance, Louise Tulett;</p><p>Chief of Defence Materiel, Bernard Gray;</p><p>Lead Non Executive Director, Sir Gerry Grimstone;</p><p>Non Executive Director, Graham Williams;</p><p>Non Executive Director, Paul Skinner;</p><p>Non Executive Director, Danuta Gray.</p><p>The Defence Board last met on 28 May 2015 and will next meet on 26 June 2015. The Defence Board meets every month, except August.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 02/06/2015 16:18:18 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

347323

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to record the number of (a) trainee and (b) apprenticeship seafarer ratings in the domestic maritime industry each year; and if he will include such data in his Department's annual UK Seafarer Statistics series.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>At present neither the Department for Transport nor the Maritime and Coastguard Agency hold data on the number of trainee ratings or apprenticeship ratings. We currently have no plans to include data on trainee ratings in the Seafarers Statistics, however, this request will be considered as part of the Official Statistics Code of Practice protocol on user engagement to take account of users’ views and systematically review feedback from users.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/06/2015 10:40:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris