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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

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

347267

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	Wind Power: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her policy is on subsidies for on-shore wind generation; whether legislative proposals will be brought forward to implement that policy; and whether that policy will be applied retrospectively.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>We are driving forward plans to deliver our manifesto pledge to end new subsidies for onshore wind and to give local communities the final say on windfarm applications, and will publish our plans shortly. Ministers and officials have had discussions with a number of developers and we expect to discuss our plans with a wide range of stakeholders in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 410 question first answered 03/06/2015 14:07:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347268

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	Wind Power: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with on-shore wind developers on the future of subsidies for that technology.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>We are driving forward plans to deliver our manifesto pledge to end new subsidies for onshore wind and to give local communities the final say on windfarm applications, and will publish our plans shortly. Ministers and officials have had discussions with a number of developers and we expect to discuss our plans with a wide range of stakeholders in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 409 question first answered 03/06/2015 14:07:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347269

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Herefordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure Kington in Herefordshire has sufficient full-time GPs.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning general practitioner (GP) services, and is aware of recruiting difficulties in Herefordshire. NHS England is working with the local GP Federation to promote Herefordshire to GP trainees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Nationally, there has been an increase of 1,677 full-time equivalent GPs (including Registrars and Retainers) since September 2010. At 30 September 2014 the total number of GPs was 36,920, which represents a real increase in capacity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition this Government is committed to making 5,000 more GPs available by 2020. We will increase the number of GP trainees from 40% to 50% of all trainee doctors and expect Health Education England to ensure this happens. This will mean 3,250 training places for GPs each year from 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England, working with Health Education England, the Royal College of GPs, and the British Medical Association, published ‘<em>Building the workforce’</em> in January 2015, which sets out plans to increase the size of the GP workforce backed with £10 million funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/06/2015 13:23:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347270

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Herefordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to maintain the level of out-of-hours GP cover in Herefordshire.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for the National Health Service locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised by NHS England that Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group currently commissions out of hours general practitioner services from Primecare and confirms there are no current plans to change the level of provision of these services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/06/2015 13:25:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347271

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Locums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many locum GPs are available; and what the average daily rate is for a locum GP.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The requested information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>General practitioners (GPs) are independent contractors who provide primary medical services on behalf of the National Health Service. As independent businesses, it is the responsibility of individual GP practices to employ locum GPs to meet their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In employing locums, GP practices must meet the requirements set out in the GP contract regulations to ensure that they are appropriately qualified and registered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/06/2015 13:27:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin