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349158

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Broadband: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who selected which towns and cities are eligible for Broadband Connection Vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	1551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>DCMS set the eligibility criteria for those cities announced by the Chancellor at the Budget in March. The 50 cities invited to participate were 1) the 22 existing Super Connected cities, 2) cities that applied or were eligible to apply to the Super Connected Cities Programme, and 3) cities already participating in the City Deal programme (or related programme in the home nations).</p><p>The participating cities set their own intervention areas based on their economic priorities.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/06/2015 12:40:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

349159

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Local Broadcasting: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which projects in Wales have been (a) considered and (b) chosen for local television licences since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>In developing a framework for licensing local television, Ofcom assessed the technical feasibility of transmitting local television services at a number of locations in Wales. Illustrative technical plans were produced for six suitable locations: Cardiff, Swansea, Bangor, Mold, Carmarthen and Haverfordwest. The choice of locations was governed by the position of television transmitter masts and the availability of spectrum at each location. Given these constraints, it is not possible to provide local TV services via terrestrial TV everywhere in Wales – the same situation exists in England Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom advertised licences for local television services in four locations: Cardiff, Swansea, Bangor and Mold. Ofcom received no expressions of interest from any parties wishing to launch a service in either Haverfordwest or Carmarthen. Licences have been awarded for Cardiff, Swansea and Mold and statements of these licence awards are published on Ofcom’s website. Ofcom decided not to award the local TV licence to the sole bidder for Bangor licence.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/06/2015 14:51:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

349161

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Digital Broadcasting: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with television companies about the digital exclusion of people with sensory loss; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	1546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not as yet had any meetings with companies specifically about sensory access, but the Government remains committed to seeing an improvement in the provision of access services for video-on-demand (VoD) services and will continue to monitor progress.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/06/2015 14:54:09 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

349163

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Veterans: Social Services
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 ensure that injured military veterans do not have to pay for their social care costs out of their military compensation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	1548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>We made a clear commitment, through the Armed Forces Covenant, which we enshrined in legislation in 2011, to support members of the Armed Forces Community, which includes both serving personnel and veterans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Social care has never been free and people, including veterans, have always been asked to make a contribution based on what they can afford. Veterans injured before 6 April 2005 receive payments under the War Pensions Scheme, which predates the welfare state. Veterans injured from 6 April 2005 receive payments under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. The two schemes reflect the time in which they were developed and as a result they operate differently and are, currently, treated differently in the financial assessment of what people can afford for social care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Officials in the Department of Health have been working closely with the Royal British Legion to assess how the two schemes might be treated under the social care charging rules in future and the impact of any change on local authority finances. We are grateful for the time the Royal British Legion has taken to work with the officials. We are very much committed to continuing this conversation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/06/2015 11:33:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

349227

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliament: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will consider what facilities can be made available to hon. Members and staff who are hard of hearing in non-public meetings in rooms on the Estate; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	1510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>A number of meeting rooms on the estate do not currently have any microphone facilities and hence have no induction loops. Low spill induction loop systems would not be practical as the rooms are close together and would pick up easily what is being discussed in the adjacent rooms. Following the hon. Member’s question, officials in the Department of Facilities will work with the House of Commons audiovisual (AV) contractor to provide costings for a solution to address the issue he has raised and will keep the hon. Member informed of progress.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 15/06/2015 14:24:09 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

348984

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs contributed by onshore wind to the UK economy in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	1412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of UK jobs contributed by the onshore wind industry and its supply chain between 2010 and 2013 are contained in the table below</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Employment in the onshore wind industry including its supply chain</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment</p></td><td><p>14,300</p></td><td><p>17,800</p></td><td><p>18,400</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and include the contribution of the direct sector and the indirect employment generated through the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The data is sourced from the report “The size and performance of the UK low-carbon economy”, published by the Department in March 2015. It is available online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-carbon-economy-size-and-performance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-carbon-economy-size-and-performance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/06/2015 09:02:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

347576

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sue Berelowitz
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Office of the Children's Commissioner about the case for cancelling the contract with Sue Berelowitz to lead an inquiry into child abuse in the family.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) is independent of the Department for Education. The department advised the OCC that the estimated value and duration of the consultancy contract meant that it was subject to Cabinet Office efficiency controls. The OCC did not seek Cabinet Office approval, and the contract was therefore cancelled.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The redundancy payment for the Deputy Children’s Commissioner was subject to a value for money assessment and appropriate clearance, including by HM Treasury. The consultancy contract did not receive the correct clearance and the OCC subsequently cancelled the contract.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL121 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:46:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

347577

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sue Berelowitz
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value for money obtained by paying the former Deputy Commissioner for Children a redundancy payment of £134,000 and then employing her for nine days per month at £960 per day.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) is independent of the Department for Education. The department advised the OCC that the estimated value and duration of the consultancy contract meant that it was subject to Cabinet Office efficiency controls. The OCC did not seek Cabinet Office approval, and the contract was therefore cancelled.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The redundancy payment for the Deputy Children’s Commissioner was subject to a value for money assessment and appropriate clearance, including by HM Treasury. The consultancy contract did not receive the correct clearance and the OCC subsequently cancelled the contract.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL120 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:46:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

347578

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are currently discussing with the European Commission and other European Union member states, with regards to renegotiation: (1) a United Kingdom opt-out from "ever closer union"; (2) reducing the impact of red tape and "excessive interference" from Brussels on businesses, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups, and the City of London; (3) the balance of competences regarding social and employment law, in particular access of EU migrants to in-work and out-of-work benefits; (4) ensuring that eurozone member states cannot impose changes to the single market without the agreement on non-eurozone members; (5) the ability for individual member states to negotiate trade deals with third countries; (7) reducing the EU budget; (8) introducing EU-wide transparency laws similar to those in the United Kingdom; (9) allowing member states greater control over migration; (10) giving national parliaments greater powers to block EU legislation; (11) permitting businesses to sell goods in imperial as well as metric units; (12) obliging food producers to apply country-of-origin labelling; and (13) returning control of agriculture and fisheries policies to member states; and what assessment they have made of the relative importance of these policy areas within an overall renegotiation package.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has started to discuss his plans for EU reform and renegotiation with other EU leaders. He has been clear that the plans involve reforming welfare and immigration rules, increasing economic competitiveness and cutting red tape to create jobs and growth for hard working families, and protecting Britain's interests outside the euro. It also means halting the constant flow of powers to Brussels including by ensuring a stronger role for national Parliaments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/06/2015 15:54:12 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

347580

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Philip Blackwood
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing Philip Blackwood, who is imprisoned in Burma.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The New Zealand Embassy in Burma is leading on providing consular assistance to Mr Blackwood as he travelled to Burma on his New Zealand passport. They have been in contact with his family who are resident in New Zealand.</p><p>Our Embassy in Rangoon has provided advice and support to the New Zealand Embassy on Mr Blackwood’s case and we will continue to discuss with them what further assistance we can provide. We have raised the case with the Burmese authorities and made them aware of our interest in Mr Blackwood’s welfare.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/06/2015 13:59:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool