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445401

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date	18/01/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he plans to take in response to the findings of the report, entitled Communicating with victims, published by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate in January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	22960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>On the day of the report the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) agreed to act on each of the three recommendations made.</p><ul><li>The CPS is already conducting a review of overall support to victims and witnesses with the police and agreeing our respective roles in communication will form part of this review;</li><li>The CPS will ensure that the quality assurance checks of communications from the Victim Liaison Units (VLUs) are improved through guidance and training; and</li><li>The CPS will seek to improve both the flagging of substantial alterations in appropriate cases and the systems for notification of the VLUs.</li></ul><p>In addition, the CPS has already taken action to address a range of issues identified in the report. For example, they have redeployed more paralegal staff and managers to Crown Courts to ensure that there are sufficient staff to support victims and witnesses. When rollout is complete around 350 paralegal staff and managers will be based at Crown Courts across England and Wales. The CPS is also introducing new guidance on Speaking to Witnesses at Court which will improve the service provided and is currently operating in a number of pathfinder sites. It will be rolled out across the country by summer 2016.</p><p>The CPS is also reviewing the resourcing of VLUs to ensure that sufficient staff are in place to manage the workload of those units.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/01/2016 16:45:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

445406

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Restaurants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of south Asian curry houses in each (a) region and (b) parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	22781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government does not hold information on the value of the curry industry, the number of curry houses, trends in the number of curry houses or the number of curry chefs.</p><br /><p>Official statistics carry figures on the value and number of restaurants, takeaways and other food service businesses in general, but do not detail specific types of food being served. Similarly while the number of chefs and catering staff will be estimated there is no consideration of their specialisation in terms of cuisine.</p><br /> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 22780 22782 22783 question first answered 25/01/2016 15:38:10 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

445407

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Restaurants: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations his Department has received on trends in the number of curry houses closing down.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	22782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government does not hold information on the value of the curry industry, the number of curry houses, trends in the number of curry houses or the number of curry chefs.</p><br /><p>Official statistics carry figures on the value and number of restaurants, takeaways and other food service businesses in general, but do not detail specific types of food being served. Similarly while the number of chefs and catering staff will be estimated there is no consideration of their specialisation in terms of cuisine.</p><br /> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 22780 22781 22783 question first answered 25/01/2016 15:38:10 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

445425

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	World Economy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with Andrew Roberts from the Royal Bank of Scotland to discuss the state of the world economy.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	22828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/01/2016 15:03:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

445432

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what amount of loans (a) has been issued by and (b) is owed to each company responsible for issuing and collecting student loans.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	22757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>All student loans issued on behalf of government are issued by the Student Loans Company. Statistics on the loans issued annually by the Student Loans Company are published separately for BIS and each devolved administration in the Statistical First Releases available at the link:</p><p /> <p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded.aspx</a></p><p /> <p>The outstanding balance for Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) Loans issued by the Student Loans Company is published separately for BIS and each devolved administration in the Statistical First Releases available at the link:</p><p /> <p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment.aspx</a></p><p /> <p>Students starting courses prior to 1998 were eligible for “mortgage style” loans—such loans have since been sold to independent companies who now administer the collection of loan repayments, but do not issue loans. BIS is not able to state the amount currently owed to these companies. The companies in question are Finance for Higher Education Ltd, Honours Trustee Ltd and Erudio Student Loans Ltd.</p><p /> <br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 25/01/2016 16:38:33 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

445433

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what savings his Department has made as a result of the Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	22963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>In July 2012 the Department for Communities and Local Government published a post – legislative assessment of the then Government’s Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236094/8411.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236094/8411.pdf</a></p><p>We do not hold the figures requested. Details of empty property rate relief granted can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417995/150326_Table_2_-_3_years.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417995/150326_Table_2_-_3_years.xlsx</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 22937 question first answered 25/01/2016 15:49:20 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

445439

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses he expects to be built in the UK in 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	22902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not publish forecasts of house building.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/01/2016 13:27:36 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

445531

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Israel: Origin Marking
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 changes she plans to make to advice on her Department's website relating to (a) goods for which an origin is indicated on their labelling, (b) goods from Golan and (c) other goods in response to the European Commission's Interpretative Notice on indication of origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967, published on 11 November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	22765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Commission’s Notice recommends that goods imported into the EU which originate from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories should bear an indication which makes that provenance clear. That recommendation is already included in the current technical advice to UK retailers and importers concerning the labelling of agricultural produce from the West Bank which was issued by Defra in 2009. There is therefore no need for changes at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/01/2016 15:59:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

445532

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the UK will be represented at the meeting of the World Health Organisation's Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination in Geneva on 7 to 9 March 2016; and what the Government's priorities for the meeting will be.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	22756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>We are currently in discussions with the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding who will represent the UK at the meeting of the World Health Organisation's Consultative Expert Working Group in March 2016.</p><p>The UK Government priority is to see a Pooled Fund for Research and Development established with support from WHO Member States, especially those that have not provided funding for this type of work. The UK Government supports systems that separate the market incentives to produce a drug or vaccine from the Research &amp; Development process, prioritise public health need over profit and work in partnership with a wide range of different organisations, covering the public, private and philanthropic sectors. The UK is the second largest government supporter of the development of new products through product development partnerships, which prioritise need over profit.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/01/2016 17:38:25 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

445564

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times Warnings Index checks have been suspended (a) in the UK, (b) at each port, (c) at each airport and (d) nationally in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	22830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>In November 2011, the then Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration found that the then UKBA had carried out a number of suspensions of Warnings Index Checks without due ministerial authority. Since then, Border Force has operated to a Ministerially-approved mandate that requires it to undertake Warnings Index Checks against all passengers arriving into the UK on scheduled, commercial routes; and Secure ID Checks against passengers that require a visa to enter the UK. These checks have not been suspended at any port since November 2011.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 22836 22837 question first answered 04/02/2016 15:59:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint