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224507

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Out of Area Treatment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what plans the Government has to facilitate Wales and England cross-border health policy debate after his proposals for English votes for English laws have been implemented.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	225799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>On 16 December 2014, the Government published 'the Implications of Devolution for England' covering proposals on decentralisation within England and proposals on English Votes on English Laws. Whichever option is ultimately decided upon must be clear, decisive and effective in producing fairness for the whole United Kingdom. In the absence of an agreed Government position, I am unable to speculate on the potential effects of any proposal.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague grouped question UIN 225800 question first answered 05/03/2015 13:48:48 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

175518

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Leader of the Opposition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to the public purse was of the Leader of the Opposition's Short Money travel allowance, paid to the Labour Party, in each individual financial year in the 2010 Parliament to date.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	221925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Short Money scheme, the Office of the Leader of the Opposition receives an annual sum to meet costs incurred in caryring out its parliamentary business. Travel costs for the Leader of the Oppsition are not funded separately. However, each party in receipt of Short Money may claim for travelling expenses incurred by opposition spokespeople in relation to the party's parliamentary business. Payments made in respect of both budgets are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year</td><td>Office of the Leader of Opposition</td><td>Labour Party Travel</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11 (from 7 May 2010)</td><td>£604,493.00</td><td>£129,991.79</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>£700,699.00</td><td>£150,679.43</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>£734,333.00</td><td>£157,912.04</td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td>£757,096.86</td><td>£162,807.53</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15 (to 26 January 2015)</td><td>£583,153.86</td><td>£0.00</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 28/01/2015 14:18:34 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

171677

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	House of Commons Governance Select Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will ensure that a debate with an opportunity for a division is held on the report by the House of Commons Governance Committee on the Governance of the House of Commons, HC 692.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	219399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Yes. I will ensure that the House has an early opportunity to debate the report from the House of Commons Governance Committee and to act upon it on an agreed basis.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 05/01/2015 16:19:17 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

171678

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Private Members' Bills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will (a) reassess and (b) increase the amount of parliamentary time allocated for Private Members' Bills.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	219447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>No. In July 2012 the House voted against a proposal to consider Private Members' bills on Tuesday evenings, following a report from the Procedure Committee on Sittings of the House. In its subsequent report on Private Members' bills, the Committee assessed the timing of consideration for these bills but did not recommend a significant increase in the total amount of time available.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 05/01/2015 16:22:00 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

91531

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 15 August 2011 calling for a family test to be applied to all domestic policy, which policies of his Office have been so assessed to date.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	208858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p>On 18 August 2014 the Prime Minister announced that the family test was being formalised as part of the impact assessment for all domestic policies. From October 2014, every new domestic policy will be examined for its impact on the family.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 23/09/2014 14:13:08 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

90366

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Speaker: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals to implement the recommendation of the Procedure Committee in its Fifth Report of 2010-12, 2010 Elections for Positions in the House, HC 1573, paragraph 19, that the House be invited to decide whether on the first day of a new Parliament, where the Presiding Member's decision on the question that a former Speaker take the Chair is challenged, the question should be decided by secret ballot or by open division.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	207923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government agrees with the Procedure Committee that it is a matter for the House to determine.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 08/09/2014 14:27:12 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

78571

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Amendments and New Clauses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many amendments to Government bills were not debated in the House due to a lack of time in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	206177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The information sought is not held in the form requested; nor is it possible to determine the reasons why some amendments are not debated. The majority of public bill committees in this Parliament have concluded earlier than the time programmed. The average number of groups of amendments not reached at Report Stage on a Bill in each of the ten Sessions from 2002-03 has been provided by the Government and is included in the Appendix of the Third Report from the Procedure Committee of Session 2013-14, HC767. The figure for the 2013-14 Session is an average of 1.4 groups per Bill.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 21/07/2014 14:04:10 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

77719

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many officials employed by his Office, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	205463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. I refer the honourable member to the answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office of 16 July 2014, <em>Official Report </em>Column 734W.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 17/07/2014 16:12:43 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

63256

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many dedicated counter-terrorism officials were employed by his Department in the (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2013-14 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	201886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not release information about staffing on counter terrorism for operational and security reasons.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 26/06/2014 16:27:48 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander

60721

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of allegations of repressive measures taken towards civil society activists in China related to commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown; and whether the Government has made representations to the Chinese government on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	199671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>We are concerned at reports of detentions in relation to the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident, and we raised our concerns about this with the Chinese authorities during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in London on 20 May 2014. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), also raised this issue with the Chinese authorities on 19 May and made a statement on 21 May. We also fully support the EU statement of 28 May calling for the release of all those imprisoned for the peaceful expression of their views.</p><p>We were pleased to see that on 5 June the Chinese authorities released a number of those who had been arrested after attending an event to commemorate the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 16/06/2014 16:15:26 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander