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690458

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date	17/02/2017
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Polling Stations: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's Electoral Administration Bulletin Issue 173, published in December 2016, for what reasons the Commission does not provide an online polling station finder service directly; and if the Commission will publish the minutes of meetings held which resulted in the decision not to collate that information internally.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission continually monitors technological developments in order to provide the best possible service to voters. When the Commission started to explore the possibility of providing polling station locations on its website, Democracy Club had already done a lot of work in this area and had already amassed significant expertise on how best to collate and provide this data. The Commission took the view that it would represent better value for money for the taxpayer to work with and further support Democracy Club rather than restart the work they had already commenced.</p><p>Items that are discussed at the Commission Board are formally minuted and these are placed on the Commission’s website. The decision to work with Democracy Club was not made at Board level, but by a member of the Commission’s executive team as a matter of ongoing business. The decision was not minuted.</p><p>The Commission continues to work with Democracy Club ahead of the polls in May 2017. It is taking an active role in encouraging local authorities to provide their data to Democracy Club so that as many voters as possible can benefit from the service.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 21/02/2017 17:55:35 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

690459

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Polling Stations: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's Electoral Administration Bulletin Issue 173, published in December 2016, what discussions the Commission has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on providing Democracy Club's online polling station information to political parties in a usable format.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission has had no discussions with the Minister on the issue of providing online polling station information to political parties. The Commission has briefed the Minister for the Constitution about its partnership with Democracy Club; the Minister is supportive of the initiative, as noted in his recent speech to the conference of the Association of Electoral Administrators on 6 February 2017.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 21/02/2017 17:56:15 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

687957

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Personnel Centre: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the staff headcount was at the Army Personnel Centre at Kentigern House in Glasgow in each year from 2006 to 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	63856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>As at 14 February 2017, there were 666 staff employed by the Army Personnel Centre at Kentigern House (155 Military and 511 Civilian).</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows establishment figures for the Army Personnel Centre, split by Military (Regular, Reserves and Full-Time Reserve Service posts) and Civilian (Full Time Equivalent) posts. Figures of actual staff employed for these years are not held.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006-2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Military</strong></p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Civilian</strong></p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>625</p></td><td><p>625</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>798</p></td><td><p>802</p></td><td><p>802</p></td><td><p>741</p></td><td><p>741</p></td><td><p>711</p></td><td><p>719</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures represent Army Personnel Centre staff only, and therefore exclude staff from other Ministry of Defence organisations based at Kentigern House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 63723 question first answered 21/02/2017 14:29:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

687962

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her Department has provided to football academies in the last three years; and (a) what projects have been funded and (b) how many participants there have been in (i) those projects and (ii) each academy.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	63804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer the MP to the answer given on 5 December 2016 to question 55137, which provided the following answer:</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education funds sports provision in a wide range of schools, colleges and other providers. The Department does not directly fund any football or other sport academies, but it does fund League Football Education and the FA Premier League Limited for delivery of education and training in association with football clubs.</p><p> </p><p>Some education and training linked to football clubs is also delivered through sub-contracting arrangements with funded institutions. The Department does not hold information on the numbers of students who drop out from sports academies.</p><p> </p><p>The Department currently funds 16 to 19 provision in 36 schools and academies that have sports as a specialism and are identified as such in their title. The allocations to those schools and academies, along with the allocations for all other 16 to 19 provision, are published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-allocation-data-2016-to-2017-academic-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-allocation-data-2016-to-2017-academic-year</a> and:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>Most students enrolled on sports provision are enrolled on general qualifications that are not specific to any particular sport.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 21/02/2017 11:40:53 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

687973

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2017 to Question 62534, what the number of security passes issued by her Department to people not employed by her Department is; what business needs suffice for such a security pass to be granted; and what the number of passes issued to people who work for private companies which have currently or previously been awarded government contracts or which are bidding for such contracts is.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the previous reply given on 14 February 2017, Written Question 63262.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/02/2017 12:34:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

688002

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to increase the number of people registered as organ donors in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	63912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>A seven year United Kingdom-wide organ donation and transplantation strategy was jointly published by the four UK health ministers and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) in July 2013. The strategy aims to increase consent rates, encourage people to be proud to donate and to make the UK system comparable with the best of the world. 2015/16 saw the highest ever deceased donor rate in the UK with 1,364 deceased donors resulting in 3,529 transplants. A further 3,779 patients had their sight restored through a cornea transplant and there were 1,075 living donors, most donating a kidney.</p><p> </p><p>NHSBT run regular awareness raising campaigns and introduced a new Organ Donation Register (ODR) system making it easier for people to record their wishes about donation. NHSBT works collaboratively with a number of partners in the private, public and third sectors to promote organ donation. People can add their name to the ODR via Government owned channels such as applying for a driving licence and paying car tax online.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 December 2015, Wales introduced deemed consent (opt-out) for organ and tissue donation. We will monitor closely how these changes in legislation in Wales affect donation rates.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 21/02/2017 16:13:16 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

688005

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to disallow the current infected blood scheme administrators from bidding in the tender to be the new Infected Blood Scheme Administrator.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	63914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>No procurement exercise for a new Infected Blood Scheme Administrator has been launched.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 21/02/2017 09:48:57 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

688023

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many call-handling staff are employed by Action Fraud.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	63934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>As of January 2017, there were approximately 75 Full Time Employee call handling staff.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/02/2017 10:47:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

688035

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that its initial decisions on granting asylum are made accurately and fairly.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	63970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information. We ensure that claimants are given every opportunity to disclose information relevant to their claim before a decision is taken, even where that information may be sensitive or difficult to disclose</p><p><br> We continually work to improve the quality of decision-making to ensure that we properly consider all the evidence provided and get decisions right the first time. UK Visas and Immigration has an internal audit process, consisting of reviews by senior case workers and independent auditors, which assesses whether Home Office policy has been followed.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/02/2017 15:36:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

688036

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Furs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what audits her Department conducts on imported fur originating from (a) China, (b) Denmark, (c) the US and (d) other countries.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	63964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>Border Force is responsible for enforcing controls at the border on imports of fur products protected by the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 which prohibit the import of fur and fur products from certain animals.</p><p>A National Co-operation Agreement between Border Force and DEFRA (who has lead policy responsibility for controls on furs and fur skin products) provides a clear framework of co-operation to ensure the effective enforcement of legislation governing the import of plants, animals and products of plant and animal origin at the border.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/02/2017 15:38:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main