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78661
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading VAT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the money annually raised through VAT on the restoration of heritage buildings. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 206441 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-08-18more like thismore than 2014-08-18
answer text <p>No estimate has been made.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-08-18T09:35:23.1739767Zmore like thismore than 2014-08-18T09:35:23.1739767Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
78459
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Turtles: Cayman Islands more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the CITES Management Authority has declared that the Cayman Turtle Farm is a humane facility. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 206288 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-22more like thismore than 2014-07-22
answer text <p> </p><p>The elected government of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, has devolved constitutional responsibility for animal welfare and conservation including for legislation and policies governing the Cayman Turtle Farm.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An independent investigation in 2002, carried out in support of an application to register the Cayman Turtle Farm as a captive-breeding operation under CITES, a Convention for which Defra is responsible, concluded that the standards of care at the Cayman Turtle Farm were humane.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has been in contact with the Cayman Islands Government more recently, expressing the UK’s commitment to raising animal welfare standards and requesting an assurance that the Cayman Islands Government takes the findings of a report by the then World Society for the Protection of Animals seriously and be committed to making appropriate improvements. I am pleased to say that the Deputy Premier of the Cayman Islands, Mr Kirkconnell, gave that assurance in a response to the Secretary of State on 24 October 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK CITES Management Authority has not made a recent assessment of whether the Cayman Turtle Farm is a humane facility.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-22T12:15:30.3331857Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-22T12:15:30.3331857Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
78479
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Cayman Islands more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the degree to which the Cayman Turtle Farm is a humane captive breeding facility. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 206226 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answer text <p>The elected government of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, has devolved constitutional responsibility for animal welfare and conservation including for legislation and policies governing the Cayman Turtle Farm. The UK is responsible for the international relations of the Cayman Islands and for their compliance with obligations arising under international law. The UK has extended the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to the Cayman Islands. The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is providing technical support and advice to support the Cayman Islands in fully meeting its international environmental and conservation obligations. The UK CITES Management Authority has not made a recent assessment of whether the Cayman Turtle Farm is a humane facility, but did commission an independent investigation in 2002 in support of an application for registration as a captive-breeding operation under CITES, which found it was a humane facility.</p>
answering member constituency Boston and Skegness more like this
answering member printed Mark Simmonds more like this
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less than 2014-07-21T15:37:27.3872787Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-21T15:37:27.3872787Z
answering member
1393
label Biography information for Mark Simmonds more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
78594
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Driving: Eyesight more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were injured in road traffic accidents where the driver's visual acuity was found to be below the legal acceptable level in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 206318 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-09-02more like thismore than 2014-09-02
answer text <p> </p><p>The numbers of casualties in injury accidents where a motor vehicle driver was assigned contributory factory “uncorrected or defective eyesight” by a police officer at the scene of an accident are given in table below, by casualty severity, for each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number of motor vehicle drivers with &quot;uncorrected or defective eyesight&quot; as a contributory factor </strong></p><p><strong>in reported injury accidents by casualty severity: GB 2010 - 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contributory factor reported in accident 1</p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Seriously injured</p></td><td><p>Slightly injured</p></td><td><p>All casualties</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uncorrected, defective eyesight</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>315</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>1 Includes only accidents where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information on specific conditions such as “visual acuity”, but it is likely to be captured by the broader contributory factor above.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-02T14:24:15.7380665Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-02T14:24:15.7380665Z
answering member
1562
label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
78596
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Driving: Eyesight more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of drivers whose visual acuity was poor who were involved in road traffic accidents in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 206308 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-09-02more like thismore than 2014-09-02
answer text <p>The numbers of motor vehicle drivers who were assigned with &quot;uncorrected or defective eyesight&quot; as a contributory factor by a police officer attending the scene of an accident are given in the table below, for each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of motor vehicle drivers with &quot;uncorrected or defective eyesight&quot; as a contributory factor in reported injury accidents: GB 2010-2013</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2">Number of accidents/percentage</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2">All accidents</td></tr><tr><td>Contributory factor reported in accident<em>1</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td>Number</td><td>Per cent</td></tr><tr><td>Uncorrected, defective eyesight</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2010</td><td> </td><td>227</td><td>0.18</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2011</td><td> </td><td>245</td><td>0.20</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2012</td><td> </td><td>245</td><td>0.21</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2013</td><td> </td><td>231</td><td>0.21</td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>1</em>Includes only accidents where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported.</p><p>The Department does not collect information on specific conditions such as &quot;visual acuity&quot;, but it is likely to be captured by the broader contributory factor above.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-02T13:34:42.7704866Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-02T13:34:42.7704866Z
answering member
1562
label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
78597
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Driving: Eyesight more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost is of road traffic accidents in the UK where poor visual acuity was a contributory factor in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 206309 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-09-02more like thismore than 2014-09-02
answer text <p> </p><p>The total costs of reported road accidents in which &quot;uncorrected or defective eyesight&quot; was reported as a contributory factor by a police officer attending the scene of the accident, in each of year since 2010 for Great Britain, are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2010: £18.5m</p><p>2011: £29.7m</p><p>2012: £26.3m</p><p>2013: £29.4m</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information on specific conditions such as &quot;visual acuity&quot;, but it is likely to be captured by the broader contributory factor above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These costs have been calculated using the values for prevented casualties and accidents given in tables A4.1.1 and A4.1.3 of the TAG data book (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/webtag-tag-data-book-may-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/webtag-tag-data-book-may-2014</a>) which are used in the valuation of accident impacts in infrastructure investment and relevant policy business cases. They include the human costs of casualties and fatalities, lost economic output and other factors such as police, ambulance and medical costs but do not include any costs relating to delays arising from accidents. All the costs are given in 2010 prices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-02T13:37:59.3932123Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-02T13:37:59.3932123Z
answering member
1562
label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
78598
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Roads: Accidents more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents there were per 100,000 of the population in (a) the UK, (b) London and (c) Barnet in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 206320 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-09-02more like thismore than 2014-09-02
answer text <p> </p><p>The numbers of reported personal injury road traffic accidents per 100,000 population in a) Great Britain, b) London and c) Barnet for the years 2009 to 2013 are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p>The number of reported personal injury road traffic accidents in a) Great Britain b) London and c) Barnet per 100,000 population: 2009 to 2013.</p><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2009</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2010</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2011</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2012</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p>2013</p><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a) Great Britain</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>270</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>253</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>246</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>235</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>223</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b) London</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>234</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>300</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>298</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>290</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>274</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c) Barnet</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>317</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>343</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>311</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>280</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>269</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-02T14:06:21.4139955Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-02T14:06:21.4139955Z
answering member
1562
label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
77955
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-15more like thismore than 2014-07-15
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Regulation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to simplify existing environmental, marine and agricultural regulations. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 205985 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answer text <p> </p><p>By contributing to Red Tape Challenge, Defra has reviewed over 1200 of its regulations. As a result of these reviews Defra has made commitments to revoke or improve nearly 800 regulations and as well as a number of significant non-regulatory changes that will directly benefit business and the wider public. These include the reform of all regulatory guidance produced by Defra and its agencies by spring 2015, so that users can quickly access clear information on what they need; changes to data reporting obligations, to remove any duplicate and unnecessary requests for information; and plans to explore opportunities to simplify and reduce the number of compliance inspections on farms.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>These reforms are being made without reducing existing protection of the environment or animal and plant health and are detailed in a report entitled “Defra <em>better</em> for Business: A Strategic Reform Plan for Defra Regulations” which was published on 9 April 2014[1]. Defra is working to deliver the vast majority of these proposals by April 2015 so that benefits can be felt quickly. Current estimates suggest that business could by then be saving £300million per year as a result of these reforms.</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/302112/pb14166-defra-better-for-business.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/302112/pb14166-defra-better-for-business.pdf</a></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
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less than 2014-07-21T14:05:53.4294065Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-21T14:05:53.4294065Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
77959
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-15more like thismore than 2014-07-15
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Greenhouse Gas Emissions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the UK's performance towards the targets in the Kyoto protocol on emission reduction targets between 2008 and 2012. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 205988 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-09-04more like thismore than 2014-09-04
answer text <p>The UK has a target for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to reduce its emissions by an average 12.5 per cent below base year levels over the five-year period 2008-12.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hastings and Rye more like this
answering member printed Amber Rudd more like this
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less than 2014-09-04T15:52:46.6570038Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-04T15:52:46.6570038Z
answering member
3983
label Biography information for Amber Rudd more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
77960
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-15more like thismore than 2014-07-15
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Landfill more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the success of steps taken to meet the 2013 and 2020 EU Landfill Directive. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 205986 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answer text <p> </p><p>We are confident that we will have met the 2013 landfill diversion target and will meet the 2020 target set out in the EU Landfill Directive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2013 we published an analysis of progress against the 2020 target, which can be found on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/forecasting-2020-waste-arisings-and-treatment-capacity-norfolk-county-council-residual-waste-treatment-project" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/forecasting-2020-waste-arisings-and-treatment-capacity-norfolk-county-council-residual-waste-treatment-project</a> . The analysis concludes that there is a high likelihood of meeting or exceeding the 2020 target.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Landfill tax is a key instrument to meeting the landfill diversion targets along with our policies and initiatives such as support of infrastructure to divert waste from landfill through the Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency North Cornwall more like this
answering member printed Dan Rogerson more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-21T15:35:12.2682058Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-21T15:35:12.2682058Z
answering member
1504
label Biography information for Dan Rogerson more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this