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724138

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her priority to extend the maximum sentence which the courts can impose for offences involving animal cruelty.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	71877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p /><p> </p><p>The maximum penalties for animal welfare offences are kept under review and Defra has been in regular discussion with the Ministry of Justice on appropriate sentencing levels. The Sentencing Council recently published revised magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines with the aim of ensuring that the most serious cases of animal cruelty receive appropriately severe penalties within the available maximum penalty.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/04/2017 07:00:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

720226

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised through measures to tackle aggressive tax avoidance by large companies since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	70256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has secured £140 billion in additional revenues since 2010 as a result of tackling avoidance, evasion and non-compliance. This includes more than £45 billion from big businesses.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 14:03:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

720278

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Change of Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on (a) local infrastructure and (b) human health of the conversion of offices into small flats from 16 square metres in size.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	70643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>We expect all housing to be of good quality and to avoid a race to the bottom in size. Building regulations are there to ensure new homes are safe, secure and sustainable.</p><p>The White Paper 'Fixing our broken housing market' is clear that it is important that we deliver a range of housing types and tenures to meet a range of housing needs. As part of this the permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential is making a valuable contribution to the delivery of new homes, having delivered over 12,800 homes in the year to March 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 20/04/2017 14:10:34 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

720769

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highway Code
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the Highway Code to examine whether to introduce a universal duty to give way when turning and conduct further research into applying such a rule at traffic light junctions.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	70501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>We are consulting with relevant colleagues and stakeholders, particularly those involved with pedestrian safety and disability groups, about the impacts of such a change. We would need to be convinced that safety and accessibility would be maintained or enhanced if a universal duty to give way when turning at junctions were introduced.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/04/2017 11:43:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

714122

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	Iraq: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Iraqi Government on the importance of protecting the religious freedom of Christians in that country.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	69209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK consistently urges the Government of Iraq at senior levels to uphold the rights of all Iraq's minorities, including Christians. We also continue to encourage political and religious leaders in Iraq to speak out publicly to condemn sectarian violence. Furthermore, we are working to build international consensus on upholding freedom of religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2017 14:26:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

713800

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England or other NHS bodies on the future use of the derelict land owned by the NHS in Wood Street in High Barnet that was previously occupied by the Marie Foster charity.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	69086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The decision as to whether healthcare should be commissioned from this site rests with Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group. The ultimate disposal strategy which NHS Property Services (NHSPS) will pursue will, of course, depend upon this decision.</p><p> </p><p>NHSPS remain in discussion with the local planning authority on a pre-application basis based on a residential redevelopment of the site, and are awaiting feedback from the latest discussions. The aim of NHSPS is to be in a position to market this site as soon as possible if it were to be declared surplus in whole or part.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/04/2017 12:46:20 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

713802

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish Sir Robert Naylor's review of the NHS estate.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	69087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Sir Robert Naylor’s report on the National Health Service estate will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 30/03/2017 15:17:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

713806

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on enabling NHS bodies to retain ownership of land and property that is not needed for healthcare purposes but could potentially derive a rental income.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	69085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that National Health Service property is used in a way that ensures the best possible services for patients, the best value for taxpayers in freeing additional resources for reinvestment in new facilities and services, and which supports wider housing objectives, including by freeing surplus NHS land sufficient for 26,000 homes by March 2020.</p><p>It is for individual NHS land owners - predominantly NHS trusts and foundation trusts - to decide whether to sell surplus land outright or whether to pursue alternative models which might include part of full retention of ownership and the derivation of an associated income scheme. These considerations will be based on their local needs and circumstances and will need to support NHS organisations’ requirements to secure best value for money.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/04/2017 12:43:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

713813

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Land
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 ensure that the proceeds of any land sale by the NHS are subsequently used in the local NHS in that area.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	69084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>It is the Department’s policy that, where land or buildings are owned by a hospital provider trust (both National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts), the full capital receipt is retained by that organisation to reinvest in the NHS in that local area.</p><p> </p><p>Proceeds from the sale of properties owned by NHS Property Services are pooled nationally and investments directed to where it is most needed by patients.</p><p> </p><p>Reinvestment decisions will be subject to business case approvals and due process. Further information is available at:</p><p><a href="https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/capital-regime-investment-and-property-business-case-approval-guidance-nhs-trusts-and-foundation-trusts/" target="_blank">https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/capital-regime-investment-and-property-business-case-approval-guidance-nhs-trusts-and-foundation-trusts/</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/04/2017 12:47:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

713574

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Barnet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to support plans to introduce four trains an hour through New Barnet and Oakleigh Park on the Great Northern Line when the December 2018 timetable is introduced following the completion of the Thameslink programme.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	69034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government-sponsored Thameslink Programme will deliver a significant increase in capacity through a combination of new infrastructure, new trains and a new timetable in 2018 providing better connections for passengers across London and the South East. GTR have completed the first stage of their consultation on the 2018 timetable. They are currently reviewing the response and developing their timetable options. They will be undertaking a further consultation with passengers later this year.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 31/03/2017 09:37:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers