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62183

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid under the Enterprise Initiative Scheme to members of each qualifying wind farm co-operative in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	201095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 23/06/2014 14:54:22 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

62245

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will add a category of name of medal requested to the Certificate of Kinship Request for the Medals of a Deceased Ex-Serviceman/woman form.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	201090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The existing combined medal application and next of kin form contains a box where the applicant can specify which medal they are applying for.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/06/2014 16:03:49 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

60825

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to how many Syrian refugees the UK has offered asylum.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	199732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>For the purposes of answering this question latest published figures have been <br>provided since the start of the armed conflict in Syria in April 2011. <br><br>Between April 2011 and March 2014, 2,649 Syrians and their dependants were <br>granted asylum in the UK at initial decision. In the same period 45 Syrians and <br>their dependants were granted Humanitarian Protection.<br><br>The Home Office publishes statistics on grants of asylum and humanitarian <br>protection at initial decision to main applicants and dependants in Tables <br>as_02 and as_02_q (Asylum data tables Volume 1) within the Immigration <br>Statistics release. A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics <br>January – March 2014 is available from: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release and will be placed in the Library of the House.<br><br>Not all asylum seekers are deemed to be refugees and not all refugees claim <br>asylum. Refugee status is conferred following a grant of asylum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/06/2014 14:09:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

60826

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2014, Official Report, column 662W, on immigration, how many casework outcomes on immigration reconsideration cases have been delivered; whether this is in line with targets agreed with Capita; and what targets have been agreed with Capita for delivering these outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	199798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The contract requires Capita to deliver 50,000 casework outcomes (including reconsiderations) within nine months of a complete casework service being developed and agreed with the Home Office. As of 8 June 2014, Capita have already implemented agreed processes to deliver 16,780 casework outcomes on reconsideration cases, which count towards the 50,000 outcome target. <br><br>These are being delivered as part of a phased approach, as further processes are under development to achieve a complete casework service.<br><br>The figures provided have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 19/06/2014 15:33:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

60827

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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: Pest Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which (a) unitary and (b) district councils in England (i) remove rats and mice from domestic properties free of charge, (ii) charge for removal of rats and mice from domestic properties and (iii) do not offer this service for domestic properties.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	199736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department does not collect any information on the provision of such services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/06/2014 15:32:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

60831

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	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on plans to carry out a fact finding mission in Syria to establish the source of the Kafr Zita chemical weapons attack on 11 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	199738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK was amongst the first to express concern at allegations that chemical weapons had again been used in Syria, and called for them to be investigated. <br><br>On 29 April the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director General announced he was establishing a Fact Finding Mission to determine the truth behind recent allegations of chemical weapon use in Syria. The UK has continued to stress the importance of this mission determining the full facts.</p><p>We are aware of at least 9 attacks in April in which the use of chemical weapons has been alleged. We consider it likely that chemical weapons have been used on at least some of these occasions. There are a number of pieces of information that suggest that only regime could have been responsible for these attacks, including the use of helicopters to deliver bombs to their targets and the fact that the attacks took place in opposition controlled areas. We have shared the information we hold with the OPCW.</p><p>We condemn the attack on the convoy carrying inspectors to Kafr Zita and urge all parties to the conflict to ensure that inspectors are given secure and unrestricted access to all relevant sites to enable the full facts to be established.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 16/06/2014 12:05:02 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

60832

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	Algeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Algerian government to ensure the safety of UK oil and gas workers in the country; and who his primary point of contact in the office of the President of that country is in discussions on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	199744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>We discuss the security of hydrocarbon sites at the UK-Algeria Strategic Security Partnership, which was established after In Amenas and met for the second time in November 2013. In this forum the National Security Advisor, Sir Kim Darroch, spoke to Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra and the Algerian military about this issue. I also discussed the importance of security at hydrocarbon sites with the then Algerian Deputy Foreign Minister Madjid Bouguerra during my visits to Algiers in both January and April 2014.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 16/06/2014 10:22:38 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

60833

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Algeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much oil and gas was imported to the UK from Algeria in the last period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	199745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>In 2013, the UK imported 6,200 tonnes of crude oil from Algeria, and 4,500 GWh of gas. Total UK imports were 50,300 tonnes of crude oil and 525,000 GWh of gas. Data for 2013 are rounded to the nearest hundred and are provisional.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/06/2014 16:03:41 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

60837

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	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence his Department holds on whether the Syrian government was responsible for the chemical weapons attack in Kafr Zita.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	199799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK was amongst the first to express concern at allegations that chemical weapons had again been used in Syria, and called for them to be investigated. <br><br>On 29 April the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director General announced he was establishing a Fact Finding Mission to determine the truth behind recent allegations of chemical weapon use in Syria. The UK has continued to stress the importance of this mission determining the full facts.</p><p>We are aware of at least 9 attacks in April in which the use of chemical weapons has been alleged. We consider it likely that chemical weapons have been used on at least some of these occasions. There are a number of pieces of information that suggest that only regime could have been responsible for these attacks, including the use of helicopters to deliver bombs to their targets and the fact that the attacks took place in opposition controlled areas. We have shared the information we hold with the OPCW.</p><p>We condemn the attack on the convoy carrying inspectors to Kafr Zita and urge all parties to the conflict to ensure that inspectors are given secure and unrestricted access to all relevant sites to enable the full facts to be established.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 25/06/2014 12:23:51 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

48090

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what revenue the Government received through student loan repayments in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	196183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Information on the repayment of student loans is published in the Statistical First Release<em>“Student Loans for Higher Education in England”</em>. The latest publication is available at the following link.</p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/statistics/national-statistics/newnationalstatistics2.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/statistics/national-statistics/newnationalstatistics2.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>The amounts repaid via HMRC through Pay As You Earn (PAYE) or directly to Student Loans Company (SLC) in the financial years 2009-10 to 2012-13 have been provided in the table. The statistics include repayments made on outstanding debt from both Mortgage Style and Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) loans.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics referring to the financial year 2013-14 will be published in June 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Student Loan Repayments Financial Years 2009-10 to 2012-13 : amounts (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Repaid directly by customer to SLC</strong></p></td><td><p>302.2</p></td><td><p>326.5</p></td><td><p>294.6</p></td><td><p>256.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reported by HMRC as collected via PAYE and Self-Assessment</strong></p></td><td><p>726.4</p></td><td><p>850.0</p></td><td><p>1,044.9</p></td><td><p>1,185.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Refunded by SLC to customer</strong></p></td><td><p>-18.8</p></td><td><p>-33.6</p></td><td><p>-33.6</p></td><td><p>-35.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total amount repaid, including interest, during the financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,009.7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,143.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,305.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,406.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em>Source: Statistical First Release Student Loans for Higher Education in England</em></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Notes:</p><p>- Repayments are shown in the financial year when they are posted to customer accounts. The SLC are notified of repayments by HMRC, usually within one year of the end of the tax year to which they relate.</p><p> </p><p>- Refunds can occur when an account holder has overpaid SLC in previous financial periods for various reasons.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick