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155385

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date	11/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 11 November (HL2678), whether they intend to legislate to provide for welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Welfare reform is a devolved matter, and it is for the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive to find a resolution on these issues. The UK Government continues to strongly encourage the parties to implement welfare reform.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/11/2014 13:39:01 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

155434

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Direct Marketing: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle the sending of unsolicited SMS messages which seek to advance illegal money-making scams; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	214346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Tackling nuisance calls and SMS text messages is a priority for the Department.</p><p>In May 2011, the Government provided the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) with a monetary penalty power of £500,000, under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) 2003 to enforce the PECR more effectively.</p><p>The ICO has issued monetary penalties totaling £315,000 for SMS text messages. Details about enforcement action taken to date by them can be viewed at: <a href="http://ico.org.uk/enforcement/action/texts" target="_blank">http://ico.org.uk/enforcement/action/texts</a>.</p><p>On 15<sup>th</sup> July 2014, we amended Section 393 of the Communications Act 2003, which has enabled Ofcom to disclose information to ICO about organisations sending unsolicited texts.</p><p>On 25 October 2014, the Government published a consultation, which proposes to make it easier for ICO to take enforcement action against organisations, by lowering, or removing the legal threshold.</p><p>Additionally, the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) and Trading Standards Scotland continue to support the fight against illegal money lenders. As well as arresting and prosecuting loan sharks, the teams work with community partners to provide access to advice and support for victims. Between April 2012 and June 2014, their Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) specialist work has resulted in 43 custodial sentences being handed down. In the same period, support has been provided to over 2800 victims. The IMLT works together with the new consumer credit regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to police the market, and can prosecute those who are found to be lending illegally.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 18/11/2014 10:29:05 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

155435

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how often his Department reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	214246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>DCMS aims to reply to all correspondence within twenty working days of receipt. Correspondence processes are reviewed regularly to ensure DCMS delivers the best possible service in this area of work. The last review took place in August 2014.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 18/11/2014 14:03:10 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

155445

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many mothers have had babies aged under three months placed into foster care; and how many babies aged under three months have been placed into foster care in that time in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of babies aged under three months who have been placed into foster care in each of the last five years is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Looked after Children who were placed into foster care when they were aged under three months during the year ending 31 March</strong></p><p><strong>Years ending 31 March 2010 to 2014</strong></p><p><strong>Coverage: England</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NUMBER <sup>1,2,3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>2. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements.</p><p>3. The child may also have had a subsequent placement during the year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not collect information on mothers of children therefore we are unable to estimate the number of mothers who had babies placed into foster care.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 17/11/2014 17:36:37 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155468

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he takes to emphasise the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Iran during discussions with his Iranian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text We remain deeply concerned by the ongoing discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran. We have called for the Iranian government to protect the rights of all minority groups and end the persecution of individuals on the basis of their faith. We last raised these issues with the Iranian government during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:26:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155472

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on Behnam Irani.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised this individual case with the Iranian government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:13:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155473

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on Abdolreza Ali Haghnejad and Silas Rabbani, sentenced to prison because of their religious beliefs.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised these individual cases with the Iranian Government. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:24:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155475

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on (a) Vahid Hakkani, (b) Mojtaba Seyyed Alaedin Hossein and (c) other Christians imprisoned for their faith in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised these individual cases with the Iranian Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:11:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155479

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213577, when the cultural programme in Berlin for the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs took place; what engagements were part of that programme; what the cost to his Department was of providing support to the Cabinet Secretary on this programme; and if he will place in the Library correspondence relating to this programme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	214211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text Fiona Hyslop, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs visited Berlin on 16-17 April 2013. Scottish Development International (SDI) Dusseldorf arranged and attended parts of the programme, with local support from British Embassy Berlin. The UK Government costs were met from within existing resources. Ms Hyslop met German State Minister Cornelia Pieper and the Europe Director General in the Germany Foreign Ministry. She hosted a lunch for Bundestag members from three parties. Ms Hyslop met Berlin based Glaswegian artist Douglas Gordon and visited an exhibition of his work as well as visiting the Neues Museum. The Embassy Residence hosted a trade focused dinner for Ms Hyslop. SDI sourced salmon, beef and whisky from Scottish suppliers for guests from the food and drink sector. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold any correspondence on this visit. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/11/2014 17:24:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

155480

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the issues of human rights and religious liberty in Iran were raised by Ministers and officials of his Department in their recent discussions with their counterparts in that country.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	214233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK most recently raised our concerns about the human rights situation in Iran, including the rights of religious minorities, with the Iranian Government during Iran’s Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council on 31 October.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:11:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce