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418388

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Overseas Companies: Malawi
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 is taking to ensure British companies and investors in Malawi respect human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>UK Trade and Investment has a duty to British businesses to provide them with all of the advice and information they need to succeed in foreign markets. Human rights guidance is a core part of that. The UK National Action Plan for implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, entitled &quot;Good Business&quot;, sets out what the Government will do and what it expects of business in respecting human rights throughout their operations.</p><p>The Government is working with the Government of Malawi and British companies to encourage greater bilateral trade and investment. In their meetings with British companies in Malawi, officials at the British High Commission in Lilongwe have raised the importance of human rights and corporate responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/09/2015 14:44:51 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418390

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the extent of the adoption of IPv6; and what steps he is taking to promote such adoption.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>As outlined in the Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy, the government has commissioned an independent review of the use of IPv6 in the UK. We are in the final stages of this review and the outcomes will inform future policy making in this area. We intend to publish the outcome of the Review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/09/2015 14:15:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

418399

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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
hansard heading	Shareholders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to address the disparity between the number of shares owned by individuals and large investment funds.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Large investment funds effectively comprise the investments of individuals, whether via their pension funds, insurance contracts, or other savings and investment products. The decision to invest in companies’ shares directly, or indirectly through a fund, is a matter for individual investors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken a variety of steps to encourage individual saving, and retail investment in shares in particular. For example, we have:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Reduced the starting rate of income tax for savings;</p><p> </p><p>- Increased the maximum annual amount which can be invested in an Individual Savings Account (ISA) to £15,240 in the 2015-16 tax year, and provided savers with greater flexibility to withdraw their money and put it back in to an ISA within the same year, without losing their tax benefits;</p><p> </p><p>- Introduced, from April 2016, a new tax-free Personal Savings Allowance of £1,000 (or £500 for higher rate taxpayers) of interest earned on savings (taking 95 per cent of taxpayers out of savings tax altogether) as well as a new £5,000 tax-free dividend allowance for all taxpayers;</p><p> </p><p>- Allowed shares from growth markets such as the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to be held in ISAs - making investment in the growth markets easier;</p><p> </p><p>- Abolished stamp duty on AIM shares, attracting further investment into growing companies and reducing the cost of raising capital for those companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/09/2015 10:09:22 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

418400

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs on the process for target-setting for call answering times at the income tax helpline.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with senior officials within HM Revenue and Customs on a regular basis as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/09/2015 10:33:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418401

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in the benefit cap on local authority budgets.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	9965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. A link to the impact assessment is included.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 10147 question first answered 17/09/2015 10:21:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

418403

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Off-licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers local authorities currently have to restrict the hours during which off-licences can sell alcohol; and whether the Government has plans to devolve further such powers to local authorities
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Licensing authorities have powers under the Licensing Act 2003 to restrict the hours in which alcohol is sold, if it is appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives. Decisions are based on individual consideration of each premises application, as appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives and in line with the licensing authority’s statement of licensing policy.</p><p>Early morning alcohol restriction orders (EMRO) allow a licensing authority to restrict the sale of alcohol between midnight and 6am. EMROs are designed to address recurring problems such as high levels of alcohol-related crime and disorder in specific areas at specific times; serious public nuisance; and other instances of alcohol-related anti-social behaviour which is not directly attributable to specific premises. Licensing authorities may decide to implement a Cumulative Impact Policy (CIP) where an exceptional number of licensed premises concentrated in one area have a cumulative impact on the promotion of the licensing objectives in that area. The CIP creates a rebuttable presumption that applications for premises licences which are likely to add to the existing cumulative impact will normally be refused or subject to certain limitations. The Government keeps these powers under review, but there are currently no plans to create additional new powers for licensing authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/09/2015 12:21:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

418411

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children develop good early language skills before they reach primary school.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	9973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The government recognises a key part of raising the standard of education for all children is to ensure they receive a good level of development in literacy and numeracy before they start school. The government has taken the following steps to ensure children are developing good early language skills before they reach primary school:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage sets the prime areas of learning which early years providers must follow. This includes a focus on communication and language. The Early Years Foundation Stage requires providers to understand the needs of every child and support them as necessary to make progress. The Early Years Foundation stage is available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335504/EYFS_framework_from_1_September_2014__with_clarification_note.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335504/EYFS_framework_from_1_September_2014__with_clarification_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The numeracy and literacy skills of staff working with our youngest children are key to supporting children’s progression. We have improved early years qualifications and encouraged high-quality entrants with good numeracy and literacy skills into the profession through setting clear criteria for level 3 training courses and introducing early years initial teacher training.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has invested over £50 million funding through the Early Years Pupil premium, an additional £5.3 million to sector organisations under the VCS grants and a one off grant of £5 million to teaching schools and their childcare provider partners to support staff development. Many of the projects funded through departmental grants are supporting staff to develop strong pedagogical approaches to language development and early literacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/09/2015 14:12:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

418413

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the findings of her Department's review into the status and professionalism of teaching assistants announced in October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	10004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have considered the latest evidence on the effective deployment and professional development of teaching assistants, together with a summary of the call for evidence and the draft teaching assistant standards submitted by the expert panel.</p><p> </p><p>In the light of this evidence, the Government believes that schools are best placed to decide how they use and deploy teaching assistants, and to set standards for the teaching assistants they employ. The Secretary of State has therefore decided not to publish the draft standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2015 09:40:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 21854 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

418422

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Adaptation Sub-Committee Progress Report 2014, what steps she is taking to minimise the risks to the well-being of UK citizens identified in that report.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	10071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The National Adaptation Programme report sets out over 370 actions that are being taken to address the risks identified in the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment, many of which impact on the well-being of UK citizens. The Government is committed to continue implementing the National Adaptation Programme, working across Government and with business, councils, civil society and academia.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/09/2015 13:26:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

418423

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons the feed-in tariff review consultation did not consider the effect of changes to that tariff on levels of employment in the solar sector.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	10072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>Numbers on employment in the sector are not robust enough to show how many jobs are supported directly by the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme, and for this reason it has not been possible to quantify with a high degree of confidence the impact of proposed changes on employment levels in the sector or the wider economy. We have asked a question in the FIT review consultation about the wider impact of changes.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/09/2015 12:22:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas