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100670

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date	23/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from (a) business organisations and (b) trades unions about (i) economic integration within the EU and (ii) the proposed introduction of a financial transaction tax.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	211667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials receive a wide variety of representations from organisations in both the public and private sectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published quarterly and are available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/10/2014 16:52:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

100694

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
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, in light of the announcement that a new set of standards is to be established for teaching assistants in England, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the devolved administrations on ensuring consistency in standards for teaching assistants across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	211668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>School staffing policy is a matter for the devolved administrations. A review of teacher assistant standards for schools in England was launched recently. It is led by Kate Dethridge who is being supported by a panel of experts. A public call for evidence will be initiated shortly which will explore good practice across schools. The Department for Education also plans carry out a public consultation once the standards have been agreed by the expert panel. Use of the standards will be voluntary.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 29/10/2014 12:53:16 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

100703

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
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	Malaysia
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 plans to take to encourage the authorities in Malaysia to prosecute effectively violations of fundamental freedoms of religion.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	211671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK supports freedom of religion and belief and the rights of minorities to practice their faith. We are aware of concerns in Malaysia about rising acts of religious intolerance and we regularly raise the issue of freedom of religion with the Malaysian authorities.</p><p>Freedom of religion was at the heart of my right hon. and noble Friend the former Minister of State's (Baroness Warsi's) visit to Malaysia in April this year. She had wide-ranging meetings on this issue, including with the Malaysian Prime Minister, and made a major speech setting out the UK position. We also pursue the importance of observing religious freedoms through Parliamentary and experts visits and through multi-lateral mechanisms, such as the EU and the UN. Our High Commission in Kuala Lumpur also speaks regularly to Malaysian civil society and faith groups to understand the context better.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/10/2014 14:43:52 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

100706

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Influenza: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) uptake and (b) effectiveness of the influenza immunisation vaccine campaign.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	211669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Immunisation against influenza for the 2014-15 season commenced in September and good progress has been made. Provisional percentage vaccine uptake rates for various groups as at week ending 19 October are shown in the following table (figures relate to England):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age Group</p></td><td><p>Uptake Rate (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People aged 65 years or older</p></td><td><p>44.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People aged six months to under 65 years in risk groups</p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pregnant women</p></td><td><p>22.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Children aged two years old</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Children aged three years old</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Children aged four years old</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Vaccine uptake rates for those aged 65 and over, those under 65 with a clinical condition, and pregnant women are slightly higher than at the same point in the last two years. Uptake for two and three year olds is lower than at this point a year ago. For the new cohort of four year olds, vaccination levels are similar to those for two and three year olds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the 2014-15 influenza immunisation programme at this very early stage before the influenza virus is circulating. The planned programme of campaign communication is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 30/10/2014 16:57:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

100707

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Neural Tube Defects: Folic Acid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the use of folic acid prior to conception as a preventative measure for neural tube defects.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	211670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) strongly encourages women to take a folic acid supplement from before they are pregnant to the 12th week of pregnancy, to reduce the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect. This advice is included in public health messages around pregnancy and planning a pregnancy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance states that advice on folic acid supplementation should be provided as part of antenatal care at first contact with a healthcare professional. Advice on folic acid supplementation for women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, is disseminated through a variety of sources including the NHS Choices website, the NHS Information Service for Parents, the charity ‘Tommy’s’, and Start4Life - PHE’s campaign to give babies the best start in life and reduce the risk of poor health in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE has recently established a media partnership to communicate the key healthy behaviour messages prior to conception in more mainstream women’s magazine media.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department has commissioned the Behavioural Insights Team to look at innovative approaches to raising awareness of the need to take folic acid supplements during pregnancy. This programme of work is scheduled for completion by the end of January 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 30/10/2014 16:59:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

100746

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed revision of EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive on individuals and companies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	211714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The 4<sup>th</sup> EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive transposes the global standards on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in 2012. These standards further embed the risk-based approach, which allow obliged entities, including companies, to adopt anti-money laundering checks which are best suited to the risk they face in their everyday business. This allows for more proportionate and balanced anti-money laundering regimes across the EU including in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Directive is currently in its last stage of negotiations. The UK government is committed to publishing an impact assessment and to consulting on the implementation of the Directive before transposing its new requirements into UK legislation, in line with better regulation principles. This timing is necessary to ensure that any Impact Assessment accurately reflects any changes to the draft legislation agreed in negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 30/10/2014 16:46:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

100759

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on (a) regional air routes to Northern Ireland and (b) other regional UK routes of the sale of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports to a Spanish and Australian consortium.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	211666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment. Airports, and the airlines that use them, operate in a competitive environment and it is for them to take commercial decisions on the services that they offer. The Spanish partner, Ferrovial, already had an interest in these airports through its shareholding in Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited (formerly BAA).</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2014 16:01:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn