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167688

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date	03/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to protect the Universal Service Obligation of delivery of mail to every address in the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	216981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The minimum requirements of the universal postal service – which include the 6 day a week letters service at a uniform price to urban and rural addresses up and down the country – are enshrined and protected in law. Only Parliament can change the minimum requirements of the universal postal service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the Postal Services Act 2011, Parliament has ensured that protection of the universal service is at the very heart of the regulatory regime by giving Ofcom, as an independent regulator, a primary duty to secure the provision of the universal service throughout the UK. Ofcom has the regulatory powers and tools it needs to intervene in the market if the universal service is ever at risk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has recently responded to Royal Mail’s concerns over the potential threat of competition to provision of the universal service. Having effectively reviewed and assessed all the evidence on competition in the postal market, including the business plans of Royal Mail and Whistl, it has concluded that the universal postal service is not under any current threat from the effects of competition. They will however continue to track Royal Mail’s performance and any new developments in the market. And as part of an ongoing wider review, they will also be looking at other factors that may affect Royal Mail’s ability to deliver the universal service in the future. More information about Ofcom’s decision can be found on its website (<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/post/securing-universal-postal-service" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/post/securing-universal-postal-service</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 10/12/2014 15:26:55 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

167741

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Dairy Products: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last met the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister for Northern Ireland to discuss the volatility of prices in the dairy industry.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	216985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State chairs regular meetings with Ministers in the Devolved Administrations on issues of mutual interest. The next meeting is currently being arranged and will provide an opportunity to discuss the dairy industry. I also regularly meet representatives of the dairy industry from across the UK, including from Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra officials maintain regular contact with their counterparts in the Devolved Administrations on a range of dairy issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/12/2014 16:14:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

167758

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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 assessment he has made of when negotiations on the future of Iran's nuclear programme, including enrichment capacity, will be completed.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	216983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The E3+3 and Iran have extended negotiations until the end of June 2015, with the aim of concluding an outline agreement by the end of March. We did this because we believe that a deal is possible but more time is needed to bridge differences – particularly on the core issue of Iran’s enrichment capacity.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/12/2014 14:03:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

167810

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the devolved administrations on the scope of the inquiry into historical child sexual abuse commissioned by her Department.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	216980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse will cover England and Wales. Child protection is a devolved matter so it is right for places outside England and Wales to conduct their own inquiries. Officials have already had <br>discussions with their counterparts in the devolved administrations to ensure all enquiries led by the devolved administrations feed into the Independent Inquiry and to ensure that no information falls through the gaps.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 11/12/2014 14:45:24 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

167814

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU students came to study in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	216986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Statistics relating specifically to Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved administration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/12/2014 15:01:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

167815

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-EU students came to study in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	216987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Statistics relating specifically to Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved administration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/12/2014 15:00:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

167836

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations about the recommendations of the Smith Commission.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	216984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>I discussed the Smith Commission with Nicola Sturgeon on 19 November following her election as First Minister of Scotland. I made clear the Government’s commitment to continue to deliver on the vow made by the three pro-UK parties for further powers to the Scottish Parliament and to stick to the clear timetable set out.</p><p> </p><p>I look forward to further discussion with the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales, and the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland on improving inter-governmental working, one of the key recommendations of the Smith Commission.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 10/12/2014 16:12:16 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

167866

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what date he has set for full implementation of universal credit across the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	216982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>In the WMS (link below) of 13 October 2014 the Secretary of State confirmed plans for the next stage of implementing universal credit to all remaining jobcentres and local authorities as we progress national expansion through 2015-16 and secure delivery of universal credit across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 10/12/2014 14:57:00 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown