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92534

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any UK trawlers are fishing in the waters of Western Sahara under the new protocol to the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement; and what her policy is on utilising the UK allocation under that agreement.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	209940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no UK vessels fishing under the new protocol to the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement. Decisions on any quota allocation and licensing would be made by UK authorities under the existing regulatory regime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/10/2014 10:50:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

92552

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Cyprus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals have been affected by the Cypriot government's decision to withdraw funds from bank accounts belonging to foreigners in 2013; how many such people were banking with Laiki Bank; and what steps the Government is taking to recover the funds of such citizens.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	209956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>We do not hold any figures relating to the number of UK nationals affected. Deposits in Cypriot banks are subject to the laws and regulations of the Republic of Cyprus, and we have no authority to intervene in individual cases. We recommend that British Nationals consider seeking independent professional advice regarding their assets overseas.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/10/2014 12:47:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

91967

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Agriculture: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) her Department, (b) the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and (c) other public bodies spent on each category of agricultural research in each of the last 10 years; what estimate she has made of public expenditure on research and development on agriculture as a proportion of total spending on research and development in each of those years; and what proportion of publicly-funded research and development related to agriculture is (i) basic and (ii) applied research.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	209587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Defra’s investment in agricultural research over the past 10 years can be categorised as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Financial year</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Research spend (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Farming</p></td><td><p>Agri-environment</p></td><td><p>Soils</p></td><td><p>Animal health &amp; welfare</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>37.0</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>38.5</p></td><td><p><strong>79.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>35.7</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>37.9</p></td><td><p><strong>77.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>29.1</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>38.6</p></td><td><p><strong>71.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>37.3</p></td><td><p><strong>64.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>22.7</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>34.1</p></td><td><p><strong>59.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>26.0</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>31.9</p></td><td><p><strong>61.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>23.0</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>32.9</p></td><td><p><strong>59.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>30.7</p></td><td><p><strong>57.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>21.1</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>27.4</p></td><td><p><strong>52.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p><strong>43.5</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The majority of this investment was in applied research.</p><p> </p><p>The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) investment in agriculture-related research has steadily increased over the past 10 years. The expenditure can be broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Financial Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Research spend (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic</p></td><td><p>Applied</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>42.2</p></td><td><p><strong>58.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>45.1</p></td><td><p><strong>67.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>26.5</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td><td><p><strong>71.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td><td><p><strong>75.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>50.8</p></td><td><p><strong>83.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>33.3</p></td><td><p>56.4</p></td><td><p><strong>89.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>30.7</p></td><td><p>57.5</p></td><td><p><strong>88.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>30.9</p></td><td><p>60.6</p></td><td><p><strong>91.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>23.1</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p><strong>89.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>27.7</p></td><td><p>67.1</p></td><td><p><strong>94.9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Department for International Development (DfID) has invested the following amounts in agricultural research over the past decade:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Research spend (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>37.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>38.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>35.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>38.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>40.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>65.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>67.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>86.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>69.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>94.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As with Defra, the majority of this investment was in applied research.</p><p> </p><p>Together, Defra, BBSRC, and DfID’s investments in agricultural research account for more than three-quarters of the total spend by public bodies in this area. Smaller, but significant investments are made by the devolved administrations and other research councils., The Scottish Government, for example, annually invests around £50 million in research on rural affairs, food, and environment. A substantial proportion of this investment is focussed on both basic and applied agricultural science research.</p><p> </p><p>Figures on the total government spend on research across all categories are held by the Office of National Statistics. However, information regarding total public investment in agricultural research and development (R&amp;D) as a proportion of total Government spending on R&amp;D across all categories is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is currently working with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to deliver Action 1 of the Agri-Tech Strategy: a comprehensive mapping and evaluation of both private and government funding for research into agricultural technologies. This exercise will determine the total spend on agricultural R&amp;D in the UK, categorise agricultural research investments by topic and identify the relative proportions of funding for basic and applied agricultural research in the UK. The findings of this work will be published next year.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/10/2014 11:30:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

92144

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by Nevin Associates Ltd, entitled The fiscal impact of lower VAT rates on visitor accommodation and attractions in the United Kingdom: Final Report, published in July 2014, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the conclusion on page 29 of that report that a reduction in VAT on tourism would generate a positive net present value of £3.9 billion for his Department over the course of 10 years and would create 123,000 jobs in the tourism sector.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	209740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government does not always agree with the conclusions of the reports it receives, nor the assumptions underlying them. I refer the Hon gentlemen to my comments during the Westminster Hall debate on 11 February 2014. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/10/2014 15:43:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

92283

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will review CDC investment policy to determine if the requirement that investee companies have non-discrimination policies in place effectively addresses the inclusion of disabled people as employees, customers and service users.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	209700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>CDC requires all of its fund managers and investee companies to apply and demonstrate progress towards the ILO core labour standards, including specifically ILO Convention 111 on Discrimination (Employment and Occupation). CDC investment policy states that non-discrimination (including disability) is a requirement for all investee companies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/10/2014 15:40:50 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

89495

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Gold: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 121W, on gold prices, if he will request that the review into the operation of the gold market consider the appropriateness of allowing and encouraging gold investments within ISAs.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	207326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>The Fair and Effective Markets Review, which has been tasked with considering how to raise standards in fixed income, currency and commodity markets, has been in operation since June 2014. The terms of reference for the FEMR can be found at: <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/news/2014/tor.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/news/2014/tor.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>At this time, the Government has no plans to amend the terms of reference.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/09/2014 13:19:31 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

79381

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural, remote and small settings will continue to receive milk under the Nursery Milk scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	206967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>Next Steps for Nursery Milk</em>, published on 27 March, set out the Government’s plans to modernise the Nursery Milk Scheme. Ensuring supply to all eligible childcare settings will be a key consideration for the Department in developing the modernised scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 03/09/2014 13:56:03 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

78492

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Opioids: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training on the potential risks of opioid substitution treatment medications is provided to pharmacists, social workers and health visitors.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	206228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is robust clinical guidance on substitute prescribing, which covers the timing and circumstances under which people with opiate dependency may be allowed to take home and be responsible for their opioid substitution medicine.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the professional bodies of pharmacists, social workers and health visitors to set the standards that training equips professionals to meet, and for employers to ensure that staff who are involved in or might encounter opioid substitution treatment are trained in its potential risks, including to children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/09/2014 14:51:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

78500

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Opioids: Children
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 recommendations in the report Medications in Drug Treatment: Tackling the Risks to Children published on 29 April 2014 by Adfam.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	206273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the valuable work of Adfam in producing this report.</p><p>Officials from the Department and Public Health England have regular contact with Adfam and will be discussing with them what actions would be appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/09/2014 14:41:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

77147

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
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 a potential link between nuclear power and the prevalence of cancer; and what estimate he has made of proportion of the NHS budget spent on treating patients suffering from cancer caused by nuclear power generation.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	205246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>There has been extensive research into the possible links between nuclear power and cancer over a number of years. In particular, the independent expert Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment has published a number of major reports addressing exposure to man-made radiation from major nuclear installation operations and possible links with childhood cancers - www.comare.org.uk . Similarly, the Small Area Health Statistics Unit, based at Imperial College London and part of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environmental and Health, has published reports examining suggested links between local incidence of cancers and radioactive discharges from some nuclear installations.</p><p> </p><p>All of these reports have concluded that public exposures to radiation as a result of nuclear operations is extremely unlikely to have caused discernible health consequences.</p><p> </p><p>All radioactive discharges in the United Kingdom are regulated and monitored by the UK's environmental regulators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/07/2014 14:07:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams