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64760

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Monitor spent in 2013-14 on supporting NHS trusts in relation to the competition aspects of mergers and acquisitions; how much Monitor intends to so spend in 2014-15; which trusts have received such support to date; and which trusts he anticipates will require such support in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	203039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. Such expenditure is not disaggregated in Monitor's internal report systems.</p><p> </p><p>Monitor provides informal advice to organisations considering mergers on a confidential basis and Monitor is therefore unable to provide a list of trusts that have received support. However I can state that in 2013-14 Monitor provided advice relating to mergers to 21 Trusts.</p><p> </p><p>Monitor's statutory advice to the Competition and Markets Authority on merger transactions is published on its website:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/organisations/monitor</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible for Monitor to predict how many trusts will require such support in future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/07/2014 14:52:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

64785

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS Trust Development Authority spent in 2013-14 to support NHS trusts in relation to the competition aspects of mergers and acquisitions; which trusts required such support; how much the NHS Trust Development Authority plans to spend in this area in 2014-15; and if he will publish a list of those trusts requiring such support.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	203146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Whilst the NHS Trust Development Authority contributes to costs of mergers and acquisitions, it is not able to disaggregate the spend into different components. Information in relation to the specific competition aspects of this spend is therefore not available.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Trust Development Authority does not record requests for support from trusts. All such requests are directed to Monitor or the Competition and Markets Authority for advice, as the expert bodies on mergers and acquisitions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/07/2014 15:32:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

64577

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received child and working tax credits in 2009 and in each year since.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>The finalised annual award Child and Working Tax Credits statistics for 2012-13 are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><ins>Since </ins><ins>the original PQ answer was issued, HM Revenue and Customs</ins><ins> have revised figures for finalised Child and Working Tax Credit Statistics for 2012-13. As such, figures in the referenced publication of interest may </ins><ins>have </ins><ins>be</ins><ins>en</ins><ins> subject to change</ins><ins>.</ins></ins></p><p> </p><p>The finalised annual award Child and Working Tax Credits statistics for 2011-12 are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>For the years 2009-10 to 2010-11, please refer to the archived publication webpage:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121106034103/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/final-award-geog.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121106034103/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/final-award-geog.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 2 of these publications provide a breakdown of figures by local authority, including York.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 3 of these publications provide a breakdown of figures by parliamentary constituency, including York Central.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 02/07/2014 14:56:46 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2015 11:55:28 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes previous answer version 7633 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64270

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Small Businesses: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what work the British Business Bank is doing in Northern Ireland to promote its services to small businesses located there.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	202620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>British Business Bank programmes facilitated £7.5m of new lending and investment to smaller businesses in Northern Ireland in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Business Bank's Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme supported £5.1 million of additional lending to Northern Irish businesses during 2013/14, bringing the total amount of lending through the programme in Northern Ireland to £36.1 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Bank's Start Up Loans programme was extended to Northern Ireland in June 2013 and since then, it has provided 120 loans to Northern Irish start-ups, lending a total of over £560,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Northern Ireland Executive recently hosted a roadshow in Northern Ireland to promote the delivery of Business Bank programmes through Northern Irish finance providers and the Business Bank is actively discussing with the Executive how it can continue to support Northern Irish businesses in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/07/2014 14:21:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

63842

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on future public subsidies to onshore solar energy projects; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	202360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK has seen a remarkable transformation in solar PV deployment under the Coalition Government; we now have over 3GW of installed capacity. The measures that we set out in our Solar Strategy will ensure that solar PV continues to be a vital part of the UK's renewable energy mix for many years to come.</p><p>Alongside those measures, we are consulting on proposals to change the small-scale feed-in tariff scheme to enable more communities to benefit from ownership of renewable electricity generation, as well as proposals to encourage more deployment of solar PV on buildings.</p><p>We are also consulting on changes to the renewables obligation in relation to support for large-scale solar projects, and are working closely with industry to ensure that transition to the new contracts for difference mechanism supports the on-going development of the solar sector in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 03/07/2014 15:17:36 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle previous answer version 7740 answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

63971

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Fareham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the new Maritime and Coastguard Agency Maritime Operations Centre in Fareham to be fully operational.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	202471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) will commence operational duties in September 2014 when it takes on the operational areas previously covered by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCC) at Solent and Portland. The capacity and coverage of the NMOC will geographically expand as the new national network is incrementally implemented around the UK. The NMOC will be fully operational once this is complete in December 2015 as planned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 30/06/2014 14:56:18 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

63973

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Fareham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are employed at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Maritime Operations Centre in Fareham; and how many people will be employed at that centre when it is fully operational.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	202472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The transition to the new HM Coastguard structure is progressive over 15 months, from September 2014 until December 2015, and is structured to incrementally deliver the right number of staff at the right point of the transition timetable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently 27 Coastguards employed at the National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC). In preparation for the start of operational duties in September 2014 this will increase further as successful internal candidates are released from their current operational duties elsewhere around the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once the transition is complete, and the NMOC fully operational, this figure will rise to 96 Coastguard Officers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 30/06/2014 14:58:25 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

63975

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Fareham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what minimum qualifications staff at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Maritime Operations Centre in Fareham will need in order to discharge the technical duties of that centre when it is fully operational; and what range of qualifications staff currently employed at that centre have.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	202473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Existing Coastguard officers who are successful in getting a role at the National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) will need to have successfully passed the following training programmes dependent on the role they are undertaking:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Maritime Search and Rescue - Foundation</p><p> </p><p>· Maritime Search and Rescue - Intermediate</p><p> </p><p>· Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New Coastguard Officers recruited into roles at the NMOC will need to have successfully passed the following training programmes dependent on the role they are undertaking:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· HM Coastguard Foundation Programme</p><p> </p><p>· Maritime Operations Officer Programme</p><p> </p><p>· Senior Maritime Operations Officer Programme</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Currently the Maritime Operations Officers externally recruited are undertaking the Maritime Operations Officer Programme and will be qualified prior to the NMOC taking on operational duties in September 2014. All existing Coastguard Officers who are currently employed at the NMOC have the requisite qualifications for the posts they hold.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 30/06/2014 15:00:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

63978

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Fareham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with external stakeholders on the staffing and training levels required for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Maritime Operations Centre at Fareham to be fully operational.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	202475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The proposals for the modernisation of Her Majesty's Coastguard, including plans for staffing the new National Maritime Operations Centre and the roles and skills of its officers, were the subject of two rounds of extensive public consultation from December 2010 to May 2011 and then again from July to September 2011. More detailed work by experienced coastguards to develop and implement training plans has taken account of those earlier consultations and has involved representatives of the PCS Union.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 30/06/2014 15:03:10 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

63994

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement regulations on UK public services and businesses as a result of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and what UK Government policy is towards such regulations in international investment agreements.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	202532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has commissioned research into Investor State Dispute Clauses (ISDS), reviewed academic research, consulted external experts and carried out its own internal analysis on investment provisions. The UK currently has over 90 investment protection agreements with other countries. There has been no successful action against the UK in respect of any of these agreements. ISDS provisions in investment and trade treaties can help to create a positive investment climate. The ISDS provisions in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership are still under negotiation. We believe these provisions must strike the right balance between protecting investors and the host nation's right to regulate and determine policy and also provide transparency of process. A balanced ISDS clause in TTIP could act as a model for future trade and investment agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 01/07/2014 14:24:27 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 7116 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray