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100646

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
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	Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 22 October (HL2135), whether they will list the fraud and corruption legislation which, in addition to the Gambling Act 2005, they believe meets the requirements of the Council of Europe’s draft convention to combat the manipulation of sports competitions.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL2377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Fraud Act 2006 and the Bribery Act 2010 constitute the fraud and corruption legislation that, along with the Gambling Act 2005, meet the requirements of the Council of Europe’s draft convention to combat the manipulation of sports competition.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/10/2014 16:43:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

100312

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how many people would not be paying income tax and national insurance contributions if the threshold for both were equalised at the higher rate of the two.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	211580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Increasing the National insurance Contribution Primary threshold for employees and Lower Profits Limit for self employed to £10,000 in 2014-15, in order to match the personal allowance, would take an estimated 1.5m people out of paying NICs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the 2011-12 Survey of Personal Incomes projected forward to 2014-15 using economic assumptions consistent with the OBR’s March 2014 economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2014 16:26:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

100344

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Overseas Visitors: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Chinese overseas tourists visited the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	221656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The table shows the proportion of Chinese overseas tourists that visited the UK since 2010 according to the International Passenger Survey and Tourism Economics:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visits by residents of mainland China</p></td><td><p>109,500</p></td><td><p>148,500</p></td><td><p>178,700</p></td><td><p>196,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visits who report their nationality as Chinese</p></td><td><p>111,100</p></td><td><p>144,700</p></td><td><p>170,100</p></td><td><p>201,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Share of outbound from China that is to the UK</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 27/10/2014 16:27:23 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100347

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to recover the costs of his Department's contribution to programmes against Ebola from the UK's international aid budget.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	211459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government's overwhelming priority is to ensure that the UK plays a leading role in providing the Government of Sierra Leone with the support it needs to tackle the Ebola crisis. The Department is working closely with the Department for International Development to identify and recover from the international aid budget, the net additional costs associated with the MOD's contribution to this vital commitment.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 27/10/2014 16:58:31 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

100370

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the area of land occupied by solar panel arrays that was arable land useable for economically farmed fruits or vegetables.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	211405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We have made no estimate of the amount of land occupied by solar panels which was arable land useable for economically farmed fruits or vegetables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/10/2014 16:48:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

100371

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Solar Power
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 her Department's press release of 19 October 2014, on the reduction of subsidies for solar farms to safeguard farmland, what estimate she has made of the potential annual change in mW of solar-generated energy as a result of that policy.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	211422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The decision to make land covered by solar panels ineligible for the CAP Basic Payment Scheme reflects the fact that agriculture is no longer the predominant use of such land. The Government wants farmers to prioritise making the best use of their land for agriculture and food production. However, we have made no estimate of the potential annual reduction in generating capacity.<br></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/10/2014 16:44:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

100379

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries sustained as a result of conflict in Israel and Gaza in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	211484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2014, we estimate that in Gaza over 1,475 Palestinians have been killed and over 5,000 injured. We have not made any estimates of how many Israelis have been killed or injured in the same period, but during the recent Gaza crisis six Israeli civilians were killed (including one child). On 22 October, a three month old child was killed, while seven others were injured when a Palestinian drove his car into a light rail stop in East Jerusalem.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/10/2014 16:21:19 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

100402

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Paralysis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to support University College London in its work to enable people who have been paralysed to regain the ability to walk.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds 11 biomedical research centres that conduct translational research to transform scientific breakthroughs into benefits for patients. These centres are formed through partnerships between England’s leading National Health Service organisations and universities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR is investing £110 million over five years (2012-17) in the NIHR biomedical research centre at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University College London. The centre is supporting research on the use of cells from the lining of the nose to repair damaged nerves in the spinal cord.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/10/2014 16:53:22 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100403

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Perinatal Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS takes to assist mothers of stillborn children to come to terms with their grief.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Health Service locally should ensure that appropriate facilities and services are in place to support bereaved parents following the death of a baby. In line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Standards of proficiency for pre-registration midwifery education, all midwives should be proficient in providing care for women who have suffered pregnancy loss, stillbirth or neonatal death. Health Education England has agreed to work with partners to ensure that pre and post registration training in perinatal mental health is available to enable specialist staff to be available to every birthing unit by 2017.</p><p>To assist NHS commissioners and providers, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Standards for Gynaecology and Standards for Maternity sets out clear standards for the level of care provided to help women and their partners experiencing pregnancy loss, including the availability of skilled staff to support parents following a stillbirth or miscarriage. A number of trusts now employ specialist bereavement midwives to provide this support.</p><p>To further assist NHS maternity services, NHS Improving Quality published ‘A review of support available for loss in early and late pregnancy’ in February 2014, which highlights areas of good practice and additional sources of support, such as the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, Sands.</p><p>Local NHS maternity care providers are responsible for ensuring parents receive appropriate information on bereavement support and services following the death of a baby. To complement information provided locally, information on support for parents after a stillbirth is available on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p>www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Stillbirth/Pages/Getting-help.aspx</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:51:15 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100406

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that as many staff vacancies in the NHS as possible are filled by citizens of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>In filling their vacancies, employers across the National Health Service in England are required to comply with employment law and ensure all applicants including citizens of, and others who demonstrate they are eligible to work in, the United Kingdom, are treated fairly and consistently.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health Education England<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> has been tasked with reducing the number of health roles on the Home Office Shortage Occupation List by March 2015. Where roles remain on the list an action plan should be produced to ensure that work is done to ensure that they can be removed.</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] ”Delivering high quality effective, compassionate care: Developing the right people with the right skills and right values”- A Mandate to Health Education England: April 2014 to March 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:47:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon