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164182

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the rate of cancer survival is in hospitals in (a) East London NHS Foundation Trust, (b) London and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	215546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 26/11/2014 16:13:46 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 215546 ONS 423.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Cancer Rate
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

156813

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Business: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to address the gender pay gap in the financial sector and to increase female representation at board level in FTSE100 companies; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	215168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The gender pay gap in the UK is at an historic low. In the financial &amp; insurance activities sector, the overall gender pay gap is (including both part time and full time workers) down from 44.3% in 2011 to 40.2% in 2014. However, the sector still has a completely unacceptable pay gap of around twice the national average, so more needs to be done. We are strongly encouraging more girls to consider maths and science-related careers through the “Your Life” initiative. Women in the sector will also benefit from the many other measures we are taking to drive the pay gap down further, including extending flexible working to all employees; introducing Shared Parental Leave; and bringing in new childcare tax provisions. We are also providing free software to companies for them to calculate any pay gaps and to analyse the causes of them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK takes a voluntary approach increasing the numbers of women on boards. We are making progress with the Lord Davies business-led initiative to achieve 25% women on boards by 2015 and have moved from 12.5% to nearly 23% of women on the boards of the top 100 companies since 2011. For the first time, every board of Britain’s top 100 companies has at least one woman. Government will continue to work closely with investors, regulators, head hunters and businesses to implement his recommendation of 25% women on boards by 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/11/2014 16:39:26 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

156424

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the proportion of taxis in London and the UK that are zero emission capable; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>We are not aware of any zero emission capable, purpose built taxis in use in London or the rest of the UK. However, a number of zero emission capable, purpose built taxis are planned from a range of manufacturers, and are due for release 2015 onwards. In addition, a small number of zero emission hydrogen taxis were used during the London Olympics. Many private hire vehicle companies across the UK already use zero emission capable vehicles – which are typically hybrid or electric cars, used for commercial purposes.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/11/2014 15:05:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

156425

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hybrid Vehicles: Buses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the proportion of buses in London and the UK that are hybrid electric; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not available in this form. However, the attached table (and in the link below) shows the number of buses funded as part of the English Green Bus Fund, including hybrid buses:</p><p /> <p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/344669/green-bus-fund-table.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/344669/green-bus-fund-table.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>Details of hybrids in the rest of the UK would be a matter for the relevant devolved administration.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/11/2014 15:07:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 141125 - UIN 214862 - green-bus-fund-table.pdf title 214862 - English Green Bus Fund Table
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155397

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	New Businesses: Hackney
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new businesses were started in Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The estimated number of business start-ups (rounded) in the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, according to BankSearch data, for the years 2008 to 2013 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total estimated number of business start-ups in <br>Hackney North and Stoke Newington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1450</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: BankSearch, based on the number of new business bank accounts opened.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/11/2014 12:43:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155429

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Derelict Land: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of potential brownfield development sites in London; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>According to the National Land Use Database, there were an estimated 3,660 hectares of brownfield land in London that might have been available for redevelopment in 2010 (the latest, complete database). However redevelopment is not expected to be viable on all sites.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/11/2014 15:27:25 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155460

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Air Pollution: Greater London
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 recent assessment her Department has made of air quality in London; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra uses both monitoring and modelling to assess air quality in the UK. Data is updated hourly on our website at: <a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/</a>. For the 17 automatic monitoring sites in London, modelled data for previous years and projections for the achievement of EU air quality limit values for nitrogen dioxide are also available on the website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:23:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155461

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Air Pollution: Greater London
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 recent assessment her Department has made of public health risks from air pollution in London; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) advises the Government on all matters concerning the health effects of air pollutants. COMEAP has previously assessed the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on mortality. It has also assessed mortality effects from particulate matter specifically, which included an assessment for London. The reports are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/comeap-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/comeap-reports</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Mortality attributable to particulate air pollution is included in the Public Health Outcomes Framework, used to assess progress by local authorities in addressing this health issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:23:08 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155476

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 6 November 2014, Official Report, column 1034, on re-opening the British embassy in Tehran, what recent progress he has made on consular and embassy arrangements in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>As I set out in the House on 6 November 2014, the Government remains committed to reopening the British Embassy in Tehran once we have resolved the outstanding steps required to bring the Embassy back to a functional level and concluded arrangements for re-establishing a visa service in Tehran. We are in ongoing discussion with the Iranian government to identify solutions on both issues.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:33:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155481

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Nigeria
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 discussions he has had with the Nigerian government on reports of homophobic vigilantism in Kebbi State.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text We are concerned by the recent reports of homophobic vigilantism in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Our High Commission in Abuja is seeking further information from contacts on the ground. The UK opposes any form of discrimination or persecution on the grounds of sexual orientation and any form of legislation that criminalises people on the basis of their sexuality. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 18/11/2014 15:50:45 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott