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435697

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date	07/12/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, briefed Peers and MPs on the Northern Ireland political agreement prior to her statement to the House of Commons on 19 November and whether all, or any, Northern Ireland-based Members of both Houses were invited to attend.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL4272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>There was no briefing for Peers or MP’s prior to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s Statement to the House of Commons on Thursday 19 November.</p><p>An invitation to the briefing on the Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill held on Monday 23 November was circulated electronically to all Peers via the Usual Channels.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 09/12/2015 12:45:51 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

435746

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which members of the House of Lords and Commons attended the briefing on the Northern Ireland political agreement, by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, prior to her statement to the House of Commons on 19 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL4321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>There was no briefing for Peers or MP’s prior to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s Statement to the House of Commons on Thursday 19 November.</p><p>An invitation to the briefing on the Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill held on Monday 23 November was circulated electronically to all Peers via the Usual Channels.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 09/12/2015 12:46:40 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

435752

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Secretaries of State for Defence and International Development on ensuring that full and proper account is taken of the importance of international humanitarian law in areas of potential conflict and war.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	19036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularlywith Ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues of common interest, including on international humanitarian law. I am not able to talk about any legal content of those discussions because, by convention, whether the Law Officers have given advice or not is not disclosed outside Government. All legal advice provided by the Law Officers is confidential and subject to legal professional privilege.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 10/12/2015 13:02:56 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

435771

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment he has made of labour productivity in (a) the North West and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	18883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 10/12/2015 09:26:01 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name 18883 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Labour Productivity
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

435774

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	STEM Subjects: Higher Education
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 is taking to increase participation in part-time higher education courses in STEM subjects.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Chris White
uin	18937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><br /><p>This year we relaxed the Equivalent and Lower Qualification (ELQ) rule for part time students taking engineering, technology and computer science courses. This means that students who already hold a degree will be able to access student support. At the Autumn Statement we announced a further relaxation to the eligibility rules so that students who already hold a degree can from 2017/18 access student support for part time study of other STEM subjects. These changes do not affect those undertaking full time study.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/12/2015 10:43:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4114 label Biography information for Chris White

435775

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Neurology: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of his Department's science budget was spent on neurological research in the period from 2010 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	18916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Torfaen (Mr Nick Thomas-Symonds) on 7 December in response to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=18131" target="_blank">18131</a>.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/12/2015 10:41:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

435776

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Parkinson's Disease: Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the proposed Dementia Research Institute will conduct research into Parkinson's dementia as an integral part of its work; and if (a) he and (b) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences will meet Parkinson's UK to discuss the work of the Institute.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	18917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Torfaen (Mr Nick Thomas-Symonds) on 7 December to question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-11-30/18130/" target="_blank">18130</a>.</p><br /><p>The Department would welcome a discussion with Parkinson’s UK on the work of the Dementia Research Institute, and I encourage them to write to arrange a meeting.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/12/2015 10:38:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

435845

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress her Department expects the UK to make towards its obligation to deliver 15 per cent of energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	18948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich on 6 July 2015 to Question 4832:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-30/4832/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-30/4832/</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/12/2015 14:08:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

435846

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Energy: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to safeguard gas and electricity supplies in the event of a terrorist attack.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	18878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the security of the energy sector very seriously and DECC works closely with industry and the relevant agencies in order to ensure a robust and proportionate security regime.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/12/2015 12:23:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

435848

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	White Fish
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2015 to Question 16561, if she will publish her response to the European Commission's proposals referred to on bass management.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	18987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>I am finalising the UK approach on management of all stocks, including bass, for negotiation at the December Fisheries Council. We do not publish the UK negotiating position, however my officials, in consultation with me and their counterparts in the Devolved Administrations, have been discussing our views with the European Commission, the Presidency and other Member States. We have also been taking on board the views of stakeholders. I can assure the honourable member that I will be seeking an outcome on bass management which is based on achieving sustainability of the stock and which recognises the interests of the commercial and recreational fishing sectors.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/12/2015 13:48:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray