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93658

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date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the increase in HGV speed limits on single and dual carriageways on (a) drivers' perceptions of speed and (b) enforcement of speed limits.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	210666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The impact assessments of the changes consider the effect of the speed limit change on single carriageways, and possible change on dual carriageways on actual behaviour in terms of speeds driven. They do not specifically consider drivers’ perceptions of speed.</p><p> </p><p>One effect noted in these assessments is that there will be many fewer heavy goods vehicles breaking the higher speed limits, making targeted enforcement of any remaining infringements easier. Enforcement resources saved due to better compliance could be used for other enforcement work, including related to local road speed limits, subject to local policing decisions.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the conduct of vocational drivers in relation to their driving licences, the intention is to view breaking the higher speed limits as a higher risk factor than the current infringements. The senior traffic commissioner plans to consult on revised guidance during the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/10/2014 12:42:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

93659

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will conduct an impact assessment for increasing HGV speed limits on dual carriageway roads in the same format as the the impact assessment for increasing HGV speed limits on single carriageway roads.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	210667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published an impact assessment as part of the public consultation about examining the speed limit for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) over 7.5 tonnes on dual carriageway roads, which closed on 5 September 2014 (see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/336308/consultation-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/336308/consultation-impact-assessment.pdf</a>). It is in the standard format, as is the impact assessment for single carriageways.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/10/2014 12:48:05 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

93666

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the time limit is for local authority decisions on determining reported changes of circumstances.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	210728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There is no time limit set by Central Government for this. The latest published data for average Speed of Processing for change of circumstances for 2013/14 is 9 days.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/10/2014 13:47:21 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

93672

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements his Department makes for disabled people to contact his Department by email.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	210732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The Department makes reasonable adjustments for disabled people to use alternative communication channels where appropriate, including email.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/10/2014 13:54:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

93699

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Romanians and Bulgarians have sought social security benefits that were inaccessible before 1 January 2014; and how many such nationals are currently in receipt of child benefit.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government does not record the nationality of the claimant receiving social security benefits including child benefit.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 20/10/2014 14:29:56 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

93660

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Human Rights: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues on protecting the rights of women and girls overseas.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	905451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>I regularly discuss with ministerial colleagues the Government’s commitment to the protection and advancement of women’s rights both domestically and overseas. In the summer we hosted two global events – a summit with a focus on preventing sexual violence in conflict which generated strong international support; and a girl summit. The Girl Summit brought together a range of international stakeholders to accelerate momentum in tackling child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation and to rally a global movement to end the practices everywhere within a generation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also strong supporters of a stand-alone goal on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the post-2015 development framework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 16/10/2014 15:44:24 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley

93717

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount the Government has allocated to the Creative Skillset Skills Investment Fund; how much of that funding has been allocated to the video games industry; and what assessment he has made of the effects of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Jim McGovern
uin	905475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DCMS is investing up to £8 million each year in 13/14 and 14/15 through the Skills Investment Fund. With industry match funding, this will support skills development in the film, TV, and video games sectors. By March 2015, Creative Skillset estimate that in total, over £4,300,000 of SIF funding will have been spent on training for the games sector. One element of this Fund, the Trainee Finder scheme, has so far placed 122 trainees in 67 games companies.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/10/2014 16:17:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1515 label Biography information for Jim McGovern

93718

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Arts: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his department is taking to support theatre and the arts in the provinces.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	905477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Funding decisions for the arts are made independently of Ministers by Arts Council England. Earlier this year the Arts Council announced an increase in the proportion of spend on regional arts and major partner museums and the Government is committed to achieving a better balance from public funding and Lottery investment across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/10/2014 16:17:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce