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458244

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Prison Service paid in compensation in the last 12 months; and what estimate he has made of the amount the service will pay in compensation in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	30109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Prison Service robustly defends all cases as far as practicable and over the last three years, has managed to successfully defend two thirds of prisoners’ claims.</p><p>As announced recently, we have ordered an independent audit into concluded personal injury claims against the Prison Service. This will identify ways of cutting payouts and legal costs, so taxpayer money can be focused on protecting the public and reforming offenders.</p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service publishes in its Annual Report and Accounts the total special payments made which includes all compensation payments paid out to prisoners, staff and third parties and all other associated costs, including any legal costs and compensation payments made under the Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>For financial year 2014-15, the total special payments made for all groups and costs mentioned above was £28.9m, as published in the Annual Report and Accounts. This can be found in Note 25 Losses and Special Payments on page 128 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/noms-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/noms-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>Payments of compensation by NOMS fluctuates throughout the year and is dependent on facts of each individual case, the legal advice received and decisions of the court. As a result, future estimations cannot be produced.</p><p> </p><p>The total amount of special payments paid for the 9 months up to 31 December 2015 for the financial year 2015-16 was £19.5m. This is the latest information available and will be subject to audit.</p><p> </p><p>As part of further measures to reduce the amount of compensation payments we pay out, the Ministry of Justice has commissioned a specialist law firm to carry out a review of recent claims so as to advise what steps can be taken to make sure that payments are justified and proportionate and that future costs are kept to a minimum in respect of pay outs and legal costs.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/03/2016 14:43:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

445605

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Security: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	903074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The threat from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism is severe.</p><p>It is being suppressed by the hard work of PSNI and MI5. Because of their efforts, the number of national security attacks has fallen from 40 in 2010 to 16 in 2015. But the need for total vigilance remains and will continue.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 20/01/2016 16:28:36 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

433514

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he next expects to meet representatives of the care home industry to discuss local authority funding of care homes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	18363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>I regularly meet with representatives of the care home industry to discuss topics including local authority funding of care homes, and will continue to do so.</p><br /><p>The Government has shown clear commitment to the adult social care sector, as evidenced during the Spending Review in which local authorities have been given access to £3.5 billion of new support for social care by 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/12/2015 15:46:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

433517

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to amend the annual limit set on nurse educational places; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	18279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>From 2017 we are removing the limit on the number of students that can study nursing. This reform is expected to enable universities to provide up to 10,000 additional nursing and other health professional training places over this Parliament. This will open up opportunities for applicants which universities have previously been forced to turn down.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 09/12/2015 16:39:21 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

435630

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on the auto-enrolment of people onto workplace pensions.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	902580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>DWP’s latest evaluation report on Automatic Enrolment shows that since it’s introduction in 2012, participation in workplace pension saving by eligible workers in the private sector has increased by 21 percentage points.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/12/2015 17:40:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

432032

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Security: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	902254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon Members for South Ribble and Blaenau Gwent.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 25/11/2015 13:30:05 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

422839

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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	Apprentices
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 apprenticeships have been created under the Trailblazer scheme in the last nine months.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	12763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The number of Apprenticeship Starts on Standards (known previously as Trailblazers) is published as part of the Department’s Statistical First Release (first link). Table 20.1 (second link) shows the provisional number of starts on Standards in the 2014/15 academic year, by quarter.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468260/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-october15-ofqual-update.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468260/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-october15-ofqual-update.xls</a></p><p>Provisional data for August to October 2015 will be published in January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/10/2015 17:08:29 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

422931

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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	Pig: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much revenue has been raised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Board through levies collected from the sale of pigs in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	12839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>Levies are raised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board on pigs slaughtered for human consumption within England. Approximately 81% of this levy is paid by the pig producer, with around 19% also paid by the pig slaughterer or live exporter.</p><br /><p>Over the last 10 financial years ending 31 March 2015, £80 million in English pig levy has been collected. This is broken down as follows:</p><br /><p>2014/15 £9.023m</p><p>2013/14 £8.735m</p><p>2012/13 £8.555m</p><p>2011/12 £8.235m</p><p>2010/11 £7.735m</p><p>2009/10 £7.564m</p><p>2008/09 £6.921m</p><p>2007/08 £7.986m</p><p>2006/07 £7.631m*</p><p>2005/06 £7.617m*</p><br /><p>The figures are for gross levy before deduction of levy collection costs, and are sourced from Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Audited Annual Report &amp; Accounts. The 2005/06 and 2006/07 figures are sourced from the Meat and Livestock Commission Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/10/2015 11:45:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

421540

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Terrorism: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting terrorism offences.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	901578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division has a good record of successfully prosecuting terrorism cases, with a number of convictions relating to the conflict in Syria and Iraq. Many of those cases have received Law Officers consent to prosecute. They include individuals who have returned from training or fighting in Syria, those who have attempted to travel and those who have encouraged or supported others.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/10/2015 12:35:43 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

390249

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Remembrance Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to include representations from the Polish forces and other countries at the 2015 Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	7432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Tradition and precedents sets out that Remembrance Sunday commemorates the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. There are no plans to change the current representation.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/07/2015 16:50:41 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham