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390867

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Attendance Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend the special rules for attendance allowance to include those suffering from significant brain injuries.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	7696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Entitlement to Attendance Allowance is not based on the diagnosis of a specific health condition, but is awarded to people based on the care, or supervision, needs arising from their severe disability. Special rules arrangements apply to Attendance Allowance claimants who are not expected to live longer than another six months, and mean that payment is made immediately rather the claimant having to satisfy the usual six month qualifying period. There is no specification of which health conditions should be processed under the special rules arrangements, and those suffering from significant brain injuries and not expected to live longer than another six months would be included under them. Claims for Attendance Allowance under the special rules arrangements should be supported by a relevant healthcare professional, usually on form DS1500.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 17:15:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

390473

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on implementation of EU rules on domestic bus driving hours.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	7460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The EU drivers’ hours rules (Regulation (EC) 561/2006) requires Member States to lay down their own rules for vehicles used for the carriage of passengers on regular routes where the route covered does not exceed 50km. In GB, the domestic drivers' hours rules (contained in the Transport Act 1968) meet this requirement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/07/2015 14:36:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

389827

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Boko Haram
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support African countries in counter-terrorism efforts against Boko Haram.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	7110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text The UK, in close coordination with the US and France, continues to support Nigeria and its neighbours in their fight against Boko Haram. The UK is providing a substantial package of UK military, intelligence and development support to Nigeria. We have also contributed £5 million to support efforts to establish a Multinational Joint Taskforce against Boko Haram. We are looking to expand our support to Nigeria even further. The Prime Minister has met President Buhari twice, including during the G7 Summit, to discuss how we could best help Nigeria win the fight against Boko Haram, including increasing UK Military Assistance to the region. The National Security Council has agreed that Nigeria will be a Foreign Policy priority and we have established a new cross Government unit dedicated to that task. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 20/07/2015 15:18:27 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

389834

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	West Africa: Piracy
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 assessment he has made of the level of piracy in the seas off West Africa; and what contribution the UK is making to international efforts to tackle such piracy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	7083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>In 2014 there were 67 pirate attacks reported in the Gulf of Guinea and 170 seafarers held hostage. The International Maritime Bureau estimates, however, that up to 60% of attacks go unreported. There are variations each year, but the situation has remained broadly constant for the last 5 years.</p><p>The UK engages multilaterally and bilaterally to assist west and central African states develop their maritime strategies and improve their ability to secure their territorial waters, including through implementation of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct regional cooperation agreement. The UK supports the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Maritime Organisation’s shore based legal and governance reform, and the Royal Navy has provided assistance to develop states’ seagoing capacity.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2015 13:59:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

389213

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to increase the number of counter-terrorism officers stationed abroad.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>For security reasons we do not publish a breakdown of the counter-terrorism policing budget by region or capability.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/07/2015 10:24:47 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes previous answer version 15384 answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

389540

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Piracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the role the UK has played in reducing the danger of piracy off the coast of Somalia and (b) the potential for such international efforts to be successfully replicated in other at-risk areas.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in international efforts to suppress piracy off the coast of Somalia. Incidents of Somali piracy peaked at 176 in 2011. No successful attacks have occurred since 2012.</p><p>The UK provides the headquarters and Commanders to the EU and NATO naval counter piracy missions. The UK also seconds two staff to EUCAP NESTOR, the EU-led regional maritime civilian capacity building mission. Additionally, the UK co-chairs the Working Group on Capacity Building of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and has a seat on the UN Trust Fund, supporting initiatives of States countering piracy off the Coast of Somalia. The UK also funds projects of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to deliver technical assistance to regional states to help establish a legal framework for the prosecution of pirates. These highly visible roles ensure that the UK is at the forefront of international efforts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/07/2015 13:39:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

389541

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Afghanistan: Taliban
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress in talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban; and what he would consider a successful outcome to be to those negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>We welcome the recent talks between the Government of Afghanistan and the Taleban and support a political process to end the long-running conflict. A successful outcome to a peace process would be a durable reduction in violence in Afghanistan, while also maintaining the progress made in Afghanistan since 2001. Ultimately, the process will need to be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned, and we support them in their efforts to bring the conflict to an end.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/07/2015 16:14:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

389542

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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: Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of links between the Iran nuclear negotiations and wider nuclear non-proliferation in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The nuclear agreement reached by the E3+3 and Iran on 14 July is a potentially historic achievement. Iran has accepted far reaching limits on its nuclear activities including its stockpiles of enriched uranium, centrifuge numbers, and nuclear research and development. When the (International Atomic Energy Agency) IAEA has verified that these measures have been taken, it will benefit from phased sanctions relief. The aim of the agreement is to ensure that the Iranian nuclear programme will be for solely peaceful purposes. As such, we hope that it can make an important contribution to nuclear non-proliferation in the Middle East and to the goal of a Middle East Zone free from Weapons of Mass Destruction.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/07/2015 16:16:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

388938

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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: Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what mechanism his Department plans to announce the outcome of nuclear negotiations with Iran.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the statement made on 15 July by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2015 15:52:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

388941

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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: Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria his Department has set for determining what will be a successful conclusion to the final phase of negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>We want a durable, verifiable and comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran that addresses our proliferation concerns. Any agreement must include detailed, tough commitments by Iran that give us confidence that Iran’s nuclear programme will be entirely peaceful. The provisions should cover the full range of Iran’s nuclear activities, including its production and stockpile of fissile material and nuclear research and development, as well as robust verification and monitoring arrangements – with phased sanctions relief if Iran meets its commitments.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/07/2015 15:57:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis