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171658

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential for equipment, such as scanning equipment, supplied through funding provided by her Department, either directly or indirectly through other organisations, to be used for the purposes of coercive abortion; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	219566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government supports the work of various international organisations and agencies to promote informed choice, sexual and reproductive rights and women’s empowerment. All UK support to improve sexual and reproductive health – including for procurement of medicines and equipment – must be provided in this context.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 08/01/2015 16:56:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

171659

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding has been provided by her Department or indirectly through other organisations which may have been used to support China's one-child policy, for instance through the purchase of ultrasound scanning equipment.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	219567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government’s policy on population and sexual and reproductive health is about providing choice, not coercion. We provide support globally to the work of the United Nations Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation to promote informed choice and better services in sexual and reproductive health, including in China. Both agencies are working to promote and uphold the principles of free and informed choice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/01/2015 12:38:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

171046

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	EU External Trade: South Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether goods produced in the Kaesong Industrial Complex by North Korean labourers are included in the European Union-South Korean Free Trade Agreement; and if he will make an assessment of the implications for that agreement of the findings of the report by the US-Korea Institute at SAIS of March 2014 on the wages of North Korean workers at that complex.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	219329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The goods produced in the Kaesong Industrial complex are not included in the EU-Republic of Korea FTA and therefore there are no implications for that agreement of the findings of the March 2014 report by the US-Korea Institute at SAIS on the wages of North Korean workers at that complex.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/01/2015 14:36:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

171066

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the role is of housing needs assessments within local plans.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	219079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Our planning guidance is clear that a Strategic Housing Market Assessment is just the first stage in developing a Local Plan and councils can take account of constraints which indicate that development should be restricted. I wrote to the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate on 19 December to ensure our policy is clearly understood. A copy of the letter can be found at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-housing-market-assessments and I attach a copy to this answer.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/01/2015 15:48:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name 219079 Bruce.pdf title Letter to CEO Planning Inspector
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

171136

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	North Korea
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 reports he has received that North Koreans with dwarfism are subject to segregation and forced sterilisation; and what steps the British Embassy in Pyongyang is taking in its disability programmes in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to raise this issue with their North Korean counterparts.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	219117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Reports that North Koreans with dwarfism are subject to segregation and forced sterilisation have persisted for many years. They are referred to in the UN Commission of Inquiry report (para 327), citing the Korea Institute for National Unification’s 2013 White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea pp. 442-444. This paper, available online, reports conflicting testimony from defectors on this issue, with some reporting those with dwarfism are segregated and/or sterilised, some that they are not, and others that they used to be but are not any longer. It also reports testimony from defectors who saw people with dwarfism in their local communities, in some cases married and with children. The paper notes that it can be difficult to verify testimonies given most do not mention exact dates. <br><br>Our engagement with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on disability issues aims to build the capacity of the DPRK to promote and protect disability rights and provide small-scale practical support to those with disabilities. There are many human rights issues that we have raised through this and our wider work, although this is not one of them.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 05/01/2015 15:44:47 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

170586

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what opportunities there are for people in prison to prepare themselves for the job market on release.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	906653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There are significant opportunities in prison to help prisoners gain employment on release.</p><p> </p><p>These include education, vocational training, experience of work and support to deal with barriers to employment such as accommodation or substance addiction.</p><p> </p><p>The National Careers Service also operates in prisons in England.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/12/2014 16:45:15 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

168850

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gaming Machines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ringfence revenue from the levy on fixed odds betting terminals to fund treatment for problem gamblers.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	217842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>At Budget 2014 the government announced that, from March 2015, a new higher rate of machine games duty (MGD) at 25% will be introduced for gaming machines where the charge payable for playing can exceed £5. MGD receipts go to the Consolidated Fund. This allows the government to allocate resources most efficiently across the economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Responsible Gambling Trust (which is funded by the gambling industry and further donations) expects to distribute £6,292,000 on treatment, education and research in 2014/15. This provides funding to specialist charities, such as GamCare, which provide gambling addiction treatment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/12/2014 17:04:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

166365

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2014 to Question 210749, if his Department will seek confirmation of the compliance of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) with his Department's guidance and required standard operating procedures by reviewing BPAS publications and information; and whether his Department considers it necessary for BPAS to make amendments to page 8 of its publication British Abortion Law, what it says, and why, in order to achieve such compliance.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	216106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has been consistently clear that abortion on the grounds of gender alone is illegal and the Department of Health repeated this in new guidance issued in May 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All independent sector providers have agreed to comply with and operate on the basis of the Department’s new guidance and must do so as part of their licensing conditions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/12/2014 16:21:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

166366

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission an assessment of the implications for his policies of the full text and research of the study by John Zhang et al, published in Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 80, Suppl. 3, September 2003, as part of his Department's consideration of the safety of pronuclear transfer.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	216104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The research study referred to has not been published in full and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Expert Panel has established with the research group that nothing further will be published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/12/2014 17:03:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

166367

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition of pregnancy is used by his Department for the purposes of sexual health policy.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	216105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>It is established in law that pregnancy begins at implantation rather than fertilisation.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/12/2014 16:08:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce