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383800

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) housing associations and (b) lenders on the potential effects of the extension of the right to buy scheme on the credit ratings and ability to access credit of housing associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	3189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Officials have met with a number of housing associations on an individual basis and further meetings are planned.<br><br>Details of Ministers’ meetings and those of the Permanent Secretary with external organisations are published on-line here:<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dclg-permanent-secretary-data-2014#history" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dclg-permanent-secretary-data-2014#history</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/06/2015 11:50:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

383832

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill (HL)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what functions he plans to delegate to a combined authority should Clause 6 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill pass into law.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	3160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill is an enabling measure providing for the transfer of existing powers from one public body to another through secondary legislation.<br><br>The powers to be devolved in each case will be those agreed in each Deal.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/06/2015 11:49:37 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

383867

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996
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 many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996 in each police force area in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	3271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling crimes against wildlife. The UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, which is part-funded by Defra, monitors and gathers intelligence on illegal activities, including those relating to badger persecution and poaching, which are UK wildlife crime priorities. The Unit also provides assistance to police forces when required.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, in England and Wales, in 2014, can be viewed in table 1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Deer Act 1991, in England and Wales, in 2014, can be viewed in table 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No proceedings were brought to court for offences under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 in 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992<sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2014<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes all Sections under Protection of Badgers Act 1992</p><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Deer Act 1991(1), England and Wales, 2014(2) (3)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes all Sections under Deer Act 1991</p><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 3261 3262 question first answered 23/06/2015 12:17:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

383868

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	Protection of Badgers Act 1992
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 many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	3262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling crimes against wildlife. The UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, which is part-funded by Defra, monitors and gathers intelligence on illegal activities, including those relating to badger persecution and poaching, which are UK wildlife crime priorities. The Unit also provides assistance to police forces when required.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, in England and Wales, in 2014, can be viewed in table 1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Deer Act 1991, in England and Wales, in 2014, can be viewed in table 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No proceedings were brought to court for offences under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 in 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992<sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2014<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes all Sections under Protection of Badgers Act 1992</p><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Deer Act 1991(1), England and Wales, 2014(2) (3)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes all Sections under Deer Act 1991</p><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 3261 3271 question first answered 23/06/2015 12:17:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

383869

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	Deer Act 1991
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 many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Deer Act 1991 in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	3261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling crimes against wildlife. The UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, which is part-funded by Defra, monitors and gathers intelligence on illegal activities, including those relating to badger persecution and poaching, which are UK wildlife crime priorities. The Unit also provides assistance to police forces when required.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, in England and Wales, in 2014, can be viewed in table 1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Deer Act 1991, in England and Wales, in 2014, can be viewed in table 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No proceedings were brought to court for offences under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 in 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992<sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2014<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes all Sections under Protection of Badgers Act 1992</p><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Deer Act 1991(1), England and Wales, 2014(2) (3)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes all Sections under Deer Act 1991</p><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 3262 3271 question first answered 23/06/2015 12:17:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

383880

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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, whether the proposed permanent nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 would permit the IAEA to conduct anytime, anywhere inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	3058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>A comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran must include robust monitoring of Iran’s nuclear activities, and Iran’s implementation of its Additional Protocol which provides for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to nuclear facilities. Full implementation of the Additional Protocol under a comprehensive agreement is vital in order to reassure the international community that Iran’s nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful.comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran must include robust monitoring of Iran’s nuclear activities, and Iran’s implementation of its Additional Protocol which provides for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to nuclear facilities. Full implementation of the Additional Protocol under a comprehensive agreement is vital in order to reassure the international community that Iran’s nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/06/2015 12:10:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

383881

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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, whether the IAEA has been granted access to the Arak facility in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	3059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has monthly access to the reactor at Arak. The IAEA Director General’s 29 May Iran report confirms that the Agency carried out an inspection at Arak on 11 May 2015 and observed that no new major components had been installed. Iran continues to abide by its commitments under the Joint Plan of Action.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/06/2015 12:12:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

383903

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Everolimus: Finance
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 provide funding for everolimus.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>It is for National Health Service commissioners to make funding decisions on individual treatments taking into account guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) where available. Cancer drugs that are not routinely funded by the NHS may be available through the Cancer Drugs Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Everolimus is available through the Cancer Drugs Fund for two indications: (i) in combination with exemestane, for advanced HER2-negative hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer after endocrine therapy and (ii) for the second-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Everolimus is currently being appraised by NICE for the prevention of organ rejection in liver transplantation and for use in renal transplantation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Everolimus is also licensed for use in the treatment of Tuberous Sclerosis and Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA). NICE has not been asked to develop guidance on the use of everolimus for these conditions. It is therefore for NHS commissioners to take funding decisions based on an assessment of the available evidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In January this year, NHS England launched a three-month public consultation to seek people’s views about proposals for a set of principles which NHS England should apply when making investment decisions and a new process for developing commissioning policies for specific treatments, drugs and medical devices. These elements are part of a Framework, which, when finalised, will underpin every decision NHS England makes about specialised services investments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Now that the consultation has ended, NHS England has advised that work is underway to determine whether any amendments are required to its proposals as a result of the feedback received.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/06/2015 10:15:27 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

383922

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Labour Organization
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2015 to Question 1293, in what countries her Department is working on projects with the International Labour Organisation; and what the value of her Department's funding is for each such project.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	3056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Over the last six years my Department has provided £7.6 million to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for specific programmes where this represents value for money. DFID is currently funding programmes delivered by the ILO in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 3052 question first answered 23/06/2015 12:32:11 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

383923

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Labour Organization
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2015 to Question 1293, what funding her Department has provided to International Labour Organisation programmes in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	3052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Over the last six years my Department has provided £7.6 million to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for specific programmes where this represents value for money. DFID is currently funding programmes delivered by the ILO in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 3056 question first answered 23/06/2015 12:32:10 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh