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661651

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date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Universities: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help facilitate collaboration between universities and the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	58322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government has taken action across a range of areas – skills, research, infrastructure and facilities, knowledge exchange, access to finance, intellectual property and tax incentives - to ensure the strong development of university-business collaboration and the application of research to support sustainable economic growth.</p><p>At the Autumn Statement, the Government committed an extra £2 billion a year in research and development by 2020- 21, including for the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The Chancellor confirmed a further £100m support for collaboration between universities across the range of knowledge exchange activity and a further £100m for Innovate UK for the Biomedical Catalyst.</p><p>The creation of UK Research &amp; Innovation - bringing together the Research Councils, Innovate UK and the research and knowledge exchange functions of the Higher Education Funding Council for England is an opportunity to take a strategic approach and to simplify funding arrangements for research, innovation and commercialisation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/01/2017 11:15:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

661653

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of falling international student numbers on the financial sustainability of the UK university sector.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	58320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Higher Education Council for Funding in England (HEFCE) reports that the higher education sector was in sound financial health in 2014/15. In the same academic year, overseas fee income accounted for nearly 13% of total sector income on average.</p><p>International students make an important economic and cultural contribution to the UK. The UK has, and will continue to have, a world class education system that attracts students from across the world.</p><p>The latest report, entitled ‘Financial Health of the higher education sector: 2015-16 to 2018-19 forecasts’ can be found on HEFCE’s website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/HEFCE,2014/Content/Pubs/2016/201634/HEFCE2016_34.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/HEFCE,2014/Content/Pubs/2016/201634/HEFCE2016_34.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/01/2017 10:03:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

661834

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he expects to publish the consultation on the Government's industrial strategy.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	58321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>We will be publishing a discussion paper shortly which will form part of an ongoing open and collaborative dialogue to develop the new Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/01/2017 10:55:52 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

659533

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support is being provided to aid agencies to help Syrians being evacuated from Aleppo.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	57971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>We are providing life-saving support to thousands of people who have left East Aleppo or been caught up in the fighting. Through UN humanitarian agencies and NGO partners we are delivering the full range of relief, including hot meals, clean water, shelter, and healthcare. This is funded through the £2.3 billion that we have pledged in response to the Syria crisis, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis.</p><p>The Prime Minister announced on 16 December that Britain will commit an additional £20 million of lifesaving support which will go to some of the hardest to reach places in Syria - including Aleppo, and to Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/12/2016 12:49:25 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

662222

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed changes in the level of spending on mental health services for children and young people on waiting times for an appointment on first referral.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	907989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p><strong>We are investing more than £250 million each year to improve children and young people’s mental health, including implementing waiting times standards for early intervention in psychosis and eating disorder and completing the roll out of the children and young people’s talking therapies programme by 2018. </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Surrey answering member printed Mr Jeremy Hunt question first answered 20/12/2016 14:46:34 answering member 1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

654824

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
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	Pigmeat: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2016 to Question 40357, what progress has been made on the implementation of the protocol allowing pig trotters to be exported from the UK to China.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	56814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The importance of reaching agreement for the export of UK pigs’ trotters to China continues to be raised at the highest levels, most recently by the Secretary of State during her meeting with the Chinese Minister in Beijing last month. The Minister committed to prioritising the UK application and the UK Agriculture, Food and Drink Counsellor, based in Beijing, has continued to press the Chinese authorities for completion of the UK application to allow exports of UK pigs’ trotters to commence as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/12/2016 15:03:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

654316

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ministers of HM Treasury on the potential effect on freelance creative workers of HM Revenue and Customs proposals that self-employed workers update their tax quarterly.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	56474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Ministers regularly discuss with colleagues how policies effect sectors for which they are responisble.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/12/2016 17:06:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

652652

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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	Israel: Bedouin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's news story on plans to demolish a Bedouin village in Israel, published on 23 November 2016, whether he has raised concerns on behalf of the Government with the Israeli ambassador in addition to the concerns he has raised on behalf of the House; and what the outcome of such discussions have been.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	56402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>​I raised concerns about plans to demolish the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran when I spoke to the Israeli Ambassador on 23 November. Although the demolition did not happen before the 30 November the threat remains. The UK continues to call on the Israeli authorities and Bedouin community to work together to find a solution that meets the needs and respects the rights of the people affected.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/12/2016 15:50:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

650310

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Burmese counterpart on the statement of 20 June 2016 by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that patterns of violence against the Rohingya may amount to crimes against humanity; and what steps his Department is taking to protect the Rohingya community.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	55950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>Neither I nor my Ministerial colleagues have specifically discussed the UN Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights' report of 20 June with Burmese counterparts. However, the Government has repeatedly raised concerns about the persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Burma. I last raised this when I met the Burmese Minister of Construction on 29 November. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. the Baroness of Anelay of St Johns raised our concerns when she visited Burma from 9-12 November. The British Government remains one of the largest bilateral aid donors in Rakhine State. In response to the recent escalation of violence in Rakhine, I and other Government Ministers have called on the Government of Burma to resume immediately humanitarian aid and conduct an independent investigation into allegations of human rights violations. The Government of Burma has now committed to do so. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/12/2016 16:34:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

648727

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the limit value for particulate matter from 25g/m3 to the World Health Organisation's air quality guidelines of 10g/m3.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	55585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Latest compliance data show that the UK is meeting the EU daily and annual mean limits values for particulate matter (PM) concentrations at both PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub> size categories.</p><p>No specific assessment has been made of the potential merits of reducing the limit value for PM from EU limit values to the World Health Organisation air quality guidelines</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/12/2016 11:12:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy