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177664

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Competition and Markets Authority is conducting an investigation into allegations of cartel behaviour by banks in (a) foreign exchange markets and (b) other capital markets.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	223331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>I am unable to comment publicly on any activity the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) may or may not be conducting into allegations of cartel behaviour in this area, including any intelligence it may have received or reviewed in relation to any particular allegations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CMA has been setup up by the Government as the UK’s independent competition authority and has extensive powers to pursue cartel and criminal behaviour. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will also obtain concurrent competition powers in financial services on 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As examples of the extensive powers available to the CMA and the FCA, the FCA has publicly stated that it is currently conducting an investigation relating to trading on the foreign exchange market and in November last year issued record levels of fines on banks in relation to their activities in the foreign exchange market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 09/02/2015 12:00:21 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

177677

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Fire and Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Official Report, column 1167, what progress he has made on ensuring that if a firefighter fails a fitness test through no fault of their own and they do not qualify for ill health retirement, they will get a redeployed role or an unreduced pension.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	223325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The amendment of the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England, which places firefighter fitness principles on a statutory basis, came into force on 12 January 2015. The National Framework sets out that fire and rescue authorities must not only have fitness policies in place, but policies to support those who become unfit, including fully exploring opportunities for reasonable adjustments and redeployment. The National Framework also records my decision to set in train an independent review of these principles and their operation in three years time, and in the light of that review, to take such additional action as might be required to ensure the commitments made to Parliament are secured. No firefighter will see any change to their expected Normal Pension Age until 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/02/2015 15:50:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

177681

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Ofcom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ensure that the provisions of the Ofcom Code of Conduct relating to political activity and impartiality are updated.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	223285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The provisions of the Ofcom Code of Conduct are a matter for Ofcom. Ofcom is an independent body and it would be inappropriate for Government to comment on its Code of Conduct.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2015 10:32:27 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Baroness Harman

177683

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Ofcom
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 he has had with Baroness Noakes on the compatibility of her political activity with her role as Deputy Chair of Ofcom.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	223286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The compatibility of Baroness Noakes’ political activity with her role as Deputy Chair of Ofcom is for Ofcom to assess. No discussions have been held.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2015 10:33:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Baroness Harman

177720

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Vietnam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the government of Vietnam freedom of religious expression in that country.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	223347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>We actively promote freedom of religion or belief in Vietnam. Our Embassy in Hanoi works closely with the embassies of likeminded countries to ensure this issue is raised regularly with the Vietnamese authorities.</p><p> </p><p>At the recent EU-Vietnam human rights dialogue in January, the UK supported the EU raising the issue of freedom of religion or belief, in particular the problems encountered by the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief during his visit to Vietnam in July 2014. Our Ambassador in Hanoi also raised our concerns about Vietnam’s handling of the visit by the UN Special Rapporteur's visit with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p><p> </p><p>We remain concerned about the general human rights situation in Vietnam. I most recently raised this when I met the Vietnamese Ambassador in London in November 2014, and will continue to do so when appropriate opportunities arise.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 09/02/2015 15:27:45 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

177749

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for railway and station infrastructure projects in (a) Plymouth, (b) Devon, (c) Cornwall, (d) Torbay, (e) Somerset, (f) Durham, (g) Newcastle, (h) North Tyneside, (i) Northumberland, (j) South Tyneside and (k) Sunderland since 2010; and what estimate he has made of the contribution of the local councils in those locations to such projects.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	223314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold the information in the format requested and collating it could only be done at disproportionate cost. However, significant infrastructure improvements have been delivered across the UK since 2010. Further details of this, and committed spend in future years, are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-infrastructure-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-infrastructure-plan</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/02/2015 15:52:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

177751

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of his Department's funding for the first road period of the Road Investment Strategy will fund staffing costs to design, manage and deliver schemes (a) already committed to within the Road Investment Strategy and (b) not yet determined.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	223330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The proportion of costs of delivering individual schemes that relates to staffing will vary from case to case, with the largest proportion being determined following negotiation with suppliers. However the Road Investment Strategy is expected to support an average of 11,400 jobs per year between 2015 and 2020 – all of which relate to schemes formally announced in the strategy – and further work will be done during this road period to develop additional schemes for the next strategy.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/02/2015 11:31:28 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

177752

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bristol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of fully reopening the Henbury Loop rail line to passenger trains in Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	223357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment regarding the merits of fully reopening the Henbury Loop railway line, as this is a matter for West of England Partnership (WoEP) to consider. As part of the Growth Fund, we have made available £3.2m for the development work for MetroWest Phase 2 and if WoEP would like to pursue this option further we are happy to work with them.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/02/2015 14:14:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

177753

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Cold Weather Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the criteria for awarding cold weather payments have changed since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Roger Williams
uin	223329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In April 2013 Universal Credit was added as a qualifying benefit and Council Tax Benefit was removed as a qualifying benefit as it ceased to exist. Otherwise, the criteria for awarding Cold Weather Payments have remained the same.</p><p> </p><p>This Government have also, from 2010, permanently increased the value of a Cold Weather Payment from £8.50 to £25.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/02/2015 14:07:44 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1394 label Biography information for Roger Williams

177764

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the employment protections for staff in the offshore oil and gas sector in the event of an employer seeking to replace them with non-UK based workers on lower rates of pay.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	223458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The protections for staff in the offshore oil and gas sector in this example depend on the exact nature of their employment and the location of their work. The employment status review, announced in October, will consider whether the framework underpinning employment rights in the UK is still fit for purpose. Amongst other things, it will consider the statutory employment rights and protections available to different groups in the UK and identify areas that Ministers may wish to look at further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 09/02/2015 12:02:33 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham