EU restrictions prohibiting the use of three neonicotinoids on some crops have been in place since 1 December 2013. Other uses of these neonicotinoids remain approved. The restrictions have been implemented in full in the UK and will remain in place unless and until the European Commission decides to change them. The Commission has mandated the European Food Safety Authority to carry out a scientific review of the effects of neonicotinoids on pollinators. The UK will participate in that process.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3934", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for George Eustice"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Camborne and Redruth"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Eustice"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-01-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-01-20T11:11:49.327Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-01-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Neonicotinoids: EU Action"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the EU ban on neonicotinoids has been renewed; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1568", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Anne Main"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "St Albans"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mrs Anne Main"} ], "uin" : "22708"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445176", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445176/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
All Community Rehabilitation Companies informed the MoJ of their plans to restructure as part of the bidding process, which was robustly evaluated. They are contractually required to maintain a professional and appropriately skilled workforce to deliver the services set out in their contracts. We are robustly managing the contracts to make sure the providers deliver services which reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-01-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-01-20T11:46:11.633Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-01-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Community Rehabilitation Companies: Staff"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which community rehabilitation companies have informed his Department of plans to reduce staff in the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "22714"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445177", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445177/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
All judicial office holders are required to apply the law fairly and objectively regardless of the ethnicity of those who appear before them. A key principle of judicial training is that it should include the social context within which judges and magistrates operate, such as awareness of diversity issues. Additionally, the Judicial College, which oversees the delivery of judicial training on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice, maintains an Equal Treatment Bench Book to assist judicial office holders to deal fairly with those who appear before them. The Bench Book is publicly available at: https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/equal-treatment-bench-book/<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445181/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) in-service emissions budget is in the table below:<\/p>
| Budget<\/p><\/td> | Expenditure<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2006 / 2007<\/p><\/td> | Not available<\/p><\/td> | Not available<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2007 / 2008<\/p><\/td> | Not available<\/p><\/td> | £170k<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2008 / 2009<\/p><\/td> | Not available<\/p><\/td> | £205k<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2009 / 2010<\/p><\/td> | £200K<\/p><\/td> | £200K<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2010 / 2011<\/p><\/td> | £200K<\/p><\/td> | £200K<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2011 /2012*<\/p><\/td> | £0<\/p><\/td> | £0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2012 /2013<\/p><\/td> | £40K<\/p><\/td> | £40K<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2013 /2014<\/p><\/td> | £50K<\/p><\/td> | £29.5K<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2014 / 2015<\/p><\/td> | £150K<\/p><\/td> | £42.3K<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2015 / 2016<\/p><\/td> | £123.2K<\/p><\/td> | **<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> * Following the work in 2010-2011, the focus of emissions testing changed to consider aftermarket alteration of vehicles, both light and heavy duty.<\/p> ** Ongoing £96K anticipated.<\/p> The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not hold a budget for in-service emissions testing and it does not have expenditure for in service emissions testing.<\/p> |