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  • Roger Godsiff – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Roger Godsiff – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the planned further research into the use of carbon monoxide as a potential method of culling badgers will include (a) trials on living badgers, (b) trials on existing badger setts and (c) laboratory trials.

    George Eustice

    The planned further research involves preliminary tests to investigate the potential use of carbon monoxide in a sett environment. These preliminary tests will not involve the use of either live badgers or active setts. Whether or not we proceed with further research involving live badgers or active setts will depend upon the outcome of these preliminary tests.

  • Angus Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Angus Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what collision warning capability the Rangeless Autonomous Information Debriefing System had.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    The Rangeless Airborne Instrumented Debriefing System (RAIDS) as fitted to RAF aircraft has no collision warning capability.

    It logs and stores GPS positional data during flight. Data can only be downloaded post-flight to allow replay during sortie debriefing of the positional data for all aircraft fitted with RAIDS. Therefore, it provides no situational awareness to the crew in flight.

  • Gerry Sutcliffe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Gerry Sutcliffe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerry Sutcliffe on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition his Department uses of an adequate amount of weekly physical activity.

    Jane Ellison

    The UK Chief Medical Officers’ (CMOs) guidelines for physical activity for adults is to be active daily, up to at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week. Children and young people should be active for at least 60 minutes and up to several hours every day of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity. The guidelines were published in July 2011. More information can be found from UK CMOs’ report on physical activity ‘Start Active, Stay Active’. A copy of the report has already been placed in the Library.

  • Mike Gapes – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Mike Gapes – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Gapes on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reports he has received about teaching standards and education at Ad-Deen Primary School, Ilford; and if he will make a statement.

    Mr David Laws

    The last report received by the Secretary of State for Education relating to teaching standards and education at Ad-Deen Primary School was from Ofsted following their inspection of the school on 19-20 January 2011. This judged the school to be satisfactory for curriculum, teaching and assessment.

  • Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed in the Passport Office in Belfast in each of the last five years.

    James Brokenshire

    The table below shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff employed
    in the Belfast Passport Office in each of the last five years.

    Mar-10

    Mar-11

    Mar-12

    Mar-13

    Mar-14

    FTEs

    171

    163

    160

    182

    205

  • Adrian Sanders – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Adrian Sanders – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adrian Sanders on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow the IPCC to consider complaints regarding police conduct from third parties.

    Karen Bradley

    Section 12 of the Police Reform Act 2002 sets out who can complain to the
    Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). A person can be considered as
    having been authorised to act on behalf of another for the purposes of making a
    complaint if he or she has, and is able to produce, written consent from that
    other person.

  • David Winnick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Winnick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to her letter to the Director General, UK Visas and Immigration, of 1 May 2014 on behalf of a constituent, CTS ref M5845/14.

    Karen Bradley

    The Director General responsible for Immigration Enforcement, responded to the hon. Member on 17 June 2014.

  • Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-03-31.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is responsible for enforcing standards in the hygiene of toilets on trains; and who is accountable for any failings in this area.

    Stephen Hammond

    It is a matter for the Train Operator to ensure that the appropriate standards of cleanliness are met on trains.

    More information can be obtained from the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) which can be contacted at:

    2nd Floor

    200 Aldersgate Street

    London
    EC1A 4HD

    Tel: 020 7841 8000

  • Fiona Mactaggart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Fiona Mactaggart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fiona Mactaggart on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a full range of sanitary products is provided free-of-charge to female prisoners.

    Simon Hughes

    Women should be given any items required to meet essential personal needs for their first 24 hours in custody, including toiletries, clean clothing and a towel. Women also must have easy access to a choice of sanitary provision. Tampons with applicators must be one of the choices.

    All prisons across the female custodial estate provide Interlude tampons and sanitary towels to women free of charge. Other brands of sanitary products are available for women to buy via the National Product list.

  • Tom Greatrex – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Tom Greatrex – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Greatrex on 2014-03-28.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many applications his Department has received for (a) one-year, (b) three-year and (c) 15-year contracts relating to (i) gas and (ii) coal under the capacity market.

    Michael Fallon

    National Grid, as delivery body for Electricity Market Reform, will run the first capacity auction in December 2014, subject to the passage of secondary legislation and state aid approval being received. Pre-qualification for the first capacity auction is expected to open on 4 August 2014 and the first round of the auction is expected to take place on 9 December 2014. Consequently, National Grid has not yet received any applications for agreements under the Capacity Market.

    A detailed timetable for the implementation of the Capacity Market is available here:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/268629/Capacity_Market_Implementation_Plan_FINAL.pdf

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