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60430

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date	06/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to promote the circular economy and sustainable use of resources.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	199547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The £8 per tonne escalator in the standard rate of landfill tax has been extremely successful in reducing waste sent to landfill and providing certainty to the industry to invest in alternative technologies which help to ensure a more sustainable use of resources. Budget 2014 provided further certainty on the future of both the standard and lower rates by confirming that they will not be eroded by inflation in future years.</p><p> </p><p>Budget 2014 also announced an additional £5m of funding to tackle waste crime, which will assist in the Environment Agency's drive to ensure effective compliance and enforcement with waste legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 11/06/2014 15:54:40 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

60431

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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	Morocco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the number of allegations of human rights violations perpetrated by the Moroccan Security Forces against Saharawi citizens has been monitored (a) since Resolution 2099 was passed on 25 April 2013 and (b) since Resolution 2152 was passed on 25 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	199457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Over the last year, we have received reports of human rights violations in Western Sahara from a number of sources including the Moroccan National Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteurs, international human rights organisations and civil society groups. However, none of these have released information on the number of violations.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson grouped question UIN 199477 question first answered 16/06/2014 09:49:25 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

60432

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Oil: Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many barrels of oil were exported from Libya to the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	199476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table below shows imports of crude oil to the United Kingdom from Libya for each of the last five years. The data are rounded to the nearest 1,000 barrels and the 2013 number is provisional.</p><p><em>Imports of crude oil to the UK from Libya (barrels at 7.37 barrel per tonne)</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2013 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barrels</p></td><td><p>14,828,000</p></td><td><p>21,557,000</p></td><td><p>5,638,000</p></td><td><p>20,032,000</p></td><td><p>13,598,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 12/06/2014 14:10:09 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

60433

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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	Morocco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of changes in the number of human rights violations committed by the Moroccan Security Forces against Saharawi citizens since the passing of (a) Resolution 2099 and (b) Resolution 2152.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	199477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Over the last year, we have received reports of human rights violations in Western Sahara from a number of sources including the Moroccan National Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteurs, international human rights organisations and civil society groups. However, none of these have released information on the number of violations.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson grouped question UIN 199457 question first answered 16/06/2014 09:49:25 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

60434

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) number and (b) gross tonnage was of (i) non-UK owned and (ii) non-UK registered offshore supply vessels operating on the UK Continental Shelf in each year since 2000-01.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	199455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency collates a record of vessels registered on the United Kingdom Ship Register (UKSR). It does not hold a record of shipping on the registers of other national administrations, which could include UK owned vessels.</p><p> </p><p>As of 9 June there were 159 offshore vessels on the UKSR, totalling 556,975 gross tonnage. No historical record is held with the kind of breakdown requested for previous years.</p><p> </p><p>Neither is a record held of where ships operate, and hence the vessels mentioned above may be operating worldwide, not just on the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 199456 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:57:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

60435

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) number and (b) gross tonnage was of (i) UK owned and (ii) UK registered offshore supply vessels in each year since 2000-01.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	199456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency collates a record of vessels registered on the United Kingdom Ship Register (UKSR). It does not hold a record of shipping on the registers of other national administrations, which could include UK owned vessels.</p><p> </p><p>As of 9 June there were 159 offshore vessels on the UKSR, totalling 556,975 gross tonnage. No historical record is held with the kind of breakdown requested for previous years.</p><p> </p><p>Neither is a record held of where ships operate, and hence the vessels mentioned above may be operating worldwide, not just on the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 199455 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:57:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

60444

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statistics his Department collects on the travel-to-work patterns of staff of airports and airlines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	199538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department holds data from the ONS Labour Force Survey on the travel time from home to work, and the method of transport used to travel, for people employed in the passenger and freight air transport industries, as well as those employed in service activities incidental to air transport. This data is published annually in Transport Statistics Great Britain, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-statistics-great-britain-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-statistics-great-britain-2013</a>, in tables TSGB0108–TSGB0112</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The survey does not however separate out those staff working specifically in airports and airlines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/06/2014 15:00:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

60445

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tourism: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken through taxation to encourage the tourism industry in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	199536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>This Government is committed to helping UK businesses, including those in the tourism industry grow and create jobs.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>In relation to taxation, we are taking action to reduce the employer NICs burden on small businesses and have created the new Employment Allowance which is simple to administer, permanent and available to all business and charities in the UK, this is reducing their employer NICs bill by up to £2,000 each year. As a result, 450,000 employers will pay no NICs at all in 2014-15. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>At this year's budget, the Government again took action to support the pub industry, reducing a pint by a penny for the second year in a row. Following last year's beer duty cut, the British Beer and Pub Association reported that 89% of their members reduced or froze their prices, 76% of their members increased investment, and 51% of their members employed more staff. Also at this year's budget we have taken action to stop the previous Government's alcohol duty escalator and freeze the duty on ordinary cider and on spirits, as well as limiting the increases on wine duty to inflation.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government is also taking targeted action where appropriate. For example, between 2011 and 2015 the Government is investing £50 million (with a further £50 million match-funded by the private sector) into a tactical campaign via VisitBritain, so it can work with the industry to market what the UK has to offer.</strong></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/06/2014 14:34:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

60446

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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	Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to apply the referendum provisions regarding council tax rises to parish and town councils; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	199535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 5 February 2014, <em>Official Report</em> columns 19-21WS, in particular, the section on town and parish councils which states:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><em>We have not determined principles for local precepting authorities in 2014-15, but we are putting on notice that we are prepared if necessary to apply the referendum thresholds to larger town and parish councils from 2015-16 onwards to provide protection for local taxpayers and extend the principle of direct democracy.</em></p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/06/2014 15:34:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

60447

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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	BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met the Director General of the BBC; what matters were discussed at that meeting; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	199539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State's external meetings are published quarterly on the Departmental website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 199540 question first answered 16/06/2014 12:44:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby