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349576

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date	10/06/2015
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on Iran's nuclear programme.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	1905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>I most recently discussed Iran's nuclear programme, among other issues, with the Israeli National Security Adviser during his visit on 3-4 June. Officials from the Government of Israel also have regular discussions with our Embassy in Tel Aviv about Iran and the E3+3 negotiations with Iran on its nuclear programme.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/06/2015 13:27:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

349577

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on North Korean nuclear experts visiting Tehran.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	1906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of media reports that nuclear experts from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) visited Iran this year. If true, these reports are very concerning. We continue to monitor any evidence of nuclear cooperation between these two states, and to support and lead international efforts to prevent the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, including the spread of related knowledge and technology.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/06/2015 13:39:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

349578

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Gulf on Iran's nuclear programme.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	1908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text Ministers and FCO officials regularly engage their counterparts in the Gulf on Iran. This includes discussions of the nuclear negotiations, nuclear-related sanctions and Iran's nuclear programme. We remain committed to reaching a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear programme which will be in the interest of the region and the rest of the world. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/06/2015 13:22:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

349663

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the investment value of projects which are in the onshore wind development pipeline.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	1834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Onshore wind has made a valuable contribution to the UK energy mix in recent years and we are confident that it will make its expected contribution to the UK’s carbon reduction and renewables targets. However, the Government is committed to ending new subsidies for onshore wind as soon as possible; in doing so, we will consider carefully the impact on investments affected by the measures that we bring forward.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/06/2015 13:13:15 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

349664

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what provision he plans to make in the sale of the remaining public stake of Royal Mail for shares to be made available to retail investors directly; and what evidence he has consulted or research he has commissioned in relation to that option.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	1836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>As was the case for the recent sale, any future sales would require us to work with advisers to consider our sale options and assess which one best meets the stated sale objectives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, at any time, Royal Mail shares are directly available to retail investors as they are freely traded on the stock market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2015 10:20:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

349665

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 1 September 2014 (HC Deb C666W), by what date he plans to make a decision on the payment of the discretionary fee and the length of the stabilisation period following the privatisation of Royal Mail.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	1837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>No decision has been made on the payment of this discretionary fee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The stabilisation period has been completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2015 16:07:39 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

349666

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to seek and identify priority investors in respect of its sale of the remaining public stake in Royal Mail; and whether he intends to prioritise long-term investors in that sale.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	1838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The accelerated book build process, used in the recent sale, did not involve the concept of priority investors in the same way as a typical Initial Public Offering process would. There was not a need for early engagement by potential investors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All leading long term investors were invited to bid for shares.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2015 10:18:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

349667

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which banks or syndicate of banks are (a) advising the Government and (b) overseeing the sale of the remaining public stake in Royal Mail; and whether any other banks, institutions or firms have involvement in that process.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	1839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has appointed Rothschild to provide independent financial advice and Freshfields to provide external legal advice. The syndicate of banks were Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2015 10:19:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

349727

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what safeguards he plans to put in place in relation to the sale of the remaining public stake in Royal Mail in light of the reports into the privatisation of Royal Mail in 2013 of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, National Audit Office and the Noble Lord Myners; and which specific recommendations of those reports he plans to adopt directly.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	1840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>These reports related to the Royal Mail Initial Public Offering. The recent sale of shares was through an accelerated bookbuild process to institutional investors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2015 10:17:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

349755

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2015 to Question 665, what assessment he has made of the effect on capacity on the TransPennine route of the delay to electrification.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	1904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The timing of TransPennine electrification does not affect the provision of future capacity on the TransPennine route. To address existing crowding and accommodate future growth, the Department’s specification for the next TransPennine Express franchise requires approximately 45 per cent more seats to be provided in the three-hour morning peak into Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield combined (compared to when the Invitation to Tender was issued to short-listed bidders in February). Bidders were required to set out how they will deliver this increase by December 2018, without relying on electrification of the route.</p><p> </p><p>Bids for the future franchise were submitted late last month and are now being evaluated. The outcome of the competition will be announced towards the end of this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/06/2015 13:11:44 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds