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416173

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date	04/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Opium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the UK spent on tackling opium production in Afghanistan in each year since 2005; and what the cultivation area of opium in that country was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of opium cultivation in each of the last 10 years in Afghanistan are based on the Opium Survey carried out on a yearly basis by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The table below outlines the findings of the survey since 2005.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Area of country under cultivation (in hectares)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>104,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>165,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>193,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>157,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>123,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>123,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>131,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>154,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>209,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>224,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Published in Autumn 2015</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Government works with the Afghan authorities and international partners to target action against opium trafficking networks, rather than provide funding for programmes specifically focussed on opium production. Figures specifically relating to funding to tackle opium production are therefore not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 15:00:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416174

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Royal Archives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on allowing full public access to the Royal Archives.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Royal Archives are private archives which offer public access to historical papers for educational purposes and academic study, including via an online digitisation and public access programme, while protecting the personal private papers of The Queen and Members of the Royal Family. Access to the Archives is the responsibility of the Keeper of the Royal Archives.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/09/2015 10:07:30 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416178

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Nuclear Installations: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to Box 3, page 81, of her Department's Annual Report and Account 2014-15, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the increase in the estimated costs of nuclear decommissioning.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State keeps the costs of all DECC’s policies under review. Decisions on departmental budgets will be made as part of the current Spending Review, due to report in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/09/2015 13:53:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416179

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed by unmanned drones to prison security; and what steps he is taking to protect against drones dropping contraband material into prisons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service continues to assess the developing risk posed by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or ‘drones’. All prisons have local contingency plans to respond to incidents including drones.</p><p>The previous Government introduced legislation which prohibits the “projection” of any item into prison by any means, including by a drone. Prisons work with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute perpetrators, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/09/2015 11:07:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416180

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much each year is added to average consumer energy bills in the UK by solar power subsidies.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>In November 2014 DECC published estimates of the impact of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and bills.[1] The report estimated that, in 2014, support for renewable electricity projects through the renewables obligation (RO) and feed-in tariffs (FiTs) accounted for around £44 (or around 3%) of average household energy (gas and electricity) bills (in 2014 prices). Of this, an estimated £9 was spent on solar PV.</p><p><em>[1]</em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014</a> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/09/2015 13:50:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416182

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of annual savings to the public purse of reducing the number of hon. Members from 650 to 600.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The most recent estimate, in June 2012, indicated that if the number of MPs were reduced from 650 to 600, the saving would be £13.6 million a year.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/09/2015 10:35:29 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416183

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Peers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what the average annual cost to the public purse is of a Member of the House of Lords; and how many peerages he estimates will be created over the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The cost of the House of Lords is a matter for the House authorities. Any peerages to be created would be made in accordance with established procedure.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 11/09/2015 12:53:43 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416192

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Stray Dogs: India and Romania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has held with (a) her ministerial colleagues and (b) her foreign counterparts on the culling of stray dogs in (i) Romania and (ii) India.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Defra Ministers have had no such discussions.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2015 09:54:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416193

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the market before setting out the timetable for the recent sale of Government shares in Royal Bank of Scotland; and what assessment he has made of the value for money to the public purse of that sale.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor received advice from UK Financial Investments (UKFI) that it would be appropriate to conduct the first sale of the government’s shareholdings in the Royal Bank of Scotland on 4 August 2015, based on the share price at the time, and the prevailing market conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Chancellor received advice from HM Treasury that a sale would offer good value for money and meet all other requirements in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The sale raised £2.1 billion, which will be used to pay down the national debt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The advice from UKFI and HM Treasury is available on the government’s website <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/09/2015 15:21:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416197

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Gratuities
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 review his policy on employers withholding gratuity payments under a tronc.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government launched a call for evidence on tipping practices on 30 August 2015. This call for evidence is to gather information on how tips, gratuities, cover and service charges are collected and current practice in relation to whether and how much employers deduct from their employees. This includes the use of tronc arrangements for the sharing and allocation of such payments.</p><p> </p><p>As a One Nation Government we want a fair deal on pay for working people and that includes taking action on tipping abuse. The Government will assess the evidence collected through this exercise, and propose any further action to ensure fair and transparent practice in relation to tips, gratuities, cover and service charges.</p><p> </p><p>Interested parties can participate in the call for evidence by responding with evidence before 10 November 2015. The call for evidence can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tips-gratuities-cover-and-service-charges-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tips-gratuities-cover-and-service-charges-call-for-evidence</a>.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/09/2015 13:31:07 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn