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418026

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date	09/09/2015
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	BBC: Met Office
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 representations she has made to the BBC on the potential implications of its decision no longer to use the Met Office's forecasts and expertise on resilience to flooding; and what response she has received to those representations.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	9716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>This is a commercial matter between the Met Office and BBC. This decision will not affect our work to reduce flood risk or our free flood warnings service. Defra, the Environment Agency and the Flood Forecasting Centre will continue to work closely with the Met Office to forecast rainfall impacts and the risk of flooding.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/09/2015 10:16:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

418027

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Emergencies: Meteorology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) Government and (b) emergency responders of those organisations receiving different information about the weather in an emergency to that provided by the BBC to the general public.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	9819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The BBC’s contract with the Met Office is currently due to end in autumn 2016. The Government is putting arrangements in place to enable consistency of information provided about severe weather to emergency responders and that provided by broadcasters.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/09/2015 13:36:33 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

418028

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	BBC: Met Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for national security and resilience to extreme weather of the BBC broadcasting weather forecasts supplied by an overseas company.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	9833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The BBC procurement process for a new weather provider is understood still to be underway. The Government is considering the implications for national security and resilience caused by the decision by the BBC not to use the Met Office after autumn 2016 as its forecast provider. The Government will continue to work closely with both the BBC and the Met Office to ensure national security and resilience are protected.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 9717 question first answered 14/09/2015 16:11:58 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

418029

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	BBC: Met Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the (a) cost and (b) value for money implications to the Met Office of the BBC no longer using the Met Office for weather services.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	9718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The financial implications are expected to minimal</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/09/2015 17:03:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

418030

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	BBC: Met Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for (a) national security and (b) resilience to extreme weather of the BBC's decision no longer to use the Met Office's weather forecasts and expertise in its broadcasts.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	9717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The BBC procurement process for a new weather provider is understood still to be underway. The Government is considering the implications for national security and resilience caused by the decision by the BBC not to use the Met Office after autumn 2016 as its forecast provider. The Government will continue to work closely with both the BBC and the Met Office to ensure national security and resilience are protected.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 9833 question first answered 14/09/2015 16:11:58 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw