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1133845

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date	21/06/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government plans to take to help protect vulnerable older people from prosecution for unpaid TV licences.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	267716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, not government.</p><p> </p><p>The BBC set out in its decision document on the future of the over 75 licence fee concession that enforcement action would be a last resort, and that it will consider ‘people’s vulnerability'.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2019 13:42:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1133850

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Radioactive Waste
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 assessment his Department has made of the environmental effects of the dumping of radioactive waste in Hurd Deep and Atlantic Deep as detailed in the Ministry of Defence archived document entitled British Isles Explosive Dumping Grounds.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	267753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Dumping of radioactive waste (before being banned under the London Convention of 1972 for highly contaminated and in 1993 for low contaminated waste) was subject to approval by the MAFF Approval Committee, whose procedures included careful checks on the containment and transport of the waste. Both the Hurd Deep and Atlantic Deep sites have been subject to monitoring.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Hurd Deep:</strong></p><p> </p><p>From 1946 to 1993, the UK disposed of amounts of both civilian and radioactive waste at sea, in accordance with national policy and legislation, and with later international agreements regulating such disposals. These disposals were seen at the time as routine and uncontroversial.</p><p> </p><p>The total estimated activities in curies (TBq) for these dumpings were: Alpha activity, 400 curies (14.8 TBq); Beta-Gamma activity, 1,200 curies (44.4 TBq). The very low active waste (mainly sludges) dumped into the Hurd Deep was packed in approved light metal drums to permit rapid dispersion of the contents. The UK regularly monitors the Channel Island States and report the results in the annually produced RIFE (Radioactivity in Food and the Environment) report series. These reports can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radioactivity-in-food-and-the-environment-rife-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radioactivity-in-food-and-the-environment-rife-reports</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, Cefas and the Food Standards Agency have jointly published a peer reviewed paper (MARINE RADIOACTIVITY IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, 1990 – 2009) which looked further at time trends over around 20 years. UK monitoring shows that there is no evidence for significant releases of radioactivity from the Hurd Deep site and the effects of discharges from local sources have continued to be of negligible radiological significance.</p><p> </p><p><strong>North Atlantic Dump site:</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) surveillance of the North-East Atlantic dump site used by OECD/NEA member countries (including the UK) started in 1977 and ended in 1995. In 1985, the OECD/NEA Co-ordinated Research and Environmental Surveillance Programme (CRESP) delivered a report on the dump site. The report concluded that the North-East Atlantic dump site posed negligible human radiological risk although the report noted that in the absence of baseline data on the benthic biology, it was difficult to draw firm conclusions about the environmental impacts. A new report on the dump site conducted by CRESP in 1996 reached the same conclusions.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of the “Historic Dumping of Low-Level Radioactive Waste in the North-East Atlantic” was recently compiled by the Radioactive Substances Committee of OSPAR. OSPAR’s document can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ospar.org/site/assets/files/1173/factsheet_historic_dumping_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ospar.org/site/assets/files/1173/factsheet_historic_dumping_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/06/2019 15:32:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1133861

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money his Department has spent on social media advertising in each month since February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	267755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The figures requested are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>February 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ 12,973.86</p></td><td><p>£ 10,728.55</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£ 1,540.51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/06/2019 09:42:03 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1133880

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) legal and (b) regulatory framework for UK arms exports.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	267767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s regulatory framework for export controls is set out in the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, which provide a thorough risk assessment process for reaching licensing decisions. The Court of Appeal judgment of 20 June does not undermine the UK’s overall framework for export controls as set out in the Consolidated Criteria. These Criteria have stood the test of time and are shared by EU Member States. The Court’s judgment is about how decisions were made in relation to one element of one of those Criteria in a specific context.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/06/2019 11:40:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1133882

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking increase the proportion of her Department's procurement with SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	267740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is taking a number of positive actions to make it easier for smaller companies to do business with defence, for example launching sub-contract advertising on our online portal and engaging more regularly with smaller businesses to help understand the challenges they face. We are also introducing new measures to ensure prime contractors' pay promptly and working to improve the pipeline information that we publish.</p><p>The MOD Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Action Plan 2019-2022 was published in March 2019 and this sets out the actions we are taking in more detail. It is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-small-and-medium-sized-enterprise-action-plan-2019-2022</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/06/2019 13:28:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1133886

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Climate Change: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to promote learning about climate change in schools.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	267768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Topics related to climate change are included in both the science and geography curricula and qualifications. Primary school science pupils are taught about how weather changes across the four seasons, and look at how environments can change as a result of human actions.</p><p>In secondary school, science pupils are taught about the production of carbon dioxide by human activity and the effect this has on the climate. This is expanded on in GCSE science where pupils will consider the evidence for additional anthropogenic causes of climate change. As part of GCSE geography pupils will look at the causes, consequences of and responses to extreme weather conditions and natural weather hazards.</p><p>In 2017, the Department also introduced a new environmental science A level. This will enable students to study topics that will support their understanding of climate change and how it can be tackled.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/06/2019 14:05:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1133901

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals on humanist marriages.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	267789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government announced in last year’s Budget that it would ask the Law Commission to undertake a wider review of marriage ceremonies. We want to make marriage more accessible and meaningful and give couples greater choice in how they can celebrate their commitment. This includes greater flexibility for different faiths and for non-religious belief organisations.</p><p> </p><p>We have been finalising the terms of reference for the review and will announce these shortly.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 27/06/2019 17:16:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1133908

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the allocation of additional funding to local authorities for the provision of adult social care services.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	267715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the pressures facing local government, and this is why we have given councils access to £3.9 billion for adult social care this year. The Secretary of State speaks regularly with the Chancellor on a range of matters, including local government funding. Future funding for local government will be considered by the Government at this year’s Spending Review and work is already underway.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 27/06/2019 09:44:10 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1133909

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled, Road to Zero, published by his Department in July 2018, what steps is he taking to ensure the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure to meet the 2040 emissions target.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	267734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Our vision is to have one of the best electric vehicle infrastructure networks in the world. This means a network for current and prospective electric vehicle drivers that is affordable, reliable, accessible and secure. The Road to Zero strategy includes new commitments to massively expand electric and low emission vehicle infrastructure across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Government funding and leadership, alongside private sector investment has supported the installation of more than 17,000 public chargepoints. This includes over 1,700 rapid chargepoints - one of the largest networks in Europe. Our grant schemes and our £400m public-private Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund will see thousands more electric vehicle chargepoints installed across the UK. We will consult on proposals for chargepoints to be installed with all newly built homes in England, where appropriate. Highways England has a commitment of £15m to ensure there are chargepoints (rapid where possible) every 20 miles on 95% of the Strategic Road Network by 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/06/2019 14:15:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1133910

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate additional funding to (a) encourage and (b) support people to purchase electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	267735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>We are investing nearly £1.5bn‎ between April 2015 and March 2021, with grants available for battery electric and hydrogen vehicles, alongside schemes to support charge point infrastructure at homes and workplaces and on residential streets. Along with other measures in the Government’s Road to Zero strategy, this adds up to one of the most comprehensive support packages in the world for the transition to zero emission vehicles. As part of the forthcoming spending review Government will be laying out funding and other measures for future years across all departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/06/2019 14:18:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris