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63166

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Electronic Warfare
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 place in the Library copies of the K-Matrix UK Security Sectors reports for each year from 2008 to 2013.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The KMATRIX reports requested will be placed in the libraries of the House. The report for 2013 is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 01/07/2014 13:45:59 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63167

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many complaints to the Groceries Code Adjudicator by farmers have been (a) made and (b) upheld to date.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>The responsibilities of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) – as set out in the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 – do not extend to acting as a complaints body. No formal complaints of the type described have therefore been received.</p><p>The Adjudicator has, however, received representations from many farmers concerning their experiences when dealing with the large retailers covered by the GCA regime; and information provided by farmers and by other suppliers will help to inform the GCA's future activities.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 26/06/2014 14:48:30 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63168

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Agriculture: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he is making in increasing exports of UK agricultural technologies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>To support the international priorities of the Government's industrial strategy for agricultural technologies, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) has established the Agri-Tech Organisation. This industry-led team provides strategic and practical export support to UK based companies and promotes the UK for inward investment.</p><p>The Agri-Tech Organisation is identifying opportunities in mature and early stage markets with the support of the UK Business Ambassador for Agri-Tech and private sector advisers to maximise the UK's agricultural technology sector's growth potential. This includes working closely with UKTI overseas posts in scoping and promoting visits or events.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 01/07/2014 13:51:47 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63169

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Agricultural Products: Exports
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 progress he is making in increasing exports of UK agricultural produce; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government and industry first launched the joint Food and Drink International Action Plan in 2012 and a refreshed Plan last October. The Plan commits us to deliver £500 million of value to the UK economy by supporting 1,000 companies by October 2015. In 2013 exports of UK Food and Drink reached £18.9 billion from £18.2 billion in 2012. In 2013 we opened 112 markets for animals and animal products, helping increase exports to non-EU markets by £179 million to £1.35 billion. This year we have opened 54 new markets for animals and animal products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has been successful in breaking down restrictions relating to BSE to provide greater opportunities to increase beef and lamb exports. Following lifting of the BSE ban by the US earlier this year, enabling export of beef once technical negotiations have been concluded, a memorandum of understanding on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies has been agreed with China providing a framework for negotiations. Once opened these markets could be worth up to £181m per annum. The Government and industry continue to work together to increase food and drink exports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/06/2014 16:04:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63170

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Agriculture: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on agricultural research in each financial year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills' expenditure on agricultural research is through the UK Research Councils and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) as per the figures given below:</p><p><strong>Research Council funding for agriculture research:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>£k</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council</p></td><td><p>87,200</p></td><td><p>90,200</p></td><td><p>87,900</p></td><td><p>90,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economic and Social Research Council</p></td><td><p>2,914</p></td><td><p>2,328</p></td><td><p>3,392</p></td><td><p>3,102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Natural Environment Research Council</p></td><td><p>9,100</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>15,600</p></td><td><p>12,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science and Technology Facilities Council</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>99,324</p></td><td><p>107,468</p></td><td><p>107,047</p></td><td><p>106,642</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>TSB funding for Research &amp; Development in the agricultural sector:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2011/12 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2012/13 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2013/14 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>143,089 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,336,702 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,339,822 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,455,470 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 30/06/2014 15:57:16 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63171

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Agriculture: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on business support to farmers, excluding Common Agricultural Policy payments, in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>There are a number of business support schemes available to small businesses, including farmers. However, the Department does not collect data on individual spend to farmers on its business support schemes. Since May 2010, the Department has routinely published details of all expenditure including funding provided through Departmental schemes and programmes. Additionally, the Department's annual report and accounts also provide summary information on a range of programmes that include direct and indirect support to all businesses. The most recent annual report can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/06/2014 14:38:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63191

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Regeneration: Thames Gateway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each local authority in the Thames Gateway spent on economic development activities in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information is not centrally held in the form requested and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>I would note that many of the local authorities in the Thames Gateway cover an area larger than just the Thames Gateway, and do not split their published expenditure between inside and outside the Thames Gateway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 201950 question first answered 21/08/2014 11:52:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63192

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Housing: Thames Gateway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his estimate is of the number of houses that could be built according to maximum local authority allocations on brownfield sites in each local authority in the Thames Gateway in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information is not available centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 30/06/2014 15:23:21 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63193

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Housing: Thames Gateway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses were built in each local authority area in the Thames Gateway in the last 15 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Statistics on house building completions in each local authority district, including the local authorities in the Thames Gateway, are published in the Department's live tables 253 (annual) and 253a (quarterly), which are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 30/06/2014 15:21:55 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63194

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Regeneration: Thames Gateway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each local authority in the Thames Gateway spent on regeneration activities in the last 15 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information is not centrally held in the form requested and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>I would note that many of the local authorities in the Thames Gateway cover an area larger than just the Thames Gateway, and do not split their published expenditure between inside and outside the Thames Gateway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 201953 question first answered 21/08/2014 11:52:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching