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706180

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much the Law Officers' Departments spent on (a) iPads and tablets and (b) paper in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	65977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>GLD expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):</p><p> </p><p>2012: nil</p><p>2013: nil</p><p>2014: £12,252.00</p><p>2015: nil</p><p>2016: £24,933.12</p><p> </p><p>GLD has consistently consumed 13,960 boxes (69,800 reams) of paper per annum for the last 5 years. The cost for the period 2016-17 to date was £76,241. Accurate costs for earlier periods cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.</p><p> </p><p>HMCPSI Expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):</p><p> </p><p>2012: nil</p><p>2013: nil</p><p>2014: nil</p><p>2015: nil</p><p>2016: nil</p><p> </p><p>Accurate costs for paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.</p><p> </p><p>CPS and AGO</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not spent any money on iPads in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS, including the Attorney General’s Office, spend on tablets over the last five years has been provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>Year Cost of Tablet including VAT(£)</p><p>2012 75,412</p><p>2013 0</p><p>2014 0</p><p>2015 46,077</p><p>2016 25,885*</p><p>*costs are estimated for 2016</p><p> </p><p>(b) The CPS estimates that it has spent the following amounts on paper over the last 5 years:</p><p> </p><p>Year Cost (£)</p><p>2012* 1,120,904</p><p>2013* 926,609</p><p>2014** 983,802</p><p>2015** 847,431</p><p>2016** 445,717</p><p>* costs for 2012 and 2013 are based on historic data provided by CPS stationery suppliers</p><p>** costs for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are estimated and based on total stationery spend for the periods.</p><p>To identify all expenditure that relates solely and specifically to paper would involve the manual checking of thousands of invoices and would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Accurate costs for AGO paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">SFO </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The SFO does not separately record paper costs from overall stationery expenditure.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>Stationery Year Cost (£) </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2012-13 64,094</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2013-14 69,657</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2014-15 74,750</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2015-16 52,721</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2016-17* 40,916 </em></ins><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>iPads &amp; Tablets <em>Year Cost (£)</em></em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2012-13 0</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2013-14 10,423</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2014-15 0</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2015-16 0</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>2016-17* 9,475</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>*</em><strong><em>Spend as at 31/01/2017</em></strong></ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 08/03/2017 16:25:26 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2017 14:52:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 39303 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

706191

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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	Local Government: Dorset
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2017 to Question 64857, on Local Government: Dorset, what the latest date will be that alternative proposals can be submitted to be considered as part of his initial decision alongside the proposal on local government reorganisation submitted by six Dorset councils on 9 February 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	66022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>We are now considering carefully the unitary proposal on which the nine Dorset councils have been working, and which six of those councils have formally submitted, together with all the representations we have received to date, including the material submitted by East Dorset District Council under cover of a letter of 21 February from the Council Leader and by Christchurch Borough Council under cover of a letter of 22 February from the Council's Acting Leader<ins class="ministerial">,</ins><ins class="ministerial"> and from Purbeck District Council under cover of an email of 3 March from the Chief Executive</ins>.</p><p>Our intention is to reach and announce an initial decision as to how we are minded to proceed as soon as practicable. Once we have announced our initial decision, there will still be an opportunity for those interested to submit further representations, including any additional material which East Dorset District Council<ins class="ministerial">,</ins> <del class="ministerial">or</del> Christchurch Borough Council<ins class="ministerial">, or Purbeck District Council</ins> wishes to submit, before we take our final decision.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 06/03/2017 10:50:52 question first ministerially corrected 06/03/2017 16:20:36 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 38406 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

706081

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Brexit: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether he has made an assessment of the written legal opinion by Sir David Edward, Sir Francis Jacobs and Sir Jeremy Lever on the constitutional role of Parliament in future decision making on withdrawal from the European Union and whether an Article 50 notification may be unilaterally withdrawn.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	65913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>By longstanding convention, the fact that the Law Officers have or have not advised, and the content of their advice, is not disclosed outside Government.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/03/2017 15:07:12 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

706159

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Exchange Rates: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recent change in the value of sterling on exports from the UK's manufacturing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
	tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
	uin	65854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>The latest manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index survey shows new export orders increasing for the ninth successive month.</p><p>Data from the Office for National Statistics show that manufacturing output increased by 1.2% in the three months to December compared to the three months to September, and that the volume of exports increased by 7.1% over the same period.</p><p>We are not complacent and we know that promoting trade delivery is more important than ever for the UK: the creation of the Department for International Trade (DIT) demonstrates clearly that the Government is committed to promoting international trade and investment in manufacturing.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/03/2017 10:29:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

706289

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department spent on (a) iPads and tablets and (b) paper in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	65976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was created by merging the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) with parts of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The amounts spent by BIS and DECC was as follows:</p><p>BIS</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>FY 11-12</p></td><td><p>FY 12-13</p></td><td><p>FY 13-14</p></td><td><p>FY 14-15</p></td><td><p>FY 15-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paper</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>£14,115</p></td><td><p>£3,088</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>iPads</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>£5,510</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Figures for the 11/12, 12/13 and 13/14 financial years cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost</p><p>DECC</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>FY 11-12</p></td><td><p>FY 12-13</p></td><td><p>FY 13-14</p></td><td><p>FY 14-15</p></td><td><p>FY 15-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paper</p></td><td><p>**</p></td><td><p>**</p></td><td><p>**</p></td><td><p>**</p></td><td><p>£13,643.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>iPads</p></td><td><p>**</p></td><td><p>**</p></td><td><p>**</p></td><td><p>£900</p></td><td><p>£22,494</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>**Figures for the 11/12, 12/13, 13/14 and 14/14 (paper only) financial years cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/03/2017 16:45:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

706290

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Companies: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Scottish limited partnerships are qualifying partnerships under the terms of The Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
	tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
	uin	65996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Companies House is not required to identify limited partnerships in such a way as to ascertain whether they are qualifying partnerships under The Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013. Consequently, it does not capture this information in any direct way and could only obtain it at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 65997 65998 question first answered 08/03/2017 17:20:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin

706291

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Companies: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Northern Irish limited partnerships are qualifying partnerships under the terms of The Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
	tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
	uin	65997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Companies House is not required to identify limited partnerships in such a way as to ascertain whether they are qualifying partnerships under The Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013. Consequently, it does not capture this information in any direct way and could only obtain it at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 65996 65998 question first answered 08/03/2017 17:20:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin

706292

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Limited Liability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many English limited partnerships are qualifying partnerships under the terms of The Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
	tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
	uin	65998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Companies House is not required to identify limited partnerships in such a way as to ascertain whether they are qualifying partnerships under The Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013. Consequently, it does not capture this information in any direct way and could only obtain it at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 65996 65997 question first answered 08/03/2017 17:20:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin

706293

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Nuclear Reactors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has researched the use of stable salt reactor technology as part of the UK's energy mix.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	65932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has considered the potential for molten salt reactor technology to contribute to the UK’s energy mix. In 2014 Innovate UK funded a study examining the feasibility of developing a pilot scale reactor for six molten salt reactor designs. In 2015 the Government commissioned the Techno-Economic Assessment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), to which a molten salt reactor developer contributed evidence. There are currently a number of molten salt reactor vendors participating in the UK SMR Competition and Government officials have met with them to discuss their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/03/2017 13:34:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

706082

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Copyright
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to create a single copyright licensing arrangement across Government.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Jim Dowd
	uin	65907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office currently coordinates the purchase of a cross-Government copyright licence on behalf of Departments and is considering a proposal from the Copyright Licence Agency.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 65908 question first answered 08/03/2017 14:17:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	189 label Biography information for Jim Dowd