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917541

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens serving as UN peacekeepers.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	150239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>740 British forces personnel are currently serving in seven UN missions in six countries: primarily in South Sudan, Cyprus and Somalia, with smaller deployments to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali and Libya. Further data including a detailed breakdown of troop contributions to UN missions by country can be found on the UN website at <a href="https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/troop-and-police-contributors" target="_blank">https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/troop-and-police-contributors</a>.</p><p>Alongside troops and police, there are 12,830 civilians currently serving in UN peacekeeping operations. These civilians are employed directly by the UN. A number of these civilians will be British citizens. Information on the number of British citizens working for the United Nations is not collected by the British Government. Data relating to civilian personnel in UN peacekeeping missions can be found on the UN website at https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/data.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/06/2018 15:41:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

919128

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications of the findings of the report by Professor David Begg entitled Unintended Consequences of Freezing Fuel Duty, published on 1 June 2018, for the Government's policies on (a) transport, (b) road congestion, (c) air quality and (d) lost tax revenues.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	151175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p><em>To support British households and businesses, at Autumn Budget 2017, the government froze fuel duty for the eighth successive year. Since public finances are based on the assumption that fuel duty will increase with RPI at every Budget, any increase below this represents a cost to the Exchequer. Successive freezes since 2011 have saved the average driver £620 compared to what it would have been with RPI increases. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Since 2011, the announced freezes to fuel duty have meant the Exchequer has not collected around £46 billion in revenues through to 2018-19. For the purposes of comparison, this is around twice as much as we spend on all NHS nurses and doctors each year.”</em></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/06/2018 16:55:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

917068

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Alternatives to Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2018 to Questions 142392, 142807, 142808, 142809, 142810, 142811, 142812, 142813, 142814, 142815 and 142816, on Re offenders: Alternatives to Prison, what the sentence listed as other was in each category.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	149635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>A sentence listed as 'other' is any disposal other than immediate custody, a suspended sentence, a community sentence, an absolute or conditional discharge, or a fine.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the ‘other’ sentences imposed were set out in Lucy Frazer’s response to Question 145563 at HC Deb, 29 May 2018, cW.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/06/2018 13:28:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

917070

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on passenger safety of overcrowding on trains.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	149653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>All franchises let by Department for Transport require the train operator to take reasonable steps to address crowding.</p><p> </p><p>Safe assessment and operation of services is a matter for individual rail operators’ safety management systems as certificated by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). We expect all franchised operators to discharge the Franchise Agreement in line with industry safety standards.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 149654 question first answered 12/06/2018 07:00:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

917072

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the merits for passenger safety of a maximum ratio of passengers to seats in trains.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	149654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>All franchises let by Department for Transport require the train operator to take reasonable steps to address crowding.</p><p> </p><p>Safe assessment and operation of services is a matter for individual rail operators’ safety management systems as certificated by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). We expect all franchised operators to discharge the Franchise Agreement in line with industry safety standards.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 149653 question first answered 12/06/2018 07:00:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

919191

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	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	Dogs: Animal Welfare
	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 steps are being taken to enforce the law against people who advertise for sale online a dog with an illegally docked tail.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	151129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Anyone who sees a dog being advertised online with a suspected illegally docked tail should report the matter to the relevant local authority who have powers to investigate such matters under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The RSPCA can also investigate such matters.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 13:12:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

917440

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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	Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to commission a feasibility study on an ultra-deep-water berth at a UK port.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	150062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>As I said at the Westminster Hall Debate on the UK oil and gas industry on 19 April, we will commission a UK-wide scoping study on an ultra-deep water port to support the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas assets. We will work closely with the Scottish Government which had already commissioned a UK-wide study to support its own commitment through its own Programme for Government. I have since discussed this issue in a meeting with Paul Wheelhouse MSP, and BEIS officials remain in contact with counterparts from the Scottish Government on their study. We expect to tender for a UK Government study in the near future and will ensure that we do not duplicate the work undertaken by the consultants working on behalf of the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/06/2018 15:32:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

917102

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Thameslink Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train services from Bedford to London have not stopped at West Hampstead since 20 May 2018; and what discussions he has had with Govia Thameslink on those services no longer stopping at West Hampstead.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	149698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>As part of the new timetable, West Hampstead Thameslink is now classified as a metro station and Bedford as a main line station. The metro services that will call at West Hampstead during peak times will start from St Albans and Luton.</p><p> </p><p>A key part of the strategy for the new timetable is to deliver capacity and performance benefits by separating main line and metro services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport worked with the rail industry to specify the details of this timetable. This was consulted on three times by Govia Thameslink Railway, as the operator of Thameslink services, in one of the largest ever consultations to take place on the railways.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/06/2018 07:07:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

918420

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	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	Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
	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 he has made of the potential merits of the recommendation passed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature at is Congress in 2016 to increase the percentage of marine areas highly protected to 30 per cent by 2030 under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	150615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, we will use the UK’s influence to build support for an ambitious post-2020 international biodiversity strategy through the Convention on Biological Diversity.</p><p> </p><p>This will include consideration of a wide range of scientific advice and information including the IUCN’s recommendation. The UK already has an excellent record on delivering Marine Protected Areas. We have protected over 23% of our mainland waters, exceeding the current international target of 10% set by the Convention on Biological Diversity and Sustainable Development Goal 14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/06/2018 14:08:18 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

917609

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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	Cybersecurity: Private Sector
	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 guidance his Department has published for organisations in the private sector to reduce their vulnerability to cyber-attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	150055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>As the UK authority on cyber security, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is committed to providing expert, trusted, and independent guidance for members of the public and public and private sector organisations, including but not limited to UK industry, government departments, the critical national infrastructure and private SMEs. This guidance is freely available on NCSC’s website and is underpinned by our unique insights into cyber threats and is regularly updated. Following it will enable institutions and companies to put measures in place to help protect themselves from cyber attacks, and help to protect the UK’s economic prosperity and reputation.​</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/06/2018 14:44:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord