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101117

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Energy: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to help businesses and individuals to switch their gas and electricity suppliers more quickly.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	211929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>We have worked with Energy UK, Ofgem, suppliers and other key industry partners to develop and implement proposals which will enable domestic customers to switch supplier 17 days, half the time it currently takes. The industry code changes to enable to this will come in to force on 6 November and Energy UK members have all committed to offering it by the end of the year. These code changes will also enable more streamlined switching of non-domestic customers.</p><p>The Department is also working with Ofgem to support their proposals for a longer term move to next day switching. A key element of this is the roll out of smart meters.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/10/2014 17:13:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

155723

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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	New Businesses: Windsor
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to support disabled people in Windsor constituency who want to start their own business.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	214744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>We are continuing to work hard to provide the right support to make life easier for everyone who wants to start their own business, including disabled people.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.greatbusiness.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.greatbusiness.gov.uk</a> provides support and advice for anyone trying to grow a business as well as for entrepreneurs starting out. This includes a 'Business Finance and Support Finder' that can provide a customised source of government backed support and finance for business. In addition to on-line support, the Business Support Helpline (0300 456 3565) is available to provide a quick response on queries about starting a business, or a personalised and in-depth advice service for more complex needs. For those looking for start-up finance and advice there are Start-Up Loans: 10 loans worth a total of £47,500 have been drawn down in Windsor to date.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the New Enterprise Allowance helps people claiming certain out of work benefits to start up their own business. As of June 2014, 10,040 disabled people (from a total of 53,350) had started a new business with the help of the NEA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 15:08:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

156127

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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	Financial Services: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the value of the financial technology sector to the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	214449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Financial technology is not separately identified within Official Statistics and there is at present no workable definition to identify business activity in this area from other financial or computer and information services. Therefore the employment and financial contribution of these specific activities cannot easily be assessed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/11/2014 10:55:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

529207

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the amount lost to cyber fraud in the public sector in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	41391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>We are unable to provide an estimate of the loss to cyber fraud in the public sector each year since 2010. We have considered the information available to us and do not have any data available to help inform such an estimate.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/07/2016 07:53:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

420944

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	House of Lords Appointments Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much under each cost heading was spent on the House of Lords Appointments Commission between 2010 and 2015; and how many times that Commission met during that period.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	11506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Expenditure figures for the House of Lords Appointment Commission are published in its annual reports which are available on its website at<a href="http://lordsappointments.independent.gov.uk/media/24714/annual%20report%202010-11%20final.pdf" target="_blank">http://lordsappointments.independent.gov.uk</a>.</p><p /> <p>Details about the Commission’s meetings are also available on its website.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/10/2015 08:16:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

470354

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what requirements relating to diversity and inclusion commitments apply to companies bidding for Government contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
	tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
	uin	30861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Public Procurement Note 01/13 reminds departments of their legal obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), when conducting their public procurement activities:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-01-13-public-sector-equality-duty" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-01-13-public-sector-equality-duty</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/03/2016 11:46:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

778238

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	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	Video on Demand: Hate Crime
	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 is taking to protect people from offensive and defamatory online broadcasting content.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	110025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Online TV channels licensed by Ofcom must comply with robust rules in the Ofcom Broadcasting Code on harmful or offensive content. Video-on-demand services within UK jurisdiction are subject to higher level rules which focus on harmful material, for example prohibiting incitement to hatred. More widely, as part of the work on the Digital Charter, the government is considering a range of options to counter internet harms. This includes an Internet Safety Strategy, published on 11 October, which considers the responsibilities of companies to their users, the use of technical solutions to prevent online harms and government’s role in supporting users.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 02/11/2017 14:02:28 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

175450

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Oil: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Oil and Gas Authority regarding the (a) regulatory and (b) industry response to the slump in global oil prices.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	221871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State met Andy Samuel, Chief Executive designate of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), on 15 January and asked him to accelerate work with industry to identify key risks to oil and gas production in the UK Continental Shelf and identify what further measures might be taken by government and industry to mitigate them. This is in the light of the recent falls in global oil prices and is complementary to the strategic work the OGA is being set up to lead. I met Dr Samuel on 13 January and asked him to present his findings by the end of February. The OGA is scheduled to become operational as an Executive Agency of DECC from 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:05:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 41688 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

175452

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps he has taken to protect (a) employment levels, (b) infrastructure integrity and (c) production capacity in the offshore oil and gas industry.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	221873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has asked Andy Samuel, Chief Executive designate of the Oil and Gas Authority, to accelerate work with industry to identify key risks to oil and gas production in the UK Continental Shelf and identify what further measures might be taken by government and industry to mitigate them, including on infrastructure.</p><p>Dr Samuel will also be attending the Aberdeen City Oil and Gas Summit on 2 February and participating in the jobs taskforce set up by the Scottish Government.</p><p>We are speedily implementing the Wood Review recommendations which aim to ensure maximum economic recovery of the UK’s oil and gas resources.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:03:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 41690 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

175661

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2015
	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	Oil: Prices
	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 that the present low price of oil is having on the preservation and development of the oil and gas industry skills base.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	221931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>In December 2014, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published in partnership with Oil and Gas UK and OPITO (the Oil and Gas Skills body), “Fuelling the next generation: A study of the UK upstream oil and gas workforce”. This report gives an assessment of the skills base of the oil and gas industry, though the evidence was gathered before the full extent of the current fall in oil prices became apparent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am aware that some companies have since declared redundancies. We will continue to work closely with industry through Pilot, the Oil and Gas Industry Council and with the newly formed Scottish Energy Jobs Taskforce to assess the impact of the present low oil price on the preservation and development of the oil and gas industry skills base.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 14:50:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 41815 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

175934

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with (a) trades unions and (b) Oil and Gas UK on employment levels in the offshore energy sector.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meet with Oil and Gas UK and senior representatives from the oil and gas industry on 15<sup>th</sup> January in Aberdeen and tasked Dr Andy Samuel to lead an urgent commission to identify risks and what further measures might be taken by Government and industry to mitigate them. I convened PILOT on 13 January, including Trade Unions, Dr Samuel and industry representatives.</p><p>Dr Samuel and DECC officials also participated in the Jobs Taskforce which was held in Aberdeen on the 28 January and I will be visiting Aberdeen on 5 February.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 17:21:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176014

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	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	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of the recommendations on deep offshore underground coal gasification projects in the UK in the Government's 2006 study, Creating the Coalmine of the 21st century.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>There have been no such discussions.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/02/2015 10:23:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176028

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an estimate of potential tax revenues from the development and operation of the deep offshore underground coal gasification projects from licences issued by the Coal Authority in each region and constituent part of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Underground Coal Gasification is an emerging technology and there are currently no commercial projects. As such no estimate has been made of potential tax revenues.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 17:18:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176073

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to simplify regulations applying to deep offshore Underground Coal Gasification projects.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>DECC has established a Working Group to co-ordinate our interests in deep offshore Underground Coal Gasification and review the current licensing processes. This group is considering the regulatory process and will provide advice shortly.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:28:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176074

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Coal Gasification: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on (a) deep offshore Underground Coal Gasification and (b) developing access rights for that gasification technique following the recommendation in the Smith Commission report on devolving powers on shale gas mineral access rights to the Scottish Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have had no recent discussions with Scottish Ministers on these issues.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:20:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176075

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department's Working Group on Underground Coal Gasification last met; and what the conclusions were of that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The fourth meeting of the Group took place on 1<sup>st</sup> December 2014. The minutes of that meeting and all previous meetings of the Group will shortly be posted to the Government web site.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:20:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176076

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he last met the Coal Authority to discuss the potential development of a deep Underground Coal Gasification sector in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>I last met with the Coal Authority on 6<sup>th</sup> January 2015 as part of its core role and strategy in managing c£1bn of environmental and safety liabilities associated with coal mining. The Coal Authority’s role in relation to Underground Coal Gasification is the granting of licenses to access coal reserves for potential exploitation. They are a member of the Department’s Working Group on UCG which is examining licensing policy in this area.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:29:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176079

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will update his Department's estimates of the UK coal resource which could be suitable for deep underground coal gasification development in (a) onshore and (b) offshore locations.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>No licences have been granted by the Coal Authority for onshore UCG projects and we do not have any estimates for onshore UCG resource.</p><p>At present there are 20 current conditional offshore licences granted by the Coal Authority for potential underground coal gasification (UCG) projects. The licensees’ estimates of the coal resource suitable for UCG in these licence areas equates to some 4.1 billion tonnes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:21:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176176

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the slowdown of activity in the North Sea in recent months on (a) seafarer and (b) helicopter crew employment levels in the offshore oil and gas industry supply chain.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has engaged with the Oil and Gas Industry at a senior level to understand the current challenges. He has had no direct engagement with the Seafarers or the Helicopter industry.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 17:22:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

176760

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to include trade unions representing the offshore workforce in the North Sea Taskforce to be led by the Oil and Gas Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>We have asked Dr Samuel, Chief Executive designate of the Oil and Gas Authority to lead an urgent commission to identify risks from the low oil price and what further measures might be taken by Government and industry to mitigate them, Dr Samuel will report back by the end of February.</p><p>In the course of this work, Dr Samuel will be taking views from a wide range of interested parties including through his attendance at the Energy Jobs Taskforce in which government, agencies, trade unions and industry are participating.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/02/2015 13:28:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 42702 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

177154

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Coal Gasification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussion his Department has had with HM Treasury on the viability of the development and operation of deep offshore underground coal gasification projects from licences issued by the Coal Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	222841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) is an emerging technology and there are currently no commercial projects. We are working across Government to assess the opportunities provided by UCG.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 12/02/2015 14:31:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

178793

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 10 of the Government's publication entitled UK Oil and Gas Industrial Strategy, what revisions have been (a) made or (b) planned to the UK's Supply Chain Code of Practice in the offshore oil and gas industry since July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	224029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>There have been no revisions nor are there planned revisions to the UK's Supply Chain Code of Practice for the offshore oil and gas industry since July 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/02/2015 12:58:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

178794

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 11 of the UK Government's publication entitled, Oil and Gas Industrial Strategy, what funding has been allocated to date to companies in the offshore industry supply chain through the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative during the current period of low oil prices.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	224030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The time period in question is covered by current round of the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI). AMSCI 2014 has yet to announce any successful bids as the assessment phase is still on-going. Decisions are made by an Independent Investment Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/02/2015 14:27:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

178800

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps have been taken since July 2014 to revise the UK Oil and Gas Industrial Strategy: government and industry in partnership; and when that Strategy is next due for review.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	224046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Oil and Gas Industrial Strategy is under constant review by the Oil and Gas Industry Council. The Council met in November 2014 and is due to meet next in March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/02/2015 14:36:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

222378

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with (a) trade unions representing the offshore workforce and (b) industry representatives on the effect of recent reductions in oil prices on the steps required to achieve revising the oil and gas Industrial Strategy for (i) safety, (ii) skills, (iii) the supply chain, (iv) decommissioning and (v) the fiscal regime.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	224573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Oil and Gas Industrial Strategy is under constant review by the Oil and Gas Industry Council, on which industry and trade unions are represented. The Council last met in November 2014. Discussions on the implications of the effect of recent reductions in oil prices took place at the January meeting of Pilot, on which industry and trade unions are also represented. The next meeting of the Industry Council is on 24th March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/03/2015 11:01:56 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

446989

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many unmarried civil servants had a deduction made from their civil service pensions in each of the last 10 years under the scheme to meet the costs of widow and widowers' pensions in the event of some scheme members marrying; and what the total value of those deductions was.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	23777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>No deduction has been made from Civil Service Pensionsof unmarried civil servants to meet the costs of widow and widowers' pensions in the event of some scheme members marrying.</p><p>Information on the date of marriage is not held.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 23778 question first answered 28/01/2016 15:27:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

446990

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many unmarried civil servants married after retirement from the civil service resulting in a subsequent claim for a widow or widower's pension from the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	23778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>No deduction has been made from Civil Service Pensionsof unmarried civil servants to meet the costs of widow and widowers' pensions in the event of some scheme members marrying.</p><p>Information on the date of marriage is not held.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 23777 question first answered 28/01/2016 15:27:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

450969

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23778, on civil servants: pensions, and with reference to his letter to the hon. Member for Stockton North of 7 January 2016, for what reason a deduction was made from the refund on the Principal Civil Service Pension of the constituent referred to in that letter.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	26061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>Like other occupational pension schemes, the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS) is required by law to provide a widow’s pension, in respect of service from 6 April 1978, whenever a member dies and leaves an eligible widow – irrespective of when that marriage took place. To cover the risk of the scheme having to pay a widow’s pension in respect of a marriage that took place after a member leaves service, a non-refundable insurance-type premium is deducted from the refund of members of the classic section of the PCSPS who remain single throughout service. This premium is a type of group insurance against the specific risk of a member dying and leaving an eligible widow/widower.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/02/2016 13:36:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

458729

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Commission on Freedom of Information: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	903994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The total expenditure of the Commission will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/03/2016 14:44:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

622538

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many apprenticeships have been created in her Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	50803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>In light of the Government’s manifesto commitment to achieve three million new apprenticeship starts in England by the end of the Parliament, the Cabinet Office will be centrally collecting data on apprenticeships to allow the Civil Service to report on its contribution towards the national target.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS employed four apprenticeships in the 2014 calendar year, five in 2015 and three in 2016 to date. All of these apprentices were recruited on permanent Civil Service contracts. Data on apprentices was separately recorded from 2014.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/11/2016 10:53:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

723110

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to provide superfast broadband in (a) rural communities and (b) Gordon constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Gordon
	tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
	uin	71659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>As a result of the government's Superfast Broadband Programme and roll-out by the private sector, superfast broadband with speeds of more than 24Mbps is now available to more than 92% of homes and businesses in the UK and the government expects this to reach 95% by the end of 2017. This coverage includes rural areas. The delivery programme in Scotland including the Gordon constituency is delivered by the Scottish Government.</p><p>Thinkbroadband estimate that current coverage of superfast broadband in the Gordon constituency is 79%, which DCMS estimate will rise to 83% by the end of 2017. This compares to a UK average of over 92%. The Scottish Government is responsible for delivering broadband in Scotland.</p><p>Take up in the Rest of Scotland Project area is 28% and as a result of the UK Government's contract management, further funding can be returned to the Scottish Government for reinvestment in more superfast coverage as take-up rises. It would be for the Scottish Government to decide where funding returned by suppliers under the contracts is allocated to increase coverage.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/04/2017 14:15:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond

806500

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Internet
	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 the Government's policy is on net neutrality.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	119576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>We will continue strongly to support a free and open internet, as the bedrock for a thriving and innovative digital economy. We support a free and open internet. Our net neutrality rules work well to help ensure users, not internet companies, are in control.</p><p>As such, we are clear that users of internet services should be able to access the services they wish to, without unnecessary blocking or slowing down by providers. The UK is currently subject to net neutrality rules brought in through the EU Open Internet Access Regulation. In order to ensure the immediate continuity of legislation after we exit the EU, over the coming months the Government will be converting EU law into UK law through the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. This means that the net neutrality rules will continue to be in place after we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 09:32:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

972376

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients under the age of (a) 25 and (b) 16 have been referred out of the area for mental health treatment in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	174148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 09/10/2018 17:09:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

972377

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for a mental health bed in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2008-09.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	174149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 09/10/2018 17:11:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

983075

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Stem Cells: Donors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) men aged 16-30 and (b) people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds to register as stem cell donors.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	176656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Young people play a pivotal role in the stem cell landscape. Research has identified that younger donors offer the potential for better patient outcomes and a greater chance of survival. In 2017, 82% of people who donated their stem cells were male, and 58% were men aged 30 and under. In acknowledgement of this fact, the Department provides funding to Anthony Nolan and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to support recruitment of young male donors.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 69% of new potential donors recruited to the United Kingdom registry were under the age of 30, and 40% of new potential donors were male.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also funds Anthony Nolan and NHSBT to improve equity of access to unrelated donor stem cell transplantation for Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic (BAME) patients through targeted recruitment to the Anthony Nolan and the NHS Stem Cell Registry.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has provided more than £26 million to NHSBT and Anthony Nolan for stem cell donation since 2011 and have set very specific targets about the proportion of donors that must be from BAME backgrounds; for example, in this financial year, Anthony Nolan will continue to target more than 35% of the umbilical cords stored in the UK Cord Blood Bank to be donated by mothers from BAME backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 15/10/2018 11:13:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

381348

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Bodies: Scots Gaelic Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what requirements there are for public bodies with reserved functions to offer responses to public correspondence and inquiries made in the Gaelic language in that language; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	2824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>There is no formal requirement for public bodies to offer responses to public correspondence and inquiries made in the Gaelic language in that language.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/06/2015 16:08:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

598184

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Infant Foods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will issue a response to the report Scientific and factual? A review of breastmilk substitute advertising to healthcare professionals, published by the First Steps Nutrition Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	47844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer my honourable friend to the answer to PQ 47854.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/10/2016 09:05:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

631102

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 16 September 2016 on parity of funding for BBC Alba.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	52131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>A letter was sent to the hon member on 9th November.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/11/2016 17:31:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

642186

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Breastfeeding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) facilities and (b) other support her Department provides for (i) visitors and (ii) staff for (A) lactating mothers and (B) the expressing of breast milk.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	54370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>DCMS occupies a shared building and both staff and visitors have access to two quiet and private rooms in the building equipped with soft seating and refrigeration facilities made available for the expressing and storing of breast milk.</p><p> </p><p>The Department actively encourages flexible working and this is supported by our IT and telecoms services which facilitate easy connectivity to central networks from remote locations.</p><p> </p><p>Employees and managers have access through our intranet to the Civil Service Parental Leave Toolkit and other valuable related information.</p><p> </p><p>There is also a staff network - The Parental Leave Network which is a friendly and informal network supporting staff throughout their parental leave and return to work offering resources and and tips for returning as well as operating a buddy system for parents returning from work.</p><p> </p><p>In situations where a member of staff has more specific requirements, these will be addressed on a case by case basis with the aim of providing the support required for their particular circumstance.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 30/11/2016 16:44:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

681170

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	MG Alba
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (a) how many times and (b) on which dates (i) Ministers and (ii) officials of her Department have met representatives of MG Alba in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	62195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>My Hon. Friend the former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, met with MG Alba representatives on one occasion in the last 12 months, on 9th March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from my Department met with MG Alba representatives on 4 occasions during the last 12 months, on the 8th March 2016, on 9th of June 2016, on 18th July 2016 and on 1st September 2016.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 02/02/2017 16:32:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

705541

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2016 to Question 50037, on the Independent Review of Consumer Protection Measures concerning online secondary ticketing facilities, when the Government plans to publish its response to that Review.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	65580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been carefully considering its response to Professor Waterson’s review and this will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 07/03/2017 11:26:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

990316

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Infant Foods: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the full range of functions currently carried out by the European Food Safety Authority in relation to infant formula are continued after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	181303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a long tradition of close scientific collaboration with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) which we greatly value and hope to continue in the future. Contingency plans are being developed to ensure that if continued access to the EFSA is not possible, the UK continues to receive robust scientific advice, that barriers to trade are not created, and that consumer protection and confidence are maintained.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/10/2018 16:15:45 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

165888

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire of 2 September 2014 regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	215859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills responded to the letter from my Rt hon Friend of 2 September 2014, received in his Department 22 October, on 18 November 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/12/2014 11:47:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

606748

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: North East Bedfordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households have taken up the Government's subsidised broadband connection offer in North East Bedfordshire.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	49680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>11,257.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/11/2016 14:38:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

606749

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: North East Bedfordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what BT's commercial investment was in broadband rollout in North East Bedfordshire.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	49682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on BT's commercial investment in broadband roll-out.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/10/2016 09:37:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

1288556

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Medicine: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to medical research charities during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
	uin	912281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>We have some of the finest, globally-recognised medical research charities right across the United Kingdom, which are an integral part of our world-leading life sciences sector. Last week I met medical research charities to discuss what more we can do to support them and our life sciences sector as a whole go from strength to strength across all parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/02/2021 17:03:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

713423

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Local Broadcasting: Radio
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many community radio licences for FM broadcast have been granted by Ofcom in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
	tabling member printed	Amanda Milling
	uin	68978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom have issued 123 licences since 2010, bringing the total number of stations broadcasting around the UK since 2004 to 245, with a further 31 preparing to start. For a breakdown of licences issued since 2010 see as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Licences Awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 30/03/2017 12:16:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling

713773

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the data centre capacity is in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
	tabling member printed	Amanda Milling
	uin	69074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Figures from techUK and the UK Council of Data Centre Operators estimate that there are around 500 data centres in the UK[1]. Capacity for these data centres can be measured by ‘power provisioning’, which is the maximum amount of power that the data centre operator has contracted from the supplier and is therefore able to draw upon.</p><p> </p><p>This power is contracted based on the maximum amount that the data centre site could need when it is fully occupied and working at full capacity, with provision built in for a small margin of additional power.</p><p> </p><p>Power provision is instantaneous and it is estimated that the combined UK data centre estate is able to draw upon between 1,500 and 1,700 MW (Most Power Consumed) at any given time, based on analysis provided to the Department for Culture Media &amp; Sport by techUK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 30/03/2017 12:17:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling

713774

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to support the increase of data centre capacity in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
	tabling member printed	Amanda Milling
	uin	69075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s data centre industry is a highly successful sector that will play an important role in our ambition to grow the digital sector’s contribution to the UK economy to £200 billion by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 we appointed the UK’s first National Technology Advisor to work with the Digital Economy Unit, part of the Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport, to strengthen links with technology sector, including the data centre industry. This role includes working with companies such as IBM to make the UK their expansion country of choice. In November 2016, IBM announced that it will be opening four new cloud data centres in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also working with data centre operators to ensure a secure future energy supply, which will support the continued growth of the UK data centre industry.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 30/03/2017 12:19:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling

714462

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to map the provision of data centres in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
	tabling member printed	Amanda Milling
	uin	69444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>There are several organisations, such as Colo-X, who make freely available, up-to-date maps of commercial colocation data centres in the UK. These maps can be found at: <a href="http://www.colo-x.com/data-centre-database-map/" target="_blank">http://www.colo-x.com/data-centre-database-map/</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/04/2017 13:46:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling