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684011

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to support high street banking for local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	63006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>High streets are a crucial part of our local and regional economies. The Government wants to see vibrant hubs where people live, shop, use services, and spend their leisure time.</p><p> </p><p>A new agreement between the Post Office and UK banks, announced on 24 January 2017, means that more individuals and businesses can use 11,600 local Post Office branches to access a wider range of banking services. Thanks to the new agreement, the Post Office estimates that 99% of personal bank customers and 75% of business customers will now be able to do their day to day banking at a Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the need to support local communities to adapt to changes in banking, including when bank branches close. In March 2015, the Government helped to broker an industry-wide agreement to work with customers and communities to minimise the impact of bank branch closures and put in place alternative banking services. The Government welcomed Professor Russel Griggs’ recent review of the Protocol and is pleased to see the industry commit to further improvements to protect those affected by closures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also made a manifesto commitment to support credit unions in making financial services more accessible. Credit unions are democratic, not-for-profit, financial services providers which are owned and run by members of their community and who provide affordable, sustainable credit to their members.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 09/02/2017 14:38:20 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

709268

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to reduce VAT on flight training and general aviation-related mechanical or engineering education programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	67039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2017 answer text <p>Where education is provided for no charge it is outside the scope of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Where an eligible body such as a university or a further education college charges for supplies of vocational training, or school, higher, or further education, that supply will be exempt from VAT.</p><p> </p><p>While all taxes are kept under review, there are no plans to provide further VAT relief for flight training and general aviation-related mechanical or engineering education programmes.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/03/2017 08:22:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

522471

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	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 Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to adopt the recommendations made in the Local Plans Expert Group report, published in March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	38988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The Local Plans Expert Group published their report on 16 March 2016, and this was open for representations until 27 April.</p><p>We are committed to streamlining the plan-making process and are carefully considering the report and representations received.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 13/06/2016 15:43:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

522472

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	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 Plans: South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the conclusion of the report by the Local Plans Expert Group, published in March 2016, paragraph s15, that local plans in the South East may not enable the full scale of housing need to be met.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	38989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework requires local planning authorities to identify and plan for the housing needs in their area. Planning guidance is clear that Green Belt and other constraints may restrict the ability of an individual authority to meet its need.</p><p>The Framework is clear that the supply of new homes may be delivered by larger scale development, such as new settlements or urban extensions, and the Government is supporting new locally led garden towns and villages in places where communities want them.</p><p>The Local Plans Expert Group published their report on 16 March 2016, and this was open for representations until 27 April. The report and representations are receiving careful consideration and a further statement will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 13/06/2016 15:31:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

706656

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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	Housing: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to deliver nature-friendly housing developments.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	66073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework seeks to promote sustainable development. The Government encourages and supports innovative ways to deliver the homes this country needs, while protecting and enhancing the natural environment through legislation and policy. We have no plans to exempt publicly-owned special protection and conservation areas from any future public land disposal.</p><p>We announced in the Housing White Paper, published on 7 February, a new and strategic approach to the habitat management of the great crested newt. This will not only protect a rare species and its habitat, but will safeguard development from delays, costs and uncertainty. We also announced our proposal to clarify national planning policy on ancient woodland and aged or veteran trees. This reflects the need to protect these irreplaceable habitats from harmful development.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 66074 question first answered 14/03/2017 16:43:04 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

706657

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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	Public Sector: Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to exempt publicly-owned special protection and conservation areas from any future public land disposal.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	66074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework seeks to promote sustainable development. The Government encourages and supports innovative ways to deliver the homes this country needs, while protecting and enhancing the natural environment through legislation and policy. We have no plans to exempt publicly-owned special protection and conservation areas from any future public land disposal.</p><p>We announced in the Housing White Paper, published on 7 February, a new and strategic approach to the habitat management of the great crested newt. This will not only protect a rare species and its habitat, but will safeguard development from delays, costs and uncertainty. We also announced our proposal to clarify national planning policy on ancient woodland and aged or veteran trees. This reflects the need to protect these irreplaceable habitats from harmful development.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 66073 question first answered 14/03/2017 16:43:04 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

573448

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects the follow-up report to Children in Military Custody, a report written by a delegation of British lawyers on the treatment of Palestinian children under Israeli military law, published in June 2012, to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	44016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The question of when a follow-up report will be published is a matter for the delegation of lawyers that will write it. Meanwhile, the UK Government continues to push for the full implementation of changes recommended in the 2012 report and will work with the Israeli authorities to identify ways to improve these practices.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/09/2016 14:59:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

598261

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to analyse and expand health service capacity in areas of expected high population growth.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	47608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Neighbouring National Health Service providers, commissioners, and other health and care services are currently developing strategic plans across 44 sustainability and transformation ‘footprints’ to deliver a sustainable NHS. These are geographic areas in which people and organisations are collaborating to develop plans to improve the way that health and care is planned and delivered in a more person-centred and coordinated way for local people. In places where high population growth is identified as a need it is expected that the plans will contain a locally developed approach to ensure the service can manage demand.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 18/10/2016 11:11:06 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

654498

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail has with local authorities ahead of major rail maintenance work in the areas covered by those authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	56495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold such discussions. Network Rail route teams have an ongoing programme of general engagement with local authorities. Network Rail needs to agree all access to the railway for maintenance, engineering and upgrade works with Train Operating Companies (TOCs). TOCs are primarily responsible for taking account of passenger and other local needs, liaising with local authorities where applicable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2016 14:11:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

654499

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures his Department has agreed with Network Rail on the avoidance of major weekend rail maintenance works on lines serving locations where events likely to attract substantial numbers of people are scheduled.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	56496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>Network Rail has responsibility for scheduling major weekend rail maintenance works and operates at arm’s length from the Department for Transport. Network Rail plans its major engineering work up to two years in advance. The company considers major recurring events that happen at the same time each year during the early stages of planning, and ensures routes for services are kept available.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2016 14:13:52 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst