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720888

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Business: Procurement
	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 steps his Department is taking to encourage companies to purchase from UK companies which have developed products through programmes funded from the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	70710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The objective of Government support for business is to put the United Kingdom in a strong position for the future, promoting a diversity of businesses and industrial sectors, as well as ensuring the benefits of growth are shared across cities and regions up and down the country.</p><p>The Government regularly showcases the best that British business has to offer, for example through its GREAT Britain campaign, which aims to inspire the world and encourage people to do business with manufacturers in the UK. On 21 April we announced the winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise; 176 businesses from across the UK have been recognised for their contribution to international trade, innovation, sustainable development and this year’s new award, promoting opportunity. Some of these companies have previously benefitted from public funding, thus demonstrating the real benefits to businesses and society that can be derived from properly-targeted Government support.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/04/2017 14:02:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

720250

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what level of seniority his Department had discussions with (a) the Royal Bank of Scotland and (b) NatWest on their programmes for nationwide branch closures; and how many times such discussions took place.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	70711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 24/04/2017 15:45:57 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

715587

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	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	Airports: Vacant 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 steps he plans to take to reclassify the status of airfields to greenfield under planning regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	69994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>It is our National Planning Policy Framework, not regulation, that defines brownfield. This states clearly that, if a site is brownfield, it should not be assumed that the whole curtilage should be developed. Whilst this Government is keen to ensure the re-use of brownfield sites that are not of high environmental value, especially for new homes, it would be for the local authority to decide whether an airfield should be retained for general aviation; whether a site, or part of a site, is suitable for redevelopment; and whether former airfield land should be retained for uses such as nature conservation, recreation or agriculture.</p><p>The local authority should have regard to all relevant policies in the National Planning Policy Framework including, where relevant, the policy for airports and airfields (that are not subject to a separate national policy statement) which expects local planning authorities to take account of their growth and role in serving business, leisure, training and emergency needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 24/04/2017 14:32:20 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

808846

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Aviation: Planning Permission
	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 his Department has to strengthen planning guidance on aerodromes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	119955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a clear planning policy for airfields set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. It recognises the significant contribution that aviation makes to economic growth and requires local authorities, when preparing their Local Plans, to take account of the role of airfields in meeting business, leisure, training and emergency service needs.</p><p>Planning guidance supporting the Framework makes clear to local authorities that they should consider the interconnectivity between airfields of different sizes and that they should have regard to the Aviation Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/12/2017 11:12:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

720270

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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	Derelict Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 111 of the National Planning Policy Framework published by his Department in March 2012, what his policy is on the development of brownfield land classified as being of high environmental value; and whether he has plans to amend paragraph 111 of the National Planning Policy Framework in order to (a) limit and (b) prohibit such development.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	70715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>This Government has committed to increasing the take-up of brownfield sites for development, especially for new homes. Our National Planning Policy Framework asks local authorities to encourage re-use of brownfield sites wherever practicable, and the law now requires each local authority to maintain a register of local brownfield sites suitable for housing. However, for a brownfield site to be suitable to redevelop, it should not be of high environmental value. In the Government’s view, this policy is clear to decision-makers, and we see no reason to amend the Framework, or to limit the freedom of local communities to judge how to apply national policy to the facts of particular cases.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 25/04/2017 14:26:23 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	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

773307

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of airfields in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	108491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The majority of airfields in the UK are privately run and owned.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes the matter of airport capacity seriously. In March 2015 the Government published research that the Department for Transport commissioned from York Aviation entitled “The Economic Value of General Aviation in the UK”.</p><p> </p><p>That research contained an estimate of the jobs linked to the general aviation sector in the UK being 38,000.</p><p> </p><p>We are commissioning research on what a strategic network of general aviation airfields might look like and this research may review that calculation.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/10/2017 11:01:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

715775

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to encourage the building and opening of new airfields.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	70114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The majority of airfields in the UK are privately run and owned. Any application to build or open a new airfield would be for the landowner and Local Planning Authorities to consider.</p><p> </p><p>Like other business enterprises, potential investors and owners of airfields can benefit from a range of measures that the Government has set in place to support businesses and promote growth.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/04/2017 08:58:58 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst

715764

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the gross value added to the economy by general aviation in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
	tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
	uin	70131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>In March 2015 the Government published research that the Department for Transport commissioned from York Aviation entitled “The Economic Value of General Aviation in the UK”.</p><p> </p><p>That research contained an estimate of the gross value added to the economy by general aviation in the UK as being £3.8bn direct and indirect economic benefit, supporting 38,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>We consider this research to still be valid but will keep this under review in light of emerging trends.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/04/2017 14:31:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst