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91325

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign HGV lorries entered the UK in the last period for which figures are available; and how much revenue has been raised through the HGV Road Levy User since its introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	208828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In the 12 month period ending June 2014, 1.79 million foreign registered road goods vehicles travelled from Great Britain to mainland Europe. This was a 15 per cent increase on the previous 12 month period. Statistics are available for outward traffic only to minimise reporting burdens as inbound data would be so similar.</p><p> </p><p>The HGV Road User Levy was introduced on 1 April 2014 for goods vehicles over 12 tonnes. After five calendar months to 31 August 2014, £20.1m revenue had been collected through the foreign operator payment system from vehicles registered in 80 different countries. This revenue came from the purchase of 752,000 levies ranging from daily to annual time restrictions. In Great Britain, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have issued 978 fixed penalty notices for £295k to vehicles from 44 different countries and indicate a compliance rate of over 95% from vehicles stopped.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2014 08:18:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

93655

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M20
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to include any noise reducing measures to the imminent resurfacing of the M20 between junctions eight and nine; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	210740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The forthcoming scheme between junctions 8 and 9 of the M20 is to retexture the existing concrete carriageway, rather than resurface. The concrete on this stretch of road has worn down and become smoother over time and so there is a need to install grooves to improve skid resistance, to increase safety for road users. The Highways Agency will resurface this stretch at the end of its serviceable life with a material that has lower noise generating properties.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/10/2014 16:15:02 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

99940

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M20
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2014 to Question 210740, what estimate the Highways Authority has made of the date at which the surface of the M20 between Junctions eight and nine will come to the end of its serviceable life; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	211150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Highways Agency maintains databases containing indicative “end of life” dates for different types of asset. For carriageway assets, these dates may change for reasons such as the level of use, severe weather and damage from incidents. Concrete surfaces such as those on the M20 between junctions 8 and 9 have an indicative design life of approximately 40 years. This section was laid in 1991; therefore the indicative end of life is around 2031. However, as the current need for retexturing some short stretches of the M20 between junction 9 and 8 indicates, it may be that end of life will arrive before 2031. The Highways Agency will continue to monitor the M20 and as appropriate will bring forward partial or complete resurfacing schemes using modern quieter surfacing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 23/10/2014 11:21:35 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

224708

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Algeria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what independent assessment has been made of the number of refugees living in the Tindouf camps; and what the most recent estimate of that number is.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	225990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>We have no access to independent figures on the number of refugees living in the Tindouf camps. The UK supports the language in the UN Secretary General’s latest report on the situation in Western Sahara (S/2014/258), which cites a figure of 90,000 refugees.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/03/2015 12:38:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

224709

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Algeria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on when the report to the European Anti Fraud Office on food aid for the Tindouf refugee camps was (a) undertaken, (b) completed and (c) published.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	225992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text The European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF) report on food aid in Tindouf refugee camps was undertaken from 2003, drafted in 2007 and released in 2015 following an intervention by the EU Ombudsman. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/03/2015 12:40:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

224721

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Algeria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the findings of the report of the European Anti Fraud Office on food aid for the Tindouf refugee camps.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	225991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF) report on food aid in Tindouf refugee camps was undertaken from 2003, drafted in 2007 and released in 2015 following an intervention by the EU Ombudsman. The report cites three key elements to the fraud: the diversion of food aid, the inflation of refugee numbers in camps and the use of unpaid labour. The evidence may encourage the European Commission to look at measures to reduce the risk of fraudulent practices.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/03/2015 12:39:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

167465

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Grammar Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the amount of funding available for a sixth form pupil at a grammar school in (a) 2010, (b) 2005 and (c) the latest date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	216868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>In the academic year 2014/15 the base rate of funding for all full time 16-19 students funded by the Department for Education (including grammar school sixth forms) was £4,000. This is set out in the ‘Funding rates and formula’ guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-guidance-for-young-people-2013-to-2014-rates-and-formula" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-guidance-for-young-people-2013-to-2014-rates-and-formula</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The funding allocation for each institution includes factors that allocate additional funding for disadvantaged students, the nature of the learning programme, and area costs. As these factors are particular to each institution, the average per student will differ in each institution.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to give an average for grammar schools, as the Department does not identify them as a separate category from school sixth forms.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to give figures for 2005 and 2010 that are comparable to 2014/15, as there were significant differences in the funding systems used in those years.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 05/12/2014 10:53:06 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172435

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules govern the wearing of a NATO medal for service in former Yugoslavia by UK service personnel who served in Bosnia during the UN mandate but while NATO was providing air cover.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	219980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Between 1992 and 2002, members of the UK Armed Forces served in the former Yugoslavia under the command of the UN Protection Force or NATO. UK personnel who served within this period and met the eligibility criteria were entitled to receive either the UN Medal or NATO Service Medal. Eligibility for the UN Medal commenced on 1 March 1992 and ran until 31 December 1995. Eligibility for the NATO Service Medal commenced on 1 July 1992 and ended on 31 December 2002.</p><p>UK personnel serving between 1992 and 1995 were not permitted to receive both awards for the same period of service. This would have contravened a central principle of the UK honours system of no double-medalling, which states that only one form of medallic recognition is acceptable for a single period of service. Therefore, personnel serving between 1992 and 1995 received either the UN Medal or the NATO Service Medal, depending on whether they were under UN or NATO command. Personnel serving from 1996 onwards would be entitled only to the NATO Service Medal.</p><p>Both medals were approved by Her Majesty to be accepted and worn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:25:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172436

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	United Nations: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the procedure is for UK servicemen and women to apply for the UN Special Service Medal for the Sarajevo Airlift; and how many service personnel have been awarded that medal.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	219981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Sarajevo airlift began in July 1992 and ran until January 1996. Members of the UK Armed Forces who took part in the airlift and met the eligibility criteria were entitled to be awarded the UN Special Service Medal. UN medals are usually awarded in theatre by the UN Commanding Officer. The information on the number of medals awarded in this case could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>UK personnel could also apply to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office within one year of their return to the UK for the UN Special Service Medal. The MOD Medal Office has issued 67 such medals to UK personnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:22:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172437

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Medals Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Sir John Holmes' Military Medals Review, published in July 2012, what progress his Department has made in implementing the recommendations in paragraphs 50, 51 and 52 of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	219982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence accepted Sir John Holmes's recommendations. The Cabinet Office subsequently published guidance in October 2014, which has been agreed by the Honours and Decorations Committee and endorsed by HM The Queen, in relation to the principle of double-medalling and the acceptance of awards by foreign governments. The acceptance and wear of a foreign award by a British citizen is subject to approval by the Sovereign. Decisions of this kind are for the Foreign Secretary in the first instance.</p><p>This guidance can be found on the Government website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/awarding-military-campaign-medals-guidance.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:23:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson