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45018

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	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
	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 is taking to reduce the effect of rises in rural and off-grid energy bills on the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	903328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p>In addition to the £50 reduction in energy bills we have delivered, we are committed to helping the most vulnerable, including those in rural areas and off-grid.</p><p> </p><p>This year's Buy Oil Early campaign, coordinated by DECC, was launched by industry in September. DECC has also worked with industry and consumer representative organisations to provide guidance on forming oil buying clubs which will allow savings through bulk buying.</p><p> </p><p>Making homes more energy efficient is vital in order to reduce energy bills. The Green Deal offers a way for homeowners to identify and pay for the most effective energy efficiency measures for their home, such as insulation and more efficient boilers.</p><p> </p><p>Customers on a low income or in a hard-to-insulate property may be able get additional support through the Energy Company Obligation. We are also currently consulting on changes to the Energy Company Obligation that will drive greater delivery to off-gas households and make it easier for suppliers to deliver to rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>Renewable heating systems allow off-gas grid householders to switch from more expensive fossil fuels. The launch of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive by Easter will provide payments to homeowners and help drive the uptake of such systems.</p><p> </p><p>DECC is also working to ensure the fuel poverty strategy will reflect the needs of the most severely fuel poor in off-gas grid areas when it is published later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

78279

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	904828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Tackling youth unemployment remains a critical issue but specific measures to address it in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Executive.</p><p>The Government is reducing the largest structural deficit in UK peacetime history and this more than anything will help deliver a sustainable economic recovery and so directly assist young people get into employment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/07/2014 14:16:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

76927

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels with valid licences to operate from the UK in the short sea freight sector are registered under (a) the UK flag or (b) Red Ensign Group registries; and what proportion of those are qualifying vessels under the Tonnage Tax scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	204833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is no general requirement for ships to be licensed to operate on any routes either within the UK or plying internationally to and from UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information in relation to the areas of operation of vessels which are entered into the tonnage tax regime. The identity of tonnage tax companies and groups is tax confidential, and so we would not in any case be able to release information which might make it possible to identify individual companies and groups.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/07/2014 15:31:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

76933

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new training roles for UK seafarers were created under the approved core training commitments submitted by company groups that qualified for the Tonnage Tax scheme between October 2012 and September 2013; how many such roles he expects to be created between October 2013 and September 2014; and what the cumulative training commitment is of companies qualifying for that scheme in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	204843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Approved core training commitments for the 2012-13 training commitment year were for around 600 new first year officer trainees; the comparable figure for the 2013-14 training commitment year is around 550. Additionally, company groups are required to provide second and third year training for trainees taken on during the previous two years when they were in the tonnage tax. For 2013-14, this cumulative training commitment, including first, second and third year trainees, is for over 1,700 officer trainees.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/07/2014 15:51:46 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

76935

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ferries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels with valid licences to operate from the UK in the short sea passenger ferry sector are registered under (a) the UK flag or (b) Red Ensign Group registries; and what proportion of those vessels are qualifying vessels under the Tonnage Tax scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	204842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is no general requirement for ships to be licensed to operate on any routes either within the UK or plying internationally to and from UK ports. There are no requirements for ships which ply solely within UK waters to be registered. Ships that ply internationally need to be registered although choice of register is for the owner's consideration.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information in relation to the areas of operation of vessels which are entered into the tonnage tax regime. The identity of tonnage tax companies and groups is tax confidential, and so we would not in any case be able to release information which might make it possible to identify individual companies and groups.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/07/2014 15:50:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

90243

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	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: 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 steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	905192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>We are helping households with their energy bills by providing direct financial help, encouraging competition and supporting energy efficiency measures.</p><p>Last December, we reviewed Government policy costs and made changes to take an average of £50 a year off a household’s bill and we’re making it easier to shop around, switch and get the best deal.</p><p>We are also providing direct financial help to the most vulnerable through the Warm Home Discount, which will take £140 off the energy bills of over 2 million of the poorest households this year.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed Mr Edward Davey question first answered 04/09/2014 13:44:14 answering member 188 label Biography information for Ed Davey
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

90889

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2014
	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 Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the local government finance settlement on communities with the highest levels of need.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	905222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Councils facing the highest demand for services still receive substantially more funding per dwelling. The 2014-15 average area spending power per dwelling for the 10 per cent most deprived authorities is almost 50 per cent greater than for the least deprived 10 per cent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 08/09/2014 15:31:52 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

93009

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Wrexham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what financial penalties would be incurred by the cancellation of the contract with Lend Lease for the construction of HM Prison Wrexham.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	210200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Lend Lease won a competition for the Design and Construction of the New Prison at Wrexham, North Wales. The Design and Construction arrangements under the Partnering Agreement with Lend Lease are divided into three separate contracts. The first contract is for the design development of the prison, the second is for pre-commencement enabling works and the third contract is for the construction of the prison. To date the first two of these contracts have been entered into and the aim is to sign the construction contract in January 2015. The forms of contract used do not include 'penalties' for early termination of the contractor's employment, however, they do require the MoJ to pay the total amount properly due to the constructor for the value of all materials, goods, equipment and any other constructor’s reasonable costs incurred prior to the cancellation of the contract, including the costs of properly protecting and securing the site following the notice of termination. The cost of early termination of any of these contracts is therefore dependant upon the timing of the issue of a termination notice.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 18/11/2014 17:46:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101255

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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	West Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what precautions his Department is taking to protect its staff based in West Africa from the Ebola virus.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	905705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer to the hon. Member for Hyndburn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/10/2014 16:36:04 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101211

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
	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 effect that the introduction of sulphur dioxide emission regulations from 1 January 2015 will have on the number of (a) UK and (b) non-UK seafarer (i) ratings and (ii) officers employed on ships in the (A) North Sea and (B) Channel.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	211927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211924 211925 211926 211928 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner