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994287

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority on the implementation of Class E airspace with transponder mandatory zones in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	183506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>There have been no specific discussions with the CAA on the implementation of Class E airspace in UK. In accordance with the Air Navigation Directions 2017, the policy on the classification of airspace and its implementation lies with the independent airspace regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority.</p><p> </p><p>However, as The Government continues to modernise our airspace, it needs to be mindful of longer term changes that will have an impact on wider airspace management. This includes the increasing need to enable the safe integration, rather than segregation, of all aircraft. This is why, as part of the Aviation Strategy, The Department is working with the CAA to explore a new policy on mandating electronic identification for all users.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2018 13:22:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

993762

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times developers have been fined in England and Wales for a breach of planning permissions in 2017; and what the value was of those fines.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	182879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department does not hold specific information on court fines for breaches of planning control. The Government is clear that effective enforcement is important to tackle breaches of planning control. We have given local authorities a wide range of enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance. Effective use of these powers is important as a means of maintaining public confidence in the planning system.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 182880 question first answered 31/10/2018 16:06:34 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

993763

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the 10 most common breaches for which developers were fined in England and Wales for breach of planning permissions in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	182880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>My Department does not hold specific information on court fines for breaches of planning control. The Government is clear that effective enforcement is important to tackle breaches of planning control. We have given local authorities a wide range of enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance. Effective use of these powers is important as a means of maintaining public confidence in the planning system.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 182879 question first answered 31/10/2018 16:06:34 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

918415

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	Cultural Heritage: Aircraft
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting heritage aviation organisations to acquire ex-military aircraft and associated equipment for (a) flying and (b) static displays when they are disposed of by the Ministry of Defence.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	150746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the important heritage value of ex-military aircraft and equipment; however, it is for museums and other organisations to determine acquisitions appropriate for their collections. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport estimates that it has given over £500,000 towards the rescue of ex-military aircraft through the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The Heritage Lottery Fund has also provided £3.5million in support of ex-military aircraft.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is responsible for the disposal of ex-military aircraft and equipment. The MOD’s gifting policy acknowledges the heritage value of ex-military aircraft and equipment, and permits gifting to DCMS and MOD-sponsored museums.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/06/2018 10:09:22 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

905634

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Treaties: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many international investment agreements to which the UK is a signatory include protections against expropriations without compensation.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	144966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a signatory to over 90 bilateral investment treaties (BITs). The UK is also a party to the plurilateral Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which has 53 other parties including the EU. The ECT and all of the UK’s BITs currently in force include protections against expropriation without compensation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/05/2018 10:23:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

901286

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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: Government Assistance
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 he is taking to support businesses and entrepreneurs.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	142910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>We know how vital businesses are to the UK economy. So we will continue to work hard to support everyone who wants to start and grow their own business. Through our Industrial Strategy we aim to make Britain the best place to start and grow a business.</p><p> </p><p>We want to ensure small business owners have access to the support they need to start, grow and export. The Business Support Helpline, GOV.UK and a network of 38 Growth Hubs across England provide access to information, advice and support business growth. We are developing an Export Strategy to support businesses to access international markets. For Small &amp; Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) looking to export, UK export finance will announce a new guarantee to banks designed to increase the flow of money in the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>We also want small businesses to have the access to finance they need to grow. So we are helping through the British Business Bank which supports over £4bn of finance to over 65,000 UK SMEs. This includes delivering 54,000 Start-Up Loans worth £400m since 2012. Going forward we plan to unlock over £20bn of investment in innovative and high potential businesses, including establishing a new £2.5bn investment fund within the Bank.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling late payments and ensuring small businesses have access to government contracts are also important issues we are working to address. The Small Business Commissioner will help with payment issues, dispute resolution and sourcing advice across the UK. And we are opening up public procurement to SMEs, with a commitment to one pound in every three of central government spend going to SMEs by 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have launched a review into what actions could be most effective in improving productivity and growth of SMEs in what has been called the ‘long tail’ of lower productivity firms.</p><p> </p><p>We will carry on focusing on the needs of businesses through the delivery of our Industrial Strategy and as we work to secure the best and most ambitious Brexit deal for the whole of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 16/05/2018 12:57:37 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

896360

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department last audited the Civil Aviation Authority's airspace change process.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	140838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s independent airspace regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), is responsible for its own airspace change process. However, the CAA is required to ensure that its airspace change process is consistent with the Government’s Air Navigation Guidance and Air Navigation Directions, as updated in October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from the Department continue to work closely with the CAA to ensure its compliance with both the Guidance and the Directions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2018 10:34:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

891323

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
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 ensure that any change to lower airspace strategy recognises the needs of all types of aviation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	138083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK's airspace modernisation programme, together with the Aviation Strategy, aims to provide a framework that enables the aviation industry, including general aviation, and communities to continue to work together to deliver a more efficient and modernised airspace, while managing the environmental effects of aviation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also asked the Civil Aviation Authority to develop a strategy for the modernisation of the UK’s airspace, and to report annually on its delivery. This strategy will take into account the interests of all airspace users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 11:32:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

890466

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the safety of general aviation of the use of controlled airspace.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	137636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Aviation safety is the overarching duty of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA is the UK’s independent aviation regulator and acts as the national supervisory authority responsible for the planning and regulation of national airspace. It sets the process for change in UK airspace, and makes decisions on proposals made by sponsors to change the notified UK airspace design.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has appointed Byron Davies as its first ever General Aviation Champion, in order to identify a network of strategically important airfields and to help the future development of the general aviation sector.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 11:28:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

885141

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support businesses and strengthen the market economy.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	904792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>This government aims to create an environment to help businesses to succeed. We are keeping taxes low, and ensuring firms can access the skills and support they need.</p><p> </p><p>We have cut corporation tax to 19%, the lowest rate in the G20, and are developing a National Retraining Scheme so we are ready to seize opportunities in the new economy.</p><p> </p><p>It is through measures like these, and the power of a vibrant and competitive market economy, that we will further drive growth and prosperity, encourage innovation and help raise living standards across the UK</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/04/2018 15:01:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts