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348709

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) nature and (b) proportion of changes to (i) further and (ii) higher education spending will be as a result of reductions of £450 million in his Department's budget.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	1326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The majority of BIS’ £450m savings will be delivered through known underspends and releasing unallocated funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Officials in my department are working with the appropriate funding bodies to determine how other savings can best be achieved in line with ministers’ priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding for apprenticeships and student maintenance will not be affected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The underlying principles ensuring that students and young people continue to benefit from one of the best education systems in the world will continue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/06/2015 14:55:49 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

348712

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has a target valuation for the sale of the Government's holding in Royal Mail.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	1325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Our intention is to sell the Government’s remaining stake in Royal Mail during this Parliament. As set out in the Secretary of State’s report to Parliament laid under section 2(2) of the Postal Services Act 2011 on 8 June, the sale of shares will be subject to market conditions and sensitivities and the Government will retain flexibility over the number of shares that are sold at any given time and the exact timing and structure of each sale.</p><p> </p><p>One of the primary objectives of the sale will be a financial outcome that represents overall value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/06/2015 13:18:49 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

348713

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarines: Irish Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of submarine activity in the Irish Sea on 15 April 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	1312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Following reports of damage to the fishing vessel KAREN on 15 April 2015, Ministers were advised of the Royal Navy's confidence that no UK submarine was responsible. We do not comment in detail on submarine operations as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/06/2015 15:59:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

348714

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government will cover the costs of any bridging finance from commercial banks for farmers suffering delays in receiving support from the Basic Payments Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	1291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The RPA expects to pay the vast majority of payments early in the payment window which runs from December to June. As such we do not expect to provide cover for bridging finance from commercial banks for farmers</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1290 question first answered 10/06/2015 15:29:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

348715

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Rural Payments Agency will cover the costs of any bridging finance from commercial banks for farmers suffering delays in receiving support from the Basic Payments Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	1290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The RPA expects to pay the vast majority of payments early in the payment window which runs from December to June. As such we do not expect to provide cover for bridging finance from commercial banks for farmers</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1291 question first answered 10/06/2015 15:29:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

348724

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Boulmer: Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times RAF Boulmer has been called on to assist the North East Air Ambulance Service on emergency and search and rescue missions in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	1322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of times RAF Boulmer was called upon to assist the North East Air Ambulance is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The total number of annual Search and Rescue (SAR) callouts from RAF Boulmer for the last ten years is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>RAF Boulmer – SAR Callouts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,777</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/06/2015 15:58:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

348725

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
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	Wind Power: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on changes to UK-wide support mechanisms for onshore wind and the effect on onshore wind investment in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	1319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We are engaging with the Scottish Government about our plans to deliver our manifesto pledge to end new subsidies for onshore wind and their implications for Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/06/2015 08:34:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

348727

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the gross value added contribution to the economy of the onshore wind industry and its supply chain in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	1313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The table contains an estimate for the gross value added to the UK economy from the onshore wind industry and its supply chain between 2010 to 2013, expressed in current prices.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Gross value added (GVA) by onshore wind sector and its supply chain</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GVA (£ million)</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest £100 million. They include the contribution from both the direct sector and the indirect activity it generates through the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The data is sourced from the report “The size and performance of the UK low-carbon economy”, published by the Department in March 2015. It is available online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-carbon-economy-size-and-performance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-carbon-economy-size-and-performance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/06/2015 13:29:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

348728

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
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: Public Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of people in the UK who support (a) onshore wind, (b) nuclear power and (c) fracking.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	1314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department's most recent estimates of UK public attitudes (covering the UK) were published on 28<sup>th</sup> April 2015 and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424507/PAT_summary_wave_13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424507/PAT_summary_wave_13.pdf</a>.</p><p>The results indicate that 65 percent support onshore windfarms. This is lower than the proportion in favour of solar, offshore wind and wave and tidal technologies while 78 percent were in support of renewable energy developments providing direct benefits to the communities in which they are located. An estimated 39 percent support nuclear power compared to 21 percent opposed with 36 percent neither in support nor opposed; and 24 percent support fracking (shale gas) compared to 26 percent opposed with 44 percent neither in support nor opposed.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/06/2015 08:33:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

348732

registered interest
date	05/06/2015
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the financial modelling and analysis carried out by his Department on the extension of the right to buy policy to housing associations.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	1320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 8 June, PQ 1059.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/06/2015 15:02:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds