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889262

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Trespass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on taking legal action against people who set up illegal encampments on its land.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	904880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence always takes appropriate and timely legal action to remove people occupying its land unlawfully. Any eviction must be in accordance with policy and the legal process.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/04/2018 16:09:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

887270

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on renaming the Second Severn Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	136834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Over the course of the last year, I have corresponded regularly with the Welsh Government, The Prime Minister’s Office, the Department for Transport and with the Royal Household on the proposal to rename the Second Severn Crossing. There have been no costs incurred to rename the bridge to date. Plans to commemorate the renaming are still being explored, with details to be released at a later date.</p><p> </p><p>The announcement is a fitting tribute to His Royal Highness in a year that sees him mark 60 years as The Prince of Wales. Welsh Government Economy Secretary, Ken Skates, has confirmed the Welsh Government’s support and commented that changing the name of the Second Severn Crossing to the Prince of Wales Bridge is supported by &quot;many people in Wales&quot;.</p><p> </p><p>Through his extensive charity work and support for Welsh business and enterprise His Royal Highness has given decades of continued, dedicated service to our nation.</p><p> </p><p>Renaming a landmark that is both iconic and symbolic of the vital link between Wales and England is a fitting way to formally recognise his commitment to Wales and the UK as the Prince of Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 136835 136836 question first answered 23/04/2018 15:00:13 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

887271

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which people and organisations were consulted on renaming the Second Severn Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	136835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Over the course of the last year, I have corresponded regularly with the Welsh Government, The Prime Minister’s Office, the Department for Transport and with the Royal Household on the proposal to rename the Second Severn Crossing. There have been no costs incurred to rename the bridge to date. Plans to commemorate the renaming are still being explored, with details to be released at a later date.</p><p> </p><p>The announcement is a fitting tribute to His Royal Highness in a year that sees him mark 60 years as The Prince of Wales. Welsh Government Economy Secretary, Ken Skates, has confirmed the Welsh Government’s support and commented that changing the name of the Second Severn Crossing to the Prince of Wales Bridge is supported by &quot;many people in Wales&quot;.</p><p> </p><p>Through his extensive charity work and support for Welsh business and enterprise His Royal Highness has given decades of continued, dedicated service to our nation.</p><p> </p><p>Renaming a landmark that is both iconic and symbolic of the vital link between Wales and England is a fitting way to formally recognise his commitment to Wales and the UK as the Prince of Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 136834 136836 question first answered 23/04/2018 15:00:14 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

887272

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of renaming the Second Severn Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	136836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Over the course of the last year, I have corresponded regularly with the Welsh Government, The Prime Minister’s Office, the Department for Transport and with the Royal Household on the proposal to rename the Second Severn Crossing. There have been no costs incurred to rename the bridge to date. Plans to commemorate the renaming are still being explored, with details to be released at a later date.</p><p> </p><p>The announcement is a fitting tribute to His Royal Highness in a year that sees him mark 60 years as The Prince of Wales. Welsh Government Economy Secretary, Ken Skates, has confirmed the Welsh Government’s support and commented that changing the name of the Second Severn Crossing to the Prince of Wales Bridge is supported by &quot;many people in Wales&quot;.</p><p> </p><p>Through his extensive charity work and support for Welsh business and enterprise His Royal Highness has given decades of continued, dedicated service to our nation.</p><p> </p><p>Renaming a landmark that is both iconic and symbolic of the vital link between Wales and England is a fitting way to formally recognise his commitment to Wales and the UK as the Prince of Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 136834 136835 question first answered 23/04/2018 15:00:14 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

886123

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the additional (a) staff and (b) resources required by the (i) Civil Aviation Authority, (ii) the Office of Rail and Road and (iii) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and its Arms Length Bodies are engaged in a continuous process of anticipating and responding to the resourcing requirements of EU Exit. The Department is working with the Civil Aviation Authority (a public corporation), Office of Rail and Road (a non-Ministerial Department) and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (an Executive Agency) to ensure they have sufficient staff and resources to support the government and their respective industries post-EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>As was confirmed in the Spring statement, the Department for Transport has been allocated £75.8m for essential EU exit preparations in 2018-19. While this has not been allocated yet, a proportion of this will be used to support resourcing requirements across the Department, and its associated agencies and public bodies.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 23/04/2018 16:21:22 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886124

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the shortfall in rail revenue received by his Department in 2017-2018 by train operator.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>We publish Rail finance statistics annually at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-finance-government-support-subsidy-and-private-investment-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-finance-government-support-subsidy-and-private-investment-2016-to-2017</a>. Information for financial year 2017-18 is provisionally scheduled for publication in September this year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/04/2018 15:49:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886125

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the additional £65.7 million cost of the Intercity Express programme referred to on page 14 of the Memorandum on the Supplementary Estimate 2017-2018, if he will set out how much of that sum was spent on (a) depot costs and (b) contract variations.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s 2017-2018 Supplementary Estimate states that of the £65.7m variance committed to ‘Other Railways’, £63m was committed to the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). This information can be found on page 22 of the Memorandum.</p><p>This cost can be split into £35m which was assigned to assigned to modify Swansea Maliphant, North Pole and Stoke Gifford IEP depots. This figure also includes modifications to Swansea Station. A further £28m was assigned to other contractual variations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/04/2018 15:53:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886132

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan and Sudan: Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the extent of people smuggling and trafficking in (a) Sudan and (b) South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	136327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of forced labour and people trafficking in Sudan and South Sudan continue to be high. Sudan and South Sudan are ranked joint 6<sup>th</sup> out of 167 countries for the highest proportion of the population experiencing forced labour and trafficking.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to the eradication of all forms of people trafficking and the worst forms of child labour by 2030, as unanimously adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in 2015. The Prime Minister has pushed the UN and the international community to step up efforts, most recently by convening leaders to launch a Call to Action to end such exploitation, which has now been endorsed by over 50 states. The Prime Minister has also committed to doubling UK aid spend to £150 million to tackle the drivers of trafficking.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/04/2018 15:48:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

886133

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	UK Men's Sheds Association
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding her Department has given to the UK Men's Sheds Association in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	136328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not centrally collate data on funding for the UK Men’s Shed’s Association. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/04/2018 14:46:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

886135

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Libya: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 133856, what was the nature of the broad engagement that the Government had with the wide range of Libyans involved in the conflict against the Qaddafi regime forces.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	136330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>As part of our diplomatic work to better understand and appreciate the political and security landscape in Libya in 2011, Embassy staff had meetings with a wide range of Libyan contacts. These meetings helped us to gain insight into the dynamics in Libya, and to influence interlocutors in line with UK policy, as is common practice across the diplomatic network.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/04/2018 14:10:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle