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891308

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Bank: Demolition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian effects of recent trends in the number of demolitions and evictions in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	138070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Demolitions of Palestinian homes and buildings, and evictions of the residents, cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, are harmful to the peace process and, in most circumstances, are contrary to international humanitarian law. According to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian affairs, 97 structures were demolished or seized in the West Bank in the first quarter of 2018 (January-March), including homes and livelihood structures. The humanitarian effects include impact to children’s education, displacement, psychological distress and damage of livelihoods. The UK continues to make clear to the Israeli authorities our serious concerns over the demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/05/2018 16:56:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

891317

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Fuel Poverty: Greater London
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 recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty in (a) Lewisham borough and (b) London.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	138076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number and proportion of households living in fuel poverty in Lewisham and London between 2014 and 2015 (latest data available).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Lewisham</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>London</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Fuel Poor Households</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percent Fuel Poor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fuel Poor Households</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percent Fuel Poor</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>12,300</p></td><td><p>10.5%</p></td><td><p>348,000</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>12,000</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td><td><p>335,000</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Household figures for Lewisham are rounded to the nearest 100 and proportion of fuel poor to the nearest 1 decimal place</p><p>*Household figures for London are rounded to the nearest 1,000 and proportion of fuel poor to the nearest whole number</p><p> </p><p>Due to the relative nature of the fuel poverty measure, the proportion of households in fuel poverty fluctuates between 10% and 12% at the national level.</p><p> </p><p>The latest sub-regional fuel poverty statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/05/2018 16:59:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

891353

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2018 to Question 136113 on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cybercrime, if he will publish the infrastructure providers that have been involved in the discussions on cyber-security.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	137917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Cyber security is one of the Government's top national security priorities and BEIS is continuing to work with industry partners to ensure that the risks to critical national infrastructure are understood and that appropriate mitigations are in place. For reasons of national security, we are unable to provide a list of infrastructure providers that have been involved in discussions on cyber security.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/05/2018 16:59:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

891360

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the average time taken was to fill vacancies for (a) Administrative Assistant/Administrative Officer, (b) Executive Officer, (c) Senior Executive Officer/Higher Executive Officer, (d) Grades six and seven civil servants and (e) Senior Civil Service grade positions in her Department in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	137970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>DFID does not hold this information. DFID follows Civil Service Recruitment principles and targets a maximum of 8 weeks for cross government staff to join and 12 weeks for staff joining new to the Civil Service. The time frame is dependent on the individual's notice period required, security and medical clearance and any other relevant checks to confirm employment.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/05/2018 16:57:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

891385

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Shipbuilding
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 recent steps his Department has taken to support commercial shipbuilding in (a) the North East and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	137948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy continues to work closely with the Maritime Enterprise Working Group tasked in the National Shipbuilding Strategy with driving up productivity and competitiveness in the supply chain and shipyards, including those in the North East.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/05/2018 17:00:11 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

891445

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Diaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many page views there were of his Department's Ministerial diaries in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	137918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministers’ diaries are not online so there is no information to report on page views.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/05/2018 17:00:05 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

891502

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guarantees her Department sought from the Saudi government on (a) humanitarian access to Yemen and (b) ending Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen, in advance of signing the £100 million humanitarian aid deal announced on 7 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	138104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a critical friend of Saudi Arabia and our strong relationship means we are able to raise difficult issues more effectively. We have led the call for unhindered humanitarian and commercial access into Yemen, including through the UK-coordinated Security Council Statement of 15 March, the Secretary of State’s visit to Riyadh in December and lobbying from the Prime Minister. Most recently, during the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to London in early March, Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its commitment to work together with the UK to strengthen the UN’s mechanism for inspecting ships so that all Yemeni ports can remain fully open to commercial and humanitarian supplies. During this visit, we also agreed with the Saudi Fund for Development that we would contribute £50 million each to support development in East Africa – the ‘£100 million humanitarian aid deal’ referred to in the question.</p><p>The UK has been clear that there is no military solution to the conflict in Yemen and we have continuously lobbied all sides to urgently de-escalate the fighting and find a comprehensive political solution. We also regularly press, including at senior levels, the need for the Saudi-led Coalition to conduct thorough and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/05/2018 16:56:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

891506

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Electricity Generation: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much diesel electricity generating capacity is available on standby at times of peak demand; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	138013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The vast bulk of GB peak electricity needs are now secured through the Capacity Market. The amount of diesel that wins capacity agreements in each auction varies depending on the price bid and National Grid has not broken the capacity down to identify only diesel for the current delivery year. However, around 1.45% (789 MW) of the capacity agreements held for 2017/18 are in the Open Cycle Gas Turbine &amp; Reciprocating Engine (Diesel) category, which would include diesel generators.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, National Grid maintain balancing reserves on standby, including generating capacity in the form of the Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR), and Fast Reserve. These are secured through tender rounds which run three times a year for STOR and monthly for the Fast Reserve. Amounts to be procured varying according to need and National Grid do not routinely maintain a breakdown by fuel type for successful tenders. However, a fuel type analysis of STOR* was published for the period 27/10/14-2/2/15 which showed that diesel amounted to 743MW, or 22%, of the STOR procured in that season.</p><p>*<a href="https://www.nationalgrid.com/sites/default/files/documents/STOR%20%20Fuel%20Type%20Analysis%20Summary%20%28By%20Capacity%29%20-%20Season%208.5%20-%20Final_0.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nationalgrid.com/sites/default/files/documents/STOR%20%20Fuel%20Type%20Analysis%20Summary%20%28By%20Capacity%29%20-%20Season%208.5%20-%20Final_0.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/05/2018 17:00:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

891507

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
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 the Government's policy is on carbon capture, utilisation and storage for (a) oil (b) gas (c) coal and (d) the industrial sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	138014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017, includes the Government’s new approach to carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), setting an ambition of deploying CCUS at scale during the 2030s, subject to costs coming down sufficiently. The new approach sets out that CCUS has a potential role in decarbonising a number of sectors of the economy, including in industry, power and heat.</p><p> </p><p>Government will be publishing a Deployment Pathway for CCUS by the end of the year which will set out the steps needed to meet this ambition. This will be informed by the CCUS Cost Challenge Taskforce that I established and which will report to me in July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, Government will invest £100 million in CCUS and industrial energy innovation and continue to work with other Governments and industry to drive down the cost and accelerate global deployment of CCUS. As part of this, I will be, with Fatih Birol, Executive Head of the International Energy Agency, hosting a high-level CCUS Summit on 28 November 2018 in Edinburgh.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/05/2018 17:00:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

890391

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Universal Credit: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the provision of universal credit as a primarily digital service will affect the job security of Jobcentre staff.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	137521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Jobcentre staff are a core part of the support provided for those in receipt of Universal Credit and other benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The Universal Credit digital service provides an interactive and accessible system for claimants to manage their own data and account online at a time which is convenient for them. This means that many administrative tasks are now automated, giving Work Coaches more time to add value in their community. Work Coaches are able to focus on providing tailored support to claimants; helping them in to work, to progress in work, or bringing them closer to the labour market by removing barriers to employment.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that all claimants can benefit from a dedicated Work Coach, no matter what their circumstances. This is why we continue to ensure that claimants can access face-to-face support in a Jobcentre, as well as enabling claimants to interact with their Work Coach online, such as through their digital journal.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/05/2018 16:45:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson