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937441

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Nuclear Power: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to communicate to the public the content of the ongoing discussions it holds with nuclear energy companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Government regularly engages with a number of new build developers on a range of issues relevant to delivering new nuclear projects including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive and it is therefore not appropriate to provide details.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2018 14:59:23 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937529

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Dumping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how the Government plans to calculate dumping margins in situations where state interventions and other distortions mean that a standard anti-dumping methodology is not an appropriate way to establish normal value after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	162144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to protecting UK industry where it is suffering injury as a result of dumped imports. Secondary legislation will introduce provisions to tackle those cases concerning countries where there are particular market situations. Those situations occur when it is not possible to use the domestic prices in the exporting country to calculate the dumping margin, because prices and input costs do not reflect competitive market conditions. In such cases the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) will be able to use alternative methodologies. These alternative methodologies will include the use of export prices to an appropriate third country, provided they are representative, and will enable the TRA to construct the prices on the basis of cost of production, selling, general and admin costs and profit. Secondary legislation will also provide that the exporter’s cost data may be adjusted, where justified on a case by case basis, based on among other things prices from a representative country<strong>.</strong></p><p>We will set out in secondary legislation examples of situations, such as where prices are artificially low, for example as a result of government intervention, where significant barter trade exists, or where non-commercial processing arrangements occur. Other economies, such as the EU and the US, have similar mechanisms in place to protect the domestic industry from unfair trade practices and the UK will be no different.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/07/2018 10:05:08 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

935257

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Obesity: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the Government's next steps following its consultation on proposed measures in chapter two of the childhood obesity plan.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	161539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Further details about the consultations announced in chapter 2 of the childhood obesity plan will be available later this year. We will consider all responses to the consultations before setting out the next steps.</p><p> </p><p>‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action, chapter 2’ is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/07/2018 11:25:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

935269

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Former Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to how many (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within Government departments has Edward Timpson been appointed.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	161523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>It is for individual departments to maintain records of their employees. This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 161522 161525 question first answered 11/07/2018 08:44:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

935272

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who sat on the interview panel for the position of Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	161526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>A total of nine applications were received for the Cafcass Chair role; one applicant subsequently withdrew from the campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The competition was undertaken in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Assessment Panel which was agreed by the Secretary of State comprised:</p><p>- Melissa Case (Panel Chair), Director, Family and Criminal Justice Policy, Ministry of Justice;</p><p>- Liz Doherty, Non-Executive Board Member, Ministry of Justice; and</p><p>- Jody Chatterjee, a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission independent panellist, the independent member.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 161521 161524 question first answered 11/07/2018 16:36:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

935305

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
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	Gaza and West Bank: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the use of the death penalty in (a) the West Bank and (b) Gaza; and what representations he has made to the Palestinian Authority on that subject.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	161508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>​The UK welcomes the Palestinian signature of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as an important step towards the abolition of the death penalty. We are aware of the use of the death penalty by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The UK continues to oppose the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and works towards global abolition of the death penalty.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2018 14:26:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

934169

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government spent from the public purse on (a) subsidies, (b) investment and (c) research and development in the fossil fuel energy sectors in each of the last 10 financial years and to date in the 2018 - 2019 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	160319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK currently has no fossil fuel subsidies. We are committed to meeting our climate change commitments as cost effectively as possible and over the last 10 years emissions from the power sector have decreased by 57%. Looking ahead we have committed to further reducing our dependence on fossil fuels by phasing out unabated coal from our power system altogether by 2025. The Government is also enabling the transition away from fossil fuels in the transport sector by supporting the development of the market for ultra-low emission vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/07/2018 14:45:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

934952

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Pollinators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the National Pollinator Strategy to date.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	161243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>In 2017 the Government published its first progress report for the National Pollinator Strategy. It highlights positive progress with the Strategy’s 23 policy and 11 evidence actions.</p><p> </p><p>For example, in 2015 we introduced a Pollinator and Wildlife Package to our Countryside Stewardship Scheme to provide a suite of habitats on farmland. We now have 2,000 new agreements in place that include the Package (47% of the total since 2015) and, together with other options, they are delivering 2,600 hectares of flower rich margins or pollen and nectar plots to support wild pollinators. We are currently evaluating the impact of Countryside Stewardship on wild pollinators. This research will be completed in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Through our investment in research, surveillance and planning we have been able to detect and eradicate the Asian hornet, an invasive species which poses a devastating threat to honey bees and wild pollinators.</p><p> </p><p>We have established a dedicated UK pollinator monitoring and research partnership and, in 2014, we published a new indicator of trends in the status of pollinating insects. The indicator shows that the overall status of pollinating insects has declined since 1980. Although not definitive, there are early indications that this trend may have stabilised in recent years. We will continue to take action for pollinators and encourage others to do the same through our Bees’ Needs campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/07/2018 14:39:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

934962

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many current contracts his Department has with Serco; and what the (a) value, (b) start date and (c) end date of each of those contracts is.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</p><p> </p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/07/2018 14:10:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

934972

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support his Department is making available to local authorities undertaking business cases for the reopening of railway stations.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	161147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Local Authorities are generally responsible for funding the development of business cases for local transport schemes including reopening of railway stations. Funding provided by the Government through the Local Growth Fund and other devolved funding streams may, in some circumstances, be used for business case development provided that it otherwise meets the criteria for the funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2018 09:49:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy