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971609

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date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Think Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the number of think tanks located in each African country it operates in.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	173584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>DFID does not hold estimates for the total number of think tanks located in each African country it operates in. DFID’s funding via the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) supports 18 think tanks in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/09/2018 16:23:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

971622

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Solar Power: Redundancy
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 estimate he has been made of the cost to the public purse of redundancies as a result of proposals to close of the (a) feed-in and (b) export tariff for solar power.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	173592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment was published on 19 July alongside the consultation on the closure the Feed-in Tariff scheme. Information provided through the consultation will be used to provide an updated Impact Assessment to accompany the Government response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Impact Assessment and consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/09/2018 15:21:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

971712

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if all SMETS1 meters are now interoperable.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	173483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>SMETS1 meters will become fully interoperable once they are enrolled into the dedicated national smart metering communications infrastructure, run by the Data and Communications Company (DCC).</p><p> </p><p>The enrolment of SMETS1 meters into the DCC will be completed by the end of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 173484 question first answered 17/09/2018 15:21:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

971714

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when will all SMETS1 meters be fully interoperable.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	173484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>SMETS1 meters will become fully interoperable once they are enrolled into the dedicated national smart metering communications infrastructure, run by the Data and Communications Company (DCC).</p><p> </p><p>The enrolment of SMETS1 meters into the DCC will be completed by the end of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 173483 question first answered 17/09/2018 15:21:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

971717

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many visits Natural England make to landholdings in cull zones to ensure that reasonable biosecurity controls are being applied as required under the terms of badger cull licences; and how many landholders have not met those biosecurity standards in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	173505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Natural England (NE) visits 5% of randomly selected cattle-keeping landholders within each Year 1 application area to sense-check biosecurity practices on the ground. These visits are supported by data available from visits conducted by the Animal and Plant Heath Agency (APHA). For 2018 Year 1 areas, between 30-55% of participants had been subject to an APHA visit in response to Bovine TB breakdowns from 2015 to early 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Disease control recommendations are provided to cattle-keepers based on measures that are practicable, proportionate and appropriate for the particular circumstances; having regard to the Bovine TB Biosecurity Five-Point Plan. These recommendations are categorised into ‘Advisory’ or ‘Required’. Advisory recommendations can cover a number of aspects of the disease risk on a farm and are reflective of the discussion held with the cattle-keeper regarding ways of minimising this risk. For example, recommendations might cover future options to reduce disease risk should a cattle keeper be able to invest in infrastructure within the yard. As such, a high number of Advisory recommendations does not necessarily indicate that cattle keepers are not demonstrating that reasonable biosecurity measures are in place.</p><p> </p><p>‘Required’ recommendations are provided for situations where badgers are presenting an immediate risk of disease spread to cattle and the resolution measure is practicable, proportionate and appropriate for the particular circumstances. An example of such a measure is securing feed stores to prevent them being accessible to badgers overnight.</p><p> </p><p>Should a concerning biosecurity issue be identified during the 5% visits, NE would conduct additional visits to determine whether the issue was more widespread throughout the area and act accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of the NE biosecurity visits and resulting recommendations from 2015 to 2018 is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Visits</p></td><td><p>Number of ‘Advisory’ recommendations</p></td><td><p>Number of ‘Required’ recommendations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/09/2018 15:04:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

971718

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the amount of fare income that First Great Western derived from first class travel in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	173631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>This information is commercially confidential.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/09/2018 14:45:49 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

971719

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line: Railway Signals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what signalling system is planned to be used on the East-West rail link.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	173632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The East West Rail programme will be delivered in a phased approach with the Western Section Phase 1 already delivered with conventional signalling and the Western Section Phase 2 to also be delivered with conventional signalling. The Central Section Phase 3 is currently in its definition phase and its signalling system is yet to be confirmed. However, the possibility of using a digital European Train Control System (ETCS) across East West Rail is being explored and could be implemented in the future, across all phases, should it provide significant additional benefits for the programme.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/09/2018 14:48:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

971720

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 13 July 2018, 20 July 2018 and 10 September 2018 to Questions 161175, 164445 and 167289, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of the finding of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership's report, Devolving our railways: learning the lessons from a summer of northern rail chaos, published on 30 July 2018 that the disruption caused by the Northern Rail timetable changes has cost the economy of the north of England £38 million.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	173633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>In line with answers provided to previous similar questions, the government’s focus has been on ensuring that the industry returns to a stable timetable as quickly as possible and that passengers in the most affected areas are compensated for the disruption caused. This approach is delivering for passengers, with the performance of both Govia Thameslink Railway and Northern having improved significantly in recent weeks, andcompensation schemes are now in place for all of the affected operators ensuring the disruption that passengers have experienced is financially recognised. Improving the performance of our railways in the North remains the focus, reflected in the recent appointment of Richard George as the single person to lead rail performance improvement in the North.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/09/2018 14:56:18 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

971736

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Food
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 steps his Department is taking to minimise the proportion of household income that is spent on food after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	173530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not set retail food prices or comment on the day-to-day commercial decisions made by companies. We work closely with industry to promote transparency for consumers, and internationally to promote open, global markets. The UK sources food from a diverse range of countries, in addition to a strong domestic production base. This will not change when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Living Costs and Food Survey includes questions on household spend on food, including that of the lowest 20% income households. The most recent data has shown that the amount that the lowest 20% income households spend on food has fallen to 14.3% in 2016/17 compared with 16% in 2015 (Source Family Spending). These statistics show that it is important to look at all the factors which have an impact on household income such as transport, housing and energy costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government, through the Department for Work and Pensions is committed to providing a strong safety net of support through the welfare system for disadvantaged families and their children. This includes hardship payments, short term benefit advances, budgeting advances and Social Fund budgeting loans. There is a commitment to spend over £95 billion on working age welfare benefits supporting people out of work or on a low income.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/09/2018 15:27:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

971749

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: T-levels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on the introduction of T-Levels in the hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	173531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>We recently announced appointments to a further nine employer-led T level panels, including the catering panel, who will begin work on developing the outline content for T levels in this area. This is key to our approach – putting employers at the heart of T level development to specify the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to succeed in their industries.</p><p>Hospitality occupations also fall within the Catering and Hospitality technical education route. The hospitality pathway within this route will be delivered via apprenticeships only and we do not intend to develop T levels for this area.</p><p>Occupational maps define the routes and pathways, and are owned by the Institute for Apprenticeships, who carried out a consultation on the maps earlier this year. Their response to the consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/about/occupational-maps/" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/about/occupational-maps/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/09/2018 16:19:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett