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890284

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what external agencies or consultants have been contracted by his Department to carry out work in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	137595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Other than for minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering of external agencies or consultant contracts. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government<ins class="ministerial">, Cabinet Office</ins> or the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell previous answer version 54690 answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell 54744 answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell question first answered 30/04/2018 08:09:01 question first ministerially corrected 01/05/2018 11:01:14 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

884914

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in the UK were born in Commonwealth countries and arrived in the UK before 1971.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	135902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/04/2018 16:16:51 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2018 09:50:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ135902.pdf title UKSA Response previous answer version 52836 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ135902 HR.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

882424

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Broadband: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ensure that the forthcoming Consumer Green Paper sets out provisions to ensure that broadband exit fees are charged at a rate that is fair to consumers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	135486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Consumer Green Paper was published on 11 April. It seeks views on how to ensure that modern consumer markets work for all, both now and in the future, including in the telecoms sector. Government will consider the responses to the Consumer Green Paper and, working with independent regulators including Ofcom, will publish a response detailing how they plan to further protect customers.</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Currently, the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 protect broadband consumers when they enter into contracts with a provider. Ofcom has the power to investigate communicate providers' compliance.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Currently, contracts entered into on or after 1 October 2015 are covered by the unfair terms in consumer contracts protections in the Consumer Rights Act 2015. There are also protections under Ofcom rules (GC9.3) to ensure that conditions or procedures for contract termination do not act as a disincentive against changing provider. Additionally, Ofcom has the power to investigate communication providers' compliance and have an open enforcement programme on early termination charges: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/bulletins/competition-bulletins/open-cases/cw_01199.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/04/2018 15:27:54 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2018 15:12:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 52496 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

882677

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Housing Benefit: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pension, what estimate she has made of the cost incurred by (a) Jobcentre Plus, (b) her Department and (c) any other public agency in the preparation for the roll-out of the now aborted cut to housing benefit for 18-21 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	135739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The preparation costs associated with the removal of the automatic eligibility of 18 to 21 year olds to claim universal credit for housing costs are estimated to be £<del class="ministerial">5</del><ins class="ministerial">£3</ins> million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/04/2018 16:39:59 question first ministerially corrected 02/05/2018 15:02:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 52571 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

873488

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase voter registration among under-registered groups.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	904630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I continue to have regular conversations with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the return of powers from Brussels to Holyrood following exit from the EU. Furthermore, we are both part of JMC(EN) where this, amongst other issues, has been discussed with the devolved administrations.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our inaugural National Democracy Week in July is going to be a UK-wide event, intended to increase democratic engagement among a wide range of under-registered groups. Last Wednesday we launched its website and a youth engagement toolkit for parliamentarians and later this year will recruit and train youth Democracy Ambassadors.</ins></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/03/2018 16:01:12 question first ministerially corrected 03/04/2018 10:54:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 50507 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

873579

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	S4C
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish the report relating to the funding of Welsh language channel S4C.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	134693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">DCMS ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders, including the Press Recognition Panel, to discuss a range of issues.</del></p><p> </p><ins class="ministerial">We published the S4C independent review, 'Building an S4C for the future' on 29 March, alongside the government's response. </ins><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/04/2018 11:57:52 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2018 09:51:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 52978 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

869436

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Boating: Finance
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 estimate he has made of Government funding for Ben Ainslie’s sailing team; what assessment was made (a) before and (b) after that expenditure of its cost-effectiveness; what return was expected from that investment; and whether further funding will be allocated to the team.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	133950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">In 2014 Government agreed up to £7.5 million funding to support Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team and their proposal to be based on the Camber in Portsmouth. Details of this funding agreement have previously been released and are publicly available here:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-75-million-for-sir-ben-ainslie-project-to-boost-portsmouth" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-75-million-for-sir-ben-ainslie-project-to-boost-portsmouth</a></del></p><p><del class="ministerial">No further funding to the team is currently planned.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2014, under the Coalition Government, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport agreed a funding package of up to £7.5 million to support Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team and their proposal to base their permanent headquarters on the Camber in Portsmouth. This was announced by the then Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Rt hon Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Cable).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This funding ensured the racing team’s commitment to basing their operations in Portsmouth for a minimum of 12 years to support three America’s Cup cycles, which in turn enabled economic benefits for the city’s marine and maritime sector. It also helped support community engagement and sailing participation projects in collaboration with Sport England.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The benefits arising from this investment extended beyond the sailing team. They included direct economic benefits from the generation of jobs and apprenticeships, together with the up-skilling of workers in the Solent area, the setting up of a Technical Innovation Group to help feed the innovations in applied technology developed by BAR into the marine industry, engagement with schools and higher education institutions, engagement with the local supply chain, and the setting up of a visitors’ centre.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Published details of this funding agreement are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-75-million-for-sir-ben-ainslie-project-to-boost-portsmouth" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-75-million-for-sir-ben-ainslie-project-to-boost-portsmouth</a> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No further funding to the team is currently planned.</ins></p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 04/04/2018 15:02:01 question first ministerially corrected 12/04/2018 10:59:34 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths previous answer version 51247 answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

864390

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offshore Fixed Structures: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance the Maritime and Coastguard Agency provides on the decommissioning of (a) semi-submersible drilling rigs and (b) other commercial vessels deployed in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	132874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The trial of 10,000 26-30 railcards is an industry-led initiative to gather evidence and to inform discussions between Government and industry about roll-out of the railcard. Delivery of the trial launch, including sales of the railcard, was led by Rail Delivery Group and it was their digital systems that handled transactions and enquiries on the day.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Decommissioning and disposal of semi-submersible drilling rigs and commercial vessels currently falls under the scope of legislation and guidance administered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government will be implementing Merchant Shipping legislation to introduce specific Ship Recycling Regulations later this year with the regime entering into force in December 2018. A Maritime and Coastguard Agency guidance package will accompany this legislation.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2018 14:16:32 question first ministerially corrected 23/03/2018 12:42:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 48157 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

861066

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of his Department's estate is (a) rented, (b) owned and (c) occupied through any other type of agreement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	132215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Leasehold</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Freehold</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MOTO*</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>TOTAL</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MHCLG (All incl Housing England Regeneration)</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>18</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>0.9</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1949</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>98.3</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>28</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1.4</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1982</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MHCLG (All excl Housing England Regeneration)</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>17</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>34.0</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>5</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>10.0</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>28</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>56.0</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>50</strong></del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Property holdings</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leasehold</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Freehold</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MOTO*</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MHCLG (incl Homes England regeneration)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">91</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1.5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,132</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">98.0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,254</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MHCLG (excl Homes England regeneration)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">32.1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">58.5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">53</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Memorandum of Terms of Occupation</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/03/2018 17:58:08 question first ministerially corrected 27/04/2018 14:03:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 48971 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

861119

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	National Lottery: West Yorkshire
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 much National Lottery funding as been allocated to projects in (a) Leeds North West constituency and (b) West Yorkshire in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	132268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on projects in receipt of a Lottery award can be found on the National Lottery Grants Database at the following link: <a href="http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk" target="_blank">http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk</a> and from Lottery Distributors’ own websites. The grants database can be sorted on a national, regional, local authority and constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>West Yorkshire is not a definable search area under the parameters of the Database. The table below therefore shows total value of the National Lottery grants awarded between 2010-11 and 2016-17 in Leeds North West constituency and to local authorities comprising the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The figures for grants awarded in 2017-18 will be confirmed at the end of March 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Leeds North West (constituency)</ins> <ins class="ministerial">£</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">West Yorkshire</ins> <ins class="ministerial">Combined Authority</ins> <ins class="ministerial">£</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">508,878</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30,154372</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">240,047</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40,616,214</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,170,928</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">76,986,035</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,221,304</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">53,423,014</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,396,641</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">155,231,738</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">294,827</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">41,626,148</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,912,216</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">66,072,087</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/03/2018 12:52:51 question first ministerially corrected 19/03/2018 10:46:19 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 47861 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel