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1061081

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cars: Leasing and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the value of current car loans and car-leasing schemes in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	221565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>On 1 April 2014, regulation of the consumer credit market, including high-cost lenders, was transferred to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have passed the Honourable Members question on to the FCA, who will reply directly by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/02/2019 15:31:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1061082

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Space Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish his Department's military space strategy.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	221566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Following the Prime Minister's December announcement that the UK would not use the Galileo satellite system for Defence purposes, and the release of the Modernising Defence Programme report, the Ministry of Defence has been assessing our space capabilities, coherence and requirements. Once this short work is complete we will publish the Defence Strategic Guidance on Space.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/02/2019 15:50:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1061083

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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	Allergies: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of EpiPens.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	221567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Supplies of EpiPen and other adrenaline auto-injectors are currently available in volumes that are sufficient to meet historic United Kingdom requirements. The Department continues to work very closely with all the manufacturers of adrenaline auto-injectors and can confirm that the supply situation continues to improve going forward, with further deliveries expected over the coming weeks. All patients who require an adrenaline auto-injector should now be able to obtain a device from their pharmacy.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/02/2019 08:20:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1058730

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Official Engagements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list his engagements for Monday 4 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	219277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>It is not Home Office policy to release detailed accounts of the Home Secretary’s diary. We do however release quarterly transparency data that details their external meetings, which can be found here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-ministers-hospitality-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-ministers-hospitality-data</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/02/2019 17:25:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1051335

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Reconstruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what preparations her Department has made for urgent reconstruction work in Venezuela in the event of a change of Government.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	214469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID does not have a bilateral presence in Venezuela. DFID continues to work closely with – and provide significant core funding to – the UN and Red Cross movement to alleviate the worsening humanitarian situation. In the event of a change in government in Venezuela, the international financial institutions will play a key role in supporting any reconstruction work.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/02/2019 17:12:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1047101

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Egypt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the UK aviation and travel industry of the failure to restart flights to Sharm-el Sheikh.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	211641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the costs to the tourism and airline industries of any restrictions on flights to Sharm-el-Sheikh.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 14:23:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1045793

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Venezuela: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he is taking to tackle the constitutional and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the effect of that crisis on the political and economic situation in neighbouring countries.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	908708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>We are all concerned about the situation in Venezuela, a crisis of growing regional magnitude. Only yesterday 25 members of the National Guard revolted against Maduro's leadership. In October 2018, speaking at Chatham House, I called for a concerted regional and global response to what has become a man-made regional crisis. The UK is standing alongside American, EU and Lima Group partners to ensure a robust response to the crisis; all options remain open including further targeted sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/01/2019 16:35:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1042273

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what scenario planning his Department is undertaking on Military Aid to Civil Authorities.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	209289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Civil authorities and emergency services provide the first response to crises, emergencies and/or major incidents within the UK. They can however request Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) when they require additional or niche capabilities as described in 'Joint Doctrine Publication 02, UK Operations: the Defence Contribution to Resilience and Security'.</p><p>Defence participates actively in the Cabinet Office coordinated National Risk Assessment (NRA) process. The NRA, which is refreshed every two years, is a compendium of the most significant risks, or scenarios, that could manifest in the UK over the next five years. As part of the development and assessment of these scenarios the extent to which Defence may be required to provide MACA is considered. An unclassified version of the scenarios detailed in the NRA, can be found in the National Risk Register at the following link:</p><p>https://naru.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/UK-National-Risk-Register-2017.pdf</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/01/2019 16:26:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1037143

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sopra Steria: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many service points for processing visa applications are currently operated by Sopra Steria; what the locations are of those service points; and which of those points are (a) free and (b) charge for that service.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	205819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Sopra Steria have opened 56 fixed service points to date, a 57th location in Grays will open early 2019</p><p>The locations of each service are listed below, 6 Core Service Points are free sites and any other sites are charged depending on the service pack-age a customer chooses <br>Core Centres <br>• Belfast<br>• Birmingham<br>• Cardiff<br>• Croydon<br>• Glasgow <br>• Manchester</p><p>Other</p><p>• Aberdeen<br>• Barbican<br>• Bedford<br>• Bournemouth<br>• Bradley Stoke<br>• Brighton<br>• Burnholme<br>• Burnley<br>• Cambridge<br>• Canning Town<br>• Canterbury<br>• Coventry<br>• Dorchester<br>• East Ham<br>• Eastbourne<br>• Gloucester<br>• Hammersmith (temporary)<br>• Hemel Hempstead<br>• Hull<br>• Ipswich<br>• Kensington<br>• Lancaster<br>• Liverpool<br>• Llandudno<br>• London <br>• Newcastle<br>• Newport<br>• Norwich<br>• Nottingham<br>• Patchway<br>• Peterborough<br>• Preston<br>• Reading<br>• Salisbury<br>• Shoe Lane<br>• Southampton (temporary)</p><p><br>• Stevenage<br>• Stockport<br>• Stratford<br>• Swindon<br>• Swinton<br>• Taunton<br>• Truro<br>• Victoria (temporary)<br>• Wakefield<br>• Warrington<br>• Warwick<br>• Watford<br>• Wimbledon<br>• Wolverhampton</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/01/2019 17:08:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1037149

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department decided the service point locations of its contractor Sopra Steria; and what consideration was given to accessibility for users of those services when deciding those locations.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	205820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The geography of UKVCAS service points is not fixed but rather designed to evolve with demand through the contract term. <br>Sopra Steria undertook extensive market research to identify it’s initial service locations; their research included the impact on customer travel time, cost and accessibility. <br>Sopra Steria can also cater for customers who wish to have more flexi-ble on-demand, mobile application services, for example at university campuses, employers’ offices or individual customers’ homes. <br>All service centres will comply with the Equality Act 2010 and Health and Safety Act 1974, this will include the provision of wheelchair access, disabled toilets and baby changing areas.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/01/2019 17:13:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar