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622595

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	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	Yemen: Diplomatic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when a UK diplomat last visited Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	50700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>​Until February 2015, British diplomats were based in the British Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen. However, the escalating conflict at the beginning of 2015 led to the temporary closure and suspension of operations at the Embassy. It is currently too dangerous for UK staff to be based in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/11/2016 12:59:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

622596

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	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	Yemen: Diplomatic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK diplomats have visited Yemen in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	50701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>​Until February 2015, British diplomats were based in the British Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen. However, the escalating conflict at the beginning of 2015 led to the temporary closure and suspension of operations at the Embassy. It is currently too dangerous for UK staff to be based in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/11/2016 13:00:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

622597

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions Ministers or officials of his Department have raised the case of Mrs Nazanin Ratcliffe with their Iranian counterparts since her arrest on 3 April 2016; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	50752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>​Since we were made aware of Mrs Nazanin-Ratcliffe's arrest in April 2016, Ministers and officials have raised her case repeatedly, at all levels, with the Iranian government. Most recently, The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) raised Mrs Nazanin-Ratcliffe's case with Iranian President Rouhani in person on 20 September, and followed up by letter on 3 October. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson), raised Mrs Nazanin-Ratcliffe's case with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif on 22 September.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/11/2016 13:03:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

622699

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage commuters to use carbon-free public transport in (a) England and (b) Cumbria.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	50799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>We are taking a series of measures to help commuters and others use carbon free transport, and will continue to promote public transport choices, supporting the market for innovative forms of transport and encourage a move to cleaner and lower carbon vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>By improving the whole journey, how each part connects and how to better integrate those parts, more people will have the choice to use greener transport for their journeys. For instance, the £30m Low Emission Bus Scheme will be funding over 320 Low Emission Buses in England over the period 2016-19. Furthermore, with the help of nearly £30m Government funding, we have trebled the number of cycle parking spaces at stations since 2010. We are spending more than £600 million by 2020 to support ultra low emission vehicles including significant funding to support the introduction of ultra low emission taxis.</p><p> </p><p>Cumbria County Council were allocated £4.89m from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund for 2011 to 2015 and just under £1m for 2015-16 to deliver high quality transport and connectivity improvements from key transport gateways in Cumbria to major visitor destinations. The Growth Deal agreed between Government and Cumbria LEP in July 2014 contained over £12m of funding for five projects that promote the use of sustainable transport, which included improved access to rail stations at Maryport and Workington, along with new cycling and walking infrastructure in Carlisle, Kendal and at key visitor attractions in the National Park.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/11/2016 09:50:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

622533

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on vulnerable consumers of the current switching regime in the mobile market.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	50705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making switching communications provider easier for all consumers, including for vulnerable people. The Digital Economy Bill will make it easier for consumers to switch by requiring communications providers to follow any new procedures set by Ofcom when customers wish to change provider.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom consulted on mobile switching and mobile contracts notice periods earlier this year. Ofcom is now considering responses to those consultations and expects to make a statement on mobile switching in spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2016 11:35:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

622537

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to increase the numbers of visits to museums and galleries outside London.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	50672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that arts and cultural experiences like museums and galleries benefit everyone and not just the privileged few.</p><p> </p><p>Our Culture White Paper set out Government’s expectation that all cultural organisations in receipt of public money should reach out to everyone regardless of background, education or geography. Earlier this month Arts Council England announced the ambition to achieve a 4% uplift in the proportion of the budget spent outside London in their 2018-22 investment.</p><p> </p><p>Already this year National Museums Liverpool has seen an 7% increase in the number of visits compared to this time last year. In the coming months DCMS aims to pilot different schemes to increase visitors to museums outside London and expand the ones that work, such as the Cultural Citizens pilot with Kids in Museums in Birmingham. The Museums Review will look at evidence and make further recommendations on widening participation.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2016 11:36:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622709

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to establish the best means by which high-polluting vehicles can be accurately and efficiently identified to facilitate enforcement action.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	50702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency deals with the front line enforcement of high polluting vehicles. This is primarily dealt with at the annual roadworthiness test, which DVSA administers, where exhaust emissions are checked once a vehicle becomes subject to testing due to its age. If the vehicle fails this test, the vehicle cannot be used on roads until the excess pollution is remedied. DVSA enforce emission outputs from the commercial vehicle fleet. When vehicles are seen to emit visual smoke, enforcement action is taken. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency also operates a Smoky Vehicle hot-line where anyone can report a smoky vehicle online and DVSA will then make follow up enquires about the vehicle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/11/2016 11:40:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

622519

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Peterborough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made on disposing of land at the urban extension at Norwood Peterborough with a view to submitting an outline planning application for residential development to Peterborough City Council; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
	uin	50857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners are currently preparing a planning application for an urban extension at Norwood, Peterborough. We are in regular communication with Peterborough City Council and statutory consultees on key technical inputs to support the submission. The application will be made in outline and will be accompanied by an Environmental Statement, which will assess all relevant environmental matters. We anticipate that the planning application will be submitted in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 01/11/2016 09:10:25 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

622532

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information she holds of when Ofcom plans to bring forward its proposals to reform switching in the mobile market.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	50704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom consulted on mobile switching and mobile contracts notice periods earlier this year. Ofcom is now considering responses to those consultations and expects to make a statement on mobile switching in spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2016 11:34:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

622531

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on consumers of the time taken to implement switching in the mobile market to a gaining provider-led system.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	50703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom consulted on mobile switching and mobile contracts notice periods earlier this year and is currently considering responses to those consultations, with an expectation to make a statement on mobile switching in spring 2017. The Government would like to see consumers starting to benefit from these switching process measures as soon as possible. The Digital Economy Bill will make it easier for consumers to switch by requiring communications providers to follow any new procedures set by Ofcom when customers wish to change provider.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2016 11:33:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith