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622514

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Combined Authorities: Borrowing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to give non-transport borrowing powers to combined authorities.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	50654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Discussions are ongoing on all devolution issues across government and with local areas.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/11/2016 12:44:44 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

622515

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Combined Authorities: Borrowing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on giving non-transport borrowing powers to combined authorities.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	50655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Discussion are ongoing on all devolution issues across government and with local areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/11/2016 12:42:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

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

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

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

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