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794443

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:51:43
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 20:01:55 30/11/2017 12:24:02
	hansard heading	Small Businesses
	house id	1
	identifier	115416
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2017 17:55:44
	question first ministerially corrected	30/11/2017 11:52:32
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to his Oral Answer on 23 November 2017, what criteria he used to locate staff from the Export Hub on Small Business Saturday.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115416
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115416
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Export Hub is invited to locations across the UK, and has so far visited 23<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">5</del> sites. Any Member of Parliament is able to request for the Export Hub to visit their constituency.</p><p>The logistics for managing the Export Hub is contracted through an external company.</p><p>Many cross-party MPs have spoken highly of the work of the Export Hub at the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Monthly MPs Briefings which the DIT Ministerial team hosts.</p>
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

794360

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:49:09
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:59:09 21/02/2018 17:13:06
	hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Discipline
	house id	1
	identifier	115333
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2017 17:30:54
	question first ministerially corrected	21/02/2018 16:41:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days of imprisonment were imposed as punishment on prisoners at HM Prison Bedford during 2016?
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115333
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115333
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">During 2016, there were 26 instances of additional days awarded as a punishment following an adjudication at HM Prison Bedford, totalling 411 additional days.</ins><del class="ministerial">The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.</del></p><p> </p><p>Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.</p>
	creator	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

794540

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:54:44
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 20:06:15 04/12/2017 17:36:04
	hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
	house id	1
	identifier	115513
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/12/2017 17:04:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the UK programmes providing support for the development of the European Defence Technology Industrial Base.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115513
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115513
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As the largest defence spender in Europe, there are a number of UK programmes that support the development of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB). These include our ongoing investment in Typhoon; the UK-French Maritime Mine Counter-Measure programme; the UK-French Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (Heavy) (SeaVenom); the 'METEOR' missile; the A400M; Tornado aircraft; and the UK procurement of the 'AJAX' armoured fighting vehicle.</p><p>The UK remains an irreplaceable component of European defence capability and is a key industrial partner in European cooperative development programmes. The UK also holds membership of two non-EU intergovernmental agencies; the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation and the Letter of Intent Treaty nations framework which promote the strengthening of the EDTIB.</p>
	creator	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

794361

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:49:11
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	24/11/2017 15:05:09 29/11/2017 14:42:02
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Young People
	house id	1
	identifier	115334
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/11/2017 14:10:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 4.31 of the Autumn Budget 2017, for what reasons (a) 18 to 20 year olds and (b) 16 to 17 year olds are paid less than the level of the National Minimum Wage set for 21 to 24 year olds.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115334
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115334
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government sets age-related minimum wages in order to protect younger workers, who may otherwise be more vulnerable to being unemployed than older workers.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 Low Pay Commission report (Figure 3.15) shows the unemployment rates for young people not in full-time education in the UK is 31.3 per cent for 16-18 year olds, 15.5 per cent for 18-20 year olds. This compares to 8.4 per cent for those aged 21 to 24 in the second quarter of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is setting minimum thresholds only and we recognise and commend those employers who seek to set higher rates of pay.</p><p> </p>
	creator	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794362

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:49:12
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:59:13 28/11/2017 17:12:03
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: North East
	house id	1
	identifier	115335
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2017 16:40:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 4.41 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of the additional public investment in economic infrastructure his Department plans to allocate to projects in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, and (c) the North East.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115335
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115335
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing high quality infrastructure to support economic growth and prosperity across all regions of the UK. We will ensure our infrastructure investments actively support our long-term productivity, providing greater certainty and clear strategic direction.</p><p>The Transforming Cities Fund will provide £1.7bn to drive productivity by improving connectivity, reducing congestion and utilising new mobility services and technology, transform local productivity in city-regions.</p><p>We have already seen investment for projects for the North East that include:</p><ul><li>increasing national research and development spending to 2.4 per cent, boosting the North East’s strength in research and innovation</li><li>815,000 people living and working in the North of Tyne will benefit from an ambitious devolution deal agreed between the government and the North of Tyne authorities. This includes a new £600 million long-term investment fund over the next thirty years to be spent on local priorities, such as skills and employment, adult education, and rural productivity.</li><li>a £337 million investment to support a transformative modernisation programme to replace the Tyne &amp; Wear Metro system’s 40-year old trains with a brand-new fleet. This will help to ensure that the Metro system is reliable, runs efficiently, and helps local people get to where they need to be.</li><li>the Tees Valley Combined Authority will receive £59 million from a new £1.7 billion Cities Transformation Fund. Funding will be invested in transport projects which drive productivity by improving connectivity and reducing congestion.</li><li>as announced at Budget, the government is investing £123 million to support the safe development of the Redcar steelworks site in the Tees Valley. Mayor Ben Houchen will set up a Mayoral Development Corporation and use this funding to drive forward an ambitious programme of regeneration for the area.</li><li>The North East has already benefitted from Industrial Strategy funding when the International Centre for Life in Newcastle benefitted from a £13 million funding pot aimed at encouraging more of the public to engage with STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) learning. The money will enable the centre to reinvigorate its visitor experience and develop new STEM learning activities.</li></ul>
	creator	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794366

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:49:20
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:59:20 28/11/2017 17:11:05
	hansard heading	Productivity: North East
	house id	1
	identifier	115339
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2017 16:39:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 4.54 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how the Government plans to increase the productivity levels of the North East in its upcoming Industrial Strategy.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115339
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115339
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Local industrial strategies will identify local strengths, future opportunities and the action needed in each area to boost productivity and competiveness, based on rigorous analysis.</p><p>Through our Industrial Strategy, we will make sure that we are using all the tools we have to stimulate growth in places such as the North East. This includes through the North East LEP Growth Deal which is supporting jobs growth and economic development with £379.6m of Local Growth Fund. The North East LEP estimates that their Growth Deal will lead to the creation of 8,000 jobs.</p><p>Whilst it is not region specific the North East can take advantage of the further investment of £725m in a second wave of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund across the UK to respond to some of the greatest global challenges and opportunities and support sector productivity. We will also increase the National Productivity Investment Fund, by £8bn taking it to £31bn and extending to 2022-23. This will support investments in transport, housing and digital infrastructure. In addition:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>815,000 people living and working in the North of Tyne will benefit from an ambitious devolution deal agreed between the government and the North of Tyne authorities. This includes a new £600 million long-term investment fund over the next thirty years to be spent on local priorities, such as skills and employment, adult education, and rural productivity.</p></li></ul><ul><li>Increasing national research and development spending to 2.4 per cent, boosting the North East’s strength in research and innovation</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Tees Valley Combined Authority will receive £59 million from a new £1.7 billion Cities Transformation Fund. Funding will be invested in transport projects which drive productivity by improving connectivity and reducing congestion.</li></ul>
	creator	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794404

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:50:31
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	27/11/2017 16:15:25 28/11/2017 17:11:04
	hansard heading	Combined Heat and Power: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	identifier	115377
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2017 16:39:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of gas CHP plant qualifies as Good Quality for the purposes of exemption from business rates.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115377
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115377
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department does not hold specific data on the proportion of gas CHP plant that qualifies as Good Quality for the purposes of exemption from business rates. However, in 2016, based on data from the Digest of UK Energy Statistics and the Combined Heat and the Power Quality Assurance (CHP QA) programme database, there were 2,182 CHP schemes in the United Kingdom. Of these, 1,155 were certified as Good Quality CHP. If schemes that are not ordinarily liable for business rates, such as those in the public sector, are excluded then our data suggests that 749 Good Quality gas CHP schemes would be eligible for an exemption from business rates.</p>
	creator	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

794416

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:50:52
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 20:01:03 28/11/2017 17:12:02
	hansard heading	Coal: Mining
	house id	1
	identifier	115389
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2017 16:40:48
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his policy is on the development of new domestic coal mines and reducing fossil fuel usage; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115389
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115389
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Domestic coal production fell to a record low of 4 million tonnes in 2016. The development of any new domestic coal mines is subject to the relevant planning consents, which include appropriate environmental impact and public safety assessments.</p><p>Around two-thirds of demand for coal in 2016 was for electricity generation, which has also fallen to record lows. The Government has made firm its commitment ending unabated coal power generation by 2025 and to target an effective carbon price ahead of then, to drive investment in cleaner, more flexible forms of generation.</p>
	creator	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

794401

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:50:26
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	28/11/2017 14:05:05 28/11/2017 17:13:01
	hansard heading	Foreign Companies
	house id	1
	identifier	115374
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2017 16:41:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to respond to consultation on Property ownership and public contracting by overseas companies and legal entities: beneficial ownership register.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115374
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115374
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The responses to the call for evidence are currently being analysed and a response will be published in due course.</p>
	creator	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

794515

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:54:02
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 20:04:57 30/11/2017 11:21:01
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	identifier	115488
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/11/2017 11:20:36
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish its findings and recommendations on consultation on access to elections, and what steps it is taking to ensure that no-one is disenfranchised in 2018 local elections in London.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115488
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115488
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government launched the Call for Evidence on access to elections to support the Government’s commitment to make the electoral system fully accessible for all electors.</p><p> </p><p>256 responses were received to the consultation which closed on 14 November. The Government, in partnership with the members of the Cabinet Office chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group, which includes representatives from leading charities and key electoral stakeholders, will now review the evidence received and produce a report of key findings and recommendations. We plan to publish the report in Spring 2018.</p><p>A range of measures are in place that are intended to ensure that the electoral process is as accessible and user friendly as possible, for all types of electors and elections. We will soon lay draft legislation to improve the accessibility of the anonymous registration scheme for survivors of domestic violence, which I hope will be implemented in time for the 2018 local elections. We also recently implemented the findings of an accessibility review on the “Register to vote” website which will make it easier for people with disabilities to complete voter registration and participate in the democratic process.</p>
	creator	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova