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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

794332

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:48:05
	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 19:58:13 29/11/2017 16:23:04
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	identifier	115305
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/11/2017 15:51:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the losses and special payments made by his Department in the 2017-18 financial year to date
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115305
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115305
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>No estimate of losses and special payments made in the 2017-18 financial year is currently available centrally.</p><p>The latest audited information, published in July 2017, and covering the financial year 2016-17 is available on pages 125-126 of the Ministry of Defence 2016-17 Annual Report and Accounts, a copy of which is in the Library of the House and at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</p>
	creator	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

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

794279

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:46:29
	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 19:56:22 30/11/2017 11:59:01
	hansard heading	Anti-corruption Champion
	house id	1
	identifier	115252
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/11/2017 11:27:41
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to name a new anti-corruption champion.
	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 115252
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115252
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>An announcement on the anti-corruption champion appointment will be made 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

794347

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:48:37
	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 19:58:44 30/11/2017 11:54:01
	hansard heading	Corruption
	house id	1
	identifier	115320
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/11/2017 11:22:18
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish a new anti-corruption strategy?
	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 115320
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115320
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government is working on a new Anti-Corruption Strategy which 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

794258

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:45:53
	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 19:55:37 04/12/2017 17:36:01
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	identifier	115231
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/12/2017 17:04:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) soldiers there were in the British Army in each year since 2000.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115231
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115231
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The officer and soldier strengths of the Army at 1 April for each year since 2000 are shown below:</p><p> </p><p>Army Full Time Strength</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>Soldiers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>14,130</p></td><td><p>100,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>14,320</p></td><td><p>99,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>14,550</p></td><td><p>100,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>14,940</p></td><td><p>102,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>15,180</p></td><td><p>102,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>15,040</p></td><td><p>98,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>15,130</p></td><td><p>96,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>15,100</p></td><td><p>95,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>15,090</p></td><td><p>94,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>14,930</p></td><td><p>96,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>15,020</p></td><td><p>98,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>15,020</p></td><td><p>95,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>14,660</p></td><td><p>93,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>14,060</p></td><td><p>89,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>13,360</p></td><td><p>80,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>77,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>12,790</p></td><td><p>75,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>12,910</p></td><td><p>73,870</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Future Reserves 2020 Strength</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>Soldiers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>21,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>20,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,350</p></td><td><p>19,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>4,490</p></td><td><p>20,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td><td><p>23,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>5,100</p></td><td><p>24,840</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Numbers are for trained and untrained personnel and have been produced by Defence Statistics.</p><ol start="2"><li>Full time strength in the above tables includes the trained element which contributes to the liability. e.g. it includes Gurkhas but it excludes Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) Home Commitment (HC) and those FTRS serving on Operational Commitment Establishment (Reserve). As such these may differ from published statistics.</li></ol><p>3. The Future Reserves 2020 population consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on FTRS(HC) contracts who were previously Army Reservists. Ministry of Defence does not hold Future Reserves 2020 population data pre – 2012.</p><p>4. Figures have been rounded to 10, numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

794233

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/12/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:34:51
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 19:35:57 07/12/2017 16:17:03
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Beverage Containers
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3551
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/12/2017 16:16:06
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps are being taken, including through procurement processes, to reduce the number of plastic cups used in catering outlets in the House of Lords.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL3551
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3551
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>House of Lords Catering and Retail Services (CRS) is taking a pro-active approach to reducing the use of disposable cups within the House’s catering facilities. The River Restaurant and Millbank House Restaurant both provide disposable cups, and in both areas CRS runs an incentive scheme for customers whereby the price of a hot beverage is reduced by 10p (broadly the price of a disposable cup) if a customer brings their own cup. We also provide china cups in the River Restaurant and Millbank House Restaurant and encourage customers to use these when they are dining in, instead of using a disposable cup.</p><p>Regarding procurement, CRS is not aware of a disposable cup for hot beverages that is fully bio-degradable, and until such a product becomes available CRS will have to continue with its current supply. CRS works closely with its suppliers to ensure it would become aware of any new appropriate products should they emerge.</p><p>Through the procurement process, CRS objectives include sourcing products that come from renewable sources (such as those supporting sustainable forestry or low carbon processes). The disposable hot beverage cups currently used are made from sustainable and recycled materials and are an insulated, double walled cup. This reduces disposable consumption by negating the need for an additional sleeve or the practice of customers doubling up cups if thinner, single walled cups are provided.</p><p>CRS has recently received accreditation from the Sustainable Restaurant Association, and looks forward to working alongside the Association to implement innovative solutions for reducing the amount of total disposable products, including cups, that are used across the House of Lords catering venues.</p>
	creator	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

794358

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:48:58
	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 19:59:05 28/11/2017 17:12:04
	hansard heading	Industry: North East
	house id	1
	identifier	115331
	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 4.7 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of the additional funding in the modern Industrial Strategy will be allocated on 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 115331
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115331
	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

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