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964019

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the levelised cost of energy of new onshore wind projects.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>BEIS’s most recent assessment of electricity generation costs can be found in the generation costs report (2016)[1] which covers both renewable and non-renewable technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The following table gives the most recent levelised cost estimates for onshore wind in a range of commissioning years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Levelised cost estimates for onshore wind projects commissioning in 2020, 2025 and 2030 (£/MWh, 2014 prices)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2025</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2030</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Onshore Wind &gt;5MW UK</strong></p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are currently undertaking a review of our evidence on levelised costs of electricity generation.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566567/BEIS_Electricity_Generation_Cost_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566567/BEIS_Electricity_Generation_Cost_Report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/09/2018 16:55:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

964020

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative estimate his Department has made of (a) international auction prices and (b) UK auction clearing prices for onshore wind in each of the last two years; and what steps his Department is taking to support internationally competitive pricing in the UK auction clearing market.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>No UK clearing prices exist that can be compared with international auction prices for this timeframe. In the 2015 Contracts for Difference auction, onshore wind cleared at £82.50/MWh (£2012 prices).</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2018 15:21:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

964122

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2018 to Question 158775 on Immigration Controls: Airports, with reference to his Department's response to the Freedom of Information request by The Times newspaper, reference 41762, how many passport control queues exceeded the service level agreement (a) 25-minute waiting time for EEA passengers and (b) 45-minute waiting time for non-EEA passengers in each month for the period (i) January to May 2017 and (ii) January to May 2018 at (A) Heathrow, (B) Gatwick, (C) Manchester, (D) Stansted, (E) Luton, (F) Edinburgh, (G) Birmingham, (H) Glasgow, (I) Bristol and (J) Belfast International airports; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly transparency data on the proportion of passengers cleared at the border within published service standards. Performance data is not published in respect of individual ports.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 11:52:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

964123

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2018 to Question 158773 on Immigration Controls, what consultation exercises his Department has undertaken with (a) aviation and (b) consumer stakeholders in relation to to Service Level Agreements on Border Force performance.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Border Force engages with key stakeholders, across sectors, on a variety of subjects on a regular basis, this includes performance at the border.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 13:55:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

964124

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of ePassport gate technology at airports on levels of throughflow of passengers in the Border Hall; and whether he has plans to reduce the waiting time targets of Border Force as a result of the introduction of that technology.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Border Force is taking a number of steps to ensure passengers are dealt with quickly, including through investment in technology. We regularly review the impact of new technology at the border and the effect seen on passenger flows to ensure that genuine passengers move through the border as quickly and effectively as possible.</p><p>Since their introduction in 2008 ePassport gates have processed nearly 160m passengers through the UK borders (over 48m in the past twelve months alone). Since January 2018 up until May 2018, 19.6m passengers went through the gates. We have facilitated the increase in passenger transactions through the ePassport Gates from 1 million in 2009, to 50.9 million for the 12 months to the end of July 2018.</p><p>Until the summer of 2009 ePassport gates were operational at 10 sites. In April 2016 we were operating 125 ePassport gates at 14 airport terminals. We are now operating 259 Gates at 22 air and rail terminals.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 15:47:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

964125

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans Border Force has to improve the level of service provided to non-EEA passengers on arrival into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Border Force is committed to providing the best possible service to all passenger. For example, by maximising staff available at the busiest times of day, making the best use of e-gates, and deploying 220 additional staff over the summer, mostly at Heathrow. Border Force is also recruiting an additional 300 frontline Border Force officers to provide further resilience going forward.</p><p>Border Force has continued to engage with key stakeholders including airlines and airport operators over the busy summer period to deal with the increasing demand and ensure we keep the border secure.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 18:42:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

964169

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has he made of implications for his Department's policies of the (a) recommendations and (b) conclusions of the Report Towards a Smooth and Improved Border, published by the Airport Operators Association in July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Border Force will be working with the Air Operators Association Report to discuss the issues raised and will continue to work with industry to deliver a good service at the UK Border</p><p>As set out in DfT’s Next Steps to an Aviation Strategy, we are considering whether there are any additional or alternative funding models that could be introduced to improve the service for passengers at the border. We will will consult widely with relevant partners to ensure that any model introduced will be one which works best for the country and industry<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/09/2018 12:04:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

964170

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Cement and Iron and Steel: Coal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the effect on the supply of coal for the UK (a) cement and (b) steel industry after the UK leaves the EU (i) with and (ii) without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Coal is a globally traded commodity and the UK steel and cement industry can source coal domestically and through imports. Coal from the EU only represented 3% of UK coal imports in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal. This remains the goal on both sides and we are confident that we will reach a mutually advantageous deal with the EU. However, in the unlikely event of a no deal scenario we have developed contingency plans to minimise any potential disruption as much as possible.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2018 15:13:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

964598

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	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 applicants have had a visa issued on a re-application following initial refusal since the removal of automatic right to appeal for refused family visit visas in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate this information for publication.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 18:36:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

964599

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution: Northern Ireland and Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what powers are devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly but not to the Scottish Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The devolution settlements for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are each unique. Areas that are devolved in one part of the UK may not be devolved in another. This reflects the history and development of the different devolution settlements across the UK. Powers are devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly but not to the Scottish Parliament in the following areas:</p><p> </p><p>- Energy production and supply</p><p>- Employment law</p><p>- All social security (some elements of social security are devolved in Scotland)</p><p>- Child support</p><p>- Pensions</p><p>- Northern Ireland Civil Service</p><p>- Equal opportunities (equal opportunities in relation to public bodies is devolved in Scotland)</p><p>- Time (for example timescales, time zones and the subject-matter of the Summer Time Act 1972)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are also powers which are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and not to the Northern Ireland Assembly, including stamp duty, Landfill tax, management of Crown Estate assets and some income tax.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 14/09/2018 10:09:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown