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1003620

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Road Traffic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the expansion of Heathrow Airport on local road networks.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	189623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) was designated on 26 <del class="ministerial">July</del> <ins class="ministerial">June</ins> 2018, paving the way for a development consent application. As part of the development of the Airports NPS, an Appraisal of Sustainability was undertaken which included analysis of surface impacts for all three options shortlisted by the Airports Commission.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the surface access requirements in the Airports NPS, the Government has specified that any applicant for development consent must submit a surface access strategy as part of their application.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 10:54:12 question first ministerially corrected 26/11/2018 16:27:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 85388 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1003595

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department’s announcement of 25 October 2018, New fund to support vulnerable EU citizens apply for settled status, whether that grant funding will be available to law firms.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	189673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The invitation to tender documents will describe any constraints on what the funding may be utilised for in order to ensure the grant funding is delivered for intended outcomes and any restrictions on which organisations may apply. <br>The grant scheme will enable organisations across the UK to apply for funding to support vulnerable EU citizens. Data modelling and sector engagement have been used to gauge potential geographical coverage and associated volumes that might be supported.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2019 15:04:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1003894

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the membership is of the Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council that was announced on Tuesday 6 November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	189621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the press release issued on 6 November 2018 which is available on the <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386667732&amp;sdata=qDvp%2Fivy%2BZT8eeCoLyUJQnDWScWP%2B%2FS6jpOK%2F1iIqKQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Ffive-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386677740&amp;sdata=3VqetcEYYzYW0ZvGiYLoxbqcpjXoXUXIFNmqVq%2Bzw0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/five-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities</a>, which outlines the co-chairs and business representative of each Business Council. Full membership of each Council will be confirmed shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 09/01/2019 09:55:59 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1003648

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bombings: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on helping families affected by the Birmingham pub bombings in securing legal aid for the upcoming inquest.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	189725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Legal aid for early legal advice and assistance is available, subject to means and a merits test. Funding for advocacy at inquests may also be available via the Exceptional Case Funding scheme, subject to means and legal criteria.</p><p> </p><p>In January last year, we changed the regulations around inquest funding, the effect of which meant the firm, KRW, representing the majority of the families seeking representation, could apply for funding in this case. Legal aid was provided to KRW, effective in the vast majority of those cases from February 2017.</p><p> </p><p>However, all firms seeking to undertake publicly-funded cases must be accredited. In this case, it was discovered that KRW had not obtained the accreditation, required as a condition of the firm being granted a legal aid contract. The firm’s contract was suspended until the accreditation was achieved.</p><p> </p><p>Accreditation was secured on the 7 December 2018 as a result the Contract suspension was lifted allowing KRW to once more receive public funding for the majority of the families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/12/2018 14:38:27 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1003816

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what spending on (a) Olympic legacy and (b) other programmes has resulted in consequential funding for Wales in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	189818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Block Grant Transparency publication (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2017-publication) sets out details of all additions to the Devolved Administrations’ budgets since the 2015 Spending Review. The Barnett Formula will have been applied to all changes to the DCMS budget at both Spending Reviews and at Fiscal Events in the normal way as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.</p><p> </p><p>Companies from across the country have been directly engaged in legacy infrastructure and projects - for example, South Wales based Pro Steel were awarded contracts as part of the transformation of the Olympic Stadium roof post-2012 Games, they secured a £1m loan to enable them to compete for the work from Finance Wales. Pro Steel were also awarded a subcontract by BAM Nuttal for transformation work in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park post games consisting of re-purposing and construction of a bridge in the north of the Park near the Velodrome. They were also awarded the contract to make modifications and strengthening works to another bridge, and supply and installation of a third bridge.</p><p> </p><p>Last week I met with my counterparts in Wales and Scotland to discuss the many opportunities the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games presents to the whole of the UK. The department and I look forward to continuing to work closely with the devolved nations to ensure the many opportunities the Games presents - from hosting the Queen's Baton Relay to providing a base for athletes to train - are seized across the country.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/11/2018 11:30:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1003884

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what framework is used by Government when deciding whether digital projects should be completed in-house or contracted out.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	189825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <blockquote>There is no specific framework that government uses to decide whether a digital project should be completed in-house or contracted out.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>Government uses the principles of the HMT Green Book guidance, supplementary guidance (such as the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent/agile-digital-and-it-projects-clarification-of-business-case-guidance" target="_blank">Agile digital and IT projects</a>), and the 5 case model to scrutinise the costs and benefits of different options to deliver a particular project, including management, commercial and financial aspects. When relevant, some of these options may refer to in-house provision whereas others may refer to outsourcing.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>The preferred option will be selected on the basis of value for money and capacity to meet the project objectives.</blockquote> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 28/11/2018 14:28:44 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003888

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Offices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to close the office of the (a) Boundary Commission for Wales in Fitzalan Court, Cardiff, (b) Company Names Tribunal on Cardiff Road, Newport, (c) Estyn office on Keen Road, Cardiff, (d) Forest Research on Cefn Gethiniog, Powys, (d) Office for National Statistics on Cardiff Road, Newport, (e) Public Health Wales on Tyndall Street, Cardiff, (f) Wales Audit Office at 24 Cathedral Road, Cardiff (g) Wales Audit Office at North Wales Business Park, Conwy and (h) Wales Audit Office on Penllergaer, Swansea.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	189829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Following consultation with the Government Property Agency who now manage the Cabinet Office estate, I can confirm that none of the locations referred to in the above question are owned or managed by Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>The civil service is going through a fundamental transformation in the way that we work and deliver services, not least through advances in technology. The future civil service will be more efficient, more highly skilled and agile.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with departments to deliver our commitments within the Government Estates Strategy and to ensure that we make the best use of our Government Estate assets, including the office estates. We have a particular commitment to consider locations outside of London as identified through our Places for Growth programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 28/11/2018 14:25:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1003645

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the recommendations of the WebRoots Democracy report, Kinder, Gentler Politics: Tackling the rise of online abuse in political debate, published on 16 October 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) creating an online abusers register and (b) commissioning research into the links between anonymity and online abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	189750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that more needs to done to tackle online abuse, including anonymous abuse. We will publish a joint DCMS-Home Office White Paper in the Winter, setting out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures, and establishing clear standards for tech companies to help keep UK citizens safe.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2018 09:26:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1003680

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Wherever possible the Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office, The Government Legal Department and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) let contracts over £10,000 using call-off contracts from frameworks procured by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS). These frameworks include provision for payments to sub-contractors within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoice.</p><p>Central records are not held for procurements partially, or fully, managed outside the procurement service. To confirm that these contracts include provisions for prompt payment of sub-contractor invoices would require a manual check of all procurement records, which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/11/2018 14:12:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003845

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of the (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the National Archives, (iii) the Royal Parks, (iv) the British Library, (v) the Imperial War Museum, (vi) the Information Commissioner's Office, (vii) the National Gallery, (viii) the National Portrait Gallery, (ix) the Natural History Museum, (x) the Royal Armouries Museum, (xi) Sport England, (xii) the Victoria and Albert Museum and (xiii) Ofcom in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>DCMS figures for electricity usage and cost as below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Use in kW</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>846,325.00</p></td><td><p>112,078.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>930,091.00</p></td><td><p>174,528.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>855,585.00</p></td><td><p>115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not use natural gas.</p><p> </p><p>The National Archives</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Electricity</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Use in kW</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Use in kW</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>5,536,908.00</p></td><td><p>659,099.00</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>3,165,066.00</p></td><td><p>93,853.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>5,629,756.00</p></td><td><p>660,548.00</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>3,052,034.00</p></td><td><p>99,445.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>5,853,391.00</p></td><td><p>691,449.00</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>3,198,213.00</p></td><td><p>99,082.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Royal Armouries</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>229,185</p></td><td><p>70,528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>242,032</p></td><td><p>69,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>229,844 79,459</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sport England</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18,095</p></td><td><p>4,068</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>18,305</p></td><td><p>3,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>18,338</p></td><td><p>4,114</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) only record a combined figure:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>174,068.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>102,669.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>106,285.45</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for Ofcom, the Royal Parks and all sponsored museums are available in their annual report and accounts. This includes a comprehensive breakdown of energy consumption and expenditure. The annual reports can be found on www.gov.uk</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 191436 question first answered 23/11/2018 14:09:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald