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1127722

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	911025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is investing in every region to drive jobs and growth, with 3.5 million more people in work since 2010. <br></p><p>Investments include the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund and the Local Growth Fund which has invested over £12bn since 2015, including £141m in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60% of jobs have been created since 2010 have been in regions outside London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:46:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1127721

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the pay settlement for staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	911019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are part of the civil service. Therefore, responsibility for setting their pay and terms and conditions lies with the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2019 13:17:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1127720

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	911018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing in renewable energy and our support has enabled the UK to become a world leader in clean growth with the fastest emissions reduction on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.</p><p> </p><p>We will spend £4.5 billion between 2016 and 2021 to support the development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also encouraging private sector innovation and £92 billion of private funding has been invested in clean energy in the UK since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:43:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1127719

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on vulnerable people of air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	911016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We are determined to tackle air pollution and reduce its impact on public health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £3.5bn to improve air quality for the entire population.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions of toxic Nitrogen Oxides have fallen by almost 29% since 2010 and are at their lowest level since records began, but there remains more to do.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:48:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1127937

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Tunnel: Electric Cables
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations the UK Government has made to the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission on regulatory approval for the installation of cabling for the Eleclink electricity interconnector between the UK and France.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is represented on both the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) and the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority (CTSA). These groups meet several times each year and continue to work with Eleclink and Eurotunnel to progress consideration of this issue, following the suspension of consent for the project on safety grounds in October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In the light of the UK Government’s active role in relation to both the IGC and CTSA, the Government has not made separate representations to the IGC on the ElecLink project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 15:05:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1127878

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £1.46 billion generated by Network Rail's property sale was used to (a) fund rail upgrades and (b) cover a funding shortfall in the budget between 2014 and 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>All the proceeds from the sale were retained by Network Rail and reinvested into the rail network. The sale helped fund major improvements for the benefit of passengers, taxpayers and the wider UK economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 15:58:06 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1127874

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has he made of the (a) level of Network Rail's debt and (b) cost of servicing that debt in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The attached table sets out Network Rail’s debt and the debt servicing costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 16:11:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones attachment 1 file name Table of Network Rail's Debt and Debt Servicing costs.docx title Table of Network Rail's Debt and Servicing Costs
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1127837

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dementia: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that dementia patients can be accommodated in their own neighbourhoods.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	257088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure people including those with dementia receive appropriate care and support.</p><p>Adult social care is a locally delivered system therefore local authorities are locally accountable for the delivery of care and support and retain significant discretion over how their functions are exercised. Different communities require different social care provision and local authorities are best placed to understand the needs of their constituents.</p><p> </p><p>We have given local authorities access to up to £3.9 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care this year, and a further £410 million is available for adults and children’s services. The Government will set out plans to reform the social care system to ensure it is sustainable for the future at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 257086 question first answered 23/05/2019 15:01:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1127835

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dementia: Care Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase the number of care home places for people with dementia.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	257086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure people including those with dementia receive appropriate care and support.</p><p>Adult social care is a locally delivered system therefore local authorities are locally accountable for the delivery of care and support and retain significant discretion over how their functions are exercised. Different communities require different social care provision and local authorities are best placed to understand the needs of their constituents.</p><p> </p><p>We have given local authorities access to up to £3.9 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care this year, and a further £410 million is available for adults and children’s services. The Government will set out plans to reform the social care system to ensure it is sustainable for the future at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 257088 question first answered 23/05/2019 15:01:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1127815

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 April 2019 to Question 241464, what opportunity for appeal exists for economic operators in the event that the compensation offered by tobacco manufacturers for the equipment and software for the recording and transmission of product movement and transactional events to the data storage systems (Article 15(7) of TPD2014/40/EU) does not cover the cost to that operator of implementing the Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	257078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Tobacco manufacturers have introduced a compensation scheme and appointed a third party provider to act as a single point of contact (SPoC) for all compensation claims. The SPoC appointed by the tobacco manufactures for the EU is Société Générale de Surveillance SA (SGS).</p><p> </p><p>If an economic operator is not happy with the level of compensation offered, they can appeal to SGS.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2019 16:17:19 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris