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1131986

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date	13/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to assess socio-economic weighting in future rolling stock procurement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	264353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the investment in the UK through the awarding of rolling stock contracts by franchised train operators to UK based manufacturers. Through the Rail Sector Deal government is working with industry to promote procurement practices that support an innovative, highly-skilled, and productive British rail supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The William’s Rail Review will, however, consider rail franchising as part of the root and branch review of the railway to ensure that rail delivers benefits for passengers and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 10:20:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131987

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Contracts
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 contracts his Department has awarded in each of the last five years that were positively assessed on criteria for (a) UK content, (b) socio-economic weighting and (c) most economically advantageous tender.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	264354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>This question would be a disproportionate cost to answer, as we do not hold this information centrally. However, BEIS is committed to ensuring to creating and fostering a positive environment for businesses in the UK. This is shown through a number of different activities, for example the UK Steel Charter, which maximises opportunities for UK steel producers in relation to the procurement of steel for major projects.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/06/2019 16:31:03 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131990

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether pensioner couples who are no longer eligible for pension credit and housing benefit because one of the couple is below state pension age, will still be eligible to have their rent paid directly to their landlord under universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	264296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Mixed age couples already claiming Pension Credit and/or Housing Benefit for pensioners immediately before the implementation date on 15 May 2019 will not be affected by the policy, so long as they remain entitled to either benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Those making a new claim to Universal Credit, or already claiming it, will be able to have a conversation with their work coach or case manager, in the same way as other claimants, so that a managed payment to their landlord can be considered in Universal Credit for their housing costs.</p><p> </p><p>Couples who would have been eligible for Pension Credit or Housing Benefit for pensioners under the previous rules but had not claimed before 15 May 2019, will have up to 13 August 2019 to make a backdated claim to 14 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/06/2019 15:07:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1131991

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recommendations by the Service Complaints Ombudsman were included in its annual report in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	264368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 12 June 2019 to Question 261162.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 264369 question first answered 19/06/2019 15:17:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts 12 June 2019 UIN 261162.docx title Armed Forces: Complaints
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1131992

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recommendations by the Service Complaints Ombudsman are under current consideration by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	264369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 12 June 2019 to Question 261162.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 264368 question first answered 19/06/2019 15:17:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts 12 June 2019 UIN 261162.docx title Armed Forces: Complaints
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1131993

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will update the Survey of Noise Attitudes 2017 report to include areas that have experienced a three decibel or greater change in the noise environment.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	264426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>My department has discussed the need to commission a further Survey of Noise Attitudes with the Airspace and Noise Engagement Group, which is a formal channel of communication between the department and airspace and airport noise stakeholders, and also with the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN). The scope of any further study will be agreed in consultation with these bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/06/2019 10:58:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1131994

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Ovarian Cancer: Contraceptives
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 discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on use of the contraceptive pill to reduce the chances of ovarian cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	264404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place. Any treatment available on the National Health Service is in line with the appropriate clinical guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 21/06/2019 10:32:36 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1131996

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what responsibility his Department has for protecting SMEs from cyber threats.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	264357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is not directly responsible for protecting Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from cyber threats. We do take an interest in their security status and assess their capabilities as part of the contracting process. This is done as part of the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP), which provides communications and awareness products and activities on cyber security to support Defence and its supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/06/2019 15:21:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131997

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2019 to Question 261071, whether the Chancellor wrote to the Prime Minister on the cost of a net zero climate change policy.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	264291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Chancellor is in regular contact with the Prime Minister on a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to tackling climate change and we are a world leader in clean growth. That is why last week the Government began to legislate for a net zero emissions target by 2050. The UK is the first major economy to put such a target in legislation.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, the Chancellor has accepted the recommendation of the Committee on Climate Change to conduct a Review into the costs of decarbonisation. This will be the world’s first comprehensive review by a finance ministry into the costs of transitioning to a net zero economy. The Review will consider how to achieve this transition in a way that works for households, businesses and public finances, as well as the implications for UK competitiveness.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/06/2019 15:20:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1131998

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the UN to prioritise the protection of (a) people with disabilities and (b) older people in conflict zones.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	264424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The British Government has been a leader in developing policies and practical action to promote the Protection of Civilians within the UN system. The Government is updating its Protection of Civilians Strategy to ensure that it is fit for purpose in the context of modern conflict, and comprehensive in addressing the situation of children and other particularly vulnerable people such as people with disabilities and older people in conflict zones. As part of that commitment the Government is working with the Polish Government to introduce a new UN Security Council Resolution specifically addressing the needs of the disabled in armed conflict within the broader protection of civilians resolutions that have already been agreed. The Government expects that Resolution to be passed before the end of June 2019.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/06/2019 15:35:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes