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835974

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what structural reforms his Department requested of the Ministry of Defence as part of the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	126329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, published 19<sup>th</sup> October 2010, set out the government of the day’s plans for the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/02/2018 14:05:12 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

829972

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in each of the last seven financial years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	124704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>There has been no Departmental expenditure on acquiring art items over the last seven years. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Art Collection has been disestablished and ownership of the most significant works have been transferred to other public institutions in order to ensure their continued protection and public display.</p><p>The amount spent on wine and hospitality is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The MOD has strict rules on hospitality, including the purchase of alcohol.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/02/2018 16:14:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

824493

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve methodology for accounting for and attributing savings more accurately.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	123294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has implemented a robust governance process for the delivery of the £7.4 billion efficiency target from the 2015 Spending Review. We are committed to delivering the target in full and good progress has been made. We are forecasting 'line of sight' to 90% of the £7.4 billion target over the Spending Review Period (2020-21) and all savings are being reinvested in the Defence budget.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 24/01/2018 16:11:29 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

808914

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which fruitless payments in excess of £30,000 his Department has made by (a) recipient of each such payment, (b) purpose of each such payment, (c) value of each such payment and (d) reason that payment was classified as fruitless in the 2017-18 financial year to date.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	120023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by by right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence (Gavin Williamson) on 29 November 2017 to Question 115305.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/12/2017 15:07:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract Wednesday 29 November 2017, 115305.docx title 115305 - WQnA extract on MOD Public Expenditure
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

794332

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
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
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	115305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 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> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 29/11/2017 15:51:07 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson previous answer version 25578 answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

766159

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) global and (b) per capita spend from his Department's Regional Expenditure with the UK Industry and Commerce and Supported Employment for 2015-16 is with spend on the construction of aircraft carriers excluded.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	106209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Carrier programme is a showcase for British industry. It involves thousands of people in our shipyards and wider supply chain and benefits a number of UK regions. However, the Ministry of Defence does not hold regional expenditure statistics which specifically exclude the QEC Carrier programme. An explanation of the methods and assumptions used in the calculation of the regional expenditure statistics can be found in the background quality report at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201516</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/10/2017 15:12:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

760219

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide the data set out in tables 6, 7 and 10 of the document entitled MoD Regional Expenditure with UK Industry and Commerce and Supported Employment 2015-16 as it relates to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	10488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>Between 2013 and 2016, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) spent £4,203million (£4,234million in Constant Prices) in Scotland. The data in the tables below is a subset of the overall data used to produce Tables 6, 7 and 10 in the ‘MOD Regional Expenditure with UK Industry and Commerce and Supported Employment publication 2015/16.’ Information on how the figures were calculated can be found in the original publication at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201516" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201516</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 6 - MOD Expenditure with Industry in Scotland in Current Prices: Breakdown by Industry Group</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>The figures in this table have been rounded to the nearest £1 million</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Where rounding has been used, totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sum of the rounded parts</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>(£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SIC (07)Section</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Scotland Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,303</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,393</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,507</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A,B</p></td><td><p>Agriculture, Fishing and Mining</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="9"><p>C</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing, excluding those industries itemised below</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weapons &amp; Ammunition</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data Processing Equipment</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Electrical Engineering</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electronics</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Precision Instruments</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motor Vehicles &amp; Parts</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shipbuilding &amp; Repairing</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>497</p></td><td><p>831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aircraft &amp; Spacecraft</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D, E</p></td><td><p>Electricity, Gas &amp; Water</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>Construction</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G</p></td><td><p>Wholesale &amp; Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>H, I, J</p></td><td><p>Hotels, Catering &amp; Restaurants</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport via Railways</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Land Transport (incl. via pipelines)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water, Air and Auxiliary/freight supply transportation</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Post &amp; Courier Services</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunications</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T</p></td><td><p>Technical and Financial Services, Business Activities, Education, Health and Other Service Activities excluding those industries itemised below</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real Estate &amp; Renting</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computer Services</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 7 - MOD Expenditure with Industry in Scotland in Constant 2015/16 Prices: Breakdown by Industry Group</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>The figures in this table have been rounded to the nearest £1 million</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Where rounding has been used, totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sum of the rounded parts</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>(£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SIC (07)Section</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Scotland Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,328</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,399</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,507</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A,B</p></td><td><p>Agriculture, Fishing and Mining</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="9"><p>C</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing, excluding those industries itemised below</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weapons &amp; Ammunition</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data Processing Equipment</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Electrical Engineering</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electronics</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Precision Instruments</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motor Vehicles &amp; Parts</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shipbuilding &amp; Repairing</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aircraft &amp; Spacecraft</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D, E</p></td><td><p>Electricity, Gas &amp; Water</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>Construction</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G</p></td><td><p>Wholesale &amp; Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>H, I, J</p></td><td><p>Hotels, Catering &amp; Restaurants</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport via Railways</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Land Transport (incl. via pipelines)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water, Air and Auxiliary/freight supply transportation</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Post &amp; Courier Services</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunications</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T</p></td><td><p>Technical and Financial Services, Business Activities, Education, Health and Other Service Activities excluding those industries itemised below</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real Estate &amp; Renting</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computer Services</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 10 - Jobs Supported by MOD Expenditure with Industry in Scotland: Breakdown by Industry Group</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>The figures in this table have been rounded to the nearest 50 jobs. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Where rounding has been used, totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sum of the rounded parts</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>SIC (07)Section</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Scotland Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,800</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,550</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,750</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A,B</p></td><td><p>Agriculture, Fishing and Mining</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="9"><p>C</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing, excluding those industries itemised below</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weapons &amp; Ammunition</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data Processing Equipment</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Electrical Engineering</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electronics</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Precision Instruments</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motor Vehicles &amp; Parts</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shipbuilding &amp; Repairing</p></td><td><p>2,950</p></td><td><p>3,550</p></td><td><p>5,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aircraft &amp; Spacecraft</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D, E</p></td><td><p>Electricity, Gas &amp; Water</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>Construction</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G</p></td><td><p>Wholesale &amp; Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>H, I, J</p></td><td><p>Hotels, Catering &amp; Restaurants</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport via Railways</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Land Transport (incl. via pipelines)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water, Air and Auxiliary/freight supply transportation</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Post &amp; Courier Services</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunications</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T</p></td><td><p>Technical and Financial Services, Business Activities, Education, Health and Other Service Activities excluding those industries itemised below</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real Estate &amp; Renting</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computer Services</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/10/2017 15:07:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

723826

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the baseline increase attributable to currency fluctuations in his Department's budget (a) is for the current and (b) was for previous financial year.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	71827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 November 2016 to Question 53647 to the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Mr Smith).</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 27/04/2017 08:04:05 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 17 November 2017 53647.docx title Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

723830

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of forward purchase contracts with the Bank of England for the financial years (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18 is; and what proportion of his Department's expenditure in each of those years those figures represent.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	71791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The answer can be found on page 148 of the Ministry of Defence's 2015-16 Annual Report and Accounts which is available at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/558559/MoD_AR16.pdf</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/04/2017 08:16:27 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

723833

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department keeps copies of planning documents for forward purchase contracts with the Bank of England.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	71828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Forward contracts are placed to cover a proportion of forecast expenditure in US Dollars and Euros. The department keeps detailed records of the forward purchase contracts placed, which cannot be released as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/04/2017 08:10:30 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman