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446194

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the privatisation of the Green Investment Bank represents value for money to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	23263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><br /><p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government is following best practice recommended by the National Audit Office (NAO) to ensure a sale of the Green Investment Bank achieves value for money. This includes following the NAO’s recommendations on Government asset sales that were set out in its report on the sale of the Government’s shares in Eurostar.</p><br /><p>We are consulting with the NAO about the approach we are taking, and will continue to assess whether we are achieving value for money for the taxpayer through all stages of this process.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/01/2016 15:44:11 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

446229

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has had on the number of complaints to the Financial Ombudsman in relation to the misselling of packaged bank accounts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	23255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has not received any representations on the number of complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in relation to the mis-selling of packaged bank accounts.</p><br /><p>The FOS publishes an annual review of the complaints handled by the service. Its most recent report, including details of the complaints it has received about packaged bank accounts, can be accessed online at <a href="http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/publications/ar15/ar15pdf" target="_blank">www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/publications/ar15/ar15pdf</a>. In addition, Treasury ministers meet with the Chief Ombudsman to discuss the Financial Ombudsman Service’s work.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/01/2016 15:05:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

446233

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Landfill Communities Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed removal of third party contributions from the Landfill Communities Fund on (a) the future availability of funding for community and biodiversity projects and (b) environmental bodies.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	23479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>Further information on the impact of the changes to the LCF announced at Autumn Statement 2015 is set out in <em>Reform and value of the Landfill Communities Fund. </em>This document can be found here:</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund/reform-and-value-of-the-landfill-communities-fund</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 25/01/2016 10:30:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

446309

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Ayrshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on who took the decision to request the use of a helicopter to winch passengers off the bus in Dailley, Ayrshire, during the floods of December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	23256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>These decisions would have been taken by the Scottish Government, as flooding is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 23257 question first answered 25/01/2016 12:38:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

446310

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Ayrshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on who took the decision not to use a professional heavy vehicle recovery operator to recover the bus which was trapped in floodwater in Dailley, Ayrshire, in December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	23257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>These decisions would have been taken by the Scottish Government, as flooding is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 23256 question first answered 25/01/2016 12:38:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

446312

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade: Hanoi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Ministers and staff of her Department will be attending the Hanoi Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade in November 2016; and what the projected cost of that attendance will be in (a) staff salaries, (b) travel and (c) other costs.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	23306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to its global leadership role in helping to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. During his visit to Vietnam in July 2015, the Prime Minister confirmed that the UK would provide £200,000 to support Vietnam in hosting a third high level international conference on the illegal wildlife trade. The Conference, to be held on 24-25 November 2016, will build on the successful London and Kasane Conferences of 2014 and 2015. Decisions about who will represent the UK at the Vietnam Conference have not yet been made.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/01/2016 14:50:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

446315

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flood Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her policy to make funding available for woodland planting to help with water retention during times of flooding.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	23364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>Flood risk management is one of the targeting criteria for woodland creation funded through the new Countryside Stewardship scheme. The Forestry Commission also continues to undertake research into understanding what role woodlands can play in managing flood risk. Defra and the Environment Agency will continue to support investigations into the potential benefits of land management change on flood risk - including tree planting.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/01/2016 15:15:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

446319

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of measures to stimulate demand for recycled material; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	23375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>Incentivising recycled content in new products has environmental benefits, and consumers generally have a positive image of products with recycled content.</p><br /><p>Working through the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), we have developed and delivered a number of activities in support of both the use of recycled materials in new products, and on activities to stimulate its demand. Developing and securing sustainable end markets for recycled materials is key to ensuring the UK meets its statutory recycling targets and supports growth of the waste reprocessing sector. For example, recycled bottle plastic now has a number of end markets, including “back to bottles” and plastic packaging such as trays, as well as its more traditional end market of fibre.</p><br /><p>We have significant ongoing work in the area, including the delivery of the Plastics Industry Recycling Action Plan. This includes projects on design for recyclability and development of suitable end markets for plastic recyclate; and the coordinated development and delivery of a Food Waste Recycling Action Plan by industry and Local Authorities to disseminate and promote current research and best practice to increase the supply and quality of household and commercial food waste to the food waste recycling industry.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/01/2016 12:51:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

446321

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the proportion of farmers who will have received their payments under the Basic Payments Scheme by the end of January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	23371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>When part payments have been made in the past this has led to years of confusion for farmers and additional costs in processing and disallowance for the Rural Payments Agency. This is why the RPA continues to focus on making full payments on the remaining claims as quickly as possible.</p><br /><p>As at 18 January the RPA had paid around two thirds of eligible Basic Payment Scheme claims received. The Agency continues to focus on making payments on the remainder of claims as soon as possible and remains on track to pay the vast majority of claims by the end of this month.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 23370 question first answered 25/01/2016 12:17:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

446323

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to introduce interim payments under the Basic Payments Scheme for farmers who have not received their payments by the end of January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	23370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>When part payments have been made in the past this has led to years of confusion for farmers and additional costs in processing and disallowance for the Rural Payments Agency. This is why the RPA continues to focus on making full payments on the remaining claims as quickly as possible.</p><br /><p>As at 18 January the RPA had paid around two thirds of eligible Basic Payment Scheme claims received. The Agency continues to focus on making payments on the remainder of claims as soon as possible and remains on track to pay the vast majority of claims by the end of this month.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 23371 question first answered 25/01/2016 12:17:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson