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registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Higher Education: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support UK higher education exports.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	125302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade supports the international aspirations of the Higher Education sector through its Education team in a range of ways, including Government to Government engagement and support to Trade Missions. The team has recently helped, amongst others, the University of Birmingham in its plan to open a campus in Dubai. The UK Higher Education sector will also be a focus in the GREAT Festival of Innovation, to be held in Hong Kong in March.</p><p>The recently formed DIT Education Sector Advisory Group brings together relevant sector partners, including Universities UK and Independent Higher Education, to co-ordinate efforts to boost education exports.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2018 17:06:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

833179

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle rising energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	903632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We are bringing forward the Price Cap Bill, an intelligent intervention to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem is already capping tariffs for 1 million households this year, and consulting on protection for another 2 million next winter. This is in addition to the 4 million households protected under the pre-pay cap.</p><p> </p><p>That is not all, smart meter rollout, focusing of ECO money on fuel poor households and working with Citizens Advice and the Energy Saving Trust to get people switched to better deals.</p><p> </p><p>All this will help keep bills down for households.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/01/2018 15:11:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

833180

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	GKN: Melrose
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What representations he has received on the attempted takeover of GKN by Melrose.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	903635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>This is a commercial matter for the companies involved. I have spoken to the Chief Executives of GKN and Melrose to understand their intentions, and will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>The Government can intervene in mergers on certain public interest grounds concerning national security, financial stability or media plurality.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 30/01/2018 15:11:20 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

833182

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the effect on the economy of Wales of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	903568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>There has been, and will continue to be, constructive engagement with the Welsh Government.</p><p>Their own statistics estimate trade to the rest of the UK could account for 80% of all Welsh exports. It’s clear that we must work together to support the UK internal market, ensuring that no new barriers to living and doing business in the UK are created as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 31/01/2018 15:10:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

833687

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	General Practitioners: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of non-EU GP registrars who are currently on GP training schemes in England who will not be eligible for indefinite leave to remain when they finish their three-year training.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	125446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Currently there are 719 non-European Economic Area national general practitioner trainees working under a Tier 2 visa. On the completion of training, these trainees would be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain if they meet the requirements as set out by UK Visas and Immigration. Eligibility is based on individual circumstance and will be decided by UK Visas and Immigration.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/02/2018 13:57:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

833688

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Post-mortems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to collect centrally data on waiting times for coronial post mortems for (a) adults, (b) children and (c) neonatal deaths.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	125447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice collects data on the number of post mortem examinations commissioned by coroners and this is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to collect data on waiting times for coroner post mortems.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 07/02/2018 14:03:09 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

833689

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review her Department’s policy guidance on safe return reviews for refugees applying for settlement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	125448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the safe return review policy.</p><p>Those who need protection are normally granted 5 years’ limited leave after which they are able to apply for permanent settlement. This policy has been in place since 2005 when automatic settlement for refugees was abolished.</p><p>All settlement applications are carefully considered on their individual merits and whilst we have always been clear that protection will be grated for as long as it is needed, we will assess whether there have been significant changes in country conditions or personal circumstances, which means that an individual no longer needs our protection.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 16:26:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

833690

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Energy: Highlands of Scotland
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 assessment he has made of the effect on energy consumers in the Highlands of charges relating to distribution network operations being applied to energy companies.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	125449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Ofgem’s assessment of regional differences in network charges, which was published in October 2015, concluded that there is no concentration of vulnerable consumers in any one particular distribution network region. Nonetheless, the Government recognises that electricity distribution costs are higher for the North of Scotland than any other region, and that is why the Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme is providing an assistance amount of £59m in 2017/18 to reduce distribution charges there. The Government reviews this scheme every three years, in line with a statutory requirement.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/02/2018 10:16:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

833691

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Regulation
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 progress has been made on the Cutting Red Tape programme since 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	125450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Cutting Red Tape Programme ran from 2015 – 2016 and published six sector based reviews of regulations. There have been no new Cutting Red Tape reviews since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The published reports presented a series of findings to the responsible policy Departments who then worked with their stakeholders and regulators to address those findings and implement any changes. The Government is currently considering its approach to regulatory reform in the current Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 05/02/2018 16:37:36 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

833692

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Broadband
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 steps his Department has taken to ensure that funding for superfast broadband solutions have public support.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	125451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Publicly-funded superfast broadband projects under the Superfast Broadband Programme are subject to a competitive procurement process which is managed by the lead local authority. The successful supplier is selected by the local authority by determining which one has provided the most economically advantageous tender, using evaluation criteria which include cost and service quality parameters. The quality parameters can include consideration of the range of retail internet service providers who will offer retail services over the network. Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) in DCMS provides assurance that the selected supplier’s solution meets EU state aid requirements and that there is no over-compensation of the supplier.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/02/2018 13:34:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson