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91142

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date	09/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to increase military aid being sent to Kurdish fighters in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	208740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence the Member for Sevenoaks (Michael Fallon) laid a Written Ministerial Statement on 9 September 2014 (Official Report, column 33WS) on the gifting of military equipment to the Government of Iraq, including the Kurdish Regional Government. The UK is also facilitating the transport of weapons and ammunition from allied countries. The Department has no plans at present to expand military assistance beyond this, but work is ongoing with partner nations, the Government of Iraq and the Ministry of Peshmerga to identify Kurdish requirements and the best way of meeting them.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/09/2014 13:00:13 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 9 Sep 2014.doc WMS Gifting of Equipment.doc title 20140909 WMS Gifting of Equipment
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

91324

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Blue Badges were issued in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	208776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The estimated number of blue badges issued each year is shown in the table below. Figures are available on a financial year basis only from 2008/09.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>England</td><td>Lancashire</td></tr><tr><td>2008/09</td><td>922,300</td><td>not available</td></tr><tr><td>2009/10</td><td>935,200</td><td>24,300</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>936,100</td><td>26,400</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>905,600</td><td>24,400</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>897,500</td><td>26,900</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Department for Transport figures cover England only.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are not available at parliamentary constituency level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2014 08:34:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

90972

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ensure that a single Minister in his Department is responsible for tourism.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	208548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>I am the Minister for Tourism. As such all tourism related matters fall within my remit.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 11/09/2014 10:18:51 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

90974

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps his Department has taken to provide protection to people suffering from nuisance telephone calls.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	208547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The issue of nuisance calls is a priority for the Department and we are pursuing a range of options for reform. This includes both legislative and non-legislative measures, which will help to better protect consumers. On 30th March 2014, we published our Nuisance Calls Action Plan that includes proposals for legislation to enable Ofcom to share information more easily with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The measure became effective on 15 July and will help in ICO’s efforts to take more enforcement action against companies that deliberately continue to break the rules. Also, we will shortly consult to lower the legal threshold that will enable ICO to take more enforcement action against organisations that breach the regulations, including those that currently manage to avoid having monetary penalties issued to them. Further details about the range of work that has been completed and is also underway is outlined in the Action Plan, which can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/09/2014 10:18:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

91017

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: China
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 bring forward proposals to enable Chinese nationals to make a single application for a UK and a Schengen visa.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	208549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We have on 30 June rolled out an online system enabling applicants in China simultaneously to complete a UK and Schengen Visa application form. Talk are ongoing with European partners about further streamlining visa processes with Schengen zone countries to make trips to the UK even easier for Chinese visitors.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/09/2014 11:19:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

91018

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much a UK tourist visa costs a Chinese national.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	208545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The cost of visas for the UK are published annually in April in a document called Home Office Immigration and Nationality fees. Currently, visit visas for the UK cost £83 for a visit visa valid for 6 months, £300 for a visit visa valid for 2 years, £544 for a visit visa valid for 5 years, and £737 for a visit visa valid for 10 years, irrespective of nationality.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2014 15:41:03 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

91019

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Chinese nationals visited the UK on tourist visas in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	208546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Chinese Nationals can visit the UK using a number of visit visas including business, student and other. The number who visited the UK in the last 3 years using an ordinary visit visa, who are most likely to be tourists, is given in the table below:<br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Chinese nationals given leave to enter the United Kingdom as 'Ordinary Visitors'.</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>139,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>157,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>252,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Table ad_03_o <em>Immigration Statistics April-June 2014</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">1. Data for 2013 are provisional figures.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">2. Ordinary visitors are admitted to the Uk for a period not exceeding 6 months on condition they do not work, reside in the UK for long periods or access public funds.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">3. Data have been rounded to the nearest 1,000</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><br>The Home Office publishes annual statistics on persons entering the UK as visitors by nationality in table ad_03_o (Admissions) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release. It is not possible to say how many of these visited for the purpose of tourism.</p><p>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is available from the Library of the House and from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/09/2014 17:35:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

77841

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Trade Fairs: Farnborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the net benefit to the UK export sector as a result of the recent Farnborough Airshow.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	206009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">Farnborough is an important showcase for the UK aerospace sector. The Department does not make estimates of aerospace exports arising as a result of the Farnborough Airshow. However, given the UK’s position as a leading supplier to the world’s aerospace industry, our industry is likely to be a major beneficiary of many of the new orders announced at the Show.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Recent data from the Aerospace Defence and Security trade association show aerospace exports grew by 12% in 2013 to £25 billion.</ins></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">There has been significant interest in UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) Direct Lending Facility (DLF) since its enhancements were announced in the Budget. Since it was relaunched on 30 June 2014, the pipeline of potential export contracts has developed and now involves 28 UK-based exporters of varying size and export experience. As it stands, the pipeline has 35 potential export contracts that range from £3m to over £350m. Most importantly, the DLF pipeline is growing.</del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock previous answer version 11700 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock 19350 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock question first answered 10/09/2014 15:27:30 question first ministerially corrected 29/10/2014 14:19:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

77910

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Arms Trade: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the net benefit to UK defence exports as a result of the recent Farnborough Airshow.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	206008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Farnborough is an important showcase for the UK Defence sector, the Department does not make estimates of defence exports arising as a result of the Farnborough Airshow, but recent figures released show that defence exports grew by 11% in 2013 to £9.8 billion. Previous exhibitions such as Farnborough 2012 are likely to have contributed to these figures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/09/2014 15:12:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 11704 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

78106

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the net economic effect of High Speed 2 for the North-West.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	206042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Investment in HS2 will deliver widespread connectivity improvements, grow markets and increase opportunities to trade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Economic Case for HS2 published in October 2013 estimates that 17% of the transport user benefits of the HS2 Y-Network are generated from trips originating in the North West. This equates to benefits of approximately £342m (PV, 2011 prices) in 2036. Further analysis by KPMG suggests the wider economic effects could be far greater.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/07/2014 16:09:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans