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757411

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date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will adopt a no first use policy in relation to the UK's nuclear weapons capability; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK has neither a first use nor a no first use policy for our nuclear weapons.</p><p>It is essential that we do not assist our potential adversaries by defining precisely when, how and at what scale we would contemplate employing them in the most extreme circumstances of self-defence, including the defence of our NATO allies.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 07/09/2017 15:28:51 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

757078

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Energy Performance Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what evidence his Department holds on compliance with Article 12 of the Issue of energy performance certificates of the Evaluation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU for buildings (a) rented and (b) leased; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has published energy performance certificate data that includes buildings that are rented or let: <a href="https://epc.opendatacommunities.org/" target="_blank">https://epc.opendatacommunities.org/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/09/2017 16:41:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

757083

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Trade Fairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which countries have received invitations from the Government to the Defence and Security Equipment International Exhibition at the ExCel Centre from 12 to 15 September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The following countries have received official invitations to DSEI 2017 from the Department for International Trade’s Defence and Security Organisation:</p><p> </p><p>Algeria</p><p> </p><p>Australia</p><p> </p><p>Austria</p><p> </p><p>Bahrain</p><p> </p><p>Bangladesh</p><p> </p><p>Belgium</p><p> </p><p>Botswana</p><p> </p><p>Brazil</p><p> </p><p>Brunei</p><p> </p><p>Bulgaria</p><p> </p><p>Canada</p><p> </p><p>Chile</p><p> </p><p>Czech Republic</p><p> </p><p>Colombia</p><p> </p><p>Denmark</p><p> </p><p>Egypt</p><p> </p><p>Estonia</p><p> </p><p>Finland</p><p> </p><p>France</p><p> </p><p>Germany</p><p> </p><p>India</p><p> </p><p>Indonesia</p><p> </p><p>Italy</p><p> </p><p>Japan</p><p> </p><p>Kenya</p><p> </p><p>Korea (Rep of)</p><p> </p><p>Kuwait</p><p> </p><p>Latvia</p><p> </p><p>Lithuania</p><p> </p><p>Malaysia</p><p> </p><p>Mexico</p><p> </p><p>Netherlands</p><p> </p><p>New Zealand</p><p> </p><p>Norway</p><p> </p><p>Oman</p><p> </p><p>Pakistan</p><p>Panama</p><p> </p><p>Peru</p><p> </p><p>Philippines</p><p> </p><p>Poland</p><p> </p><p>Portugal</p><p> </p><p>Qatar</p><p> </p><p>Romania</p><p> </p><p>Saudi Arabia</p><p> </p><p>Singapore</p><p> </p><p>South Africa</p><p> </p><p>Spain</p><p> </p><p>Sweden</p><p> </p><p>Switzerland</p><p> </p><p>Taiwan</p><p> </p><p>Thailand</p><p> </p><p>Turkey</p><p> </p><p>UAE</p><p> </p><p>Ukraine</p><p> </p><p>USA</p><p> </p><p>Vietnam</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 07/09/2017 16:48:26 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

757084

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the Defence and Security Organisation priority markets are for 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade's Defence and Security Organisation has identified the following core markets for 2017-18 with defence and security opportunities:</p><p>Algeria</p><p>Australia</p><p>Austria</p><p>Bahrain</p><p>Belgium</p><p>Brazil</p><p>Canada</p><p>Chile</p><p>Colombia</p><p>Denmark</p><p>Finland</p><p>France</p><p>Germany</p><p>India</p><p>Indonesia</p><p>Italy (lead for Mediterranean Defence Network Defence includes Spain &amp; Portugal)</p><p>Japan</p><p>Kuwait</p><p>Lithuania (lead for Baltic Network includes Estonia &amp; Latvia)</p><p>Luxemburg</p><p>Malaysia</p><p>Mexico</p><p>Netherlands</p><p>New Zealand</p><p>Norway</p><p>Oman</p><p>Poland (lead for Central European Network includes Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia)</p><p>Qatar</p><p>Saudi Arabia</p><p>Singapore</p><p>South Africa</p><p>South Korea</p><p>Sweden</p><p>Switzerland</p><p>Thailand</p><p>Tunisia</p><p>Turkey</p><p>United Arab Emirates</p><p>United States of America</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 07/09/2017 16:52:18 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

757085

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: EU Law
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 steps he has taken to (a) ensure and (b) monitor implementation of Article 10 Financial incentives and market barriers of Evaluation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU is led by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, though of course BEIS has a key role in supporting this.</p><p>Article 10 of the EPBD requires Member States to consider the most relevant finance and other instruments to catalyse the energy performance of buildings in the light of national circumstances, and to inform the Commission of these measures. As allowed for by the Directive, the UK has set out its list of measures in the Energy Efficiency Action Plans submitted to the Commission, most recently in 2017. The 2017 report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/uk_neeap_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/uk_neeap_2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/09/2017 12:45:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 8968 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

754702

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2017 to Question 4993, whether he has (a) requested and (b) been provided with evidence from the Saudi authorities establishing where the helicopter that fired on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen on 16 March 2017 was made; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	6658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the response to PQ 4993, the Saudi-led Coalition have their own procedures for investigations, details of which they announced on 31 January 2016. We have encouraged the Saudi-led Coalition's Joint Incidents Assessment Team to investigate this incident, considering all the evidence available and to publish their findings.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/09/2017 11:01:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

754810

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what definition her Department used for Islamist extremism for the purposes of its report on the funding of Islamist extremism in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	6756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s definition of extremism is set out in the 2015 Counter-Extremism Strategy. The strategy defines extremism as: ‘the vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. We also regard calls for the death of members of our armed forces as extremist.’ The strategy’s definition was used for the review of funding for Islamist extremism in the UK<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/09/2017 08:10:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

754888

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Brighton Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 21 March 2017 to Question 68148, if he will take steps to safeguard for transport purposes critical land in the central Croydon area for the Brighton Mainline upgrade; what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail about that land; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	6450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Brighton Mainline upgrade proposals are at a relatively early stage of development. We are continuing to support Network Rail in refining the proposals, and as part of this we will consider advice it puts forward on land requirements. This assessment will be in light of the overall business case for the upgrade proposals.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/09/2017 16:48:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

754907

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 July 2016 to Question 43366, for what reasons the requirements for services to be Driver Only Operation were (a) not redacted in the Invitation to Tender for the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Franchise and (b) redacted on the GTR Franchise Agreement; if he will remove the redactions on the requirements for services to be Driver Only Operation on the GTR Franchise Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	6546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The TSGN Invitation To Tender requirements for Driver Only Operation were not redacted as they were a stated requirement of the Department for all bidders. The requirements for Driver Only Operation were redacted from the TSGN Franchise Agreement on the grounds of commercial interests and they remain redacted on the same grounds.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/09/2017 16:29:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas