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782934

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 the offshore wind capital expenditure data was for each of the last two years; and what the evidential basis is for his Department's assessment of the fall in the cost of wind power.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	111098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on capital expenditure for individual offshore wind projects. The Department’s latest projection of capital expenditure for generic offshore wind projects is published in Arup (2016): Review of Renewable Electricity Generation Cost and Technical Assumptions, and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions</a>.</p><p>The Contracts for Difference (CfD) Second Allocation Round results, which were announced on 11 September 2017, showed one offshore wind project commissioning in 2021/22 cleared at a strike price of £74.75/MWh (2012 prices) and two offshore wind projects commissioning in year 2022/23 cleared at a strike price of £57.50/MWh (2012 prices). Both these prices represent a saving on the administrative strike price set using the data from Arup (2016), indicating that offshore wind costs are falling.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 10/11/2017 12:02:03 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

782936

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of guaranteeing the strike price to consumers of operational offshore wind sites in (a) 2015 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	111099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <ul><li>The first Contract For Difference (CfD) allocation round results, published in 2015, saw over 1.2 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity secure contracts, estimated at the time of the auction to cost consumers just over £240 million per year (2012 prices).</li><li>The second round results, announced in September 2017, saw the clearing price half for offshore wind delivered in the auction; we secured an additional 3.2 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity, estimated at the time of the auction to cost consumers just over £130 million per year (2012 prices).</li><li>There are many factors that affect payments under these contracts, which mean that actual costs may go up or down.</li><li>These results demonstrate that the UK is an attractive place to invest, with a record amount of renewable capacity secured to power our homes.</li><li>The price of offshore wind clearing through the auction has halved in two years, demonstrating that competitive auctions are working well to drive down costs and deliver savings for consumers, whilst delivering the government’s decarbonisation ambitions.</li></ul> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 10/11/2017 13:09:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765868

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gender Recognition Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have applied for a gender recognition certificate in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of the applications have been (a) accepted and (b) refused.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	105995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Statistics for applications for Gender Recognition Certificates (GRC) are updated and published on GOV.UK (at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>) on a quarterly basis. The table below sets out various statistics for the last three years, including how many applications have been accepted (under the columns “Full GRC granted” and “Interim GRC granted”) and how many applications have been refused. Guidance on these statistics is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2017-and-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2017-and-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Receipts</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Disposals</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Disposal outcomes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Full GRC granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Interim GRC granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Application withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No Fee paid</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Error</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 343 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 284 </strong></p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 374 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 376 </strong></p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 364 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 351 </strong></p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/11/2017 15:28:00 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765869

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gender Recognition Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many gender recognition certificates have been granted to transgender women who posses male genitalia.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	105996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (the Act) sets out a number of requirements for applicants when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). These include that applicants must provide two medical reports, at least one of which must be from a registered medical professional working in the field of gender dysphoria. At least one of the reports must also set out details of a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and any surgery and treatment that has been undertaken, or is planned, for the purpose of modifying sexual characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>Many people who are transitioning will undergo some form of this kind of surgery and medical treatment. Some applicants are unable to undergo surgery for other medical reasons. However, there is no requirement under the Act for an applicant to have undergone gender reassignment surgery in order to obtain a GRC. Each application under the Act is dealt with on a case by case basis, and no data is held on the genitalia of the applicants.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 105997 question first answered 09/11/2017 15:21:33 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765870

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gender Recognition Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is necessary for a transgender women to have female genitalia in order to receive a gender recognition certificate.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	105997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (the Act) sets out a number of requirements for applicants when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). These include that applicants must provide two medical reports, at least one of which must be from a registered medical professional working in the field of gender dysphoria. At least one of the reports must also set out details of a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and any surgery and treatment that has been undertaken, or is planned, for the purpose of modifying sexual characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>Many people who are transitioning will undergo some form of this kind of surgery and medical treatment. Some applicants are unable to undergo surgery for other medical reasons. However, there is no requirement under the Act for an applicant to have undergone gender reassignment surgery in order to obtain a GRC. Each application under the Act is dealt with on a case by case basis, and no data is held on the genitalia of the applicants.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 105996 question first answered 09/11/2017 15:21:33 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765872

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of how many serving prisoners are transgender.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	106000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prisoner-transgender-statistics-march-to-april-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prisoner-transgender-statistics-march-to-april-2016</a>. Updated figures will be published next month.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 16/10/2017 16:49:22 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765873

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female to male transgender offenders in the prison system are serving their sentences in male prisons.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	105998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not held centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 105999 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:49:09 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765874

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many male to female transgender offenders in the prison system are serving their sentences in female prisons.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	105999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not held centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 105998 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:49:09 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

750413

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Portugal: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Portuguese counterpart on the treatment of British nationals within the Portuguese judicial system.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	900359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with his Portuguese counterpart on the treatment of British nationals within the Portuguese judicial system.</p><p>Consular officials regularly discuss individual prisoner cases with their counterparts in Portugal.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 13:49:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

746139

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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	Portugal: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of British subjects being held in pre-trial detention in Portugal.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	1593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Of the 19 British nationals currently in prison in Portugal, 8 are being held in pre-trial detention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/07/2017 14:19:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies