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765210

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date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Gibraltar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what infrastructure and dredging will be required at the facilities at South Mole in Gibraltar to enable the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers to load (a) life support cargo, (b) fuel supplies and (c) munitions directly from the dock side.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	105484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>As part of forward planning for the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers, the Royal Navy continues to review ports that would be accessible to these ships. This process includes the infrastructure requirements at South Mole in Gibraltar.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/10/2017 15:50:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

765476

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK policy on Yemen is in the (a) short, (b) medium and (c) long-term.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	105724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We urgently need to alleviate the humanitarian crisis affecting the people of Yemen. In 2017/18, we are committing £155 million in aid to Yemen, prioritising life-saving interventions including food and nutrition support to 1.7 million people and clean water and sanitation for an expected 1.2 million people.</p><p>Beyond that, restarting peace talks is our top priority. The Yemeni parties must engage constructively and in good faith to overcome obstacles and find a political solution to end the conflict. We have played a leading role in diplomatic efforts, including bringing together key regional and international actors to drive forward progress towards a peaceful solution. The UK continues to support the work of UN Special Envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. We are providing over £1 million to the UN Special Envoy's office to bolster the UN's capacity to facilitate the peace process.</p><p>In the longer term, the UK supports the development of a stable and prosperous Yemen which poses no threats to the region or internationally. Key to this will be long-term support for both reconstruction and an enduring political settlement.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/10/2017 16:08:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

759925

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Northern Ireland economy.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	900735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The fundamentals of the Northern Ireland economy remain strong, with growth last year at 1.6%.</p><p> </p><p>Economic activity is up, unemployment has fallen to levels not seen since before the Great Recession of 2008, and 43,000 more people are in work compared to 2010.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/09/2017 14:29:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

752778

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of Highway England's performance in fulfilling its legal duty to keep its land clean and free from litter.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	5165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Litter collection by Highways England is one of many important road safety duties that they carry out on the motorways and the small number of A-roads they are responsible for.</p><p><br>Highways England’s Litter Strategy sets out how they will work effectively with Local Authorities to remove litter and deliver a cleaner and safer network.</p><p><br>Measures have been put in place to target the 25 worst spots for littering on the network. Since March 2017 Highways England have removed 6,684 sacks of litter from these 25 hotspots. Their work to date has seen a significant reduction in complaints about roadside litter.</p><p><br>However, there is more to do and the Department is working closely with Highways England to remove litter from the roads they manage and support the first ever Government National Litter Strategy for England, which was published in April.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2017 09:18:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

751770

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Litter
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 plans he has to introduce a legally binding extended producer responsibility scheme for litter.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	4870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">UK legislation already exists to establish Producer Responsibility schemes for a number of items, including for packaging, which unfortunately can still be littered. </ins></p><p>The Government’s Litter Strategy for England, published on 10 April, outlines a range of measures to reduce litter and littering behaviour. As part of the Strategy we are establishing a working group to explore voluntary or regulatory measures to reduce the incidence of commonly littered items.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/07/2017 15:27:38 question first ministerially corrected 25/07/2017 16:12:48 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 6436 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

693731

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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: Beckenham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many flood prevention schemes have been put in place in Beckenham constituency since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	65244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has not put any flood prevention schemes in place in the Beckenham constituency since 2015. However between 2013 and 2015, the Government has invested £155,000 on capital works, better protecting 12 properties from flooding, and £450,000 on maintenance works along the River Ravensbourne.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between April 2016 and March 2021, the Government plans to invest a further £924,000 on flood risk management schemes in the Beckenham constituency, better protecting around 200 properties from flooding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/03/2017 10:53:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

693852

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the introduction of Thameslink Class 700 trains into Kent.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	65243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>New Class 700 trains started operating some Thameslink services between Sevenoaks and London Blackfriars via Bromley South and Catford in November 2016. GoVia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will be introducing more of these trains over the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>GTR’s consultation on proposals for the 2018 Timetable included options for Thameslink services to operate on new routes in Kent and enhanced frequencies on other routes, including those via Catford. Detailed timetable development work is currently ongoing. The next phase of public consultation on the detailed timetable is planned for summer 2017.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/02/2017 15:19:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

595408

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sovereign Wealth Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a sovereign wealth fund.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	47524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The government’s current priority is to reduce the deficit and start paying down national debt.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 14/10/2016 09:46:55 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

595411

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Taxation
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 make it her policy to introduce a levy on companies employing foreign workers below an agreed wage threshold.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	47543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Foreign workers in the UK benefit from the same rights under National Minimum Wage legislation as UK workers.</p><p>In addition, companies sponsoring non-EEA workers to fill vacancies under Tier 2 (General), the skilled work immigration route, must pay a salary of at least £20,800 (rising to £25,000 later this autumn and £30,000 in April 2017) or the appropriate rate for the particular occupation, whichever is higher. For non-EEA workers using the Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) route for multi-national companies, the salary minimum is £24,500, rising to £30,000 later this autumn and £41,500 from April 2017.</p><p>From April 2017, the Government will levy an Immigration Skills Charge on Tier 2 employers of £1,000 per sponsored worker per year. A reduced rate of £364 will apply to small and charitable sponsors. PhD-level roles, intra-company transfer graduate trainees, and graduates switching from the student route will be exempt.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2016 17:23:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

595412

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the potential merits of abolishing UK corporation tax.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	47520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a competitive and fair tax system, one that encourages innovation and business investment and taxes the profits of economic activity that occur in the UK. That is why this Government has cut the main rate of corporation tax from 28% in 2010 to 17% in 2020, and announced a package of measures at Budget 2016 to tackle aggressive tax planning by multinationals, forecast to raise around £8 billion across the next five years.</p><p>Corporation tax raised £44.4 billion for the Exchequer in 2015/16. This revenue makes a vital contribution to the Government’s wider objectives of delivering vital public services and fiscal sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to explore how the tax regime can be reformed to best support business investment and growth.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:09:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart