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1050263

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to increase the use of carbon neutral fuel through captured C02.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2018 the Government amended the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation so that transport fuels made using waste CO<sub>2</sub> are eligible for reward, provided that sustainability and eligibility requirements are met. Those requirements include that all the input process energy used to make the fuel is from renewable sources, and that the fuel delivers significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the Department’s Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition (F4C) makes up to £20m of capital funding available to projects that will produce low carbon waste-based fuels for use in planes and lorries.</p><p> </p><p>Projects capable of producing fuels using waste CO<sub>2</sub> were eligible to apply for F4C funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 16:32:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050265

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Local Government: Flags
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 he is taking to encourage local government bodies to commemorate annual county days and display their county flag.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport encourages government departments and other institutions to fly the Union Flag on the designated days. Flag flying is deregulated and as such no guidance is issued to local government bodies to display county flags to commemorate annual county days.</p><p>However, as flag flying is deregulated local government bodies can fly any other flag including county flags on county days without requiring guidance or encouragement from DCMS.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/02/2019 14:03:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050267

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	War Memorials: Vandalism
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 the Government is taking to ensure war memorials are protected from public vandalism.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Powers which may be used to tackle vandalism include the offence of criminal damage which carries a maximum sentence of up to ten years imprisonment and a Civil Injunction which can be imposed by the courts to place prohibitions or requirements on perpetrators of Anti social behaviour, which can include requiring them to stay away from a particular place or require them to repair damage to someone else’s property. For adults, breach is punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.</p><p>The Government provides support for the repair of memorials through the Memorial Grant Scheme which makes grants towards the VAT incurred by charities and faith groups in the construction, repair and maintenance of public memorial structures, including war memorials. The scheme has a fixed budget of £0.5m per year for spending period.</p><p>To mark the centenary of the First World War, Government funded a four-year programme. One strand of this work was to ensure war memorials across the country are protected and the people they commemorate, remembered. The aim was to add 2,500 war memorials to the National Heritage List for England. The project finished at the end of September 2018, having added or amended a total of 2,645 war memorials to the list.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/02/2019 16:29:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050268

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Video Games
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 the Government is taking to support the UK video games industry.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The video games industry is a great success story and we are committed to promoting its growth. Companies in the sector have received £230 million from the UK’s video games tax relief since its introduction in 2014, supporting 480 video games productions that together account for over £1 billion investment in the UK. The UK Games Fund, launched in 2015 with £4 million DCMS support, has further helped 75 businesses and 170 graduates, and has been provided with an additional £1.7 million from government to extend the fund to 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Creative Industries Sector Deal, published in 2018, also includes a Creative Scale-Up Programme piloting support for early stage creative businesses operating in Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and the West of England. The programme is designed to make creative businesses - including games start-ups - better placed to access finance through a programme of intensive business support and investor eco-system development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/02/2019 17:31:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050269

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK will remain aligned with EU rules on nicotine strength in vaping products after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>As announced in the Tobacco Control Plan the Government will review where the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union offers us opportunities to re-appraise current regulation to ensure this continues to protect the nation’s health. We will look to identify where we can sensibly deregulate without harming public health, or where EU regulations limit our ability to deal with tobacco.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/02/2019 15:01:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050271

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many offences involving a knife have been committed in (a) London and (b) Havering Borough in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/02/2019 16:17:02 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 213264 (2).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050272

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Transport on updating taxi and PHV regulation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>My officials have had several discussions with officials from the Department for Transport on updating taxi and PHV regulation. Based on those discussions, I am confident that the Department for Transport’s proposals will take us in the right direction on this difficult issue.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 31/01/2019 15:19:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050273

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Juan Guaidó
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government will recognise Juan Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>On 26 January the Foreign Secretary and I said that if there are not fresh and fair elections announced within eight days, the UK will recognise Juan Guaido as constitutional interim President of Venezuela to take forward the political process towards democracy.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/02/2019 11:42:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050274

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Zimbabwe: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps the Government is taking to support efforts to end the violence in Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador on 17 January, to express our concern at the ongoing situation there, urge the security forces to stop using disproportionate force, and to investigate any cases of alleged human rights abuses. On 21 January, the Foreign Secretary, in a public message to President Mnangagwa, urged him not to turn back the clock and to work with all Zimbabweans in dialogue for a better future. On 30 January, I spoke to Foreign Minister Moyo, repeating our calls for an end to human rights violations and a full investigation into all alleged abuse.</p><p>We will continue to raise our serious concerns with the Government of Zimbabwe through our Embassy in Harare and Ministerial interventions.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/02/2019 16:11:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050275

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has plans to send emergency aid to Zimbabwe as a result of violence in that country.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Our programme partners have been at the forefront of supporting victims of the recent violence through medical, counselling and legal assistance. My Department had already committed an additional £5 million in response to the emerging humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe. We will carefully consider whether further emergency aid is required as a result of the recent violence.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/02/2019 17:22:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell