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61946

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
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	Exports: Scotland
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 value of exports from businesses in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland to other EU member states in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The value of goods exported by businesses in Scotland to other EU countries in each of the last five years is given in Table 1 below. Figures are not compiled for areas below Government Office Region (NUTS 1) level, such as Glasgow and Glasgow North West.</p><p>These figures relate to exports of <strong>goods</strong> only. Regional data on exports of <strong>services</strong> is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 24/06/2014 15:52:36 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name Scottish Exports.docx title Value of Scottish exports of goods to EU countries
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

61971

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with charities on implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 since that act received Royal Assent.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission is producing guidance to explain the rules on non-party campaigning. The Commission has held four roundtable discussions for charities and other campaigners across the UK and Electoral Commission officials have spoken at events hosted by charity sector umbrella bodies.</p><p>The Commission will publish its full guidance on the new rules in the summer, in advance of the regulated period which starts on 19 September 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 23/06/2014 11:48:45 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

62150

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent estimate he has made of the level of investment in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland that resulted from EU membership in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not collate figures for the level of investment in Scotland that results from UK membership of the EU.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 23/06/2014 16:26:58 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

62151

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of membership of the EU on jobs in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not collate figures for the number of jobs in Scotland that depend on UK membership of the EU. However, independent analysis published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in March 2014 suggested that, in 2011, approximately 335,000 jobs in Scotland were associated with Scottish exports to the EU. The analysis was not broken down to the level of individual UK cities or by Parliamentary constituency</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 23/06/2014 16:24:36 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

62166

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with Glasgow City Council on the Glasgow Guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Secretary of State has not had recent discussions with Glasgow City Council on the Glasgow Guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/06/2014 14:59:36 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

62168

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to publicise information on changes to child maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Since the Child Maintenance Service launched in December 2012 we have been talking to clients (via caseworkers and through our Child Maintenance Options service) about the planned introduction of charging, and letters to Child Maintenance Service clients have made reference to the charges.</p><p> </p><p>More widely we have engaged with stakeholders, partners, MP caseworkers and intermediaries to share information about the reforms to the child maintenance system.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of existing Child Support Agency cases closing, a regional media trial is currently running in the Manchester area. The media activity includes digital, radio and press advertising to let parents know that the Child Support Agency is changing and to reassure them that they don't need to take any action until they receive a letter. We will evaluate the results of this media activity before confirming plans to run this campaign nationally later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 19/06/2014 12:11:57 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

61330

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information he holds on the proportion of companies in (a) Glasgow North West, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland are ultimately owned by companies based in (i) Scotland, (ii) other parts of the UK, (iii) other countries in the EU and (iv) outside the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to Glasgow City Council figures (November 2013), there are approximately 18,000 businesses in Glasgow. The Scotland Office holds no information on the ownership nationality of companies located in neither Glasgow North West nor Glasgow.</p><p>However, across the UK as a whole, over 99% of private sector businesses will be small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and ownership for these is therefore highly likely to be based locally.</p><p>In 2013, registered private sector enterprises with ultimate ownership outside Scotland accounted for 3.1% of firms. These are disproportionately larger firms and so account for over 35% of employment. This suggests that 96.9% of businesses in Scotland have Scottish ownership, accounting for 64.8% of employment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 17/06/2014 14:21:11 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

61331

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will estimate the revenue generated in Scotland by companies that have their headquarters (a) in Scotland and (b) outside of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>There are no estimates of the number of companies headquartered in Scotland, of the 343,105 enterprises operating in Scotland as at March 2013. Registered private sector enterprises with ultimate ownership outside Scotland accounted for 3.1% of firms, and 58.1% of turnover. This means that 41.9% of business turnover in Scotland is generated by enterprises with ownership in Scotland. These figures come from the Scottish Government publication Businesses in Scotland 2013.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 17/06/2014 14:17:57 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

61035

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels: Carcinogens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the annual amount of carcinogens that are released by biofuels activity in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Transport has not made any annual estimates of carcinogens that are released by biofuels activity. This data is not required to meet the mandatory sustainability criteria under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which is applicable to biofuels supplied in the UK under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).</p><p> </p><p>Voluntary schemes approved by the European Commission can set criteria for aspects of biofuel production aimed at minimising adverse environmental impacts associated with agricultural production, including on air quality, in addition to setting sustainability criteria. In 2012/13 eighty one per cent of biofuel supplied in the UK under the RTFO was covered by an approved voluntary scheme, the vast majority of which include additional aspects aimed at minimising the impact on air quality of the cultivation and harvesting of biofuel feedstocks.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' Air Quality Expert Group has considered the potential impacts of increased biofuel use on air pollutants, such as particulate matter, and concluded that these should fall with most biofuel uptake scenarios. The Group's Report <em>Road Transport Biofuels: Impact on UK Air Quality,</em> is published at:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/110322_AQEG_Biofuels_advice_note.pdf" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/110322_AQEG_Biofuels_advice_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In respect of the biofuel supply chain the European Commission produced a staff working document accompanying its renewable energy progress report to the European Parliament in 2013 which is published at:</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/reports/doc/swd_2013_0102_res_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/reports/doc/swd_2013_0102_res_en.pdf</a></p><p>It concluded that between 2008 and 2010, there was limited change in threats to air quality from EU biofuel demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/06/2014 14:45:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

61036

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of investment by the Green Investment Bank has been given to biofuels to date.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	200013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has yet to finance any projects in the biofuels for transport sector. To date, GIB has committed a total of £1.3billion to green projects including the following projects that involve use of biomass for energy generation:</p><p>· £100m to one coal to biomass conversion project (Drax power station);</p><p>· £40.1m to three projects (in Northern Ireland, Birmingham and Port Talbot) that involve generating energy from recovered waste wood;</p><p>· £19.7m to a number of energy efficiency projects which involve the use of biomass boilers at enterprises such as distilleries, schools and farms.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/06/2014 12:59:26 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson