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49665

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on requiring car-parking areas around large retail developments to retrofit sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS); and what assessment he has made of the benefits for urban flood control of such retrofitting of SUDS.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>We know of no such representations. The National Planning Policy Framework prioritises the use of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in developments where possible. Defra officials have met representatives from leading supermarkets to discuss the use of SuDS and their benefits in retail developments. Case studies assessing the benefits of SuDS on commercial developments are available on the Defra funded SusDrain website at: <a href="http://www.susdrain.org/" target="_blank">www.susdrain.org</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49666

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to promote the enhancement of urban (a) green infrastructure and (b) waterways.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local planning authorities should plan positively for the creation, protection, enhancement and management of green infrastructure. This is supported by the recently published planning guidance which includes guidance on green infrastructure.</p><p>The maintenance and promotion of inland waterways is a matter for navigation authorities rather than Government. However, Government provides grant in aid funding to the two largest navigation authorities in England and Wales – the Canal &amp; River Trust and the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49667

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the recommendations in the report commissioned by the EU Committee of the Regions on Policy instruments for adaptation to climate change in big European cities and metropolitan areas.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>We have noted the report's recommendations and recognise the complex challenges cities face from climate change.</p><p>Defra published the first National Adaptation Programme (NAP) report last July. This sets out a wide range of actions to developthe UK's resilience to climate change and associated severe weather events. In developing this report, the Government worked with the Core Cities Group (comprising the largest eight cities in England), London Councils and the Greater London Authority to agree the NAP Cities Commitment. We continue to work closely with these cities to support this commitment to action, including through a recent inward secondment to Defra from Newcastle City Council.</p><p>The Mayors Adapt initiative recently launched by the European Commission under the EU Adaptation Strategy also provides a vehicle through which cities across Europe can network and share their experiences on adaptation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49380

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what active steps his (a) Department has taken and plans to take to facilitate the convening of a conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK is fully committed to convening a Conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction as soon as possible, in line with the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference Action Plan. The Foreign Secretary, Ministers and officials have discussed the Conference with their counterparts from the region, and will continue to do so. Officials have attended, and supported, recent informal consultations between the Facilitator and states of the region at Glion in Switzerland, and will engage in future informal consultations to build agreement. The UK continues to provide financial support for the work of the Facilitator, Finnish Under Secretary of State Jaakko Laajava.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49176

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential contribution of sustainable lighting systems to development in Africa; and if her Department will collaborate with Solar Aid to provide such systems to communities in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative estimated that in 2010 only 32% of people in sub-Saharan Africa had access to electricity. There is high potential for household scale systems using sustainable and renewable energy such as solar power to increase access to electricity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID will match funding for Solar Aid's SunnyMoney appeal in the Guardian Newspaper. This will fund the distribution of portable solar lights through Solar Aid's social enterprise ‘SunnyMoney Way,' in Zambia, Malawi, Kenya and Uganda. Through this project, Solar Aid expect to distribute some 76,400 solar lights benefiting over 400,000 people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49177

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will provide support to the Bright Green Energy Group for distributing solar energy systems to rural communities in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID recognises the important role that the private sector plays in developing and delivering products to increase access to energy in poor countries. DFID make funding available to energy in Africa. This includes the Renewable Energy and Adaptation to Climate Change (REACT) window of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49178

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 30 April 2014, Official Report, column 824, what the evidential basis is for the statement that nuclear power is carbon-free.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>There is a strong consensus in the global scientific community that nuclear energy represents one of the lowest carbon forms of baseload electricity generation.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that the life cycle emissions associated with the generation of electricity from nuclear power groups are 16g CO<sub>2</sub> per kWh electricity produced. This is very low compared to the equivalent figure for electricity produced by natural gas turbines, which is in excess of 400g CO<sub>2</sub>/kWh, and similar to the IPCC's estimate for widespread non-baseload form of electricity generation, such as wind.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology report ‘Carbon Footprint of Electricity Generation' states that the operation of the nuclear power station accounts for less than 1% of the total life cycle emissions of nuclear electricity generation.</p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48906

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any restrictions exist in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no longer any restrictions in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) previously restricted the movement of sheep in certain upland areas to prevent sheep with higher levels of contamination entering the food chain. Over time, controls were removed where the evidence showed they were no longer necessary. All remaining controls were lifted in Northern Ireland in 2000, in Scotland in 2010 and in Wales in 2012. Similarly, the final controls in England were lifted in 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the historic controls and the decision to remove restrictions can be found on the FSA website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/chernobyl/</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48907

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 473W, on Pakistan, whether Pakistan's possession of nuclear weapons and the prospects of Pakistan joining the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty were discussed at his 30 April 2014 meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	197010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>When I met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 30 April, I discussed a range of issues, including on foreign and security policy.</p><p> </p><p>It is the UK's position that all countries should join and abide by the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48436

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what background checks are regularly made on appointees to quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>As was the case under the previous administration, The Government expects all holders of public office to work to the highest personal and professional standards. As set out in the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies, public appointees are expected to uphold the standards of conduct set out in the Committee on Standards in Public Life's Seven Principles of Public Life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn