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604146

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of funding for decentralised renewable energy to improve access to electricity for the world's poorest people.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	49019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is already playing a leading role in improving energy access in developing countries through decentralised renewable energy. DFID’s energy work is aligned with the new Global Goals, particularly Goal 7, to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. DFID’s priorities for how we will achieve this include through flexible technical assistance, catalytic investments and engagement with international partners. DFID’s assistance looks across the energy spectrum and covers both on-grid as well as decentralised off-grid renewable energy.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/10/2016 11:24:26 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

600629

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Air Pollution
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 she plans to put mechanisms in place to maintain the UK's air quality (a) targets and (b) levels after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	48267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK has a long commitment to improving the environment even before the EU; for example the Clean Air Act was introduced in 1956. Our strong commitment to improving air quality will continue after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>As we prepare to negotiate our exit the Government will continue to ensure the right policies are in place for a cleaner, healthier environment for everyone.</p><p>DEFRA will soon be publishing a 25 Year Environment Plan Framework, in line with our manifesto. The publication of the Framework will be a clear message on our world-leading ambition to leave the environment in a better state for future generations than we find it.</p><p>Air quality has improved significantly in recent decades; we are working at local, national and international levels and will continue to do more.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/10/2016 13:50:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

598187

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Advertising: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to restrict television advertising for unhealthy food on programming likely to be watched by children.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of tackling childhood obesity, which is caused by a number of complex factors. The Childhood Obesity Plan for Action, published in August, considered a number of different policy responses to address this problem. Additional advertising restrictions were considered as part of this process, but current restrictions in the UK are amongst the toughest in the world and the plan focuses on those areas which experts tell us are most effective.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/10/2016 09:01:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

598190

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gulf States: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what involvement the UK armed forces have had in training armed forces of Gulf states in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Over the past 15 years, UK Armed Forces have provided support to armed forces of Gulf States both in-country and in the UK and continue to do so. Gulf States have attended international defence training courses in the UK such as the advanced command and staff course, Royal College of Defence Studies and Initial Officer Training.</p><p>UK Armed Forces have also provided training in-country through the delivery of tactical level Short Term Training Teams in the maritime, land and air domains. The Defence Academy has also delivered the strategic leadership programme and managing defence in wider security context courses to Gulf States along with the Royal Navy's exclusive economic zone course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/10/2016 15:03:05 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

598191

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Gulf Strategy Unit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding the Gulf Strategy Unit has received in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Gulf Strategy Integrated Delivery Team was established in 2015.</p><p>Its remit is to coordinate the Government’s strategic approach to UK engagement with the Gulf States as set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p><p>It employs three full-time and one part-time Government employees. One is military and three are civilian.</p><p>Administration costs were £70,004 in the 2015-16 financial year and the budget for administration costs in the 2016-17 financial year is £423,000. The 2015-16 figure reflects the fact the unit was established later in the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 47638 47725 47797 question first answered 19/10/2016 11:17:58 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

598194

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Gulf Strategy Unit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Gulf Strategy Unit's remit is; and which Government Minister set that remit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Gulf Strategy Integrated Delivery Team was established in 2015.</p><p>Its remit is to coordinate the Government’s strategic approach to UK engagement with the Gulf States as set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p><p>It employs three full-time and one part-time Government employees. One is military and three are civilian.</p><p>Administration costs were £70,004 in the 2015-16 financial year and the budget for administration costs in the 2016-17 financial year is £423,000. The 2015-16 figure reflects the fact the unit was established later in the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 47638 47725 47796 question first answered 19/10/2016 11:17:58 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

598197

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times officials in his Department responsible for procurement checked whether a contractor employed by his Department was under investigation for corruption with law enforcement agencies in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely carries out checks on potential contractors prior to contract award, including on criminal activity, such as convictions for tax evasion, bribery or fraud, and a review of a company's audited accounts. These enquiries are conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.</p><p>This process is reiterated in all competitive and single source tender documentation issued to tenderers prior to any contract award.</p><p>Any suspicion of corruption is reported to the appropriate authority. Where justified, the MOD can exclude potential suppliers who pose an unacceptable risk to public money.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 47532 48114 question first answered 14/10/2016 12:18:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

598201

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Gulf Strategy Unit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) military and (b) civilian Government employees have been employed in the Gulf Strategy Unit in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Gulf Strategy Integrated Delivery Team was established in 2015.</p><p>Its remit is to coordinate the Government’s strategic approach to UK engagement with the Gulf States as set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p><p>It employs three full-time and one part-time Government employees. One is military and three are civilian.</p><p>Administration costs were £70,004 in the 2015-16 financial year and the budget for administration costs in the 2016-17 financial year is £423,000. The 2015-16 figure reflects the fact the unit was established later in the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 47638 47796 47797 question first answered 19/10/2016 11:17:58 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

598203

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK will take to safeguard children and other civilians in any assault on IS in Mosul; what steps she will take to put in place safe routes out for children and families; and if she will ensure that screening procedures take care not to separate families.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>On 21 September, the UK announced an extra £40 million of humanitarian funding to Iraq, taking our total commitment to £90 million this financial year and £169.5 million since June 2014. This new assistance will be targeted specifically to enable a scale up of humanitarian assistance ahead of the Government of Iraq-led Mosul operations. It will include support to efforts aimed at ensuring the protection of civilians, including children.</p><p>The UK will continue to lobby all parties to adhere to International Humanitarian Law and for screening to take place in a transparent manner, under a fully accountable chain of command, and to be monitored independently by the UN and other neutral and impartial humanitarian actors.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/10/2016 14:50:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

598236

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	Environmental Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to maintain or enhance the UK's environmental protection standards following an exit from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>We remain fully committed to delivering our manifesto commitment to be the first generation to leave the natural environment of England in a better state than we found it. We are developing a 25 Year Environment Plan to deliver this.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this month, the Prime Minister announced our plans for a Repeal Bill that will convert current EU law into domestic British law. This will give consumers, workers and businesses as much certainty as possible by maintaining the existing laws wherever practicable and desirable. Any future changes in the law will be subject to full scrutiny and proper Parliamentary debate. The decision to leave the EU means we now have a unique opportunity, in future, to design a set of policies tailored to the needs of the UK, its species and habitats.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 13/10/2016 11:19:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff