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760900

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lyme Disease: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to support the development of a vaccine against Lyme disease.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	105278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is not currently supporting the development of a Lyme disease vaccine. The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Any organisation that considers it can carry out high quality clinical, applied research can apply for funding from the NIHR.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned an independent research team to undertake four systematic reviews to capture and synthesise United Kingdom and international evidence on Lyme disease in the following areas: epidemiology/routes of transmission of Lyme disease; diagnosis; treatment; and prevention. The reviews will be completed and published by the end of 2017.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/10/2017 12:36:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

758065

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total economic benefit to each region from expansion at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	9106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s latest estimate, published on 2 February, was that a new runway at Heathrow will deliver benefits to passengers and the wider UK economy of up to £61 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Regions across the country should benefit from new destinations, extra seats and increased frequency of service created by increased capacity at Heathrow.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the consultation on the draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) the government was clear that further work was underway to update the evidence base, including revised aviation demand forecasts. The Secretary of State for Transport announced on 7 September that there is a need to conduct a short period of further consultation to allow this updated evidence to be taken into account.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/09/2017 10:57:32 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

758305

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prevent the deliberate use of drones to disrupt transport.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	9075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes the safety risks of drones to transport very seriously. We have already taken action on the misuse of drones by improving enforcement of the law, resulting in several successful drone prosecutions. Following consultation, the Government announced in July that it will introduce a registration scheme to increase the accountability of users, explore the potential of raising penalties for current offences and review the powers available to law enforcement agencies to enforce the law.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the flying of drones near sensitive sites is already prohibited. Government has been undertaking a programme of work aimed at improving our defences against drones, with a focus on sensitive and important locations and events. This includes exploration of technological options to detect and counter drones, with trials and demonstrations taking place in order to examine the applicability of various technological options to do so.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/09/2017 11:00:29 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

758341

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his policy is on circumstances in which the special share in the Green Investment Bank (GIB) held by the Green Purposes Company Ltd can be used to approve or reject changes to GIB's green purposes as set out in the objects of its Articles of Association.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	8995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Following the sale of the Green Investment Bank (GIB), should the company wish to amend, remove or alter the green objective within the objects of its Articles of Association, it must seek written approval from the Green Purposes Company Limited (GPC), which holds a special share in GIB (now called the Green Investment Group (GIG)).</p><p> </p><p>The five trustees of GPC, who are independent of Government and the GIG, will form a judgement on the proposed amendment, and will either approve or reject the change to ensure that the green mission of the GIG is not weakened.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2017 13:46:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

757750

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of the 101 service for reporting low level crime.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	8982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Ipsos Mori survey for HMIC “Public views of policing in England and Wales 2016/17” published on 20 July 2017 shows that: people are most likely to call 999 for crimes/incidents against the person; there is a balance between 999 and 101 for property-related incidents; while for online incidents, anti-social behaviour and updates on previous incidents, 101 is the most likely choice. The survey can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/2017-07/public-views-of-policing-2017-hmic.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/2017-07/public-views-of-policing-2017-hmic.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/09/2017 16:31:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

757751

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was by local authority area for calls to the 101 non-emergency crime reporting service in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	8983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The handling of 101 calls is an operational matter for the police. The Home Office does not request 101 data from forces.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 8963 question first answered 13/09/2017 16:11:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

757752

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that areas with historically low levels of crime continue to receive necessary levels of funding for local police.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	8981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The 2015 Spending Review protected overall police spending in real terms. Since 2015/16 police forces have received broadly flat cash budgets and we are increasing investment in transformation, improved communications and technology capabilities</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the most effective use of the Metropolitan Police’s resources are for Chief Officers and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) who are held to account by the communities they serve.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/09/2017 13:21:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

757753

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that operators on the 101 non-emergency crime reporting service have sufficient knowledge of the local areas for which they are responsible.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	8963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The handling of 101 calls is an operational matter for the police. The Home Office does not request 101 data from forces.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 8983 question first answered 13/09/2017 16:11:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

757756

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls to the 101 non-emergency crime reporting service were terminated by the caller while waiting for an operator in each local authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	8964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The handling of 101 calls is an operational matter for the police. The Home Office does not request 101 data from forces.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/09/2017 16:35:02 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

757766

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Forests: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on forest conservation projects overseas in the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	8960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID delivers bilateral forest programmes focused on tackling illegal logging and related corruption, encouraging sustainable trade based on legal and sustainable supplies of timber and agricultural commodities, and improving the livelihoods of indigenous people and local communities which depend on forests for their livelihoods. DFID also funds multilateral programmes which promote forest conservation and management, including through the Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility and the Forest Investment Programme.</p><p>DFID funding for forest conservation and management was £38m in FY12-13, £44m in FY13-14, £170m in FY14-15, £75m in FY15-16 and £69m in FY16-17, including bilateral programmes and multilateral contributions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/09/2017 17:00:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park