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679061

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Border Force's budget for 2017-18 will be.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	61918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Allocations within the 2017/18 Home Office budget, including the Border Force allocation, remain subject to review and final Ministerial approval.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/02/2017 15:26:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

674854

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2017 to Question 59330, for what reasons her Department does not hold information on the number of persons examined under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 at individual UK airports; in what format data is supplied to her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	60520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office receives data on a quarterly basis from the National Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (NCTPHQ) on the number of examinations and subsequent detentions made in Great Britain under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000. The data received from NCTPHQ cover the total numbers for Great Britain as a whole, with data for individual ports and airports not provided. The data are then published in the quarterly “Operation of Police Powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and Subsequent Legislation” publication.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/01/2017 13:28:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

674900

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on improving surface access to each airport in the South East of England since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	60519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>This Government’s multi-billion investment programmes for our national road and rail networks, and funding for local authority transport improvements, includes many transport schemes that benefit people travelling to and from an airport.</p><p> </p><p>However, due to the number of schemes and the mixture of capital and resource funding, information on total spending on surface access schemes improving accessibility to airports in the South East of England airports is not readily available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Government has, however, provided significant investment for projects which improve access to airports in the South East, for example, the £14.8 billion Crossrail scheme which will serve Heathrow airport; the £6.5 billion Thameslink Programme which increases capacity and improves reliability for passengers travelling to Gatwick and Luton airports, along with a new £53 million platform at Gatwick airport station; and the over £300 million investment on the M1 between junction 10 and 13, and the £30 million enhancements to junction 10a of the M1 that improve access to Luton airport.</p><p> </p><p>Investment has also been committed for upgrades to the M4 motorway (around £750 million) near Heathrow, as well as up to £250 million on improvements to sections of the M23 serving Gatwick, and up to £25 million on improvements to the M11 improving access to Stansted airport.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/01/2017 13:16:04 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

673732

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that women are not disproportionately affected by the Government's fiscal policies.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	908218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>It is equally important for the future finances of both women and men that we remain committed to tackling the deficit and strengthening the economy.</p><p> </p><p>Recent government decisions have also been of benefit to women. Around two thirds of those benefitting from the National Living Wage are estimated to be women. And of the 680,000 people who will be lifted out of income tax by 2017/18 as a result of increases in the personal tax allowance, over 60% will be women.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/01/2017 14:51:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

670719

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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
hansard heading	Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) prevalence and (b) environmental and social impact of residents making their private parking spaces available for hire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	59487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not assess the extent to which individual members of the public rent out their driveways. The Department has given local authorities the tools through the planning system to take action if there are significant planning concerns such as public nuisance to the local residents and community.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/01/2017 17:37:03 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 29862 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

670841

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been subject to questioning under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 at each UK Airport since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	59330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of persons examined under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 at individual UK airports. The total number of persons examined and detained under Schedule 7 at airports, seaports, and international railway stations are published by the Government on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/01/2017 17:39:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

670871

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much each of the 10 National B Interchanges identified in the Better Rail Stations review as in need of priority funding have received since 2009; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	59437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The following amounts of capital funding have been provided from a variety of sources at each of the ten stations named since 2009.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Manchester Victoria Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment:</em> 44.7m (from a number of sources) on station redevelopment (completed 2015) (made up of Access for All (AfA), National Stations Improvement Programme (NSIP) and Station Commercial Project Facility (SCPF) funding).</p><p> </p><p><strong>Clapham Junction Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment</em>: £13.1m AfA funding (2011).</p><p> </p><p><strong>Crewe Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment:</em> £7m franchise funding; £6.2m SCPF funding.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Warrington Bank Quay Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment:</em> £8.4m franchise funding; £690k NSIP funding</p><p> </p><p><strong>Barking Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment:</em> By the end of 2019, £5.5m will have been invested through the franchise, plus £350k of NSIP funding.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Preston Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment:</em> £14m of franchise funding; £710k NSIP funding.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wigan North Weston Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment:</em> £10.4m franchise funding; £535k NSIP funding.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Luton Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment:</em> £5m of Local Sustainable Transport Funding was allocated to Luton Borough Council as a block; DfT does not hold information on how much was allocated by the Council to the railway station, but this money part-funded the High Town footbridge, the bus interchange and station forecourt enhancements, removal of old station footbridge and provision of new staircase at front of station. £180k delivered through franchise funding. £1.9m NSIP funding (recently deferred). These figures exclude 12-car platform extensions and new multi-storey car park (delivered by Network Rail).</p><p> </p><p><strong>Liverpool Central Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment:</em> Funding at Liverpool Central station is a devolved matter for Merseytravel, and DfT does not hold complete information. However, £1m AfA funding was provided in CP4.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Stockport Station</strong></p><p><em>Amount/Comment: </em>£5m franchise funding; £11.6m SCPF funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/01/2017 14:12:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

643156

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Luton Airport: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to specify the provision of a four fast trains per hour service between London St Pancras and Luton Airport Parkway as part of the refranchising of the East Midlands route; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	54471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The next East Midlands franchise is due to start in July 2018 and we are currently undertaking a process of information gathering to develop the high-level view of the franchise specification. We are due to begin a public consultation later this year to inform the specification. Until the views submitted through the public consultation are understood and further analysis is conducted on the options for the franchise, a firm decision cannot be taken at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/12/2016 11:10:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

643162

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
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	Pension Protection Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on mutual societies of changes in assessing the relative risk under the Pension Protection Fund levy.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	54472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is an independent body which pays compensation to members of defined benefit occupational pension schemes where the sponsoring employer becomes insolvent and the scheme is unable to cover the accrued pension liabilities. The PPF is funded from a combination of the transferred scheme funds, recoveries from the insolvent employer, investment return and a levy on eligible schemes. Under the Pensions Act 2004, the levy is set by the PPF independently of the Government.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2016 11:34:39 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

642403

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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	Pension Protection Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the level of equality of treatment of different business types under the Pension Protection Fund Levy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	54286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is an independent body which pays compensation to members of defined benefit occupational pension schemes where the sponsoring employer becomes insolvent and the scheme is unable to cover the accrued pension liabilities. The PPF is funded from a combination of the transferred scheme funds, recoveries from the insolvent employer, investment return and a levy on eligible schemes. Under the Pensions Act 2004, the levy is set by the PPF independently of the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2016 11:42:55 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker