Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

818784

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to pilot the National Citizens Service in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	121548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Youth policy is a devolved matter and the decision to pilot NCS is a decision for the Scottish Government. It is this Government’s ambition that every young person is able to benefit from NCS regardless of where they live in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/01/2018 14:39:02 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

809137

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Serious Fraud Office on tackling economic crime.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	903074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text The Serious Fraud Office does vital work in tackling some of the most serious instances of economic crime. As the superintending Minister for the SFO, I regularly meet with the Director of the SFO to discuss key issues in relation to economic crime. answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 21/12/2017 11:35:22 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

805411

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Commonwealth citizens have been recruited into (a) the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (b) the Army and (c) the Royal Air Force in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	119082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The requested information is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Intake into the UK Regular Forces - Commonwealth Nationalities</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ol><li>Figures cover the 12 months ending 30 September in each year.</li><li>Figures of 5 and below are indicated by &quot;~&quot;. Figures above 5 have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in a 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li><li>Intake comprises new entrants, re-entrants, direct trained entrants (including professionally qualified Officers) and intake from the Reserves.</li></ol> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/12/2017 16:59:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

805412

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the starting salary for (a) cooks and (b) stewards is in (i) the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (ii) the Army and (iii) the Royal Air Force; and what the starting salary is for stokers in the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	119083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Details are available at this link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-pay-review-body-forty-sixth-report-2017</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2017 15:01:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

800575

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of introducing universal annual uprating to the state pensions of British pensioners living abroad.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	117196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is a contributory based pension payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, to those who meet the eligibility criteria. But it is uprated abroad only where there is a legal requirement to do so - for example, where UK State Pension recipients are living within the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Gibraltar or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating of the UK State Pension. This is a longstanding policy which has remained consistent for around 70 years. It has been the policy of consecutive Governments of all persuasions. It is estimated that the cost of up-rating state pensions would increase each year by over £0.5 billion per year if all pensions in payment were increased to current levels in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/12/2017 12:04:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

800581

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Aberdeenshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is to roll out the full fibre broadband pilot scheme in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	117202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>We have kept the Scottish Government informed about all aspects of the Local Full Fibre Networks programme, including the test project in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, including at Ministerial level.</p><p> </p><p>For delivery of the project, which launched on 15 November 2017, we are working with the local authorities directly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 117203 question first answered 13/12/2017 10:31:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

800582

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Aberdeenshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government about the full fibre broadband pilot scheme in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	117203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>We have kept the Scottish Government informed about all aspects of the Local Full Fibre Networks programme, including the test project in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, including at Ministerial level.</p><p> </p><p>For delivery of the project, which launched on 15 November 2017, we are working with the local authorities directly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 117202 question first answered 13/12/2017 10:31:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

800583

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism: Aberdeenshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the value of tourism generated in Aberdeenshire by the Royal Family.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	117204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>According to the VisitScotland Visitor Survey 2015-16, 16% of tourists surveyed, domestic and international, visited the Aberdeenshire area and 13% stayed overnight in the area. In addition, tourism directly employed over 8,000 people in the Aberdeenshire area in 2015 and contributed £166m in GVA to the local economy in 2014. Data is not collected about the Royal Family’s individual impact on a destinations’ statistics.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/12/2017 10:51:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

800584

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sovereign Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any changes will be made to the Sovereign Grant due to the devolution of the Crown Estate in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	117205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK government transferred management of Scottish Crown Estate assets to the Scottish Government in April 2017 – there will be no changes made to the Sovereign Grant as a result of this. The revenues from the Scottish assets are retained by the Scottish Government. The UK government has made a corresponding deduction to the Scottish Government’s block grant funding, equivalent to the revenues forgone from Scottish assets following the transfer. The Sovereign Grant is calculated with reference to The Crown Estate’s profits but it is paid from the Consolidated Fund, which all UK taxpayers contribute to.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2017 17:02:35 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

800585

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of transferable tax history for late-life oil and gas assets on employment in the north-east of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	117206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget, the government announced it would introduce a Transferable Tax History for oil &amp; gas companies. This will give investors in UK oil and gas fields certainty that they will be able to get tax relief for decommissioning assets. This should encourage new investment in older oil and gas fields, keeping them producing for longer and supporting employment.</p><p> </p><p>This builds on the £2.3bn of fiscal support the government has already provided to the UK oil and gas industry, including a package of tax cuts across Budget 2015 and 2016, £40m of funding for seismic surveys to support exploration, and the introduction of a new Investment Allowance. As a result, the UK now has one of the most competitive tax regimes in the world for oil and gas, further supporting investment and jobs.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2017 17:00:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie