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750776

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date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police: Police Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Scottish Government on the merger of British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland; and what steps have been agreed to maintain coordination of intelligence and operations between police forces.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	4160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The two Governments have established an official level Joint Programme Board (JPB) to oversee arrangements for delivering the transfer of the British Transport Police’s functions in Scotland. Membership of the Board includes representatives from both Governments, the two Police Authorities and the two Police Forces. Ensuring the continued effective policing of the railways once responsibilities are split between the British Transport Police and Police Scotland, including appropriate coordination arrangements, is a key component of the work of the Board.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2017 16:50:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

750080

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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
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 her Department has had with BT and Openreach on the location of unlit fibre and ducting laid across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	3751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers regularly discuss a wide range of issues with BT and Openreach.</p><p> </p><p>Openreach has introduced an online mapping tool, which provides other telecoms providers with the locations of its poles and underground ducts, although the tool was introduced in the context of PIA (its duct and pole access remedy).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 15:19:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

750081

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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: Scotland
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 her Department has had with BT and Openreach on pilot projects to utilise fibre laid above ground via existing utility poles, especially in rural areas of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	3752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers regularly discuss a wide range of issues with BT and Openreach.</p><p>The use of utility infrastructure to deploy telecommunications fibre has been made easier by the Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016, which transposed the EU Broadband Cost Reduction Directive to UK law. This ensures that digital communications providers can access other providers’ physical infrastructure, across a range of sectors, on fair and reasonable terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 15:20:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

750305

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Network Rail on the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme works.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	4050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Scottish Government, who have executive devolved responsibilities in relation to the railway infrastructure in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 13/07/2017 11:44:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

750308

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Network Rail on noise and vibration pollution caused by certain types of freight wagons in use on the rail network; and whether any changes to regulations (a) have been or (b) are under consideration to reduce noise and vibration pollution.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	3753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department frequently holds discussions with Network Rail about the environmental impact of the railway, including measures to mitigate noise and vibration.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the UK has also been involved in discussions with the European Commission and other EU Member States about proposed changes to the Technical Specifications for Interoperability that deals with Noise and how this might apply to freight wagons. These discussions are still ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 13/07/2017 11:10:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

747617

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how his Department will ensure that the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund complements existing initiatives in Scotland to deliver an holistic approach to innovation.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	2587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We have announced the first six challenges of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) that will bring together the world leading research from across the UK with business to meet major industrial and societal challenges. The ISCF is a UK wide fund so its competitions for funding, and the programmes it will deliver, will be open to businesses and researchers across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/07/2017 09:51:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

747618

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Industry: Scotland
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure closer collaboration between the Government and the Scottish Government in relation to the Government's Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	2586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave him to Question UIN 411 on 29th June 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/07/2017 14:53:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

747619

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Business: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how his Department is providing opportunities for Scottish businesses to feed into the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	2584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We have pursued a wide-ranging programme of engagement since the Department was created in order to build a national consensus around our negotiating position.</p><p>We are speaking to a significant number of organisations and individuals, including businesses in Scotland, to establish their priorities and understand their concerns.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Details of Ministerial and senior official meetings will be published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 11/07/2017 14:19:56 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

747620

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how the Government is addressing the regional productivity gap in each region and constituent part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	2585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The objective of Government’s Industrial Strategy is to increase productivity and drive growth across the United Kingdom. We have provided a framework to build on the strengths of different places and address the factors that hold others back. This will include investing in key infrastructure projects, increasing skill levels, and backing local innovation strengths.</p><p>The Industrial Strategy will build on the £12 billion Local Growth Fund (2015-16 to 2020-21) for local areas; 8 Devolution Deals; and 48 Enterprise Zones that will unlock £2.7 billion of private sector investment. We have also agreed ambitious city deals in Scotland and Wales and we will work towards further such deals across the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/07/2017 15:16:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

732963

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was allocated to Scotland, outside consequentials arising from the Barnett Formula, in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	1273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2014, the UK government has committed to over £675m investment in Scotland through City Deals, which have included both resource and capital outside the normal, ongoing Barnett funding system. Scotland has also benefited from resource allocated through LIBOR fines, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Over £10m announced at Budget 2016, to support projects such as the new V&amp;A Museum of Design in Dundee, and community facilities for local people in Helensburgh and the nearby naval base at Faslane.</p></li><li><p>Over £3m announced at Autumn Statement 2016, to support projects such as the Aberdeen Museums Development Trust, the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland, and Poppy Scotland.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2017 14:21:53 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr