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1126208

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Bedouin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterparts on the future of the village Khan al-Ahmar; and what steps he plans to take to prevent further threats to villages in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	253601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns with the Israeli authorities at senior levels, including with the Israeli Prime Minister and Israeli Attorney General, urging them not to go ahead with the proposed demolition of Khan al-Ahmar. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv discussed this issue with the Israeli National Security Council on 7 March and the Israeli Office for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories on 3 January. Officials from our Consulate General in Jerusalem continue to visit the Khan al-Ahmar community regularly, most recently on 28 March. The UK repeatedly calls on Israel to abandon demolition plans entirely, and instead provide a transparent route to construction for Palestinians in Area C.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/05/2019 14:40:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1124687

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many safety-related incidents that have occurred during the transportation of nuclear weapons have resulted in the convoy transporting those weapons temporarily halting; and what assessment she has made of the potential environmental effect of those incidents.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	250767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The transportation of Defence Nuclear Material, which includes nuclear weapons, is carried out to the highest standard in accordance with stringent safety regulations. Any potential issue with a convoy vehicle, no matter how minor, is treated seriously and may result in a short unscheduled stop to carry out vehicle checks to ensure that safety is maintained.</p><p>Since 2000 there have been 57 unscheduled stops of this nature. None posed any risk to the public, environment, or to any material being transported.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/05/2019 14:57:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1124542

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator: Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department changed its policy towards the publication of Annual Reports from the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator since its last publication in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	250491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>We have taken the step to not publish the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's Annual Assurance Reports as it has been assessed to do so would impact national security. This step has not prevented the effective management and independent assessment of the Defence Nuclear Programme being reported to Ministers, nor has it prevented its duty holders being held to account, but we cannot accept any compromise of our capabilities in the current security climate.</p><p>The Government recognises that there is legitimate interest in nuclear safety, but we would not publish information that could be exploited by potential adversaries, compromising our national security. Overall, the Defence Nuclear Programme achieves the required standards of nuclear and radiological safety. The safety of the public, our submarine crews, the defence workforce and the protection of the environment remain the Department's priority.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250492 250493 question first answered 13/05/2019 14:56:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1124543

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator: Accountability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of transparency in the regulation of nuclear safety.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	250492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>We have taken the step to not publish the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's Annual Assurance Reports as it has been assessed to do so would impact national security. This step has not prevented the effective management and independent assessment of the Defence Nuclear Programme being reported to Ministers, nor has it prevented its duty holders being held to account, but we cannot accept any compromise of our capabilities in the current security climate.</p><p>The Government recognises that there is legitimate interest in nuclear safety, but we would not publish information that could be exploited by potential adversaries, compromising our national security. Overall, the Defence Nuclear Programme achieves the required standards of nuclear and radiological safety. The safety of the public, our submarine crews, the defence workforce and the protection of the environment remain the Department's priority.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250491 250493 question first answered 13/05/2019 14:56:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1124544

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator: Accountability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to increase the transparency of the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	250493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>We have taken the step to not publish the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's Annual Assurance Reports as it has been assessed to do so would impact national security. This step has not prevented the effective management and independent assessment of the Defence Nuclear Programme being reported to Ministers, nor has it prevented its duty holders being held to account, but we cannot accept any compromise of our capabilities in the current security climate.</p><p>The Government recognises that there is legitimate interest in nuclear safety, but we would not publish information that could be exploited by potential adversaries, compromising our national security. Overall, the Defence Nuclear Programme achieves the required standards of nuclear and radiological safety. The safety of the public, our submarine crews, the defence workforce and the protection of the environment remain the Department's priority.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250491 250492 question first answered 13/05/2019 14:56:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1123689

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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	Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Government has made of the cost of clearance of fly-tipped materials by local authorities in England during 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	248704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>In 2017/18 local authorities in England reported dealing with just under 1 million (998,000) fly-tipping incidents.</p><p> </p><p>From 2017/18 the Government has stopped producing indicative costs to local authorities of costs of clearance of fly-tipping because the standard cost units are now more than ten years out of date.</p><p> </p><p>We still collect actual data on clearance costs for ‘tipper lorry load’ and ‘significant/multi load’ incident categories. In 2017/18 34,000 or 4% of total incidents were of ‘tipper lorry load’ size or larger. For these large fly-tipping incidents, the cost of clearance to local authorities in England in 2017/18 was £12.2 million.</p><p> </p><p>Further data on fly-tipping is published at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-in-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-in-england</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 248705 question first answered 07/05/2019 10:31:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1123690

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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	Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fly-tipping incidents were reported by local authorities in England in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	248705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>In 2017/18 local authorities in England reported dealing with just under 1 million (998,000) fly-tipping incidents.</p><p> </p><p>From 2017/18 the Government has stopped producing indicative costs to local authorities of costs of clearance of fly-tipping because the standard cost units are now more than ten years out of date.</p><p> </p><p>We still collect actual data on clearance costs for ‘tipper lorry load’ and ‘significant/multi load’ incident categories. In 2017/18 34,000 or 4% of total incidents were of ‘tipper lorry load’ size or larger. For these large fly-tipping incidents, the cost of clearance to local authorities in England in 2017/18 was £12.2 million.</p><p> </p><p>Further data on fly-tipping is published at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-in-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-in-england</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 248704 question first answered 07/05/2019 10:31:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1121830

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on realising the planned savings between 2016-17 and 2020-21 from disposals of his Department's estate.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	245820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has achieved £413.4 million from the completion of 170 disposal transactions in the period 2016-17 to 2018-19. The Department continues to work closely with stakeholders to release additional sites for disposal in line with previously announced defence estate optimisation plans.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/04/2019 15:03:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1121831

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Royal Navy Leading Hands working on the Astute class submarines have completed the qualifying sea time.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	245821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no 'qualifying sea time' requirement within individual branches for a Leading Hand. All Leading Hands assigned to the first four Astute Class submarines have passed the Basic Submarine Qualification.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/04/2019 15:03:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1121832

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the two new aircraft carriers were built to Lloyd’s Register’s Naval Ship Rules.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	245822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Yes. Both Aircraft Carriers comply with 'Lloyd's Register's Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Naval Ships - January 2005' for structures and machinery. Military ships, due to their operational purpose, require additional classifications and Lloyd's Rules are tailored to comply with the more challenging requirements and standards of military vessels. These are agreed between Lloyd's Register, the Ministry of Defence Naval Authorities and the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/04/2019 15:04:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman