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1055237

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date	05/02/2019
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	Renewable Energy: Carbon Emissions
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 increase the production of energy from low-carbon renewable sources.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	217150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2017, 10.2 per cent of total energy consumption came from renewable sources; up from 9.2 per cent in 2016 (source: DUKES 2018) and 3.8% in 2010 (source: DUKES 6.7 – 2018). In our most recent Contracts for Difference auction we secured over 3GW of renewable electricity from as little as £57.50/MWh. The Government has made available up to £557m for future Contracts for Difference, with the next auction planned for May this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting the decarbonisation of heat and is supporting renewable and low-carbon heating technologies through the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (RHI), which encourages the uptake of renewable heat technologies amongst householders, communities and businesses through financial incentives, with £4.5bn allocated for renewable and low carbon heating between 2016 and 2021.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/02/2019 16:31:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

1055238

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Blood: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on advertising directly to men who have sex with men to inform them of recent changes to the rules on blood donation.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	216936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>In November 2017, when the change to the blood donor criteria for men who have sex with men came into force, a media release was distributed to national, regional and trade media. Posts on blood donation social media channels also directed individuals to this information. NHS Blood and Transplant has and will continue to engage with key stakeholders such as the Terrance Higgins Trust, the National Aids Trust and Stonewall on this issue. Further to this activity, NHS Blood and Transplant has not conducted paid for advertising to advertise the change.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Blood and Transplant is committed to exploring whether a more individualised approach to risk assessment could be taken to donor selection and expects to report on its findings regarding new evidence and new technologies for assessing risk by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/02/2019 15:08:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1055239

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to provide humanitarian support to vulnerable children in the demilitarised zone in Idleb, Syria.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	217088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>As of September 2018, DFID has committed additional aid funding of up to £32 million for Northern Syria. DFID’s education programming has so far contributed to improved access to better quality education for 270,000 children in Northwest Syria, including children inside and outside the de-militarised zone. Our support in Idlib has also provided safe spaces for children and victims of gender-based violence, funded capacity building of vital child protection services by Syrian organisations and provided immunisations for 95,000 children under five between January and June 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to advocate for the protection of all civilians in Idlib, including at the UN Security Council, and call on all parties to adhere to agreed ceasefires and cessations of hostilities. It is crucial that unhindered humanitarian access is maintained in Northwest Syria so that aid can reach those in desperate need, and that a reckless military offensive by the Syrian regime is avoided.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/02/2019 17:47:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1055240

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somalia: Droughts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support Somalia in preparing for future droughts.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	217089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Since the devastating famine in 2011, the UK has been helping families and communities in Somalia better cope with drought and other shocks by improving water supplies, agriculture, health care and promoting economic development. We have also invested in early warning systems to better identify when and where drought will hit hardest. This means that when help is needed it can be quicker and better targeted. All this work enabled us to play a leading role, along with Somali and international partners, in preventing famine during a major drought in 2017. It is also reducing significantly the impact of humanitarian disasters due to drought and other causes in Somalia in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/02/2019 17:49:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1055241

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the motorway network in England and Wales are Smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	217090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>There are approximately 297 miles of smart motorway out of the total of 1,890 miles of motorway (15.7%) in England for which Highways England are responsible.</p><p>Motorways in Wales are a devolved matter and therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/02/2019 13:36:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1055242

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the roll-out of Smart motorways throughout England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	217091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The timeframe for the roll-out of smart motorways in England has been set out by Highways England in their delivery plan, the latest annual update of which was published in July 2018. This is the plan for implementing the schemes committed to in the first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1) covering the period 2015-2020. Investment plans for the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) for the period 2020-2025 are expected to be set out later this year and it is expected that Highways England will subsequently publish a delivery plan.</p><p> </p><p>Motorways in Wales are a devolved matter and therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/02/2019 13:41:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1055243

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somalia: Forced Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to prevent child marriage in Somalia.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	217092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK is supporting discussions in communities across Somalia to encourage an end to harmful practices, including child marriage. In 2018 our programme reached over 11,000 community members and 900 religious leaders across the country. We also continue to support UN efforts with the Ministry of Women and Human Rights to strengthen the implementation of policy and appropriate legislation aimed at protecting children from this practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/02/2019 17:45:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1055244

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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 Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2019 to Question 212389, what estimate she has made of the number of couples affected in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22 of the changes to be introduced in May 2019 to the eligibility for pension credit of couples where one partner has reached state pension age and the other has not.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	217093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Welfare Reform Act 2012 amended entitlement conditions for Pension Credit so as to require both members of a couple to have reached the qualifying age for Pension Credit before the couple can be entitled to it.</p><p> </p><p>The change will not affect mixed age couples who are entitled to Pension Credit and/or pension age Housing Benefit immediately before the implementation date unless their entitlement to both those benefits subsequently ends.</p><p> </p><p>An estimate of the number of mixed age couples who may be affected by the forthcoming changes to be introduced on 15 May 2019 is set out below:</p><p><strong>Estimated mixed age couples affected by policy change</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15,000</p></td><td><p>30,000</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/02/2019 14:04:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 100747 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1055245

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his oral contribution of 17 January 2019, Official Report, column 1346, what the evidential basis was for his statement that the costs of the proposed Swansea Tidal Lagoon project were three times that of Hinkley Point C.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	216891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Alongside the statement which my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy made to the House on Monday 25<sup>th</sup> June 2018, a summary value for money assessment on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project and the programme of lagoons proposed by Tidal Lagoon Power Ltd and an accompanying factsheet were published. These set out the evidence base and calculations. They can be read at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/swansea-bay-tidal-lagoon-value-for-money-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/swansea-bay-tidal-lagoon-value-for-money-assessment</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/02/2019 16:32:18 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1055246

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of a case being taken to the First-tier Special Educational Needs and Disability tribunal .
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	216902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>In the financial year 2017/18, the cost of the First Tier Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Tribunal (SENDIST) was £5,038,000. During that same period, 5,049 appeals lodged with the Tribunal, of which 1,492 appeals proceeded to hearing and 3,557 appeals did not. The average cost per appeal lodged is therefore £998.</p><p>Further details are published on page 6 of the document link provided:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/766114/Tribunal_and_GRC_statistics_Q2_201819_revised2.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/766114/Tribunal_and_GRC_statistics_Q2_201819_revised2.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2019 14:55:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 100754 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies