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458860

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the cost to the public purse of legal proceedings involving actions taken by the Government against (a) devolved administrations, (b) local government in England and (c) non-departmental public bodies has been in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) conducts litigation for most government departments. GLD charges its government department clients for the litigation services it provides on an hourly fee basis. The Solicitor’s Office of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) conduct litigation for HMRC.</p><p>(a) In the last 6 years there have been three cases where the Government has taken action against devolved administrations. The costs to the UK government in these cases was approximately £180,000.</p><p>(b) Neither GLD nor HMRC have centralised records that enable identification of the cost of litigation taken against Local Authorities. Carrying out a manual review of the stock of thousands of cases, would exceed the cost limit.</p><p>(c) Similarly, there is no central record which would enable the identification of cases against non – departmental public bodies.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/03/2016 10:50:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458390

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department endorses the provisions outlined in the Charter for Sustainable British Steel, published on 16 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We are supporting the sourcing of sustainable steel in our procurement guidance, which have been issued to all UK Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>We were the first EU Member State to take advantage of new flexibilities which allow wider considerations, such as social impacts, job impacts and staff safety in procurement decisions, to be taken into account. This allows the true competitive value of UK steel to be recognised.</p><p> </p><p>No-one should be in any doubt that – across all of Government’s major procurements – we are working hard to make sure that wherever possible, British steel makers have the best chance of competing for, and winning, contracts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/03/2016 14:49:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458495

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
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	Islamic State: Yazidis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of how many Yazidi civilians are held by Daesh forces in Iraq and Syria.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>We do not hold figures for the numbers of Yezidi civilians who are being held by Daesh forces. The situation is desperate for many communities within Syria and Iraq. We condemn in the strongest terms the targeting and persecution by Daesh of Yezidis, Christians, Muslims and all other communities.</p><p>Ultimately, the best way of preventing future atrocities is to defeat Daesh and its violent ideology. That’s why the UK is playing a leading role in the Global Coalition of 66 countries and international organisations committed to tackling Daesh.</p><p>We are also using our aid budget to alleviate the humanitarian suffering caused by Daesh and the wider conflict in Syria. The UK has now pledged a total of over £2.3 billion, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. The funding is providing support, such as food, medical care and relief items, to over a million people including those targeted by Daesh. This includes life-saving maternal and child health-care, child protection services, and specialized support for those who have escaped Daesh’s terror.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/03/2016 14:25:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458566

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of violence against women were recorded in (a) Cardiff and (b) Vale of Glamorgan in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The data requested is not available. The Home Office collects aggregate data against a range of crime types from all police forces but these do not identify the gender of the victim.</p><p>We are developing the Home Office Data Hub to gather more detailed crime level data from forces, including the potential to collect the gender of victims and present statistics on it in the future. Forces are gradually migrating to supplying their main crime data to the new system.</p><p>The recent Office for National Statistics publication &quot;Focus on Violence and Sexual Offences&quot;:</p><p>https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/compendium/focusonviolentcrimeandsexualoffences/yearendingmarch2015</p><p>highlights partial and experimental statistics on proportions of victims by gender based on a subset of forces.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/03/2016 15:39:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 50867 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458575

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the memoranda of understanding between her Department and the Ministry of Defence on international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>DFID does not have a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defence on International Humanitarian Law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2016 13:35:23 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458576

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Mediterranean Region: International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidance her Department has issued to the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) Home Office on international humanitarian law on UK operations in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>UK military forces operating in the Eastern Mediterranean are subject to rules of engagement which ensure compliance with international law. DFID does not in general issue guidance on international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2016 13:35:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458128

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Social Media
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 3 March 2016 to Question 28422, on terrorism: social networking, how many of the cases referred to in that Answer resulted in (a) prosecution and (b) conviction.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	29967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office can only obtain the data requested at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/03/2016 13:58:55 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes previous answer version 50488 answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458169

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what revenue has been generated by the HGV levy for foreign operators in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	29966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>HGV levy revenue from foreign-registered vehicles is shown in the table. This gives figures from April 2014, when the levy started, up to the most recent available month. This shows that since April 2014 £91.2 million has been raised from foreign-registered vehicles. Note that the figures for April 2014 and March 2015 are high because they include a relatively high number of annual levy purchases.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year/ Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Revenue</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 </strong> April</p></td><td><p>£7,178,086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>£3,314,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>£3,253,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>£3,387,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>£2,974,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>£3,327,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>£3,591,528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>£3,553,346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>£3,030,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong> January</p></td><td><p>£3,945,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>£3,644,256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>£5,335,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>£4,432,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>£3,838,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>£4,111,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>£4,290,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>£3,459,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>£3,969,077</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>£4,224,229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>£4,250,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>£3,385,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong> January</p></td><td><p>£4,279,644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>£4,377,591</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/03/2016 16:24:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458170

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Wales Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when electrification of the Great Western Mainline as far as Cardiff Central is expected to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	29969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>Sir Peter Hendy’s report published on 25 November 2015 stated that the electrification of the Great Western Mainline to Cardiff is planned to be completed by the end of Control Period 5, before March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/03/2016 16:29:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458172

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of free-flow technology on the Severn Bridge.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	29970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering the future of tolling arrangements at the Severn Crossing once the concession ends. I expect to consider the merits of free-flow technology in this context, although no options have yet been developed. To help understand whether this may be worth pursuing, my Department is attempting to estimate the potential traffic benefit of removing the barriers, though this work is not yet complete.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/03/2016 16:33:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty