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93118

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage the provision of broadband in new homes.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>DCLG and DCMS are working with home builders and communications infrastructure providers to develop an action plan to ensure that new developments have access to superfast broadband. That action plan will be made publicly available shortly.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2014 15:53:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93120

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to eradicate the commercial and aesthetic effects of derelict and abandoned buildings in town centres.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	210611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities have a range of powers to tackle derelict and abandoned land and buildings including:<br><br>- section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 –which enables local authorities to serve a notice requiring owners to clean up land and buildings where their condition adversely affects the amenity of the area. Local authorities can also take direct action and recover the costs.<br><br>- section 1 of the Localism Act 2011 – we encourage local councils, including eligible parish councils, to consider the general power of competence in the Localism Act 2011. This removes the need to establish new narrow powers in response to particular issues. Local authorities have the power to act innovatively for their local communities and they can use the power without constantly looking back to Whitehall for permission.<br><br>- compulsory purchase powers – as a last resort, local authorities have a range of powers to acquire land for different purposes provided there is a compelling case in the public interest.</p><p> </p><p>In February we amended the Community Infrastructure Levy to make it fairer and more flexible, including specific measures to encourage brownfield development. We also consulted on removing section 106 affordable housing contributions for small sites, as well as applying a similar exemption to vacant buildings brought back into use. The Government will publish a response to the consultation shortly.</p><p> </p><p>We have exempted empty new builds from empty property rates for up to 18 months up to state aid limits. Also, our £1 billion package of business rates measures for 2014-15 included a £1,000 discount for shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000 for 2 years and a new re-occupation relief which cuts business rates by half for 18 months for businesses taking on a long-term empty retail property.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also made a number of deregulatory reforms to the planning system that encourage the re-use of existing, under-utilised buildings and building space. For example, there are permitted development rights that allow redundant space above shops to change to residential use as well as rights that allow offices to change to residential use. These, along with other change of use permitted development rights are making more productive use of our building stock and bringing forward much needed new homes.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/10/2014 16:23:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

93126

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which companies each of the armed services have secured waterproof clothing requirement in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	210292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Defence Clothing Team, part of Defence Equipment &amp; Support, is responsible for providing all waterproof clothing under the Waterproof Garments Contract to the Regular Forces, Army Reservists, Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Police and Guards, and Cadets. <br>Since March 2011 waterproof clothing has been supplied to the MOD, under the Waterproof Garments Contract, by ITURRI SA. The previous contractor, awarded the contract in March 2007, was Thistle Garments Ltd. <br>The advert and requirement for the new Waterproof Garments Contract, commonly known as the Taped Seam Contract, is due to be published in the Official Journal for the European Union (OJEU) and the MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin (DCB) in November. It will give potential providers details on how to express an interest in bidding for the requirement. Once the contract has been awarded, a contract award notice will be published in the OJEU and DCB. This contract award notice will provide details of the winning bidder and the value of the contract.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier grouped question UIN 210293 210294 210295 210575 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:33:11 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

93127

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Army's waterproof clothing requirement and supplier last changed.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	210293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Defence Clothing Team, part of Defence Equipment &amp; Support, is responsible for providing all waterproof clothing under the Waterproof Garments Contract to the Regular Forces, Army Reservists, Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Police and Guards, and Cadets. <br>Since March 2011 waterproof clothing has been supplied to the MOD, under the Waterproof Garments Contract, by ITURRI SA. The previous contractor, awarded the contract in March 2007, was Thistle Garments Ltd. <br>The advert and requirement for the new Waterproof Garments Contract, commonly known as the Taped Seam Contract, is due to be published in the Official Journal for the European Union (OJEU) and the MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin (DCB) in November. It will give potential providers details on how to express an interest in bidding for the requirement. Once the contract has been awarded, a contract award notice will be published in the OJEU and DCB. This contract award notice will provide details of the winning bidder and the value of the contract.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier grouped question UIN 210292 210294 210295 210575 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:33:11 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

93128

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of orders for waterproof military clothing have been progressed through DE and S Defence Clothing in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	210294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Defence Clothing Team, part of Defence Equipment &amp; Support, is responsible for providing all waterproof clothing under the Waterproof Garments Contract to the Regular Forces, Army Reservists, Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Police and Guards, and Cadets. <br>Since March 2011 waterproof clothing has been supplied to the MOD, under the Waterproof Garments Contract, by ITURRI SA. The previous contractor, awarded the contract in March 2007, was Thistle Garments Ltd. <br>The advert and requirement for the new Waterproof Garments Contract, commonly known as the Taped Seam Contract, is due to be published in the Official Journal for the European Union (OJEU) and the MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin (DCB) in November. It will give potential providers details on how to express an interest in bidding for the requirement. Once the contract has been awarded, a contract award notice will be published in the OJEU and DCB. This contract award notice will provide details of the winning bidder and the value of the contract.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier grouped question UIN 210292 210293 210295 210575 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:33:11 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

93129

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an invitation to tender has been put out for military waterproof clothing contract.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	210295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Defence Clothing Team, part of Defence Equipment &amp; Support, is responsible for providing all waterproof clothing under the Waterproof Garments Contract to the Regular Forces, Army Reservists, Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Police and Guards, and Cadets. <br>Since March 2011 waterproof clothing has been supplied to the MOD, under the Waterproof Garments Contract, by ITURRI SA. The previous contractor, awarded the contract in March 2007, was Thistle Garments Ltd. <br>The advert and requirement for the new Waterproof Garments Contract, commonly known as the Taped Seam Contract, is due to be published in the Official Journal for the European Union (OJEU) and the MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin (DCB) in November. It will give potential providers details on how to express an interest in bidding for the requirement. Once the contract has been awarded, a contract award notice will be published in the OJEU and DCB. This contract award notice will provide details of the winning bidder and the value of the contract.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier grouped question UIN 210292 210293 210294 210575 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:33:12 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

93130

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	MOD St Athan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess his Department's relationship with private companies based at MOD St Athan.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	210296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) fully understands the importance of this development in Wales, and is therefore working with the Welsh Government to ensure the success of the transition to a wholly civil operation by 2019. However, since the private companies based at MOD St Athan are clients of the Welsh Government, the only relationships which they hold are with the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/10/2014 16:35:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

93131

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the military resources which have been provided to Kurdish forces by the UK in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Since August 2014 the UK has gifted urgent lethal military support to the Peshmerga in the form of heavy machine guns and ammunition to Kurdish forces at the request of the Iraqi Government in Baghdad.</p><p>Non-lethal items such as Halal rations, sleeping bags, body armour and helmets have also been supplied. In addition, we have assisted with the delivery of munitions and equipment on behalf of other Coalition members.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/11/2014 16:49:40 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 23533 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93133

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Torbay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits were made by Ministers of his Department to Torbay constituency in the 12 months to 14 October 2014; whom the invitation for each such visit was issued by; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	210476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>There were no visits made by Defence Ministers to the Torbay Constituency in the last 12 months to 14 October 2014.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/10/2014 16:52:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23537 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

93134

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what communications (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with his US counterpart or US defense department officials in 2014 regarding the extension of the 1958 US-UK Mutual Defense Agreement on atomic energy matters.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	210436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office have communicated with US officials in face-to-face meetings and by correspondence to agree the terms of the Amending Agreement to renew the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement. The Amending Agreement was signed, subject to ratification, by the UK and US Governments on 22 July 2014 and laid before Parliament on 16 October 2014.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 21/10/2014 16:45:03 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn