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418425

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Installations: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make an assessment of the effect on (a) skills, (b) the supply chain, (c) small and medium-sized enterprises and (d) local economies of potential reductions to funding of nuclear decommissioning.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	10007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The impact of any proposed Spending Review settlement for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on the wider economy, including skills, supply chain, SMEs and local economies, will be considered as part of the Spending Review. It will not be possible to conduct detailed analysis of impacts of any funding settlement on these matters, however, until the level of overall funding available is agreed and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and its contractors have had the opportunity to revise plans accordingly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/09/2015 13:10:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

418429

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Installations: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the effect of reductions in funding to the nuclear decommissioning sector on the supply chain in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	9985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>As part of its request for future funding as part of the Spending Review announced by HM Treasury on 21 July, DECC’s departmental return contains details of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s estimates of expenditure in the next Spending Review period. The potential impact on the supply chain of any settlement will be considered as part of the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/09/2015 13:10:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

418441

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Burma: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he holds on whether Burmese army soldiers who have received training from the UK Government are serving in conflicts in (a) Kachin and Shan states or (b) Kokang areas.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	10077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>As we have previously stated we do not provide combat training to the Burmese Army.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/09/2015 13:10:35 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

418444

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Burma: Crimes against Humanity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implication for his policies of the Harvard Law School report entitled War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Eastern Myanmar published in November 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	10079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. member to my answer of 3 December 2014 (PQ <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-11-27/216319/" target="_blank">216319</a>).</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/09/2015 13:15:31 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

418133

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Trade in Services Agreement: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Trade in Services Agreement on the domestic oil and gas industry; and when her Department plans to update that assessment.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	9800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade in Services negotiations are ongoing and my Department has not carried out such an assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/09/2015 13:11:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

417533

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Tickets: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who was consulted in deciding on the personnel and terms of reference of a review into the secondary ticketing market; and how such consultees were selected.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	9629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills is currently considering who should Chair the Review and who should assist them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proposed Terms of Reference has been drafted in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including the ticketing and event industries, and will be finalised by the Chair to the Review.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/09/2015 13:15:34 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

417182

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Met Office: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff secondments (a) to and (b) from (i) universities, (ii) research institutes and (iii) research centres the Met Office has in place; and how many such secondments took place in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The Met Office collaborates with a number of universities and research organisations in the UK and overseas to advance the science and skills in meteorology, climate science and related subjects. This involves the placement of scientists between the Met Office and these bodies. Visits can be for short or longer periods of time, but are not generally recorded as formal secondments. During 2014-15, 149 scientists were recorded as visiting the Met Office for collaborative purposes. Extensive collaboration also takes place in the writing of scientific papers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Met Office records of current and previous formal secondments to universities and research organisations are shown in the table below. It has no record of inward secondments from these organisations in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Secondments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 9225 question first answered 16/09/2015 13:13:36 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

417183

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Met Office: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which collaborations with (a) universities, (b) research institutes and (c) research centres the Met Office is engaged in; when each such secondment is due to expire; and how many such collaborations have been discontinued since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The Met Office collaborates with a number of universities and research organisations in the UK and overseas to advance the science and skills in meteorology, climate science and related subjects. This involves the placement of scientists between the Met Office and these bodies. Visits can be for short or longer periods of time, but are not generally recorded as formal secondments. During 2014-15, 149 scientists were recorded as visiting the Met Office for collaborative purposes. Extensive collaboration also takes place in the writing of scientific papers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Met Office records of current and previous formal secondments to universities and research organisations are shown in the table below. It has no record of inward secondments from these organisations in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Secondments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 9224 question first answered 16/09/2015 13:13:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

416305

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Coal Fired Power Stations: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure that all UK coal fire power stations will be offline by 2027.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	8560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>We expect the role of unabated coal in the UK’s electricity mix to decline as a result of deployment of low carbon alternatives, the cost of generation and the investment needed to meet new pollution abatement standards. The Department’s analysis (central scenario) shows that unabated coal is expected to account for around 1% of total UK generation by 2025.</p><p>The Government’s planning policy prevents the building of new coal power plants without carbon capture and storage.</p><p><em>Source: DECC Updated energy and emissions projections 2014 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368021/Updated_energy_and_emissions_projections2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368021/Updated_energy_and_emissions_projections2014.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/09/2015 13:11:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

389031

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
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	Lighting: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all users of electromagnetic radiation emitting devices comply fully with IEC/EN62471 regarding Photobiological Safety of Lamps and Lamp Systems.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	6502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>Electrical equipment, including electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, sold in the UK must be safe to comply with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994. European harmonised standards, including EN62471:2008, are not mandatory, but offer one route to meeting the requirements of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations is undertaken by Local Authority Trading Standards for consumer products, and the Health and Safety Executive for commercial and industrial products.</p><p> </p><p>Where use of electro-magnetic radiation within the optical region of the spectrum could present a hazard in the workplace, employers must comply with the Control of Artificial Optical Radiation Regulations, which are enforced by the Health and Safety Executive.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/04/2016 08:31:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson