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443683

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed forces: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs were of operating the Truck Convoy Heavy Duty in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <br /><br /><p>The operating costs for the Truck Convoy Heavy Duty (TCHD) for the last three financial years are provided in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calculated TCHD Running Costs (£ VAT ex)</p></td><td><p>107,446</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td><td><p>82,195</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/01/2016 16:00:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443177

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority on that body's decision not to undertake its planned review of banking culture.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is an independent regulator. Treasury Ministers had no discussions with the chairman before the FCA announced the decision to discontinue the review of banking culture included in the 2015-16 Business Plan. The FCA has set out in its published response to a Freedom of Information request, the dates when it communicated its decision to discontinue this review to other organisations. This response is available on the FCA website.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/01/2016 16:34:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443217

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the decision was made not to proceed with developing a future theatre nuclear weapon (FTNW); and how much had been spent on (a) the vehicle element and (b) the warhead element of the FTNW programme up to that point.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>On 18 October 1993, the then Secretary of State for Defence informed Parliament (Official Report, column 32): &quot;we have concluded that our previous requirement for a new stand-off nuclear weapon capability is not a sufficiently high priority to justify the procurement of a new nuclear system in the current circumstances. Instead, we will plan, after the WE177 eventually leaves service in the long term, on exploiting the flexibility and capability of the Trident system to provide the vehicle for the delivery of our sub-strategic deterrent.&quot;</p><br /><p>Also on 19 July 1993 (HC Deb vol 229 cc83-4W), the then Minister for Defence Procurement provided the following information about expenditure to evaluate options for the Future Theatre Nuclear Weapon:</p><br /><p>Expenditure to the end of March 1993 on studies of possible vehicles:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1989-90</p></td><td><p>928,518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990-91</p></td><td><p>1,372,329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991-92</p></td><td><p>1,870,285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992-93</p></td><td><p>2,658,471</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Information on costs incurred on the Future Theatre Nuclear Weapon warhead programme was withheld for reasons of national security. Those reasons no longer apply but this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 15/01/2016 13:27:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts HOC 21550.docx title Nuclear Weapons
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443219

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) enforcement action was taken and (b) warning letters were issue against the Atomic Weapons Establishment by regulatory authorities in 2014 and 2015; and which of those enforcement actions are ongoing.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) received a single Improvement Notice from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on 8 June 2015. This Improvement Notice remains open; the ONR and the AWE have agreed a set of actions that enable this to be closed by the due date of 30 September 2016.</p><p>No regulatory authority has taken enforcement action against the AWE in 2014 and 2015, and no warning letters have been issued.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 15/01/2016 13:30:15 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443220

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the UK's Future Nuclear Deterrent: 2015 Update to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>A further update will be published this year.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/01/2016 16:18:41 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443221

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE Aldermaston: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs were of repairing structural defects to the A45 facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (Project Phoebe).
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>The cost of Project Phoebe was £20.1 million (excluding VAT).</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 15/01/2016 13:33:04 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443222

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE: Explosives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions since 1 January 2014 explosives stored at the Atomic Weapons Establishment have been found to be wrongly labelled; on what date it was discovered that such explosives were wrongly labelled; and what (a) types and (b) quantities of explosives were involved in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>Since 1 January 2014, there have been two occasions on which anomalies have been discovered in the labelling of explosives at the Atomic Weapons Establishment. In each case a small discrepancy was discovered through the checking and accounting process in place. In neither case were any explosive licence limits exceeded, and there was no requirement to notify the Authority or the Regulator.</p><p>On 14 August 2015, it was identified that a container labelled as containing 0.054 Kg of explosives actually contained 0.063 Kg.</p><p>On 6 January 2016, it was identified that a container labelled as containing 0.10716 Kg of explosives actually contained 0.0872 Kg.</p><p>The explosives concerned were Hazard Type 1.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 15/01/2016 13:28:46 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443224

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Installations: Emergencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what actions have been undertaken in response to finding reference TRF0195 of the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's assessment of the Astral Climb 12 nuclear emergency exercise; and on what dates each such action was closed out.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>Finding TRF 195 from the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's assessment of Exercise Astral Climb 2012 called for documented arrangements to be reviewed and updated to reflect two changes in practice: the responsibility for the medical response and the monitoring instrumentation. This action was completed in August 2013. The finding also called for a review of Convoy and Station Nuclear Emergency Organisation Team response arrangements; this review was carried out in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 15/01/2016 13:25:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443245

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
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	Flood Control: EU Law
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive 2000 on how floods have been controlled in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Implementation of the Water Framework Directive is devolved within the UK.</p><br /><p>Implementation of the Directive promotes, through river basin planning, an integrated approach to managing water and promotes local decisions in catchments to take account of the particular circumstances. Where parts of rivers are managed for certain uses (including flood protection), they are formally designated as ‘heavily modified’ and the management of those rivers must take account of those uses. In England, 1,105 of 3,767 rivers are designated as heavily modified; 781 of them because of their important role in providing flood protection.</p><p>Many of the actions needed to protect and improve the quality of the water environment (for instance restoring peat land, wetland creation and sustainable management of soils) also help to reduce flooding. The Directive also promotes sustainable flood risk prevention and flood management schemes. Consideration of natural flood management measures to slow, store and filter flood water can deliver additional social and environmental benefits when used along with traditional hard defences, and can increase resilience of communities to extreme events, both floods and drought. The ‘Slowing the Flow’ project in Pickering is an example of this.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/01/2016 16:02:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443246

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
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	Hill Farming
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing the Natural England report, Vital Uplands, published in 2009, in respect of restoration of deep upland vegetation to control hillside water run-off and valley flooding.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Vital Uplands report of 2009 was withdrawn by the previous Natural England Board and Management Team. Natural England, the Environment Agency, Defra and by academic institutions continue to closely monitor the complex science and evidence around upstream mitigation, through peatland, forestry and other natural measures. Some such measures have now been funded by the Government and piloted in schemes such as that in Pickering in Yorkshire. Natural upstream mitigation will be a key element of our planning at a catchment level, currently being taken forward through the Cumbrian Floods Partnership and our 25-year Environment Plan.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/01/2016 13:44:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn