Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

1060917

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Bullying
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many formal complaints of bullying or harassment by any member of the House of Lords he has received from (1) members, (2) their staff, or (3) House staff since he launched the consultation on the implementation of a new process for investigating complaints of bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct on 11 February.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>I have not received any formal complaints from members, their staff or House staff but under neither the current system nor the proposed future system would complaints come to me. Currently complaints may be received by the House Administration, the Commissioner for Standards, any of the political parties or whips, or the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers.</p><p> </p><p>Complaints of bullying or harassment by members of the House of Lords may be made to the Commissioner for Standards. Consideration of complaints by the Commissioner follows a two stage process. The Commissioner conducts a preliminary assessment to determine whether there is evidence sufficient to establish a prima facie case that the Code has been breached. This stage of the process is confidential, known only to the Commissioner, complainant and respondent. Basic details of cases are made public only if a complaint proceeds to the second stage, which is a formal investigation.</p><p> </p><p>When I launched the consultation on 11 February there were no live formal investigations by the Commissioner solely in relation to the Code’s personal honour provision, which is the only aspect of the Code likely to be engaged by complaints of bullying and harassment. No such investigations have been initiated since the consultation was launched.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, no formal complaints relating to the behaviour of House of Lords members were being dealt with by the Administration when the consultation was launched, and none have been initiated since.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith grouped question UIN HL13729 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:14:53 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1064351

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	223825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office does not directly employ apprentices. The Attorney General’s Office has around 50 staff, the majority of whom are on two year loans to the Office. One such staff member is an apprentice, employed by the Government Legal Department and loaned to the Attorney General’s Office. The Law Officer Departments, (Attorney General’s Office, Government Legal Department, Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office and HM Inspectorate of Crown Prosecution Service) compile and submit quarterly apprenticeship returns to the Cabinet Office and these are published on <a href="http://www.Gov.uk" target="_blank">www.Gov.uk</a> . Apprentices located within HM Inspectorate of Crown Prosecution Service and the Attorney General’s Office are reported to Cabinet Office within the total figures for the Government Legal Department.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/02/2019 11:52:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1064422

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 213932 on Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands, what the change has been in the caseload for the Crown Prosecution Service for each principal offence category in each year from 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	223947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years. At the conclusion of each prosecution case the defendant is allocated one of 12 Principal Offence Categories that indicates the most serious offence with which the defendant is charged at the time of finalisation.</p><p> </p><p>The tables in Annex 1 show the number of finalised prosecution outcomes in the CPS nationally for each Principal Offence Category, during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18, and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/02/2019 11:47:39 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name PQ 223847 Annex 1.docx title Annex 1
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1064429

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 11 of February 2019 to Question 217439 on Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands, how many minor motoring cases there were in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	223954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of prosecuted defendants by twelve Principal Offence Categories, including the category of Motoring Offences.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of summary-only prosecutions at magistrates’ courts allocated to the Motoring Offences category during each available year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Motoring Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>287,677</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>255,270</p></td><td><p>-32,407</p></td><td><p>-11.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>224,832</p></td><td><p>-30,438</p></td><td><p>-11.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>166,028</p></td><td><p>-58,804</p></td><td><p>-26.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>107,698</p></td><td><p>-58,330</p></td><td><p>-35.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>107,227</p></td><td><p>-471</p></td><td><p>-0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>100,058</p></td><td><p>-7,169</p></td><td><p>-6.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>94,738</p></td><td><p>-5,320</p></td><td><p>-5.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and outcome of proceedings for individual offences within the Motoring Offences category.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/02/2019 11:51:39 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1059187

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Petrol
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many days of reserve petrol stock are currently held by the UK, both inside and outside its borders; and how many days of stock will be held within the UK post-Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL13576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK currently holds 39 days of petrol stocks. The UK is also currently a net exporter of petrol as our refineries produce more than the UK consumes.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has two international obligations to hold emergency oil stocks that can be released in response to disruptions to the oil market, as required by the EU Oil Stocking Directive (2009/119/EC) and under International Energy Agency (IEA) rules. The EU Oil Stocking Directive requires Member States to maintain stocks at the higher of 90 days of net imports or 61 days of inland consumption. The IEA obligation requires 90 days of net oil imports.</p><p> </p><p>UK oil stocking obligations after we exit the European Union will depend on the terms of our exit, including whether there is a transition period. Under any scenario, the UK will continue to be bound by the IEA requirement to hold oil stocks equal to 90 days of net imports. Many countries around the world subscribe to the same obligation, a level widely considered appropriate to protect against oil disruption.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/02/2019 12:10:36 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1059188

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Company Accounts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) is the composition, and (2) are the terms of reference of the working group that has been set up to look at requirements for companies to disclose distributable reserves.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
	uin	HL13577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not established a working group to look at this matter.</p><p> </p><p>In its response to the Insolvency and Corporate Governance consultation last year the Government said that it would explore the strength of the case for a comprehensive review of the UK’s dividend regime, including whether any such review should consider the option of requiring companies to disclose their distributable reserves. That consideration is ongoing.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/02/2019 12:14:27 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1059618

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Fuel Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the Committee on Fuel Poverty annual report 2018, published on 7 November 2018; what steps they are taking, if any, to implement those recommendations in advance of (1) the Comprehensive Spending Review, and (2) the revisions to the current Fuel Poverty Strategy for England; and what assessment they have made of (a) the case for, and (b) the potential benefits which might arise for the UK of, increasing investment in energy efficiency improvements to ensure statutory requirements are met.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL13640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Government is committed to tackling fuel poverty and we welcome the advice of the Committee on Fuel Poverty. We recognise the environmental, social and health benefits of energy efficiency. The Clean Growth Strategy reiterated our commitment to improving the energy performance of as many fuel poor homes as reasonably practicable to Band C by 2030.</p><p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) now focuses exclusively on low income households with funding of £640m per year. In November, the Committee recommended new guidance on the ECO Flexible Eligibility scheme; and new guidance was published earlier this month. In line with the Committee’s annual report, BEIS has also published new analysis on the churn of households in and out of fuel poverty to better understand this issue and will soon be publishing a policy plan for improving Private Rented Sector energy efficiency. Government remains committed to the Buildings Mission announced in 2018 to halve the cost of retrofitting buildings to use half the energy of current new builds. We are considering the Committee’s other recommendations as part of our work this year to update the Fuel Poverty Strategy for England and they will also be relevant to Spending Review considerations.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/02/2019 12:09:43 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1060655

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	Climate Change
	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 recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the effect on climate change policy of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	220772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. This has not changed. The Government has accelerated no deal preparations to ensure the country is prepared for every eventuality. The recently updated technical notices set out the UK’s firm commitment to addressing climate change, including in a no deal scenario, and provides advice on meeting climate change requirements if there is no withdrawal agreement.</p><p> </p><p>EU exit will not affect UK emissions reduction commitments, as our ambitious emissions reduction commitments are enshrined in UK law in the Climate Change Act. Continuing discussion on global challenges such as climate change is in the UK’s and EU’s mutual interest. I have been engaging on behalf of my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State, including supporting international climate negotiations at COP24 where I had many constructive talks with EU counterparts. The importance of cooperation in the fight against climate change was recognised in the joint statement on behalf of President Junker and the Prime Minister on 7 February 2019, and we intend to continue building on this momentum in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>My upcoming speech at a European young leaders’ event is a further example of how we are taking advantage of all opportunities to engage on this subject. We are prepared to intensify our engagement and cooperation with EU institutions and member states, and the Secretary of State stands by ready to engage counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/02/2019 10:09:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1060728

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	Electricity Interconnectors: EU Countries
	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 systems and rules will govern the (a) allocation, (b) transmission and (c) data sharing for the three electricity interconnectors between the UK, France, the Netherlands and Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	220985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>During an Implementation Period trade across the four electricity interconnectors between the UK and EU, to France, the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium, would continue under the same rules as now. The arrangements for trading beyond the Implementation Period are expected to be part of the Future Economic Partnership negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>As part of contingency plans for the UK leaving the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement, interconnectors have consulted on the arrangements for cross-border trading that would be in place, and are working closely with regulators and market participants to ensure these are understood.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/02/2019 10:09:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1061129

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Wind Power: Wales
	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 estimate he has made of the number of onshore wind sites with planning consent in Wales which could potentially bid in a Contract for Difference auction.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	221806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>In order to be eligible to compete for a Contract for Difference (CfD) onshore wind projects must, amongst other requirements, be able to demonstrate that they have received planning consent and have an installed capacity greater than 5MW.</p><p> </p><p>The Department tracks the progress of renewable electricity projects in the UK, including onshore wind projects, through the planning system and publishes this data in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), which can be viewed online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/02/2019 10:09:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake