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1140299

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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	North Macedonia: NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to bring the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia before the House for ratification.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	278881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia was brought before the House for ratification on Thursday 27 June.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/07/2019 15:22:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1047655

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Bhanu Choudhrie and Sudhir Choudhrie
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that SFO investigations into (a) Sudhir Choudhrie and (b) Bhanu Choudhrie are (i) compliant with legislation and (ii) receive all relevant information.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	212291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>As highlighted in the answer given on 24 January to PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-21/210434/" target="_blank">210434</a> the SFO can neither confirm nor deny if these individuals are subject to any investigation. The SFO carries out all of its work in compliance with legislation.</p><p>The SFO also works collaboratively with law enforcement and regulatory partners to combat serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption and share information, both in the UK and abroad. This includes membership of the newly launched multi-agency National Economic Crime Centre which was set up by the Government following the 2017 Economic Crime Review to ensure a more effective law enforcement response to economic crime.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 31/01/2019 14:28:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1046772

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department uses the Government of India's list of Undesirable Contact Men as a criterion of decisions on who can reside in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	211607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>All persons wishing to enter or remain in the United Kingdom are checked against several watchlists and databases. Non-EEA nationals who do not meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules are refused leave to enter/remain.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/02/2019 13:56:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1047656

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department (a) international blacklists and (b) the Government of India's Undesirable Contact Men are included in the criteria for the granting of residence to (a) Sudhir Choudhrie, (b) Bhanu Choudhrie and (c) other people on those lists.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	212292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not comment on individual cases. All persons wishing to enter or remain in the United Kingdom are checked against several watchlists and databases. Non-EEA nationals who do not meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules are refused leave to enter/remain.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/02/2019 14:03:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1047657

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Business: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the applicability of Government of India international blacklists in decision-making on people that intend to undertake business in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	212293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has no plans to make such assessments.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 212294 question first answered 01/02/2019 14:32:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1047658

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Business: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the applicability of the Government of India's list of Undesirable Contact Men in decision-making on people that intend to undertake business in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	212294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has no plans to make such assessments.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 212293 question first answered 01/02/2019 14:32:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1047659

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Sudhir Choudhrie
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have plans to hold meetings with (i) Sudhir Choudhrie and (ii) representatives of Sudhir Choudhrie.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	212295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has no such plans.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 01/02/2019 14:33:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1054900

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will make it his policy to return the probation service to the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	909006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that probation needs to improve and have taken decisive action to end current CRC contracts and develop more robust arrangements to protect the public and tackle re-offending.</p><p> </p><p>We have seen examples of good and innovative work from CRCs. In Cumbria, adapting probation to a rural setting and in London, working with the Mayor’s Office on programmes to rehabilitate offenders involved in knife crime.</p><p> </p><p>I still believe that public, private and voluntary organisations all have a role to play. The reforms we are making are crucial to better integrate the system so that different providers can work more effectively together. We will set out our proposals later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/02/2019 17:24:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1133568

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of providing free TV licences to people over the age of 75 for qualifying residents in (a) Luton North constituency, and (b) Luton local authority area in (i) 2017-18 and (ii) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	267153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>In the 2015 funding settlement, the Government agreed with the BBC that responsibility for the concession will transfer to the BBC in June 2020.</p><p>The government and the BBC agreed this is a fair deal for the BBC - in return we closed the iPlayer loophole and committed to increase the licence fee in line with inflation. And to help with financial planning, we agreed to provide phased transitional funding over 2 years to gradually introduce the cost to the BBC.</p><p>This reform was subject to public discussion and debated extensively during the passage of the Digital Economy Act 2017 through Parliament.</p><p>On 10 June 2019, the BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/reports/consultation/age-related-tv-licence-policy" target="_blank">announced</a> that the current scheme will end. From 1 June 2020, a free TV licence will only be available to a household with someone aged over 75 who receives Pension Credit.</p><p>The table below provides estimates of the costs for 2017/18 of providing free TV licences to people aged 75 and over in the geographical areas requested, in nominal prices. The figures for 2018/19 will be available in September.</p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£m) (Nominal)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) Luton North constituency</strong></p></td><td><p>£0.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) Luton local authority area</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.55</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/06/2019 15:08:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1151294

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will make it mandatory for all public infrastructure owners to undertake a should-cost estimate as a reference point, as recommended in the Government's Outsourcing Playbook and endorsed by the Institution of Civil Engineers.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Outsourcing Playbook sets out the Government’s guidance on outsourcing services rather than infrastructure projects. All infrastructure projects are required to estimate costs as part of the Government’s business case process, in accordance with the guidance set out in the Green Book.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2019 13:54:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins