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1141347

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	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	UK Research Partnership Investment Fund: Scotland
	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 proportion of the latest round of funding from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund will be allocated to projects in Scotland; and how much private investment will be leveraged for those projects.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	281064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2019 answer text <p>The UK Research Partnership Investment Fund is a competitive research capital programme to support strategic research and development collaborations between universities, businesses and charities. It is managed by Research England, working with counterparts from devolved funding bodies, and only supports large scale infrastructure projects which are built on demonstrable research excellence, value for money, and can generate at least double in private co-investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2012 over £900m of science and research capital has been committed from the Fund to 54 projects which have secured an initial commitment of over £2bn in private investment. No projects were awarded to universities in Scotland from the latest round. In the first 5 rounds, £58.98m was committed to 5 projects in Scotland which collectively secured over £121m of private co-investment. This represents 6.5% of total funding allocated and 5.5% of the initial private co-investment.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 281065 question first answered 21/08/2019 15:31:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1141349

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Angus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support is being provided to businesses in Angus to access new foreign markets and increase export volumes.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	281066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade provides support to companies in Angus, Scotland and the rest of the UK through key programmes including the GREAT campaign, sector specific export initiatives, assistance for exporters in 108 overseas markets and the financial assistance to exporters offered by UK Export Finance. We are committed to seeking continuity in current trade and investment relationships, including those covered by EU third country Free Trade Agreements and other EU preferential arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/07/2019 12:22:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1138409

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Services Network: Angus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the locations are of the Emergency Service Network sites that are planned to be deployed in Angus; when those masts will become operational; and which of those sites will enable mobile network operators other than EE to make use of those new sites.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	276286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The new Emergency Services Network (ESN) is the next-generation critical communications system that allows the police, fire and rescue and ambulance services to operate safely, collaborate and innovate. ESN represents value for money for the taxpayer through delivering steady state savings of over £200m pa compared to Airwave.</p><p>There will be a total of 13 sites as part of new ESN in Angus. EE have already activated 1 site which is near the village of Farnell, south of Brechin.</p><p>The remaining 12 sites are being built by the Home Office led Extended Area Service (EAS) Programme and the details you have requested can be seen in the table below. The Programme is currently agreeing terms with EE in regards activation of all EAS sites.</p><p> </p><p>*Passive build means that the site is completed but not yet activated. The Home Office is currently unable to give timeframes for activation.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Location - Nearest Town/Village</td><td>Site Progress Status</td><td>Structure Type</td><td>Sharable to Multiple Operators</td><td>Passive Build Complete Forecast*</td></tr><tr><td>Rottal, Glenclover</td><td>In build</td><td>Shareable Lattice Tower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Sep-19</td></tr><tr><td>Glen Esk</td><td>Planning approved. Waiting legal completion</td><td>Shareable Lattice Tower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Mar-20</td></tr><tr><td>Tarfside, Glen Esk</td><td>Site Feasibility Carried Out</td><td>3rd Party Tower</td><td>Not known</td><td>Jul-20</td></tr><tr><td>Glen Lethnot</td><td>Site Feasibility Carried Out</td><td>3rd Party Tower</td><td>Not known</td><td>Jul-20</td></tr><tr><td>Glen Prosen</td><td>Planning approved. Waiting legal completion</td><td>Shareable Lattice Tower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Mar-20</td></tr><tr><td>Glen Prosen/Dykehead</td><td>Legally complete. Start on site Q3 2019</td><td>Shareable Lattice Tower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Nov-19</td></tr><tr><td>Tarfside, Glen Esk</td><td>Planning approved. Waiting legal completion</td><td>Shareable Lattice Tower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Mar-20</td></tr><tr><td>Edzell</td><td>Passive build complete forecast 31st July 2019</td><td>Shareable Lattice Tower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Jul-19</td></tr><tr><td>Blackwater Resevoir</td><td>Passive build complete forecast 31st July 2019</td><td>Shareable Lattice Tower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Jul-19</td></tr><tr><td>Craigiemeg</td><td>Legally complete. Start on site Q3 2019</td><td>Shareable Lattice Tower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Nov-19</td></tr><tr><td>Folda</td><td>Agreeing terms with Site Provider</td><td>Shareable Lattice Tower</td><td>Yes</td><td>Sep-20</td></tr><tr><td>Balintore</td><td>Site Feasibility Carried Out</td><td>3rd Party Tower</td><td>Not known</td><td>Jul-20</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 16/07/2019 13:56:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1135320

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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	Derelict Land: Regeneration
	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 support is available from the UK Government for devolved regions to regenerate former industrial sites.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	270436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has devolved over £9 billion to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) in England between 2015 and 2021. LEPs are investing that money according to their individual priorities.</p><p>BEIS has supported businesses through the BEIS Energy Innovation Programme providing funding. For example BEIS allocated £500,000 to Kite Power Solutions in Glasgow to develop a high altitude wind power generating system that uses kites to capture wind energy, and up to £750,000 to redT Energy for their flow battery technology cost reduction programme in Livingston.</p><p>Through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the Government has allocated £1.7bn to ISCF challenges over two waves of investment. Funding from the ISCF has supported technologies and future industries which benefit a number of devolved regions. For example £36 million was given to the ABC in Swansea to support the construction sector and £13 million was given to Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre in Scotland for the pharma industry</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/07/2019 16:44:45 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1135324

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Angus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Angus receive universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	270439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>As of May 2019 at a Local Authority level there were 4,400 people on UC (at the constituency level it is 3,835)</p><p> </p><p>The latest available information on the number of people on Universal Credit by parliamentary constituency and local authority is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/07/2019 17:26:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1135322

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent improvements her Department has made to the online system for universal credit applications.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	270438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>We are building an agile, adaptable system, fit for the 21st century, to help people to transform their lives through work - while supporting those who cannot work and are most in need.</p><p> </p><p>Using feedback from stakeholders and claimants we have had more than 100 releases to the system since it was introduced, all resulting in improvements to the claimant’s experience.</p><p>Most recently these include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>adding a playback screen to the child details gather reducing error in moving on with incomplete child details;</li><li>changing an appointment booking error message;</li><li>improving password creation for new registrations;</li><li>developing estimated award tool to assist claimants in understanding potential UC award and indicative New Claim Advance value;</li><li>improving questions regarding other people who live with claimant, providing clarity about lodgers, family members, and anyone else living with the claimant.</li></ul> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/07/2019 11:47:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1135321

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the outcomes for people suffering with eating disorders following the reduction in the waiting time target from 18 weeks to four weeks in England.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	270437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The waiting time standard for children and young people to start treatment for a routine eating disorder within four weeks is not currently applicable for adults.</p><p>The Government is aware of the importance of early intervention when treating people with an eating disorder and we recognise that the earlier treatment is provided, the greater the chance of recovery.</p><p>The Government set up the first ever waiting time standards to improve access to eating disorder services for children and young people, supported by £30 million a year to develop 70 new or extended community eating disorder services across the country. These have improved access to effective eating disorder treatment in the community, with the number of children and young people accessing treatment increasing from 5,243 in 2016/17 to 6,867 in 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 04/07/2019 14:26:40 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1135312

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from Post Office Ltd on expanding the provision of banking services in post offices in rural communities.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	270430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The Post Office agreed a three-year, industry-wide agreement known as the Banking Framework in January 2017. This agreement allows 95% of business and 99% of personal banking customers to access their account at post offices and marked the largest expansion of face-to-face banking in a generation, allowing communities and businesses to withdraw money, deposit cash and cheques and check balances at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK. The volume of basic banking transactions undertaken at Post Offices has steadily increased since the introduction of the Banking Framework, with close to 130 million transactions in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office has recently renegotiated the commercial terms and service enhancements for Banking Framework 2, which will take effect from January 2020. Under the new agreement, there will be a significant increase to the fees that the Post Office will receive from the banks for processing transactions. The Post Office’s overall income through Banking Framework 2 will only increase further as transaction volumes continue to grow.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is very supportive of the agreement and recognises fully its role in providing continued access to over-the-counter banking services for customers across the country, particularly when a bank branch closes. However, these are commercial matters for the banks and the Post Office and they require full commercial freedom to consider what, if any, further banking services might be feasible to offer through the Post Office network.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/07/2019 14:18:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1135313

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on (a) high streets, (b) businesses and (c) communities of the closure of local bank branches.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	270431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury does not make assessments of the bank branch network. The decision to close a branch is a commercial issue for the management team of the bank. However, Government believes it is important the impact on communities must be understood, considered and mitigated where possible. That is why the Government continues to be very supportive of the Access to Banking Standard and the commitment it places on banks to minimise the impact of branch closures, including by ensuring that customers are aware of the alternative ways they can continue to access banking services.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority undertook an analysis of branch closures as part of their Strategic Review of Retail Banking Business Models. This analysis can be found in Annex 1 of the final report (https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/multi-firm-reviews/strategic-review-retail-banking-business-models-final-report.pdf)</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/07/2019 14:08:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1135316

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Coastal Areas: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications from (a) Scotland and (b) Angus have been made for grant funding from the Coastal Revival Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	270432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Coastal Revival Fund was open to applications from English coastal towns. It would be for the Scottish Government to decide whether to administer the Coastal Revival Fund in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/07/2019 16:00:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair