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388558

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles and Unmanned Marine Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's budget has been allocated to the use, development or procurement of unmanned systems.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>In the last financial year, some £310 million was spent by the Ministry of Defence on the development, procurement and use of unmanned systems. This represents approximately 0.9% of the defence budget for the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 16/07/2015 15:04:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388556

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what methodology his Department uses to assess levels of collateral damage from airstrikes in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence follows well established doctrine that sets out the process for considering collateral damage before and after airstrikes. All UK airstrikes are conducted in accordance with Rules of Engagement and International Humanitarian Law. Targets are selected with the utmost care, the risks of collateral damage or civilian casualties are assessed and mitigated based on intelligence and the use of precision guided weapons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/07/2015 15:26:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388557

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the comparative effectiveness of using GBU-12 bombs and Hellfire missiles from UK Reapers in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>All RAF air-to-surface weapon types used in operations are continually assessed for their performance and effectiveness. Weapon selection is informed by a combination of the nature of the target, the effect desired and the broader environment in which the target sits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/07/2015 15:07:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388559

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has employed unmanned aircraft (a) in and (b) around the UK to support counter-terrorism efforts.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>No unmanned aircraft systems belonging to the Ministry of Defence have been used to support counter terrorism operations in or around the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/07/2015 15:06:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388560

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the locations are of the seven ground control stations used for control of his Department's 10 Reapers.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Reaper ground control stations are located at RAF Waddington, Creech Air Force Base, Nevada and the Middle East in support of the international coalition's ongoing operation to counter the threat of ISIL.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/07/2015 16:06:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

428352

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that an approach supply of finance to productive investment is available to help increase productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	16397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to boosting productivity growth and narrowing the gap with other leading advanced economies. In July 2015 the government published ‘Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation’; a comprehensive plan that sets the agenda to reverse the UK’s long-term productivity problem.</p><br /><p>The financial services sector has a dual role in supporting UK productivity. As well as its own productivity performance, it is critical for supporting the rest of the economy, allocating resources and facilitating long term productive investment. In the latest remit letter to the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England, the Chancellor highlighted the importance of a stable financial system providing finance for productive investment.</p><br /><p>To promote the provision of finance to support productive investment, it is important that it can be measured accurately. The Bank of England, working with HM Treasury, have initiated research to create a better measurement of ‘finance for productive investment’ covering all asset classes and all stages of finance, with a view to publishing the data on a regular basis.</p><br /> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/11/2015 16:48:39 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

428353

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the provision of high-speed broadband infrastructure on productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	16395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>SQW Consulting’s UK Broadband impact study in 2013 estimates that the availability and take-up of faster broadband speeds will add about £17 billion to the UK’s annual Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2024.</p><p>This Government is helping increase productivity across the UK by investing in and widening access to key digital infrastructure. We are on track to deliver our commitment to provide superfast broadband coverage to 95% of the UK by the end of 2017.Our£40m Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme was taken up by over 55,000 small and medium sized businesses - who employ a million people right across the UK and are already reporting, on average, a £1,300 per year increase in profits and a new job being created for every four new connections. ThePrime Minister recentlyannounced plans to ensure that every home and business can have access to fast broadband by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 16396 question first answered 20/11/2015 11:58:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

428354

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the UK's productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	16396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>SQW Consulting’s UK Broadband impact study in 2013 estimates that the availability and take-up of faster broadband speeds will add about £17 billion to the UK’s annual Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2024.</p><p>This Government is helping increase productivity across the UK by investing in and widening access to key digital infrastructure. We are on track to deliver our commitment to provide superfast broadband coverage to 95% of the UK by the end of 2017.Our£40m Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme was taken up by over 55,000 small and medium sized businesses - who employ a million people right across the UK and are already reporting, on average, a £1,300 per year increase in profits and a new job being created for every four new connections. ThePrime Minister recentlyannounced plans to ensure that every home and business can have access to fast broadband by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 16395 question first answered 20/11/2015 11:58:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

433919

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Granite
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he took the National Crime Agency investigation into the Project Eagle loan sale by Ireland's National Asset Management Agency to Cerberus into account in decisions on the sale of UK Asset Resolutions' Granite Portfolio to Cerberus.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	18744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Cerberus was selected as the successful bidder for UK Asset Resolution (UKAR)’s Granite portfolio following a thorough due diligence process. Cerberus have confirmed to UKAR that their involvement in the Project Eagle loan sale was conducted with the utmost integrity; and have separately provided a detailed submission to the Northern Ireland Committee on Finance and Personnel, which conducted a full enquiry into the sale.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/12/2015 14:51:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

433920

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Granite
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that former Northern Rock mortgage holders will not be disadvantaged by the sale of UK Asset Resolutions' Granite Portfolio to Cerberus.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	18745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>A key consideration in the selection of the successful bidder was the continued fair treatment of customers. Cerberus was selected following a thorough due diligence process, and like any buyer, remains subject to the regulatory oversight of the Financial Conduct Authority; including the requirement of Treating Customers Fairly.</p><br /><p>Day-to-day management of the assets within the Granite portfolio will remain with the mortgage servicing arm of UK Asset Resolution, and there will be no changes to the terms and conditions of the mortgages involved in the transaction.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/12/2015 14:52:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon