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1088611

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of inward foreign direct investment.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	909812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>With your permission Mr Speaker I will answer question 10 together with questions 13. The UK remains the top destination in Europe, and third in the world for foreign direct investment.  By the end of 2017, UK inward FDI stock levels reached <strong>£1,337bn</strong>, a record for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to publishing annual analysis of DIT’s FDI performance as Official Statistics, we recently published one of the most comprehensive analyses of the economic impact of FDI in the world, highlighting the benefits of FDI to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/03/2019 14:49:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1088801

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
	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 he has made of the potential merits of a maximum five-year sentence for animal cruelty as a deterrent to animal cruelty offenders who use such acts of cruelty to manipulate human victims.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	232542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the highest standards of animal welfare, and we have announced that we will increase the maximum custodial penalty for animal cruelty from six months to five years to allow the courts to impose appropriate penalties in extreme cases, whatever the motivation for the offence.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/03/2019 10:15:11 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1041640

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Port of Dover: Road Traffic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of traffic using the Port of Dover is commercial through traffic from the Republic of Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	208813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the origin and route taken by vehicles using UK ferry ports is not held by the Department for Transport.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2017 indicates that 1.25 million powered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) travelled from the Port of Dover to Europe on roll-on roll-off ferries, of which 1% (15,000) were registered to the Republic of Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/01/2019 17:24:26 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1020642

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2018 to Question 194662 and Question 194663 on Government Equalities Office: Meetings, on how many occasions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have held meetings with (i) Mermaids UK, (ii) Stonewall and (iii) Gendered Intelligence, (iv) Transgendered Trend, (v) Fair Play for Women and (vi) A Woman's Place in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	199833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>A) Since becoming the Minister for Women and Equalities in April this year, The Minister has had one introductory meeting with Stonewall to discuss LGBT policy, and one meeting with The Founder of a Women’s Place.</p><p>B) Since beginning its consultation engagement work in September 2017, the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) consultation team have met with the named organisations on the following number of occasions:</p><p>i. Mermaids: once</p><p>ii. Stonewall: four times</p><p>iii. Gendered Intelligence (GI): three times</p><p>iv. Transgender Trend: twice</p><p>v. Fair Play For Women (FPFW): twice</p><p>vi. A Woman’s Place (WP): three times</p><p>During the GRA consultation, officials in the Government Equalities Office also held roundtables with various groups, including: one on the topic of prisons and offender management, which was attended by FPFW; one with women’s organisations and charities, which was attended by FPFW and WP; one with LGBT organisations, which was attended by Stonewall, GI and Mermaids; and one focused on Wales, which was attended by Stonewall Cymru.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/12/2018 17:15:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1012387

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions Ministers of his Department have had meetings with (a) Mermaids UK, (b) Stonewall and (c) Gendered Intelligence in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	194661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings as part of the process of policy development and delivery. No Minister has met with the named organisations in a Home Office capacity.</p><p>I refer the Hon. Member for Monmouth to the answers given by the Government and Equalities Office, UIN 194662 and 194663 on 29th November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/11/2018 17:46:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1012388

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, on how many occasions she and Ministers in her Department have had meetings with (a) Mermaids UK, (b) Stonewall and (c) Gendered Intelligence in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	194662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Ministers for the Government Equalities Office regularly meet with a wide range of organisations with an interest in equalities. In the past three years this has included organisations like Stonewall and A Woman’s Place UK.</p><p>Government Equalities Office officials have met over one hundred organisations in the run up to, and during, the publication of the Gender Recognition Act consultation. This includes Mermaids, Stonewall, Gendered Intelligence, A Woman's Place UK, Transgender Trend and Fair Play for Women. Officials have also met other women’s and LGBT groups, refuges and domestic abuse charities, unions, service providers, government departments and other European Governments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 194663 question first answered 29/11/2018 14:26:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1012389

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, on how many occasions she has had meetings with (a) A Woman's Place, (b) Transgender Trend and (c) Fair Play for Women in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	194663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Ministers for the Government Equalities Office regularly meet with a wide range of organisations with an interest in equalities. In the past three years this has included organisations like Stonewall and A Woman’s Place UK.</p><p>Government Equalities Office officials have met over one hundred organisations in the run up to, and during, the publication of the Gender Recognition Act consultation. This includes Mermaids, Stonewall, Gendered Intelligence, A Woman's Place UK, Transgender Trend and Fair Play for Women. Officials have also met other women’s and LGBT groups, refuges and domestic abuse charities, unions, service providers, government departments and other European Governments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 194662 question first answered 29/11/2018 14:26:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1012390

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions Ministers of his Department have had meetings with (a) A Woman's Place, (b) Transgender Trend and (c) Fair Play for Women in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	194664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Our records indicate that the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Ministers of his department have had official meetings with; (a) A Woman’s Place on 0 occasions, (b) Transgender Trend on 0 occasions, and (c) Fair Play for Women on 0 occasions in the last three years. This does not include meetings these organisations may have attended where there were multiple organisations represented, or informal meetings at external events.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2019 17:01:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1010268

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much the Government has spent on preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	192874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury has provided £4.2bn for EU Exit preparations, including the unlikely event of a ‘no deal’ scenario, consisting of: £700m for 2017-18; £1.5bn for 2018-19 announced at Autumn Budget 2017 and allocated at Spring Statement 2018; £1.5bn for 2019-20 announced at Autumn Budget 2017; and an additional £500m for 2019-20 announced at Autumn Budget 2018.</p><p>This funding represents a clear commitment from the Government to ensure departments and the Devolved Administrations continue to have the necessary money to prepare effectively for a range of exit scenarios, including the unlikely event of a no deal scenario.</p><p>The Devolved Administrations are receiving their share of additional funding in devolved areas through the Barnett Formula. For 2018-19 this means the Devolved Administrations are receiving almost £75m.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 192876 question first answered 27/11/2018 10:00:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1010270

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much the Government has spent on preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	192876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury has provided £4.2bn for EU Exit preparations, including the unlikely event of a ‘no deal’ scenario, consisting of: £700m for 2017-18; £1.5bn for 2018-19 announced at Autumn Budget 2017 and allocated at Spring Statement 2018; £1.5bn for 2019-20 announced at Autumn Budget 2017; and an additional £500m for 2019-20 announced at Autumn Budget 2018.</p><p>This funding represents a clear commitment from the Government to ensure departments and the Devolved Administrations continue to have the necessary money to prepare effectively for a range of exit scenarios, including the unlikely event of a no deal scenario.</p><p>The Devolved Administrations are receiving their share of additional funding in devolved areas through the Barnett Formula. For 2018-19 this means the Devolved Administrations are receiving almost £75m.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 192874 question first answered 27/11/2018 10:00:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1010272

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department plans to spend on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal between now and March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	192878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department will be fulfilling its objectives within our Spending Review settlement, which provides funding through to March 2020.</p><p>The Department does not record expenditure or forecasts against potential outcomes. It records expenditure and forecasts on a functional basis.</p><p>Based on this, we are expecting to fulfill our Departmental objectives within our budget allocations up to March 2020.</p><p>2018/19 Budget: £94.287m</p><p>2019/20 Budget: £94.780m</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 28/11/2018 12:02:12 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

984766

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which organisations his Department consulted during the drafting of the consultation on reform of the Gender Recognition Act.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	177661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>As part of our pre-consultation engagement in the run up to publishing the Gender Recognition Act Consultation, the Government Equalities Office met over 70 organisations and stakeholders. These included LGBT organisations, women’s groups, faith organisations, refuges and domestic violence campaign groups, local government, campaign organisations such as Woman’s Place UK, unions, transgender charities, government departments and other European governments. Gendered Intelligence were one of these groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office is physically based in the Department for Education building in Westminster. Hard copy responses to the consultation must therefore be addressed to the Government Equalities Office in the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 177662 177663 question first answered 17/10/2018 15:07:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

984767

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, for what reason hard-copy responses to the consultation on reform of the Gender Recognition Act have to be sent to an address at the Department for Education and online responses to the Government Equalities Office.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	177662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>As part of our pre-consultation engagement in the run up to publishing the Gender Recognition Act Consultation, the Government Equalities Office met over 70 organisations and stakeholders. These included LGBT organisations, women’s groups, faith organisations, refuges and domestic violence campaign groups, local government, campaign organisations such as Woman’s Place UK, unions, transgender charities, government departments and other European governments. Gendered Intelligence were one of these groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office is physically based in the Department for Education building in Westminster. Hard copy responses to the consultation must therefore be addressed to the Government Equalities Office in the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 177661 177663 question first answered 17/10/2018 15:07:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

984768

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what collaborative work took place between Gendered Intelligence and the Government Equalities Office on the consultation on the reform of the Gender Recognition Act.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	177663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>As part of our pre-consultation engagement in the run up to publishing the Gender Recognition Act Consultation, the Government Equalities Office met over 70 organisations and stakeholders. These included LGBT organisations, women’s groups, faith organisations, refuges and domestic violence campaign groups, local government, campaign organisations such as Woman’s Place UK, unions, transgender charities, government departments and other European governments. Gendered Intelligence were one of these groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office is physically based in the Department for Education building in Westminster. Hard copy responses to the consultation must therefore be addressed to the Government Equalities Office in the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 177661 177662 question first answered 17/10/2018 15:07:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

982542

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which organisations received more than £20 million from her Department in financial year 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	176134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The supply partners that received more than £20 million from DFID in financial year 2017-18 are in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Adam Smith International Ltd</p></td><td><p>KPMG LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AECOM Professional Services</p></td><td><p>Marie Stopes International</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>African Development Bank Group</p></td><td><p>Maternal Newborn and Child Health Programme, Pakistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AgDevCo Limited</p></td><td><p>Medicines for Malaria Venture</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian Development Bank</p></td><td><p>Mercy Corps Europe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Health, Government of Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRAC</p></td><td><p>Mott MacDonald Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Council</p></td><td><p>Norwegian Refugee Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Red Cross</p></td><td><p>Oxford Policy Management</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARE International</p></td><td><p>Pakistan National Cash Transfer Programme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CDC Group plc.</p></td><td><p>Palladium</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coffey International Development Ltd</p></td><td><p>Population Services International</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth Scholarships Commission</p></td><td><p>PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Agents Bank Limited</p></td><td><p>Save the Children</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Agents</p></td><td><p>SG Hambros Bank &amp; Trust Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DAI Europe</p></td><td><p>St Helena Corporate Finance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Commission (including the European Development Fund)</p></td><td><p>State Bank of Pakistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Commission – Core Development budget</p></td><td><p>Tanzania Ministry of Finance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Investment Bank</p></td><td><p>The International Committee of the Red Cross</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food and Agriculture Organisation</p></td><td><p>The Power of Nutrition.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)</p></td><td><p>The World Bank Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization</p></td><td><p>Trademark East Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government of Montserrat</p></td><td><p>United Nations Foundation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMA World Health</p></td><td><p>USAID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMC Worldwide Limited</p></td><td><p>Voluntary Services Overseas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Organization for Migration</p></td><td><p>World Food Programme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Rescue Committee</p></td><td><p>World Health Organisation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Karandaaz Pakistan</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/10/2018 16:05:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

967974

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Veterans: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to support armed forces veterans and police officers who have served in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	906654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government is clear that it is only due to the unstinting efforts of our Police and Armed Forces that we have peace in Northern Ireland today. We have always acknowledged our ongoing duty of care to our former soldiers which includes providing legal support and representation.</p><p> </p><p>Policing in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. It is the role of the Police Federation to represent and promote the interests and welfare of the Police.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/09/2018 15:06:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

964743

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many organisations have received more than (a) £1 million, (b) £10 million and (c) more than £20 million from DFID in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	169220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of suppliers receiving payments of a) more than £1 million, b) more than £10 million, c) more than £20 million from DFID in the financial year 2017/18 is given in the table below. Suppliers that receive more than £20 million or £10 million will be included in the count of suppliers receiving more than £1 million.</p><p> </p><p>DFID payments to individual suppliers for financial year 2017/18</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of suppliers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than £1 million</p></td><td><p>313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than £10 million</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than £20 million</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/09/2018 16:14:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

964744

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Forced Marriage: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State Justice, how many people have been convicted of offences relating to forced marriage in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	169911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of defendants prosecuted and convicted of offences relating to forced marriage, from 2015-2017, can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p>Search ‘Offence’ for ’36.1 Forced marriage’ and ’66.6 Breach of a forced marriage protection order’.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2018 are planned for publication in May 2019.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/09/2018 12:35:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

964745

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of offences relating to FGM in the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	169221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls.</p><p>To date, there have been no convictions for FGM.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the police have highlighted that barriers to prosecution include a lack of referrals to the police, a lack of information from affected communities, and the age and vulnerability of victims. The Serious Crime Act 2015 introduced a number of measures to help overcome these, including: a new mandatory reporting duty for known cases of FGM in under-18s; extended extra-territorial jurisdiction over FGM offences committed abroad; lifelong anonymity for victims; FGM Protection Orders (FGMPOs), and a new offence of failure to protect a girl from the risk of FGM.</p><p>In addition, lead FGM prosecutors have been appointed, and the police and CPS have put in place joint FGM investigation and prosecution protocols. Border Force, the police and other agencies regularly carry out joint operations at the border to raise awareness of practices such as FGM to identify and protect potential victims.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/09/2018 18:50:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

891380

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	West Bromwich Albion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2018 to Question 135890 on West Bromwich Albion Football Club, whether the Sports Ground Safety Association recommended approval of the application by West Bromwich Albion to install rail seating at The Hawthorns.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	138008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Spectator safety at sports grounds remains the priority for Government. The Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing and advising on safety at sports grounds. I and my officials meet with and receive advice from the SGSA as part of the normal process of policy development. With regard to the application by West Bromwich Albion (WBA) to install rail seating at the Hawthorns, the Sports Grounds Safety Authority did not make a specific recommendation on whether Ministers should or should not approve the application by West Bromwich Albion.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/05/2018 21:28:33 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

884902

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	West Bromwich Albion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what advice the Sports Ground Safety Association provided to his Department on the application by West Bromwich Albion to introduce a safe standing area at that club's stadium.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	135890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Spectator safety at sports grounds remains the priority for Government. The Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing and advising on safety at sports grounds. My officials meet and receive advice from the SGSA as part of the normal process of policy development. The Sports Grounds Safety Authority provided technical advice and background information on the proposal from West Bromwich Albion FC to install rail seating at The Hawthorns.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 24/04/2018 17:18:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

873630

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	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 Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2018 to question 128954, what assessment he has made of whether as a result of increased interconnection (a) net employment in the GB electricity generating sector will increase or decrease and (b) UK GDP contribution from the GB electricity generating sector will increase or decrease in real terms.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	134744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>New interconnectors create jobs and contribute to GDP in their construction and ongoing operation. However, we do not hold sufficiently disaggregated data on employment in and GDP contribution from the electricity sector to make a quantitative assessment of the impact of increased interconnection on these points.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/04/2018 10:15:14 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

860622

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	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
	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 he has made an assessment of the effect of increased electricity interconnection on welfare.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	131979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Ofgem considers interconnectors’ contribution to welfare as part of their assessment for regulatory approval.</p><p>The first round of projects that received regulatory approval from Ofgem showed GB consumer welfare benefits of up to £12 billion over their 25 year regulated lifetimes.</p><p>The second round of projects that received regulatory approval from Ofgem (GridLink, NeuConnect, and NorthConnect) showed GB consumer welfare benefits of over £7 billion over their lifetimes.</p><p>The full details of Ofgem’s assessments for these projects, and a small number of other projects which have been assessed separately, can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/electricity-interconnectors" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/electricity-interconnectors</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/03/2018 11:27:58 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

860624

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	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 Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2018 to Question 128954, what assessment he has made of the effect of increased electricity interconnection on (a) net employment in and (b) GDP contribution from the electricity generating sector.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	131981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>New interconnectors create jobs and contribute to GDP in their construction and ongoing operation. However, we do not hold sufficiently disaggregated data on employment in and GDP contribution from the electricity sector to make a quantitative assessment of the impact of increased interconnection on these points.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/03/2018 14:32:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

855479

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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: Exports
	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 the UK is projected to become a net exporter of electricity by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	130786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Projected figures show that we will not be a net exporter of electricity by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Projections for the power sector up to 2035 are published in the BEIS Energy and Emissions Projections 2017, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2017</a>. Beyond 2020, the reference scenario includes assumptions that go beyond current Government policy and should be treated as illustrative.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/03/2018 16:27:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

855632

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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	UK Permanent Representation to the EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether staff based in UKRep Brussels were offered group therapy sessions by counsellors following the EU referendum result.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	130939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>No</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/03/2018 17:25:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

855633

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	European Investment Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the UK has contributed to the European Investment Bank since that bank's inception.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	130940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Throughout its membership, the UK has made payments totaling c.£1.8bn to the capital of the EIB.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/03/2018 13:49:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

855634

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much foreign direct investment there was into the UK from the Republic of Ireland in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	130941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/17 the Department for International Trade recorded a total of 56 foreign direct investments into the UK from the Republic of Ireland with the creation of 2,914 new and 751 safeguarded jobs.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2018 15:27:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

851052

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	The Gambia: Overseas Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage investment in The Gambia.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	130240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Minister for the Commonwealth and UN visited Gambia on 16 February, soon after their re-admittance to the Commonwealth. He met the Gambian Trade Minister during his visit to Gambia and also held discussions on agriculture and tourism, in particular on how Gambia could increase the number of British tourists visiting.</p><p>I congratulate the Government of Gambia and look forward to their participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April. This will be an opportunity for them to commit to good governance and signal to UK companies their commitment to creating a business environment that encourages investment.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/03/2018 15:04:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

850201

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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	Oral Tobacco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the government will publish any evidence it has received over the last three years that supports the continuing ban on the oral nicotine product snus.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	129769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The oral nicotine product snus was originally banned under Directive 92/41/EEC. This ban was reaffirmed in 2001 and most recently in the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU, implemented in the United Kingdom by the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016. The Department has received a number of representations concerning snus over recent years. The makers of snus, Swedish Match, have challenged the legality of the ban on snus and this matter is currently before the European Court of Justice; as such, the strength of the evidence for or against the ban is a matter for the Court and the UK awaits the outcome of that case.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/03/2018 15:01:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

846277

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Energy: Prices
	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 information his Department holds on the average cost of transmission and other network charges per MWh in (a) the UK, (b) France, (c) Ireland, (d) Norway, (e) Germany and (f) the Netherlands.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	128948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Eurostat collate data on the network charge component of electricity prices paid by different sized domestic and non-domestic customers in Europe[1]. For example, table 1 sets out the most recent available data on the amount paid on average by medium-sized domestic consumers towards network costs. This usage is consistent with the typical domestic consumption value used by Ofgem.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Electricity network cost paid by medium-sized domestic customers, July – December 2016 (£/MWh)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>In considering any international comparisons, it should be noted that the individual components of network charges can vary by country.</p><p>[1] Available online at: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/data/database</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/03/2018 15:22:07 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

846280

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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
	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 steps are being taken to assess the (a) short and (b) long-term effect on UK power generation of a growth in interconnection.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	128950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure consumers have secure, affordable and clean energy now and in the future, and the role of interconnection alongside other technologies in meeting this ambition in the short and long term was set out in our Clean Growth Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Part of this strategy is ensuring that different technologies compete against each other. For example, the Capacity Market is delivering secure supplies of electricity to homes and businesses through technology neutral auctions that result in a mix of reliable capacity. As part of this, interconnectors help deliver energy security while reducing costs for consumers through increased competition. This year’s auction, in which around 2GW of new interconnector capacity cleared, saw the lowest price yet in the history of the capacity market. We assess the outcome of every Capacity Market auction to see what it means for Great Britain’s future energy security.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/03/2018 15:23:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

846281

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Energy Supply
	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 UK energy supply the Government estimates will be comprised of interconnected capacity by (a) 2020, (b) 2030 and (c) 2040.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	128951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of electricity supplied by electricity imports in 2020 is expected to be 7.6%.</p><p> </p><p>Projections for the power sector up to 2035 are published in the BEIS Energy and Emissions Projections 2017, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>Up to 2020, the reference scenario reflects current power sector policies. Beyond 2020, the reference scenario includes assumptions that go beyond current Government policy. The results do not indicate a preferred outcome and should be treated as illustrative.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/03/2018 15:25:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

846283

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Energy: Prices
	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 information his Department holds on average policy costs per MWh in (a) the UK, (b) France, (c) Ireland, (d) Norway, (e) Germany and (f) the Netherlands.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	128953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Eurostat collate data on the average gas and electricity prices paid by different sized domestic and non-domestic customers in Europe. <strong>[1]</strong> Table 1 below sets out the amount paid towards “environmental taxes and levies, and VAT” on the gas and electricity prices paid by medium-sized domestic customers. Data excluding VAT is not published.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Environmental taxes and levies, and VAT on gas and electricity prices paid by medium-sized domestic customers, January – June 2017 (£/MWh)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>UK</em></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>France</em></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Ireland</em></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Norway</em></p></td><td><p>Data unavailable</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Germany</em></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Netherlands</em></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: BEIS <em>Quarterly Energy Prices</em>, available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/international-energy-price-comparisons" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/international-energy-price-comparisons</a>. Data for Norway converted to £/MWh from Eurostat data available online at <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/data/database" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/data/database</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data above focuses on the costs of policies. However, actions taken in the UK to tackle emissions have helped deliver savings on energy bills for households as energy efficiency savings have more than offset the cost of financial support provided for developing low-carbon technologies – delivering a net bill saving of £14 on average in 2016.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> Available online at: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/data/database" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/data/database</a>. </em></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/03/2018 16:02:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

846285

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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 Generation
	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 assessment his Department has made of the contribution to the economy of UK-based energy generation; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs supported in the UK by that industry.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	128954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>As set out in table 1, the energy sector directly contributed 2.3% of GDP, or £40.2 billion, to the UK economy in 2016 and directly employed 178,000 people. Further jobs are supported indirectly, for example, an estimated 152,000 were employed in support of UK oil and gas extraction, while the ONS separately estimate that the low carbon electricity sector employed 40,500 in the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Contribution to GDP and direct employment of the UK energy sector in 2016</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Contribution to GDP</p></td><td><p>Employment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coal extraction</p></td><td><p>0.002%</p></td><td><p>1,936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oil and gas extraction</p></td><td><p>0.78%</p></td><td><p>32,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refining</p></td><td><p>0.08%</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>1.03%</p></td><td><p>87,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>0.37%</p></td><td><p>47,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear fuel processing</p></td><td><p>0.07%</p></td><td><p>4,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2.33%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>178,000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Tables 1 and 2 of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631147/UK_Energy_in_Brief_2017_dataset.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631147/UK_Energy_in_Brief_2017_dataset.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/03/2018 16:06:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

801037

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme: Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the Cycle to Work scheme on supporting the uptake of electric bikes.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	117596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s guidance on the Cycle to Work scheme, which is available online via GOV.UK, makes clear that electrically assisted pedal cycles can be purchased under the scheme. Sales of electrically assisted pedal cycles have risen significantly in recent years and their prices have dropped, potentially making them more likely to be purchased under the scheme. The Department does not hold data on the types of bicycle purchased under the scheme, however, and has made no formal assessment of this.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/12/2017 14:06:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

794382

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of local authority cash spend in England on (a) general goods and services, (b) social care and (c) construction works was won by firms registered in England in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	115355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect data on the amount or proportion of local government procurement going to companies registered in England.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 115359 question first answered 28/11/2017 17:24:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

794385

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the Government's direct cash spend in England on (a) general goods and services, (b) social care and (c) construction works was won by firms registered in England in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	115358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on the nationality of suppliers is not routinely held centrally.</p><p>However, figures for contracts won by firms with UK addresses were set out in HMG's Balance of Competences Service review in the summer of 2014:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-uk-and-eu-balance-of-competences-call-for-evidence-on-the-single-market-free-movement-of-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-uk-and-eu-balance-of-competences-call-for-evidence-on-the-single-market-free-movement-of-services</a> .</p><p>This showed that UK firms won more than 95% of UK contracts advertised EU-wide, either by number or value.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 15:45:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

794386

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of capital contacts worth more than (a) £100,000, (b) £250,000, (c) £500,000 and (d) £1 million was won by firms registered in England in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	115359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect data on the amount or proportion of local government procurement going to companies registered in England.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 115355 question first answered 28/11/2017 17:24:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

782934

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	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: Seas and Oceans
	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 the offshore wind capital expenditure data was for each of the last two years; and what the evidential basis is for his Department's assessment of the fall in the cost of wind power.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	111098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on capital expenditure for individual offshore wind projects. The Department’s latest projection of capital expenditure for generic offshore wind projects is published in Arup (2016): Review of Renewable Electricity Generation Cost and Technical Assumptions, and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions</a>.</p><p>The Contracts for Difference (CfD) Second Allocation Round results, which were announced on 11 September 2017, showed one offshore wind project commissioning in 2021/22 cleared at a strike price of £74.75/MWh (2012 prices) and two offshore wind projects commissioning in year 2022/23 cleared at a strike price of £57.50/MWh (2012 prices). Both these prices represent a saving on the administrative strike price set using the data from Arup (2016), indicating that offshore wind costs are falling.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 10/11/2017 12:02:03 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

782936

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	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: Seas and Oceans
	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 cost to the public purse of guaranteeing the strike price to consumers of operational offshore wind sites in (a) 2015 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	111099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <ul><li>The first Contract For Difference (CfD) allocation round results, published in 2015, saw over 1.2 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity secure contracts, estimated at the time of the auction to cost consumers just over £240 million per year (2012 prices).</li><li>The second round results, announced in September 2017, saw the clearing price half for offshore wind delivered in the auction; we secured an additional 3.2 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity, estimated at the time of the auction to cost consumers just over £130 million per year (2012 prices).</li><li>There are many factors that affect payments under these contracts, which mean that actual costs may go up or down.</li><li>These results demonstrate that the UK is an attractive place to invest, with a record amount of renewable capacity secured to power our homes.</li><li>The price of offshore wind clearing through the auction has halved in two years, demonstrating that competitive auctions are working well to drive down costs and deliver savings for consumers, whilst delivering the government’s decarbonisation ambitions.</li></ul> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 10/11/2017 13:09:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765868

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have applied for a gender recognition certificate in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of the applications have been (a) accepted and (b) refused.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	105995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Statistics for applications for Gender Recognition Certificates (GRC) are updated and published on GOV.UK (at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>) on a quarterly basis. The table below sets out various statistics for the last three years, including how many applications have been accepted (under the columns “Full GRC granted” and “Interim GRC granted”) and how many applications have been refused. Guidance on these statistics is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2017-and-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2017-and-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Receipts</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Disposals</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Disposal outcomes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Full GRC granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Interim GRC granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Application withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No Fee paid</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Error</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 343 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 284 </strong></p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 374 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 376 </strong></p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 364 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 351 </strong></p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/11/2017 15:28:00 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765869

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many gender recognition certificates have been granted to transgender women who posses male genitalia.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	105996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (the Act) sets out a number of requirements for applicants when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). These include that applicants must provide two medical reports, at least one of which must be from a registered medical professional working in the field of gender dysphoria. At least one of the reports must also set out details of a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and any surgery and treatment that has been undertaken, or is planned, for the purpose of modifying sexual characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>Many people who are transitioning will undergo some form of this kind of surgery and medical treatment. Some applicants are unable to undergo surgery for other medical reasons. However, there is no requirement under the Act for an applicant to have undergone gender reassignment surgery in order to obtain a GRC. Each application under the Act is dealt with on a case by case basis, and no data is held on the genitalia of the applicants.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 105997 question first answered 09/11/2017 15:21:33 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765870

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is necessary for a transgender women to have female genitalia in order to receive a gender recognition certificate.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	105997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (the Act) sets out a number of requirements for applicants when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). These include that applicants must provide two medical reports, at least one of which must be from a registered medical professional working in the field of gender dysphoria. At least one of the reports must also set out details of a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and any surgery and treatment that has been undertaken, or is planned, for the purpose of modifying sexual characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>Many people who are transitioning will undergo some form of this kind of surgery and medical treatment. Some applicants are unable to undergo surgery for other medical reasons. However, there is no requirement under the Act for an applicant to have undergone gender reassignment surgery in order to obtain a GRC. Each application under the Act is dealt with on a case by case basis, and no data is held on the genitalia of the applicants.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 105996 question first answered 09/11/2017 15:21:33 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765871

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Daily Express: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many freedom of information requests from Mr Giles Sheldrick of the Daily Express are outstanding.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	106073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>I shall write to my Hon. Friend with the information, subject to Mr Sheldrick’s consent.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/02/2018 17:51:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765872

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of how many serving prisoners are transgender.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	106000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prisoner-transgender-statistics-march-to-april-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prisoner-transgender-statistics-march-to-april-2016</a>. Updated figures will be published next month.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 16/10/2017 16:49:22 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765873

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female to male transgender offenders in the prison system are serving their sentences in male prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	105998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not held centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 105999 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:49:09 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

765874

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many male to female transgender offenders in the prison system are serving their sentences in female prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	105999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not held centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 105998 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:49:09 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

750413

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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	Portugal: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Portuguese counterpart on the treatment of British nationals within the Portuguese judicial system.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	900359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with his Portuguese counterpart on the treatment of British nationals within the Portuguese judicial system.</p><p>Consular officials regularly discuss individual prisoner cases with their counterparts in Portugal.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 13:49:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

746139

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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	Portugal: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of British subjects being held in pre-trial detention in Portugal.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	1593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Of the 19 British nationals currently in prison in Portugal, 8 are being held in pre-trial detention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/07/2017 14:19:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies