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479552

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will reconsider its decision to withdraw Volunteer Gliding Squadrons provision for Air Cadets in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	31578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>No. Cadets from all Welsh cadet units will still have the opportunity to fly gliders.</p><p>Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (VGS) due to disband are 634 Squadron currently based at St Athan and 636 Squadron currently based at Swansea. The intention is that these will be offset by an expansion of 1 Air Experience Flight at St Athan and that VGS in the West of England will become regional hubs.</p><p>The reduced VGS footprint will allow resources to be focused on the remaining Squadrons. This will enable more suitable infrastructure to be built and maintained that supports the Air Cadet Organisation more fully. The key development across the estate over time will be to provide new overnight accommodation and training facilities that safely allows cadets and adult instructors, over full residential weekends, to carry out gliding alongside flying related ground training including gliding simulators, funded by the RAF Charitable Trust. This should improve access to such activities for those that are located further from VGS sites.</p><p>Volunteers at affected Volunteer Gliding Squadrons will be offered opportunities to fill other posts within the Air Cadet Organisation dependent upon their own transferable skills and their personal preferences.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 22/03/2016 16:36:10 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

459354

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Electricity: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she plans to take forward talks on reaching an intergovernmental agreement with Ireland on expanding electricity interconnection capacity in response to the conclusions of the National Infrastructure Commission's report on Smart Power, published in March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	30686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is ambitious for the market to deliver an increase in electricity interconnection capacity where projects demonstrate value for money and provide benefits to consumers. We are primarily focused on facilitating developer-led delivery. Already one interconnection project to Ireland, Greenlink, has been approved by Ofgem in the first round of cap and floor applications. More projects, including to Ireland, can apply to Ofgem’s second cap and floor application window which opens this month.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/03/2016 12:51:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

459355

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding on renewable energy trade agreed between the UK and Ireland in January 2013, what progress has been made on reaching an intergovernmental agreement with Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	30685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>We recognise the benefits of cooperation mechanisms and of opening our renewable support schemes to foreign generation in principle. This is why we signed the Memorandum of Understanding with Ireland. Whilst we have yet to agree with Ireland on any particular project, we remain open to new proposals.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/03/2016 12:45:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

449537

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time to wait is for a reconsideration of a benefit decision by (a) his Department and (b) a tribunal hearing in (i) Ogmore and (ii) Wales in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	25037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The published statistics in relation to Employment and Support Allowance reconsideration clearance times in the Great Britain are in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The information requested in relation to other benefit reconsiderations is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The latest information from Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for appeal clearance times for the areas that cover Ogmore, Wales and the UK in the period April – September 2015, is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Waiting Time (Weeks)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>16.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Port Talbot</p></td><td><p>18.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><em>Source: HMCTS MI System Feb 16</em> Note: The data is normally registered to the venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service cannot retrieve data based on the appellant’s actual address, but can produce reports detailing the numbers of cases that were dealt with at one of its Regional centres. The majority of appellants living in the Ogmore area have their appeals heard in the Cardiff venues, though some may be heard in Port Talbot.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/02/2016 15:17:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

449538

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of personal independence payment appeals were successful in (a) Ogmore and (b) Wales in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	25036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service, hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ decisions on a range of benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p> </p><p>The majority of appellants living in the Ogmore area have their SSCS appeals heard in the Cardiff venues though some may be heard in Port Talbot.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides information on the proportion of PIP appeals which were decided in favour of the appellant in Cardiff and Port Talbot venues and in Wales between July and September 2015 (the latest period for which figures are available).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Percentage of PIP appeals found in favour of the appellant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>Port Talbot</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July – September 2015</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: SSCS data are recorded by the office that dealt with the case, and if the case went to oral hearing, the location of the Tribunal hearing is normally the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. Data cannot be retrieved based on the appellant’s actual address but can be produced detailing the numbers of cases that were dealt with at one of our Regional centres or heard at a specific venue.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 09/02/2016 17:52:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

447669

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2016 to Question 22432, by what measure the Director of the Serious Fraud Office judges whether there is a significant public interest element in a case.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	24101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Criminal Justice Act 1987 provides that “The Director may investigate any suspected offence which appears to him on reasonable grounds to involve serious or complex fraud.”</p><p>Each case is assessed on its own facts and merits.</p><p>The Statement of Principle sets out some of the factors that the Director will take into account when considering the matter for investigation. All of these will be considered, and there is no minimum requirement or measure in respect of the different factors.</p><p>Each on its own or taken in combination can establish sufficient grounds for the Director to decide that the case is sufficiently large, complex or of wide public interest that it should be dealt with by the Serious Fraud Office.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 24099 24102 24189 24190 question first answered 03/02/2016 12:08:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

447670

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2016 to Question 22432, what measure the Director of the Serious Fraud Office uses to judge actual or potential economic harm.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	24102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Criminal Justice Act 1987 provides that “The Director may investigate any suspected offence which appears to him on reasonable grounds to involve serious or complex fraud.”</p><p>Each case is assessed on its own facts and merits.</p><p>The Statement of Principle sets out some of the factors that the Director will take into account when considering the matter for investigation. All of these will be considered, and there is no minimum requirement or measure in respect of the different factors.</p><p>Each on its own or taken in combination can establish sufficient grounds for the Director to decide that the case is sufficiently large, complex or of wide public interest that it should be dealt with by the Serious Fraud Office.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 24099 24101 24189 24190 question first answered 03/02/2016 12:08:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

447671

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2016 to Question 22432, how the Director of the Serious Fraud Office measures the undermining of UK PLC commercial or financial interests in the (a) City of London and (b) UK.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	24099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Criminal Justice Act 1987 provides that “The Director may investigate any suspected offence which appears to him on reasonable grounds to involve serious or complex fraud.”</p><p>Each case is assessed on its own facts and merits.</p><p>The Statement of Principle sets out some of the factors that the Director will take into account when considering the matter for investigation. All of these will be considered, and there is no minimum requirement or measure in respect of the different factors.</p><p>Each on its own or taken in combination can establish sufficient grounds for the Director to decide that the case is sufficiently large, complex or of wide public interest that it should be dealt with by the Serious Fraud Office.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 24101 24102 24189 24190 question first answered 03/02/2016 12:08:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

447672

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2016 to Question 22432, what the figure is for high actual or potential loss listed in the Statement of Principle.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	24189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Criminal Justice Act 1987 provides that “The Director may investigate any suspected offence which appears to him on reasonable grounds to involve serious or complex fraud.”</p><p>Each case is assessed on its own facts and merits.</p><p>The Statement of Principle sets out some of the factors that the Director will take into account when considering the matter for investigation. All of these will be considered, and there is no minimum requirement or measure in respect of the different factors.</p><p>Each on its own or taken in combination can establish sufficient grounds for the Director to decide that the case is sufficiently large, complex or of wide public interest that it should be dealt with by the Serious Fraud Office.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 24099 24101 24102 24190 question first answered 03/02/2016 12:08:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

447673

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2016 to Question 22432, whether a case considered by the Serious Fraud Office must meet all Statement of Principle considerations.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	24190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Criminal Justice Act 1987 provides that “The Director may investigate any suspected offence which appears to him on reasonable grounds to involve serious or complex fraud.”</p><p>Each case is assessed on its own facts and merits.</p><p>The Statement of Principle sets out some of the factors that the Director will take into account when considering the matter for investigation. All of these will be considered, and there is no minimum requirement or measure in respect of the different factors.</p><p>Each on its own or taken in combination can establish sufficient grounds for the Director to decide that the case is sufficiently large, complex or of wide public interest that it should be dealt with by the Serious Fraud Office.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 24099 24101 24102 24189 question first answered 03/02/2016 12:08:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies