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723847

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	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	Neonicotinoids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71069, how many emergency authorisation applications for the use of neonicotinoid pesticides the Government has approved in the last (a) 12 and (b) 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p /><p>Three neonicotinoids are currently subject to restrictions which normally prohibit their use on a number of crops. Two emergency authorisations have been granted for the use of these restricted neonicotinoids. Those authorisations, issued in July 2015, allowed limited and controlled use on oilseed rape until November 2015. In total, eight applications for use of the same neonicotinoids have been turned down between 2015 and 2017. All decisions are made on the basis of advice from the independent UK Expert Committee on Pesticides.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/04/2017 06:55:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

798572

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Personal Track Safety cards issued by Network Rail are currently valid
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>68,175</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/12/2017 14:24:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

997763

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2018 to Question 183507 on Visas: Tourism, what information his Department holds on the number of visitor visa requests that have been refused in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	185632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p><br>Information on the number of visit visa application outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn and lapsed cases) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/11/2018 17:08:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

768892

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	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	Sports: Finance
	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 discussions she has had with (a) campaigners and (b) sports governance bodies on making sports governance bodies that (i) are or (ii) recently have been in receipt of public funds subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	107218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has had no such discussions. National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) are not public bodies, and as such are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. NGBs are typically independent, self-appointed organisations that govern their sports through the common consent of their sport. Transparency is an important principal of good governance, and is reflected in our Code for Sport Governance, with which all bodies in receipt of UK Sport or Sport England funding must now demonstrate compliance. </ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The cross-Government sport strategy ‘Sporting Future’ set out our intention to encourage as many people and groups to enjoy sport as participants, spectators and in the workforce, including the LGBT community. It also includes a number of other actions to ensure that all under-represented groups can take part in sport and wider physical activity through a focus on local delivery, and working with people through volunteering, coaching and the sporting workforce. Our aim is to increase diversity among sporting organisations and help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Government continues to work with Sport England and National Governing Bodies of sport, alongside organisations including Pride Sports, Stonewall, and Kick it Out on a number of anti-homophobia initiatives aimed at encouraging inclusion. In March, Sport England commissioned Pride Sports to produce a second in depth report on barriers to LGBT participation. This research on volunteering, provision and attitudes and behaviours has been completed, and Sport England is currently considering what actions they will take based on the findings.</del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 15:53:50 question first ministerially corrected 16/10/2017 21:11:27 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 14960 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

801059

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2017 to Question 116341, whether his Department plans to replicate the 19 trade remedies currently in force against Chinese steel to which the UK adheres through its EU membership after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	117618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>DIT is preparing a UK trade remedies framework in readiness for the UK leaving the EU.</p><p>In support of this, the Department has issued a call for evidence to identify which UK businesses produce goods currently subject to anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures, or to an on-going investigation related to these.</p><p>It asks those businesses to state whether they support, are neutral to, or oppose the maintaining of those measures when the UK begins to operate its independent trade remedy framework.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/12/2017 18:00:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

846313

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which external recruitment agencies are used by his Department's non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	128977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested is in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Recruitment Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Used By </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adecco</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashe Consulting</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Badenock and Clark</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita (CL One Framework)</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DGH Recruitment</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drew Chapman</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreman IT</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hays</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Advisory Service The Pensions Ombudsman The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hayes Executive</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IRG Advisors LLP (t/a Odgers Berndtson)</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Methods Consulting</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Michael Page Recruitment</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive The Pensions Advisory Service The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office Angels</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People Source Ltd (Experis)</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RBW Consulting</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Business Support</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive The Pensions Advisory Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Employment</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Technology</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROC Search</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sammonds Pensions</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Advisory Service The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Search</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tate</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/02/2018 16:09:50 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

798575

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of Network Rail's expenditure in each year of (a) Control Period 4 and (b) the current Control Period 5 to date was on (i) in-house and (ii) third-party or contingent labour.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% in house</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% external</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The main reason for the increase in the proportion of external costs over this period is the record level of investment in enhancement projects which have greater involvement from third party contractors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/12/2017 14:44:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

798576

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the total value of efficiency savings achieved by Network Rail over (a) Control Period 3, (b) Control Period 4 and (c) Control Period 5 to date; and what proportion of that saving was from (i) direct labour costs, (ii) capital expenditure and (iii) debt servicing.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><br> </strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Opex – index</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Efficiency (17/18 prices £m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03/04</p></td><td><p>100.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04/05</p></td><td><p>87.0</p></td><td><p>537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05/06</p></td><td><p>79.0</p></td><td><p>867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/07</p></td><td><p>75.5</p></td><td><p>1,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/08</p></td><td><p>71.5</p></td><td><p>1,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09</p></td><td><p>70.0</p></td><td><p>1,239</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>70.4</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>64.2</p></td><td><p>1,479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>59.5</p></td><td><p>1,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>58.9</p></td><td><p>1,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>60.3</p></td><td><p>1,640</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>57.0</p></td><td><p>1,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>57.0</p></td><td><p>1,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>55.5</p></td><td><p>1,836</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> <strong><strong><br> </strong></strong></strong></p><p>Opex savings of 45% have been achieved over the past 13 years using the regulator’s measure of efficiency as set out in the table above. This equates to total savings of nearly £18bn in current prices.</p><p> </p><p>Data records are not available to show how much of the efficiency saving made has been due to direct labour costs. Capital expenditure, meanwhile, is not measurable in a comparable way – the value of expenditure can vary significantly each year depending upon the projects being undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, debt servicing is not included when assessing efficiency savings. Network Rail’s interest expense is driven by external factors which are outside their control.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/12/2017 15:50:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

809867

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Tidal Lagoons Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish its full response to the Hendry review.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	120487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>A Government response to the Hendry Review will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/01/2018 14:36:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

968147

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Oaths and Affirmations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has charged applicants for administering the oath of British Citizenship in overseas consulates in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	170801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>A fee of £5 is charged for administering the oath of British citizenship. This fee has remained unchanged within the last 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 16:27:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens