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1107738

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on elderly people of decreased access to hard currency.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	238666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>At Spring Statement 2018, the Government held a call for evidence to better understand the role of cash and digital payments in the new economy. We will publish a summary of responses to this document in due course which, along with the recent Access to Cash review, will add to the body of evidence highlighting the continued importance of cash.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the continued importance of cash, especially for more vulnerable members of society and the elderly. The Government will take steps to safeguard access to cash for those who need it, while continuing to support digital payment methods.</p><p> </p><p>The Government-established Payment Systems Regulator is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision. It has used its powers to hold LINK to account over LINK’s commitments to preserve the broad geographic spread of the ATM network in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/04/2019 07:31:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1090932

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Finance
	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 the timetable for Ofgem's Targeted Charging review on (a) investment and (b) innovation in (i) onsite flexible generation and (ii) a future flexible energy system.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	233578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Ofgem’s Targeted Charging Review is seeking to ensure all parties connected to the electricity network make a fair contribution to its fixed costs. As was outlined in the ‘After the Trilemma’ speech of 15 November 2018, it is important that we develop an energy system that discourages free riding and ensures a fair distribution of such costs.</p><p> </p><p>Network charging is a matter for Ofgem as the independent regulator, and decisions on its Targeted Charging Review are for it to make. However, Government is working to understand the policy implications of Ofgem’s review proposals across a broad range of interests. The analysis which Ofgem has published as part of its recently closed consultation shows that the proposals could affect investment decisions across a number of technologies, but no final decisions have been taken on timetable or other aspects.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/03/2019 12:08:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1077529

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been given a custodial sentence for death by careless driving; and what is the average length of term for those sentences in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	226176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of people sentenced to immediate custody for causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving and the average custodial sentence length in each of the last five years has been published up to December 2017 and can be found in the ‘Outcomes by offence data tool’, available at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>The average sentence length increased by 10% between 2012 to 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Select 4.8 Causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving (MOT) in the ‘Offence’ filter. The number of people sentenced to immediate custody can be found in row 35 and the average custodial sentence length can be found in row 54.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/03/2019 17:44:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1077669

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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	Sea Bass
	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 steps his Department will take to tackle the problem of illegal landing of undersized bass; and for what reason the Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority might face a legal challenge if they prohibited gill net meshes from 89 mm to 109 mm in order to stop this practice.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	226177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>There are clear rules in place requiring that undersized catches of species not yet subject to the landing obligation, such as bass, are not retained on board, trans-shipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea. This is a long standing principle which will continue to be enforced accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) are independent statutory authorities and have direct responsibility for the protection of sea fisheries resources in their districts, and for the sustainable management of their exploitation. When an activity is occurring, or may occur, that is likely to impact the marine environment, the IFCA, as regulator, is expected to consider the significance of this within its district. Cornwall IFCA recently considered using its powers under Section 157(2) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 to introduce an emergency byelaw to address bass netting issues. However, this was judged to not fully meet the qualifying criteria for an emergency byelaw as stated in the Act and could potentially be challenged on those grounds.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/03/2019 12:17:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1060473

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	909199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:12:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1052226

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the ICAO on the potential for banning single-engine helicopters for commercial flights.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	215239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The safety of the travelling public is a priority for the Government. All commercial helicopter operations are subject to strict safety requirements overseen by the Civil Aviation Authority as the UK’s specialist aviation safety regulator. The Department and the CAA work closely with ICAO on a range of aviation safety issues, but have had no specific discussions with International Civil Aviation Organisation on the potential for banning single-engine helicopters for commercial flights.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/02/2019 13:56:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1050484

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Farms: Productivity
	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 his Department has made of the effect of the dry weather in summer 2018 on farm productivity levels.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	214074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The dry weather conditions last summer created challenges for many of our farmers, in terms of lower yields in the arable sector and a shortage of fodder for livestock farmers. The government took steps at the time to introduce a number of flexibilities under the Common Agricultural Policy’s Ecological Focus Areas, as well as Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship and woodland grant schemes to assist farmers and foresters struggling with the impacts of the dry weather.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Met Office data shows that November and December 2018 were notably milder than the long-term average allowing livestock farmers to be able to consider keeping their animals turned out to graze for longer. However, we are continuing to monitor the situation closely. The first results for the UK’s Total Factor Productivity in agriculture during 2018 will be published in May. Total Factor Productivity statistics are published on gov.uk and can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/total-factor-productivity-of-the-agricultural-industry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/total-factor-productivity-of-the-agricultural-industry</a>.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 11:02:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1041439

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to resolve the matter of around £25 million a year being allocated from the public purse to rent disused, derelict and abandoned married quarters.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	208404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence intends to reduce significantly, the number of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties currently unoccupied through the Void Reduction Plan. This will be achieved via a combination of the following measures:</p><p> </p><p>Continuing to sub-let SFA for which there is a known long-term Defence requirement, with the aim of achieving around 3,000 sublets across 100 Defence sites;</p><p> </p><p>The release of more than 200 SFA currently supplied through Bulk Lease Hire and Private Finance Initiative arrangements;</p><p> </p><p>Releasing 234 SFA at Canterbury and Bordon to Annington Homes in the current financial year (FY);</p><p> </p><p>Demolishing 680 SFA, which are no longer required.An annual handback of at least 500 SFA per year to Annington Homes from FY 2019-20 until FY 2026-27 enabled by the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/01/2019 16:09:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1041441

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Poland: War Graves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to honour and commemorate the 30 British soldiers who died in Germany in 1921 and 1922 while implementing conditions of the Treaty of Versailles and who lie in unmarked graves in Opole in Poland by asking the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to undertake the marking of their graves.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	208406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is established to commemorate those members of the Commonwealth forces who lost their lives between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, and between 3 September 1939 to 31 December 1947. The CWGC remit does not extend beyond those dates.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/01/2019 16:01:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1041443

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	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	Fisheries
	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 criteria his Department uses to determine the allocation of fishing opportunities.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	208408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK allocates quota annually to ensure that fishing opportunities are allocated for the benefit of the whole of the UK, taking into account the needs of those within existing Producer Organisations (POs) and the needs of the under 10m fleet. The methodology for this allocation is set out in the Quota Management Rules, published at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/410774/UK_2015_Quota_management_rules.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/410774/UK_2015_Quota_management_rules.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has long championed sustainable fisheries and we continue to place scientific-based management at the heart of policy. The UK’s coastal fishing communities are immensely valuable and supporting them, along with the inshore fleet, is a central tenet of our work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/01/2019 12:23:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann