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853247

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the CPS has taken as a result of the BBC Panorama programme, Undercover: Britain's Immigration Secrets of 4 September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	130696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Sussex Police have sought early investigative advice from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), South East Area, in respect of possible criminal offences. The CPS has received some documentation and had a meeting with the officer in charge of the investigation in February 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The police investigation is still ongoing and CPS will only be in a position to provide advice regarding charging or otherwise once all the papers are received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/03/2018 16:06:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

522448

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government expects to complete its analysis of responses to the consultation on reform of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	39163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is giving very careful consideration to the responses it received to the consultation. In particular we are looking closely to see if there is any scope to find a set of reforms that will deliver the Government’s objectives and which will be agreeable to the unions. I expect that we will be able to publish our analysis within the 12 week target set out in the consultation document.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/06/2016 13:27:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

731829

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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	Solar Power: Scotland
	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 the total Feed-in Tariff subsidy to date for solar PV installations has been given to installations in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>As of the end of March 17, <strong>5%</strong> of the solar PV capacity installed under the Feed-in-Tariff scheme (FITs) is in Scotland, with Solar PV representing 80% of all electricity generating capacity supported under the FITs.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/06/2017 12:52:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

731880

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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	Hydroelectric Power: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many renewable obligation certificates have been issued to date to accredited Scottish hydro stations built before 2000; and of those, how many were issued to hydro stations that, before 2000, had a generating capacity calculated in excess of 20MWs, but were subsequently calculated as having a net capacity of less than 20MWs.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. However, between 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2017, a total of 21.97 million Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) were issued to accredited Scottish hydro stations that commissioned before 2000.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p>Hydro stations with a declared net capacity of above 20MW which first commissioned on or before 1 April 2002 are not eligible for ROCs.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Data is not held on build dates. The figure for total ROCs issued is based on those issued and not subsequently revoked for stations that commissioned up to the end of 1999. The commissioning data is taken from Ofgem’s RO accredited stations report at: <a href="https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/Public/ReportViewer.aspx?ReportPath=/Renewables/Accreditation/AccreditedStationsExternalPublic&amp;ReportVisibility=1&amp;ReportCategory=1" target="_blank">https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/Public/ReportViewer.aspx?ReportPath=/Renewables/Accreditation/AccreditedStationsExternalPublic&amp;ReportVisibility=1&amp;ReportCategory=1</a></p><p>The number of ROCs issued to these stations from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2006 comes from Ofgem’s spreadsheets at: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/rocs-purged-roc-register" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/rocs-purged-roc-register</a> . Data from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2017 comes from Ofgem’s certificates report at: <a href="https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/Public/ReportViewer.aspx?ReportPath=/DatawarehouseReports/CertificatesExternalPublicDataWarehouse&amp;ReportVisibility=1&amp;ReportCategory=2" target="_blank">https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/Public/ReportViewer.aspx?ReportPath=/DatawarehouseReports/CertificatesExternalPublicDataWarehouse&amp;ReportVisibility=1&amp;ReportCategory=2</a></p><p>Both data sources were accessed on 23 June 2017. No information is available on previous capacity before the stations accredited under the RO.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/06/2017 12:51:08 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

750363

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	Post Offices: Bank Services
	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 received any representations on the Post Office's planned operation of Transcash in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	3839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has not received any representation on the Post Office’s operation of Santander’s Transcash service in 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/07/2017 08:29:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

731830

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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	Gas Fired Power Stations
	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 total installed generating capacity is of those gas-powered generating stations which have been constructed in England since 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The current total installed generating capacity of gas-powered generating stations which have been constructed in England since 2000 is 12,611 MW.</p><p>This information is publicly available as part of DUKES (Digest of UK Energy Statistics) at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577712/DUKES_2016_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/577712/DUKES_2016_FINAL.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/06/2017 12:53:25 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

517064

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to help fill potential skills shortages resulting from the £35,000 income requirement for settlement of Tier 2 skilled workers over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	36237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Recognised shortage occupations are exempt from the £35,000 threshold as are PhD level roles. In other cases the Government believes that it is reasonable to require Tier 2 skilled migrants to earn a minimum of £35,000 to be eligible to settle in the UK. Tier 2 workers are in graduate-level roles, and £35,000 reflects the 2011 median pay for UK workers in skilled jobs which qualified for Tier 2.</p><p>Employers and visa holders have had time to prepare. The previous Government announced in 2012 that, from 6 April 2016, Tier 2 visa holders who applied for settlement in the UK would be required to meet the £35,000 threshold. The Home Office published a full impact assessment on proposed changes to Tier 2 settlement rules when they were laid before Parliament on 15 March 2012. This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117957/impact-assessment-tier2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117957/impact-assessment-tier2.pdf</a>.’</p><p>Skills are a devolved matter. In England we are supporting 3 million more apprenticeships in this Parliament, including degree apprenticeships and more at the higher levels. We are also focussing on the higher level skills employers demand by introducing ground breaking reforms to technical and professional education to support sectors where there are recognised skills gaps, and establishing national colleges to deliver high level specialist vocational skills.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/05/2016 11:21:42 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

515679

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Trade Union Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the applicability of the provisions of the Trade Union Bill to officials of the devolved administrations.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	904715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The Trade Union Act 2016 is about employment and industrial relations law, which are reserved matters. The Act will apply to public sector officials across Great Britain in the same manner, and therefore no specific assessment has been made of its applicability to officials of the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 05/05/2016 15:09:22 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 57947 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

458067

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Care Leavers: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers who were aged 19, 20 or 21 in the years ending 31 March (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	29942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>Data on the number of care leavers aged 19 to 21 years is published in table F1 of the statistical first release ‘Children looked after, including care leavers and adoption’[1].</p><p>Data is not published on the number of care leavers who were formerly unaccompanied asylum seeking children.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/03/2016 16:14:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449808

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Care Leavers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers aged between 19 and 21 local authorities were in contact with in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015; and how many such care leavers were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	25346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Information on care leavers in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015, who were aged 19, 20 and 21 in 2013 and 2014 is not available. However, the information for care leavers aged 19, 20, or 21 in 2014 and 2015 is shown in the tables below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Accommodation type<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Suitable</strong></p></td><td><p>20,570</p></td><td><p>21,010</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unsuitable</strong></p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1,840</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21 with whom the local authority were in touch</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21,980</p></td><td><p>22,520</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><ol><li><p>This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p></li><li><p>Suitability of accommodation is not recorded where the young person has gone abroad, been deported or where their residence is not known.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 25428 question first answered 05/02/2016 13:44:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald