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91347

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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	Small Businesses: Loans
	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 availability of finance for small firms and the level of lending by banks to small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	905314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Recent data from the Bank of England shows some signs that bank lending to SMEs is starting to recover. Gross lending to SMEs in the first 7 months of 2014 was nearly £30 billion, up 21% on the equivalent period last year. Net lending was at zero or modestly positive in each of the last three months if overdrafts are excluded, reversing a long term negative trend. Credit conditions, however, remain tight for the smallest businesses in particular.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Twickenham answering member printed Vince Cable question first answered 11/09/2014 15:26:49 answering member 207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

46606

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions practical driving tests have been appealed to magistrates' and sheriff courts in each year since 2008; how many such appeals were upheld; and for what reasons.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	194919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2008 DVSA holds record of 12 practical driving test appeals that have come before the magistrate's court; we have no record of any practical driving test appeals that have come before the Sheriff's court. None of these appeals were upheld as detailed in the chart below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date and place of hearing </strong></td><td><strong>Under S90 or S133 RTA </strong></td><td><strong>Outcome </strong></td></tr><tr><td>11.06.2008 - Croydon</td><td>S133</td><td>Dismissed</td></tr><tr><td>27.01.2009 - Bexley Heath</td><td>S90</td><td>Dismissed</td></tr><tr><td>25.03.2009 - Caernarfon</td><td>S133</td><td>Withdrawn</td></tr><tr><td>01/06/2009 - UNKNOWN</td><td>S90</td><td>Settled without prejudice prior to hearing</td></tr><tr><td>15.07.2009 Leicester</td><td>S90</td><td>Dismissed</td></tr><tr><td>31.07.2009 Leicester</td><td>S133</td><td>Withdrawn</td></tr><tr><td>5.11.2010 - UNKNOWN</td><td>S90</td><td>Failed to attend preliminary hearing</td></tr><tr><td>28.02.2011 Coventry</td><td>S133</td><td>Withdrawn</td></tr><tr><td>13.09.2011 Sheffield</td><td>S90</td><td>Not upheld</td></tr><tr><td>26.07.2012 Wakefield</td><td>S90</td><td>Cancelled preliminary hearing</td></tr><tr><td>02.08.2012 Bournemouth</td><td>S90</td><td>Withdrawn</td></tr><tr><td>11.11.2013 Wolverhampton</td><td>S133</td><td>Withdrawn at hearing on judge's advice</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

46609

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average age of rolling stock serving the (a) Tees Valley Line and (b) Esk Valley Line is.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	194914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The rolling stock operated on these two lines is a mixture of Class 142 and Class 156 units which were constructed between 1985 and 1989.</p><p> </p><p>However, the age of rolling stock is a crude measure of quality – as a properly planned refurbishment of an older train can result in a very pleasant travelling environment and a &quot;new train feel&quot; but at a fraction of the cost of a new unit.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the average age of rolling stock is available from the Office of Rail Regulation's website, by following this link:</p><p><a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/53dcc4e1-3223-48f9-9e9c-10d51359cdd7" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/53dcc4e1-3223-48f9-9e9c-10d51359cdd7</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

65730

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Police: Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the extent to which chief officers of territorial police forces have used the Marine Navigation Act 2013 to permit port constables to act outside their port area for policing purposes connected with the port constable's police area.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	203891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Of the six English port police forces, able to use the Marine Navigation Act, the port police forces for Bristol, Dover and Teesport have sought and received the consent of the Chief Constable of the relevant territorial police force to exercise certain powers outside their port area, while a fourth, Liverpool Port Police, is currently seeking it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 09/07/2014 14:07:13 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

600635

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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	Crimea: Tatars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the treatment of the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	48447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text The human rights situation in Crimea has deteriorated significantly since the Russia's illegal annexation. We are deeply concerned about the treatment of Crimean Tatars who face regular harassment including arrests, detentions, disappearances, threats to seize property, and restrictions on their rights of worship, assembly and expression, including a ban on the Mejlis council. We are aware of reports that 18 Crimean Tatars are currently held in Russian-run prisons and several more are under arrest for opposing the illegal annexation of Crimea. International human rights organisations such as the UN and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe are barred from entering Crimea. We continue to call on Russia to allow them immediate and unfettered access. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/10/2016 16:20:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

600649

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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	Ukraine: Aviation
	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 planning to take in respect of Russia as a result of the findings of the independent MH17 Joint Investigation Team.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	48456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Joint Investigation Team's ongoing investigation is essential to ensure that those responsible for this incident are brought to justice. Its initial criminal report has provided clear evidence that the missile that brought down MH17 was Russian-made, and launched from within territory held by Russian-backed separatist groups. We have urged Russia to engage constructively with the findings, the ongoing investigation, and any resulting attempts to prosecute those identified as the perpetrators.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/10/2016 16:22:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

683007

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2017
	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	Ukraine: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the extent of and (b) who is responsible for growth in the level of violence in the Donbas region of Ukraine; and whether such violence constitutes a breach of the ceasefire agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	62742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The increase in fighting and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in recent days around the town of Avdiivka in the Donbas represents a serious escalation. We have called publicly for all sides to demonstrate restraint, facilitate humanitarian access, and to commit to a full and sustained ceasefire, in line with the provisions of the Minsk Agreements.</p><p>Such fighting is clearly in breach of the ceasefire commitments set out in the Minsk Agreements. We are clear that the conflict in Ukraine has been caused, and is sustained by, deliberate Russian destabilisation of Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/02/2017 17:37:50 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

622121

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans unilaterally to grant China market economy status in the event of the UK leaving the EU and its single market.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	50493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains a full member of the EU until we formally exit and all rights and obligations under the EU, including trade defence measures, still apply. We will continue to support the EU’s trade agenda and we look forward to the Commission’s proposals on Market Economy Status later in the Autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 31/10/2016 16:41:03 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

50137

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, whether his Department will attend the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia Forum 2014 in Valletta.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	198074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

423909

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	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 discussions her Department has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the potential costs of cleaning pollutants from SSI property in Redcar.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	13274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Officials in the Environment Agency and the Health and Safety Executive have been working with the Official Receiver to ensure that the SSI Redcar site is closed down in a safe manner and with minimal impact to the environment and human health. The closure Plan which the Official Receiver is now implementing will deliver a ‘safe state’ position.</p><p>Government continues to work closely with all relevant parties to establish the potential costs of cleaning pollutants from the site.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/11/2015 13:05:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop