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856885

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date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of his Department’s cloud hosting contracts have been awarded to (a) hyperscale cloud providers and (b) UK SMEs in each of the last three years; and what the value was of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	131397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has a number of cloud hosting contracts, which are typically with large scale vendors via framework resellers.</p><p> </p><p>7 contracts have been awarded to (a), comprising 50% of the total such contracts awarded, and with an overall value of £13,770,480.6</p><p> </p><p>9 contracts have been awarded to (b), comprising 64% of the total such contracts awarded, and with an overall value of £7,575,356.06</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/03/2018 16:12:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

856886

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of his Department’s cloud hosting contracts have been awarded to (a) hyperscale cloud providers and (b) UK SMEs in each of the last three years; and what the value was of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	131398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office is a small Ministerial Department and does not run its own IT system and therefore does not centrally collect the specific data requested.</p><p>Information regarding contracts above the value of £10,000 is published on Contracts Finder on GOV.UK, available at https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder.</p><p>The Interception of Communications Commissioner and the Information Commissioner’s Office also have responsibilities in this area.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 12/03/2018 16:07:09 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

856887

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the volume of UK citizens’ data held by companies (a) supplying cloud services to his Department and (b) contracted to deliver cloud services on behalf of his Department that is subject to information requests from US Government bodies.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	131399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>My department does not centrally collect the specific data requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding contracts above the value of £10,000 is published on Contracts Finder on GOV.UK, available at https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder.</p><p> </p><p>The Interception of Communications Commissioner and the Information Commissioner’s Office also have responsibilities in this area.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/03/2018 16:08:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

856892

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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: Meters
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 assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of imposing fines on energy companies that do not meet their smart meter roll-out obligations.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	131404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Energy suppliers’ licence conditions require them to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to roll-out smart meters to all their domestic and small business customers by 31 December 2020. Ofgem is responsible for regulating energy suppliers against this obligation.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem will make decisions on whether to take action against energy suppliers that do not comply with their smart meter obligations in line with their Enforcement Guidelines. This is consistent with the approach taken on any other regulatory breaches by energy suppliers. A number of factors are taken into account including customer detriment. Ofgem’s Enforcement Guidelines are available here: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/enforcement-guidelines" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/enforcement-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 131405 question first answered 12/03/2018 16:51:07 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

856893

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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: Meters
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that fines levied on energy companies for failing to meet their smart meter roll-out targets are not passed on to consumers through higher bills; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	131405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Energy suppliers’ licence conditions require them to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to roll-out smart meters to all their domestic and small business customers by 31 December 2020. Ofgem is responsible for regulating energy suppliers against this obligation.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem will make decisions on whether to take action against energy suppliers that do not comply with their smart meter obligations in line with their Enforcement Guidelines. This is consistent with the approach taken on any other regulatory breaches by energy suppliers. A number of factors are taken into account including customer detriment. Ofgem’s Enforcement Guidelines are available here: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/enforcement-guidelines" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/enforcement-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 131404 question first answered 12/03/2018 16:51:07 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

856901

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on threats of expedited deportation made to asylum seekers and refugees held in immigration detention centres.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	131413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Home Office officials regularly meet a range of stakeholders to discuss matters relating to the asylum and returns issues.</p><p>All asylum claims lodged in the UK will be carefully considered on their individual merits and we will not remove anyone who has a well-founded fear of persecution or who would face serious harm in their country of origin.</p><p>For all detained cases, continual case progression and regular detention reviews ensure that time in detention is minimised. Published guidance makes clear that asylum claims managed in detention should be progressed as quickly as the circumstances of the case allow while ensuring a fair process.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/03/2018 14:38:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

856903

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that mental health conditions are adequately accounted for in personal independence payment assessments.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	131415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The assessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) considers the overall impact of a claimant’s health condition or impairment on their functional ability, rather than focusing on a particular diagnosis. Therefore the PIP assessment takes account of the impact of mental health conditions as well as physical disabilities. Equally, the PIP assessment forms that underpin the assessment include provision to consider mental health issues as well as physical issues.</p><p> </p><p>66% of PIP recipients with mental health conditions get the enhanced rate daily living component, compared with 22% who received the highest DLA care component, and 31% of PIP recipients with mental health conditions get the enhanced rate mobility rate, compared with just 10% of DLA recipients.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 131518 question first answered 12/03/2018 17:05:56 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

856907

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childminding: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childminder agencies have registered with Ofsted since the Children and Families Act 2014 came into force.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	131419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Ofsted publishes a regular series of statistics relating to early years providers, including childminder agencies, which can be viewed from this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 August 2017, eleven childminder agencies were registered with Ofsted.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/03/2018 17:12:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

856908

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Silvertown Tunnel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the authority is for contractors working on behalf of Transport for London to conduct preparatory Silvertown Tunnel bore hole drilling works in Bugsbys Reach in advance of a decision on development consent for the proposed Silvertown Tunnel.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	131420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Transport in London is a matter for Transport for London (TfL) and the Mayor. We understand from TfL that these works are being carried out under a statutory permit granted by the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p><p>It is standard procedure for investigative works such as these to be carried out in advance of major development proposals and the works are without prejudice to the Secretary of State’s determination of the application for development consent for the Silvertown Tunnel.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/03/2018 15:07:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

856912

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Obesity: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the instances of childhood obesity being the primary cause of cancer among children aged 16 and under, in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	131424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2018 16:52:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell