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748161

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date	04/07/2017
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, what his Department's policy is on neonicotinoid crop protection products.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	2757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>As part of the preparation for EU exit, we are considering future arrangements for the regulation of pesticides. Our highest priority will continue to be the protection of people and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains of the view that decisions on the use of pesticides should be based on a careful scientific assessment of the risks.</p><p> </p><p>Pesticides that carry unacceptable risks to pollinators should not be authorised. The Government keeps the developing evidence on neonicotinoids under review, advised by the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides, but on the basis of current available evidence, we support the existing restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2017 12:02:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

748227

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date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle provision of terrorist and extremist propaganda through social media, the internet and other online sources.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	2759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government has been clear there should be no safe space online for terrorists and their supporters to radicalise, recruit, incite, or inspire. The UK has been at the forefront of the online battle against extremist and terrorist material. The dedicated police Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) refers content that they assess as contravening UK terrorism legislation to industry and have secured the removal of over 280,000 pieces of terrorist-related material since its inception in February 2010.</p><p>This government continue to work with technology companies to encourage them to be more proactive in tackling terrorist material on the internet. Following a roundtable with the Home Secretary on 30 March 2017, Twitter, Facebook, Google and Microsoft announced they would look at options for establishing a global industry led forum specifically focussed on tackling online terrorist content. The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism was formally launched on 26 June 2017. We continue to engage regularly with industry and international partners to ensure the forum will have a truly sustained and positive impact in tackling the evolving online threat posed by terrorists.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/07/2017 15:53:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

748294

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ragwort
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Highways Agency is taking to remove ragwort from (a) roadsides and (b) other land from which it isresponsible.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	2758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Highways England’s policy is to remove any immediate threat of ragwort from roadsides and other land which it is responsible for in accordance with the Defra Code of practice. This includes such action as cutting back, herbicide treatment or uprooting.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2017 14:26:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

748349

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date	04/07/2017
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	Natural Gas: Competition
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 steps he is taking to further improve competition in the domestic gas industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	2760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Progress has been made in recent years to improve competition in the domestic retail gas with households now having a choice of around 55 companies supplying gas. Smaller suppliers are continuing to grow their market share and now have just over 18% of the domestic retail gas market.</p><p>We have reduced by half the time it takes to switch suppliers and are working with Ofgem to move to even faster and more reliable switching. Ofgem are working on developing better ways to engage consumers and on 3 July announced trials to help customers on expensive standard tariffs find and switch to cheaper energy deals.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 08:45:20 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight