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1177502

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licences were (a) revoked and (b) suspended for medical reasons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	14723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The table below provides a breakdown of revocations or applications refused on medical grounds, for drivers with car and motorcycle entitlement (group one) and for drivers with lorry and bus entitlement (group two) for the last five calendar years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Group1 (car/motorcycle)</p></td><td><p>Group 2 (lorry/bus)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>47,658</p></td><td><p>8,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>61,354</p></td><td><p>10,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>59,163</p></td><td><p>11,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>61,482</p></td><td><p>12,242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>62,613</p></td><td><p>10,371</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Some individuals may be recorded in both groups as their licences to drive all vehicles have been revoked or refused. Others may not meet the higher medical standards required for driving lorries or buses but may have been allowed to retain their entitlement to drive cars and motorcycles.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does not temporarily suspend driving licences for medical reasons.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 13/02/2020 15:31:02 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

384535

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the office space owned or leased by her Department is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all such office space; and if she will place in the Library a copy of her most recent departmental real estate valuation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID occupies two buildings in the UK, one in Whitehall, London and the other in East Kilbride. We hold the leasehold on both properties and therefore no rent is paid.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 29/06/2015 16:21:23 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

420705

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Syria: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to distribute Syrian refugees amongst the British Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	11412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office is the lead UK Government department responsible for the handling of Syrian refugees. The British Overseas Territories have not been asked to take part in the resettlement of the Syrian refuges into their communities.</p><p>Immigration policy is a devolved responsibility for the Governments of the British Overseas Territories. If requested, it would therefore be for individual Overseas Territories to decide whether they would be willing to assist with the relocating of Syrian refugees in this particular case.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 20/10/2015 11:15:54 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

421057

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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 plans to take to encourage a return to representative, democratic governance in Zimbabwe once Mr Mugabe ceases to hold the office of President.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government supports progress towards a peaceful and prosperous Zimbabwe, where the rule of law and human rights are upheld, laying the foundations for long-term sustainable development. We frequently urge the Zimbabwean government to implement the new constitution agreed in 2013, which provides a foundation for improved governance and human rights, and to make necessary reforms to the electoral system to resolve the shortcomings identified by Southern African Development Community and the African Union observer mission during the 2013 elections. The UK also continues to support democracy by working with civil society organisations, human rights defenders and other stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 20/10/2015 13:02:24 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421061

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	British Overseas Territories: Politics and Government
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 the current level of representation of the British Overseas Territories at Westminster; and whether his Department plans to increase such representation and adopt a model similar to that used in (a) France and (b) the Netherlands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The constitutional status of the Territories was reviewed prior to the publication of the 2012 White Paper: Security, Success and Sustainability. We believe that the fundamental structure of our constitutional relationship is the right one, with powers devolved to the elected governments of the Territories to the maximum extent possible consistent with the UK retaining those powers necessary to discharge its sovereign responsibilities.</p><br /> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 20/10/2015 13:00:10 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421069

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	UN General Assembly
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what policy aims his Department achieved at the 69th session of the UN General Assembly.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>As a cornerstone of the international rules-based system, the UN is a universally recognised platform for countries to reach agreement on the global issues that affect us all. The opening session of the UN General Assembly brings together political leaders from across the world in a way that sets the multilateral agenda for the year ahead. Since the opening of the General Assembly’s 69th session in September 2014, notable achievements in support of UK policy aims include: a new set of global development goals to help eradicate extreme poverty within the next 15 years; support for the Secretary General to develop a comprehensive Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism; a General Assembly resolution on the Arms Trade Treaty which maintained momentum towards the Treaty’s entry into force in 2014; strong human rights resolutions on Syria and the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea; and $220m (£145m) in savings on peacekeeping mission costs.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/10/2015 15:55:33 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421160

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID is focussing its bilateral programme on reducing new HIV infection rates in southern Africa, the region hardest-hit by the epidemic. Our efforts are focused on the integration of HIV prevention and treatment services within sexual and reproductive health programmes. A particular emphasis is on the needs of women and girls and those populations most at risk.</p><br /><p>DFID is increasingly working through multilateral organisations, which can work in many more countries than the UK can reach on its own and at a much larger scale. That is why the UK made a commitment of up to a £1 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) for the 2014–16 replenishment.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 19/10/2015 15:15:28 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1176788

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme guidance to Central Bedfordshire Council.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	13436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>The On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) is a demand-led funding scheme which assists local authorities with the cost of installing chargepoints in residential streets. The funding available is for 75% of the capital costs of procuring and installing the chargepoint and an associated dedicated parking bay, and is administered by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV). In October 2019, I wrote to all local authorities encouraging them to send their strategies for infrastructure deployment and to take advantage of ORCS funding. Last month we announced that Government funding will be doubled to £10 million for the installation of chargepoints on residential streets next year. This could support as many as 3,600 chargepoints for those that do not have off-street parking.</p><p> </p><p>To date, no applications have been made for funding through ORCS from Central Bedfordshire Council. Luton Borough Council, which is in Bedfordshire, has applied for funding under the scheme and has been awarded £23,336 to support the installation of nine chargepoints.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/02/2020 14:47:03 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

419558

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that health facilities in countries affected by ebola are strengthened to ensure that they can prevent or contain a future outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	10654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK has committed £240m over two years in support of the Government of Sierra Leone’s Ebola Recovery Strategy, including major investment in health. Our interventions will aim to increase the capacity of district and national structures to identify and respond swiftly to future outbreaks of Ebola or other communicable diseases. We will build on the surveillance, command and control systems established during the response.</p><p>In Liberia, DFID has committed £6 million to the Health Sector Pool Fund over two years, to support access to safe, quality health services. The UK indirectly supports Guinea’s recovery through its contributions to WHO and other multilateral organisations. Globally, DFID and the Department of Health are seeking greater commitment from countries to implement the International Health Regulations, the internationally-agreed framework for national systems to prevent and respond to public health crises.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 12/10/2015 12:09:48 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

1141437

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Registration
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 implications for his maritime policies of the decision by international shipping company CMA CGM to reflag 40 vessels away from the UK Ship Register between February and April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	281107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>As an international shipping company, CMA CGM can make their own conclusions about which Flag State they are flagged based on their business and operational requirements.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 31/07/2019 16:24:31 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald