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933927

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on promoting premium (a) diesel and (b) petrol to motorists as a result of the lower levels of harmful emissions from those fuels; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	159560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomes any improvements in fuels that reduce the environmental impact of transport.</p><p> </p><p>It is not the role of Government to promote premium fuels; it is for the manufacturers and retailers to supply evidence of benefits from fuels they define as “premium” to their customers and promote them accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2018 12:57:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

919251

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of whether (a) premium diesel and (b) premium petrol (i) prolong engine life and (ii) increase fuel efficiency in motor vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	151121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answers I gave on 29 November 2017, to Questions UIN 114805 and 114806.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/06/2018 13:09:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

793020

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on evidence that premium diesel and premium petrol create less emissions and deliver improved miles per gallon, when all other engine performance variables are the same; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	114805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Fuels sold in the UK must conform to the Motor Fuels (Composition and content) Regulations 1999. Producers also voluntarily comply with the relevant British Standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not undertaken any research on the comparative performance of premium diesel or premium petrol sold by retailers on UK forecourts. It is for manufacturers and retailers to supply evidence for any claimed benefits from fuels they define as “premium”.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes any improvements in fuels that reduce the environmental impact of transport.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 114806 question first answered 29/11/2017 10:17:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

793021

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on evidence that premium diesel and premium petrol lead to increased engine life; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	114806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Fuels sold in the UK must conform to the Motor Fuels (Composition and content) Regulations 1999. Producers also voluntarily comply with the relevant British Standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not undertaken any research on the comparative performance of premium diesel or premium petrol sold by retailers on UK forecourts. It is for manufacturers and retailers to supply evidence for any claimed benefits from fuels they define as “premium”.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes any improvements in fuels that reduce the environmental impact of transport.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 114805 question first answered 29/11/2017 10:17:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

765477

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has received from the public purse for public transport provision in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	105739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority has access to the funding provided through the Local Growth Fund to the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership for the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund. This will amount to £781m over the 30 years from 2015. It is for the LEP working with its partners to decide how the funding is used.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, since the West Yorkshire Combined Authority was established on 1 April 2014, the Department of Transport has provided the Combined Authority with the following funding to support public transport:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds Rail Growth scheme</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds Station Southern Access*</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds Public Transport Improvements</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Integrated Transport Block</p></td><td><p>27.1</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Sustainable Transport Fund</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Access Funding</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Emission Bus scheme</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTE grant for rail ***</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td><td><p>44.4</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*£0.6m was provided for this project in 2013/14 to WYCA’s predecessor body, the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority.</p><p>** to be paid.</p><p>*** Under the terms of the new Northern franchise agreement all subsidies are now paid directly to the train operator</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 15:12:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

722157

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Cement: Coal
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 much coal the UK cement industry used in each year from 2005 to the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	71062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Since answering the question on 16<sup>th</sup> March 2017 BEIS has identified a source for this information.</p><p>The table below shows how much coal the UK cement industry used each year from 2005-2015:</p><p><strong><em>Coal consumption by UK cement industry, 2005-2015 (coal used in tonnes)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>959,450</p></td><td><p>875,255</p></td><td><p>1,150,252</p></td><td><p>919,016</p></td><td><p>572,618</p></td><td><p>592,447</p></td><td><p>602,976</p></td><td><p>497,901</p></td><td><p>483,807</p></td><td><p>530,371</p></td><td><p>569,253</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This reduction was in part due to the industry switching to waste-derived alternative fuels, including biomass.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: Mineral Products Association</em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 11:15:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

722158

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Plastics: Coal
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 quality of steam coal the UK carbon fibre industry requires; where it currently sources coal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	71063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold data on coal consumption at this level of disaggregation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 11:15:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

708645

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
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	Coal: Colombia
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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US on elimination of child labour in the Colombian coal mining industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	66624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not engaged with the US government on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2017 17:47:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

708648

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
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	Iron and Steel: Coal
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 much coal the UK iron and steel industry has used in each year from 2005 to the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	66613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows how much coal the UK iron and steel industry used each year from 2005-2015:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Coal used by UK iron &amp; steel industry<sup>(1)</sup> (thousand tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>6,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>7,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>7,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>7,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>5,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>6,329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,003</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6,544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5,187</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1) Includes coal used in coke manufacture, blast furnaces and final consumption by the iron &amp; steel industry. Excludes imported coke products.</p><p>Source: Table DUKES 2.1 Digest of UK Energy Statistics, July 2016, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/03/2017 15:36:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

708649

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
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	Coal: Cement
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 much coal the UK cement industry has used in each year from 2005 to the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	66614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold coal consumption data at this level of disaggregation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/03/2017 15:37:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies