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47121
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-07more like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
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25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been disbursed in compensation for the carbon price floor in each month since April 2013. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
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Tom Greatrex more like this
uin 195488 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Government is waiting for state aid approval from the European Commission for the carbon price floor compensation scheme. We expect to get a final decision later this month and we are hopeful that we will be able to commence the scheme shortly thereafter.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
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label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Tom Greatrex more like this
47257
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-07more like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
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25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure women's equal and meaningful participation in the Syrian peace process. more like this
tabling member constituency Wrexham more like this
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Ian Lucas more like this
uin 195638 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>It is vital that Syrian women are able to participate fully in decisions about the future of their country. We continue to raise international awareness of this important issue and the Foreign Secretary has written to the UN Secretary General, the Joint Special Envoy, and a number of Foreign Ministers recommending that Syrian women should be able to participate fully in the peace process. We are providing £200,000 of support to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom to strengthen the capacity of Syrian women's groups to engage in the transition process. The Foreign Secretary was pleased to meet representatives from the Syrian Women's Initiative for Peace and Democracy during Geneva II, and the UK intends to offer further practical support in close coordination with UN Women and donors.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent more like this
answering member printed Hugh Robertson more like this
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label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson more like this
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label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas more like this
47014
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-04more like thismore than 2014-04-04
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
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25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding has been invested by the Green Investment Bank in the development of wood-based industries and technologies. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
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Mrs Anne McGuire more like this
uin 195346 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Green Investment Bank (GIB) may invest only in specified green sectors. Its scope to finance projects involving wood based industries is limited to projects that use either waste wood recovered from landfill or wood pellets made from forestry management waste as biomass fuel to generate renewable energy. GIB has directly committed £12 million of debt finance to one project that uses waste wood to generate electricity and £100 million of finance towards the conversion of Drax power station to run partly on biomass fuel pellets rather than coal. In addition, the Bank has indirectly committed through its specialist fund managers £37 million of finance to projects that generate power from recovered waste wood and £21 million to projects that generate power from biomass pellets. Information about these and other GIB transactions to date can be found on the GIB website: <a href="http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/" target="_blank">www.greeninvestmentbank.com</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
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label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
636
label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire more like this
47015
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-04more like thismore than 2014-04-04
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much regional growth funding has been allocated to LEPs for wood-focused initiatives to create jobs in rural areas. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
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Mrs Anne McGuire more like this
uin 195352 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>Agriculture is a restricted sector under State Aid rules, therefore regional growth funds cannot be allocated to Local Enterprise Partnerships for wood-focused initiatives.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
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label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
636
label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire more like this
47016
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-04more like thismore than 2014-04-04
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 220W, on bananas, if he will hold discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the effect of supermarket pricing policies on banana farmers. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds North West more like this
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Greg Mulholland more like this
uin 195363 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills maintains regular dialogue with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). If the CMA receives evidence that anti-competitive practices are having an adverse effect on the supply chain for bananas, the Department would consider discussing, as part of its ongoing communications with the CMA, the issues arising.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
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answering member
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label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1540
label Biography information for Greg Mulholland more like this
47017
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-04more like thismore than 2014-04-04
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 220W, on bananas, what the evidential basis is for his statement that the grocery retail market is working well for UK consumers. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds North West more like this
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Greg Mulholland more like this
uin 195378 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The most recent assessment by the Competition Commission of competition in the grocery retail sector (“The supply of groceries in the UK market investigation”, 2008) found that the sector generally worked well for UK consumers and that the main retailers were not exploiting dominant positions.</p><p> </p><p>If there is evidence of anti-competitive behaviour in the groceries retail sector, this should be sent to the Competition and Markets Authority.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
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label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1540
label Biography information for Greg Mulholland more like this
47018
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-04more like thismore than 2014-04-04
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the (a) level of government funding for and (b) effect of research undertaken to date into gender differences in brain development and functioning. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
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Chi Onwurah more like this
uin 195379 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the level of funding or effect of research in this area.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Havant more like this
answering member printed Mr David Willetts more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Willetts more like this
tabling member
4124
label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this
47021
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-04more like thismore than 2014-04-04
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Written Statement of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 81WS on Improving Public Services, how much each local authority will receive from the £90 million funding made available to all councils so they can start investing to save; and how the allocation of such funding will be calculated. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds Central more like this
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Hilary Benn more like this
uin 195393 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p>The £90 million funding which has been made available immediately for local authorities to start investing to save is made up of three different elements:</p><p>One million pounds for nine local authorities working with the Public Service Transformation Network to speed up and scale up their transformation plans; and £6 million for thirteen local authorities that narrowly missed out on funding in the 2013-14 Transformation Challenge Award bidding process. The allocations for these funds were published on 3 April.</p><p>£83 million of unused capitalisation provision has been returned to all councils in England. This can be used as councils see fit. In line with the published capitalisation policy and procedures for 2013-14, the unused capitalisation provision has been distributed to all authorities in accordance with their share of the 2013-14 Start Up Funding Assessment.</p><p>Full lists of local authorities' allocations for each of these elements are set out in tables that have been deposited in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
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answering member
4009
label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
tabling member
413
label Biography information for Hilary Benn more like this
47023
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-04more like thismore than 2014-04-04
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March, Official Report, column 439W, on wind power, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the use of recoveries in the planning system with regards to onshore wind developments on (a) investment in onshore wind, (b) energy bills, (c) competition in the market, (d) community benefit and (e) onshore wind supply chain and jobs. more like this
tabling member constituency Sunderland Central more like this
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Julie Elliott more like this
uin 195388 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>This type of assessment has not been carried out by this Department. Planning is a quasi-judicial process and decisions on planning proposals should be made in accordance with planning law. This requires that applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. I refer the hon. Member to the written statement of 10 October 2013 <em>Official Report,</em>Column 30-31WS, which explains why we are giving particular scrutiny to planning appeals involving renewable energy developments.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Keighley more like this
answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
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label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
tabling member
4127
label Biography information for Julie Elliott more like this
47024
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-04more like thismore than 2014-04-04
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will commission an assessment of the dangers and problems of vehicles parked on pavements. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
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Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 195400 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p>The Department has no plans to commission a report into pavement parking.</p><p> </p><p>In London there is a general ban on parking on the footway. In the rest of England there is no such prohibition but local authorities outside London have wide-ranging powers to make Traffic Regulation Orders to prohibit pavement parking on designated lengths of highway or over a wide area.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
grouped question UIN 195401 more like this
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answering member
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label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this