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990431

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date	18/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the recent Court of Appeal judgement in the case of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Jacqueline Lewis against the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the new Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive will be applied to the local government pension scheme in January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	181285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Following the Government’s success at the Court of Appeal, pending the conclusion of any further legal proceedings, I intend to reinstate the guidance provided to Local Government Pension Scheme administering authorities requiring that they should not pursue investment policies that are contrary to UK foreign policy or UK defence policy.</p><p>Separately, the Directive on the Activities and Supervision of Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP II) is due to be implemented by 13 January 2019. We do not feel it is necessary to change the rules of the Local Government Pension Scheme to give effect to it as we consider that its investment rules and governance requirements already comply with the Directive’s objectives.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/11/2018 15:48:28 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 80259 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

988642

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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 plans he has for the use of Article 6.4 of the Paris Climate Change Agreement in any alternative scheme to the EU Emissions Trading System after the UK leaves the EU to allow international greenhouse gas mitigation projects to count towards UK emission reduction targets.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	180187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering all factors in relation to the UK’s future participation, or otherwise, in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), in consultation with stakeholders. A range of long-term alternatives are currently under consideration including continued participation in the EU ETS after 2020, a UK ETS (linked or standalone) or a carbon tax. We welcome input from stakeholders and we intend to share more details on policy design in due course.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, I can assure you that the Government is engaging closely in The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations on Article 6, to ensure the underlying rules, modalities and procedures support ambitious global action under the Paris Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/10/2018 16:51:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

942512

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to include hydrogen refuelling stations within the scope of the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	164424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The purpose of the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund is to catalyse private sector investment into the electric vehicle chargepoint network.</p><p> </p><p>There are separate interventions to support the uptake of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and roll out more cutting edge infrastructure. This includes funding which will see additional hydrogen refuelling stations being built as well as upgrades to existing refuelling infrastructure. In addition, government funding has supported the opening of the UK’s first integrated forecourt hydrogen refuelling station at the Shell Beaconsfield site, making it the first location in the country selling hydrogen fuel as well as petrol and diesel.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/07/2018 16:32:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

746214

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the UK to ratify International Labour Organisation Convention 185 on seafarers' identity documents; and what recent steps he has taken towards obtaining ratification.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	1612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has always been supportive of the Convention but in line with a number of other States preferred alignment with the International Civil Aviation Organizations Standards for Travel Documents (ICAO 9303) as this provided for a more secure document.</p><p> </p><p>The UK was a key State in pushing through the amendments that were formally adopted in 2016 that finally aligned the Convention with ICAO 9303. There are now a number of technical and practical issues that the UK needs to resolve and that we are actively working on. Providing these can be suitably addressed we can then consider ratification.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/07/2017 16:16:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416228

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much of the Government's £1.1 billion capital infrastructure fund for 2015-16 will be spent during 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>For the purpose of my response I have interpreted the £1.1bn capital infrastructure fund to be the long term Science Capital allocation announced at Spending Review 2013.</p><p>The long term Science Capital allocation is allocated by financial year, and Government plans are to spend the full amount of £1.1bn in financial year 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/09/2015 16:57:44 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

100317

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to link an increase of the earnings threshold for carer's allowance to the rise in the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	211436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The earnings threshold in Carer’s Allowance is regularly reviewed. It is designed to enable carers to maintain a link with the labour market and achieve greater financial independence. It is increased periodically, most recently from £100 to £102 on 20 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 29/10/2014 17:42:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham