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670680

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date	10/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	London Underground: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the daily cost to the UK economy of a strike on the London Underground.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury has not made any estimate of the daily cost to the UK economy of a strike on the London Underground.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates have been calculated by various business groups but these estimates vary significantly and their accuracy has not been verified.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 13/01/2017 11:51:42 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670686

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the total revenue from stamp duty in the 2017-18 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not forecast revenues for Stamp Duty specifically but this forms part of the forecast for Stamp Taxes on Shares, which is an aggregate of Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax receipts. Forecasts for Stamp Taxes on Shares, along with forecasts for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) revenue are produced by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in Table 4.6 of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) publication found here: <a href="http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/Nov2016EFO.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/Nov2016EFO.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest forecasts were published in November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/01/2017 14:07:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670737

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the continued collaboration of aircraft carrier capabilities after HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales are commissioned.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>France and the UK enjoy a close Defence relationship, spanning a diverse set of capabilities. As the only two European nations capable of fielding credible carrier strike into the future, we already collaborate strongly on carrier capabilities and interoperability, and this will endure and strengthen once HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH and HMS PRINCE OF WALES are commissioned.</p><p>The next UK-France Naval Staff talks, this spring, include Carrier collaboration as one of the headline agenda items.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/01/2017 16:13:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670760

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that working class, white males are better able to access higher education.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>We want to ensure that everyone with the potential has the opportunity to benefit from higher education, regardless of their background. In our most recent Guidance to the Director of Fair Access, we asked him to focus universities on increasing the participation of white, working-class boys in higher education.</p><p>We are also legislating to introduce a Transparency Duty on institutions which would require them to publish application, offer and drop-out rates by socio-economic background, ethnicity and gender. Other measures in the Higher Education and Research Bill focusing on widening participation by under-represented groups include:</p><p>o bringing together Office for Fair Access (OFFA) and Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) resources and expertise in the proposed Office for Students (OfS) to rationalise and improve delivery;</p><p>o ensuring access and participation plans explicitly cover access, progression and student success; placing an overarching duty on the OfS to have regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity in relation to access and participation in all that it does; and</p><p>o ensuring the Director for Fair Access and Participation has a clear role within the OfS in relation to access and participation activities.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/01/2017 17:28:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670773

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Somaliland: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the bidding by Somaliland for Observer Status of the Commonwealth of Nations.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p><em>​</em>There is no observer status or associate membership of the Commonwealth of Nations. The criteria for membership include the requirement to be a full sovereign state, and Somaliland is not internationally recognised. HMG's position has long been that it is for Somalia and Somaliland to decide their future, and for regional neighbours to take the lead in recognising any new arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 16:07:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670829

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total budget for policing in the London Borough of Havering was in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. It is a matter for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, working with the Metropolitan Police Service, to determine how to distribute their available funding.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/01/2017 07:40:41 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670848

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on (a) consultancy, (b) lawyers and (c) accountancy fees in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Consultancy spend:</p><p> </p><p>FY 13/14: £198,344.00</p><p>FY 14/15: £101,330.00</p><p>FY 15/16: £52,119.87</p><p> </p><p>Legal spend:</p><p> </p><p>FY 13/14: £1,027,725.42</p><p>FY 14/15: £1,393,344.26</p><p>FY 15/16: £766,252.89</p><p> </p><p>The information for accountancy spend is not held in the form requested and can only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/01/2017 17:16:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670865

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Underground: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of fully automating the trains on the London Underground.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of this matter. The Mayor of London is responsible for the London Underground and any decision to move towards full automation of the trains would be entirely for him.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/01/2017 14:19:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670866

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce train fares in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>Train fare revenue is crucial to funding day-to-day railway operations and the massive upgrade programme we are delivering, all of which benefit passengers. However, the Government recognises the serious concern consumers have around the cost of rail fares. We recognise that the cost of travelling for rail passengers can seem high – this is why we have taken action and capped the rail fares we regulate at RPI+0% since 2014 and will continue to do so for the term of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The new West Midlands rail franchise, expected to commence in October 2017, will deliver a rail service that is fit for modern life and supports the sustainable growth of the West Midlands and the country as a whole. The Invitation to Tender requires bidders for the franchise to set out how they will provide clearer and more transparent information on fares so that it is simpler for customers to purchase tickets and find the cheapest fares and this could include the use of multi-buy discount tickets for passengers who travel less than five days a week.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/01/2017 10:42:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670910

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Technology
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 his Department is taking to promote the technology sector in (a) Manchester, (b) Birmingham and (c) Edinburgh.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>We are investing in new scientific infrastructure on a record scale by delivering on the £6.9 billion science capital commitment in our manifesto, and at Autumn Statement 2016 we announced that we will make the UK the global go-to nation for scientists, innovators and tech investors, by investing an extra £2 billion a year in R&amp;D by the end of this Parliament.</p><p>As part of this, there will be a new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) to back priority technologies - such as robotics and biotechnology - where the UK has the potential to turn strengths in research into a global industrial and commercial lead.</p><p>Examples of Government investment in the technology sector in the three cities in question are set out below.</p><p>In Greater Manchester, the Citylabs development is a flagship redevelopment of Manchester’s former Royal Eye Hospital into 94,000 sq ft of bespoke-built biomedical facilities. Located on Oxford Road, it sits within Europe’s largest clinical and academic campus, made up of Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Manchester. Citylabs opened in September 2014 and is the first phase of a health innovation campus. The second phase will include a private hospital and health/well-being centre. The Citylabs project received just under £1million ERDF for enabling works and £3.75million ERDF for the main works.</p><p>In Birmingham, Growth Deal funding will be used to create a Virtual Reality and Robotics Development Centre, developing the skills required to create and work within virtual reality environments, as well as the programming languages used in robotics. Growth Deal funding has also supported an extension of the incubator building at the Innovation Birmingham Campus providing an state of the art enterprise space enabling local universities to collaborate with business start-ups, many of which work in the technology sector.</p><p>In Edinburgh, the EPSRC has funded The Li-Fi R&amp;D Centre, which conducts internationally leading research in collaboration with, and on behalf of industry. It aims to accelerate society’s adoption of Li-Fi and emerging wireless technology through engagement with major industrial partners, to fully harness the commercial and innovative potential of Li-Fi, and to help establish a major new £5 billion ($8.5 billion) Li-Fi industry by 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/01/2017 14:01:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell