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431368

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2015 to Question 12011, when the consultation on making property ownership by foreign companies more transparent will begin.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	17111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 14 October 2015 to UIN: 12011.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/11/2015 11:36:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

431369

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the vulnerability of the UK's critical infrastructure from cyber attack; and what investment his Department is making to improve the security of the UK's critical infrastructure from such attacks.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	17118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>For security reasons we do not comment on details of our vulnerability to cyber attacks. The Government takes cyber security very seriously; since 2011 we have invested £860 million in a National Cyber Security Programme. As announced in the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, we plan to almost double investment in cyber security to £1.9bn over the next five years, which includes further investment in protecting the UK’s critical national infrastructure.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/11/2015 13:02:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

431370

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department is monitoring the implementation of the family test across Government.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	17142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014, through the publication of guidance for officials - which can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a>. Consideration of the Family Test takes place as part of the usual policy making process within departments.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 26/11/2015 12:12:13 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

431371

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people making use of new pension freedoms have sought professional, regulated financial advice since April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	17096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the information requested.</p><br /><p>However, the Government is committed to ensuring that all consumers can access high quality, affordable advice so they can make informed decisions about their hard-earned money.</p><br /><p>That is why the Treasury has launched, jointly with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Financial Advice Market Review which will examine how consumers can best be provided with the help and advice the need.</p><br /><p>The Treasury and the FCA published a Call for Input on 12 October seeking views from all interested parties on how financial advice could work better for consumers. The Call for Input will run until 22 December and the review will report back with proposals ahead of Budget 2016.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/12/2015 17:33:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

431372

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Shipley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the local economy of the closure of the HM Revenue and Customs office in Shipley; and if he will place a copy of that assessment in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	17099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2015 answer text <p>On 12 November, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced the next stage of its ten-year modernisation programme. As part of that, the department demonstrated its long-term commitment to Yorkshire and the Humber by setting out that it would establish a Regional Centre in Leeds.</p><br /><p>A number of factors were considered by HMRC when deciding where to locate its new Regional Centres. In addition to cost, it considered local and national transport links, the local labour market, supply of future workforce and the retention of current staff and skills.</p><br /><p>HMRC modelled the impact of locating the Regional Centre for Yorkshire and the Humber in both Bradford and Leeds. For both scenarios, it took into account the potential loss of jobs for staff expected to be outside of reasonable daily travel (defined as approximately 1 hour from home to work, though dependent on individual circumstances).</p><br /><p>HMRC first shared its transformation plans with its employees 18 months ago. Since then has held more than 2,000 events across the UK, setting out how and why it is changing. The department is committed to continuing to support all of its employees who are affected by these changes.</p><br /><p>Staff in Yorkshire attended a number of face-to-face events, providing feedback on the potential location of the regional centre. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their personal circumstances in one-to-one meetings with their manager.</p><br /><p>This transformation programme will ultimately enable HMRC to deliver better public services at lower cost to the taxpayer. It will generate estate savings of £100 million a year by 2025.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 17066 17067 17068 17069 17070 17085 question first answered 27/11/2015 14:46:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

431373

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will meet the revised December 2015 target for upgrading air defence radars at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan to the TPS-77 radar standard.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	17092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The Type 92 radars at Remote Radar Heads Buchan and Benbecula have both been upgraded to the TPS-77 standard; the Buchan upgrade was completed on 30 March 2015 and the Benbecula upgrade on 3 July 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/11/2015 16:46:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

431374

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to communicate to local authorities and developers of onshore wind renewables projects the effect of the time taken to upgrade air defence radars at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	17093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>In respect of the upgrade of the Air Defence radar at Remote Radar Head (RRH) Buchan, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is in contact with the developers who proposed the upgrade as mitigation for their wind farm proposal.</p><p>At RRH Benbecula, the MOD is in contact with the Western Isles Council and developers via the Council's Working Group. In addition, the MOD provided an Air Defence update at the Aviation Management Board meeting on 5 November 2015 at which Scottish Government, the wind industry and RenewableUK representatives were present.</p><p>The MOD continues to undertake full technical and operational assessments of all site specific Air Defence radar mitigation proposals, including those to the upgraded TPS-77 radar systems at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan. It remains the responsibility of developers to submit site specific mitigation proposals. The MOD will determine whether the impact upon the radar is of a permissible level.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 17105 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:03:50 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

431375

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the time taken to upgrade air defence radars at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan to the TPS-77 radar standard.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	17094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The Type 92 radar has undergone extensive modifications to the signal processing equipment to bring the radar to TPS-77 standard. This complex work required the manufacture and replacement of safety-critical components and extensive testing, whilst also maintaining operational capability, which has necessitated the deployment of an additional radar whilst the Type 92 was being upgraded - all of which has been carefully managed by the Ministry of Defence and delivered to time and within cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/11/2015 16:46:29 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

431376

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operational assessment has been undertaken of proposals to use the upgraded TPS-77 radar systems at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan as mitigation for planned wind turbine developments.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	17105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>In respect of the upgrade of the Air Defence radar at Remote Radar Head (RRH) Buchan, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is in contact with the developers who proposed the upgrade as mitigation for their wind farm proposal.</p><p>At RRH Benbecula, the MOD is in contact with the Western Isles Council and developers via the Council's Working Group. In addition, the MOD provided an Air Defence update at the Aviation Management Board meeting on 5 November 2015 at which Scottish Government, the wind industry and RenewableUK representatives were present.</p><p>The MOD continues to undertake full technical and operational assessments of all site specific Air Defence radar mitigation proposals, including those to the upgraded TPS-77 radar systems at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan. It remains the responsibility of developers to submit site specific mitigation proposals. The MOD will determine whether the impact upon the radar is of a permissible level.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 17093 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:03:51 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

431377

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the development of Watchkeeper.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	17136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Development costs are not separately identified as they are included within the main Demonstration, Manufacturing and Initial Support contract with Thales UK. The current total financial approval for development and delivery of Watchkeeper to Full Operating Capability is £927 million.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/11/2015 16:47:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier