Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

801181

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Marine Environment: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State Foreign and Commonwealth Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2017 to Question 109463, what assessment his Department has made of the level of international support for a new international agreement under the UN for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	117740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have been closely involved in the negotiations of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) to develop an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.</p><p>The fourth session of the PrepCom adopted, by consensus, a set of recommendations to the UN General Assembly so that it could take a decision on convening an Inter-Governmental Conference to finalise the new treaty. There was overwhelming support to moving towards negotiation of the new treaty.</p><p>However, the textual elements recommended for consideration do not reflect consensus and we recognise that the negotiations on some aspects of the treaty may be difficult, in particular matters related to marine genetic resources and benefit sharing, and the relationship with existing competent bodies such as the International Maritime Organization and regional fishery management organisations.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/12/2017 13:45:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

802201

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Anti-corruption Champion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to appoint an anti-corruption champion.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	117888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The government announced yesterday that John Penrose MP will be the Prime Minister's new Anti-Corruption Champion.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/12/2017 15:50:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 28370 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

802484

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress has been made on developing family hubs.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	902860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>We welcome the development of family hubs. We know that many areas are already moving towards this model of support for children and families.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is up to local councils to decide how to organise and commission services in their areas. Local councils are best placed to understand local needs and how best to meet them.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 11/12/2017 17:34:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

802523

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Terrorism: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the £1.4 million in funding requested by Manchester City Council following the Manchester Arena terror attack has been allocated to that Council.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	118073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s taskforce continues to work across Government and with officials in Manchester City Council to review requests for funding and expedite where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/12/2017 16:53:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802524

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with students and young people on improving relationships and sex education in schools.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	118074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>As part of our duty to introduce mandatory Relationships Education in primary schools and Relationships and Sex Education in secondary schools, the Department has begun a thorough and wide-ranging engagement with stakeholders. This process will help to make evidence-based decisions on the content of the regulations and statutory guidance for these subjects, as well as further consideration of the status of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to consulting young people as an important part of our engagement process. As we shape the guidance and age appropriate subject content, we want to ensure that it is relevant and ensures that pupils are taught the core knowledge to manage the challenges they will face in modern Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The engagement process will give students and young people the opportunity to participate. We will set out shortly more details about this.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/12/2017 16:29:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

802525

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase house building in the West Midlands Combined Authority area.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	118075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Over 1,111,000 additional homes have been delivered in England since April 2010, with 217,350 net additional dwellings in 2016-17, up 15 per cent on 2015-16 and 50 per cent on 2009-10.</p><p>But the Prime Minister has been clear – this should be a country that works for everyone. This means building more of the right homes, in the right places, and ensuring the housing market works for all parts of our community.</p><p>So at Autumn Budget 2017, we announced further reforms to tackle our broken housing market, including Planning reforms to ensure more land is available for housing and maximise the potential of our cities and towns to build new homes whilst protecting the Green Belt; more than £15 billion of new financial support over the next five years, taking total financial support to at least £44 billion to 2022/2023, and expanding the Homes and Communities Agency to become Homes England, bringing together money, expertise, planning and compulsory purchase powers.</p><p>We also agreed a second Devolution Deal with the West Midlands, which included support for a new Mayoral Housing Delivery Team, and are continuing work on a Housing Deal to increase the supply of land and housing delivery across the West Midlands.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/12/2017 12:24:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 29217 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

802526

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Wolverhampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were (a) started and (b) completed in Wolverhampton in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	118076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Estimates of house building, new build dwellings starts and completions for England and in each local authority district, to June quarter 2017, are shown in Live Table 253a at the following link.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p><p>Data for the September quarter 2017 is scheduled for publication on the 19 December 2017.</p><p>These only cover new build dwellings and should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall housing supply. The Department also publishes an annual release entitled ‘Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England’, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/12/2017 16:50:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

802528

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mersey Tunnels: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the letter to the Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth from the Metro Mayor Liverpool, dated 4 December 2017, on tolls on the Mersey Tunnel.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	118078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The letter from the Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region made no reference to the tolling of the Mersey Tunnels which is the responsibility of the Liverpool Metro Mayor.</p><p>The Hon Member for Denton and Reddish may be mistaking the Mersey Tunnels for the Mersey Gateway Bridge, about 18 miles miles away and running over (rather than under) the Mersey. I’m sure his colleague, the Mayor, would be happy to show the differences, which he will notice almost immediately.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/12/2017 17:49:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802530

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Level Crossings: Pencoed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has had from Network Rail on the closure of Pencoed level crossing.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	118080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department has received no representations from Network Rail in relation to the closure of Pencoed level crossing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2017 14:41:39 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

802531

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on improvements to rail safety in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	118081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with their counterparts in Wales on a variety of railway matters and have discussed the preparation of the High Level Output Specification (HLOS) and Statement of Funds Available (SoFA) for CP6. We look to Network Rail to ensure they make the best use of these funds to maintain and improve safety across the whole of the rail network throughout Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2017 14:43:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore