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943996

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visitor visa applications were received by UK Visas and Immigration in each of the last five years by country; and what proportion of those applications were refused by country.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	165627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Applications for visit visas are considered against Appendix V of the Immigration Rules and on a case by case basis. Detailed information on how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance</a>.</p><p>Information on total entry clearance visas (the majority of which are visitor visas) broken down by nationality and outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas data tables volume 1, table vi_02_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/07/2018 15:50:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

934408

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Campaigns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the June 2018 report of the Electoral Commission, Digital Campaigning: Increasing Transparency for Voters, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on its recommendation that (a) online materials produced by parties, candidates and campaigners have an imprint stating who has created them and (b) spending categories be revised so that campaigners are compelled to provide detailed information about money spent on digital campaigns.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	160287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government will begin a consultation this summer considering the introduction of digital imprints. The consultation will seek views on the scope of material to be covered, enforcement of the rules and how the requirement to introduce a digital imprint can be appropriately framed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to bring forward legislation to revise spending categories.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 10/07/2018 11:35:17 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

932184

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2018 to Question 156466, on Fort Kinnaird: Sales, in what ways the revenue from the sale of the Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird is planned to be used for the benefit of the UK as a whole.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	158771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Estate’s revenue surplus, including any from the sale of Fort Kinnaird, is passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, which funds activities across the whole of the UK. If the UK government spends more in England, then where policy areas are devolved, the Devolved Administrations will receive a population share of the funding through application of the Barnett formula, which they will be able to spend in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland as they wish.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/07/2018 16:47:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

928782

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Scottish Government receives a share of the sale to a private company of Fort Kinnaird.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	156463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 156464 156465 156466 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:01:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

928783

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department began discussions with M&G Estates on the sale of Fort Kinnaird.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	156464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 156463 156465 156466 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:01:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

928784

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many private companies his Department held discussions with on sale of Fort Kinnaird; when these meetings took place; and who attended those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	156465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 156463 156464 156466 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:01:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

928785

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fort Kinnaird: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department used to decide to sell Fort Kinnaird to a private company.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	156466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.</p><p> </p><p>Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 156463 156464 156465 question first answered 26/06/2018 16:01:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

926598

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money from the public purse was disbursed in civil service pay by all Departments in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	154749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Departments are required to publish each month their total workforce costs on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>These are available on GOV.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/government-transparency-and-accountability?keywords=workforce+management+information&amp;public_timestamp%5Bfrom%5D=&amp;public_timestamp%5Bto%5D=" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/government-transparency-and-accountability?keywords=workforce+management+information&amp;public_timestamp%5Bfrom%5D=&amp;public_timestamp%5Bto%5D=</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/06/2018 11:59:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

923953

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Tidal Power: Finance
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 his Department's policy is on allocating funds from the public purse to expand the UK's tidal energy capacity.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	153872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Tidal stream projects are eligible to bid into the next Contract for Difference allocation round, which is planned for Spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/06/2018 15:58:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

923954

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to match the Scottish Government's interim target reducing emissions by 56 per cent by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	153873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>We have an ambitious UK wide target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, supported by ambitious carbon budget targets which are set until 2032. Our focus is on delivering these targets through implementation of our Clean Growth Strategy. We welcome all ambitious targets set by devolved administrations as they count towards are overall UK targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/06/2018 12:50:18 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard