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101755

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the system for registering new .uk domains with Nominet is accessible and straightforward.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	212644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p><em>Nominet is responsible for managing the UK registry and any policy changes, such as the introduction of new .uk domain names, is done in full consultation with its stakeholders, which includes the Government. The Government favours this multi-stakeholder model approach to internet governance. The processes for .uk domains are fully transparent and Nominet has justified their policy position when publishing the response to the consultation on second level domain names.</em></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/11/2014 09:55:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

101756

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will issue guidance to higher and further education institutions on implementing a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting in their buildings.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>Higher Education Institutions are autonomous and responsible for managing their own estates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2008 the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has provided £61 million in repayable grants to HE institutions to support projects which save money and reduce carbon emissions. A further £34m is being made available over the next two years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions on which institutions will benefit from this support will be announced early in the New Year. A large number of the project applications are for LED lighting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>FE colleges, as autonomous institutions, will make their own decisions on embracing sustainability principles across their estates. Criteria for funding from the Department included requirements for projects to achieve high levels of environmental performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 07/11/2014 14:46:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101773

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will carry out an international comparative assessment of the ease of registering for the new .uk domains as a UK business.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	212645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p><em>The Government has no plans to carry out such an assessment. The UK registry is one of the most open, trusted and competitive in the world and Nominet consulted extensively before the introduction of the new .uk domain names, including with the Government. </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/11/2014 09:57:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

101780

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on Nominet's policy of first offering the new .uk domain names to the holder of the equivalent .co.uk domain.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	212691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p><em>The Government responded to the Nominet consultation regarding .uk domain names and supported stronger protection for holders of .</em><a href="http://co.uk/" target="_blank"><em>co.uk</em></a><em> domain names in order to protect existing brands and avoid consumer confusion. Officials subsequently met with officials from Nominet to discuss Nominet's revised approach following consultation responses from all stakeholders.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/11/2014 09:55:51 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

101789

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Construction: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with specialist subcontractors in the construction industry on tackling late payment to small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	212762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of prompt payment seriously and respects some of the differences which prevail in the construction industry. We are taking a number of steps, including promoting project bank accounts, through Government procurement. More widely, the Industrial Strategy for Construction committed to developing a construction supply chain payment charter, which was published on 22 April. The Charter sets out 11 “Fair Payment Commitments” including a commitment to reduce payment terms to a supply chain to 30 days from January 2018. The Leadership Council will encourage construction businesses from across the whole supply chain to comply with it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 06/11/2014 16:06:48 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

101804

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Education: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that procurement regulations do not increase the administrative burden (a) on local authorities seeking to procure education services and (b) on providers seeking to tender for contracts for education services.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	212539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The EU Procurement Directives provide for transparent, fair and competitive procurement across Member States. The new directives include several wins for the UK Government, following extensive UK lobbying and negotiation in Brussels.</p><p>The new directives ensure light-touch rules for education and other service contracts. These improvements make an important contribution to the Government’s strategy for growth, freeing up public procurement markets through simpler, more flexible procurement rules and cutting red tape.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has recently completed a formal consultation on the draft regulations and is currently assessing the results.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 06/11/2014 17:57:34 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

101839

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effect the investor protection clause of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will have on the number of legal challenges to the fracking industry.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	212773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is under development, and it is too early to assess the likelihood of legal challenges to shale development based on the investor protection clause.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 06/11/2014 16:13:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

101840

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to put in place a planning process for fracking which diverges from existing planning rules.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	212775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>We have already made a number of changes to the local planning system in England to ensure that it is suitable in respect to unconventional hydrocarbons. <br><br>The National Planning Policy Framework, published in March 2012, sets out the policy framework for minerals, including unconventional hydrocarbons. We have also updated the supporting planning guidance to provide clarity on the role of the planning system in respect to unconventional hydrocarbons, and published this in a web-based format in March 2014. <br><br>Further, we introduced in early 2014 a streamlined common application form and amended regulations on notification requirements and fees for the winning and working of oil and natural gas (including exploratory drilling).<br><br></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/11/2014 17:10:17 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

101842

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the mode of storage and containment of water that has been used for the hydraulic fracking permitted by the Government to date; and whether any sites have been designated for this purpose.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	212768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Flowback fluids from hydraulic fracturing operations are deemed to be a mining waste and therefore require an environmental permit from the Environment Agency for temporary storage on site. Subsequent treatment and disposal of the fluid at a waste treatment facility is also regulated by the Environment Agency. Waste waters must be stored in sealed tanks on bunded storage areas. The storage of wastewaters in open lagoons, as has sometimes been practised in the US, would not be permitted in this country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 05/11/2014 15:58:14 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

101843

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what contingency plans his Department has in place for clean-up after fracking activity in the event that small fracking companies go bankrupt or refuse to take responsibility for any necessary cleaning.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	212769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Prior to awarding a licence, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) assesses whether a company has adequate financial capacity for its planned operations, including decommissioning. DECC further checks at the drilling and, where relevant, production stages that sufficient funding and appropriate insurance is in place.</p><p>If a company causes damage, harm, or pollution to the environment, companies can be required to remediate the effects and prevent further damage or pollution.</p><p>Environmental regulators and planning authorities have powers to require upfront financial bonds to address risks surrounding environmental damages, wherever they deem this necessary. In addition, DECC has been discussing with the industry’s trade body, UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG), industry arrangements to ensure that site restoration and aftercare will be ensured, even in the event that the operator goes out of business.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 06/11/2014 16:12:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant