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670894

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	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much has been given in subsidies to biomass plants in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	59426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Biomass plants are currently eligible for support under the Renewables Obligation (RO) and the Contracts for Difference (CfD) schemes.</p><p>The latest available annual data on support paid to biomass plants<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> relates to plants accredited under the RO for 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>RO Certificates</p></td><td><p>Value (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>10,433,116</p></td><td><p>£438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>15,923,305</p></td><td><p>£689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>19,914,962</p></td><td><p>£883</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures have been derived by collating the number of RO certificates<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> issued to the technology group of ‘biomass’ in a financial year and multiplying this by the associated buy-out price<sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup>. Both sets of data are published by Ofgem. CfD payments for one project have commenced end of December and are therefore not included.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://edrms.decc.gsi.gov.uk/FCS/dw/RES/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=DECCFCSJ-375-221137" target="_blank">DECCFCSJ-375-221137</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/</a></p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/renewables-obligation-ro-buy-out-price-44-33-and-mutualisation-ceilings-2015-16" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/renewables-obligation-ro-buy-out-price-44-33-and-mutualisation-ceilings-2015-16</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2017 10:30:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

670895

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	Biofuels
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 assessment he has made of the amount of biomass fuel used in the UK which is sourced from inside the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	59427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department published 2015 figures on energy production and trade in the most recent Digest of UK Energy Statistics. The attached table shows the amounts for different categories of biomass fuels.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2017 10:29:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name biomass-fuels-stats.pdf title Biomass fuels statistics
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

657954

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make it its policy to replace the temporary galvanised hand-operated barriers positioned outside Carriage Gates with barriers in keeping with a Grade 1 listed building; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	57451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The temporary galvanised barriers outside Carriage Gates will be replaced via the New Palace Yard security enhancement project. The detailed design for the permanent replacement will be developed once an outline business case has been approved in early February 2017. It is envisaged that a solution sympathetic to the existing local architecture will be adopted. This will be subject to obtaining the necessary consents and permissions from Westminster City Council. We plan to start these works by the end of 2017.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 20/12/2016 13:01:36 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

657971

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highway Code
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to update the Highways Code; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	57450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>We frequently update The Highway Code to reflect changes in legislation. We are currently considering consultation responses on the safe use of automated vehicle technologies and advanced driver assistance systems and intend to include appropriate advice in the Code. We have no further plans to carry out a revision of the Code. When we carry out the next revision of the Code we will as usual undertake a consultation on proposed changes to the code.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/12/2016 10:46:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

657973

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: East Riding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.6 of the Autumn Statement 2016, how much funding will be provided for highways in East Yorkshire over the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	57452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing in the East Riding of Yorkshire’s highways to improve and maintain roads up to 2020 through the following:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£65.869m for local highway maintenance from 2015/16 to 2020/21 (Highways Maintenance Block, Pothole Action Fund, Incentive Element and Challenge Fund).</li><li>£9.840m via the Integrated Transport Block for small scale transport improvements.</li><li>£16.7m of Local Growth Funding over the next five years to fund an enhanced programme of highway maintenance on 'A' classified roads in the East Riding to improve the condition and quality of the highways asset and support local economic growth.</li><li>Development funding of £92,000 has been awarded to East Riding of Yorkshire Council from the Large Local Majors Scheme to develop the A1079/A164 Jocks Lodge Junction scheme.</li></ul> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/12/2016 15:15:11 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

657247

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce his final decision on implementing changes to the exemption from compulsory annual roadworthiness testing for vehicles of historic interest; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	57251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The consultation on proposed changes to roadworthiness testing for vehicles of historical interest closed on 2 November. Over 2,000 responses were received. These are receiving consideration. We will be finalising the changes, including publishing our response, in the Spring of 2017.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/12/2016 10:43:09 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

657320

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
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	Fuels: Prices
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 (a) mechanisms and (b) monitoring systems are in place to ensure that fuel pumps at filling stations deliver the correct amount of fuel so that motorists are not defrauded whether accidently or deliberately.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	57252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Fuel pumps are required by law to be of an approved design based on national and international standards including requirements for accuracy. Each pump must be tested and verified before use. Local authority trading standards monitor the market place and can require any pump found to be inaccurate or not meeting the requirements to be taken out of use.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/12/2016 14:36:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

643097

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seizures of illegal arms entering the UK there have been in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	54566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given to the Rt. Hon. Member for Leicester East on 13 January 2016 to PQ UIN 21686.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/12/2016 17:14:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

637958

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliamentary Digital Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the House of Commons Commission will undertake a value for money review of the effectiveness of the Parliamentary Digital Service.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	53378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>In January of this year the Director of the Digital Service commissioned Deloitte to conduct an independent efficiency review of the Digital Service 10 months after its formation. The top level finding of the review was that: “Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) is not failing in terms of efficiency for the budget it is allocated and systems it operates, however, it is failing to meet its potential.”</p><p>The review identified eight key themes to improve efficiency and effectiveness: benefits &amp; outcomes, culture, governance, asset management, talent, infrastructure, contracts and strategy. The Digital Service has fully accepted that these are areas for improvement and senior Digital Service staff are taking ownership of these areas.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 23/11/2016 11:56:18 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

637109

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	MV Seaman Guard Ohio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Indian government on the continued imprisonment of six UK ex-servicemen who had been working on an anti-piracy ship; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	52963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>During my visit to India in October, I raised the case with the Indian Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, and the Indian Foreign Secretary, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and requested a time-bound appeals process. The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), also raised the case with Indian Prime Minister Modi during her visit to India earlier this month, making clear the importance of seeing progress. We continue to follow this case closely.</p><p>However, this is a legal process and we cannot interfere in the Indian legal system, just as we would not allow another country to interfere in an ongoing court case in the United Kingdom. Our focus is the men's welfare and the support we can provide to their families.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/11/2016 15:47:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight