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932237

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	County Councils: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the (a) total debt of, (b) population served by and (c) amount of debt per head of population of each county council by order of size of debt per head of population.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	158708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department collects financial data from local authorities, including on their debt. The latest on this is the Prudential System data table in the Capital Estimates Returns for 2018-19. This is available at - <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-capital-expenditure-and-financing-in-england-2018-to-2019-individual-local-authority-data-forecast" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-capital-expenditure-and-financing-in-england-2018-to-2019-individual-local-authority-data-forecast</a>.</p><p>The latest population data for local authorities including county councils can be found in the table ‘MYE2 - All‘ of the data set for mid-2017. This is available at - <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 03/07/2018 15:36:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

932239

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of the value of the UK's international trade in (a) goods and (b) services is conducted under free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	158709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, UK goods trade with non-EU countries, with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship due to its membership of the EU, accounted for 12.4% (equivalent to £102bn) of total UK goods trade with the world.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, UK services trade with non-EU countries, with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship due to its membership of the EU, accounted for 11.2% (equivalent to £45bn) of total UK services trade with the world.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><p><strong>Trade in goods: </strong><strong>ONS Trade in goods MRETS (April 2018);</strong></p><p><strong>Trade in services: ONS Pink Book (October 2017). The next release is scheduled for 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The figures referring to non-EU countries with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship exclude those countries with EU trade agreements that have not been provisionally applied yet, according to the European Commission website: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/07/2018 13:56:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

931579

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value has been of trade between the UK and the Republic of Ireland (a) in total, (b) across the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland border and (c) between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	157698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the value of UK trade in goods and services with Ireland (up to 2016) are available from the ONS Pink Book 2017:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Goods and services, £bn</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK exports of goods and services to Ireland</p></td><td><p>27.9</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>26.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK imports of goods and services from Ireland</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>18.5</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK trade in goods and services with Ireland</p></td><td><p>45.7</p></td><td><p>45.5</p></td><td><p>47.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: ONS Pink Book 2017. Data on a Balance of Payments basis. Trade figures may not sum up due to rounding differences.</strong></p><p> </p><p>More timely estimates, for trade in goods only, going up to April 2018 are available from the ONS (user requested data):</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/008596individualcountrydatagoodsonamonthlybasisfromjanuary1998toapril2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/008596individualcountrydatagoodsonamonthlybasisfromjanuary1998toapril2018</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Goods only, £bn</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK exports of goods to Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>19.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK imports of goods from Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>12.7</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK trade in goods with Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>30.2</p></td><td><p>30.8</p></td><td><p>34.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source: ONS user-requested data (published 18<sup>th</sup> June 2018). Data on a Balance of Payments basis. Trade figures may not sum up due to rounding differences.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the value of trade in goods between Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland are available from HMRC’s interactive trade database (‘Build Your Own Data Tables’). Similar estimates for trade in services are not available.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Goods only, £bn</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI exports of goods to Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI imports of goods from Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI trade in goods with Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(RTS Data)</p><p><strong>Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics 2018Q1. Data on a ‘physical movement’ basis. Trade figures may not sum up due to rounding differences.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the value of trade in goods between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland are available from HMRC’s interactive trade database (‘Build Your Own Data Tables’). Similar estimates for trade in services are not available.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</a></p><p>(RTS Data)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Goods only, £bn</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB exports of goods to Ireland</p></td><td><p>13.5</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB imports of goods from Ireland</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB trade in goods with Ireland</p></td><td><p>22.8</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics 2018Q1. Data on a ‘physical movement’ basis. Trade figures may not sum up due to rounding differences.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Note: The ONS estimates in (a) above are on a Balance of Payments (‘change of ownership’) basis while the HMRC estimates in (b) and (c) are on a ‘physical movement’ basis, hence the two datasets are not comparable. </strong></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/07/2018 16:40:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

931586

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Teachers: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on increasing the proportion of male primary school teachers.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	157699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>I regularly engage with my Cabinet colleagues on equalities issues and I am due to do so shortly with my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Education to discuss the equalities issues in education.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/07/2018 16:10:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

917687

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are deployed in EU member states; and where those personnel are so deployed.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	149971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As of 1 June 2018, the numbers of defence personnel deployed on operations in EU member states are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>EU Member State</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Operation </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Defence personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>UK contribution to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence</p></td><td><p>842</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>UK contribution to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)</p></td><td><p>291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>UK contribution to Operation Sophia, the EU’s counter migrant smuggling operation</p></td><td><p>5 (excludes personnel deployed off shore)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>UK contribution to NATO’s Air Policing Mission</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The figures above do not include defence personnel who are stationed in EU Member States, such as those working in international organisations and Embassies or engaged in short term exercises. The figures above represent the Department’s established posts on current operations. At any one time these figures can fluctuate as personnel move in and out of the operational area. Support to NATO’s Air Policing Mission rotates frequently between NATO allies; the figures for Romania represent our contribution as at 1 June 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 16:38:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

917222

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Litter
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 information he holds on the amount of litter that was dropped in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	149634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra does not hold data on the amount of litter collected, either locally or at a national level.</p><p> </p><p>Further to the commitments given in the Litter Strategy, earlier this year we published a new ‘dashboard’ of indicators which, taken together, help us to understand the extent of litter and littering in England. The dashboard can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-and-littering-in-england-2016-to-2017/litter-and-littering-in-england-2016-to-2017.%20%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-and-littering-in-england-2016-to-2017/litter-and-littering-in-england-2016-to-2017. </a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/06/2018 15:04:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

892107

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Food: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the level of self-sufficiency in food production in England and Wales; and whether he plans to increase that level.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	904954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s current production to supply ratio is 76% for indigenous-type foods and 60% for all foods. This is not low in the context of the past 150 years. The UK has historically been a net-importer of food sourced from a diverse range of stable countries and this will continue once we leave the EU. Looking ahead, we now have the opportunity to design an agricultural policy which increases productivity through innovation, technology and skills.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2018 16:49:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

891379

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for a benefit appeal tribunal hearing for benefit claimants from Kettering constituency in the last twelve months for which data are available; what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times in areas which are beyond the national average for such times; and what the reasons are for the length of wait for claimants in Kettering constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	138006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The average waiting time<sup>1,2</sup> for Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) appeals in the Kettering<sup>3</sup> constituency between January 2016 and December 2017 (the latest period for which figures are available) is 33<sup>4</sup> weeks.</p><p> </p><p>In order to respond to a general increase in appeal receipts, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service has been working with the Tribunal’s judiciary both to appoint additional judges and panel members and take forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the Tribunal, including reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of cases being listed on a Tribunal session, and introducing case management “triage” sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination. All these measures will increase the capacity of the Tribunal with the aim of reducing waiting times for appellants in all areas, not just those which are beyond the current national average.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically, in the Kettering constituency area we have introduced a new venue with increased capacity to reduce waiting times. Additionally, appellants are also offered Northampton as an alternative venue which is able to offer shorter hearing dates.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Waiting time is interpreted as average Clearance Time – time taken for appeal receipt to outcome.</li><li>Includes only appeals cleared at tribunal hearing and excludes those cleared without the need of a tribunal hearing.</li><li>SSCS data are recorded by the office that dealt with the case, and if the case went to oral hearing, the location of the Tribunal hearing, normally the hearing venue nearest to the appellants home address. We cannot retrieve data based on constituencies, but can produce reports detailing the numbers of cases that were dealt with at one of our Regional centres or heard at a specific venue. For the Kettering constituency this is the Wellingborough venue. Data include all cases attributed to that venue. Prior to the Wellingborough venue being used cases were heard in Kettering. In 15_16 only two cases were head in Wellingborough and as such the data maybe skewed.</li><li>HMCTS data April to December 17 is provisional.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/04/2018 16:51:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

862280

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Kettering Hospital: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Kettering General Hospital needs to do to get out of special measures.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	132699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Whilst trusts are in Special Measures for Quality, they will receive increased support and intensive oversight to help address specific failings. In respect of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS Improvement support package and Improvement Director have been put in place to help support the Trust’s improvement journey.</p><p> </p><p>Trusts in Special Measures for Quality, such as Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, will exit if they have provided the Care Quality Commission with evidence of improvement in the quality of care delivered, if they are well-led, and if a solution can be found to sustain sufficient good quality care, in consultation with NHS Improvement.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/03/2018 16:54:51 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

860919

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Fuel Poverty: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he plans to take to help elderly people manage their energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	904341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>All pensioners receive £100 to £300 Winter Fuel Payments and around 1.3 million low income pensioners receive the Warm Home Discount - a £140 rebate off their bills each winter.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the recent cold weather triggered payments of £25 for qualifying households.</p><p> </p><p>I will be shortly consulting on how to best focus the £640mm of ECO funding onto low income households - which is intended to include elderly people living in fuel poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The Price Cap Bill will protect 11m households with 5m households already protected by the Ofgem safeguard tariff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/03/2018 16:24:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone