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642885

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the extent and number of legislative provisions that have never been commenced and the implications of leaving such provisions on the statute book.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL3487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government monitors implementation of its policy commitments rather than individual legislative measures. This Government has inherited responsibility for an extensive statute book which dates back to the 13th Century. It is Government policy only to legislate where legislation is required to deliver a policy. Where possible the Government will seek to repeal redundant laws and support the work of the law commissions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 06/12/2016 14:27:30 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

642909

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
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	Flood Control: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Young of Cookham on 23 November, what criteria are used to allocate the £2.5 billion available for flood defence schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL3510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Funding is allocated to projects on the basis of the economic benefits the scheme could achieve in terms of the flood damages it would avoid, including damage to businesses, and the number of homes that would be better protected from flooding or coastal erosion.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/12/2016 11:44:44 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

642946

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
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	BBC Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what risk assessments government departments have carried out of the proposed restructuring of BBC monitoring services and the closure of Caversham Park; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	54451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Risk assessments on the restructuring and closure of Caversham Park are matters for the BBC. HMG has ensured that products and services will continue to be provided to HMG by BBCM, during and after the restructuring, through the negotiation of the new BBC Monitoring Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/11/2016 16:54:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

642963

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to announce any further successful bids to the latest competition round of the Local Majors Fund in addition to those announced in the Autumn Statement 2016 transport projects policy paper.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	54528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has today announced the remaining successful bids from the current round of the Large Local Majors Fund. The full list of successful schemes, including those announced in the Autumn Statement is as follows:-</p><p> </p><ul><li>Suffolk Energy Gateway new road</li><li>A1079/A164 Jocks Lodge Junction</li><li>Shrewsbury North West Relief Road</li><li>Tees Valley East-West connections</li><li>Sheffield Mass Transit Scheme</li><li>Warrington Waterfront western link</li><li>Sheffield City Region Innovation Corridor</li><li>Manchester Metrolink airport extension to Terminal 2</li><li>Melton Mowbray Eastern Distributor Road</li><li>New Tees Crossing</li><li>A500 Dualling (Cheshire)</li><li>South Coventry Link Road</li></ul> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/11/2016 17:35:39 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

642969

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	City Region Deals: Edinburgh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps local authorities need to complete to enable sign-off for the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Region City Deal.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	54621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The government is currently in negotiations with local partners and the Scottish Government towards an Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Deal. The government has been clear that it will consider proposals which provide good value for money and respect the Scottish Government’s devolution settlement. The government continues to work with local partners and is confident of agreeing a deal in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 54620 question first answered 28/11/2016 11:10:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

642970

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) funding and (b) date of announcement of each project already allocated funding for promoting the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles; and with reference to paragraph 4.6 of the Autumn Statement 2016, which such projects will receive that additional funding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	54633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>At the Spending Review 2015 the Chancellor announced funding of more than £600m to support the uptake and manufacturing of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) in the UK. Current initiatives drawing on this funding include:</p><ul><li>Plug-in Car Grant – £400m announced 17 December 2015</li><li>Plug-in Van Grant – £4m additional funding announced 23 October 2016</li><li>Plug-in Motorcycle Grant – £3.75m announced 13 October 2016</li><li>Low Emission Bus Scheme – £30m announced 25 July 2016</li><li>Ultra Low Emission Taxi Scheme – £20m announced 23 July 2015</li><li>Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Fleet Support Scheme – £2m announced 10 May 2016</li><li>Public Sector Fleets ULEV Readiness Scheme – £5m announced 13 January 2015</li><li><em>Go Ultra Low </em>City Scheme – £40m announced 25 January 2016</li><li><em>Go Ultra Low</em> communications campaign – ongoing</li><li>Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme – £15m announced 26 February 2015</li><li>Workplace Charging Scheme – £7.5m announced 13 October 2016</li><li>On-street Residential Charging Scheme – £2.5m announced 13 October 2016</li><li>Hydrogen Refuelling Stations – £6.6m announced 27 March 2015</li></ul><p> </p><p>Funding is also being deployed to support the research and development of innovative low emission vehicle technologies in the UK.</p><p>‎</p><p>At the Autumn Statement 2016 the Chancellor announced new funding of £270m to support ultra low emission vehicles. This will provide £150m additional funding for clean buses and taxis, £80m additional funding for charging infrastructure, and £40m additional funding for the Plug-in Car Grant.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of Government’s continued support for the sector will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 28/11/2016 14:16:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

642974

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on applications of appeals processes for commercial banking overdraft refusals being conducted by the same bank which originally refused the application; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) changing that process and (b) taking steps to make the process more transparent.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	54577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an assessment of the effect on applications in the Appeals Process for SME lending being conducted by the same bank which originally refused the application.</p><p> </p><p>The Appeals Process is a voluntary initiative by the major banks and is overseen by Professor Russel Griggs, the Independent External Reviewer to the process. Since 2011, over 17,000 appeals have been made of which 32% have led to overturned decisions. It is estimated that the Appeals process has put back around £100m of lending into the economy since its inception. Professor Griggs publishes regular reports on the Appeals Process, looking at both implementation and outcomes. The latest report can be found at:</p><p>http://betterbusinessfinance.co.uk/images/pdfs/Annual_Report_2016_(Year_5)_Final.pdf</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 30/11/2016 16:33:48 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

642977

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
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	Green Investment Bank
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that the green purposes of the Green Investment Bank are retained after it is sold.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	54604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has set out its plans for the sale of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) in the document “Green Investment Bank: sale of shares” laid before Parliament on 3 March 2016.</p><p>As stated in that document, the Government has asked potential investors to confirm their commitment to GIB’s green values and investment principles and how they propose to protect them, as part of their bids for the company. In addition, the Government has approved the creation of a special share to protect GIB’s green purposes in future.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/11/2016 16:06:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

642983

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
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	Private Rented Housing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what actions were agreed during meetings he had in the last six months with representatives from the Association of Residential Letting Agents relating to fees for private sector tenants.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	54411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>In the last six months, I have met jointly with the managing directors of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). This was an initial briefing where the two organisations outlined their views on a range of private sector housing issues, but no actions were agreed.</p><p>I also opened the first meeting of the Affordability and Security Working Group, set up by the Department for Communities and Local Government, and attended the initial part of the meeting, at which ARLA was one of the organisations present.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 01/12/2016 12:52:36 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

642984

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Public Private Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the value of local authority debts accrued from public-private partnership developments since 2010 in (a) England and (b) Wiltshire.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	54415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The values of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) liabilities included in the Statement of Financial Position of the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>English local authorities</strong> <strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wiltshire Council</strong> <strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>11,985.3</p></td><td><p>51.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>11,610.3</p></td><td><p>53.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>10,850.9</p></td><td><p>37.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>9,935.4</p></td><td><p>30.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>8,930.1</p></td><td><p>31.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>8,039.0</p></td><td><p>42.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The most recent WGA is for the 2014-15 financial year and was published in May 2016. The 2015-16 WGA is currently being prepared and will be published in 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/12/2016 16:06:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison