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909371

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date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Standard Individual Export Licences: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications submitted by (a) Boeing and (b) Boeing UK for licences to export goods to Iran have been received by the Export Control Organisation since the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on 16 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>Information provided in export licence applications (such as names of exporters, end users and third parties) is confidential. However, the Government publishes Official Statistics about export licences on a quarterly and annual basis, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a>.</p><p>These reports contain detailed information on export licences issued, refused or revoked, by destination, including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p><p>Currently these reports contain information up to 31 December 2017. Information covering 1 January to 31 March will be published in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 146774 146776 question first answered 31/05/2018 15:19:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

909380

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Standard Individual Export Licences: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications submitted by Jeppesen UK Limited for licences to export goods to Iran have been received by the Export Control Organisation since the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on 16 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>Information provided in export licence applications (such as names of exporters, end users and third parties) is confidential. However, the Government publishes Official Statistics about export licences on a quarterly and annual basis, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a>.</p><p>These reports contain detailed information on export licences issued, refused or revoked, by destination, including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p><p>Currently these reports contain information up to 31 December 2017. Information covering 1 January to 31 March will be published in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 146773 146776 question first answered 31/05/2018 15:19:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

909394

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Airbus: Subsidies
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 implications for his policies of the World Trade Organization 15 May 2018 ruling that the European Union failed to comply with requests to end subsidies for Airbus.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>I welcome the positive report by the Appellate Body in the dispute brought by the US on support to Airbus. It confirms that the EU has not provided any prohibited subsidies and has taken the necessary action regarding the bulk of the findings in the original WTO case. Nevertheless, a small number of issues remain for the EU to deal with. We take our international commitments seriously and we are acting swiftly to make sure that we are in line with WTO rules. We now look forward to the WTO report into the US efforts to bring themselves into line with WTO requirements, following previous rulings that confirmed continuing massive US government support to Boeing</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 31/05/2018 09:36:44 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

909395

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Standard Individual Export Licences: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2018 to Question 142370 on Iran: Standard Individual Export Licences, how many applications submitted by (a) Jeppesen UK, (b) CDG, (c) Aviall, (d) Tapestry Solutions and (e) AerData for licences to export goods to Iran have been received by the Export Control Organisation since the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on 16 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>Information provided in export licence applications (such as names of exporters, end users and third parties) is confidential. However, the Government publishes Official Statistics about export licences on a quarterly and annual basis, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a>.</p><p>These reports contain detailed information on export licences issued, refused or revoked, by destination, including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p><p>Currently these reports contain information up to 31 December 2017. Information covering 1 January to 31 March will be published in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 146773 146774 question first answered 31/05/2018 15:19:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

909416

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Boeing
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 has taken to attract foreign direct investment from the Boeing Company.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with the aerospace sector, particularly through the Aerospace Growth Partnership, on areas such as R&amp;D, innovation, supply chain competitiveness, and skills to make the UK a leading, attractive environment for investment for the global industry. In the case of Boeing, we have been working closely with it, as part of the Long Term Partnering Initiative for UK Prosperity and Growth, launched in July 2016. Boeing continues to grow its UK footprint with currently over 2,200 direct employees. Boeing is investing over £88m in a new commercial hangar for maintenance, repair and overhaul services at Gatwick airport, which will create around 100 jobs directly and a similar number indirectly; Boeing is building its first civil aerospace manufacturing facility in Europe at Sheffield, with investment of around £40m; Boeing is co-investing in a £100M P-8 infrastructure facility at RAF Lossiemouth; and Boeing has invested in an expansion to its Flight Training Centre at Crawley to incorporate four new simulators – the company’s largest such facility outside the United States.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 31/05/2018 09:35:59 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

909417

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Boeing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of tax relief claimed by Boeing Defence UK Ltd in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>This information cannot be released because of HMRC’s duty of taxpayer confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/05/2018 10:53:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

909149

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Housing: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the Homes England Home Building Fund has been spent in the North East since October 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The £3 billion Home Building Fund provides short term and long term loan finance to build the homes this country needs.</p><p>An additional £1.5 billion funding was announced in the Autumn 2017 Budget to provide loans specifically targeted at supporting SMEs who cannot access the finance they need to build.</p><p>The Home Building Fund has been a great success and since launched in October 2016 has delivered 10,747 starts and unlocked 14,704 homes.</p><p>Also since its launch, a total of £14.2 million has been contracted of which £4.9 million has been spent in the North East of England</p><p>The average Loan Amount for Contracted Schemes since October 2016 is £6.5 million and the average length of time to process loans are:</p><ul><li><p>284 days between enquiry submitted and contract date</p></li><li><p>229 days between application submitted and contract date</p></li><li><p>153 days between approval date and contract date</p></li></ul><p>The figures quoted are for both long term and short term funds, which often include complex applications involving infrastructure and site development which may take longer to assess.</p><p>Due to the different nature of the schemes supported, the time taken from submission to be approved ranged from 11 to 230 days and the time taken from approval to contract ranged from 75 to 354 days. The time taken at both stages reflects the interaction required between the agency and the borrower on each case.</p><p>There has been a large amount of interest in the funds with over 2,000 enquiries, receiving on average 25 a week since the funds launched and Homes England are working hard to speed up the application process.</p><p>In order to meet demand, Homes England has introduced a new streamlined enquiry and application process as part of their improved Service Standards and has recruited more staff to manage applications and reduce the timescales.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 146135 146136 question first answered 29/05/2018 16:56:10 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 60220 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

909150

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Housing: Construction
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 the average Homes England Home Building Fund loan amount has been since October 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The £3 billion Home Building Fund provides short term and long term loan finance to build the homes this country needs.</p><p>An additional £1.5 billion funding was announced in the Autumn 2017 Budget to provide loans specifically targeted at supporting SMEs who cannot access the finance they need to build.</p><p>The Home Building Fund has been a great success and since launched in October 2016 has delivered 10,747 starts and unlocked 14,704 homes.</p><p>Also since its launch, a total of £14.2 million has been contracted of which £4.9 million has been spent in the North East of England</p><p>The average Loan Amount for Contracted Schemes since October 2016 is £6.5 million and the average length of time to process loans are:</p><ul><li><p>284 days between enquiry submitted and contract date</p></li><li><p>229 days between application submitted and contract date</p></li><li><p>153 days between approval date and contract date</p></li></ul><p>The figures quoted are for both long term and short term funds, which often include complex applications involving infrastructure and site development which may take longer to assess.</p><p>Due to the different nature of the schemes supported, the time taken from submission to be approved ranged from 11 to 230 days and the time taken from approval to contract ranged from 75 to 354 days. The time taken at both stages reflects the interaction required between the agency and the borrower on each case.</p><p>There has been a large amount of interest in the funds with over 2,000 enquiries, receiving on average 25 a week since the funds launched and Homes England are working hard to speed up the application process.</p><p>In order to meet demand, Homes England has introduced a new streamlined enquiry and application process as part of their improved Service Standards and has recruited more staff to manage applications and reduce the timescales.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 146134 146136 question first answered 29/05/2018 16:56:10 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 60222 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

909153

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Housing: Construction
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 the average length of time has been to process loans provided by the Homes England Home Building Fund since October 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The £3 billion Home Building Fund provides short term and long term loan finance to build the homes this country needs.</p><p>An additional £1.5 billion funding was announced in the Autumn 2017 Budget to provide loans specifically targeted at supporting SMEs who cannot access the finance they need to build.</p><p>The Home Building Fund has been a great success and since launched in October 2016 has delivered 10,747 starts and unlocked 14,704 homes.</p><p>Also since its launch, a total of £14.2 million has been contracted of which £4.9 million has been spent in the North East of England</p><p>The average Loan Amount for Contracted Schemes since October 2016 is £6.5 million and the average length of time to process loans are:</p><ul><li><p>284 days between enquiry submitted and contract date</p></li><li><p>229 days between application submitted and contract date</p></li><li><p>153 days between approval date and contract date</p></li></ul><p>The figures quoted are for both long term and short term funds, which often include complex applications involving infrastructure and site development which may take longer to assess.</p><p>Due to the different nature of the schemes supported, the time taken from submission to be approved ranged from 11 to 230 days and the time taken from approval to contract ranged from 75 to 354 days. The time taken at both stages reflects the interaction required between the agency and the borrower on each case.</p><p>There has been a large amount of interest in the funds with over 2,000 enquiries, receiving on average 25 a week since the funds launched and Homes England are working hard to speed up the application process.</p><p>In order to meet demand, Homes England has introduced a new streamlined enquiry and application process as part of their improved Service Standards and has recruited more staff to manage applications and reduce the timescales.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 146134 146135 question first answered 29/05/2018 16:56:10 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 60224 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

905496

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kosovo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff from his Department or seconded from other Ministerial Departments have been assigned to roles in the (a) British Embassy, Pristina, (b) United Nations Mission in Kosovo, (c) NATO Kosovo Force, (d) European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo and (e) other international organisations' missions in Kosovo in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	144843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has been unable to provide all the information requested. Where this is the case, I have provided an explanation. In addition, where staff numbers are below five people, I have not specified the exact figure. In addition, as a matter of policy, we do not disclose exact figures where staff numbers are below five people.</p><p>(a) As of 31 March each year between 2013 and 2018, the following number of Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) UK-based staff have been posted to the British Embassy in Pristina:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Year</em></td><td><em>Number of FCO UK-Based Staff</em></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Fewer than 5</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Fewer than 5</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Fewer than 5</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These numbers include staff who were on interchange from other Whitehall departments for the duration of their posting on FCO terms and conditions of service.</p><p>The FCO does not hold centrally a breakdown of how many FCO UK-based staff were overseas between 2008 to 2012. We are only able to provide information on the total FCO UK-based headcount data. The FCO outlined these figures in a previous Parliamentary Question (142785):</p><p><a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130226/text/130226w0002.htm" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130226/text/130226w0002.htm</a></p><p>(b) The Government provided secondees to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) between 1999 and 2008. However in the timeframe available, we cannot ascertain whether any such secondees remained in post after 2008. The FCO does not currently second staff to UNMIK.</p><p>(c) The FCO does not second staff to the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR). Each year from 2009 to 2016, there were UK-based Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian staff deployed to Kosovo as Deputy Director or Director to the NATO Advisory and Liaison Team (and its predecessor organisations). The FCO currently seconds external staff to the NATO Advisory and Liaison Team. The number each year is under five.</p><p>(d) The FCO supplied the following numbers of secondees to the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) since 2011. Data on secondees prior to 2011 is not held centrally.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Number of UK secondments to EULEX</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>8 (including secondees to the Specialist Chambers/Special Prosecutor's Office in the Hague)</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>9 (including secondees to the Specialist Chambers/Special Prosecutor's Office in the Hague)</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(e) Staff have been seconded by the FCO to the EU Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo. The number each year was under five. Staff have previously been seconded by the UK to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Kosovo. However, from 2008 onwards, these secondees were not paid by the Government; they received living allowances from the OSCE. From 2009 to 2012, seven staff were seconded to the International Civilian Office.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/05/2018 11:06:34 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones