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92862

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds for the next UK General Election.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	210077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>There is no consensus across Government on this issue and there are no plans to legislate to extend the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds before the next UK General Election.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/10/2014 13:55:49 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

92863

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Hunterston B Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the danger to the public as a result of cracks in the graphite of a reactor at Hunterston B nuclear power station, North Ayrshire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	210076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2014 answer text <p>Assessing the safety of nuclear stations is a matter for nuclear sites and the independent nuclear regulator, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).</p><p>Under the terms of its licence, a licensee is required to produce a safety case to demonstrate the continued safe operation of its reactors to the satisfaction of ONR. The licensee at Hunterston B, EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd, notified ONR of the cracking of two graphite bricks in the core of Hunterston B (Reactor 4) on 21 August 2014. The type of cracking identified is termed ‘keyway root cracking’ and it has been considered by the licensee in its safety case. ONR’s technical experts confirmed that the cracks identified were well within the safe limits of operation set within the safety case and that they do not pose an increased risk to the public. On this basis, ONR was satisfied with the licensee’s justification for the return to service of Reactor 4 at Hunterston B and issued a Consent to restart Reactor 4 on the 29<sup>th </sup>September 2014.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/11/2014 12:11:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 22367 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

92864

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to screen all visitors entering the UK from West Africa for Ebola.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	210075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The World Health Organization recommends exit screening remains in place at airports in affected countries, which will identify anyone who is symptomatic before they leave the country. This is an important measure employed to minimise the spread to other countries.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State laid out the steps the Government is taking to screen visitors to the United Kingdom in relation to Ebola during his statement to the House on 13 October 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, columns 38-56.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/10/2014 15:04:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

92865

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will meet the Scottish CBI to discuss the implications for business in Scotland of the outcome of the recent referendum; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	210074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland is in frequent contact with CBI Scotland and discusses many topics, covering the wide range of business issues. He wrote to them following the Scottish independence referendum and he will be hosting the annual CBI Scotland reception in Dover House later this month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/10/2014 14:35:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

78633

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Whales: Japan
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 steps she is taking following the International Court of Justice's ruling that Japan's Antarctic whaling activity was not conducted for the purpose of scientific research.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	904934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We will continue to make it clear at every appropriate opportunity that we see no justification for lethal scientific research on whales.We are now working within the EU and with other key parties to try to ensure that the findings of the International Court of Justice are reflected in the working practices of the International Whaling Commission, as the competent body for the conservation of whales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2014 12:08:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

76246

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Manufacturing Industries: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the manufacturing industry in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	204600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Targeted initiatives to encourage manufacturing in Scotland are a devolved matter for the Scottish Government. However we are taking steps to strengthen manufacturing capability across the UK. These include support for innovation and technology commercialisation through the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, help for businesses seeking to tap into opportunities in foreign markets, and in January 2014, Reshore UK was set up to assist UK manufacturers looking to win back production and jobs from overseas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to increase manufacturing investment. In the 2014 Budget, my Rt Hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer doubled the annual investment allowance to £500,000 until the end of 2015. 100% first year capital allowances in enterprise zones will also be extended for three years to 31 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also helping energy intensive industries by compensating them for indirect costs of the carbon price floor and EU ETS extending beyond 2015-16. EIIs will also be compensated for the Renewable Obligation and Feed In Tariffs from 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/07/2014 13:43:57 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

76247

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Local Government: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the £1.13 billion earmarked for the Glasgow area from the Growth Deal is dependent on the existence of shovel ready projects.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	204598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Local leaders across Glasgow and the Clyde Valley have worked together to agree a series of infrastructure schemes that could be taken forward over the next twenty years as a result of the Glasgow Infrastructure Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/07/2014 14:41:20 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

76254

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Local Government: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Statement of 7 July 2014, Official Report, columns 46-7, on local growth deals, when Glasgow will receive the first tranche of the £1.13 billion allocated to it.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	204671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The first tranche of the UK Government's £500m funding would be received in 2015/16, subject to the agreement being signed by all parties during the weeks ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/07/2014 16:28:54 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

76346

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Israeli counterpart to discuss the political situation in Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	204601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>On 3 July, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) discussed the political situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Israeli Foreign Minister.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 08:05:04 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

76514

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve rail connections from northern England to Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	204599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A key element of the Government's strategy for the railways is improving connectivity to support economic growth - facilitating business, commuting and leisure journeys.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Projects and programmes that are set to improve connectivity between the north of England and Scotland by increasing capacity, reducing journey times, and/or improving performance or train frequencies include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(a)Electrification in the North West of England – ten brand new four-coach electric trains commenced operation on the route between Manchester Airport and Edinburgh/Glasgow in May this year;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b)The refranchising programme – including a recent Direct Award to Virgin West Coast Trains and award of the next InterCity East Coast franchise later this year and the next TransPennine Express franchise in 2015;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(c)HS2 – as announced in November last year, the Department is undertaking a study in collaboration with the Scottish Government to identify the broad options available to make further capacity and journey time improvements between northern England and Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 16:01:11 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie