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944855

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date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential benefits of a greater uptake in electric bikes for (a) older people, (b) people on low incomes and (c) people with mobility problems.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	166233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS), published in April 2017, encourages people to take up cycling, either on conventional bikes or electric bikes. The Department recognises that electric bikes offer a wide range of potential benefits, including to health and to the environment, and that they can make cycling easier and more attractive. The Department has not undertaken any formal assessment of the potential benefits of a greater uptake of electric bikes by those particular groups, but the measures set out in the CWIS should lead to an overall increase in the use of electric bikes, and the benefits associated with this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2018 14:44:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

944856

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of updating the Cycle to Work Scheme guidance to facilitate a greater uptake in electric bikes.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	166234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Cycle to Work Scheme can already be used to assist with the purchase of electrically assisted pedal cycles, and is one of the many ways in which the Government is supporting active travel choices, as set out in the 2017 Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. The Department is currently in the process of updating the Cycle to Work Scheme guidance and will make a further announcement later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2018 14:49:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

944858

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial benefits for the public purse of the Cycle to Work Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	166235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the financial benefits of the Cycle to Work scheme. Bicycles provided under the scheme are tax exempt and so no data is reported to HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/07/2018 13:25:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

933962

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kenya: Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to Malaria (a) prevention and (b) treatment programmes in Kenya.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	159694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s support for malaria prevention and treatment in Kenya is delivered through the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the ‘Global Fund’). The Global Fund has, to date, allocated more than USD $300m to malaria grants in Kenya. 10% of this (USD $30m) can be attributed to DFID based on our share of global contributions to the Global Fund.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/07/2018 14:57:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

933963

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Kenya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans his Department has to encourage bilateral trade with Kenya.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	159695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade recently appointed the first ever HM Trade Commissioner for Africa, to champion trade between the UK and Africa. In Kenya, we are promoting bilateral trade opportunities in many areas, including infrastructure and energy.</p><p>The Department for International Trade works closely with the British Chamber of Commerce in Kenya, which works to support UK companies seeking to enter and grow in the market.</p><p>The full range of UK Export Finance support is available for UK exports to Kenya, with financing available in Kenyan Shilling for purchases from UK exporters.</p><p>Senior level talks on the bilateral trading relationship are ongoing to ensure continuity in market access arrangements post-EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/07/2018 16:46:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

927059

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Driving: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for police forces in England to certificate blue light driving for volunteers in charities.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	155359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>There is currently no legal requirement for voluntary and charitable organisations to gain police certification for those volunteers who need to drive in response to emergency situations. In order to discharge their duty of care to their volunteers and other road users, such organisations are encouraged to make arrangements with police forces or other suitable training providers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/06/2018 12:32:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

908993

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Unemployment: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the minimum monthly living expenses required for a single unemployed person in central Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	146320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the minimum monthly living expenses required for a single unemployed person in central Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department publishes a range of measures of living standards in the Households Below Average (HBAI) publication. The latest estimates are to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201617" target="_blank">2016/17</a> and 2017/18 results have been <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201718" target="_blank">pre-announced</a> to be published in February / March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/05/2018 13:56:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

905474

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tickets: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking following the action taken by the Advertising Standards Authority against misleading presentation of pricing information on the websites of secondary ticket operators.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	144968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text The Government is determined to crackdown on unacceptable behaviour in the online ticketing market and improve fans’ chances of buying tickets at a reasonable price. We have strengthened the existing ticketing provisions in the Consumer Rights Act 2015, are in the process of introducing a new criminal offence of using automated software to buy more tickets than that allowed, and support the work of the Competition and Markets Authority and National Trading Standards in enforcing the law in this area. We recognise, however, that Government can’t act alone in addressing this issue, and that the ticketing industry, regulatory bodies, and online platforms need to take actions themselves. We welcome the action taken in March by the Advertising Standards Authority against four of the main operators in the secondary ticketing sector banning the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites, and the assurances from these platforms that they would make changes to their websites to comply with this ruling. We hope this will help improve transparency in the market and help consumers find legitimate official ticketing sites.<p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/05/2018 08:59:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

895564

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support internally displaced people (a) unilaterally and (b) working with the United Nations.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	140195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to meeting the needs of displaced populations, including internally displaced persons (IDPs). For example, we support, through core and bilateral funding, some of the key UN agencies involved in IDP response, including the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Organisation for Migration. In addition, the UK has large bilateral programmes in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen that support IDPs and the communities that host them.</p><p>Several Member States, including the UK, are also actively exploring options with the UN to mark the 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement this year - including the idea of launching a UN High Level Panel on Internally Displaced Persons, which presents one way of galvanising further political and operational attention and action on IDPs.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/05/2018 16:41:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

882495

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices his Department directly employs.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	135557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>As of 17 April 2018, 976 Ministry of Defence civilian personnel are employed on an apprenticeship scheme. In addition, there are around 20,000 Armed Forces personnel undertaking apprenticeships at any one time.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/04/2018 11:32:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr