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1131986

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to assess socio-economic weighting in future rolling stock procurement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	264353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the investment in the UK through the awarding of rolling stock contracts by franchised train operators to UK based manufacturers. Through the Rail Sector Deal government is working with industry to promote procurement practices that support an innovative, highly-skilled, and productive British rail supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The William’s Rail Review will, however, consider rail franchising as part of the root and branch review of the railway to ensure that rail delivers benefits for passengers and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 10:20:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131987

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Contracts
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 contracts his Department has awarded in each of the last five years that were positively assessed on criteria for (a) UK content, (b) socio-economic weighting and (c) most economically advantageous tender.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	264354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>This question would be a disproportionate cost to answer, as we do not hold this information centrally. However, BEIS is committed to ensuring to creating and fostering a positive environment for businesses in the UK. This is shown through a number of different activities, for example the UK Steel Charter, which maximises opportunities for UK steel producers in relation to the procurement of steel for major projects.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/06/2019 16:31:03 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131988

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of adopting life-cycle costing in direct government procurement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	264355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer given to Question 259078 on 3 June.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/06/2019 14:01:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131989

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contracts his Department has awarded in each of the last five years that were positively assessed on criteria for (a) UK content, (b) socio-economic weighting and (c) most economically advantageous tender.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	264356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Contracts are awarded to suppliers submitting the most economically advantageous tender demonstrating the delivery of value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Crown Commercial Service, who act as HM Treasury’s commercial arm, have a policy of always considering social value, and building it into its commercial agreements wherever it is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants UK companies to be successful in public procurement but it is unlawful to negatively assess a bid from a foreign supplier, or a supplier with a foreign supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/06/2019 12:45:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131667

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2019 to Question 257677, which funding theme was considered as the primary reason by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust when the application for There But Not There was submitted to the Covenant Reference Group.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	263751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Armistice and Armed Forces Communities Programme was agreed by the Covenant Reference Group (CRG) as a funding priority for Financial Year 2018-19 which sat under the theme to '<em>fund projects which support</em> <em>measures to integrate military and civilian communities and allow the Armed Forces community to participate as citizens'. </em>The CRG set the overall priorities for funding, which the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT) deliver as programmes.</p><p>Under this programme, the AFCFT awarded silhouettes to over 2,700 community groups across the UK and these organisations were required to hold an event which brought together the military and civilian communities to recognise the significance of the Armed Forces community today.</p><p>There But Not There (encompassed in the charity 'Remembered') did not submit an application to the CRG nor to the AFCFT. They did not receive a grant under this programme; their primary role was to dispatch the silhouettes directly to our grant recipients.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/06/2019 15:50:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131294

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much her Department has spent on SMEs in (a) the UK, (b) each region of the UK and (c) each constituent part of the UK in last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	263092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>Each year, the Cabinet Office publishes information on central government spend with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The latest publication, 2017-2018, can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>This includes overall Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure with SMEs. Statistics on MOD expenditure, broken down by region is published in Tables 4 and 5 of the MOD regional expenditure with UK industry and supported employment 2017-18 bulletin, which can be found at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201718" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201718</a></p><p> </p><p>Data for 2018-19 will be published in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not collate detailed information about spend on individual companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in each region or constituent part of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/06/2019 15:20:21 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1128816

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	There but Not There: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has she made of the impact of money from the public purse disbursed to There But Not There.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 June 2019, to Question 257678.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/06/2019 11:21:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 5 June 2019, UIN 257678..docx title There But not There: Finance
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1129309

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of whether the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education's decision not to identify the participants of trailblazer groups is consistent with his Department's policy on openness and transparency.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259070 259071 259072 259074 question first answered 11/06/2019 13:51:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1129313

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the responses to the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education's consultation on the introduction of a five-year pharmacy apprenticeship scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259069 259071 259072 259074 question first answered 11/06/2019 13:51:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1129319

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the names of the organisations which responded to the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education's consultation regarding the introduction of a pharmacy apprenticeship scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259069 259070 259072 259074 question first answered 11/06/2019 13:51:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones