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715558

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to incentivise corporate sponsorship of not-for-profit flight training and flying schools.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	69974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>There are tax incentives already available for businesses which support not-for-profit and charitable organisations. Qualifying donations receive corporation tax relief, and sponsorship payments are tax deductible as business expenses.</p><p> </p><p>Charities whose main purpose is to provide air ambulance services have been included in the VAT refund scheme since April 2014, meaning they can claim refunds of VAT incurred on their non-business activities.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 69975 question first answered 24/04/2017 11:58:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

715559

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Charities: Sponsorship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to incentivise corporate sponsorship of air ambulances, civil air patrols and other not-for-profit and charitable organisations.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	69975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>There are tax incentives already available for businesses which support not-for-profit and charitable organisations. Qualifying donations receive corporation tax relief, and sponsorship payments are tax deductible as business expenses.</p><p> </p><p>Charities whose main purpose is to provide air ambulance services have been included in the VAT refund scheme since April 2014, meaning they can claim refunds of VAT incurred on their non-business activities.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 69974 question first answered 24/04/2017 11:58:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

715622

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to expand general aviation access to his Department's airfields as proposed in the Government's 2015 Aviation Strategy.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	69971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department continues to encourage General Aviation (GA) access to military airfields wherever possible, on a prior permission required basis.</p><p>We have further increased the publication of Defence Aerodrome Manuals on Station and Service flying club websites to provide GA pilots with better access to detailed aeronautical information. More generally, should a civilian GA pilot wish to fly into a military aerodrome then the local RAF Flying Clubs' Association club can provide information on military flying procedures and how best to operate locally.</p><p>In the past year a Military-Civil Air Safety Day was held at RAF Halton in association with the General Aviation Safety Council and a further two events are planned at RAF Linton-on-Ouse and RAF Shawbury later this year. These fly-in events are attended by between 20-50 civil registered aircraft. They provide the opportunity for GA Pilots to visit military air bases and receive briefings on the flying activities undertaken there, as well as other topical safety matters. There is also the opportunity to meet military aviators to exchange views and promote better understanding of both communities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/04/2017 16:15:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

715707

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to improve the emergency services' efficiency for encouraging cooperation with air ambulances, civil air patrols and other charity organisations.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	69976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Collaboration presents a real opportunity for emergency services to increase efficiency and effectiveness and improve the service delivered to the public.</p><p> </p><p>The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduces a new statutory duty on police, fire and rescue and emergency ambulance services to keep collaborative opportunities under review, and to enter these where it is in the interests of their efficiency or effectiveness. This sets a clear expectation that collaboration opportunities should be fully exploited.</p><p> </p><p>This duty does not prevent emergency services working closely with other law enforcement partners, local public sector or charitable organisations. The decision of whether to enter into such arrangements, such as with air support, will be an operational decision for the emergency services and their partners.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/04/2017 15:30:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

715782

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-designating formal (a) aerodrome traffic and (b) military air traffic zones handling below 10,000 commercial air traffic movements per year in order to allow more general aviation access.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	69978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Aerodrome and military air traffic zones provide a degree of protection to aircraft in the immediate vicinity of the aerodrome and form an important part of the structure of UK airspace. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has a duty to classify UK airspace and to keep such classification under review, under the Directions given by Government. In exercising this air navigation function the CAA must also reasonably apply a number of provisions, including to secure the most efficient use of airspace and to satisfy the requirements of operators and owners of all classes of aircraft.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/04/2017 09:32:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

711405

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the illegal netting of wild birds within the sovereign base areas of Cyprus; and what steps are being taken to apprehend and prosecute those responsible for such acts.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	68092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>We remain committed to tackling illegal trapping and poaching of birds in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA).</p><p>Over the last twelve months we have arrested 55 poachers and conducted 39 police-led operations, seizing 3,031 items of netting equipment. Since November 2014, we have removed 61 acres of acacia at a cost of over €400,000.</p><p>The Sovereign Base Areas Administration will continue to work with the RSPB, BirdLife Cyprus and other Non-Government Organisations to do all they can to further reduce bird trapping within the SBA.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 21/03/2017 16:23:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

707213

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the tax on aviation gasoline.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	66370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government levies no duty on aviation gasoline when used in international flights, consistent with international conventions. When used in other ways aviation gasoline is levied at £0.3770 per litre.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes the Government keeps this under review.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/03/2017 14:47:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

707328

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aircraft: Radio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to postpone the proposed deadline for the installation of 8.33 KHz-compatible radio equipment in aircraft until the outcome of the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU is known.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	66327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering all of the implications arising from the UK’s exit from the EU, including the implications for the regulation of aviation safety. However, until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the EU and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain, alongside national rules.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/03/2017 11:01:42 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

479158

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
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	Dogs: Disease Control
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 her Department is taking to (a) prevent the spread of the outbreak of canine babesiosis and (b) deter the impact from mainland Europe of infected animals carrying tick-borne viruses.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	31269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>Experts at the Animal &amp; Plant Health Agency (APHA) and Public Health England (PHE) are working together to investigate the locally acquired cases of canine babesiosis in Essex. Environmental tick control through vegetation management can be difficult to achieve and the use of acaricides in the environment is prohibited. The most effective control is for owners to treat dogs promptly for ticks.</p><p> </p><p>Ticks are associated with a range of vertebrate hosts, including livestock, wildlife and wild birds, so we cannot prevent all these routes of entry. In addition, several UK species of tick are capable of transmitting various diseases which like Babesia canis are also not notifiable.</p><p> </p><p>Livestock and horses imported from mainland Europe are certified to be healthy and should therefore be free of ticks and we recommend that people treat pet dogs with an appropriate treatment that kills ticks as soon as they attach, prior to bringing them from Europe.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/03/2016 17:17:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

479159

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
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	Dogs: Disease Control
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 assessment she has made of potential benefits of re-introduction of tick treatment as a requirement for the importation of dogs from mainland Europe into the UK under the Pet Passport scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	31270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The requirement for tick treatment was dropped as part of the harmonisation of the EU pet travel rules for movement and import of non-commercial dogs following a qualitative risk assessment and economic impact assessment for the introduction of Mediterranean Spotted fever (MSF) and the Brown Dog tick, <em>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</em>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/03/2016 17:43:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale