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date	05/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government spent from the public purse on (a) subsidies, (b) investment and (c) research and development in the fossil fuel energy sectors in each of the last 10 financial years and to date in the 2018 - 2019 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	160319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK currently has no fossil fuel subsidies. We are committed to meeting our climate change commitments as cost effectively as possible and over the last 10 years emissions from the power sector have decreased by 57%. Looking ahead we have committed to further reducing our dependence on fossil fuels by phasing out unabated coal from our power system altogether by 2025. The Government is also enabling the transition away from fossil fuels in the transport sector by supporting the development of the market for ultra-low emission vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/07/2018 14:45:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

934797

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date	05/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the provision of support services for victims of child sexual exploitation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	160694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Government officials meet with representatives of local authorities to ensure that victims of crime receive effective and joined up support. The Ministry of Justice also works closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which holds the relationship with local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for supporting victims of crime. We want to ensure that all victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation feel they can come forward to report abuse and have access to the support they need. This is why we have allocated around £7.2m in funding to sexual violence support services to provide specialist support for victims of sexual violence, including victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>We have also allocated Police and Crime Commissioners around £68m in funding to locally deliver or commission support services for victims of crime. £4.7m of this funding has been allocated specifically for services supporting victims of child sexual abuse. This Government has also awarded grant funding to national organisations providing vital services for victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation, including telephone and online counselling.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities receive Government funding to deliver local services in their communities, and it is for them to decide how best to direct their funding in line with local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/07/2018 15:31:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

934887

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date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support his Department is providing to enable repairs to be made to road network infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	906284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is providing £6.2 billion to local highway authorities in England, outside London, from 2015 to 2021 to enable repairs to be made to all highway infrastructure assets maintainable at public expense. The funding includes a £296 million Pothole Action Fund. Highways England are also spending £400 million per annum for renewal of the road surfaces for which they are responsible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2018 14:03:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

934888

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date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	906286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>My hon. Friend is right to focus on charging points. We have a large charging point network, and we are rapidly expanding it. As she knows, we have just announced a local charging infrastructure fund of £400 million. A lot of work is being done with local authorities, and I encourage my hon. Friend to work with us to develop further charging points in her area.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2018 14:11:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean