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425681

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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	Hydroelectric Power: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answers of 6 July 2015 to Question 4511 and 12 October 2015 to Question 10567, if she will (a) request that OFGEM assess whether the use of conventional hydro-power in the north of Scotland offsets the extra cost per unit of supply and (b) instruct OFGEM to cancel the 2p per kW hour excess charge in that region.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	14512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Electricity supplied to consumers in the North of Scotland region is produced by a range of generation types traded in a competitive market across GB. The electricity price paid by consumers in any given region is not therefore determined by the predominant generation type in that region.</p><br /><p>Ofgem does not regulate energy prices - these are set by energy suppliers in competition with each other and so matters relating to the pricing of tariffs are a matter for each individual company.</p><br /><p>Ofgem addressed the differences in electricity charges between regions at paragraph 2.5 of their recent report on ‘Regional Differences in Network Charges’. This stated that the differences observed are not a ‘surcharge’, but reflect the different network costs in the region when shared out between customers consuming energy in that area. They also saw “no compelling case” to change these arrangements, from a regulatory perspective.</p><br /><p>The report also noted that electricity distribution charges in the north of Scotland are already cross-subsidised to an extent through the Government’s Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme. It is currently worth around £41 per annum per household in the north of Scotland, and means that consumers face lower network charges than they otherwise would.</p><br /><p>This report can be obtained at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/ofgem-report-regional-differences-network-charges" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/ofgem-report-regional-differences-network-charges</a>.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 14513 question first answered 10/11/2015 15:57:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

425682

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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	Electricity: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answers of 6 July 2015 to Question 4511 and 12 October 2015 to Question 10567, if she will request that OFGEM explain what its justification is for allowing a higher charge for supply in the north of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	14513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Electricity supplied to consumers in the North of Scotland region is produced by a range of generation types traded in a competitive market across GB. The electricity price paid by consumers in any given region is not therefore determined by the predominant generation type in that region.</p><br /><p>Ofgem does not regulate energy prices - these are set by energy suppliers in competition with each other and so matters relating to the pricing of tariffs are a matter for each individual company.</p><br /><p>Ofgem addressed the differences in electricity charges between regions at paragraph 2.5 of their recent report on ‘Regional Differences in Network Charges’. This stated that the differences observed are not a ‘surcharge’, but reflect the different network costs in the region when shared out between customers consuming energy in that area. They also saw “no compelling case” to change these arrangements, from a regulatory perspective.</p><br /><p>The report also noted that electricity distribution charges in the north of Scotland are already cross-subsidised to an extent through the Government’s Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme. It is currently worth around £41 per annum per household in the north of Scotland, and means that consumers face lower network charges than they otherwise would.</p><br /><p>This report can be obtained at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/ofgem-report-regional-differences-network-charges" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/ofgem-report-regional-differences-network-charges</a>.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 14512 question first answered 10/11/2015 15:57:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

425455

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to protect orphaned children from exploitation subsequent to their being taken to the UK from (a) Syria and (b) other countries and removed from their extended family.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	14440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Any child who arrives in the UK unaccompanied, either as a result of resettlement or via another route, would be expected to receive the same protection and support as a child who is resident in the UK, under the provisions set out in the Children Act 1989, as amended, and related statutory guidance.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/11/2015 17:04:06 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

424903

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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	Hydroelectric Power: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answers of 6 July 2015 to Question 4551 and 12 October 2015 to Question 10567, if she will request that Ofgem estimates what the cost is to SSE of generating conventional hydro-electric power.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	14092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Detailed operating cost information per generation type of each energy company is not available publicly. Some information is available through supplier’s Consolidated Segmental Statements, which shows the annual operating costs of the largest suppliers generation businesses split into conventional and renewable generation.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/11/2015 16:52:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

424537

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Iron and Steel
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 23 October 2015 to the hon. Member for Reigate to Question 12151, whether he plans for the boats built to replace the nuclear submarine fleet to be built with steel manufactured in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	13886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>Steel for key defence programmes, including submarines, is sourced from a range of suppliers. It is the responsibility of prime contractors to obtain the steel required to complete MOD programmes at a competitive cost, within time constraints and to the required quality.</p><p>I expect a range of UK suppliers and others will be invited to bid and provide steel for the Successor programme.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 05/11/2015 15:56:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

424664

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what definition he uses of the term the most extreme circumstances of self-defence; if he will provide examples of situations which would meet that definition; and whether a (a) pre-emptive and (b) retaliatory nuclear attack on another state would be covered by that definition.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	13888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>I have nothing further to add.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 04/11/2015 13:12:49 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

424688

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what regulations apply to the size and colours of printed information on benefits published by his Department to ensure access to that information for people with visual impairments.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	13887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department has the following documented standards for printed information:<br>• Minimum type size of 10pt FS Me or 12pt Arial, based on recommended best practice from RNIB</p><p>• The majority of publications are printed in black and white.</p><p>• Where colour is used, we apply international standards for suitable contrast between text and background.</p><p>• The Department provides staff guidance explaining how to commission large print, Braille or audio versions of publications in response to individual requests.</p><p>• Publications can also be made available in electronic formats suitable for most computers equipped with screen reader software; or as Portable Document Format (PDF) files which have been optimised for the free-of-charge Adobe Reader built-in 'Read out loud' function.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/11/2015 14:34:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

422851

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for NHS Productivity of 9 July 2015, Official Report, House of Lords, column 286, on proposals for an independent inquiry on the sustainability of the NHS, if he will take steps to ensure that any such inquiry (a) identifies possible consequential effects and (b) does not adversely affect the Scottish block grant.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	12745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>There is no plan to launch an independent inquiry into the sustainability of the National Health Service and there will therefore be no consequential effects on the devolved administrations or adverse effects to the Scottish block grant.</p><br /><p>The Government remains committed to the principles of the NHS, enshrined in the NHS Constitution and in working with the NHS in implementing its own plan for the future of the NHS – the Five Year Forward View. By 2020-21, the Government will increase funding for the NHS by £10 billion a year in real terms compared to 2014-15 to support the transformation of services across the country.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/10/2015 17:18:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

422929

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Coastal Communities Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects the Coastal Communities Fund to reopen for a further round of funding.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	12744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Details of future funding arrangements for the Coastal Communities Fund are currently being considered as part of the 2015 Spending Review. An announcement about the timing of future funding rounds is expected after the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 28/10/2015 15:41:36 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

419784

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Postal Services: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what measures he has put in place to ensure that the Royal Mail Universal Service obligation remains active and in force across Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency; and what information his Department holds on planned closures of post offices in that constituency.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	10711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Royal Mail, as the designated Universal Service Provider for the United Kingdom, is required under the Universal Service Obligation (USO) to deliver the universal service to all communities – urban and rural – throughout the UK – and that includes the communities of the constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.</p><br /><p>However, some postcode areas around the country, which may include addresses in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, are subject to local exemptions under the USO. Such exemptions are only allowed where geographical conditions or other circumstances are considered to be exceptional by Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services. These exceptions are carefully monitored by Ofcom and are subject to an established appeals process. Quality of service targets for all postcode areas are published quarterly by Royal Mail.</p><br /><p>Post Office Limited (POL) has no planned post office closures in the constituency. There is one possible planned change in Brora where there is a consultation underway to move the local post office to a new location in the community.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2015 16:30:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan