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1109736

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date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of Network Rail's sleeper factory at Doncaster meeting the shortfall in production capacity in the event of the potential closure of Network Rail’s exiting sleeper factory at Washwood Heath, Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	240984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>A proposal for a new facility in Bescot is being developed by Network Rail to produce the sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network. The facility is intended to make up the shortfall when an existing facility at Washwood Heath is closed to become an HS2 depot.</p><p> </p><p>The Network Rail facility at Doncaster is not capable of being extended to increase capacity. The facility itself is entirely surrounded by adjacent development, railway lines, railway depots, housing and roads. It is operating at full capacity and only able to deliver production of 400,000 sleepers each year.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Network Rail require a geographically separate, second facility to avoid the supply chain risk of a single point of failure, should anything prevent production at a facility.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/04/2019 08:16:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1109750

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date Network Rail will cease production of railway sleepers at its factory in Washwood Heath, Birmingham; whether there is capacity to extend production beyond this date; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	240985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>A proposal for a new facility in Bescot is being developed by Network Rail to produce the sleepers necessary for them to maintain, renew, and enhance our rail network. The facility is intended to make up the shortfall when an existing facility at Washwood Heath is closed to become an HS2 depot.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail is a customer of Cemex who own and operate the facility at Washwood Heath. Production is planned to cease at this facility on 14 June 2019. The HS2 programme requires vacant possession of the site in August 2019 to enable construction works to proceed.</p><p> </p><p>I have no plans to make a statement about the proposed facility.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/04/2019 08:14:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1077365

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to assess the merits of Facebook’s business practices towards other developers as part of the Government review of the UK’s competition powers in April 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	225433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Competition investigations are a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority. This is carried out independently of Government. The Government’s statutory review of competition law will assess the extent to which competition powers have been effective in fulfilling their aims.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/03/2019 15:04:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1056994

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Cereal Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides to schools on providing fortified cereals with high levels of sugar.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	218766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The school food standards define the food and drink that must be provided, those which are restricted, and those not to be provided by schools, including during breakfasts. The standards are food based and nutritional information of individual products is not specifically set out, however schools and catering services must meet allergens law. The standards severely restrict foods high in fat, salt and sugar, including high sugar foods and confectionery. The guidance to accompany the standards includes portion size and food group which is available on the School Food Plan website at: <a href="http://www.schoolfoodplan.com" target="_blank">www.schoolfoodplan.com</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/02/2019 13:32:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1041285

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Sustainability of the Press Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to publish the Cairncross Review before 31 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	208215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong>Dame Frances Cairncross will decide when the report is produced. We will publish the report as soon as possible thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 22/01/2019 16:38:58 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest