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  • Andy McDonald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Andy McDonald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy McDonald on 2016-04-20.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members are of (a) Rail North and (b) the Rail North Board; and how those members are appointed.

    Andrew Jones

    Members of Rail North:

    • Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
    • Blackpool Borough Council
    • Cheshire East Council
    • Cheshire West & Chester Council
    • City of York Council
    • Cumbria County Council
    • Darlington Borough Council
    • Derbyshire County Council
    • East Riding of Yorkshire Council
    • Greater Manchester Combined Authority
    • Hartlepool Borough Council
    • Hull City Council
    • Lancashire County Council
    • Lincolnshire County Council
    • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral)
    • Middlesbrough Council
    • North East Combined Authority (Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland)
    • North East Lincolnshire Council
    • North Lincolnshire Council
    • North Yorkshire County Council
    • Nottingham City Council
    • Nottinghamshire County Council
    • Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
    • Sheffield City Region Combined Authority (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield)
    • Staffordshire County Council
    • Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
    • Stoke-on-Trent City Council
    • Warrington Borough Council
    • West Yorkshire Combined Authority

    Rail North Ltd Board Directors are:

    • Bill Dixon (Tees Valley)
    • Chris Metcalf (North Yorkshire)
    • David Brown (Cheshire and the Potteries)
    • Dean Collins (East Midlands)
    • John Fillis (Lancashire and Cumbria)
    • Julie Dore (Sheffield City Region Combined Authority)
    • Keith Wakefield (West Yorkshire Combined Authority)
    • Liam Robinson (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority)
    • Liz Redfern (Humber Authorities)
    • Nick Forbes (North East Combined Authority)
    • Richard Leese (Greater Manchester Combined Authority)

    Any Local transport Authority in the North of England area covered by Northern and TransPennine franchises is entitled to be a member of Rail North.

    Rail North Board Directors are appointed by the constituent authorities of the sub-areas they represent.

    Note that Tees Valley Authorities have recently formed a Combined Authority and will, on formal notification, be represented through that single body in the future.

  • Julie Elliott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Julie Elliott – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Elliott on 2016-05-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of fireworks on animal welfare.

    George Eustice

    The Government accepts that fireworks can have a detrimental effect on some animals. However, we consider that if users follow the correct and sensible use of fireworks combined with owners of animals taking certain precautions, these can help to avoid or reduce any detrimental effects.

  • Mary Glindon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Mary Glindon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Glindon on 2016-07-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans for local authorities to have access to (a) tenancy deposit protection scheme data and (b) the database of rogue landlords and property agents as provided for in the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

    Gavin Barwell

    Following the positive measures to tackle rogue landlords that we have delivered in the Housing and Planning Act 2016, we are working with the Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) Schemes on providing local authorities with access to the relevant data by the end of this year.

    Work is also underway to prepare the database of rogue landlords and property agents which will require affirmative regulations to be considered by Parliament.

  • Helen Goodman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union

    Helen Goodman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2016-10-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what his policy is on leaving the EU Customs Union.

    Mr Robin Walker

    We have been clear that we will pursue a solution that works for the unique circumstances of the UK. Ministers are considering the UK’s future customs and trading relations with the EU and work continues to analyse the options to ensure we have the best possible outcome for the UK.

  • Philip Hollobone – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Philip Hollobone – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Hollobone on 2015-12-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what electricity consumption in England was in (a) 2005, (b) 2010 and (c) 2015.

    Andrea Leadsom

    Electricity consumption in England was 293 TWh in 2005, 276 TWh in 2010, and 255 TWh in 2014. Figures for 2015 will be published in due course.

    Data from “Electricity generation and supply figures for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, 2004 to 2014”, Energy Trends, December 2015, available at:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-december-2015-special-feature-article-electricity-generation-and-supply-figures-for-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-and-england-2.

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  • Ruth Smeeth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Ruth Smeeth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Smeeth on 2016-01-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the tableware used in his Department is made in the UK.

    Joseph Johnson

    The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has 2 suppliers of restaurant services in the core Department buildings: EC Harris and Baxter Storey.

    EC Harris

    Currently, 40% of tableware supplied by EC Harris is manufactured in the UK. The policy is to buy UK manufactured tableware to replace existing tableware. The 60% of tableware not manufactured in the UK has been inherited from previous suppliers.

    Baxter Storey

    Currently, 70% of tableware supplied by Baxter Storey is manufactured in the UK and the remaining 30% is Chinese.

  • Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-02-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect on UK GDP of the National Grid issuing Notification of Inadequate System Margin notices; and if she will make a statement.

    Andrea Leadsom

    A NISM is a notification issued to the electricity market to ask power stations to make more generation available for a short, specified, period of time. It doesn’t mean demand is about to outstrip supply, only that National Grid would like a larger cushion of spare capacity in the short term.

    DECC has not made an assessment of the impact of NISMS on GDP. There have been 2 NISMs since 2010 and these have only lasted a few hours on each occasion and have had virtually no impact on consumer bills.

  • Lord Smith of Leigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Lord Smith of Leigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Smith of Leigh on 2016-03-16.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will support the establishment of a National Museum of Rugby League in the Northern Powerhouse area.

    Baroness Neville-Rolfe

    There are a number of independent sporting museums in the UK based on individual sports including rowing, tennis and Rugby Union. Arts Council England supports a Subject Specialist Network for sporting museums that promotes and shares best practice and expertise in the field. There are currently no plans to fund a National Museum of Rugby League in the Northern Powerhouse area, however this Department is investing in the game of Rugby League, through the £17.5m that that Rugby League will receive from Sport England between 2013 and 2017 and the £100k support for a bid for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup; announced in the Budget.

  • Phil Boswell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Phil Boswell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phil Boswell on 2016-04-20.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for core regulatory activities within the Health and Safety Executive in the next three years.

    Justin Tomlinson

    HSE, like many other public bodies, will deliver further budgetary savings over the next three years. HSE has set out in its 2016/17 Business Plan its priorities and key deliverables up to April 2017, including its commitment to securing effective management and control of risk in GB workplaces. For the longer term it has a financial strategy to deliver the required savings whilst seeking to maintain current levels of its core regulatory activities and sustaining regulatory excellence.

  • Dawn Butler – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Dawn Butler – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dawn Butler on 2016-05-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote religious freedom in Saudi Arabia; and what recent representations the Government has made to Saudi Arabia on that matter.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    We strongly support the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, which is restricted in Saudi Arabia, reflecting views which are widely held in Saudi society. The authorities are encouraging reforms at a pace that is acceptable to Saudi society. This includes allowing foreign workers in Saudi Arabia to practice religions other than Islam in private.

    We regularly raise human rights issues, including in relation to the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, with the Saudi Arabian authorities.