Tag: David Anderson

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-01-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will disclose a summary of his Department’s legal advice to the (a) Joint Committee on Human Rights and (b) Intelligence and Security Committee relevant to the drone strike that killed Reyaad Khan on 21 August 2015.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

I refer the hon. Member to the answer on this subject given to him by the Prime Minister on 25 January 2016, UIN 23433.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-02-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of coal burnt in UK coal-fired power stations came from Colombia in 2015.

Andrea Leadsom

Full year figures for 2015 are not currently available. In the first 9 months of 2015 (January to September) 1, 32% of imported steam coal, which is predominately used by power stations, came from Columbia.

[1] Coal Imports ET2.4: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487870/ET_Dec_15.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-02-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the coal burnt in UK coal-fired power stations originated in the USA in the first nine months of 2015.

Andrea Leadsom

DECC does not hold figures on the proportion of coal burnt in UK coal-fired power stations, by country of origin. However, from January to September 2015, 16,784 thousand tonnes of steam coal (mainly used by coal-fired power stations) were imported into the UK, while coal used for electricity generation was 22,512 thousand tonnes during the same period.

The USA provided 3,231 thousand tonnes of steam coal imports, 19% of all steam coal imports, while Russia provided 7,237 thousand tonnes (43%)

Source:

Energy Trends tables 2.1 and 2.4, available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-section-2-energy-trends

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-02-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the extent to which the policies of broadcasters recruiting members of the public for quiz or game shows or similar programmes discriminate against people with disabilities.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Broadcasters are subject to the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 which legally protects disabled people from discrimination in the delivery of services and in wider society. This government is actively encouraging the industry to be proactive in increasing diversity on and off screen – including by increasing the representation of disabled people. Ed Vaizey hosted a conference in January that raised the wider issue of lack of representation of disabled people in the creative industries.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-03-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will ask her German counterpart to supply the Government with emissions data from new ultra super-critical coal-fired power stations in that country; and if she will place that data in the Library.

Andrea Leadsom

I have no plans to ask for emissions data from new ultra super-critical coal-fired power stations in Germany.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-04-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether education will be exempt from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry

We have protected public services, including education, in all of our trade agreements and will continue to do so in the EU-US free trade agreement, also known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). This is non-negotiable.

The Government remains committed to providing the best quality education for all children and young people. TTIP will not change this. The government of the day, not our trade partners, will always set the rules governing how the education system is run.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-05-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2016 to Question 34235, whether the UN Economic Commission for Europe Regulation 10 specifically covers the potential health risks of electromagnetic emissions by multiple driverless vehicles as well as those from single vehicles.

Andrew Jones

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 10 seeks to limit the maximum emission of electromagnetic radiation from vehicles. Recognising the rapid changes in technology in new vehicles, the relevant UN-ECE technical committee has established a task force to consider the implications of new technologies such as those used by driverless vehicles.

The Department is participating in the work of the task force.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-06-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will reconsider the proposal to privatise the Land Registry; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry

A government consultation seeking views on options to move operations of the Land Registry to the private sector closed on 26 May. Government is currently considering the responses but no final decisions have been made.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel from 13 and 39 Squadron have not taken their full entitlement to annual leave over the last two years.

Mark Lancaster

The number of Service personnel from 13 and 39 Squadrons who have not taken their full annual leave entitlement of 38 days over the last two years is given below:

2013-14	Number of personnel	2014-15	Number of personnel
39 Squadron	56	39 Squadron	47
13 Squadron	67	13 Squadron	69

Up to a maximum of 15 of the 38 days can be carried forward to the next leave year.

More than 90% of Service personnel from 13 and 39 Squadrons have taken 28 or more days leave during the last two years.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2015-12-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how she plans to account for the £1 billion of carbon capture and storage support reallocated at the Spending Review 2015 within her Departmental budget; and if she will make a statement.

Andrea Leadsom

The Government set out its capital budget and priorities for this Spending Review period on 25 November 2015.