Tag: John Robertson

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the average length of time taken by the Marine Management Organisation to approve a marine dredging application using the outline marine licensing system since 2009.

George Eustice

The online marine licensing system came into force on 6 April 2011 following the formation of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in 2010. From the start of the licensing system the estimated average time taken by the MMO to approve marine dredging applications are as follows:

Aggregate dredging

Average length of time to licence a 15 year aggregate application is estimated at 300 hours (200 hours during application and 100 hours of pre-application advice)

Non-aggregate dredging

Description of activity	Average MMO hours per case
Simple navigational dredging	3.5
Routine navigational dredging	9
Routine capital dredging	7.4
Complex navigational dredging	13.35
Complex capital dredging	11.88

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of exports from businesses in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland to other EU member states in each of the last five years.

Michael Fallon

The value of goods exported by businesses in Scotland to other EU countries in each of the last five years is given in Table 1 below. Figures are not compiled for areas below Government Office Region (NUTS 1) level, such as Glasgow and Glasgow North West.

These figures relate to exports of goods only. Regional data on exports of services is not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with charities on implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 since that act received Royal Assent.

Greg Clark

The Electoral Commission is producing guidance to explain the rules on non-party campaigning. The Commission has held four roundtable discussions for charities and other campaigners across the UK and Electoral Commission officials have spoken at events hosted by charity sector umbrella bodies.

The Commission will publish its full guidance on the new rules in the summer, in advance of the regulated period which starts on 19 September 2014.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent estimate he has made of the level of investment in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland that resulted from EU membership in each of the last five years.

David Mundell

The Government does not collate figures for the level of investment in Scotland that results from UK membership of the EU.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-04.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the provision of debt advice for carers in a) Glasgow North West, b) Glasgow, c) Scotland and d) the UK.

Andrea Leadsom

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is responsible for the coordination of debt advice funding across the UK and has a statutory duty to improve the quality, consistency and availability of debt advice. In 2013/14 MAS funded 163,000 debt advice sessions in England and Wales. MAS also co-funds debt advice in Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Government, which in the last financial year led to more than 11,000 people receiving advice.

MAS research shows that 4% of the clients of its funded services are carers. Research also suggests that advice over the phone can be particularly useful for carers and MAS has expanded its funded services to enable them to provide advice in this way. Carers are also able to access free debt advice over the phone from National Debtline and StepChange Debt Charity.

In Glasgow, there are two targeted projects which meet carers’specific needs. These are:

· Yorkhill Families Money and Debt Advice Support Project: Yorkhill hospital and Glasgow Central Citizens Advice Bureau together provide advice to families who are financially vulnerable because of their children’s long-term health condition; and

· Glasgow Association for Mental Health Money and Debt Project, which provides free face-to-face advice debt advice to people with mental health problems across Glasgow and their carers.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of membership of the EU on jobs in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland.

David Mundell

The Government does not collate figures for the number of jobs in Scotland that depend on UK membership of the EU. However, independent analysis published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in March 2014 suggested that, in 2011, approximately 335,000 jobs in Scotland were associated with Scottish exports to the EU. The analysis was not broken down to the level of individual UK cities or by Parliamentary constituency

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-04.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the minutes of the meetings of the HM Revenue and Customs’ Board and associated sub-committees for a) 2013 and b) 2014.

Mr David Gauke

It is HMRC’s policy to publish Board and Executive Committee minutes annually. The HMRC website is due to be updated with these in the next month. HMRC’s Annual Report contains a summary of the key areas of work for each sub-Committee over the previous year.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with Glasgow City Council on the Glasgow Guarantee.

Esther McVey

The Secretary of State has not had recent discussions with Glasgow City Council on the Glasgow Guarantee.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Robertson on 2014-06-04.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what issues the HM Revenue and Customs’ Scrutiny Committee has addressed since its establishment in 2013.

Mr David Gauke

The remit of the Scrutiny Committee is to advise the Board and Principal Accounting Officer on issues referred by the Board for in-depth review, challenge or assurance. Since its establishment in 2013, the Committee has reviewed the departmental security strategy as well as the department’s complaints handling processes.