Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Lord Blencathra – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Blencathra – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Blencathra on 2016-09-13.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the use in Florida of the organophosphate insecticide Naled, which is banned in the EU, what advice they are giving to British citizens intending to visit Florida; and what steps they are taking to place that advice on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website.

    Baroness Anelay of St Johns

    The method of mosquito control in other countries is not a matter routinely covered by FCO travel advice. Currently, specific UK health travel advice for Florida and the wider US is supplied by the National Travel Health Network and Centre, to which the FCO website country pages have links.

  • Stephen Phillips – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Stephen Phillips – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Phillips on 2015-11-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia on the ending the restrictions on imports of fuel, food and medical supplies to Yemen.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    During a visit to Saudi Arabia on 28 October, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) met his counterpart, Minister Al Jubeir. They discussed humanitarian issues, including humanitarian access to Yemeni ports, as well as the need for accelerating the political process in Yemen. We welcome the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister’s and President Hadi’s statements that all of Yemen’s ports are open and the initial indications of progress on maritime access, but more needs to be done.

    To have real impact, commercial and humanitarian access must be sustained and systematic. The UN verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) is the best way to ensure this. We are working closely with the UN to establish it as soon as possible. The Secretary of State for International Development, my right hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Justine Greening) has also expressed the UK’s readiness to support to the UNVIM and DfID has just committed £1.4 million to the UN to support its establishment.

  • Maria Eagle – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Maria Eagle – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2015-12-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of those eligible service personnel who have left the armed forces have participated in the Core Programme of the Careers Transition Partnership in each year since 2010.

    Mark Lancaster

    Personnel with at least six years’ Service are eligible for the Core Resettlement Programme (CRP). The latest information held on eligible personnel that have participated in the CRP is as at 31 March 2014. Between 2010-11 and 2013-14 the following percentage of eligible personnel have participated in the CRP:

    2010-11 – 76%

    2011-12 – 74%

    2012-13 – 74%

    2013-14 – 72%

    Some of the personnel eligible for the CRP may choose to use the Employment Support Programme instead.

    Figures presented for 2013-14 are provisional as personnel can receive Careers Transition Partnership resettlement services up to two years before and after leaving the UK Armed Forces. Figures are revised annually in the Official Statistic publication with figures being fixed after two years.

  • Louise Ellman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Louise Ellman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Ellman on 2016-01-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what tests were undertaken by (a) the Vehicle Certification Agency, (b) the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and (c) any other testing authority as part of in-service emissions testing in each of the last 10 years; and which models were tested in each such year.

    Andrew Jones

    Tests which were undertaken by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) include the in service light duty testing programme, which were conducted in accordance with the New European Drive Cycle requirements.

    Aftermarket alterations tests were conducted in accordance with the European Transient Cycle and North London Delivery Truck Cycle. Light duty emissions followed the New European Drive Cycle requirements.

    The models that were tested by VCA in the last ten years can be found in the table below.

    Vehicle Model

    Year of testing

    Audi A4 Petrol EIV

    2005/06

    BMW 320TD Diesel EIV

    2005/06

    Fiat Punto 1.3l Multijet Diesel EIV

    2005/06

    Ford Fiesta 1.6l Petrol EIV

    2005/06

    Mazda 6 TS 2.0l EIV

    2005/06

    Mercedes A170 Diesel Euro III

    2005/06

    Mercedes C220 2.2l Diesel EIV

    2005/06

    Mitsubishi Carisma Petrol Euro III

    2005/06

    Mitsubishi Spacestar 1.6l Petrol EIV

    2005/06

    Toyota Corolla 1995cc Diesel EIV

    2005/06

    Vauxhall Vectra 1.8l 16V Petrol EIV

    2005/06

    Vauxhall Zafira 1.6l 16V Petrol EIV

    2005/06

    VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV

    2005/06

    Audi A4 Petrol EIV

    2006/07

    BMW 320TD Diesel EIV

    2006/07

    Fiat Punto 1.3l Multijet Diesel EIV

    2006/07

    Mada RX8 2.6l Petrol EIV

    2006/07

    Toyota Corolla 1995cc Diesel EIV

    2006/07

    Vauxhall Vectra 1.8l 16V Petrol EIV

    2006/07

    Vauxhall Zafira 1.6l 16V Petrol EIV

    2006/07

    VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV

    2006/07

    Fiat Punto 1.3l Multijet Diesel EIV

    2007/08

    Ford 1.8ltr Connect

    2007/08

    Ford Focus 1.6ltr

    2007/08

    LDV Maxus 2.5ltr 120PS

    2007/08

    Peugeot 307 1.6ltr

    2007/08

    Peugeot Partner 1.6HDI

    2007/08

    Porsche Boxster 3.2l EIV

    2007/08

    Renault Clio 1.5D 86bhp

    2007/08

    VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV

    2007/08

    VW Transporter 2.5ltr 130PS

    2007/08

    Alfa Romeo 1.9l TDI EIV

    2008/09

    BMW 523i 2.5l EIV

    2008/09

    BMW Mini One D

    2008/09

    BMW X5 3.0l TD EIV

    2008/09

    Ford Focus 1.6l TD EIV

    2008/09

    Renault Scenic 2.0l Dci 150 EIV

    2008/09

    Smart FourTwo 698cc EIV

    2008/09

    Subaru Forester 2.0l EIV

    2008/09

    Vauxhall Astra Twintop 1.8l EIV

    2008/09

    VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV

    2008/09

    Citreon C3 1.6l EIV

    2009/10

    Ford Focus ST 2.5l EIV

    2009/10

    Honda Civic ES IMA Hybrid 1.3l EIV

    2009/10

    Honda FR-V 2.2l TD EIV

    2009/10

    Jaguar X Type 2.2l TD EIV

    2009/10

    Kia Rio 1.5l TD EIV

    2009/10

    Skoda Octavia Tdi 2.0l EIV

    2009/10

    Toyota Yaris Tdi 1.4l EIV

    2009/10

    VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV

    2009/10

    VW Touran 1.4l EIV

    2009/10

    Chevrolet Matiz 0.8l EIV

    2010/11

    Fiat 500 1.2l EIV

    2010/11

    Ford Mondeo 2.2l Duratorq EIV

    2010/11

    Honda FR-V 2.2l TD EIV

    2010/11

    Hyundai i10 1.1l EIV

    2010/11

    Jaguar X Type 2.2l TD EIV

    2010/11

    Kia Rio 1.5l TD EIV

    2010/11

    Smart FourTwo 1.0l EIV

    2010/11

    Vauxhall Corsa 1.3l CDTi EIV

    2010/11

    Vauxhall Vectra 1.9l CDTi EIV

    2010/11

    As reported previously, following the work in 2010-2011, the focus of emissions testing changed to consider aftermarket alteration of vehicles, both light and heavy duty.

    The vehicles tested were

    Light Duty

    Peugeot RCZ

    2013/14

    Ford C-Max

    2013/14

    Heavy Duty

    Mercedes Actros

    2012/13

    DAF CF 85

    2014/15

    I would also refer the Hon Member to my answer of 20 January 2016, UIN 22742 (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2clords&uin=22742) for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, which tabled the number of MOT in service emission tests conducted in the last 10 years. The models subject to this test would cover every manufacturers model range subject to the MOT test during this period.

    The Department for Transport does not hold information on work carried out by other testing authorities.

  • David Hanson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-02-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vessels which displayed the yellow Q flag (a) docked at UK ports and (b) were checked by Border Force officials in each of the last five years.

    Karen Bradley

    No information is held on the number of vessels which fly the ‘Q’ flag. Border Force utilise an intelligence led approach in deciding which vessels to intercept.

  • Liz McInnes – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Liz McInnes – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liz McInnes on 2016-03-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what land Network Rail is considering selling which can be utilised for rail freight .

    Claire Perry

    No decision has been taken about which sites owned by Network Rail should be sold. Network Rail is reviewing the complete freight land holdings and the options for the portfolio for the future to identify those sites which are surplus. This will include an assessment of which sites are required, or are likely to be required in the future, for freight use.

    A robust process of identifying options for the sale of rail freight sites is on-going but at a very early stage, and a full consultation process will be undertaken before any final decision is taken about the sale of freight sites owned by Network Rail.

  • Lord Hylton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Hylton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hylton on 2016-04-11.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ability of Palestinian students in East Jerusalem and the West Bank to sit their exams this year, without experiencing delays at checkpoints.

    Baroness Anelay of St Johns

    While no assessment has been made about this particular issue, we consistently urge Israel to ease movement and access restrictions across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, not least because of the impact the restrictions have on children and continuity of their education.

  • William Cash – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    William Cash – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Cash on 2016-05-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine plants have closed in the last two years; and what the (a) generation size and (b) location was of each of those plants.

    Andrea Leadsom

    The following Combined Cycle Gas Turbine plants have closed within the last two years:

    Name of Plant

    Capacity (MWe)

    Location

    Barking

    1,000

    London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, East London

    Roosecote (mothballed in 2012; demolition in 2015)

    229

    Barrow in Furness, Cumbria

    Killingholme (Centrica)

    665

    Killingholme, Humberside

    This excludes combined cycle gas turbine plants which remain available under National Grid’s Supplementary Balancing Reserve and/or plants which have converted to open cycle operation at reduced capacity or have otherwise reduced capacity.

  • Peter Grant – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Peter Grant – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Grant on 2016-07-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to staff working at border controls in UK airports on questions which can and cannot be asked to passengers arriving in the UK with EU passports.

    James Brokenshire

    Anyone seeking entry or admission to the UK must on arrival establish their nationality and identity, as well as comply with other checks under the Border Force Operating Mandate.

  • Lord Oates – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Oates – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Oates on 2016-09-13.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they consider the government of Zimbabwe would need to fulfil, in terms of demonstrating sustained adherence to the constitution of Zimbabwe and a sustained commitment to protecting the human rights of Zimbabwe citizens, before they would provide financial support for a land reform programme.

    Baroness Anelay of St Johns

    Land reform in Zimbabwe is essential for improving agricultural productivity and broader economic development. The British Government has consistently said that it would be ready to join international partners in supporting a land reform programme in Zimbabwe that is transparent, fair, legal and within the context of a broad range of reforms. Separately, we continue to call, both bilaterally and in partnership with others, for an end to human rights abuses and the restoration of internationally accepted standards.