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Questions Tabled on Thu 12 Jul 2018 Published: Friday 13 July 2018 Questions tabled on Thursday 12 July 2018 Includes questions tabled on earlier days which have been transferred. T Indicates a topical oral question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. † Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. N Indicates a question for written answer on a named day under S.O. No. 22(4). [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared. Questions for Answer on Monday 16 July Questions for Written Answer 1 Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the figure of 33 per cent of Government procurement spend going to SME's is a target or an aspiration. (163517) 2 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the Government has done to ensure in negotiations with the European Commission that conformity assessments on products conducted by a UK body continue to be sufficient for the product to be sold on the EU market after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement. (163490) 3 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions have taken place in negotiations on the UK leaving the EU on UK citizens and businesses paying mobile roaming charges in the EU after the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement. (163492) 4 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions the Government has had with the European Commission on ensuring that businesses can hold and transfer data and personal information to EU member states without interruption after the UK has left the EU. (163493) 5 Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compliance of boilers sold in the UK with minimum efficiency requirements. (163480) 2 Published: Friday 13 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON THURSDAY 12 JULY 2018 6 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to increase tourism to (a) nature reserves and (b) sites of ancient woodland. (163625) 7 N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to businesses in Coventry to support the recruitment of apprentices in each of the last eight years. [Transferred] (162984) 8 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding per child in maintained nursery schools. (163603) 9 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the level of free childcare funding per two-year-old in maintained nursery schools has risen in line with inflation. (163604) 10 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing eligibility for 30-hours free childcare annually; and if he will make a statement. (163605) 11 Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provides support for maintained nurseries to formulate their three-year budgets beyond 2020. (163606) 12 N Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started a nursing degree apprenticeship in 2017-18. [Transferred] (163190) 13 Ben Bradley (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect ancient woodland in England. (163624) 14 Colin Clark (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements he has planned for agriculture chemicals registration in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. (163617) 15 Chris Green (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is giving to the Woodland Trust to assist them in the recovery work on the Smithhills Estate. (163577) 16 Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential (a) effect of increased water rates on people with (i) Chrones and (ii) similar conditions who use more water than the average household and (b) requirement to put in place plans for those people in the event of such an increase; and if he will make a statement. (163557) Published: Friday 13 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON THURSDAY 12 JULY 2018 3 17 Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is planning for an increase in water rates; and if he will make a statement. (163558) 18 Thelma Walker (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations contained in the A Honest Crust campaign published by the Real Bread Campaign and the charity Sustain published November 2017. (163615) 19 Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, at what time on 12 July 2018 a copy of the White Paper entitled The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union was available on the gov.uk website. (163518) 20 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to chapter 1 paragraph 16(a) of the White Paper The future relationship between the United Kingdom and European Union, Cm9593, which individual or body will be responsible for determining who is a trusted trader. (163579) 21 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to chapter 1 paragraph 16(a) of the White Paper The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, Cm9593, what the Government's definition is of a trusted trader. (163580) 22 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to chapter 1 paragraph 84 of the White Paper The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, Cm9593, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of continued use of the European Health Insurance Card. (163581) 23 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 89 of the White Paper The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, Cm9593, whether the EU ban on mobile phone roaming charges will continue to apply to UK citizens. (163582) 24 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to chapter 1 paragraph 108 of the White Paper The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, Cm9593, whether the retention of a common rulebook on state aid will prevent the UK public sector adopting procurement rules that give preferential treatment to UK-manufactured vehicles. (163583) 4 Published: Friday 13 July 2018 QUESTIONS TABLED ON THURSDAY 12 JULY 2018 25 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what dispute resolution mechanism and other means of redress will be available to businesses once the UK has left the European Union. (163491) 26 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Government press release, PM hails biggest Naval defence contract for a decade, published on 28 June 2018, if he will provide further detail on the calculations for the value of the Global Combat Ship Australia contract valued at £20 billion. [Transferred] (163022) 27 Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the start of the Northern Hub related Hope Valley line improvement scheme. (163510) 28 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assurances the Government has received from the European Commission that even in a no deal situation goods and people can be flown within the EU after Article 50 expires on 29 March 2019 without any more barriers or checks than currently apply. (163494) 29 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department were involved in the decision to choose 15 July 2018 as the implementation date for the interim Govia Thameslink Railway timetable. (163499) 30 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of progress on the Rail Delivery Group’s plan to introduce a national train driver academy. (163566) 31 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the effect on train operating company (a) revenues and (b) premium payments to the Government of not implementing in full in December 2018 a new railway timetable or providing the planned level of service. (163567) 32 Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the provisions of rail franchise agreements as a result of the decision not to introduce in full in December 2018 a new railway timetable; and if he will make a statement.
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