Written Questions to Ministers

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when his Department's (a) export refinancing scheme and (b) Direct Lending Facility will be in operation. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what comparative assessment he has made of the use of thorium and uranium technologies in nuclear power electricity generation. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will clarify the advice issued in the guiding document by his Department for streets stating that there should not be footpaths in future residential developments; and if he will make a statement. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases were decided outside of the 90-working day target period by the Medical Group in the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in each of the last five years for which figures are available. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the average time taken by the Medical Group in the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to decide on cases referred to it in each of the last five years for which figures are available. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases are outstanding at the Medical Group in the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; and if he will make a statement. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what definition his Department applies to the word value as it relates to plans for the introduction of value-based pricing; what criteria his Department will use for the introduction of value-based pricing; and if he will make a statement. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will calculate from the 2011 census the number of adult citizens over 18 years of age residing in the UK from (a) the Commonwealth, (b) the Republic of Ireland and (c) EU countries excluding the Republic of Ireland. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Belarusian nationals (a) applied for and (b) were refused visas for entry into the UK by her Department's Consulate at the British Embassy in Minsk in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what account his Department took of the High Speed 2 spur in reaching a decision on the proposed Western Connection to Heathrow. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the likely level of additional funding for the proposed Western Connection to Heathrow; and what proportion of that funding will be (a) provided by the Government and (b) sought from a third party. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what (a) consultations and (b) studies were conducted before allocating £0.5 billion to the proposed western connection to Heathrow; (2) whether there will be any public funding of the operating costs of the proposed western connection to Heathrow; (3) if his Department will publish a detailed business case for the proposed western... read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department plans that Heathrow would be served solely by Crossrail services if the Heathrow Express Track Access Agreement is not renewed on expiry; and what assessment his Department has made of the consequent change in journey times and projected modal shift. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the decision to re-run the bid process on the West Coast Main Line franchise will affect his Department's analysis of the business case for High Speed 2. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has received to connect High Speed 2 to the proposed western connection at Heathrow. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with the Home Secretary the establishment of a review of current (a) visa entry requirements, (b) restrictions and (c) costs levied on Belarusian nationals wishing to travel to the UK for the purpose of work or tourism. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department will announce the (a) remit and (b) members of the Davies Commission on Aviation. read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) whether he plans to raise the human rights situation in Belarus with his EU counterparts at the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe; (2) what recent representations he has made to the Belarusian Government on the human rights situation in Belarus; and if he will make a... read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor the human rights situation and (b) call on the Belarusian authorities to release and rehabilitate all political prisoners in Belarus; (2) pursuant to the answer of 9 July 2012, Official Report, column 14W, on Belarus, what representations have been made to the... read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the current (a) visa entry requirements, (b) restrictions and (c) costs applied by his Department's consulate at the British Embassy in Minsk to Belarusian nationals seeking to travel to the UK for the purpose of work or tourism; if he will establish a review of these arrangements; and if... read more »