Written and Oral Questions to Ministers

DAIRY FARMING

8th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the possibility of establishing a dairy futures market and (b) other options in reducing price volatility in the dairy industry; and if she will make a statement.

CROWN DEPENDENCIES

5th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has had discussions with the Crown Dependencies on the establishment of beneficial ownership registers for those companies incorporated under their jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement.

COMPANIES ANNUAL REPORTS

5th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to shareholders of integrated reporting; and if he will make a statement.

ANNUAL REPORTS

5th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support he is giving to UK-registered businesses to encourage reporting on an integrated reporting basis; and if he will make a statement.

TOLLS

5th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce further toll roads.

ISLAMIC STATE

5th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the revenue available to the ISIL derived from the territory it controls; and if he will make a statement.

DEFENCE: PROCUREMENT

5th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the date was of (a) initial gate, (b) main gate and (c) contract signature was for the (i) GRAPEVINE 2, (ii) Joint Combat Aircraft - Production Sustainment and Follow On Development phase, (iii) Land Environment Tactical Communications and Information Systems, (iv) Typhoon Meteor Integration, (v) MARSHALL, (vi) Merlin Life Sustainment Programme, (vii) Mine countermeasure, Hydrographic and Patrol Capability and (viii) Mode 5 Identification Friend and Foe projects.

DEFENCE: PROCUREMENT

5th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the date was of (a) initial gate, (b) main gate and (c) contract signature was for the (i) A400M Training Service, (ii) Airseeker, (iii) Brimstone 2, (iv) Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile on Lightning II, (v) Common Missile Compartment, (vi) Core Production Capability, (vii) Crypto Enabling Services and (viii) De-Equip, Defuel and Layup Preparations Facility projects.

DEFENCE: PROCUREMENT

5th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the date was of (a) initial gate, (b) main gate and (c) contract signature was for the (i) Next Generation Nuclear Propulsion Plant, (ii) Scavenger, (iii) Scout SV, (iv) SPEAR Capability 3, (v) Short Range Anti Air Missile Sustainment, (vi) Stormshadow integration on Typhoon, (vii) Submarine Dismantling Project and (viii) Successor projects.

DEFENCE: PROCUREMENT

5th December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the date was of (a) initial gate, (b) main gate and (c) contract signature was for the (i) Defence Core Network Services - GRAPEVINE, (ii) Defence Information Infrastructure Increment 2C, (iii) E-Purchasing, (iv) Future Local Area Aid Defence System (FLAADS) (Maritime) - T23, (v) FLAADS (Land), (vi) Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon Heavy, (vii) Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon - Light and (viii) Ground Based Aid Defence - Falkland Islands projects.

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT

Parliament has been dissolved until after the General Election on 12th December and there are now no MPs. This website is for reference of my work when I was a Member of Parliament.

I am not seeking re-election.