From: Greg Hands MP news@greghands.

com
Subject: News Bulletin from Greg Hands MP #472
Date: 16 January 2017 at 12:05
To: news@greghands.com

Issue 472 -Monday 16th January 2017

In this edition:

Since the last edition, Greg:

Greg Hands MPs Diary

Website of the Week:
Exporting Is Great
Photo news:
Horizon Genome
Stamford Bridge
Redevelopment Receives
Planning Approval
Photo news:
Cambridge Chambers of
Commerce
Public consultation
launched to cut night flight
noise at Heathrow, Gatwick
and Stansted
Photo news:
British business in Malaysia
International Trade
Secretary - 2017 must be
'Year of Exporting'
Photo news:
Hands visits Chinese drone
manufacturer
Photo news:
Malaysian Finance Ministry
Secretary
Chelsea in the news:
Independent artisan shops
open in new Chelsea food
haven
Photo news:
Hands interviewed on
Chinese national radio
Come along to the Sloane
Street exhibition
Photo news:
Hands addresses China
New Year business
reception
Photo news:
St Johns Church Carol
Service 2016
7 ways to contact
Greg Hands

Drew attention to the misery inflicted on his constituents in

Chelsea & Fulham during London Undergrounds strike.
Hammersmith & Fulham Borough has more tube users than
any other Borough in London.
Read a lesson at St Johns Fulhams Advent service of
Lessons and Carols.
Attended the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelseas
Mayors Christmas reception, held to give thanks to the
community.
Expressed his condolences at the death of renowned
Hammersmith Conservative, Muhammad Sharif (1924-2016).
Commented on Hammersmith & Fulham Councils approval of
Chelsea Football Clubs renovation of Stamford Bridge
Stadium. For more, see below.
Spent three successful days in China promoting UK
exports, securing Chinese investment, and meeting Chinese
Government ministers, including the Vice Minister for Trade
and Commerce in Beijing.
Had a tour of Zhongguancun, Chinas equivalent to Silicon
Valley, to promote opportunities for UK investment in
technology and clean energy.
Visited Huaweis main campus in Shenzhen, China. Huawei
are a big investor in the UK.
Visited the Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce at
Lloyds Banks regional HQ, with local Member of Parliament for
South East Cambridgeshire, Lucy Frazer.
Held a meeting with Vicky Ford MEP, Conservative MEP for
East of England, discussing increased trade links across the
world.
After his visit to China, Greg went to Malaysia, where he held a
helpful roundtable at the British High Commission in Kuala
Lumpur. Malaysian investors were upbeat about their
relationship with the UK.
Greg also held a meeting with both the Malaysian Ministies of
Trade and of Finance, to discuss finance and trade relations.
Opened the British Business Centre in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, a great facility for UK companies entering Malaysia.
Gave a speech at Magic Cyberjaya in Kuala Lumpur before
meeting tech start-ups.
Held his constituency surgery at Fulham Broadway, kindly
hosted by Metro Bank. To request an appointment, please send
an email to handsg@parliament.uk, or call 020 7219 5448.

Website of the Week:

www.great.gov.uk
The website of the Exporting Is Great campaign by the
Department for International Trade, launched by Greg earlier this
month. The portal provides essential information for UK
companies seeking to export.

Photo news:

Horizon Genome

Greg Hands at Cambridge gene editing leader Horizon Genome

last week.

Stamford Bridge Redevelopment Receives

Planning Approval

This week, Chelsea Football Club received planning approval from the
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham to build a new 60,000seat stadium on its Stamford Bridge site. The Councils approval is the
culmination of twelve months of planning process.
The Club will now need to obtain various other permissions, including
from the Mayor of London.
Speaking in the wake of this announcement, Member of Parliament for
Chelsea & Fulham, Greg Hands, said: I am proud to have
represented Chelsea Football Club as their local Member of
Parliament over the past twelve years. I have always been supportive
in principle of the Club remaining at its historic home of more than 110
years.
"There is a commercial case for the Club to expand, and to be able to
have a stadium commensurate with its modern status, and to keep up
with Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham and others.
Nevertheless, I have engaged with the Club, and raised various
concerns throughout this process some of which have already been
resolved after my pressure and I commend the Club for being helpful.
I will now continue working with Chelsea to make sure that they listen
to local residents and other stakeholders concerns, and that any
impact from the redevelopment on the local area is mitigated as far as
is reasonable.
Chelsea Football Clubs statement can be found here, and more
information on this approval can be found on the Councils website.

Photo news:

Cambridge Chambers of Commerce

Greg Hands MP in Cambridge with the Cambridge Chambers of

Commerce discussing support for East Anglian exporters.

Public consultation launched to cut night

flight noise at Heathrow, Gatwick and
Stansted
New measures to cut night flight noise at Heathrow, Gatwick and
Stansted published for consultation.
The government has announced new measures to cut the noise
allowed from night flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.
Measures out for public consultation today (12 January 2017) will
help encourage the use of quieter aircraft to limit the number of people
significantly affected by aircraft noise at night, while maintaining the
existing benefits to passengers and the economy of night flights.
Current night flight restrictions at the 3 airports expire in October 2017,
and the new rules will last for the next 5 years up to 2022.
Measures out for consultation include:
reducing the total noise quota at Heathrow Airport by at least
43% in the winter (from 4,080 to 2,340) and 50% in the summer
(5,100 to 2,540)
reducing noise quotas at Gatwick by at least 17% in the winter
(from 2,000 to 1,655) and 21% in the summer (6,200 to 4,870)
setting a strict cap at existing levels for the number of night
flights from Heathrow and Gatwick
ending exemptions for almost 1700 night flights operating out of
Stansted by including these in the new cap, setting a strict limit
which the airport cannot exceed
Aviation Minister Lord Ahmad said: "This government is committed to
tackling the issue of aircraft noise, especially flights at night, which can
be a blight for people living near airports.
"Night flights are, however, important to the economy, creating extra
choice for passengers and moving freight, and we need to carefully
balance the needs of local communities with the benefits these flights
can bring. Thats why we are encouraging the use of quieter aircraft by
bringing in tighter noise quotas at the airports and setting strict caps
on aircraft movements at night.
"The consultation will run until Tuesday 28 February 2017, after which
responses will be reviewed and a final decision on night flights will be
published."
Background information
This consultation is not connected to the governments announcement
in October 2016 on its preference for expansion at Heathrow,
subject to full and fair consultation, and restrictions will last 5 years, up
to 2022.
The government will also be launching a consultation on airspace
policy shortly. We will be proposing measures to ensure the interests
of communities affected by aircraft noise are properly balanced with
those of passengers and the industry, including how an independent
aviation noise body can facilitate better engagement on noise issues.
Each aircraft is set a quota value between 0 and 16 depending on how
loud it is upon take-off and landing. By reducing the total noise quota
allowance, industry will be encouraged to use quieter aircraft.
Noise
classification
(EPNdB)

Quota count

More than 101.9

16 (not allowed to operate

between 2300 and 0700)

99 - 101.9

8 (not allowed to operate

between 2300 and 0700)

96 - 98.9

4 (may not be scheduled

between 2330 and 0600)

93 - 95.9

90 - 92.9

87 - 89.9

0.5

84 - 86.9

0.25

Less than 84

0 (Currently exempt)

Photo news:

British business in Malaysia

Greg Hands MP hosting a meeting of British businesspeople

doing business in Malaysia last week, in Kuala Lumpur.

International Trade Secretary - 2017 must

be 'Year of Exporting'
Liam Fox calls on businesses to seize export opportunities as
DIT identifies 50 key countries for growing trade.
The government is urging businesses to make 2017 the year of
exporting as it encourages them to seek new markets and seize the
demand for British goods and services.
Exports contribute over 511 billion to the UKs GDP and with a
renewed focus on international trade the government has identified
opportunities in over 20 sectors spanning over 50 countries for UK
businesses to look at supplying into.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is now developing
almost 200 high value exporting campaigns to target these markets
and sectors and help companies make their mark abroad.
International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, said: "With a new year
comes new opportunities and I want to encourage businesses big and
small, up and down the country, to take advantage of them. From
technology in India to aerospace in the USA theres no shortage of
demand and UK businesses have the knowledge, skills and expertise
to truly add value and make the UK a partner of choice.
'We are world-leaders in many sectors such as financial services and
technology. My department has already identified more than 50
countries that could benefit from British expertise and we are
continuing work on exploring more export opportunities with other
nations. We have a real opportunity to build on this countrys wide
range of successful exports, reach out to new markets and help more
businesses achieve their exporting potential.
"DIT is doing all it can to help companies achieve success through
actively making representations to overseas buyers and governments,
organising key meetings and missions, showcasing UK products to
overseas buyers and providing direct financial support through UK
Export Finance.
"As well as this, the department continues to work closely with its
network of 44 Business Ambassadors and 20 Trade Envoys to
regularly identify prospective markets, promote the strengths of the UK
and ultimately secure more business for the UK."
Specific examples of projects include:
a 0.5 million deal to export Air Traffic Control software to Latin
America
a 100 million deal to export solar farm technology to Africa
a multi-million negotiation to export more whisky overseas
a 5 million deal to export a television programme to the United
States
a 50 million deal to build an amusement park in China
More broadly, potential business opportunities identified by the
department include:
renewable energy projects in Kenya;
advanced manufacturing in Brazil;
infrastructure projects, for example airports and railways in
Hong Kong and mainland China;
construction in the Philippines
financial services to the likes of Australia or Brazil;
technology to India, Japan or Mexico;
healthcare to China and the Gulf
Focusing its activity where it can add real value and where businesses
will see a strong return on investment, DITs work sits alongside its
efforts to increase the number of companies exporting and follows on
from the launch of a new digital hub www.great.gov.uk in
November 2016.
The governments new online exporting hub has over a thousand live
opportunities available right now for UK companies looking to export.

Photo news:

Hands visits Chinese drone manufacturer

Greg Hands MP visiting Chinese drone manufacturer DJI in

Shenzhen last week.

Photo news:

Malaysian Finance Ministry Secretary

Greg Hands MP with Malaysian Finance Ministry Secretary

General in Kuala Lumpur last week, discussing future trading
relations between the two countries.

Chelsea in the news:

Independent artisan shops open in new

Chelsea food haven
Goolistan Cooper, Getwestlondon
Friday 23rd December 2016
Five independent businesses will be trading in Pavilion Road before
the end of the year, and more are due

The new foodie heavan area in Chelsea.

A brand new foodie haven is opening in the heart of Chelsea .
Artisan shops will open in Pavilion Road, near the new George House
development in Sloane Street, and will be joined by further skilled
independents and a restaurant, which will overlook a "hidden"
courtyard garden inspired by Corso Como, in Milan, Italy.
The news was announced by Cadogan Estates followed a public
consultation with residents to understand what they wanted to see in
the neighbourhood.
The feedback from more than 75% of respondents was that they felt
the introduction of independently owned shops selling quality produce
would enhance Chelseas village feel and benefit the local community.
As a result, the area is welcoming Provenance, a traditional family
butcher, fine wine shop, Pavilion Wine, a bakery and school Bread
Ahead, Natoora, a greengrocer offering a range of fresh seasonal
produce, and London Cheesemongers which specialise in sourcing
traditional produced cheeses.
All shops will be open by the end of the year.
Hugh Seaborn, Cadogan CEO, said: We spent over a year actively
seeking the right artisans who would become part of the community
small, independently run shops that deliver a richer experience and
enhance Chelseas village feel.
We had clear direction of residents desires for shops that serve local
people, so we deliberately sought leaders in their field to meet these
requirements.
Pavilion Road is already home to some of the best independent
fashion and beauty operators, and with an exciting restaurant soon to
be announced, these new additions will add further vibrancy and
character to the area.
Provenance owner, Tom Gibson, was excited to be moving into the
area.
He said Chelseas bustling heart is Sloane Square, and to be so close
to the action is an exciting prospect for all of us at Provenance.
The sense of history in Chelsea, combined with the beautiful streets
and houses, and the eclectic mix of nationalities makes for a perfect
place to become part of a renewed food movement in the area."

Photo news:

Hands interviewed on Chinese national

radio

Greg Hands MP being interviewed on Chinese national radio last

week, on the subject of the "Golden Era" in U.K.-China relations.

Come along to the Sloane Street exhibition

Come along to the Royal Boroughs Sloane Street public exhibition
and find out more about a project that aims to reduce the dominance
of traffic and create an attractive high quality environment.
In partnering with Cadogan as the majority landowner and TfL, the
Council has an opportunity to improve the public realm not only on
borough-controlled roads and pavements but also in areas of the
street that are in private ownership.
Detailed information will be available including a model, videos
showing how traffic flows and capacity will be maintained, traffic
survey results and other technical information. Members of the project
team will be on hand to discuss the proposed changes and answer
any questions.
The exhibition will be held at 129 Sloane Street, SW1X 9AT on the
following dates:
Thursday 26 January from 2pm to 8pm
Friday 27 January from 10am to 2pm
Saturday 28 January 10am to 2pm
Saturday 4 February from 10am to 2pm
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
contact
us
by
emailing sloanestreet@rbkc.gov.uk or calling 020 7361 3238. For
latest information, visit www.rbkc.gov.uk/sloanestreet.

Photo news:

Hands addresses China New Year business

reception

Greg Hands MP addressing the UK - China New Year business

reception in Beijing last week.

Photo news:

St Johns Church Carol Service 2016

Greg Hands as guest reader at the Carol Service of St Johns

Church, Fulham, on 18th December.

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