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755523

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date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to ensure that all judges who hear rape cases have attended and completed a relevant course accredited by the Judicial College.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	6906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 the responsibility for judicial training rests with the Lord Chief Justice and is exercised through the Judicial College. Since 2002, all judges who hear cases involving serious sexual offences have to be first authorised and are required to attend the specialist training provided by the Judicial College before hearing such cases. Listing, which is a judicial function, ensures that cases are allocated to those who are authorised and trained.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 12/09/2017 19:13:17 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

755533

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Red Tape Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost to date is of the Red Tape Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	7102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Red Tape Initiative is an independent organisation for which the Government has no responsibility and which receives no Government funding.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 7104 question first answered 11/09/2017 13:16:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

755534

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Red Tape Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times the Advisory Board of the Red Tape Initiative has met since that initiative was established; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	7104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Red Tape Initiative is an independent organisation for which the Government has no responsibility and which receives no Government funding.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 7102 question first answered 11/09/2017 13:16:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

755549

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyber Innovation Fund and Defence Innovation Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £165 million Defence and Cyber Innovation Fund has been allocated to support innovative procurement in defence and security; and to what use that money has been put.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>£10 million out of the £155 million is available in this financial year to the Defence Innovation Fund, to support innovative procurement across Defence. The Fund is harnessing the best ideas from inside and outside of Defence through activities such as themed competitions and the Open Call for Innovation, delivered using the Defence and Security Accelerator, available at the following link:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/organisations.defence-and-security-accelerator</p><p>The Government also allocated £10 million to establish a Cyber Innovation Fund. This supports the UK's national security requirements by providing innovative start-ups with financial and procurement support.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/09/2017 13:56:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755550

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many organisations have completed the Government's Cyber-Essentials Scheme in each year since it was created.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2017 answer text <p>Since the launch of the Cyber Essentials scheme in June 2014 there has been an ongoing upward trend in the number of certificates awarded to organisations, with 7,907 certificates awarded by the end of August 2017, 3,685 of which have been awarded since January 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/10/2017 12:18:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755566

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on the establishment of a skills advisory group to close the cyber skills gap in the UK workforce as set out in paragraph 7.1.8 of the Government's National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 to 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2017 answer text <p>The cyber security skills advisory group has been formed, but is only part of the solution. Since publication of the National Cyber Security Strategy in 2016, my officials have regularly met with, and sought advice on cyber skills from, a wide range of representatives of industry, academic and professional organisations in order to develop policy and see how else government can help to close the cyber skills gap.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/10/2017 12:19:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755577

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Government has allocated funds from the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	7490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK allocation from the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) was €3.94m for the 2014-20 period. In 2014, the Government indicated that because the UK allocation from the fund is deducted from our European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund allocations, it would minimise the adverse impact on those funds by taking the lowest possible allocation.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, the Government announced that its FEAD allocation would be used to expand breakfast club provision in deprived areas in England. The Department for Education received interim funding of €433,912.60 in 2014 in advance of the scheme commencing. This is the only payment we have received.</p><p><br>After we had publicly committed to the scheme in 2014, the EC began detailed discussions on the regulations which govern how the money can be spent. It has since become clear that our original vision for how to use this funding cannot comply with the EC’s eligibility requirements for the fund. We are therefore discussing with Her Majesty’s Treasury about how we can best apply this money before we leave the European Union.</p><p>The Government has delivered significantly higher funding for breakfast clubs than that envisaged by the FEAD. DfE ran a two year £1.1m programme which ended in March 2016 which saw breakfast clubs implemented in 184 schools with a high proportion of disadvantaged pupils. In the 2016 Budget, the Chancellor announced further funding of £10m a year to set up breakfast clubs in up to 1600 schools. Further details of the programme will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2017 16:19:28 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

755588

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the economic effect of establishment of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	7093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Prime Minister's Article 50 letter we want to avoid a return to a hard border between our two countries, and to be able to maintain the Common Travel Area. The deeply integrated nature of trade, both domestically between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, and across the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, highlights why the UK is prioritising finding a solution that protects businesses’ ability to access these markets. We welcome the Commission's position paper on Northern Ireland and Ireland, in particular the commitment to avoid any physical infrastructure at the border, agreeing with the UK’s position as published last month. This is an important step forward, and demonstrates the close alignment on the UK’s and EU’s objectives on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/09/2017 13:48:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

755604

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2017 to Question 900568, what compensation is available for businesses that win at appeal but have suffered losses between the original valuation and appeal.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	7266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Where the valuation of a non-domestic property is altered following a successful appeal, the ratepayer will generally receive a backdated refund. Local authorities also have wide-ranging powers to provide discretionary rate relief to businesses in their area, including where a business is experiencing significant financial hardship. From April 2017, the Government introduced reforms to the appeals system to help reduce the delays caused by large numbers of speculative appeals.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 7267 question first answered 12/09/2017 11:03:31 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

755605

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2017 to Question 900568, what support is available to businesses that have had their property incorrectly valued by the Valuation Office Agency.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	7267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Where the valuation of a non-domestic property is altered following a successful appeal, the ratepayer will generally receive a backdated refund. Local authorities also have wide-ranging powers to provide discretionary rate relief to businesses in their area, including where a business is experiencing significant financial hardship. From April 2017, the Government introduced reforms to the appeals system to help reduce the delays caused by large numbers of speculative appeals.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 7266 question first answered 12/09/2017 11:03:31 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier