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900302

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date	09/05/2018
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	Broadband: Scotland
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 discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on access to broadband in remote parts of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	905200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>We are keen to support the Scottish Government through its current procurement and continue to provide every assistance to deliver Superfast broadband along with new fibre networks to Scotland. The Secretary of State recently appeared before the Scottish Affairs committee to discuss digital connectivity in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, officials from the department have had regular meetings with their counterparts at the Scottish Government including providing technical advice and guidance to the Scottish Government programme team.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/05/2018 15:19:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

899385

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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	Broadcasting
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that public broadcasters reflect and provide for the whole of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	905196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to spreading jobs and prosperity throughout the UK, and it is important that our broadcasting sector reflects and provides for the whole country.</p><p> </p><p>This government is committed to spreading jobs and prosperity throughout the UK, and it is important that our broadcasting sector reflects and provides for the whole country. That is why Public Service Broadcasters are legally obliged to produce a proportion of their content outside of London, as well as make regional programming. This supports the many creative hubs around the UK and widens access to the UK's world class creative industries</p><p> </p><p>We have worked with Channel 4 to secure a commitment to move a minimum 300 staff outside of London, and to increase out of London commissioning spend from 35% to 50%. The government has made clear that we expect other broadcasters to follow Channel 4’s lead.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/05/2018 15:53:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

899386

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the CPS is taking to increase the rate of prosecution for crimes against older people.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	905219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>In 2016-17, the CPS completed just over 3,500 prosecutions for crimes against older people with a conviction rate of 80.4%.</p><p>The CPS is committed to improving the prosecution of crimes against older people and will be refreshing its legal guidance and public statement on these crimes within the next year.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/05/2018 10:56:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

900005

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to prevent Royal Bank of Scotland from charging additional fees to companies employing politically exposed persons.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	141717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on fees and charges are a commercial matter for firms. However, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires firms to treat their customers fairly, and has broad and robust powers to enforce breaches of its rules.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Money Laundering Regulations are clear that firms must apply a risk-sensitive approach to identifying politically exposed persons (PEPs) and then applying enhanced due diligence (EDD) measures appropriately. This extends to assessing the circumstances in which the beneficial owner of a company is a PEP.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has published guidance on how firms should identify and apply EDD measures to PEPs. This makes clear that UK PEPs should be treated as a low risk of money laundering, unless an FCA-regulated firm assesses that other risk factors not linked to their position as a PEP mean they pose a higher risk.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/05/2018 13:30:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

900007

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish guidance for higher education institutions on part-time maintenance loans.
tabling member constituency	Saffron Walden
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	141869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Student Finance England (SFE) will launch the application service for part-time maintenance loans in June 2018.</p><p>Information about these loans is already available to students on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/part-time-undergraduate-maintenance-loan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/part-time-undergraduate-maintenance-loan</a>.</p><p> </p><p>More detailed practitioner’s guidance for Higher Education providers will be published in advance of the application service launch.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/05/2018 17:01:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

900008

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the running costs of the Child Maintenance Service and Child Support Agency were last year; and how much those parents who are the subject of cases administered by both organisations paid in maintenance in the same period.
tabling member constituency	Saffron Walden
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	141870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The cost of running the Child Maintenance Service and Child Support Agency for 2017/18 was £221.73m (excluding income) or £199.67m (net of income.) This is an Operational delivery cost only, and does not include any apportionment of DWP overheads.</p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><p> </p><ol><li>This is an unpublished figure, CMG costs are reported as part of the DWP Annual Report and Accounts and individual Operational/business areas are not separately identifiable in the DWP accounts.</li><li>The 2017/18 cost figures have not yet been audited.</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The amounts of maintenance paid by parents in relation to cases administered by the CSA are published in table 4 of <em>Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: December 2017 </em>available on line at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-december-2017</a>. Similarly the amounts of maintenance paid by parents in relation to cases administered by the CMS are published in table 8 of <em>Child Maintenance Service: Aug 2013 to Dec 2017 (experimental)</em> available on line at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-aug-2013-to-dec-2017-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-aug-2013-to-dec-2017-experimental</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/05/2018 15:04:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

900009

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of gamifying tooth brushing for children.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	141718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the benefits of gamifying tooth brushing for children.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/05/2018 11:36:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

900010

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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	Press Recognition Panel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to abolish the press recognition panel.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	141719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Press Recognition Panel remains an important part of the regulatory framework.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/05/2018 12:00:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

900011

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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	Sports: Disability
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 discussions he has had with Sport England on progress in increasing disability participation in (a) sport and (b) shooting.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	141720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with Sport England to discuss increasing disabled people’s participation in sport and physical activity as participants, spectators and in the workforce. The importance of increasing participation by underrepresented groups was highlighted in our strategy 'Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation' which was published in December 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England’s strategy ‘Towards an Active Nation’ also places a clear emphasis on targeting those who are hardest to reach, including disabled people. As such, they are ensuring that each of their investment programmes impacts directly on disabled people. For the financial year 2017/2018 Sport England invested £1.2 million into the English Federation of Disability Sport, now known as the Activity Alliance, to provide expertise and services in marketing and communications, research and insight, and engaging with disabled people and the disability sector. In addition, all of Sport England’s major capital investments are required to make their facilities accessible, and Sport England publish online tools and guidance to help designers, building owners and operators create accessible facilities.</p><p> </p><p>Government recognises the value of shooting as an outdoor recreation and is keen to ensure that everyone who wants to be involved has the opportunity to do so. Between 2017 and 2021, Sport England is investing £1,290,000 in British Shooting to continue to support more people to get involved in shooting sports and to develop talented athletes within the sport. The investment has also supported British Shooting to integrate Disability Shooting GB into its own governance and operation from April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/05/2018 09:53:57 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

900012

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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	Commonwealth Games: Gun Sports
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 discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Games Federation on the participation of Britain's elite shots in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	141721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>In 2015, at the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly, the entire Commonwealth of Nations made the decision for shooting to be an optional sport at all Commonwealth Games. This was reaffirmed in 2016 when the new CGF Constitution was approved. Its status as an optional sport is not, therefore, a decision for UK government.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/05/2018 09:55:22 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin