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1104477

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Job Satisfaction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of morale in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	910007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence places great importance on the morale of our Armed Forces and we are taking steps to enhance the positive aspects and experiences of Service life. Issues previously identified in the survey have already informed the development of a range of programmes under way across Defence and the single Services including Flexible Service and the Future Accommodation Model.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:49:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1104478

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Honours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to ensure that veterans are honoured for their service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	910008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Our veterans are honoured and recognised in a number of ways. The publication of the Strategy for our Veterans, the Veterans ID card, the Veterans Badge, Armed Forces Day and events throughout the year, including the D Day 75 commemorations in June, recognise the huge debt we owe to those who have served in HM Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Covenant is a cross-Government pledge to support the Armed Forces community, including veterans, across all sectors of society.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:48:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

1092743

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Dredging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of dredging Ramsgate port for ferry access in relation to the failed Seaborne freight contract; and who paid for that dredging.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	235399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is not party to this dredging contract and so precise information about its cost is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/03/2019 11:13:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092744

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Roll-on Roll-off Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Point Class Ro-Ro ferries the Ministry of Defence has available and at what readiness.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	235400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has four Point Class Ro-Ro ferries available through a Private Finance Initiative (PFI), operated by Foreland Shipping Ltd. They are being held at their standard readiness profiles; one at five days' readiness; and three at ten days' readiness.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/03/2019 16:11:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092745

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Roll-on Roll-off Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on using Point Class ferries to manage pressures at UK ports after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	235401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>I have discussed this issue with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling). Any potential use of Defence's Point Class ferries would complement the £88.8 million worth of additional roll-on, roll-off ferry capacity that Government has secured to provide additional freight capacity in the event of the UK leaving the European Union without an agreement.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/03/2019 16:11:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092746

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Pupils: Contraception
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he publish the names of schools that allow emergency contraception to be distributed to children at that school without parental knowledge or consent.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	235221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on schools where emergency contraception is provided by healthcare professionals is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Advice to healthcare professionals on the provision of emergency contraception to girls under the age of 16 is contained in recommendation 5 of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) public health guideline on sexually transmitted infections and under-18 conceptions prevention and recommendation 9 of the NICE public health guideline on contraceptive services for under 25s. The guidelines can be viewed on the NICE website at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph3/chapter/1-Recommendations" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph3/chapter/1-Recommendations</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph51/chapter/1-Recommendations" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph51/chapter/1-Recommendations</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) has published clinical guidance for health professional on the use of emergency contraception, which is available on the FSRH website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.fsrh.org/documents/ceu-clinical-guidance-emergency-contraception-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.fsrh.org/documents/ceu-clinical-guidance-emergency-contraception-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>Young people under the age of 16 are legally able to consent to medical advice and treatment, without their parents’ knowledge or consent if a doctor or other healthcare worker judges them competent to do so. Healthcare professionals providing emergency contraception to under 16s without parental consent should follow the criteria outlined in the Fraser guidelines for competence to consent.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 235222 question first answered 29/03/2019 14:37:44 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1092747

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Imitation Firearms: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of number of offences involving an imitation firearm in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	235340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>In the year ending September 2018, the police forces of England and Wales recorded 1,342 offences involving an imitation firearm, a 20% fall compared with the previous year (1,668 offences). Statistics about imitation firearms which have been seized by police forces are not recorded by the Home Office.</p><p>Existing legislation ensures that there are controls in place relating to imitation firearms. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced a new offence to prevent the unlawful conversion of imitation firearms, and other controls include specifications on the manufacture of blank firing imitation firearms, and legislation to ensure that readily convertible imitation firearms must be held on a firearms certificate.</p><p>It is an offence to possess an imitation firearm with the intent to cause someone to fear that unlawful violence will be used against them or another person. Imitation firearms which are difficult to distinguish from real firearms are subject to specific controls. The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 specifies that the size, shape and principal colour are to be taken into account in determining whether an imitation firearm is to be considered a realistic imitation firearm. There are a number of legitimate activities in relation to the possession of realistic imitation firearms, including for the purposes of historical re-enactment and airsoft skirmishing.</p><p>Firearms legislation and controls, including in relation to imitation firearms, are kept under review to ensure we have the right intelligence, detection and enforcement capabilities and policies in place to prevent the misuse of firearms.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 235341 235342 235343 question first answered 29/03/2019 13:38:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

1092748

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Imitation Firearms: Seized Articles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many imitation firearms have been seized by police forces in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	235341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>In the year ending September 2018, the police forces of England and Wales recorded 1,342 offences involving an imitation firearm, a 20% fall compared with the previous year (1,668 offences). Statistics about imitation firearms which have been seized by police forces are not recorded by the Home Office.</p><p>Existing legislation ensures that there are controls in place relating to imitation firearms. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced a new offence to prevent the unlawful conversion of imitation firearms, and other controls include specifications on the manufacture of blank firing imitation firearms, and legislation to ensure that readily convertible imitation firearms must be held on a firearms certificate.</p><p>It is an offence to possess an imitation firearm with the intent to cause someone to fear that unlawful violence will be used against them or another person. Imitation firearms which are difficult to distinguish from real firearms are subject to specific controls. The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 specifies that the size, shape and principal colour are to be taken into account in determining whether an imitation firearm is to be considered a realistic imitation firearm. There are a number of legitimate activities in relation to the possession of realistic imitation firearms, including for the purposes of historical re-enactment and airsoft skirmishing.</p><p>Firearms legislation and controls, including in relation to imitation firearms, are kept under review to ensure we have the right intelligence, detection and enforcement capabilities and policies in place to prevent the misuse of firearms.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 235340 235342 235343 question first answered 29/03/2019 13:38:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

1092749

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Imitation Firearms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of imitation firearms.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	235342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>In the year ending September 2018, the police forces of England and Wales recorded 1,342 offences involving an imitation firearm, a 20% fall compared with the previous year (1,668 offences). Statistics about imitation firearms which have been seized by police forces are not recorded by the Home Office.</p><p>Existing legislation ensures that there are controls in place relating to imitation firearms. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced a new offence to prevent the unlawful conversion of imitation firearms, and other controls include specifications on the manufacture of blank firing imitation firearms, and legislation to ensure that readily convertible imitation firearms must be held on a firearms certificate.</p><p>It is an offence to possess an imitation firearm with the intent to cause someone to fear that unlawful violence will be used against them or another person. Imitation firearms which are difficult to distinguish from real firearms are subject to specific controls. The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 specifies that the size, shape and principal colour are to be taken into account in determining whether an imitation firearm is to be considered a realistic imitation firearm. There are a number of legitimate activities in relation to the possession of realistic imitation firearms, including for the purposes of historical re-enactment and airsoft skirmishing.</p><p>Firearms legislation and controls, including in relation to imitation firearms, are kept under review to ensure we have the right intelligence, detection and enforcement capabilities and policies in place to prevent the misuse of firearms.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 235340 235341 235343 question first answered 29/03/2019 13:38:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

1092750

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Imitation Firearms: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the use of imitation firearms in criminal offences.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	235343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>In the year ending September 2018, the police forces of England and Wales recorded 1,342 offences involving an imitation firearm, a 20% fall compared with the previous year (1,668 offences). Statistics about imitation firearms which have been seized by police forces are not recorded by the Home Office.</p><p>Existing legislation ensures that there are controls in place relating to imitation firearms. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced a new offence to prevent the unlawful conversion of imitation firearms, and other controls include specifications on the manufacture of blank firing imitation firearms, and legislation to ensure that readily convertible imitation firearms must be held on a firearms certificate.</p><p>It is an offence to possess an imitation firearm with the intent to cause someone to fear that unlawful violence will be used against them or another person. Imitation firearms which are difficult to distinguish from real firearms are subject to specific controls. The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 specifies that the size, shape and principal colour are to be taken into account in determining whether an imitation firearm is to be considered a realistic imitation firearm. There are a number of legitimate activities in relation to the possession of realistic imitation firearms, including for the purposes of historical re-enactment and airsoft skirmishing.</p><p>Firearms legislation and controls, including in relation to imitation firearms, are kept under review to ensure we have the right intelligence, detection and enforcement capabilities and policies in place to prevent the misuse of firearms.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 235340 235341 235342 question first answered 29/03/2019 13:38:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince