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1133851

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date	21/06/2019
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church of England: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2019 to Question 262402, if she will provide the details of those landholdings.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	267754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners publish their largest 20 direct equity holdings and the largest 20 property holdings in their annual report (pg 76) a copy of which is available in the Library of the House of Commons or here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/Church%20Commissioners%20Annual%20Report%202018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/Church%20Commissioners%20Annual%20Report%202018.pdf</a>.</p><p>Due to commercial sensitivities the Church Commissioners do not give more detailed breakdowns of their holdings. A full list of holdings in Scotland would be identifiable via the Land Registry.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 26/06/2019 15:46:49 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1133861

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money his Department has spent on social media advertising in each month since February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	267755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The figures requested are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>February 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ 12,973.86</p></td><td><p>£ 10,728.55</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£ 1,540.51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/06/2019 09:42:03 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1133867

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what his Department's policy is on the reimbursement of travel expenses to people who have been in the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	267721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>It is essential that victims are supported in the criminal justice system, and the Government has made this a key priority. The reimbursement of travel expenses can be made to those who have been called as a witness in the Criminal Justice System.</p><p> </p><p>The payment of expenses and allowances to prosecution witnesses, where the Crown Prosecution Service is the prosecuting authority, is governed by the Crown Prosecution Service (Witnesses’ etc. Allowances) Regulations 1988. Full guidance on expenses and allowances for prosecution witnesses can be found here: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/witness-expenses-and-allowances" target="_blank">https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/witness-expenses-and-allowances</a></p><p> </p><p>The rates or scales of expenses for defence witnesses are determined by the Ministry of Justice. The payment of expenses incurred by those called as a witness on behalf of a defendant are set out in Regulations made under Sections 19 and 20 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. Full guidance on expenses and allowances can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/592291/guide-allowances-under-part-v-costs-criminal-cases-general-september-2016.doc" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/592291/guide-allowances-under-part-v-costs-criminal-cases-general-september-2016.doc</a>. In addition, any acquitted defendant whose costs are ordered by a court to be paid out of central funds may be allowed the same travelling and subsistence allowances as if they attended to give evidence (i.e. an ordinary witness subsistence allowance, plus travelling expenses).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/07/2019 10:35:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1133868

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Wood-burning Stoves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government is reviewing the planning regulations on the installation of wood burning stove chimneys near residential properties as part of the ongoing review into domestic fuel burners.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	267761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>No. The focus is on the fuels used and guidance on how stoves should be best used.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/06/2019 15:44:57 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1133875

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Share Fishermen: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the HMRC criteria for determinations to continue or discontinue the pursuit of tax debts by share fishermen are.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	267780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>All taxpayers should pay what they owe in order to fund public services. Therefore HMRC will seek to pursue tax that is rightly owed wherever that is possible. There are, however, situations where it is not possible to make recoveries, for example, where the customer is unable to pay, has no assets, and has ceased trading, or where HMRC is not able to locate the customer (for example, they have no fixed address or where HMRC is not able to trace their location).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/07/2019 16:16:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1133876

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Share Fishermen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion and number of share fishermen participated in the share fisherman scheme in each year from 2007 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	267781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>There have been no such discussions between HM Treasury and HM Revenue &amp; Customs to date.</p><p> </p><p>The information regarding what proportion and number of share fishermen participated in the share fisherman scheme in each year from 2007 to 2017 is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, HMRC are able to report that as of October 2018, there were 964 fishermen registered for the National scheme and 242 fishermen registered for the Scottish scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 267782 question first answered 01/07/2019 16:13:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1133879

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Learning Disability Week: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what events he plans to attend to highlight Learning Disability Week 2019.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	267719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The government’s ambition for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities is the same as for all other children and young people: a good start in life; that they achieve well in school and further education; are prepared for adulthood; and lead happy and fulfilled lives.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education would have been delighted to attend an event but unfortunately could not due to competing priorities; he wishes every success to all those who participated in the range of events and activities that were held to mark it.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/07/2019 11:20:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1133880

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) legal and (b) regulatory framework for UK arms exports.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	267767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s regulatory framework for export controls is set out in the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, which provide a thorough risk assessment process for reaching licensing decisions. The Court of Appeal judgment of 20 June does not undermine the UK’s overall framework for export controls as set out in the Consolidated Criteria. These Criteria have stood the test of time and are shared by EU Member States. The Court’s judgment is about how decisions were made in relation to one element of one of those Criteria in a specific context.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/06/2019 11:40:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1133882

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking increase the proportion of her Department's procurement with SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	267740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is taking a number of positive actions to make it easier for smaller companies to do business with defence, for example launching sub-contract advertising on our online portal and engaging more regularly with smaller businesses to help understand the challenges they face. We are also introducing new measures to ensure prime contractors' pay promptly and working to improve the pipeline information that we publish.</p><p>The MOD Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Action Plan 2019-2022 was published in March 2019 and this sets out the actions we are taking in more detail. It is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-small-and-medium-sized-enterprise-action-plan-2019-2022</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/06/2019 13:28:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1133883

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of schoolchildren exposed to high levels of air pollution in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	267709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ministers across Government Departments about air pollution and how to reduce it.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made by the Government. Local authorities are best placed to target action to improve local air quality, and are required to review and assess local air quality and to take action where there are high levels of air pollution. They have discretionary powers to restrict car access to schools and enforce anti-idling laws outside schools. In March this year Public Health England published the report <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/795185/Review_of_interventions_to_improve_air_quality.pdf" target="_blank">Review of interventions to improve outdoor air quality and public health</a>. This recommended that local authorities, as part of their local Review of interventions to improve outdoor air quality and public health consider a range of interventions to reduce air pollution in the vicinity of schools and reduce children’s exposure accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Air Quality Grant Programme provides funding to local authorities for projects in local communities to tackle air pollution and reduce emissions which may include action targeting schools. The Government has awarded over £60 million in funding since the air quality grant started in 1997, including £3 million in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>The following air quality grant award money has been allocated specifically to improve air quality around schools since 2017:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p><ul><li>London Borough of Islington Local school focused awareness and engagement campaign (£50,000).</li><li>Sheffield City Council Air Aware communications campaign (engaging local GPs, community groups and schools) (£50,000)</li></ul><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p><ul><li>Blaby District Council Schools and SMEs behavioural change and action plan (£59,000).</li><li>Canterbury City Council Awareness campaign in schools and community on transport and domestic burning stoves (£33,354).</li><li>East Sussex County Council (with West Sussex, Brighton, Chichester, Horsham, Adur, Crawley, Mid Sussex, Worthing, Lewes) Action plan for schools and businesses in AQMAs (£105,900).</li><li>Spelthorne Borough Council (Surrey Air Alliance) Awareness campaign in schools across the county (£145,188).</li></ul><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p><ul><li>Colchester Borough Council Engagement and awareness project throughout the transport network to promote air quality awareness and transport choices in schools (£249,100)</li><li>Hertsmere Borough Council Cleaner Air 4 Hertsmere Schools awareness project to influence travel behaviour (£37,500).</li><li>Islington London Borough Council NO2 indoor study in school to test sensor performance and efficiency of filter systems (£20,000)</li><li>Slough Borough Council Testing of Vaisla sensors around schools to monitor AQ and use data to promote behaviour change (£99,125).</li></ul> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 267708 267710 267711 question first answered 26/06/2019 12:05:29 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable