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1607054

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date	24/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to change the penalties imposed on people who have not paid for their TV licence because they cannot afford to.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	173046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, not the Government. The Government expects the BBC to collect the licence fee in an efficient and proportionate manner.</p><p>The requirement to hold a TV Licence is set out in the Communications Act 2003 and the Communications (Television Licensing) 2004. The current cost of a TV licence is £159 with the maximum penalty for TV licence evasion being a fine of £1,000. The sentencing court will determine the level of the fine. MOJ statistics indicate that the average fine is around £175.</p><p>In February 2020, the Government launched a public consultation on decriminalising TV licence evasion. The responses highlighted the considerable stress and anxiety the criminal sanction can cause for individuals, including the most vulnerable in society.</p><p>The Government remains concerned that a criminal sanction for TV licence evasion is increasingly disproportionate and unfair in a modern public service broadcasting system. We will be looking at ways to ensure the BBC’s funding model is sustainable in the long-term, which will include asking whether a mandatory licence fee with criminal penalties for individual households is still appropriate.</p><p>The Government has also taken steps to support licence fee payers. This includes freezing the licence fee for two years, which aims to support households at a time when they need that support the most. The Government also introduced the Simple Payment Plan in April 2020, a flexible payment instalment scheme that allows customers to pay in fortnightly or monthly instalments throughout the year, and is available to certain customers who currently struggle to pay the TV licence fee. More information on the Simple Payment Plan and its eligibility criteria can be found <a href="https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ305" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 03/04/2023 16:37:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1607152

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Technology: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on 22 March 2023, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) cost of establishing and (b) annual running costs of the Technology Centre of Expertise.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	173015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has an opening budget of £1.8 million of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from existing allocations to establish the Technology Centre of Expertise. A business case is being developed to agree the future spend profile.</p><p>The International Technology Strategy commits us to delivering a prioritised set of technology-based partnerships with key partners around the world. We will take an effective, coordinated and strategic approach to the partnerships we invest in to deliver mutually beneficial objectives and to achieve the UK's technology ambitions and secure the UK's place as a science and technology superpower.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 29/03/2023 16:04:23 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604234

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Educational Institutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to remind educational institutions that they should offer voting registration op-in as part of their institutional enrolment in order to tackle low registration rates among young people.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the Commons UQ response <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2023-02-21%2Fdebates%2FE941CE91-95D6-4EB8-B3E2-46059027B909%2FVoterIdentification&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C44545bdb63f04a1a91c408db2ec8b621%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638155211798994444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X8R3H0auJwZ8mt1TdmilcxQVLQ3m%2BRlNnPrdKv5yZxE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>, to the Cabinet Office <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fvoter-identification-photographic-id-ownership-in-great-britain&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C44545bdb63f04a1a91c408db2ec8b621%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638155211798994444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eKAh3tPVqAFFd0qaz4CD76QL5krahhDeyNMgPi3Mbuo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">published</a> survey on levels of ownership of photographic identification, and to the New Burdens funding methodology for the Elections Act 2022 available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Felections-act-new-burdens-funding-methodology-voter-identification-and-accessibility%2Felections-act-new-burdens-funding-methodology-voter-identification-and-accessibility&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C44545bdb63f04a1a91c408db2ec8b621%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638155211798994444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mJVFj3MiRqc0AnpVOMpPTBty4L7YCgEnbTL5ZBm%2FDpU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>Information regarding applications for Voter Authority Certificates is <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvoter-authority-certificate.service.gov.uk%2Fperformance&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C44545bdb63f04a1a91c408db2ec8b621%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638155211798994444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kt7sKpsIz10wHyOBHPR4znyOUJYJNMg8%2Bzl7Ai48EVU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> published</a> online. The rejection of an application is a matter for the relevant Electoral Registration Officer.</p><p>The Association of Electoral Administrators is providing relevant training for Returning Officers.</p><p>The Office for Students encourages higher education providers to promote electoral registration. Students can register at their home address or their term-time address or both.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name UQ - Voter Identification - Hansard - UK Parliament.pdf title UQ response 2 file name Published - Voter identification_ photographic ID ownership in Great Britain - GOV.UK.pdf title Photographic identification 3 file name Elections Act New Burdens funding methodology_ voter identification and accessibility - GOV.UK.pdf title New Burdens funding grouped question UIN HL6460 question first answered 27/03/2023 15:19:03 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1604249

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people came to the UK each year from 2002 to 2022 on migration grounds, excluding those seeking asylum.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL6476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Noble Peer’s Parliamentary Question of 14 March is attached in the answer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/03/2023 11:38:21 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL6476 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority Response
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven