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623394

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date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Impact Bonds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and which social impact boards have been promoted by government departments since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Since the launch of the world's first social impact bond (SIB) in Peterborough Prison in 2010, the government has supported the development of 32 SIBs across the country. This includes 14 SIBs targeting youth unemployment, 7 SIBs focused upon homelessness and 11 SIBs centred on tackling a range of issues including mental health and employment, long term health conditions, children in care and loneliness amongst older people. We have also made more than £105m available over this Parliament to catalyse the growth of SIBs aimed at tackling a range of social issues.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 02/11/2016 15:48:54 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

623395

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Charities: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the national living wage on charities who are not subject to corporation tax in the (a) care home and (b) heritage sector.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of the National Living Wage marked an important step towards building an economy that works for everyone. It ensures that low-wage workers are fairly rewarded for their contribution to a growing economy. At £7.20, it is a 50p increase on the National Minimum Wage and means a pay rise for over a million workers aged 25 and over across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s assessment of the effects of the National Living Wage is contained within the published impact assessment, which is available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111141625/impacts/2016/3.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/11/2016 17:10:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

623421

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Diplomatic Service: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether UK embassies, high commissions and consulates are required to declare donations they have received in their annual accounts.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	50890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office publishes details of all sponsorship contracts awarded by UK embassies, High Commissions and Consulates valued over £5,000 in the FCO Annual Report and Accounts. This information is disclosed in a table in the accounts (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539413/FCO_Annual_Report_2016_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">Annex A, page 119</a> ), setting out corporate sponsorship by post and activity, and whether it is cash or benefit-in-kind.</p><p>With regards to gift donations that are not classified as corporate sponsorship, the FCO maintains a register detailing all gifts received, their estimated value and what happened to them. &quot;Managing Public Money&quot;, HM Treasury's official guidance, does not set out a requirement for gift donations to be noted in the accounts unless HM Treasury or the Department concerned considers there is a special need for them to be brought to Parliament's attention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/11/2016 16:28:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

623427

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eating Disorders: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 1.86 of the Autumn Statement 2014, how much of the £150 million made available for child and adolescent eating disorder services has been allocated to each clinical commissioning group for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	50911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Of the £150 million additional investment made available in the Autumn Statement 2014 for children and young people’s eating disorder services over the five years of this Parliament, £30 million has been allocated to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in 2016-17. A table detailing the funding per CCG is attached.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 02/11/2016 14:08:29 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name PQ50911 Eating Disorder Allocations by CCG 2016-17.xlsx title PQ50911 Eating Disorder Allocation by CCG 2016-17
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

623430

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's announcement on 27 September 2016, of an additional £25 million for children and young people's mental health services, when he expects that funding to be allocated to clinical commissioning groups; and how his Department plans to ensure that the full allocation of that funding is spent in 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	50905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The first half of the additional £25 million funding for children and young people’s mental health services has been allocated to all clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in October 2016 on a fair share basis. Payment of the second half of the funding will be made in January 2017, subject to CCGs submitting locally-held data on their current average waiting times for treatment to NHS England regional offices, demonstrating progress towards their improvement targets.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 02/11/2016 14:09:32 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

623436

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on charging for calls from mobile telephones to the police non-emergency number 101.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The police non-emergency number has a one off 15 pence charge from a mobile phone. The public have always paid to contact the police for non-emergencies and the 15 pence per call charge is a competitive and transparent rate, especially when compared to previous police non-emergency numbers (such as 0845 numbers) which could cost up to 40 pence per minute.</p><p>Police forces and the Government do not make money from calls to 101. The 15 pence per call charge goes directly to telephony providers and covers the cost of handling calls and routing calls to destinations.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 02/11/2016 09:59:18 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

623444

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what external meetings on HIV and AIDS she has had since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	50961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to helping end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Ministers meet with key players in the international response to HIV on a regular basis.</p><p>At the Fifth Replenishment Conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria held in Montreal on 16-17 September, the Secretary of State met with Mark Dybul (Executive Director, the Global Fund), Bill Gates (Co-Chair, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), Lelio Marmora (Executive Director, UNITAID) and Michel Sidibé (Executive Director, UNAIDS).</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/11/2016 16:30:54 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

623445

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to renew its HIV and Aids strategy, Towards Zero Infections, which came to an end in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	50946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains firmly committed to ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 and to ensuring no one is left behind. The UK recently announced a significant £1.1 billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The 2013 review of the 2011 UK HIV Position Paper ‘Towards Zero Infections’ identified the integration of HIV with wider development needs as a key strategic priority. DFID will continue to pursue this approach, rather than developing a stand-alone strategy.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/11/2016 16:28:20 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

623446

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, of the expenditure that her Department has allocated to its HIV and Aids response, what direct spend has not been coded under HIV prevention, treatment and care; and under what sectors that expenditure has been coded, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	50947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest international donor on HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. DFID has adapted spend on HIV to the changing epidemic and our assessment of how to maximise results, concentrating on key affected populations and the integration of HIV responses into the wider health system and broader development priorities.</p><p>The following bilateral expenditure for the years we have access to, relates to those programmes that have been marked under the HIV policy objective markers which are not included under HIV prevention, treatment and care input sector codes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£195,828,861</p></td><td><p>£188,313,091</p></td><td><p>£99,748,580</p></td><td><p>£116,031,030</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These programmes are coded under a variety of other sectors including broader health and systems strengthening, education, governance and social protection which also have an impact on HIV outcomes. This in addition to direct HIV bilateral spending.</p><p>DFID’s expenditure on HIV and AIDS is now primarily directed through our multilateral support. The UK made a significant £1.1billion pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/11/2016 16:29:51 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

623449

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Companies: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her Department's press release of 12 May 2016, entitled New plans to tackle corporate fraud, when she plans to launch a consultation on plans to extend the scope of the corporate offence of failing to prevent to economic crimes beyond bribery and tax evasion.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	50909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>There will be an update on the announced initiative in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 02/11/2016 16:01:19 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell