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	registered interest
	date	08/05/2013
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department scrutinises the Fundraising Standards Board; when a review was last conducted; and what the outcome was of this review.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	153902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2014 answer text <p>Lord Hodgson assessed the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) as part of his review of the Charities Act 2006 and concluded in his report &lsquo;Trusted and Independent: Giving charity back to charities&rsquo; that it had broadly met 10 of the 12 success criteria set out when it was established in 2006. The FRSB and Cabinet Office are members of the Steering Committee established in response to Lord Hodgson's recommendations to drive forward further progress in strengthening self-regulation.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/02/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

924087

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	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	Football: Sportsgrounds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which organisations have expressed to his Department their support for the safe standing initiative at football stadiums.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	153902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The English Football League and the Football Supporters’ Federation have expressed support for the introduction of standing accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Representations have also been received from the following football clubs about the possible introduction of certain types of accommodation which could facilitate standing at parts of their respective grounds: Bristol City, Peterborough United, Grimsby Town, Shrewsbury Town and West Bromwich Albion. Representations about the all-seater policy have also been received from Southampton City Council.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/06/2018 14:08:19 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1457403

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Audiobooks and Electronic Publishing: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on the sale of ebooks and audiobooks.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	153902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>At March Budget 2020, the Government announced the introduction of a zero rate of VAT on certain e-publications, including e-books, to support literacy and reading in all its forms and make it clear that e-books, e-newspapers, e-magazines, and academic e-journals are entitled to the same VAT treatment as their physical counterparts.</p><p> </p><p>The extension of the zero rate of VAT to e-publications was introduced to provide consistency of approach between certain physical and digital publications, to support reading and literacy in all its forms. Audiobooks are already taxed consistently at the standard rate in both physical and digital formats.</p><p> </p><p>In UK law, a book is deemed to be something that is read or looked at, a definition that does not include audio content in either digital or physical form.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT, but there are no current plans to extend the VAT zero rate to audiobooks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/04/2022 15:22:09 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1599605

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Open Prisons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure the safety of the general public when prisoners serving their sentence in open prisons are outside of the facility.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	153902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Only those prisoners who have been assessed as presenting a low risk, including to victims, or have a suitable plan in place to manage identified risks, are allocated to an open prison. Once in open conditions prisoners may apply to be released on temporary licence (ROTL) for specified purposes, generally linked to resettlement.</p><p>Access to ROTL is not automatic but is subject to a further, rigorous risk assessment. Releases are monitored in line with the assessment and those who breach the strict conditions set may face a return to closed custody.</p><p>By providing opportunities to work, learn and build family ties, temporary release from prison reduces the chances of reoffending. Evidence shows the vast majority abide by their temporary release conditions, with a compliance rate of over 99%.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/03/2023 12:39:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton