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48154

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what levels of stock the Church Commissioners hold of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	196198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners do not keep inventories of stationery items and office consumables, to calculate the stock levels held would incur a disproportionate cost. The level of stock is monitored regularly, and replenished as necessary to meet staff needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

48037

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the voter registration rate was for 18 year olds in each of the last 30 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	196131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it does not hold figures on the registration rates for 18 year olds in each of the last 30 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, it does hold estimates of registration rates for age groups from several studies conducted on the accuracy and completeness of the electoral registers in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Register</p></td><td><p>Age band</p></td><td><p>Registration rate</p></td><td><p>Study conducted by</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>April 2011</p><p>(Great Britain)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Electoral Commission (EC)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2001</p><p>(England and Wales)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>EC and Office for National Statistics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 1991</p><p>(Great Britain)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Office of Population Census and Surveys – Social Survey Division</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 1981</p><p>(Great Britain)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48033

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 193W, on electoral register, if the Electoral Commission will introduce public awards for electoral registration officers who have set best practice in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	196133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it will consider the idea of awards as part of work it is already undertaking with the UK Electoral Advisory Board and the wider electoral community ahead of the 2015 UK Parliamentary general election to explore options for identifying, recognising and sharing what works well in electoral administration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission also informs me that it already provides comprehensive guidance, tools and templates for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) which have been developed in consultation with the electoral community and which contain examples of tactics and activities that can be employed by EROs locally. Additionally, in monitoring preparations for the transition to Individual Electoral Registration, the Commission has already worked to facilitate sharing of knowledge and experiences between EROs facing similar challenges, and intends to build on this throughout the transition, supporting timely identification and sharing of what works and what doesn't.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48035

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 193W, on electoral register, if he will place a copy of the responses from electoral registration officers on whether or not they carried out a personal canvass of all non-responders in the Library and on the internet.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	196135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it has published data provided by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) relating to their annual canvass activity, including data relating to house-to-house enquiries, for each year from 2008 to 2012 on its website at <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/performance-standards/performance-in-running-electoral-registration" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/performance-standards/performance-in-running-electoral-registration</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in its report ‘Readiness for the transition to Individual Electoral Registration', which was published in March 2014, the Commission is currently completing a detailed analysis of the data provided by EROs relating to the 2013 canvass and will publish this information on the internet and place a copy in the House of Commons Library once it has been completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48034

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 193W, on electoral register, for what reasons the Electoral Commission had previously organised voter registration drives for overseas voters but had not organised such drives for UK citizens who reside in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	196134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it regularly carries out public awareness campaigns – or registration drives – in the UK. Its guidance to Electoral Registration Officers also highlights ways in which local public engagement plans can increase registration in the UK through targeted local activities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Overseas Registration Day was a new initiative this year as part of its expatriate registration campaign. Bite the Ballot also established a similar initiative in the UK this year that the Commission supported.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Given this, the Commission would not look to establish its own separate voter registration day in the UK, as this may be confusing for voters. It is, however, actively working with Bite the Ballot to see what further support it can provide them for National Voter Registration Day next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48036

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 193W, on electoral register, for what reasons the Electoral Commission does not collect data on the number of attainers registered as part of its monitoring of electoral registration officers.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	196136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that it reviews the data on registered attainers collected by the Office for National Statistics and, separately, carries out assessments of the accuracy and completeness of the registers periodically.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission also informs me that its current performance standards framework is designed to support Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) in preparing for and delivering the transition to Individual Electoral Registration. The standards seek to ensure that EROs have appropriate plans in place to address the particular challenges in their registration area in order to maximise registration, and that they monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of their activities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission will continue to keep its performance standards framework under review and will consider whether specific information on the number of attainers registered should be included as part of the data it requests from EROs in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

48305

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what levels of stock the House of Commons Commission holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	196210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The House purchases stationery, printer cartridges, fasteners and other consumable items through a contract providing a next day delivery service. No central stocks are held.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

48605

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to implement the Bling-Back scheme recommended in Baroness Newlove's report, Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities, published in March 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
	uin	196647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There has been a scheme since 2004 whereby a proportion of the proceeds of <br>crime recovered from drug dealers and other criminals are returned to law <br>enforcement agencies. The money returned to law enforcement has been used to <br>support a continued increase in the amounts recovered from criminals and can be <br>invested in community projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

48680

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter addressed to the Minister of State for Crime Prevention from the British Air Transport Association dated 7 February 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	196642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I can confirm that I responded to the British Air Transport Association on the 28 April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

48601

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality and gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in February 2014; in which (a) region and (b) county each of the suspected victims was found; which agency referred each person to the scheme; in which town the shelter in which they were placed was for the relevant period; and what contact has been made with each victim to ensure they are not re-trafficked.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Angie Bray
	uin	196685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In February 2014, there were 126 referrals to the Government-funded support <br>service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales <br>administered by the Salvation Army. In the interests of victim safety, only the <br>region in which the victim was encountered is provided, and not which town they <br>were placed in. Once an individual receives a Conclusive Grounds decision they <br>will be given tailored support to safely return home or integrate in the UK. <br>Once they exit the service, no formal mechanisms exist to maintain contact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3979 label Biography information for Baroness Bray of Coln