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1024608

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	Loneliness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to help tackle loneliness.
	tabling member constituency	Henley
	tabling member printed	John Howell
	uin	908183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>We recently published our strategy for tackling loneliness. This set out a raft of cross-government measures to take the first steps in tackling loneliness and takes forward recommendations from the Jo Cox Commission.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS specifically is providing up to £1.8million to increase the number of community spaces available. This follows the announcement this summer of more than £20million of new funding for projects that bring people and communities together.</p><p> </p><p>With the Office of National Statistics, the department has developed the ‘loneliness measure’ (to enable consistent analysis and build the evidence base), and will be piloting better use of open data around facilities and accessibility with local government. The department is launching an awareness campaign and including loneliness in internet safety.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 908187 question first answered 13/12/2018 17:17:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1024610

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	Gambling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to reduce gambling-related harm.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	908185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text The government published the Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures in May. This set out measures to strengthen protections around gaming machines, including cutting the maximum stake on B2 machines from £100 to £2, and on online gambling and gambling advertising. It also set out action on treatment and support for those who experience harm, including initiatives to improve the evidence on treatment needs and effectiveness, expand access to existing services and strengthen the voluntary system for funding support. We take gambling-related harm very seriously and will work closely across Government and with the Gambling Commission to build on the actions outlined in the Review. answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 908186 908188 question first answered 13/12/2018 17:40:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1024611

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	Gambling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to reduce gambling-related harm.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	908186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text The government published the Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures in May. This set out measures to strengthen protections around gaming machines, including cutting the maximum stake on B2 machines from £100 to £2, and on online gambling and gambling advertising. It also set out action on treatment and support for those who experience harm, including initiatives to improve the evidence on treatment needs and effectiveness, expand access to existing services and strengthen the voluntary system for funding support. We take gambling-related harm very seriously and will work closely across Government and with the Gambling Commission to build on the actions outlined in the Review. answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 908185 908188 question first answered 13/12/2018 17:40:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

1024612

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	Gambling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to reduce gambling-related harm.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	908188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text The government published the Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures in May. This set out measures to strengthen protections around gaming machines, including cutting the maximum stake on B2 machines from £100 to £2, and on online gambling and gambling advertising. It also set out action on treatment and support for those who experience harm, including initiatives to improve the evidence on treatment needs and effectiveness, expand access to existing services and strengthen the voluntary system for funding support. We take gambling-related harm very seriously and will work closely across Government and with the Gambling Commission to build on the actions outlined in the Review. answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 908185 908186 question first answered 13/12/2018 17:40:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

993896

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	A55: Road Traffic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on traffic flows on the A55 in North Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	907192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the strategic importance of the A55 to the Welsh economy, particularly to the port of Holyhead. After leaving the EU we want to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at all UK ports and airports, and we will seek to ensure that customs arrangements and mechanisms are as frictionless as possible.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/10/2018 14:14:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

994068

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Capita
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which contracts awarded by his Department are operated by Capita.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	183387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has no contracts operated by Capita.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/10/2018 11:04:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

988694

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	180076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (Wales Office) has not used any gagging clauses in contracts it has signed.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/10/2018 10:00:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964434

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total cost to the public purse of his Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18).</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on 13 March.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/09/2018 10:27:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964530

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost to the public purse has been of his Department hiring additional staff to cover issues related to the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>This information is not available as we do not account for costs in this way. The total expenditure on staff and staff numbers are disclosed in the Departmental Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/09/2018 10:29:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

973296

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	174821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The highest paid member of staff at the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is contracted to work a minimum of 42 hours.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/10/2018 11:11:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West