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453824

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2016
	date	22/02/2016
	date tabled	22/02/2016
	ddp created	23/02/2016 01:26:13
	ddp modified	25/02/2016 15:13:02
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	identifier	27752
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	25/02/2016 12:56:42
	question first ministerially corrected	25/02/2016 14:41:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with Irish Ministers on the potential effect of a UK withdrawal from the EU on security in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Ireland.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 27752
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27752
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government's view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. ‘The best of both worlds’, published on 22 February, sets out how membership of the EU enhances our ability to co-operate with other EU Member States to combat crime and terrorism and keep all parts of the United Kingdom safe, including Northern Ireland.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The paper is available at:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-best-of-both-worlds-the-united-kingdoms-special-status-in-a-reformed-european-union" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-best-of-both-worlds-the-united-kingdoms-special-status-in-a-reformed-european-union</a><strong>.</strong></del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Government Ministers have regular discussions with Ministers from the Government of Ireland on a range of issues, including co-operation on security and other matters.</ins></p><p> </p>
	creator	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

638399

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/11/2016
	date	17/11/2016
	date tabled	17/11/2016
	ddp created	17/11/2016 21:02:55
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	17/11/2016 21:09:32 21/12/2016 16:44:03
	hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Russia
	house id	1
	identifier	53636
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/12/2016 12:29:16
	question first ministerially corrected	21/12/2016 16:12:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has subjected (a) Dimitry Klyuev, (b) Pavel Karpov or (c) Andrey Pavlov to an (i) asset freeze or (ii) asset recovery in the last eight years.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 53636
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53636
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office is responsible for the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The powers in the Proceeds of Crime Act may be exercised by law enforcement agencies such as the NCA, SFO, constables and HMRC. <ins class="ministerial">It is Home Office policy not to comment on individual cases. </ins></p>
	creator	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

638043

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/11/2016
	date	16/11/2016
	date tabled	16/11/2016
	ddp created	16/11/2016 23:36:06
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	16/11/2016 23:46:38 22/11/2016 16:13:02
	hansard heading	Exports: Swindon
	house id	1
	identifier	53280
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/11/2016 17:53:24
	question first ministerially corrected	22/11/2016 15:41:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value of exports emanating from Swindon was in each year since 2010.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 53280
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53280
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Data relating to the geographical area including Swindon are published as per below:</p><p> </p><p>a) <strong>Swindon Growth Hub</strong> - These figures cover trade in goods only for 2015. The Swindon Growth Hub is defined as an area that incorporates all of SN and BA postcodes – see attached spreadsheet, taken from the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/FreedomofInformation.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/FreedomofInformation.aspx</a></p><p>Source: HM Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p><p>b) <strong>HMRC Regional Trade Statistics database</strong> – These figures cover trade in goods only since 1996. Data are available for the Government Region South West and all other Government Regions:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/Pages/default.aspx</a></p><p>Source: HM Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p><p>c) <strong>ONS Regionalised Estimates of UK Services Exports</strong> – These are experimental statistics covering trade in services during 2011-2014. These data are on a different basis than the HMRC data in (a) and (b) above. Data are available for the Government Region South West and all other Government Regions – see attached spreadsheet, taken from the link below:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2014/relateddata" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2014/relateddata</a></p><p>Source: Office for National Statistics</p> attachment 1 file name 31006 - Copy of HMRC Swindon Growth Hub.xlsx 2 file name 31006 - Copy of ONS Regionalised Estimates of UK Services Exports.xls
	creator	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

540978

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2016
	date	20/07/2016
	date tabled	20/07/2016
	ddp created	20/07/2016 22:01:11
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	20/07/2016 22:06:54 13/09/2016 15:05:04
	hansard heading	Apache Helicopters
	house id	1
	identifier	43478
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/09/2016 14:40:39
	question first ministerially corrected	13/09/2016 14:33:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department has not negotiated a workshare component in its contract to buy Apache helicopters off-the-shelf from Boeing in the US.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 43478
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43478
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.</p><p>A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.</p><p>Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.</p><p><del class="ministerial">We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.</del></p>
	creator	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

455212

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/02/2016
	date	25/02/2016
	date tabled	25/02/2016
	ddp created	25/02/2016 21:41:27
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	25/02/2016 21:47:06 07/03/2016 16:56:02
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
	house id	1
	identifier	28516
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	04/03/2016 13:50:32
	question first ministerially corrected	07/03/2016 16:23:22
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in his Department are responsible for coordinating and developing international policy across Government.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 28516
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	28516
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Promoting diversity in the Senior Civil Service is a ministerial responsibility of the Minister for the Cabinet Office. I have had frequent such meetings, and details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations are published routinely and can be found on www. Gov.UK.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As part of this Government’s transparency agenda, twice a year all Departments are required to publish an organogram and structure charts that contain information about the roles performed by staff. The latest Cabinet Office organogram is available at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office</a> and the latest structure charts may be downloaded at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts</a>.</ins></p>
	creator	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

456020

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/03/2016
	date	29/02/2016
	date tabled	29/02/2016
	ddp created	01/03/2016 01:01:08
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	01/03/2016 01:06:47 09/03/2016 11:35:04
	hansard heading	Lobbying
	house id	1
	identifier	28850
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	07/03/2016 08:52:42
	question first ministerially corrected	09/03/2016 11:03:02
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 25 February 2016, Official Report, column 486, when he plans to bring proposals for an anti-lobbying clause in Government grant agreements to the House for debate.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 28850
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	28850
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The grants clause will help to ensure that grant funding is always used for the intended purpose. It will <ins class="ministerial">not</ins> prevent organisations from using their own privately raised funds to campaign as they see fit. Given the clear intention of the clause, To ensure taxpayers’ money is well spent, there are no plans to debate it at present.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

535504

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/07/2016
	date	12/07/2016
	date tabled	12/07/2016
	ddp created	12/07/2016 20:11:04
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	12/07/2016 20:16:33 21/07/2016 09:41:02
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: South Wales
	house id	1
	identifier	42468
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	20/07/2016 17:08:26
	question first ministerially corrected	21/07/2016 09:09:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has made to promote digital inclusion in the South Wales Valleys.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 42468
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	42468
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Ministers from both Departments meet regularly to discuss a range of issues.</del><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport has responsibility for digital engagement policy in England. The Welsh Government is responsible for this policy in Wales, where it is referred to as digital inclusion. The Welsh Government’s “Digital Communities Wales” programme aims to help digitally excluded people engage with technology and support organisations which work with those individuals.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK government and devolved administrations collaborate and share good practice around digital engagement. The Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport also works with partners to develop products such as the “Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework” for all to use.</ins></p><p> </p>
	creator	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

576749

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/09/2016
	date	06/09/2016
	date tabled	06/09/2016
	ddp created	06/09/2016 20:40:50
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	06/09/2016 20:46:02 12/09/2016 13:38:02
	hansard heading	Digital Broadcasting: Radio
	house id	1
	identifier	45111
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	12/09/2016 12:40:54
	question first ministerially corrected	12/09/2016 13:06:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department estimates that digital radio will reach 50 per cent of listeners; and when she plans to publish a timetable for any switchover beyond that date.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 45111
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	45111
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Information on trends in radio listening in the UK is published quarterly by Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR). According to RAJAR, digital radio's share of listening continues to grow steadily and digital radio now accounts for 45.3 per cent (Q2 2016) of all radio listening. Around 59 per cent of adults listen to digital radio services at least weekly. <del class="ministerial">Supported by the growth of new commercial digital services, on current trends the radio industry expects digital's share of listening will overtake analogue by the end of 2017. At that point, Government has said it will need to consider the decision about the timetable for any future switch-off of analogue radio services.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Any decision over a timetable for switchover will be taken in due course.</ins></p>
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

637836

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/11/2016
	date	16/11/2016
	date tabled	16/11/2016
	ddp created	16/11/2016 23:31:12
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	16/11/2016 23:36:28 15/12/2016 13:16:02
	hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Social Media
	house id	1
	identifier	53222
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	24/11/2016 11:19:00
	question first ministerially corrected	15/12/2016 12:44:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is monitoring content that is publicly available on social networking sites using overt monitoring techniques.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 53222
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53222
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">No.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins><ins class="ministerial">In respect of media management and campaign communications, the DCMS communications team monitor relevant publicly available social media content to evaluate the effectiveness of government campaigns. DCMS follows Government Communications Service (GCS) Standards using the GCS Evaluation Framework https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/evaluation/tools-and-resources/</ins></p>
	creator	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

485698

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/04/2016
	date	23/03/2016
	date tabled	23/03/2016
	ddp created	24/03/2016 03:29:33
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	24/03/2016 03:43:35 19/04/2016 18:52:20
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	identifier	32410
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	11/04/2016 12:20:07
	question first ministerially corrected	19/04/2016 18:20:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the total cost of resettling refugees from Syria in each of the next five years; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 32410
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	32410
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The first 12 months of each refugee’s resettlement costs under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) Scheme will be funded using Official Development Assistance. At the Spending Review the Government committed £129 million to assist with local authority costs over years 2-5 of the scheme.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The total estimated cost of the scheme in each of the next five years is: £99 million in 2016-2017, £129 million in 2017-2018, £149 million in 2018-2019 and £83 million in 2020-2021.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">At the Spending Review, the Chancellor announced an estimated £460m over the spending review period to cover the first 12 months’ costs for each of the 20,000 refugees being resettled in the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">He also announced an estimated £129m to assist with local authority costs for years two to five of each refugee’s stay in the UK.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The cost of the scheme since inception is subject to audit by the National Audit Office as part of the finalisation of the 2015-16 Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, which are expected to be published this summer.</ins></p>
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham