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754866

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	e-petitions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the e-petitions system; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The new e-petitions system has been running for over two years now and the Government is pleased with the level of engagement that it has prompted among the public.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Parliamentary e-petitions site is jointly owned by the Government and the House of Commons, therefore any assessment of potential changes to the system would have to be agreed between the Government and the House. Individual Departments are responsible for the content and timeliness of responses to e-petitions and the Leader's office has general Government oversight of e-petitions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

720314

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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	Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much resource including (a) staff and (b) salary costs her Department has allocated to development of the Government's forthcoming youth policy statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	70881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>My department has allocated around a third of the full time equivalent (FTE) of a Band A and half of a FTE Band B staff to work on the Youth Policy Statement since November 2016. This has included engaging with young people and the youth sector through a series of workshops. The proportion of time staff spent on the Youth Policy Statement is subject to change as the work develops.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 71202 question first answered 24/04/2017 14:17:45 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

710495

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Voting Behaviour: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 66308, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of full-time social action on youth voter engagement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	67607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not conducted an assessment of the effect of full-time social action on youth voter engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has established a Review of Full Time Social Action by Young People which will consider the benefits and challenges of full-time volunteering among young people.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/03/2017 16:06:13 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

710496

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Voting Behaviour: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 66308, whether the review of full-time social action by young people will consider the implications of full-time social action on young voter engagement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	67608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The scope for the Review of Full Time Social Action by young people will be decided in collaboration with the Chair and panel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/03/2017 16:06:59 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

754864

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Times of Sittings: House of Commons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current sitting times in the House of Commons; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>Sitting times are decided by the House. They are regularly reviewed by the Procedure Committee and decisions are made based on the options recommended.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

754863

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Select Committee Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, which Select Committee reports published less than two months before the date of dissolution the Government plans to respond to; and what the timetable is for those responses.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office offers guidance to Departments on responding to Select Committee reports. It is the responsibility of individual Departments to follow this advice.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/364600/Osmotherly_Rules_October_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/364600/Osmotherly_Rules_October_2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/09/2017 08:46:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

720649

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Proof of Age Standards Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	70827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Proof of Age Standards scheme is an important partner in ensuring that individuals entitled to age-restricted services are able to purchase them. The Government continues to work closely with the scheme in a number of policy areas, such as the sale of alcohol and encouraging people to obtain proof of age cards accredited by the scheme as an alternative to carrying passports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold information on the number of users that have purchased PASS cards since its launch in 2000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 70826 question first answered 24/04/2017 11:46:36 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

720650

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have purchased the Proof of Age Standards scheme card since its launch in 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	70826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Proof of Age Standards scheme is an important partner in ensuring that individuals entitled to age-restricted services are able to purchase them. The Government continues to work closely with the scheme in a number of policy areas, such as the sale of alcohol and encouraging people to obtain proof of age cards accredited by the scheme as an alternative to carrying passports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold information on the number of users that have purchased PASS cards since its launch in 2000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 70827 question first answered 24/04/2017 11:46:36 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

720210

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Polling Stations: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he has considered the potential merits of establishing a national database of polling station workers.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	70825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Polling station staff are recruited, trained and paid on an ad hoc basis by individual Returning Officers (ROs) to work on particular election (or elections if held on the same day).</p><p> </p><p>Returning Officers and their staff act independently of Government and so Guidance for them is provided by the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) and by the Electoral Commission.</p><p> </p><p>Polling station staff will be both regular and new appointees. There is little merit, therefore, in establishing a database where the information becomes redundant once an election is over.</p><p> </p><p>The creation and maintenance of a database would add to the workload of independent Returning Officers. It would also require legislation to make it mandatory.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 24/04/2017 15:35:46 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

754865

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Oral Questions: Westminster Hall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if she will bring forward proposals for cross-cutting questions to be taken in Westminster Hall.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to bring forward proposals for cross-cutting questions to be taken in Westminster Hall.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith