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1012473

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: GoldenTree Asset Management
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) he or (b) officials from his Department have (i) met or (ii) been in correspondence with representatives from GoldenTree Asset Management since his appointment.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	194686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>I updated the House on Monday 19th November regarding Johnston Press. Johnston Press had a number of creditors including Golden Tree Asset Management, Fidelity, Caravel Asset Management, and Benefits Street Partners. As I set out on 19 November, a consortium of creditors formed JPI Media to take over the assets of Johnston Press. DCMS has been in contact with a number of stakeholders in relation to the takeover<del class="ministerial">.</del><ins class="ministerial">:I spoke with David King (Chief Executive of JPI Media) and John Ensall (Director at JPI Media). Officials at DCMS have also spoken to representatives of Johnston Press and JPI Media. </ins></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 27/11/2018 14:57:08 question first ministerially corrected 27/11/2018 18:02:20 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 87421 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1010540

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the rules of engagement are for coalition forces operating inside Syria on military advances against such forces by the Assad regime.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	193419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>It is long-standing policy not to reveal UK Rules of Engagement. To do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 15:43:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010546

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of vehicles on (a) urban roads, (b) rural roads, and (c) motorways that are motorcycles in each year from 2014 to 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	193489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department produces estimates of vehicle flows by vehicle type and road type. Based on 2017 estimates, motor-cycles accounted for 0.8% of motor vehicle flow on Britain’s roads.</p><p>Proportion of motor vehicles that are motor-cycles by road type and year in Great Britain, 2014 - 2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) Urban Roads</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) Rural Roads</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) Motorways</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All Roads</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further contextual information can be found on the data.gov.uk website here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-traffic-statistics</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/11/2018 14:45:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1010547

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Dangerous Driving
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of (a) car and (b) HGV drivers involved in an accident with a motorcyclist were charged with careless driving in each year from 2014 to 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	193490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 creates the offence of driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or public place. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants charged with, or prosecuted for these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>As Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 is a specified offence large numbers of careless driving offences are charged and prosecuted by the police with no involvement from the CPS. The CPS only become involved if the defendant pleads not guilty to the offence after which, CPS prosecutors take responsibility for reviewing the case and preparing the trial. Figures on the number of people prosecuted and the outcome of the prosecution of careless or inconsiderate driving offences may be obtained from the official statistics held by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>The CPS does however maintain records of the number of offences in which a CPS prosecution commenced, including offences of careless or inconsiderate driving. The table below shows the number of these offences during each year between 2014 and 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Road Traffic Act 1988 { 3 }</strong></p></td><td><p>11,230</p></td><td><p>9,730</p></td><td><p>9,238</p></td><td><p>8,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the figures relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. It is may be the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 27/11/2018 17:33:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1010553

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Civilians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to (a) ensure that in the cross-Government approach to the strategy Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict that civilians are protected from and (b) consider any multilateral policy responses to the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	193370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The principles set out in the Protection of Civilians Strategy continue to guide cross-Government work to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts around the world. The UK also remains closely engaged with multilateral discussions on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas at the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and other international fora.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 15:42:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1010560

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the restriction on asylum seekers' right to work on dependent children during the 12-month waiting period.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	193493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it and this Government is committed to delivering a fair and humane asylum system.</p><p>Whilst the Government has not made such an assessment, our current policy is consistent with EU law and permits asylum seekers to work, in jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, if they have been waiting for a decision on their claim for 12 months or more and the delay is through no fault of their own. We are tackling delays in decision-making and have plans in place to improve the speed at which outstanding claims are decided. <br> <br>The Government is considering recent calls to change the policy. However, our current approach aims to protect the resident labour market so that any employment meets our needs for skilled labour and distinguishes between those who need protection and those who want to work in the UK, who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. We need to avoid creating further incentives for migrants, particularly children or those with children, to come here illegally, risking their lives in the process, instead of claiming asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p><p>It is also important to focus on providing support for those who are recognised as refugees, to help them to integrate and find employment, so that they can rebuild their lives here.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/11/2018 17:54:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1010561

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on the autism employment gap of the Access to Work scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	193494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We have made no assessment of the effect of Access to Work on the employment rate of people with autism.</p><p> </p><p>Data on people with Autism Spectrum Disorders is not routinely disaggregated within Access to Work statistics. The primary medical condition categories used in Access to Work are consistent with the categories used in the Labour Force Survey. This is so we can compare our data to the disability employment rate.</p><p> </p><p>When a person with autism applies to Access to Work for support, it will be for particular conditions, such as difficulty in speaking, learning difficulties, etc., rather than ‘autism’.</p><p> </p><p>This will be recorded as the individual’s primary medical condition in the Access to Work database, even if it’s linked to their autism</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work has a specialist Hidden Impairments team who receive upskilling and awareness from organisations who have expertise of autism to ensure that advisors have a broad understanding of the barriers individuals with autism face.</p><p> </p><p>The official statistics published on 30th October 2018 provide the latest information on the Access to Work scheme, including breakdowns by customer characteristics such as primary medical condition. They may be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/11/2018 10:16:02 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1010562

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the effect on the autism employment gap of the Disability Confident Autism and Neurodiversity Toolkit.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	193495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment of the effect the Disability Confident Autism and Neurodiversity Toolkit has had on the autism employment gap.</p><p> </p><p>The toolkit was developed with support from disabled people with neuro-diverse conditions, medical professionals and disability organisations such as Autism Alliance UK and Autism Plus. It is designed to help to raise awareness and understanding, within DWP and across the wider Civil Service, about Autism Spectrum Disorders and neuro-diverse conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Confident promotes the many benefits of employing disabled people including individuals with autism and neuro-diverse conditions. The scheme provides free information, advice and guidance for employers.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/11/2018 17:34:05 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1010594

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Incinerators: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he takes to assess the potential effects on human health of proposed waste incinerators.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	193367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>In order to be allowed to operate, waste incinerators must obtain an environmental permit from the Environment Agency. Under environmental permitting, the Environment Agency is responsible for ensuring that the proposed plant will comply with all relevant legislation and that it will not cause significant harm to the environment or human health.</p><p> </p><p>Checks that the Environment Agency carries out to assess the potential health effects of proposed waste incinerators include:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Making sure that the proposed plant will meet the requirements of relevant European directives, including emission limits and the use of best available techniques to prevent or minimise emissions.</p></li><li><p>Carrying out an environmental impact assessment of emissions from the plant to ensure that it will not give rise to significant pollution or cause environmental standards to be exceeded, and a specific human health risk assessment for dioxin emissions.</p></li><li><p>Taking into account scientific opinion, including advice provided by Public Health England (PHE) on the health effects of incinerators. The Environment Agency also consults PHE, the Food Standards Agency and the relevant local authority’s Director of Public Health for their views on every EfW plant application they receive.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/11/2018 17:35:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010617

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	University Royal Naval Units: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in Glasgow in each year from 2008-2018.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	193525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>From the available data, the strength of the University Royal Navy Units as at April 2013 – 2018 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Unit</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)</p><p> </p><p>1. The sum of the units will not match the total strength of the University Royal Naval Units as published in Table 8b of the Service Personnel Statistics (SPS), 1 October 2018. Figures in the SPS also include Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme personnel, however they are not included in the above table as they have separate units.</p><p>2. Figures are not available prior to 1 April 2013.</p><p>3. N/A occurs as the Devon Unit was launched in 2017.</p><p>4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in '5' are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 193526 193527 193528 193529 193530 193531 193532 193533 193534 193535 193536 193537 193539 question first answered 27/11/2018 15:52:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie