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166539

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to permit civil partnerships by opposite sex couples.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	216335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The report on the conclusions of the Civil Partnership Review (England and Wales) was published on 26 June 2014. Copies have been placed in the House Libraries.</p><p>A majority of respondents who expressed a view on them were opposed to each of the three main changes to civil partnership. There was therefore no united call for change from respondents to the consultation at this stage.</p><p>Of the over 10,000 online survey answers to each of the relevant questions:</p><p>• Less than a third of respondents supported abolition of civil partnership</p><p>• The majority were against closing civil partnership to new couples</p><p>• Over three-quarters were against opening up civil partnership to opposite sex couples.</p><p>Several important organisations thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnership – this should wait until we know the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples. Other organisations, in contrast, put forward a case for opening up civil partnerships to opposite sex couples now, for example because civil partnership and marriage were different relationships and couples should have equal access to both.</p><p>Given the lack of consensus on the way forward, the Government will not be making any changes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 216336 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:02:20 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

166606

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she has taken following the consultation on extending civil partnerships to opposite sex couples; and what the findings of the consultation were.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	216336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The report on the conclusions of the Civil Partnership Review (England and Wales) was published on 26 June 2014. Copies have been placed in the House Libraries.</p><p>A majority of respondents who expressed a view on them were opposed to each of the three main changes to civil partnership. There was therefore no united call for change from respondents to the consultation at this stage.</p><p>Of the over 10,000 online survey answers to each of the relevant questions:</p><p>• Less than a third of respondents supported abolition of civil partnership</p><p>• The majority were against closing civil partnership to new couples</p><p>• Over three-quarters were against opening up civil partnership to opposite sex couples.</p><p>Several important organisations thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnership – this should wait until we know the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples. Other organisations, in contrast, put forward a case for opening up civil partnerships to opposite sex couples now, for example because civil partnership and marriage were different relationships and couples should have equal access to both.</p><p>Given the lack of consensus on the way forward, the Government will not be making any changes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 216335 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:02:20 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91516

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wardship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legal aid his Department makes available for cases involving wardship.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	209037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government has prioritised civil legal aid for the most important cases, including those involving wardship.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, civil legal aid is available (subject to means and merits tests) for matters where the High Court exercises its inherent jurisdiction in relation to children and vulnerable adults.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/10/2014 10:26:40 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91518

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wardship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court cases involving wardship there were in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	209038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The wardship jurisdiction is part of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. It is the duty of the court to ensure that a child who is the subject of proceedings is protected and taken care of. The wardship jurisdiction means the court has custody of the child who is a ward. No important step can be taken in the child's life without the court's consent.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the number of wardship applications made to courts in England and Wales during each of the last five calendar years is in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Applications for Wardship in England &amp; Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Wardship Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>452</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/10/2014 15:18:23 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

50133

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	198123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The 70th Anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day will have significant resonance in the UK and the allied nations. No specific plans have yet been developed, but this is something that we will be turning our attention to in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

50134

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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, who owns data on police information notices issued by police services in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	198127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on police information notices issued by Police services in England and <br>Wales is not collected centrally and is owned by the individual police force <br>that issued the notice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 9410 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

50135

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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, how many police information notices were issued in England and Wales, by constabulary area, in each of the last five years; and how many such notices have been revoked.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	198126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on police information notices issued by Police services in England and <br>Wales is not collected centrally and is owned by the individual police force <br>that issued the notice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 9409 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

50136

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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 guidance is issued by (a) her Department, (b) ACPO and (c) the College of Policing to ensure consistency of practice in the issuing of police information notices by police services.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	198128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Any decision to review or update police guidance on Police Information Notices <br>is an operational matter for the College of Policing. The College of Policing <br>will shortly be undertaking a full review and update of the guidance on <br>investigating stalking to incorporate it into Authorised Professional Practice, <br>which will include making sure that the guidance on the use of Police <br>Information Notices is reviewed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 9411 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91486

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travellers: Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specific training in identifying and intervening on child sexual exploitation within the Traveller, Gypsy and Roma communities is given to police traveller liaison officers.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	209001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The College of Policing provides a national learning programme titled ‘Public Protection Level 1’ which includes a topic about Child Sexual Exploitation. The target audience for this learning is: <br>· all operational police officers and support staff<br>· Specialist public protection officers and staff<br>Police forces in England and Wales are required to ensure their training is aligned to the national training standards included in this learning programme.<br><br>There is no specific training on identifying and intervening on child sexual exploitation within the Traveller, Gypsy and Roma communities for Police Traveller Liaison Officers.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/09/2014 14:12:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91487

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what constabularies have so far been inspected by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary on the robustness of their action on child sexual exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	209006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has so far inspected six forces as part of its rolling programme of National Child Protection Inspections. These are Norfolk Constabulary, South Yorkshire Police, West Midlands Police, Greater Manchester Police, West Yorkshire Police and Nottinghamshire Police.</p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/09/2014 15:53:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton