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93073

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many referrals were made about child abuse to the Crown Prosecution Service by the police in each of the last five years; and how many such cases resulted in subsequent (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	210322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of cases of child abuse, referred for a pre-charge decision or prosecuted, by way of a monitoring flag.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence and includes physical, emotional and sexual criminal offences, as well as neglect of a child and Non-recent child abuse where the victim is now an adult. It includes allegations or crimes perpetrated by both adults and under 18s. The data is accurate only to the extent that the flag has been correctly applied.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During each of the last five years the number of pre-charge decisions made against suspects alleged to have committed offences involving child abuse is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Pre-Charge Decisions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>12,691</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>13,015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>11,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>9,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>11,187</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the same period, the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted, in cases flagged as child abuse is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Convictions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>8,079</p></td><td><p>6,043</p></td><td><p>74.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>9,235</p></td><td><p>6,855</p></td><td><p>74.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>8,581</p></td><td><p>6,444</p></td><td><p>75.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>7,558</p></td><td><p>5,755</p></td><td><p>76.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>7,998</p></td><td><p>6,096</p></td><td><p>76.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information is available within the CPS’s annual ‘Violence against Women and Girls Report 2013-14’.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/10/2014 09:10:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

93082

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many exit packages the CPS agreed in the last financial year that were of a value above £100,000; and what the total cost of such packages were to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	210504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The CPS agreed 35 exit packages in 2013/14 that were of a value above £100,000. The total cost of these exit packages was £4.4 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CPS exit packages data are available in the CPS’s Annual Report and Accounts 2013-2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/10/2014 09:14:15 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

93086

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) pre-charge decisions, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions there were in child abuse cases in each year since 2006-07.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	210545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of cases of child abuse, referred for a pre-charge decision or prosecuted, by way of a monitoring flag.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence and includes physical, emotional and sexual criminal offences, as well as neglect of a child and non-recent child abuse where the victim is now an adult. It The data is accurate only to the extent that the flag has been correctly applied.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During each of the last eight years the number of pre-charge decisions made, against suspects alleged to have committed offences involving child abuse, is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Pre-Charge Decisions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-2007</strong></p></td><td><p>11,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-2008</strong></p></td><td><p>11,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>11,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>12,691</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>13,015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>11,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>9,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>11,187</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the same period, the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted, in cases flagged as child abuse is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Prosecuted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Convictions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-2007</strong></p></td><td><p>7,337</p></td><td><p>5,216</p></td><td><p>71.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-2008</strong></p></td><td><p>7,587</p></td><td><p>5,499</p></td><td><p>72.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>7,381</p></td><td><p>5,479</p></td><td><p>74.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>8,079</p></td><td><p>6,043</p></td><td><p>74.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>9,235</p></td><td><p>6,855</p></td><td><p>74.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>8,581</p></td><td><p>6,444</p></td><td><p>75.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>7,558</p></td><td><p>5,755</p></td><td><p>76.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>7,998</p></td><td><p>6,096</p></td><td><p>76.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information is available within the CPS’s annual ‘Violence against Women and Girls Report 2013-14’.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/10/2014 09:11:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

93090

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to support the aerospace industry following the announcement of 440 job losses at British Aerospace.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	210590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>We will work closely with BAE Systems and local leaders to manage the impact of the losses, including through the Talent Retention Solution which is available to match skilled workers to jobs in the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector. In addition support will be available through Job Centre Plus, the Skills Funding Agency and other local partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to working with industry through the Defence Growth Partnership to help identify and capitalise on opportunities for growth, building on our strengths in areas such as air capabilities. The DGP’s Implementation Plan, launched by the Prime Minister at the Farnborough Airshow in July, builds on the Strategic Vision published last year and will help industry maximise defence exports through a new UK Defence Solutions Centre and a strengthened UKTI DSO.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the civil aerospace sector Government and industry set out a joint strategy and implementation plan for growth in the Aerospace Industrial Strategy published in March 2013. A progress update on these was published in July.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/10/2014 13:33:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

93091

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to protect small businesses from vexatious claims by employees; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	210557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The new Employment Tribunal rules of procedure, which implemented the recommendations of the Underhill Review, were implemented on 29 July 2013. These rules allow tribunals to identify weak or vexatious claims at an early stage through an initial sift and to manage them effectively through measures such as deposit orders. Greater flexibility to apply a deposit order to parts of a claim or response helps to manage the expectations of claimants as to the strength of their claim and encourage them to consider more carefully what parts of their claim they want to take forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/10/2014 13:29:29 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

93105

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost per child of providing childcare accounts for households in receipt of Tax Free Childcare will be; and how much funding the Government has set aside for the administration and running costs of the tax free childcare system.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	210465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme will be confirmed once the full details have been settled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/10/2014 13:51:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

93108

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stewart Ford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that Financial Conduct Authority disciplinary proceedings relating to Stewart Ford, formerly of Keydata Investment Services, are concluded as quickly as possible.
tabling member constituency	Hexham
tabling member printed	Guy Opperman
uin	210312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government appreciates the real difficulties and the serious implications the Keydata issue has had for investors and is following the situation closely.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is an independent non-governmental body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry within the framework of statutory objectives and duties agreed by Parliament. Although the Treasury is responsible for the legal framework, it has strictly limited powers in relation to the FCA. In particular the Treasury has no general power of direction over the FCA and cannot direct its enforcement activities.</strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/10/2014 12:39:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman

93115

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Acquire Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on the availability of social housing of excluding properties in small rural settlements from the Right to Acquire scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enabling social tenants, including those who live in rural areas, to achieve their aspiration for home ownership where this is the right option for them.<br><br>We are also committed to ensuring that affordable rented housing is available to people in these areas. <br><br>The Government is keeping the Right to Acquire under review and welcomes representations on how tenants of housing associations can be further supported to access home ownership.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 210424 question first answered 17/10/2014 12:30:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

93116

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Acquire Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to include properties in small rural settlements in the Right to Acquire scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enabling social tenants, including those who live in rural areas, to achieve their aspiration for home ownership where this is the right option for them.<br><br>We are also committed to ensuring that affordable rented housing is available to people in these areas. <br><br>The Government is keeping the Right to Acquire under review and welcomes representations on how tenants of housing associations can be further supported to access home ownership.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 210423 question first answered 17/10/2014 12:30:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

93121

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Nuisance Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to reform the Telephone Preference Service; and what plans his Department has to give better protection and more choice to people who receive nuisance telephone calls.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	210612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to reform the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) itself, as research published by the Office of Communications (Ofcom) on 23 July 2014 has shown that TPS registration reduces unsolicited marketing calls by a third. Whilst also having the wider benefit of reducing all types of nuisance calls by an average of a third.</p><p> </p><p>Legislative and non-legislative measures were outlined in our Nuisance Calls Action Plan of 30 March: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-ction-plan-unveiled" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled</a> . The plan includes Ofcom and the communications providers’ progress in enabling calls to be traced, where the calling number is withheld or deliberately disguised, as it is currently difficult for ICO and Ofcom to take action where the calling number is unknown.</p><p> </p><p>Consent and lead generation issues are also being considered by the Taskforce led by Which?, as consent can be unwittingly given to companies, resulting in calls to TPS registered consumers. We look forward to receiving the results from this Taskforce by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>We have additionally ensured that Ofcom can now share information with ICO with greater ease, about the conduct of companies who may be breaching the TPS by making unsolicited marketing calls. We are also soon to consult to lower the legal threshold. This will make it easier for ICO to take enforcement action for a breach of the regulations, including the need to ensure compliance with the TPS.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/10/2014 14:25:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans