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600536

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether he has any plans to review the categories of offences which are capable of referral to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of leniency.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	48243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering how best to do that. As a first step towards meeting that commitment, the Home Secretary has announced that the scheme would be extended to cover all terrorism cases heard in the Crown Court.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/10/2016 14:21:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

600584

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Smart Devices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the connectivity and communications of simple internet-connected devices such as cameras, televisions and domestic appliances is regulated by Ofcom.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom does not have a direct remit to regulate the connectivity and communications of internet connected devices. In line with their responsibilities as the UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom regulates the networks to which they are connected.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/10/2016 12:48:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

600585

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Smart Devices: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to develop an industry standard to ensure the security of simple internet-connected devices such as cameras, televisions and domestic appliances.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The cyber security of the UK is a top priority for the Government which is why we are investing £1.9 billion and have opened the National Cyber Security Centre to help make the UK the safest place to live and do business online. The Government works closely with industry to promote the need for good cyber security practices. Manufacturers of Internet-connected devices should ensure those devices have appropriate security measures built in and seek to ensure emerging technologies are secure by design.</p><p> </p><p>The Government funds a variety of ongoing research on cyber security to ensure we are able to address current and future challenges, such as security in the Internet of Things. This includes 13 Academic Centres of Excellence in cyber security research based at UK universities, three cyber security Research Institutes investigating strategically important subjects and the Internet of Things Research Hub led by the PETRAS consortium of nine leading UK universities. Further Information on the IoT research hub is at <a href="https://www.petrashub.org" target="_blank">https://www.petrashub.org</a>, and the three Research Institutes are here:</p><p><a href="http://www.riscs.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.riscs.org.uk</a>,</p><p><a href="https://ritics.org" target="_blank">https://ritics.org</a>,</p><p><a href="https://verificationinstitute.org" target="_blank">https://verificationinstitute.org</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 48303 question first answered 17/10/2016 12:50:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

600587

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the manufacturer liability for simple internet-connected devices such as cameras, televisions and domestic appliances in the event such a device is hijacked in a cyber attack; and how consumers can obtain compensation from the manufacturer in the event of such an attack.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The cyber security of the UK is a top priority for the Government which is why we are investing £1.9 billion and have opened the National Cyber Security Centre to help make the UK the safest place to live and do business online. In general, manufacturers of Internet-connected devices should ensure those devices have appropriate security measures built in and seek to ensure emerging technologies are secure by design.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who are concerned about how their personal information is being processed or stored, or who believe it may have been compromised following a cyber breach, can raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Under the Data Protection Act, the ICO has a number of powers to change the behaviour of organisations and individuals that collect, use and keep personal information including issuing monetary penalty notices, requiring organisations to pay up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act occurring on or after 6 April 2010 and prosecuting those who commit criminal offences under the Act.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/10/2016 12:52:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

600588

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the cyber security of simple internet-connected devices such as cameras, televisions and domestic appliances; and what steps she is taking to ensure those devices cannot be hijacked for distributed denial of service and other cyber attacks.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The cyber security of the UK is a top priority for the Government which is why we are investing £1.9 billion and have opened the National Cyber Security Centre to help make the UK the safest place to live and do business online. The Government works closely with industry to promote the need for good cyber security practices. Manufacturers of Internet-connected devices should ensure those devices have appropriate security measures built in and seek to ensure emerging technologies are secure by design.</p><p> </p><p>The Government funds a variety of ongoing research on cyber security to ensure we are able to address current and future challenges, such as security in the Internet of Things. This includes 13 Academic Centres of Excellence in cyber security research based at UK universities, three cyber security Research Institutes investigating strategically important subjects and the Internet of Things Research Hub led by the PETRAS consortium of nine leading UK universities. Further Information on the IoT research hub is at <a href="https://www.petrashub.org" target="_blank">https://www.petrashub.org</a>, and the three Research Institutes are here:</p><p><a href="http://www.riscs.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.riscs.org.uk</a>,</p><p><a href="https://ritics.org" target="_blank">https://ritics.org</a>,</p><p><a href="https://verificationinstitute.org" target="_blank">https://verificationinstitute.org</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 48307 question first answered 17/10/2016 12:50:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

600592

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of whether British steel could be used in the construction of the pressure hulls for the Trident Successor programme.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The specialised steel required for the Successor submarine pressure hull is not manufactured in the UK and no viable UK bid was received for this part of the Successor submarine manufacture.</p><p>Other stages of construction will include grades of steel manufactured by British suppliers and we expect them to take the opportunity to bid.</p><p>85% of BAE System's supply chain for the new submarines is based in the UK.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/10/2016 14:20:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

600757

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Private Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessments he has made of the implications of the power of the (a) CPS to take over and drop private prosecutions and (b) courts to award costs against a person who initiated an unsuccessful private prosecution for the effective and equitable working of the justice system.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	48298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Parliament has specifically preserved the right of an individual to bring a private prosecution and at the same time given power to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to take over such prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS will take over and drop a private prosecution where either the evidential or public interest stage of the test to prosecute set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors is not met. Full guidance can be found on its web-site: <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/private_prosecutions/" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/private_prosecutions/</a> .</p><p> </p><p>The power to take over and stop a private prosecution is a safeguard against the right being used in circumstances where the test for a prosecution is not met.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to award costs against a private prosecutor is a matter for the court’s discretion depending on the circumstances of the case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/10/2016 14:21:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

600778

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of accessible taxis in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) provide a particularly important service for many disabled people, helping them to remain independent and to complete journeys which may not be possible using other forms of transport.</p><p> </p><p>I recognise that the availability of wheelchair accessible taxis and PHVs varies across Great Britain. I know too however, that they can sometimes be difficult to access for some ambulant disabled people. As such we encourage local licensing authorities to use their existing powers to ensure that a range of vehicle categories are represented in their taxi and PHV fleets, so that the overall service provided meets the needs of everyone who needs to use it.</p><p> </p><p>In Northern Ireland policy on taxi licensing and accessibility is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/10/2016 13:39:56 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

600790

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Pensions: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Pensions Ombudsman on how that body investigates instances of suspected fraudulent documents being received from pension trustees.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	48381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Pensions Ombudsman is an independent statutory Commissioner and the conduct of his investigations is solely a matter for him. He has advised the Department that instances of suspected fraudulent documents would be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. The Pensions Ombudsman’s general approach would be to look for evidence to support a claim that a document is fraudulent and would consider holding an oral hearing to assist him in this regard.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/10/2016 13:30:25 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

600791

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Pensions: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of fraudulent documents received by the Pensions Ombudsman in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	48380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>In view of the Pensions Ombudsman’s independent status, information about the documents he receives is held by him alone. The Pensions Ombudsman has advised that the information requested is unavailable because he does not collect data on the number of suspected fraudulent documents received by his office.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/10/2016 13:36:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams