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722149

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police authorities spent on the provision of diversionary courses for speed awareness in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally. It is a matter for Chief Constables, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners, to determine how to use available resources according to local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/04/2017 14:44:25 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

722152

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2017 to Question 69447, on civil partnerships, whether she plans for an assessment of the effect of the equalisation of civil partnerships between same sex and different sex couples to take place before the Supreme Court has heard and given judgement in the appeal by Steinfeld and Another in their case against the Department for Education.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	71054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>We understand that the claimants in this case have sought permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. We are currently awaiting the Court’s decision on whether to allow the appeal so we are unable to comment further on the case.</p><p>As you know, a General Election has been called. This means that a decision on this policy area will be for the next Government.</p><p>As we set out previously, the Government carried out a consultation on the future of civil partnerships in 2014. The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. Given the lack of any consensus, the Government did not change the Civil Partnership Act 2004.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/04/2017 14:51:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

722218

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bashar al-Assad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether international arrest warrants exist for the former Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad and members of his family for (a) war crimes, (b) crimes against humanity and (c) other related offences.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	71216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>As a matter of long standing policy and practice, the UK will neither confirm nor deny that an extradition request has been received until the person concerned is arrested in relation to the request. Further, the UK will neither confirm nor deny whether any requests have made been via Interpol for the arrest of an individual.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/04/2017 14:15:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

722226

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accountable Care Organisations: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on private sector companies acting as the delivery organisation in Accountable Care Systems and Accountable Care Organisations.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	71139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is that patients should receive healthcare services that provide the best care for patients, regardless of their ownership. This principle is reflected in legislation passed under successive Governments.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 21/04/2017 10:05:11 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

722268

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the safety of driver-controlled operation on railways in northern England.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	71115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The department is satisfied that driver controlled operation (DCO) is safe. DCO has been used safely in Britain, including on some of the busiest parts of the network, for over 30 years. In addition, the independent safety regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), recently confirmed that with suitable equipment, procedures and competent staff in place, this form of train dispatch can fully meet legal requirements for safe operation.‎ Operators that adopt DCO for a particular service must also carry out their own full safety assessments to ensure that they meet all necessary safety requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/04/2017 12:21:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

722271

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Directors: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that diversity on boards is being promoted in (a) private companies, (b) the public sector and (c) the third sector.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	71208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>We have more women on boards than ever before and are down to fewer than 10 all male boards in the FTSE 350. We are going further and are supporting the work of the Hampton-Alexander Review and its business-led target of 33% women on FTSE 350 boards by 2020. We want to extend that progress to ethnic as well as gender diversity, and will consider whether and how to take action once Sir John Parker finalises his recommendations on increasing ethnic diversity in FTSE 100 companies before the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>We also want to see greater diversity on boards across all sectors including the public and third sectors. The Government is committed to increasing the diversity of public appointments and ​has an​ aspiration that 50% of new public appointees should be women.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/04/2017 14:51:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

720200

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence imposed for conviction of (a) rape, (b) sexual offences excluding rape, (c) child abuse and (d) domestic abuse was in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	70922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>Child abuse and domestic abuse may be charged under a number of different offences including assaults, child cruelty and coercive and controlling behaviour offences. The average custodial sentence length for these offences as well as rape and other sexual offences is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk</a> in the Criminal Justice Statistics section.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/04/2017 08:38:25 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

720279

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Air Pollution: Cars
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 powers local authorities have to tackle air pollution caused by idling cars near schools and other public areas.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	70478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2002 enable local authorities to issue £20 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) to drivers leaving engines running unnecessarily after being asked to turn off the engine. The decision to issue FPNs is at the discretion of local authorities, which may authorise any officer of the authority or any other person, to undertake this function.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities also have a statutory duty to publish air quality plans to demonstrate their efforts towards reducing local air pollution, including that caused by unnecessary engine idling.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/04/2017 11:21:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

720291

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers local authorities have to prevent vehicles parking on pavements.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	70232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>There is a general ban on pavement parking in London (except where expressly permitted). Outside London, Section 19 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 prohibits heavy goods vehicles from parking on the pavement. Other vehicles may park on the pavement unless the council choose to prohibit it by means of a Traffic Regulation Order under powers in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Yellow lines also apply to the pavement. Other options include the use of physical measures, such as high kerbs or bollards.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/04/2017 11:33:37 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

720292

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blue badge permits were approved by local authorities in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	70322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The estimated number of Blue Badges issued each year is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Blue Badges issued, England, 2011/12-2015/16</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Year<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2012/13<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2013/14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2014/15<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2015/16<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Valid Blue Badges issued</p></td><td><p>905,608</p></td><td><p>897,465</p></td><td><p>873,890</p></td><td><p>879,997</p></td><td><p>885,216</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Count of Blue Badges issued in the year ending 31<sup>st</sup> March</li><li>Source: DfT Blue Badge Survey</li><li>Source: Blue Badge Improvement Service (BBIS) data</li></ol><p> </p><p>These results are published in table DIS0111, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572875/dis0111.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572875/dis0111.ods</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/04/2017 12:29:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden