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795969

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people born on 3 May 2000 or earlier are in possession of a firearms licence registered in (a) Woking, (b) Gosport, (c) Bromley or (d) Watford local authority who are aged (i) under 24, (ii) 25 to 49, (iii) 50 to 64 and (iv) 65 or older.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	116281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes information on Firearm certificate holders by age and police force within table E2 of the <em>‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales Statistics - Financial Year 2016/17’ </em>publication.</p><p> </p><p>This is available from the Home Office webpage on GOV.UK at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624004/firearm-shotgun-certificates-england-wales-march-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/12/2017 14:03:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

797802

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the House of Lords European Union Committee on 31 October, how many civil servants his Department has (a) recruited and (b) expects to recruit to work on the UK's leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	116710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>EU Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning.</p><p> </p><p>Staff in the Office’s constitution and policy teams lead on providing advice to Ministers on EU Exit and exit-related issues. Members of staff across the department also provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues as required.</p><p> </p><p>Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Office’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 116665 question first answered 05/12/2017 11:22:21 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

797806

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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 and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will continue employment and support allowance payments while mandatory reconsideration decisions are being processed; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	116714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Employment and Support Allowance, in common with all other benefits, is not paid during the Mandatory Reconsideration period as there are no legal grounds to make a payment of Employment and Support Allowance at this time.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/12/2017 12:36:39 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

797835

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nature Conservation: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will introduce enhanced training for police officers and call handlers across all agencies on tackling wildlife crime.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	116742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>With the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Home Office funds the National Wildlife Crime Unit, which provides intelligence, analysis and specialist assistance to individual police forces and other law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom that allows them to deal effectively with wildlife crime investigations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/12/2017 14:07:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

797859

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	European Capital of Culture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the total (a) cost and (b) man-hours relating to her Department on the preparation of guidance and application information for cities wishing to become European Capital of Culture 2023.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	116766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The guidance and application information for the European Capital of Culture 2023 competition were both produced by the European Commission so there was no cost to the UK Government.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/12/2017 11:07:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

797873

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on human trafficking in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	116780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Tacking modern slavery and human trafficking is a high priority for HMG and we will continue to work closely with EU partners on this issue. The details of the UK’s future relationship with the EU will be subject to negotiation. Public safety in the UK and the rest of Europe will be at the heart of our negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/12/2017 14:08:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

797877

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a further review of the credit union expansion project to examine the possibility of additional changes that would allow credit unions to offer additional financial services.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	116784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Association of British Credit Unions (ABCUL) is delivering the Credit Union Expansion Project. Three credit unions are using the banking platform delivered through CUEP though none have signed off to business as usual. There is no plan to make changes to the contract.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/12/2017 14:00:20 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

797880

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there was in the number of people employed by the national network for HM Coastguard between January 2016 and July 2017?
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	116787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of people employed by Her Majesty’s Coastguard in the national network was 291 in January 2016 and 283 in July 2017.</p><p> </p><p>As of the end of Nov 2017 that number was 290. Eight more Coastguards have been recruited and they will join the national network between now and January 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/12/2017 10:35:49 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

797885

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	Bayeux Tapestry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received about the UK temporarily hosting the Bayeux Tapestry.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	116792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of the Honourable Member’s support for the UK temporarily housing the Bayeux Tapestry. Cultural exchanges between France and the UK are flourishing, and we want to ensure they continue to do so. Individual loans are a matter for the relevant institutions, but I shall certainly register with my French counterpart the willingness of UK museums to host the Tapestry, should a suitable opportunity arise.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/12/2017 11:09:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

797966

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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 Home Secretary, if she will make it her Department’s policy to grant asylum applicants who have been waiting for longer than six months for a decision on their application permission to work without the Shortage Occupation restrictions list.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are not allowed to work in the UK unless their claim has been outstanding for at least 12 months through no fault of their own. Those who are granted permission to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List. The policy is designed to protect the resident labour market so that access to employment is prioritised for British citizens and lawful residents, including those granted refugees status. We have no plans to change this policy.</p><p> </p><p>The data requested on the number of asylum seekers granted permission to work is only held on paper case files or within the notes sections of the Home Office's databases. This data is not aggregated in national reporting systems, so information on the number of asylum seekers allowed to work could only be obtained through a manual case search at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 116874 question first answered 05/12/2017 14:04:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel