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834599

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date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: United Arab Emirates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which British cyber-security companies undertaking cyber-security projects in the United Arab Emirates are funded or subsidised by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	126047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is supporting UK business to export their world-leading capability across the globe. This includes supporting the not-for-profit accreditation organisation CREST to establish a global presence, including the UAE and wider Gulf.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/02/2018 15:00:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

834600

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons low earning families are not able to claim working tax credits or universal credit if they are using tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	126048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Childcare offer targets greater levels of support at those on lower incomes, but also offers support to parents with middle and higher incomes, who may also struggle with the cost of childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Childcare costs are taken into account when Universal Credit and tax credits are calculated, and these benefits offer more generous support with childcare costs (up to 70% under tax credits or up to 85% under Universal Credit) than Tax-Free Childcare to families on lower incomes.</p><p> </p><p>Parents who receive tax credits or Universal Credit can choose whether to continue receiving those benefits or to apply for Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>More information on the help that parents can get with childcare costs can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/02/2018 13:59:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

834601

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Film: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 steps he is taking to promote (a) York and (b) North Yorkshire as a vibrant community for film making.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/17 the British Film Institute (BFI), as the Government’s lead agency for film, invested £57,000 in York and £172,800 in North Yorkshire to support a range of film-related activities and projects, including the BFI Neighbourhood Cinema Programme, the Yorkshire Film Archive, and business support through the BFI Vision Awards. In addition, the BFI has worked extensively with Screen Yorkshire and its partners to develop the area as a creative cluster with seed funding totalling £254,000. In addition, Screen Yorkshire’s £28.8m Yorkshire Content Fund, a public-private investment fund for the screen and digital sectors, has, since 2012, been open to producers either based in Yorkshire or wishing to film or establish a base in the region.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/02/2018 13:12:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834603

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Floods: Insurance
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 progress the Government has made on devising a flood insurance scheme, along the lines of Flood Re, for the owners of small businesses.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>There are a small number of small businesses at high flood risk in recently flooded communities that struggle to access affordable insurance.</p><p>A British Insurance Broker Association (BIBA) insurance product, launched in December 2016, provides flood insurance for small businesses that have struggled to access it to-date. It also provides insurance against the excess of a policy, which was taken up 1,100 times in the first 12 months.</p><p>The Government is also working closely with the insurance and building industries to help support small businesses to become more resilient to flooding, stopping water entering the property and speeding recovery when it does.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to devise a flood insurance scheme, along the lines of Flood Re, for the owners of small businesses. There is not sufficient evidence to justify the cross subsidy that would be required of other businesses.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 09/02/2018 15:24:04 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834606

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have carried out work under the Community Payback project in York in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Since the transition to Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) in 2014, the closest reportable area to York is Humberside, Lincolnshire &amp; North Yorkshire CRC. To provide a consistent time series, data for the corresponding Trusts to that CRC have been provided up to, and including, the transition period during 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders that have completed Community Payback (CP) Requirements, by Year, is included in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Calendar Year</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Probation Provider</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPA Humber Lincs &amp; N Yorks</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,166</p></td><td><p>1,865</p></td><td><p>1,685</p></td><td><p>1,574</p></td><td><p>6,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation Trusts contiguous to CPA Humber, Lincs &amp; N Yorks</p></td><td><p>2,682</p></td><td><p>2,816</p></td><td><p>2,756</p></td><td><p>2,340</p></td><td><p>811</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,682 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,816 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,756 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,340 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,977 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,865 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,685 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,574 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 17,695 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>'Completed' means that all hours ordered by the court were worked. Community Payback requirements that were revoked by the court, which reached the end of the operational period without being fully worked (for a Suspended Sentence or Supervision Default Order) or where the offender died or left England and Wales are not counted.</p><p> </p><p>An offender will be counted once in each year they complete a CP requirement, whether those requirements relate to the same sentence or different sentences.</p><p> </p><p>Community Payback schemes enable offenders to serve a community sentence and make reparation to communities in a constructive and suitably demanding way. Constructive work may also help offenders reform by re-integrating back into the community through more intensive rehabilitation.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/02/2018 14:47:52 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834614

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide clearer guidance and standardisation for flashing bike lights.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Standards for the fitment and use of bike lights are set out in the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 as amended.</p><p> </p><p>Front and rear flashing lights are permitted on bicycles provided they do not cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other road users, have a constant flashing frequency of 1 to 4hz and, if they are the only lights fitted, an intensity of not less than four candelas.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2018 13:27:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834616

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has put in place to promote and protect the right to freedom of and belief in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Croydon South
tabling member printed	Chris Philp
uin	126064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>​Afghanistan is a priority country for our human rights work. The UK works closely with the National Unity Government, NGOs, civil society and other international partners to support the promotion and protection of human rights in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/02/2018 13:49:01 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp

834617

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Advertising: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will undertake a review of the regulations governing internet advertising, with particular reference to claims about previous retail price, discounts and savings in those advertisements.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	126065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Digital advertising is already regulated by the ASA. Complaints about online ads made up nearly half the ASA’s workload in 2017</p><p> </p><p>This system is independent of the Government and is ultimately responsible for setting the standards in advertising, ensuring that all adverts, wherever they appear, are legal, decent, honest and truthful.</p><p> </p><p>The advertising codes are intended to reflect the best available evidence of the effect of advertising on the public, and are periodically reviewed to ensure they remain fit for purpose.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/02/2018 13:21:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

834623

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the causes of decline in the number of passenger journeys made by bus since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	126071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of factors that may explain the fall in bus patronage on local bus services seen in recent years. These include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Transport for London attribute the fall in bus patronage in London in the last three consecutive years to increased congestion and road works which has affected bus performance by reducing average bus speeds. This may also result in people switching to other modes of transport such as light rail.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Car ownership: Household car ownership remains high and is likely to have contributed to falling bus patronage. Data from the National Travel Survey (NTS) shows that 77% of households in England owned at least one car or van in 2016, up from 75% in 2010.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Online shopping: The growth in online shopping in recent years may have led to a fall in people using the bus for shopping trips. Data from the National Travel Survey shows that there were 13 shopping trips per person per year on local bus in England in 2016, down from 19 per person per year in 2010.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Reductions in local authority supported services: Vehicle mileage on local authority supported services in England outside London has decreased each year since peaking in 2009/10.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Bus Services Act 2017 presents local authorities with new powers to bring about change, and unlock the potential for the bus industry to achieve more for passengers. In particular, new enhanced partnership and advanced quality partnership powers provide the framework for authorities to work side by side with operators to set a shared vision for bus services in their area.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/02/2018 12:00:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

834626

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Truancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will require schools in England to make telephone calls to second and third named contacts to follow up on the unauthorised absence of children from school.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	126074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department recently launched a consultation on proposals to update the Department’s statutory safeguarding guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education, from September 2018. The consultation closes on 22 February 2018.</p><p>As part of the consultation, the Department is seeking views regarding information that schools hold in relation to the number of contacts and if going beyond the legal minimum is the sensible approach to take.</p><p>The Department plans to publish the revised Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for information, early in the summer term 2018. This should give schools and colleges sufficient time to review their policies and procedures and make any changes necessary to meet the requirements before the guidance comes into force in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/02/2018 13:30:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick