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934797

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the provision of support services for victims of child sexual exploitation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	160694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Government officials meet with representatives of local authorities to ensure that victims of crime receive effective and joined up support. The Ministry of Justice also works closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which holds the relationship with local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for supporting victims of crime. We want to ensure that all victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation feel they can come forward to report abuse and have access to the support they need. This is why we have allocated around £7.2m in funding to sexual violence support services to provide specialist support for victims of sexual violence, including victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>We have also allocated Police and Crime Commissioners around £68m in funding to locally deliver or commission support services for victims of crime. £4.7m of this funding has been allocated specifically for services supporting victims of child sexual abuse. This Government has also awarded grant funding to national organisations providing vital services for victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation, including telephone and online counselling.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities receive Government funding to deliver local services in their communities, and it is for them to decide how best to direct their funding in line with local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/07/2018 15:31:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

934687

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Local Government: Broadcasting
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 plans he has to review the ten-year commitment for the BBC to pay for the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	160705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review the BBC's commitment to fund and administer the Local Democracy Reporting scheme, which forms part of the BBC Royal Charter. The impact of the scheme may be considered by Dame Frances Cairncross as part of the review she is carrying out on behalf of the government into the sustainability of high-quality journalism in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/07/2018 09:52:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

934697

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Government Departments: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2018 to Question 134319 on Departments: Brexit, what arrangements have been established in his Department to coordinate departments’ exit planning and delivery; and what the size is of that coordinating team.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	160755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Philip Rycroft, through the Department for Exiting the European Union, has responsibility for the overall coordination and strategy for exit. This includes coordination of other government departments’ planning and delivery work - where of course there are hundreds of officials working to deliver a successful Exit from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, the Policy &amp; Delivery Coordination directorate has been established to lead DExEU’s work to coordinate the domestic policy implications of exit across government departments. There are over 100 people working in PDC.</p><p> </p><p>However all staff in the Department are dedicated to planning, delivering or supporting the work on EU exit. DExEU has over 650 staff based in the UK plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels, and regular resource reviews have taken place in order to ensure that the Department’s structure remains suitable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 09/07/2018 16:42:25 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

934705

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Virgin Trains on trends in the number of delayed services affecting Coventry train station.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	160680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Performance of Virgin Trains services is regularly reviewed at each franchise review meeting.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent four week period reviewed saw 91% of Euston -West Midlands services arriving within 10 minutes of right time, and 85% in respect of the one train per hour serving Euston - Coventry which starts or terminates in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The recent hot weather has had an impact on performance which has been experienced across the West Coast Mainline and the Department will be continue to monitor performance with Virgin Trains.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/07/2018 14:05:01 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

934706

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence and self-harm in prisons in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	160681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>We keep levels of safety at all prison establishments under constant review, using data for assaults, self-harm incidents and self-inflicted deaths, HMIP inspection reports and the outputs of internal assurance reviews of safety, supplemented by ongoing operational intelligence. Published statistics for a range of measures of safety, including data for individual prisons, can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The levels of violence, suicide and self-harm in our prisons are far too high and we are taking urgent action to address these problems.</p><p> </p><p>Assaults on our hardworking staff will never be tolerated. We are ensuring that prison officers have the tools they need to do the job, rolling out body-worn cameras, police-style handcuffs and restraints, and trialling PAVA incapacitant spray.</p><p> </p><p>Our recruitment drive is vital to ensuring prisons are safe, secure and decent so they can successfully rehabilitate offenders, and 90 per cent of our additional 3,111 prison officers are due to be in post by the summer.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/07/2018 16:04:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

934707

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Public Libraries: West Midlands
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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for public libraries in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	160682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. Local authorities currently receive their funding from a number of sources, including grants from central government, council tax and other locally generated fees and charges for services.</p><p> </p><p>It is for individual local authorities to decide how to use their funds, including how best to provide a public library service that meets local needs within available resources. In 2016/17 Coventry City Council made a net investment of £4.7m in its library service, while across the West Midlands the net investment in public libraries by local authorities was £74.5 million.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS will continue to work across central and local government to encourage investment in libraries to ensure that they continue to support delivery of local and national priorities and needs.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/07/2018 14:22:40 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

934708

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of court closures on access to justice for people in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	160683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The people of Coventry are served by two operational courts in the city, Coventry Magistrates’ Court and Coventry Combined Court (Crown and County), providing effective access to justice.</p><p>There are currently no plans to close courts in Coventry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/07/2018 13:50:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

934709

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has instituted an inquiry into leaked correspondence in the last month; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	160835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 July 2018 to Question 159554 to the hon. Member for Llanelli (Nia Griffith).</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 09/07/2018 15:55:37 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson attachment 1 file name 20180705_159554_Military_Alliances_Disclosure_of_Information.docx title 159554 - Military Alliances: Disclosure of Info
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

934710

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer the letter of 4 June 2018 from the Rt hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead on behalf of his constituent Mr John Sweetman, ref/ Sweetman /19101.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	160718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care responded to the Rt hon. Member on 4 July.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/07/2018 16:32:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

934714

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	UK Relations with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to his Answer of 20 June 2018 to Question 153191 on UK Relations with EU, whether a UK-EU negotiating group representing the culture and sporting sector has been established to discuss future partnership issues with the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	160795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>As we set out in our previous answer, to question 153191, we have already published the topics for discussion on the future framework jointly with the EU. This incorporates the economic and security partnerships outlined by the Prime Minister, as well as the institutional framework that will underpin them and other cross-cutting issues, including a cooperative accord on culture and education.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In light of the joint publication, we have been having regular discussions with the EU on aspects of our future partnership. We have outlined our positions on a wide range of topics and have continued to publish key documents, which are available on gov.uk, in support of these negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 09/07/2018 16:41:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan