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1052421

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date	01/02/2019
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	Gaming Machines and Loans: Advertising
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 he will make an assessment of the effect of the prevalence of advertising of (a) payday loans and (b) gambling machines on the take-up of those products.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Advertising in the UK is regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the industry’s independent regulator, which enforces the Advertising Codes through a system of self-regulation and co-regulation with Ofcom. The Codes incorporate all relevant legislation and sets standards for accuracy and honesty to which advertisers must adhere, including specific conditions on social responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to payday loans, guidance relating to the advertising of high-cost short-term credit products is available to advertisers, to ensure that their advertising is compliant with the Advertising Codes, by being socially responsible and not trivialising the seriousness of taking out a loan. At the same time, the Financial Conduct Authority, responsible for regulation of the consumer credit market including payday lenders since 1 April 2014, has introduced a tough set of detailed rules regarding firms’ promotions and advertisements, which operate alongside the Advertising Codes. The Government does not hold data centrally on the effect of advertising on take-up of payday loans.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to gambling machines, the Advertising Codes contain provisions to ensure gambling advertising does not target or appeal particularly to children or young people, or exploit vulnerable people. Gambling companies who advertise in the UK must comply with these rules. In practice, most advertising of gambling products does not involve gaming machines. The Gambling Commission’s Gambling Participation 2017 report showed that 4% of respondents had played on fruit or slot machines in the past four weeks and 1% on machines in bookmakers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/02/2019 16:12:07 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052422

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the effectiveness of the content on domestic abuse in the Children and Family Court Advisory Service's separated parents information programme guidance.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	215573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) is a course for separated parents that helps them to understand how to put their children first, even though they may be in dispute with one another. SPIPs are aimed at parents where there are no safeguarding concerns and are not designed to provide comprehensive advice on domestic abuse. The SPIP content is reviewed regularly, and is currently under review.</p><p> </p><p>All Cafcass practitioners are social workers with at least three years’ post qualifying experience, and all social work staff joining Cafcass receive specialist training on domestic abuse. Cafcass has developed a Domestic Abuse Practice Pathway and recently launched a Child Impact Assessment Framework (CIAF) to provide its practitioners with additional tools to assess the impact of domestic abuse and inform its recommendations to the court about child arrangements. Cafcass keeps both tools under review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/02/2019 16:25:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1052428

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many inquiries the British Army received as a result of its recruitment campaign referring to millennials, binge gamers, phone zombies, and snowflakes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The latest Army recruitment campaign has received a very promising amount of interest, evidenced by the high number of hits to the Army jobs website and increased applications since its launch. In the first five days of the campaign applications to join the Army were more than 20% higher than the comparable period last year, and 35% more than 2017.</p><p>While it is premature to assess the success of the campaign, early indications suggest a strong start in attracting candidates to join the Army.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/02/2019 15:56:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052437

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Iraq: Yazidis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's country guidance on Iraq recognises that Yazidis face persecution across that country.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	215587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Our position on handling claims made by religious minorities in Iraq, including Yazidis, is set out in the Home Office’s country information and guidance document of August 2016 published on gov.uk website.</p><p>Each case is considered on its individual facts against relevant country information and relevant caselaw. The country information is taken from a range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Consideration of an individual’s personal circumstances, including their ability to relocate, would be considered as part of an assessment.</p><p>Our conclusions are that, in general religious minorities, including Yazidis, are not at risk of persecution or serious harm from the state authorities in Iraq. However, a person from a religious minority is likely to be a risk of persecution from Daesh in the ‘contested’ areas (Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewah and Salah al-Din), and from armed groups, including the Shia militia, in Baghdad. <br> <br>A person from a religious minority may not be able to obtain protection from the state in areas outside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). However, decision makers would consider whether there are any circumstances, including family, tribal or political links, in which a person can obtain effective protection.</p><p>A person from a religious minority at risk can relocate to the southern governorates (including Basra), and the KRI, if not unduly harsh for them based on their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 215588 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:45:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1052438

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Basra: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's Iraq: country policy and information notes, updated in November 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of (a) Yazidis and (b) other religious minorities in Basra.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	215588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Our position on handling claims made by religious minorities in Iraq, including Yazidis, is set out in the Home Office’s country information and guidance document of August 2016 published on gov.uk website.</p><p>Each case is considered on its individual facts against relevant country information and relevant caselaw. The country information is taken from a range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Consideration of an individual’s personal circumstances, including their ability to relocate, would be considered as part of an assessment.</p><p>Our conclusions are that, in general religious minorities, including Yazidis, are not at risk of persecution or serious harm from the state authorities in Iraq. However, a person from a religious minority is likely to be a risk of persecution from Daesh in the ‘contested’ areas (Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewah and Salah al-Din), and from armed groups, including the Shia militia, in Baghdad. <br> <br>A person from a religious minority may not be able to obtain protection from the state in areas outside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). However, decision makers would consider whether there are any circumstances, including family, tribal or political links, in which a person can obtain effective protection.</p><p>A person from a religious minority at risk can relocate to the southern governorates (including Basra), and the KRI, if not unduly harsh for them based on their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 215587 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:45:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1052447

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on Libyan assets frozen in the UK that were deposited by (a) the Libyan Government and (b) non-government organisations or individuals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	215545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) undertakes an annual frozen asset review. This requires all persons that hold or control funds or economic resources that are owned, held or controlled by a designated person and subject to UK financial sanctions to report them to OFSI. OFSI also gathers information through the exercise of its statutory powers.</p><p>OFSI’s Annual Review provides an aggregate figure for the value of Libyan frozen funds held by UK institutions (£12.061 billion at close of business on 29 September 2017). HM Treasury cannot, however, provide detailed information regarding frozen assets held by specific designated persons.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/02/2019 15:58:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1052501

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Times article entitled Abortion is like crimes of Nazis, campaigners tell pupils in school, published on 31 January 2019, what steps he is taking to ensure children receive factually accurate health education.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	215585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is clear that pupils should be taught the facts about health issues, including choices around pregnancy, in an age-appropriate way. The draft guidance for the new subjects of Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education is currently being finalised following the public consultation that closed in November. It sets out that pupils should be taught the facts about contraception and pregnancy, and that pupils should be made aware of the relevant legal provisions when issues such as abortion are being taught. Information should be medically and legally accurate. The draft guidance also includes advice for schools when inviting external organisations to support teaching on these subjects.</p><p>Subject to making the regulations, schools will be required to teach the new subjects from September 2020, but they will be encouraged and supported to start teaching them from September 2019 on a voluntary basis.</p><p>Ofsted does not routinely report on individual curriculum subjects as part of school inspections, but inspectors expect to see the provision of a broad and balanced curriculum and are required to consider the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils, which will inform the judgment of a school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 216272 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:55:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1052516

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
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	Literature: Translation Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure ongoing equivalent funding for literary translation after the current Creative Europe funding scheme comes to an end in 2020.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL13349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK recognises the importance of such funding programmes to the creative and cultural sectors and is committed to continuing cultural collaboration between the UK and EU. Where possible, we will continue to participate in EU programmes where there is mutual benefit to the UK and the EU. Ultimately, this will be determined as part of the future partnership negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to support the arts through our funding of Arts Council England and through programmes such as the Cultural Development Fund, which show our ongoing dedication to supporting our thriving cultural sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 11/02/2019 15:57:17 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1052527

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to provide protection, support and advice to UK residents and their families from (1) other EU member states, and (2) other countries as a precaution against possible antisocial or unlawful behaviour towards them on or after 29 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL13360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>All forms of hate crime are completely unacceptable including antisocial or unlawful behaviour on the grounds of faith or race, this includes protection to those from other EU member states and other countries. This country has one of the strongest legal frameworks in the world to report, record and prosecute hate crime.</p><p>In October 2018, the government published a refreshed hate crime action plan setting out the Government’s approach to tackling hate crime, ranging from prevention to victim support. A major national communications campaign was launched in late 2018 to raise awareness about hate crime.</p><p>There is no room for complacency. As we prepare to leave the European Union, it is entirely responsible and appropriate we continue to work closely with all of our operational partners, including the police, to ensure we are alive to any issues that may arise.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 11/02/2019 16:43:59 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1052530

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the design and implementation of their proposed Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL13363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The government has made great progress on the development of UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), work is continuing across government on the design, priorities and quantum of the fund and final decisions will be made at Spending Review. The UKSPF will tackle inequalities between communities by raising productivity, especially in those parts of our country whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>Over the past year we have held 25 engagement events across the UK with representatives from a breadth of sectors, in order to aid policy development. We intend to publish the public consultation on the UKSPF shortly, which will provide an opportunity for all interested parties to contribute their views.</p><p>We know that places require certainty of funding after we leave the European Union. The draft Withdrawal Agreement guarantees the UK will continue to take part in the 2014-2020 EU programmes until they end. Whilst the government remains committed to securing a good deal on exiting the European Union, we continue to plan for all scenarios, including a no deal. In a no deal scenario the government has guaranteed the full EU 2014-20 programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL13364 HL13365 HL13366 HL13368 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:51:23 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town