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1125945

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date	10/05/2019
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	North Korea: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to enforce international sanctions on North Korea.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	252879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is actively working with international partners to fully implement all relevant UN Security Council measures in respect of North Korea. The UK has contributed four Royal Navy vessels in the past year to a US-coordinated maritime sanctions enforcement operation. We have lobbied widely to encourage all States to enforce sanctions on North Korea and to stem major sources of illicit revenue for North Korea, such as overseas labourers and cyber-crime. Until North Korea takes concrete steps towards its complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation sanctions must remain and all states must continue to enforce them in full.</p><p>We also welcome the work of the UN Panel of Experts who report on States’ implementation of UN Security Council measures. The Panel’s latest report details continued evasion of sanctions by North Korea. The Panel of Experts reports can be found at <a href="https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1718/panel_experts/reports" target="_blank">https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1718/panel_experts/reports</a>.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 16/05/2019 13:57:55 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1125665

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Cars: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory membership group for car hire companies to (a) better protect consumers and (b) ensure adequate standards in the industry.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	252619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made any assessment of introducing a mandatory membership group for car hire companies.</p><p> </p><p>There is strong consumer protection legislation in place that protects consumers when dealing with traders, including car hire companies, namely the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. In addition, the Competition and Markets Authority has considered and carried out enforcement action against certain car hire companies for breaches of consumer protection legislation and has produced guidance for businesses and consumers. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-leads-europe-wide-action-on-car-hire" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-leads-europe-wide-action-on-car-hire</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For further information on their rights, consumers should contact the Citizens Advice consumer service on 03454 04 05 06 (<a href="http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.citizensadvice.org.uk/</a>). The helpline offers free advice to consumers on their rights and how to take their complaint forward. The helpline will also refer on complaints to the relevant authority for further enforcement action where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 16/05/2019 13:39:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1125671

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to tackle abuse directed at teachers from parents (a) online and (b) in person.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	252620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The majority of schools and colleges provide safe and secure working environments for teaching staff.</p><p> </p><p>All staff should be able to work in an environment in which pupils can develop, and staff can have fulfilling careers free from harassment and bullying. Schools and colleges have a duty and a responsibility to protect both pupils and staff. Any bullying of staff, including cyberbullying, is unacceptable and it is important that schools and colleges take measures to prevent and tackle this.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provides specific guidance for headteachers and staff on how to protect themselves from cyberbullying and how to tackle it if it happens. The guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying</a>.</p><p> </p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has recently announced that this guidance will be reviewed and updated.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s guidance “keeping children safe in education” also makes it clear that online safety training for staff should be integral to a school's safeguarding approach, and that appropriate filters and monitoring systems should be in place to help to safeguard the whole school community. This guidance is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/741314/Keeping_Children_Safe_in_Education__3_September_2018_14.09.18.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/741314/Keeping_Children_Safe_in_Education__3_September_2018_14.09.18.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To prevent abusive behaviour in schools, the Department’s guidance on controlling access to premises also makes it clear that it is a criminal offence for a person who is on school premises without lawful authority to cause or permit a nuisance or disturbance. The guidance makes it clear that a school may consider that aggressive, abusive or insulting behaviour, or language from a parent presents a risk to staff or pupils. This guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/controlling-access-to-school-premises" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/controlling-access-to-school-premises</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently developing new school and college security guidance which will be published later this year. This will include references to help deal with violent crime, and encourage the development of policies and culture to help reduce and address any violence-related incidents.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/05/2019 13:01:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1125704

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a reduction in tuition fees for English students on Universities in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	252632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 03 April 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-03-27/237750/" target="_blank">237750</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 252633 question first answered 16/05/2019 15:25:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1125705

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a reduction in tuition fees on the ability of universities in the constituent parts of the UK to meet the objective of the Industrial Strategy to create prosperity in those nations.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	252633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 03 April 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-03-27/237750/" target="_blank">237750</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 252632 question first answered 16/05/2019 15:25:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1125712

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	Disinformation
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 definition of fake news is used by his Department.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	252637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Fake news' conflates a variety of types of false information. DCMS instead focuses on terms such as 'disinformation' and 'misinformation'.</p><p> </p><p>In our work we have defined disinformation as the deliberate creation and sharing of false and/or manipulated information that is intended to deceive and mislead audiences, either for the purposes of causing harm, or for political, personal or financial gain. 'Misinformation' refers to the inadvertent sharing of false information.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/05/2019 09:48:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan