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1133846

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date	21/06/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of paying parents using the collect and pay service have paid some child maintenance in each quarter of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	267757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The latest statistics on the number of paying parents and the proportion of those parents using the Collect &amp; Pay service, who have paid some child maintenance in each quarter in the last three years are published in Table 7 of the Child Maintenance Service Statistics: Paying Parents Compliance.</p><p>It is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-december-2018-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-december-2018-experimental</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2019 10:28:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1133852

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2019 to Question 265547 on VE Day: Anniversaries, whether the Electoral Commission was consulted before the announcement that the Early May Bank Holiday in 2020 would be moved from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	267756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Commission was not consulted on the decision to move the Early May Bank Holiday in 2020.</p><p>It welcomes the government’s commitment to work with the electoral community to address the practical implications of this for the administration of the polls. It is currently developing guidance for Returning Officers to support them with preparing for and delivering the 2020 elections.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 26/06/2019 11:23:00 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1133854

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Ukraine: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) Dutch and (b) Russian counterparts on supporting the enforcement of the warrants issued for those charged with shooting down flight MH17.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	267745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>​As envisaged by UN Security Council Resolution 2166, HMG and UK law enforcement officials are in close contact with their Dutch counterparts and the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) into the shooting down of flight MH17.</p><p>The execution of any individual warrants is a matter for the UK's independent police services.</p><p>On 19 June the MH17 JIT and the Dutch National Prosecutor announced they were charging four suspects with the murder of 298 people and causing the crash of a Malaysian Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine. In his statement that day, the Foreign Secretary, called on Russia to cooperate fully in the investigation. This would include assisting with the arrest of the suspects, facilitating their questioning by Dutch investigators and the JIT, facilitating their presence at trial, and if necessary, enforcing any sentences.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/06/2019 09:52:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1133856

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Ukraine: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support he is providing to the families of the victims of the shooting down of flight MH17 now that suspects have been charged.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	267746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>​All families of British nationals who died in the MH17 crash were provided with consular assistance. This assistance included referrals to victim support organisations, advice on repatriation, updates on the investigation, and the deployment of a Family Liaison Officer (for those based in the UK). We recognise that the upcoming trial process may be distressing for the bereaved families and we have contacted them either via the UK Police or directly to offer further assistance at this time.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/06/2019 09:54:48 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1133864

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Race in the Workplace Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government has taken to implement the recommendations of the Race in the workplace: the McGregor-Smith review, published on 28 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	267779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been working with Business in the Community and others to provide support and guidance to employers in implementing the McGregor-Smith review recommendations. In March 2017 the first annual best employer for race list was opened with 66 employers listed. In October 2017 BITC published the ‘let’s talk about race’ booklet and a portal of best practice for employers.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2018, the Prime Minister launched a consultation on how best to implement mandatory ethnicity pay reporting and we will set out next steps in due course. Alongside this, the Race at Work Charter was announced which commits signatories to effective practices that support fairness at work. So far over 160 employers have signed up.</p><p> </p><p>The Government commissioned a ‘One year on’ report to assess the extent to which the review’s recommendations had been implemented and this was published in October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/06/2019 11:51:54 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1133866

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of cases of suspected rape were given a No Further Action as a result of insufficient evidence to proceed in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	267760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>Rape and serious sexual offences are devastating crimes that have a profound impact on victims, and are some of the most challenging and complex cases that the CPS deals with. Where evidence submitted by the Police is sufficient to bring charges, the CPS will not hesitate to prosecute these horrific crimes.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS maintains a central record to show the overall number of charging decisions where a decision has been made to take No Further Action in cases recorded as rape on the system. The data is shown below broken down by financial year:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In 2015-16, 31.5% of cases of suspected rape were not prosecuted due to evidential issues (2,162 cases)</p></li><li><p>In 2016-17, 31.2% of cases of suspected rape were not prosecuted due to evidential issues (2,061 cases)</p></li><li><p>In 2017-18, 29.7% of cases of suspected rape were not prosecuted due to evidential issues (1,786 cases)</p></li></ul> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/06/2019 10:19:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1133877

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents were paying child maintenance using a deduction from earnings request under the child maintenance service in each quarter of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	267758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The number of Paying Parents who were paying child maintenance using a Deduction from Earnings request under the Child Maintenance Service in each quarter of the last three years are outlined in the tables below. These figures count all Paying Parents due to pay maintenance via Deduction from Earnings request, regardless of whether any maintenance had been paid in that quarter.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Calendar Year 2018</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter ending</p></td><td><p><strong>March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>December 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of paying parents with a Deduction from earnings request</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Calendar Year 2017</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter ending</p></td><td><p><strong>March 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>September 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>December 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of paying parents with a Deduction from earnings request</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Calendar Year 2016</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter ending</p></td><td><p><strong>March 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>September 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>December 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of paying parents with a Deduction from earnings request</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2019 10:42:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1133920

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Early Years Ministerial Group On Family Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the recommendations of the Inter Ministerial Group on early years family support have been agreed by her Department; and what further steps she has taken to improve early years family support.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	267744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group is considering how the Government can improve the coordination and cost-effectiveness of early years (conception to age 2) family support and identify gaps in available provision. The group has now made recommendations to Secretaries of State.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2019 10:14:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom