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1289676

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date	24/02/2021
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	Fairgrounds: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the covid-19 roadmap guidance will be updated to cover fairgrounds and travelling fairgrounds; and whether that guidance will include discretionary guidance for local authorities.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	158070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>We will re-enable outdoor events such as funfairs and fairgrounds in Step 2 of the roadmap, as referenced <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reopening-businesses-and-venues-in-england" target="_blank">here</a>, subject to local authority approval where required. Step 2 will take place at least 5 weeks after Step 1 and no earlier than 12 April, subject to an assessment of the data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Whilst outdoor events are not currently able to proceed due to the national restrictions, my Department looks forward to working across Government and with Local Authorities, Public Health England and the sector itself to get funfairs running safely and successfully once they are permitted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/03/2021 16:36:43 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1289678

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Additional Restrictions Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much has been allocated to local authorities through the Additional Restrictions Grant; how much of that funding has (a) been spent and (b) remains unspent to date; and what the timeframe is for local authorities to be allocated that grant funding.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	158071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) is a discretionary scheme aimed at supporting businesses, including those that have not been mandated to close but have had their trade adversely affected by the nationalised restrictions. Local Authorities have been allocated a further £500m in discretionary funding via the ARG, in addition to £1.1bn already allocated in November 2020. Local Authorities can use the ARG to support businesses in their local area, as they see fit. We expect Local Authorities to use this additional resource quickly to support businesses in their area. Local Authorities are able to use the Additional Restrictions Grant until the end of the financial year 2021/2022.</p><p>This data relates to allocations and grant payments made by Local Authorities to businesses up to 17 January 2021:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:48:18 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1287908

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new independent body proposed in the Armed Forces Bill will allow people and external organisations to review historical decisions made by the Military Police or Army Legal Services where the survivor thought the investigation into an alleged rape and/or sexual abuse case was unsatisfactory and unjust.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	156410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Bill will create a new regime for complaints against the Service Police. The proposal seeks to create a new statutory police complaints regime that mirrors the framework in place for independent oversight of the civilian police forces in England and Wales.</p><p>The Service Police Complaints Commissioner (SPCC) will oversee the new regime and will have an equivalent role to that carried out by the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct in England and Wales. The Commissioner will carry out investigations into the most serious allegations against the Service Police and will also have overall responsibility for securing the maintenance of suitable arrangements for making complaints and dealing with other serious matters.</p><p>The new procedures will only relate to the Service Police forces. We are giving careful consideration to how the procedures will work in practice and how the new regime might apply to historic cases. These procedures will be detailed in a set of regulations that will undergo Parliamentary scrutiny before they are formalised.</p><p>The new regime will set out the role of the SPCC, as well as those already responsible for the three Service Police forces as well as the forces themselves. It will not give other people or organisations a role in the new complaints system.</p><p>Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) will be involved in super-complaints about the Service Police, as super-complaints about civilian forces in England and Wales are made to HMICFRS. Organisations who might be designated to make such a complaint will be detailed in the super-complaints regulations that will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 25/02/2021 09:27:13 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1287561

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2020 to Question 115685 on Arms Trade Export Controls; what those errors were; what period of time elapsed before those errors were identified and the licences revoked; whether any inappropriate deliveries were made under those licences before revocation; and what steps her Department is taking to prevent similar errors recurring.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	155055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>One OIEL had one destination revoked (Isle of Man). The Isle of Man is a British Crown Dependency and we do not licence exports of military goods to there from the United Kingdom. A licence was issued on 9<sup>th</sup> January 2014, the error was identified on 10<sup>th</sup> February 2015 and the licence revoked 11<sup>th</sup> February 2015.</p><p> </p><p>One OIEL for a variety of goods to a large number of countries had some items for three destinations (Hong Kong, Mongolia and Taiwan) recommended for rejection by one adviser. A licence was issued on 12<sup>th</sup> May 2015, the error was identified on 29<sup>th</sup> May 2015, and the licence revoked on 3<sup>rd</sup> July 2015. The procedure for partial refusal recommendations from advisers has now been amended.</p><p> </p><p>One OIEL had 31 destinations revoked (Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Namibia, New Caledonia and Dependencies, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, St Helena, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Uruguay). The items included on this application required import authorisation from recipient countries before an export licence is granted specifying quantities, which could not be obtained. A licence was issued on 12<sup>th</sup> February 2019 and the error identified on 15<sup>th</sup> July 2019; the licence was revoked 17<sup>th</sup> July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Two OITCLs for Sierra Leone had goods revoked because the licences were issued in error (Criterion 1). The activity licenced, which was the promotion of supply of less-lethal weapons, was outside the scope of policy as set out by Lord Howell on 9<sup>th</sup> February 2012. One licence was issued on 5<sup>th</sup> January 2017 and another on 14<sup>th</sup> June 2017. The errors were identified on 22<sup>nd</sup> July 2019 and the licences revoked 29<sup>th</sup> July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We keep our processes under constant review and have an ongoing staff training programme. We do not hold information on any transfers that took place under these historic licences, but these licences have been corrected now. We have implemented a transformation programme which, amongst other things, will be improving our processes and control mechanisms, as well as implementing recommendations from an internal audit report.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 24/02/2021 13:36:16 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1287569

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Social Care Independent Review: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 148802 on Children's Social Care Independent Review, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the process of recruiting the others, as referred to in that Answer, will be transparent; whether that process will follow the requirements for public appointments; how those appointments will be remunerated; and whether there is an agreed budget for those additional appointments.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	155056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>All recruitment to the review team is carried out in line with the department’s processes for appointing and remunerating staff and contractors. All pro bono work will be recorded in the department’s registers in the usual way. The department publishes details of contracts and grants as part of transparency returns. The department will work with the lead reviewer to ensure there are sufficient resources available to undertake the review.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 24/02/2021 16:22:36 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1287581

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether adult gaming centres will reopen at the same time as other retail venues listed in the Government’s shops and branches guidance when covid-19 restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	155057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on Monday 22 February that indoor entertainment venues, which will include Adult Gaming Centres, will open at Step 3 of the roadmap, not before 17 May. The design of the roadmap has been informed by the latest scientific evidence and seeks a balance between our key social and economic priorities, while preserving the health and safety of the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>At next week’s Budget the Chancellor will set out the next phase in our economic support package to reflect the steps set out in the Prime Minister’s roadmap to easing restrictions, tailoring support for individuals and businesses to reflect the changing public health restrictions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 154592 156249 question first answered 25/02/2021 17:03:33 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1285625

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Healthy Start Scheme: Vitamins
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of the shelf life of Healthy Start vitamin supplies containing three months' worth of tablets that are provided by the Government to eligible people.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	152544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The shelf-life of Healthy Start Vitamins tablets for women is 24 months and the shelf-life of Healthy Start Vitamins drops for children is 15 months. Both products are supplied in containers which contain eight weeks’ supply.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/02/2021 23:33:41 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 83920 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1284393

registered interest
date	05/02/2021
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: Coronavirus
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 guidance his Department has provided on the reopening of Adult Gaming Centres.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	149772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>The government has published guidance to help businesses understand how to make workplaces Covid-secure and help tackle the spread of the virus. When they are open, Adult Gaming Centres should follow the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/shops-and-branches" target="_blank">shops and branches</a> guidance in addition to Bacta’s specific guidance for <a href="https://bacta.org.uk/2021/01/17/bacta-re-opening-guidance-for-fecs-and-agcs-in-england-v5-0/" target="_blank">FECs and AGCs</a> to ensure they can operate as safely as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As announced by the Prime Minister, we intend to publish our plan for taking the country out of lockdown in the last week of February. That plan will depend on the continued success of our vaccination programme, and on a sustained reduction in Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/02/2021 13:04:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1283634

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Social Care Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2021 to Question 138450 on Children's Social Care Independent Review, whether the chair of the review is working with a review team; and how and by whom will members of that team be selected.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	148802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The review of children’s social care will be bold, broad and independently led, taking a fundamental look at what is needed to make a real difference to the needs, experiences and outcomes of the children supported by children’s social care.</p><p>The review launched on 15 January, and my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has asked Josh MacAlister, the founder and Chief Executive of Frontline, to lead the review. The review will also make use of a wide range of expertise to inform its work. This includes an experts by experience group, who will advise the reviewer on how to bring the voices of people with experience of children’s social care into the review.</p><p>The reviewer will be independent of the government, with freedom to make ambitious recommendations based on his findings. The reviewer will report his findings to ministers, and the government will respond to the review recommendations. The reviewer will be supported by a secretariat team, which will operate independently. In line with comparable reviews, the majority of the team will be made up of civil servants from a range of backgrounds and disciplines, and others will be recruited by the reviewer as needed to support his work.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 08/02/2021 11:21:07 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1282033

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there any ongoing investigations regarding maltreatment of recruits at any of the army training centres that host under-18s.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	145796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The recruitment of under 18 year olds by the Army meets all legal obligations. Both recruits and instructors are empowered to raise concerns where the maltreatment of an individual is suspected. There are a number of routes of investigations that can be undertaken, these usually interlink and can be captured multiple times when incidents involve more than one individual.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the total number of ongoing investigations at Army Training Centres that host under 18’s, but does not show the number of investigations involving under 18’s rather the whole establishment irrespective of the age of those involved.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Investigation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RMP Investigation</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Complaint</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discipline/Admin Action Service Requests</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats</p><ol><li>This data has been provided from a single service source rather than official statistics produced by Defence Statistics as they do not collate this information.</li><li>There can be multiple service requests relating to one incident (i.e. one incident may involve two or more perpetrators).</li><li>Investigation data includes reports of maltreatment by both other recruits and instructors, and other disciplinary matters.</li><li>Figures show incidents at any Army Training Centre that host under-18s. They include incidents involving recruits over and under 18 years of age.</li><li>Royal Military Police (RMP) investigations can run alongside Disciplinary Service Requests. Thus incidents in row one may also appear in the figure in row three. The table includes RMP investigations for offences such as Battery, Fighting, Disgraceful Act, Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order, Harassment, actual bodily harm (ABH).</li><li>Discipline/Service requests will remain open/ongoing until the conclusion of any Court Martial, Summary hearing or Admin Action. This could be several months following the conclusion of an RMP investigation.</li><li>Discipline/Admin Action Service Requests shown in this table reflect all open/ongoing JPA Discipline Service Law and Warning and Sanction Service Requests, looking at allegations of violence, bullying or other maltreatment/mistreatment towards Junior Soldiers, recruits or trainees.</li><li>Service Complaints can be made by all Serving or former members of the UK armed forces if they feel they have been wronged on a matter that arises when they are subject to service law.</li><li>“-” denotes zero or rounded to zero.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes. numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 03/02/2021 16:11:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck