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838986

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Gaming: Internet
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 steps his Department is taking to help inform children and their parents on the safe-guarding dangers of gaming apps; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	127547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>We want to make Britain the safest place in the world to be online for all users, including children.</p><p> </p><p>The market for games produced and delivered specifically for mobile devices is global and protections focus on self-regulation by industry providers. We welcome the increasing use of PEGI age ratings by games developers, publishers and platforms including through the International Age Rating Coalition which ensures games and apps available through many online and mobile storefronts (such as Google Play and Microsoft Windows) have PEGI age ratings. These provide vital information for consumers and can be linked to parental controls.</p><p> </p><p>Our Internet Safety Strategy green paper consulted on what steps we should take to build on existing online safety arrangements for children and young people, including in relation to video game apps. The Government response to the Strategy consultation will be published in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/02/2018 13:07:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

838526

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the consistency of adherence to relevant medical guidelines on firearms licensing across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	127346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We know that there is significant variation in how GPs respond to this request. We have been in discussions with the police, the relevant medical bodies and representatives of shooting organisations about how greater consistency can be achieved across police force areas in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/02/2018 17:10:06 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

838535

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government plans to negotiate a trade agreement with Sri Lanka that replicates the existing agreement between that country and the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	127355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Sri Lanka exports to the UK under the EU's unilateral trade arrangement, the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). The Government intends to provide continuity and stability whilst leaving the EU, which includes maintaining the effects of our trading relationships as we leave. This includes the EU's GSP scheme, and our trading terms with Sri Lanka, including on human rights. When the UK has left the EU, we can look to improve on those trading agreements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 127356 question first answered 26/02/2018 16:29:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

838536

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans for human rights monitoring and co-operation to form part of any future trade agreement with the Government of Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	127356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Sri Lanka exports to the UK under the EU's unilateral trade arrangement, the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). The Government intends to provide continuity and stability whilst leaving the EU, which includes maintaining the effects of our trading relationships as we leave. This includes the EU's GSP scheme, and our trading terms with Sri Lanka, including on human rights. When the UK has left the EU, we can look to improve on those trading agreements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 127355 question first answered 26/02/2018 16:29:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

838537

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	Midwives: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timescales and processes are for investigating outstanding and unresolved complaints on midwifery malpractice in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	127357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom. If a complaint is made to the NMC about a registered midwife who may not meet the professional standards required to practise in the UK, the NMC has a duty to investigate and, where necessary, take action to safeguard the health and well-being of the public.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 21/02/2018 10:40:07 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

837786

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Supply Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) a code of conduct for teacher supply agencues, (b) licenses for teacher supply agencies and (c) routine inspection of supply teaching.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	126817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working with the Crown Commercial Service to develop a commercial agreement for supply teachers, which is expected to be available for schools to use from September 2018. The contract will require suppliers to accept new terms and conditions developed in line with best practice recruitment in the education sector.</p><p> </p><p>It is for schools to ensure they are satisfied with the quality of the supply teachers they use. Ofsted inspects the quality of education, including teaching, pupil attainment and assessment in a school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/02/2018 16:44:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

837787

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect the repeal of section 4(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 will have on the number of people who are released from immigration detention on immigration bail.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	126818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The repeal of section 4(1) is not expected to have any discernible effect on the number of people released from immigration detention on immigration bail</p><p>Paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 to the 2016 Act contains powers to provide accommodation to people released from detention on bail and to those who require it in order to avoid a breach of their Article 3 rights. Additionally, individuals granted immigration bail who are asylum seekers or failed asylum seekers can access support provided under sections 95 or 4(2) of the 1999 Act if they would otherwise be destitute and meet the normal eligibility criteria.</p><p><br>Immigration offenders who can leave the UK to avoid a breach of their human rights are expected to do so.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/02/2018 14:45:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

830517

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Dedicated Schools Grant: Kingston upon Thames
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to make a decision on whether to grant the request from Kingston Borough Council to disapply guidelines on the ring-fenced dedicated schools grant for the 2018-19 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	125055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has already made decisions on some cases and the relevant local authorities have been informed. We are still reviewing the other cases received, and will give local authorities a decision shortly. Each request requires detailed review against the criteria issued in August 2017 and in some cases further information has been needed, on matters such as school forum decisions and local consultation, before a decision can be taken.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are required to issue budgets to all their maintained schools by 28 February 2018, and we have committed to ensuring that all decisions on disapplications are communicated in time for local authorities to meet that deadline.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/01/2018 17:36:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

829939

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendation of the Chief Coroner, set out in his Annual Report 2016 - 2017, that coroner areas should provide an out-of-hours service to meet the needs of those whose faiths require early burial.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	124681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Out of hours services in London are funded and arranged by local authorities and the Metropolitan Police Service. The Government is clear about the importance of out of hours’ coroner services and in recent years it has worked with local authorities and the police to encourage the deployment of additional staff. Last October eight additional members of staff who will work out of hours took up post, recruited and employed by the police, but the Government will continue to work with local authorities and the police on this.</p><p> </p><p>The availability of out of hours services in London will benefit the whole community, not just people of any particular faith.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 01/02/2018 14:38:17 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

828873

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 7 December 2018 to Question 117413 on Schools: Finance, how many disapplication requests for the ring-fenced dedicated schools grant his Department received from local authorities for the financial year 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	124491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>To date, for the 2018/19 funding year, there have been forty-eight requests to disapply the Dedicated Schools Grant conditions of grant in relation to the movement of funding out of the schools block. Nineteen of these requests have since been withdrawn.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/01/2018 17:50:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 37872 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey