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166531

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date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the progress made by local government in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England to sign up to the principles of the Crisis Care Concordat.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	216261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of the roll-out of the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, published by the Government in February 2014, health, social care and criminal justice partners across England have been invited to develop and sign local Concordat declarations.</p><p> </p><p>I share the aim of my rt. hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Care and Support (Norman Lamb), that declarations should be in place throughout England by the end of 2014. Progress towards this across all areas of England can be found at: <a href="http://www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk/explore-the-map/" target="_blank">http://www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk/explore-the-map/</a></p><p> </p><p>I understand that there are plans for Crisis Care declarations covering Coventry and the West Midlands to be agreed shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 05/01/2015 14:39:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 31327 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

166575

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
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 the Answer of 13 December 2013, Official Report, column 384W, on counter-terrorism and pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2014 to Question 210417, under what categories the additional £2.7 million spent by local authorities in 2013-14 was counted.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>In financial year 2013 – 14, £4.4 million was spent on Prevent projects and Prevent Coordinators in local authorities. £2.7million represents the spend in the second half of that year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:16:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 31168 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166579

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 214786, what access police forces have to the internal child abuse database set up on the closure of Childbase.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2014 answer text <p>The internal database in question is used by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Command of the National Crime Agency (NCA), and was used by the CEOP Centre before it, to store indecent images of children identified in <br>the course of investigations. Childbase could only be accessed by CEOP officers. UK Police Forces were able to request checks on the database images and hash sets. These checks were completed by the Victim Identification Team at <br>CEOP. This process has remained in place for checks against the internal NCA-CEOP database which replaced Childbase. Following an information assurance process and before its closure, all of the intelligence held in Childbase was <br>transferred into this new internal database.<br><br>The Government is currently working with the NCA and police forces to introduce the national Child Abuse Image Database, which will act as a single repository for all indecent images of children and their hashes identified as part of UK <br>enforcement operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/12/2014 16:59:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166595

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of offences under sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Sections 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 set out the offences relating to proscribed organisations. Section 10 does not refer to an offence.<br><br>From 2009 to the end of March 2014, 6 people have been charged with proscription offences under sections 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 as a primary offence in the UK and 6 have been convicted of a proscription offence under those sections with that as the most serious charge. A breakdown of the figures by year is set out in the table below. This is likely to understate the numbers of people who have been prosecuted and convicted for these offences as information is only collected on the most serious offence for which a person is charged or convicted.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Principal offence for which persons charged in UK</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Membership of a proscribed organisation (ss11,12)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Principal offences for which persons convicted in UK</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Membership of a proscribed organisation (ss11,12)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2 &amp; 25*-</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note</p><p> </p><p>1. Data are collated on the principal offence rule; only the most serious offence for which an offender is convicted is included.</p><p> </p><p>2. The figures provided relate to convictions for all classifications of the offences specified.</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures for convictions in Northern Ireland are only available for the years 2007 – 2009.</p><p> </p><p>4. *The figure for convictions in 2013/14 includes a provisional figure of 25 convictions in the period January to March 2014 this figure has been provided by the Northern Ireland Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The published statistics broken down by year for Great Britain can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/347817/operation-police-powers-terrorism-1314-tabs.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/347817/operation-police-powers-terrorism-1314-tabs.ods</a><br><br>The published statistics on charges broken down by year between 2011/12-2013/14 <br>for Northern Ireland can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=northern-ireland-office" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=northern-ireland-office</a><br><br><br>Proscription supports other disruptive activities, including immigration disruptions, prosecution for other offences, EU asset freezes and messaging to deter fundraising and recruitment. Proscription can also demonstrate support for other members of the international community in tackling terrorism.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/02/2015 16:27:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166621

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magna Carta
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding they are making available to organisations marking the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta; and how those funds will be used.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL3212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In March this year the Chancellor of the Exchequer provided a direct grant of £1 million to the Magna Carta Trust to support the celebration of the 800<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta. Applications for funding were invited by the Trust and a list of projects that were successful is available at: <a href="http://magnacarta800th.com/projects/" target="_blank">http://magnacarta800th.com/projects/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the direct grant of £1 million, Magna Carta projects have benefited from awards totalling £21.8 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Successful projects range from £502,900 awarded to Salisbury Cathedral’s ‘Engaging with Magna Carta’ programme to £7,400 for the Walkern History Society’s self guided history trail.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has also provided four members of staff to support the development of the Global Law Summit, to be held in February next year, a world-class legal conference which will address the continuing relevance of Magna Carta to modern-world legal and business issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 11/12/2014 17:02:15 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

166647

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the devolution of corporation tax is proposed for (1) Scotland, (2) Wales, and (3) Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL3238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Smith Commission reported on 27 November and the Government has announced it will now prepare draft legislative clauses to implement the Heads of Agreement by the end of January. The Smith Commission did not agree that corporation tax would be devolved to Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Wales Bill, currently in Parliament, provides the legislative framework to support the implementation of the recommendations made in the first report of the Commission on Devolution in Wales (Silk Commission). The Wales Bill does not feature any devolution of corporation tax powers to Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the Government announced that the devolution of a corporation tax rate-setting power to Northern Ireland could be implemented provided that the Northern Ireland Executive is able to manage the financial implications. The parties in the Northern Ireland Executive are continuing talks aimed at resolving a number of issues including agreeing budgets for 2015-16 and putting the Executive’s finances on a sustainable footing for the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland faces unique cross-border challenges from the very low corporation tax rate in the Republic, significant over-reliance on public sector employment and the challenging legacy of the Troubles. The devolution of corporation tax to Northern Ireland recognises those factors and is consistent with the UK’s asymmetrical approach to devolution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any devolution of tax powers, such as corporation tax rate-setting powers, would require a corresponding reduction in the block grant to reflect the tax revenues that the UK Government would forego.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL3239 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:29:28 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

166648

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the devolution of corporation tax to Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland would cause a reduction in the block grant under the Barnett Formula to any of those devolved administrations.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL3239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Smith Commission reported on 27 November and the Government has announced it will now prepare draft legislative clauses to implement the Heads of Agreement by the end of January. The Smith Commission did not agree that corporation tax would be devolved to Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Wales Bill, currently in Parliament, provides the legislative framework to support the implementation of the recommendations made in the first report of the Commission on Devolution in Wales (Silk Commission). The Wales Bill does not feature any devolution of corporation tax powers to Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the Government announced that the devolution of a corporation tax rate-setting power to Northern Ireland could be implemented provided that the Northern Ireland Executive is able to manage the financial implications. The parties in the Northern Ireland Executive are continuing talks aimed at resolving a number of issues including agreeing budgets for 2015-16 and putting the Executive’s finances on a sustainable footing for the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland faces unique cross-border challenges from the very low corporation tax rate in the Republic, significant over-reliance on public sector employment and the challenging legacy of the Troubles. The devolution of corporation tax to Northern Ireland recognises those factors and is consistent with the UK’s asymmetrical approach to devolution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any devolution of tax powers, such as corporation tax rate-setting powers, would require a corresponding reduction in the block grant to reflect the tax revenues that the UK Government would forego.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL3238 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:29:28 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

166656

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to deal with net immigration; and whether they intend to revise their targets.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We are building an immigration system that is fair to British citizens and legitimate migrants, that is tough on those who abuse the system or flout the law, and that ensures people come to the UK for the right reasons – to work hard and contribute to our economy and society.</p><p>We have cut net migration from outside the EU by nearly a quarter since 2010 – close to levels not seen since the late 1990s. We have also clamped down on nearly 800 illicit colleges, reduced 45,000 visas from the further education route; and cut family visas by nearly a third since it came to power.</p><p>Our reforms have also made it more difficult for EU migrants to claim benefits in the UK and, through the landmark Immigration Act, made it tougher for illegal immigrants to remain by restricting access to work, housing, benefits, healthcare, bank accounts and driving licences and making it easier to remove those who have no right to be here by reducing the number of appeals.</p><p>The Government has reformed benefits, healthcare and housing rules to make them among the tightest in Europe and we continue to see an increase in the number of British citizens in work. In the past, the majority of growth in employment was taken up by foreign nationals; in the last year, two-thirds of it was accounted for by UK nationals. This shows that our immigration policy benefits UK nationals first while still attracting skilled migrants needed by British business.</p><p>However there is more to be done. The Prime Minister set out further measures to reduce migration, including EU migration, in his immigration speech delivered on 28 November.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2014 12:43:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick