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388151

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date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to publicise the ballot for 8,000 free tickets to the ceremony to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme in July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Following the Secretary of State's announcement on 1 July, which launched the ballot website to strong press interest, we are looking at a number of further opportunities to raise awareness of the ballot. Leaflets were handed to all those attending the 1 July event this year and are available at the Thiepval Visitor Centre. Our partner organisations, The Royal British Legion and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, are also promoting the information on their websites and through related social media channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Communications activity will focus on key points in the period from now until the ballot closes on 18 November. It will involve press announcements and planned coverage in both media and broadcast outlets to highlight the relevance of the battle of the Somme, the upcoming centenary and the ballot arrangements. The communications campaign will be supported by a strong social media presence, under #Somme100, to promote engagement beyond traditional audiences and direct users to the dedicated event website. We will also work closely with our key stakeholders to amplify messaging around the ballot and look to use celebrity endorsement.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/07/2015 14:12:25 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

388160

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date	07/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials are working (a) in his Department and (b) across Government on the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is focused on fully supporting the Cabinet Office-led Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) as a key priority. Information on the total number of officials working on the SDSR across Government is not held.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 13/07/2015 16:21:09 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

388211

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date	07/07/2015
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	Pakistan: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his officials have had with the Pakistan government on tackling terrorism in that region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK and Pakistan have a shared interest in the battle against terrorism. We are committed to working together in a number of areas to combat the terrorist threat and the extremism that sustains it. UK assistance includes the appointment of the Prime Minister's Counter Terrorism (CT) Capability Envoy, who visits Pakistan regularly and has detailed discussions with the Pakistan Government on a range of CT issues, including Pakistan’s implementation of the National Action Plan against terrorism.</p><p>Both my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) and the National Security Adviser have had discussions with the Pakistan Minister of the Interior and the Chief of Army Staff during their recent visits to the UK.</p><p>The UK-Pakistan Joint Working Group on CT is our framework for continuing dialogue. UK officials at the High Commission in Islamabad and from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Home Office Counter Terrorism Departments hold regular meetings with their counterparts in the Government of Pakistan to monitor progress and review areas of co-operation. UK assistance includes a long-term commitment to developing rule of law capacity in line with international law and human rights. Alongside this we have pledged further assistance, including UK strategic expertise, capacity development to improve detection and disruption of improvised explosive devices, support to developing effective approaches to countering violent extremism and strengthening aviation and infrastructure security.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 14:46:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

388306

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date	07/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 work with local community faith groups under the Prevent programme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Working in partnership with local community groups is a key aspect of our programme to protect those who are at risk of radicalisation. Through the Prevent programme over 180 community based projects have been delivered since 2011 and in the last year we have supported over 70 community projects, which reached almost 40,000 people.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 13/07/2015 10:08:23 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis