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1007781

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the proposed timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban gay conversion therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	191936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Conversion therapy is wrong. We are determined to bring an end to this abhorrent practice and, as we said in the LGBT Action Plan, we are considering all legislative and non-legislative options to do this.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise this is a complex issue that we need to get right. We want to engage widely, and listen carefully, so that we can develop a range of measures that end these practices for good. We are conducting more detailed research into the experiences of those that have undergone conversion therapy, and will task the LGBT Advisory Panel with looking into this issue as their first priority when they meet for the first time, in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>Ending these practices will take time. It is crucial we get our response right so that we protect people from harm.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/11/2018 13:51:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1007913

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Abingdon Green: Media
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of the disruption caused by the media’s use of College Green; and what consideration, if any, is being given to the establishment of a permanent media centre elsewhere on the Parliamentary Estate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL11523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Abingdon Green is owned by the House of Commons but day to day access is delegated by the Clerk of the House to Black Rod. Current policy is to allow public access to the Green to enable them to pass through on the paths or to use it as a recreational space. Because of the unique views that the Green affords to Parliament, we also allow the media to use the Green for the contemporaneous news reporting of events within Parliament on the basis that this is an important way of communicating to the public the political issues that are taking place. We do not permit protests or campaigning on the Green.</p><p>There are occasions when events in Parliament create exceptional media activity and demand for broadcasting space on the Green. When this occurs, we conduct a careful assessment on whether to prioritise broadcasting over public access and where the balance of public interest lies. Although we prefer to maintain dual use of the Green by public and media, on some occasions we assess that reporting from the Green must be prioritised and that it is necessary to close it to the public for safety reasons. Not to do so would limit the ability of a wide section of the broadcast media, both national, international and radio to provide high quality coverage of unfolding events in Parliament and interview the politicians involved in a secure manner.</p><p>Regarding a permanent media centre, no consideration is currently being given to this. Most media (including broadcast) arrangements are covered through the existing press lobby arrangements. Under this, nominated members of the media are accredited with membership of the Press Gallery and allocated desk space within the House of Commons and given press passes which allow access to the building. This is a long standing arrangement administered by the House of Commons with well understood rules which enables open media access to Parliament to be maintained within manageable levels.</p><p>Additionally, as well as Abingdon Green, there are broadcast points within both Houses which are used by UK domestic broadcasters for the reporting of Parliamentary business.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 28/11/2018 13:58:06 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1007790

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of exiting leases, including dilapidation costs, as a result of the closure of (a) magistrate's courts, (b) county courts and (c) tribunal centres since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	191970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Cost of exiting leases for financial year 2015/16 to October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>County courts</p></td><td><p>£609,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magistrates' courts</p></td><td><p>£4,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tribunals</p></td><td><p>£1,389,633</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,003,033</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Due to changes in finance systems, the information requested relating to lease exiting costs for the financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Lease dilapidations costs for financial year 2010/11 to October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>County courts</p></td><td><p>£1,717,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magistrates' courts</p></td><td><p>£244,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tribunals</p></td><td><p>£1,653,291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£3,615,390</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/11/2018 14:04:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1007791

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2018 to Question 131222 on Courts: Closures, which courts closed since 2010 have yet to be sold; and what the annual maintenance costs have been of each of those court premises.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	191971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Of the courts that have closed since 2010, the following have yet to be sold or disposed of, with annual maintenance costs since their closure set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2018/19* </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2017/18 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2016/17 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2015/16 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>3,232</p></td><td><p>6,315</p></td><td><p>6,007</p></td><td><p>1,907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alton Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>3,073</p></td><td><p>6,273</p></td><td><p>5,963</p></td><td><p>575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham Youth Court</p></td><td><p>15,295</p></td><td><p>6,359</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10,567</p></td><td><p>2,697</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5,454</p></td><td><p>12,189</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chichester Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>2,970</p></td><td><p>8,247</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chippenham Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>10,684</p></td><td><p>6,267</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>3,254</p></td><td><p>2,673</p></td><td><p>556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>2,320</p></td><td><p>29,603</p></td><td><p>3,235</p></td><td><p>1,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Runcorn Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield Employment Tribunal</p></td><td><p>3,909</p></td><td><p>4,203</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton Combined Court</p></td><td><p>10,750</p></td><td><p>12,551</p></td><td><p>6,099</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telford County Court</p></td><td><p>10,418</p></td><td><p>11,378</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torquay Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>4,232</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>*to Oct 18</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information relating to annual maintenance costs for the period prior to the 2015/16 financial year could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/11/2018 14:03:55 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1007836

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Forensic Science: Misconduct
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 27 November 2017 on Toxicology, HCWS265, how many people have subsequently been (a) released from prison and (b) had a conviction quashed as a result of the discovery of the manipulation of testing results.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	191960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The re-testing of toxicology samples is ongoing and the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are working to identify the exact numbers and impact upon cases affected by re-testing. Figures as to the number of convictions quashed cannot be provided at this time. We are not aware of anyone having been released from prison as a result of toxicology re-testing.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/11/2018 14:03:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1007922

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Legislation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what legislation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and its predecessor department, has been passed into law since 1 June 2010 but is still waiting to be brought into force.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL11531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows legislation that has been passed since 2010-2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local Government Act 2010</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Localism Act 2011</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss 27(6)(k), 109(1)(a), 180(4)-(5), Schedule 8 (in part)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Government Finance Act 2012</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013</p></td><td><p>Commenced in apart from s 34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss 42 (partially commenced)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure Act 2015 (Part 5 only)</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from s30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Housing and Planning Act 2016</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss1-8, 57-63, 118-123, 125, 127, 138, 155, 158, 159, 196(2)(b), 199, 207-211, Schedules 7-8, 13 (in part), 18 (in part) and 20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cities and Local Government (Devolution Act 2016</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017</p></td><td><p>Commenced apart from ss, 7, 8 (in part), 13, 14, 18 – 28, 39, 40 and Schedule 3 (in part)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Act 2018</p></td><td><p>Commenced in full</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: list does not include Private Members’ Bills supported by the Department and does not refer to Wales-only provisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/11/2018 16:22:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1007822

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Community Relations: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with European embassies based in the UK on the treatment of European citizens by UK citizens in the UK since the EU referendum 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	191874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers have engaged with EU and EFTA Ambassadors on a range of issues relating to the treatment of their citizens since the 2016 referendum.</p><p>The Government continues to engage closely with Ambassadors on crucial issues for EU citizens in the UK, to ensure that they are treated fairly and with respect.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/12/2018 16:55:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1007834

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Forced Marriage
	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 15 October 2018 to Question 174014 on Force Marriage, if he will provide that same information by geographical location.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	191895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in the fight to stamp out the brutal practice of forced marriage, with our joint Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) leading efforts to combat it both at home and abroad. We made forced marriage a criminal offence in 2014 to better protect victims and send a clear message that this abhorrent practice is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated in the UK. To date, there have been four convictions under the offence.</p><p>Due to the small numbers of referrals, charges and convictions this information is not available by geographic location to prevent the risk of victims being identified. This is important as victims of Forced Marriage may have the protection of lifetime anonymity.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/11/2018 14:13:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1007856

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to Question 188209, tabled on 5 November 2018, by the hon. Member for Sheffield Central.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	191914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The response for UIN 188209 was given on the 20th November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/02/2019 14:09:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1007884

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	EU Nationals: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU citizens applying for settled status will be charged the Immigration Health Surcharge.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	191947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>EU citizens and their family members who apply to the EU Settlement Scheme will not be required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/12/2018 16:50:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens