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1078748

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date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Homophobia: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to tackle homophobic bullying within ethnic minority communities.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>Intolerance and bullying has no place in our society and no one should live in fear of bullying on the basis of their sexuality.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our commitments in the government’s Hate Crime Action Plan and Integrated Communities Action Plan, the department is taking forward a number of measures to help the sector prevent and tackle prejudice and bullying, and promote tolerance. This includes continuing to support schools in their requirement to promote our shared values of democracy, individual liberty, the rule of law and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs.</p><p> </p><p>All schools must have a behaviour policy that includes measures to prevent bullying, and all schools must comply with the requirements of the Equality Act. The department recently published the Respectful Schools Communities toolkit; a self-review and signposting tool to support schools to develop a whole-school approach which promotes respect and discipline. In addition to this, the department is providing over £2.8 million of funding, between September 2016 and March 2020, to 4 anti-bullying organisations to support schools to tackle bullying. This includes projects targeting bullying of particular groups, such as those who are victims of hate related bullying, along with a project to report bullying online.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/03/2019 13:16:25 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1078754

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of conservation covenants for nature and wildlife.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan commits us to assess the demand and potential for conservation covenants to secure long-term benefits for nature and to work with stakeholders to review and take forward the Law Commission proposals for a statutory scheme in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission had reviewed the evidence for their use and effectiveness in other countries and undertook a consultation exercise in 2013 to determine if they could be effective and should be introduced here. It concluded that conservation covenants had the potential to deliver lasting conservation benefits for nature and wildlife, as well as other outcomes. A copy of its report can be found at <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/conservation-covenants" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/conservation-covenants</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government opened a consultation on 22 February on conservation covenants. The consultation seeks views on the potential effectiveness of covenants in securing benefits for nature. We will review the responses once the consultation closes. The consultation can be found at</p><p><a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-management/conservation-covenants/" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-management/conservation-covenants/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/03/2019 15:09:05 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1078719

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many free trade deals with countries he plans to sign within the first six months after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>Our priority is to be in a position to begin formal negotiations with key partners after we leave the EU, and to then make progress towards substantive agreements, so long as such agreements work for the whole of the UK. We have consulted on our first four potential free trade agreements (FTAs), with Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). We will publish the Government’s response to these consultations before any negotiations begin.</p><p> </p><p>Trade agreements vary in shape, scope and form, and there is no “average” timeframe. For example, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada took seven years to negotiate, the China-Switzerland FTA took two, but the USA-Jordan FTA negotiations only four months. The Government is clear that its objective is to negotiate the best possible free trade agreements for the whole of the UK, in the interests of business and consumers. Necessarily, this will take different amounts of time to conclude with different partners.</p><p> </p><p>While we are looking to forge new agreements, the Government is also seeking continuity for our existing EU trade agreements as we leave the European Union. We have made good progress, signing trade continuity agreements with Switzerland, Chile, the Eastern and Southern African (ESA) states, the Faroe Islands, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority.</p><p>We will post details of signed agreements on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 08/03/2019 12:37:13 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1078738

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the potential effect on prices of unilaterally removing all tariffs on particular goods after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the UK will be able to set its own independent tariff regime. We will communicate a decision on what is a market sensitive information to stakeholders and the public as soon as possible. This is a very complex policy area, so ministers have examined a range of options for our no deal future tariff regime and carefully considered the evidence available in the interests of UK businesses and consumers.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 08/03/2019 16:26:19 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1078729

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Romford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to protect children in Romford constituency that are at risk of radicalisation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Romford constituency falls within the remit of the London Borough of Havering. The Government made Prevent a statutory duty in July 2015. The Duty requires all local authorities, including Havering, to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.</p><p>A Home Office peer review of Havering’s delivery of the Prevent duty in January 2019 found that Havering had a strong approach to delivering the Prevent programme, which aims to prevent vulnerable individuals being drawn into terrorism. The Borough has a wide training and engagement programme for schools, colleges, childcare providers and children’s services. Those deemed most at risk of radicalisation are supported through Havering’s Channel Panel, with holistic needs addressed through the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/03/2019 16:38:20 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1078746

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Social Media
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 representatives of social media platforms on the hosting of extremist content that endorses terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has met with representatives of social media companies both bilaterally at meetings in Silicon Valley and at multi lateral fora, such as the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism summit, where he has continued to press companies to do more to respond to the threat of terrorism online.</p><p>The Security Minister has also met with industry representatives at the G7 Interior Ministers meeting in Toronto in 2018.</p><p>This Government has been clear there should be no safe spaces online for terrorists and extremists to operate. The UK has been at the forefront of the online battle against the threat of terrorist and extremist content. My officials work closely with industry to encourage them to do more to proactively respond, and to develop innovative solutions to tackle this problem.</p><p>But there is still more to do. A White Paper will be published shortly, setting out measures to tackle online harms, including terrorist content.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/03/2019 16:42:19 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1078717

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Acids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to support police officers to reduce the number of acid attacks.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Serious Violence Strategy, the Government is taking a range of action to support the police and others to prevent acid attacks. This is based on the action plan announced in July 2017 which is focused on ensuring effective support to victims and survivors, supporting effective policing, ensuring that the legislation is understood and consistently applied, and restricting access to acids and other harmful corrosive products.</p><p>We are working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council on delivery to ensure that the policing response is effective to prevent attacks from happening in the first place, but also in providing support to victims where they do. The National Police Chiefs’ Council has developed appropriate training for officers, including first responder training, specialist investigative guidance to help police officers understand how to safely recover and handle any evidence at the scene and the evidence required to build a case for prosecution.</p><p>We are also strengthening the powers available to the police through the Offensive Weapons Bill which is currently passing through Parliament. The Bill includes legislative measures on stopping the sale and delivery of corrosive products to under 18s and making it an offence to possess a corrosive substance in a public place.</p><p>Alongside this, the Home Secretary announced on 20 February 2019 that we will be extending stop and search powers for corrosive substances to allow the police to be able to enforce the new possession offence effectively. <br>We are also working with the Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to develop corrosive testing kits for the police to support them in situations where they believe that a suspect is carrying a corrosive substance in public.</p><p>In addition, the Government has commissioned the University of Leicester to examine what motivates offenders to carry and use acid and other corrosive substances in violent attacks. The research findings are expected to be available later this year, and these will help to inform further preventative and enforcement responses.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/03/2019 17:02:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1078727

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of foreign Islamic organisations that promote a Salafist Whahhabist ideology on the growth of domestic violent extremism.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government take the threat of extremism, non-violent extremism as well as violent extremism, very seriously. We continuously build our understanding of the threat so we can respond to it appropriately. <br>As has been the policy of successive governments, the Government does not comment on matters relating to security.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/03/2019 13:36:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1078744

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangs: Social Media
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 representatives of social media platforms on the hosting of gang videos that contribute to violent crime.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	226620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office chairs a Social Media Action Group which brings together Government, social media companies, police and community groups to discuss and take action against violence related content online. <br> <br>We are also providing £1.4m to support a new national police capability to tackle gang related activity on social media. The new social media hub will be established within the Metropolitan Police Service, transforming the current capability and will take action against online material, focusing on investigative, disruption and enforcement work against specific gang targets, as well as making referrals to social media companies so illegal and harmful content can be taken down. It will be fully operational this Spring.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/03/2019 17:11:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell