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1109244

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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
	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 tackle serious violence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	240014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>In April 2018 the Government published the Serious Violence Strategy which sets out a comprehensive set of 61 commitments and actions we are taking to tackle violent crime. This included launching a £22m Early Intervention Youth Fund which is already supporting 29 projects in England and Wales, a national knife crime media campaign - #knife free; a new National County Lines Co-ordination Centre to tackle this violent and exploitative criminal activity; and the Offensive Weapons Bill to strengthen legislation on firearms, knives and corrosive substances.</p><p>In addition, on 2 October 2018 the Home Secretary announced further important measures including a consultation on a new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence, a new long term £200 million Youth Endowment Fund, and an Independent Review of Drug Misuse. On 1 April the Home Secretary launched the consultation on a public health approach to tackling violent crime. This will ensure that all parts of the Public Sector have a responsibility to help vulnerable young people. As part of this we have proposed a new statutory duty on partners across education, social services and health to work together to tackle violence. It is important that we recognise that greater law enforcement on its own will not reduce serious violence and that we must continue to focus on prevention.</p><p>On 13 March the Chancellor of the Exchequer also announced that an additional £100 million funding for serious violence in 2019/20 to help the police’s immediate response to the rise in serious knife crime, and also to support investment in Violence Reduction Units, bringing together a range of agencies including health, education, social services and others, to develop a multi-agency approach in preventing serious violence altogether.</p><p>Most recently, on 1 April the Prime Minister hosted the Serious Youth Violence Summit to continue to drive cross-government action to tackle serious violence. The Prime Minister will also Chair a Ministerial Taskforce, within government, focussed on improving and better coordinating our response to knife crime.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/04/2019 16:20:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1109133

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Kenya: LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) assist with the repealing of legislation that criminalises or discriminates against LGBT citizens in Kenya.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	240091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Office represents the UK Government in the International Forum on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) in Kenya. Through this Forum, the UK is promoting the recognition of the rights and freedoms of all including LGBT persons.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2018, the British High Commission and DFID representatives in Nairobi met local LGBT activists to discuss interventions that would be most useful in guaranteeing fundamental rights to dignity, security, health and non-discrimination for all Kenyan citizens including LGBT persons.</p><p> </p><p>The High Commission in Nairobi has supported Kenyans from LGBTI groups to attend international forums on LGBTI rights</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/04/2019 16:17:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1109197

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2019 to Question 237753, how many of the schools currently awaiting rebrokering have been waiting for longer than (a) one month, (b) six months, (c) one year, (d) two years and (e) three years or more.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	240010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 27 March 2019, our records show that 93 academies are in the process of transferring to different trusts.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 shows the amount of time that these academies have been awaiting transfer, following approval from the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) for the academy to move trust.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: the amount of time academies have been awaiting transfer for</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Numbers of academies transferring between trusts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than one month</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between one and six months</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between six months and one year</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between one year and two years</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: 27 March 2019 Academies MI System</p><p> </p><p>Academies may transfer to other trusts in a range of circumstances. In some cases, the relevant RSC may intervene due to concerns about academy performance. A substantial majority of academy transfers are voluntary agreements between trusts. For example, we are encouraging single academy trusts to join multi academy trusts which is happening at a steady rate.</p><p> </p><p>When transferring an academy from one trust to another, there may be a number of things that can take time to resolve with the incoming trust who has agreed to take on the school, such as issues relating to land, or private finance initiative contracts; financial matters; or the process of transferring staff from one trust to another.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are concerns regarding an academy’s performance, we would seek to, wherever possible, put in place school improvement support while the transfer is underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/04/2019 16:59:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1109099

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to 40 per cent of new tube train Siemens planned to built in Vienna, what support the Government is providing to UK companies to help ensure rolling stock for High Speed Two is built in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	239905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This also means that HS2 cannot reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK or regional content over non-UK content. However, the Utilities Contract Regulations do include a scoring mechanism that assesses each Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains.</p><p> </p><p>All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposal how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of the HS2 programme strategic goals. All such commitments made will be included in the contract with the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p>To support UK suppliers HS2 will ensure they are fully aware of specific opportunities through the contract opportunities table published on its website, through targeted ‘meet the contractor’ events and through regular engagement. To date, this approach has ensured that over 99% of direct and indirect HS2 awarded contracts have been to UK based organisations, over 70% of which are SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement you refer to for the supply of new Piccadilly line trains from Siemens Mobility Limited was conducted by London Underground Limited (a subsidiary of Transport for London).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 239907 239909 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:24:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109102

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that High Speed Two trains will be built in the UK and be created using a UK Supply Chain.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	239907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This also means that HS2 cannot reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK or regional content over non-UK content. However, the Utilities Contract Regulations do include a scoring mechanism that assesses each Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains.</p><p> </p><p>All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposal how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of the HS2 programme strategic goals. All such commitments made will be included in the contract with the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p>To support UK suppliers HS2 will ensure they are fully aware of specific opportunities through the contract opportunities table published on its website, through targeted ‘meet the contractor’ events and through regular engagement. To date, this approach has ensured that over 99% of direct and indirect HS2 awarded contracts have been to UK based organisations, over 70% of which are SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement you refer to for the supply of new Piccadilly line trains from Siemens Mobility Limited was conducted by London Underground Limited (a subsidiary of Transport for London).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 239905 239909 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:24:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109107

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the UK Government has written UK Content into the High Speed Two contract.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	239909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This also means that HS2 cannot reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK or regional content over non-UK content. However, the Utilities Contract Regulations do include a scoring mechanism that assesses each Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains.</p><p> </p><p>All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposal how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of the HS2 programme strategic goals. All such commitments made will be included in the contract with the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p>To support UK suppliers HS2 will ensure they are fully aware of specific opportunities through the contract opportunities table published on its website, through targeted ‘meet the contractor’ events and through regular engagement. To date, this approach has ensured that over 99% of direct and indirect HS2 awarded contracts have been to UK based organisations, over 70% of which are SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement you refer to for the supply of new Piccadilly line trains from Siemens Mobility Limited was conducted by London Underground Limited (a subsidiary of Transport for London).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 239905 239907 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:24:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109155

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that High Speed Two trains will be built in the UK and be created using a UK Supply Chain.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	239967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This also means that HS2 cannot reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK or regional content over non-UK content. However, the Utilities Contract Regulations do include a scoring mechanism that assesses each Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains.</p><p> </p><p>All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposal how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of the HS2 programme strategic goals. All such commitments made will be included in the contract with the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK. However, the procurement has the potential to realise many benefits for the UK, for example a ‘supply chain mapping’ exercise conducted by HS2 identified over 270 potential tier 2 and 3 rolling stock suppliers, over 70% of which are UK-based.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement you refer to for the supply of new Piccadilly line trains from Siemens Mobility Limited was conducted by London Underground Limited (a subsidiary of Transport for London).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 239968 239971 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:30:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1109156

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has written UK Content into the HS2 contract to ensure that High Speed Two will be a catalyst for sustained and balanced economic growth across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	239968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This also means that HS2 cannot reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK or regional content over non-UK content. However, the Utilities Contract Regulations do include a scoring mechanism that assesses each Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains.</p><p> </p><p>All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposal how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of the HS2 programme strategic goals. All such commitments made will be included in the contract with the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK. However, the procurement has the potential to realise many benefits for the UK, for example a ‘supply chain mapping’ exercise conducted by HS2 identified over 270 potential tier 2 and 3 rolling stock suppliers, over 70% of which are UK-based.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement you refer to for the supply of new Piccadilly line trains from Siemens Mobility Limited was conducted by London Underground Limited (a subsidiary of Transport for London).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 239967 239971 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:30:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1109165

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department had information that 40 per cent of new tube train Siemens is planning to build will be in Vienna; and whether the Government has made an assessment (a) whether some of the High Speed Two rolling stock could be built outside of the UK and (b) the potential effect of that on the benefits accrued for UK Plc.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	239971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This also means that HS2 cannot reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK or regional content over non-UK content. However, the Utilities Contract Regulations do include a scoring mechanism that assesses each Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains.</p><p> </p><p>All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposal how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of the HS2 programme strategic goals. All such commitments made will be included in the contract with the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK. However, the procurement has the potential to realise many benefits for the UK, for example a ‘supply chain mapping’ exercise conducted by HS2 identified over 270 potential tier 2 and 3 rolling stock suppliers, over 70% of which are UK-based.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement you refer to for the supply of new Piccadilly line trains from Siemens Mobility Limited was conducted by London Underground Limited (a subsidiary of Transport for London).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 239967 239968 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:30:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1109002

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to assess the effectiveness of provisions in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 related to the private rented sector, including (a) rent repayment orders, (b) civil penalty powers, (c) data sharing between local housing authorities and tenancy deposit schemes, (d) banning orders and (e) the database of rogue landlords; and when he plans to make those assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	239974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Housing and Planning Act 2016 introduced a range of additional powers to help local authorities tackle rogue landlords and drive up standards. These powers came into effect at different times during the last three years.</p><p><br>It is Government practice to review the impact of legislation within three to five years of implementation. This period allows measures to embed and take effect so that impact can be measured and assessed. We will carry out a review of the measures contained in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 in line with this commitment.</p><p><br>The Government has proactively engaged with local authorities through a series of roadshows and workshops, and is updating and refreshing enforcement guidance for local authorities, to ensure that they are able to utilise their powers to maximum effect.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 08/04/2019 16:24:04 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah