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1051288

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date	30/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the recommendations in the report, Management and supervision of men convicted of sexual offences, published by HM Inspectorate of Probation in January 2019, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Excellence and Quality in Process is improved.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	214507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>We are grateful to H M inspectorates for their helpful report. We will publish an action plan shortly, setting out our comprehensive response to the report’s recommendations and conclusions. The Inspectorates recognised that the EQuiP (Excellence and Quality in Process) system is a work in progress. We will consider the report’s observations in relation to EQuiP as we continue to develop the system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/02/2019 14:55:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1051334

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobcentre Plus: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus performance measures are based upon (a) a reduction in the number of people claiming a benefit or (b) an increase in the number of people entering a sustained period of employment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	214492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>DWP collects labour market performance data based on the number of people entering employment. This provides information on the number of people in employment after 3 months claiming Universal Credit, the number of sustained jobs and the number who do not have any spell of employment.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/02/2019 18:00:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1051362

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average payment made to adult victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse were by gender under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	214553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The data provided relates to applications for incidents of sexual assault or abuse made from 1 February 2015 until 30 January 2019. The data provided is from 1 February 2015 onwards, as from this date applicants for criminal injuries compensation were required to provide details of the category of crime which caused their injuries.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Value of Award</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (from 1 February)</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>£11,926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (from 1 February)</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>£11,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>£10,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>£11,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>£12,789</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>£12,345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>£11,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>£12,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (to 30 January)</p></td><td><p>M</p></td><td><p>£13,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (to 30 January)</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>£12,758</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/02/2019 14:53:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1051364

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Merseyside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many HM Courts and Tribunal Service buildings, including Court and Tribunal buildings have been operated in Merseyside in each year between 2010 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	214505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of operational court and tribunal buildings in Merseyside, position at the end of the financial year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16*</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table>* In 2015/16 Liverpool Magistrates’ Court (Dale street) was integrated into the Liverpool Single Centre for Crime QEII building. While this resulted in a building closure, the court was relocated nearby in Liverpool rather than closed. The decision to close a court is never taken lightly. For each court closure, we conducted a public consultation exercise and considered the responses we received very carefully. The Lord Chancellor has only agreed to close courts when satisfied that effective access to justice would be maintained.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/02/2019 15:00:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1051411

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy what comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of spending on research and development in the (a) UK and (b) EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	214535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is increasing public R&amp;D spending by £7 billion by 2022, this is the largest increase on record.</p><p>The department regularly assesses comparative levels of R&amp;D expenditure in the UK and EU member states.</p><p>The latest ONS data estimates that overall gross R&amp;D expenditure in the UK was £33.1bn in 2016, which was 1.7% of GDP in that year. The latest OECD international comparison of R&amp;D expenditure ranked the UK 10<sup>th</sup> among EU member states, with overall gross R&amp;D expenditure in the EU28 estimated at 1.9% of GDP in 2016. More details can be found here <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Foe.cd%2Fmsti&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C6510a2f90baf44375ded08d68cf62dab%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636851388031421726&amp;sdata=UcM3BPVpEoXLweRwCTbDydMMK5cPS87%2F5a3lidlxGcw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://oe.cd/msti</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/02/2019 14:44:31 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1051947

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Ryan Cornelius
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 12 December 2018 (HL11891), what response they received from the government of the United Arab Emirates about Ryan Cornelius’ continued detention.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL13282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>​As I said in my written answer HL12396 on 4 January, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has sought clarity from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the United Arab Emirates regarding the terms of Mr Ryan Cornelius' continued detention on a number of occasions. We did so again on 24 January. Any response received will be shared with Mr Cornelius' family.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/02/2019 14:35:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1051949

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Ryan Cornelius
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 12 December 2018 (HL11891), whether they have raised with the government of the United Arab Emirates (1) the retrospective application of Law 37 to Ryan Cornelius, (2) the principle of double jeopardy following his additional sentence of 20 years in prison, and (3) whether his imprisonment is in breach of the law of the UAE; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL13283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office cannot interfere in another country's processes and must respect their systems, just as we expect them to respect the UK's laws and legal processes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/02/2019 14:35:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1051951

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Holiday Accommodation: Greater Manchester
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns about the growth in short-term letting in Manchester.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL13285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of concerns about the growth in short-term letting in Manchester. We believe that it is for local authorities to assess the impact within their area. The Government does however monitor broader trends in private rented housing through the English Housing Survey.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 11/02/2019 16:43:16 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

1051957

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Venezuela: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the aim and purpose of their current policy in regard to the political situation in Venezuela; and when a UK Government representative last met the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>We are working closely with EU partners, regional organisations such as the Lima Group and like-minded international partners to ensure a peaceful resolution to the current crisis and a return to democracy. We urge all Venezuelans to recognise Juan Guaido as the constitutional interim President of Venezuela until new presidential elections that are free and in accordance with international democratic standards are held.</p><p>On 30 January, the Foreign Secretary spoke with Mr Guaido. Our Ambassador in Caracas, together with other EU Ambassadors, met Mr Guaido on 26 January.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:09:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1051959

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Giulio Regeni
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of Egypt about its co-operation with the government of Italy's investigation into Giulio Regeni's murder.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>We were appalled by the murder of Giulio Regeni in Cairo and we continue to monitor the investigation into his death. As Mr Regeni was an Italian citizen, the Italian Government is taking the lead role on his case. We have consistently raised our concerns, stressing the need for a full and impartial investigation into the circumstances of Mr Regeni's murder with the Egyptian authorities at both Ministerial and official levels. We continue to offer our full support to Italy and urge the Egyptian Government to cooperate fully with the Italian investigators in order to bring Mr Regeni's killers to justice as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/02/2019 14:58:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian