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1611755

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nagorno Karabakh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the status of Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan; and when this policy was determined.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	181299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK's long-standing position has been to support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan within its internationally recognised borders, which include Nagorno Karabakh. The UK Government is clear that there is no military solution to the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh, and we continue to urge the parties to the conflict to de-escalate tensions and to engage in substantive negotiations, without preconditions, to reach a peaceful settlement which preserves the security of the population.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/04/2023 16:09:10 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1611756

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pet Foods: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from VAT on pet food in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	181300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The information is not available. HMRC does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level on their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/04/2023 15:41:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1611758

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pet Foods: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from stakeholders on reducing the rate of VAT on pet foods; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	181302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to many goods and services, including pet food.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review and continues to welcome representations on how the tax system can be improved.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2023 16:56:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1611760

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many young people have graduated from National Citizen Service (NCS) since its inception; and what the annual cost to the public purse of NCS has been (a) in total and (b) per head in that period.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	181304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Between 2011/12 and 2021/22, 710,774 young people participated in the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme. In 2022/23, more than 100,000 young people benefited from the NCS programme. The final participation number will be confirmed in the NCS Trust’s 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts, which will be published later this year.</p><p>Consecutive, independent evaluations have demonstrated the positive impacts that NCS delivers both to its participants on key target areas including social cohesion, social mobility, leadership and civic engagement. NCS has been shown to have an even greater positive impact on certain priority groups. NCS’ 2019 evaluation showed that for every £1 of taxpayer money spent, £3.05 was provided back to society in terms of wellbeing benefits.</p><p>The NCS programme has been allocated a total of £1.4 billion since inception. The table below shows the allocated funding per year, to the nearest million. In this period, the NCS programme transitioned from being delivered by NCS Trust Community Interest Company to being delivered by NCS Trust, a Public Body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total grant funding (£M)</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><br></strong>The cost-per-head of NCS experiences has decreased during that period. In 2015, the cost-per-head was £1,825 coming down to £1,721 in 2019. Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, NCS Trust offered a range of experiences including schools-based, community-based and digital opportunities with a lower cost-per-head.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/04/2023 11:31:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1607939

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect (a) parliamentarians and (b) political refugees from China from state-sponsored cyber attacks by China.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	174170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government continually assesses potential threats in the UK, and takes protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and safety very seriously. The Home Office works closely with its partners to protect people identified as being at risk, and to ensure the UK is a safe and welcoming place for those who choose to settle here.</p><p>All attempts by foreign Governments to coerce, intimidate, harass or harm their critics overseas, undermining democracy and the rule of law, are unacceptable.</p><p>The Defending Democracy Taskforce was established last year to help protect the democratic integrity of the UK from foreign interference.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 18/04/2023 12:52:10 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1602790

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether UK blue badges are recognised in the US; and whether he has had discussions with his US counterpart on recognition of blue badges in the US.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	162111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Not all countries offer recognition of UK issued Blue Badges and the US is one country that currently does not. Holders may either need to obtain a temporary badge for the duration of their stay, or may need to park in standard parking bays, and pay any applicable charges. UK Government advice to disabled travellers is always to check locally in the area of travel before parking.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/03/2023 09:55:55 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600254

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require an applicant’s sex at birth to be displayed on a DBS certificate.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The purpose of a criminal record certificate issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is to assist employers and others to make safer recruitment decisions by providing details of an individual’s criminal history. A criminal record certificate will include the individual’s gender and any other names that they may have used in the past.</p><p> </p><p>The DBS also offers a sensitive applications route which takes into account both the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010. This gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous gender identity.</p><p> </p><p>Those applying via the sensitive applications route are required by law to provide all name details to the DBS, including any previous identity, in the same way as applicants using the mainstream route. The criminal record certificate issued by the DBS will contain exactly the same criminal record information as a certificate obtained via the main route, including any relevant convictions, cautions or other information dating from when the applicant had a different gender identity.s</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 156029 question first answered 09/03/2023 17:08:53 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600255

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require all of an applicant’s previous names to be displayed on a DBS certificate.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The purpose of a criminal record certificate issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is to assist employers and others to make safer recruitment decisions by providing details of an individual’s criminal history. A criminal record certificate will include the individual’s gender and any other names that they may have used in the past.</p><p> </p><p>The DBS also offers a sensitive applications route which takes into account both the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010. This gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous gender identity.</p><p> </p><p>Those applying via the sensitive applications route are required by law to provide all name details to the DBS, including any previous identity, in the same way as applicants using the mainstream route. The criminal record certificate issued by the DBS will contain exactly the same criminal record information as a certificate obtained via the main route, including any relevant convictions, cautions or other information dating from when the applicant had a different gender identity.s</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 156028 question first answered 09/03/2023 17:08:53 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600256

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the Disclosure and Barring Service is notified when a registered sex offender changes their gender.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>All applicants for criminal record certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) are required to sign a legal declaration confirming that they have disclosed both their current and previous identities. The DBS has systems in place, including working with HM Passport Office and the police, to verify identity and detect previous cautions and convictions an applicant may hold, including those obtained under a previous identity. Police forces supply all relevant nominal data to DBS to ensure that checks are as complete and robust as possible.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 09/03/2023 17:07:00 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600257

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violent and Sex Offender Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many registered sex offenders are recorded as having changed their (a) name and (b) gender.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to manage sex offenders and those who pose a risk, and we are committed to ensuring our system is as robust as it can be.</p><p>Registered sex offenders are required to notify their personal details to the police - including their name, date of birth and bank details - annually and whenever these details change. Failure to comply, including providing false information, is a criminal offence punishable by up to five years' imprisonment.</p><p>Data on registered sex offenders is published in the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Annual Report. The most recent report was published by the Ministry of Justice on 27 October. It shows that on 31 March 2022, there were 66,741 registered sex offenders in England and Wales. Data on the number of registered sex offenders who have changed their name or gender are not centrally collected.</p><p>We have strengthened police powers through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 with new provisions that came into force on 29 November. To help ensure our processes are as robust as possible, the Home Office has conducted an internal review into the issue of offenders changing their name and the name change process to ensure it as robust as possible.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 08/03/2023 16:52:35 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton