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691762

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date	20/02/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Law Officers' Departments operates a ban the box employment policy in respect of ex-offender job applicants with unspent convictions; and how many employees of his Department have unspent convictions.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	64523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The Law Officers’ Departments (LODs) do not ask applicants about previous convictions (spent or unspent) on their application forms or in interview.</p><p>Due to the nature of the work carried out by the LODs, all staff recruited to the departments are subject to security checks to identify both spent and unspent convictions prior to formal appointment. None of the organisations has any central record of any current employee having an unspent conviction.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/02/2017 17:03:05 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

691765

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for updates to the Cyber Essentials scheme.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	64527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>As part of the regular reviews of all cyber security standards, the Government considers whether Cyber Essentials needs to be updated.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 28/02/2017 14:40:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

691778

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Revenue Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what right to buy receipts local authorities have paid to the Exchequer including (a) capital receipts, (b) any interest accrued and (c) any other relevant amount in each financial year from 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	64412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 64700 on 1 March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 03/03/2017 16:25:22 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

691783

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2017 to Question 63181, for what reasons the VAT exemption for aviation kerosene is not considered a subsidy to fossil fuel production or consumption by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	64418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation, of which the government is a signatory, prevents the levying of taxation on aviation fuel. With no tax on aviation fuel or VAT on international or domestic flights, Air Passenger Duty ensures that the aviation sector plays its part in contributing towards general taxation.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/02/2017 14:52:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

691804

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have in place a selective licence scheme for private rented properties within their area; when each such scheme began; and when each such scheme is due to end or need renewal.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	64411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collect or hold data on local authority selective licensing schemes, which do not require confirmation.</p><p>Since the 1 April 2015, the Secretary of State has confirmed the approval of two schemes (greater than 20 per cent of a local authority's geographical area or private rented stock):</p><p>Burnley Borough Council:</p><ul><li>start date 15 November 2016;</li><li>end date 15 November 2021.</li></ul><p>Peterborough City Council :</p><ul><li>start date 1 November 2016;</li><li>end date 1 November 2021.</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 07/03/2017 10:25:56 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

691825

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote the sharing of facilities between different areas of the arts.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The importance of partnerships was one of the key themes of the Government's Culture White Paper which was published in March 2016 and we were clear that better collaboration between cultural sectors and partners at a local, regional and national level will help support communities and their access to culture.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/02/2017 12:51:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

691874

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to tackle unduly lenient sentencing for animal cruelty offences.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	64497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for the courts, which are independent from government. When deciding what sentence to impose the courts take into account the circumstances of the offence and any mitigating and aggravating factors, in line with the sentencing guidelines.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 02/03/2017 15:39:25 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

691875

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Fisheries: Quotas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to support an extension of the commercial hook and line fishing moratorium into April, May and June 2017 in areas where there is evidence of spawning among bass stocks.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	64484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Union vessels using hook and line methods have a directed fishing provision after February and March if they have a verified track record of catches, but it should be noted that bass catches by UK vessels using that method have tended to peak during the summer months from July to September. The Government does not intend to extend the moratorium period that has been agreed at EU level. However, my Department will of course continue to consider any new scientific advice on the state of the bass stock and the need for appropriate conservation measures.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/02/2017 11:44:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

691882

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Hunting Act 2004: Convictions and Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Hunting Act 2004 in each police force area in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	64671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Hunting Act 2004, in England and Wales, in 2015, can be viewed in the table attached. Data for 2016 is planned for publication in May 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/02/2017 11:03:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey attachment 1 file name Hunting Act 2004, England and Wales, 2015.pdf title 64671 table referred to
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

691883

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Environment: Treaties
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 assessment her Department has made of which exclusive and mixed international environmental agreements in which the EU currently participates the Government plans to seek to be party to or otherwise maintain the provisions of after the UK leaves the EU; and which of those agreements (a) the Government will have to renegotiate and (b) will remain in force as the UK is a signatory in its own right.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	64664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a Party to 35 Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in its own right. These are mixed agreements and we are bound by the obligations they contain; this will not change on exit from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to continuing to play an active role internationally and will continue to be bound by the obligations under these MEAs after leaving the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/02/2017 15:01:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main