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710967

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Personation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regulations and sanctions there are related to the false written use of military rank and postnominals by non armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	67848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>There is no sanction regarding anyone claiming to have a particular military rank or post-nominals, unless in the commission of fraud. The wearing of uniforms by persons not entitled is an offence under the Uniforms Act of 1894. The wearing of any rank badge or unit insignia/tactical recognition flash by anyone not in uniform would be meaningless. Any act of impersonating military personnel in pursuit of financial or other material gain would fall under the provisions of the Fraud Act. Falsely obtaining access to Departmental property, by no matter what means, might be prosecutable under the Official Secrets Act 1911; Bylaws passed under the Military Lands Acts 1892; or Section 128 or 129 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.</p><p>There is at present no sanction for anyone pretending to military rank in order to enhance their social standing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 67849 67850 question first answered 20/03/2017 16:21:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

710968

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Personation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regulations and sanctions there are related to the impersonation of armed forces personnel (a) for financial gain, (b) to compromise security or gain access to his Department's property, (c) for other material gain and (d) for enhanced social standing.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	67849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>There is no sanction regarding anyone claiming to have a particular military rank or post-nominals, unless in the commission of fraud. The wearing of uniforms by persons not entitled is an offence under the Uniforms Act of 1894. The wearing of any rank badge or unit insignia/tactical recognition flash by anyone not in uniform would be meaningless. Any act of impersonating military personnel in pursuit of financial or other material gain would fall under the provisions of the Fraud Act. Falsely obtaining access to Departmental property, by no matter what means, might be prosecutable under the Official Secrets Act 1911; Bylaws passed under the Military Lands Acts 1892; or Section 128 or 129 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.</p><p>There is at present no sanction for anyone pretending to military rank in order to enhance their social standing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 67848 67850 question first answered 20/03/2017 16:21:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

710969

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regulations and sanctions there are related to the false wearing of (a) uniform, (b) rank and (c) tactical recognition flashes or insignia by non armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	67850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>There is no sanction regarding anyone claiming to have a particular military rank or post-nominals, unless in the commission of fraud. The wearing of uniforms by persons not entitled is an offence under the Uniforms Act of 1894. The wearing of any rank badge or unit insignia/tactical recognition flash by anyone not in uniform would be meaningless. Any act of impersonating military personnel in pursuit of financial or other material gain would fall under the provisions of the Fraud Act. Falsely obtaining access to Departmental property, by no matter what means, might be prosecutable under the Official Secrets Act 1911; Bylaws passed under the Military Lands Acts 1892; or Section 128 or 129 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.</p><p>There is at present no sanction for anyone pretending to military rank in order to enhance their social standing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 67848 67849 question first answered 20/03/2017 16:21:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

711043

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Social Media: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Facebook, (b) Twitter, (c) Google+, (d) YouTube, (e) Snapchat and (f) WhatsApp accounts have been closed or suspended on request of the Government due to involvement in (i) terrorism, (ii) hate crime and (iii) targeted harassment in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	67847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>This Government takes seriously the issue of online terrorist content, hate crime, and abuse.</p><p> </p><p>We work in partnership with major technology firms across the spectrum of online harms, identifying ways to tackle threats.</p><p>In the UK our dedicated police Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) refers content that they assess as contravening UK terrorism legislation to industry. If industry agree that it breaches their terms and conditions, they remove it voluntarily. Through this process, in 2016 CTIRU secured the removal of over 120,000 pieces of terrorist material. The Home Office can only obtain the specific data requested on terrorism at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we published a new Hate Crime Action Plan which focuses on reducing hate crime both on and offline, increasing reporting and improving support for victims.</p><p>As part of this, we agreed with internet service providers including Google, Facebook and Twitter that they would remove illegal content within 24 hours of it being posted, meaning people are better protected online. Snapchat and Whatsapp both contain end to end encryption on their messages, which means the content sent between their users is not publically viewable.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/03/2017 14:52:56 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

711053

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's humanitarian aid budget was disbursed for (a) one year, (b) two years and (c) three years or more in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	67793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Due to the nature of Humanitarian Responses, DFID cannot always allocate humanitarian budgets in advance. However, over the last three budget periods DFID’s spend on humanitarian aid was allocated as follows (rounded to the nearest 5%):</p><ul><li>65 per cent to projects with an operational period of 3 years or more</li><li>30 per cent was to projects with an operational period of two years</li></ul><p>and</p><ul><li>5 per cent was to projects with an operational period of one year.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2017 16:49:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

708902

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fines were issued for late payment of VAT bills in each local authority area in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	66965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold data on fines for late payment of VAT bills split by local authority area.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/03/2017 17:19:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

708919

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Right to Manage Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Right to Manage applications were approved in each of the last three years by each local authority area in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	66962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Under the Housing (Right to Manage)(England) Regulations 2012 (RTM) the following notice proposals (applications) were served and accepted by local authorities thereby initiating the statutory process.</p><ul><li><p>2014 – No RTM proposal notices served.</p></li><li><p>2015 – 3 RTM proposal notices served and accepted by local authorities; 2 by the London Borough of Southwark; and 1 by the London Borough of Enfield</p></li><li><p>2016 – 3 RTM proposal notices served and accepted by local authorities; 1 each from the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Barking and Dagenham.</p></li></ul><p>These regulations cover England only.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 13/03/2017 17:13:10 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

708932

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK military technical support or advice is being provided to the UAE for coalition military operations in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	66964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>No UK military technical support or advice is being provided to the UAE for coalition military operations in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/03/2017 17:18:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

709076

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when universal credit will be fully implemented in each local authority area in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	66963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The full details of when all Local Authorities and Jobcentres will roll out to Universal Credit is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571711/universal-credit-transition-rollout-schedule-phase-4-to-6-2017-to-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571711/universal-credit-transition-rollout-schedule-phase-4-to-6-2017-to-2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/03/2017 15:19:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

706134

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's humanitarian aid budget in 2016 was allocated for a period of two or more years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	65899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Due to the nature of Humanitarian Responses, DFID cannot always allocate humanitarian budgets in advance. However, in 2016 over 80 per cent of DFID’s spend on humanitarian aid was to projects with an operational period of two or more years.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/03/2017 17:11:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty