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1041482

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Turkey: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Government of Turkey on its international obligations to maintain human rights.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	208291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>We regularly raise human rights issues with the Turkish Government at all levels, including between the Prime Minister and President Erdoǧan. This includes both discussion of individual cases of concern, and the wider importance of guaranteeing fundamental rights for all citizens, notably freedom of expression and assembly. Our Embassy in Ankara has discussed such concerns with Turkish officials this January and we will continue to do so as necessary in the future.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/01/2019 16:17:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1041483

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of funding Northern Ireland has received from (a) grants from the EU and (b) loans from the European Investment Bank since 1998.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	208292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has not made any estimates of the amount of funding Northern Ireland has received from European Union grants, or loans from the European Investment Bank since 1998.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not held by the NIO and gathering the information could not be provided without incurring disproportionate costs. However in regard to loans received from the European Investment Bank (EIB), whilst a local figure for Northern Ireland is not recorded, the EIB does report loans provided across the United Kingdom. This information can be obtained directly from the EIB website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 17/01/2019 15:12:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1041484

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Business
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 estimate it has made of the amount of money spent by businesses in the 4th Quarter of 2018 on preparing for leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	208422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to prioritise work on achieving a good deal for the UK. BEIS is in regular contact with sectors and business stakeholders to ensure we understand their concerns.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to ensure that UK businesses are as well informed and prepared for leaving the EU as possible and to advise them on the steps they may need to take to prepare for EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>We have launched a public information campaign about how EU exit will affect businesses and the practical steps they will need to take to be ready. The campaign directs them to GOV.UK/euexit where they can easily find the latest advice and information on any aspect of leaving the EU which affects them and outlines the steps they need to take.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/01/2019 12:58:04 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1041485

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he has had with the First Minister of Wales since the Welsh Assembly voted to reject the Withdrawal Agreement on 4 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	208423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>I have had a number of discussions with the First Minister since 4 December 2018 on matters affecting Wales, most recently on 16 January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/01/2019 16:22:36 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1039090

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Channel Ferries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that the (a) tendering process, (b) contract and (c) funding for the re-opening of the Ostend to Ramsgate ferry route complies with (i) the Concession Agreement with Eurotunnel, (ii) state aid rules and (iii) competition law; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	207262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>In the Government's view, the contracts do not breach the concession agreement with Eurotunnel. Obligations under competition and state aid law were taken into account as part of the contractual process.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/01/2019 11:54:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1039091

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Channel Ferries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the port of Ostend on the proposed re-opening of the Ostend to Ramsgate ferry route.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	207263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is not a party to any contract with the port of Ostend. The operational plans for the Ostend to Ramsgate ferry route have been reviewed by my Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/01/2019 15:41:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1039093

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Food: Hygiene
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to extend the requirement for food vendors to prominently display food hygiene ratings on their premises to online third party food ordering (a) websites and (b) apps at the point at which the customer orders food.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	207264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Food Hygiene Rating scheme is operated by local authorities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in partnership with the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The scheme has a statutory basis in Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Food businesses covered by the scheme are given stickers showing their rating. Those in Wales and Northern Ireland are required by law to display the stickers at their premises and those in England are encouraged to do so. The FSA considers that mandatory display should extend to England and is currently finalising an evidence-based case for a statutory scheme.</p><p> </p><p>For businesses offering online ordering of food, legislation requiring provision of the rating at the point of choice is expected to be introduced in Northern Ireland once the Assembly is back in operation.</p><p> </p><p>In Wales, the FSA and Welsh Government are working to address an FSA recommendation to the National Assembly for Wales to explore the introduction of a similar requirement for businesses in Wales that use online food ordering platforms. Proposals will be presented to Welsh Ministers in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The FSA considers that provision of ratings online would be a key element of a statutory scheme for England.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2019 16:10:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1039095

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption Leave: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of self-employed people being unable to take paid adoption leave on the level of adoption.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	207265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The department has undertaken no assessment because policy on paid leave for self-employed people is a policy responsibility of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p>Where adopters do not qualify for family related statutory pay because they are self-employed, local authorities may make a payment equivalent to Maternity Allowance. This is at the discretion of the local authority and is means-tested.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures on adoptions were published in a statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2017 to 2018’ on 15 November 2018. The release is available on the department’s website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/01/2019 15:55:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1039096

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the provisions of Section 21 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to include Council funded sports coaches within the occupations classified as a position of trust.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	207266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Any sexual activity with a child under 16 is a criminal offence, regardless of whether consent is given. Any non-consensual sexual activity is also a crime, whatever the age of the victim and whatever the relationship between the victim and perpetrator.</p><p> </p><p>Where a manipulative offender grooms a child prior to them reaching the age of consent and then engages in a sexual relationship with them when they are over 16, this could be prosecuted under offences such as Section 15a of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.</p><p> </p><p>We remain absolutely committed to protecting children and young people from sexual abuse and we already have a wide range of criminal offences under which to prosecute and sentence those who carry out such acts. We continue to keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/01/2019 15:48:45 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 95560 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1038386

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a full list of companies that his Department has engaged in contracts with for work relating to preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	206857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In line with transparency obligations the details of contract awards over £10k are published on Contracts Finder. The Department endeavours to do this in a reasonable time, and where possible within 90 days of the contract award date.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 14/01/2019 15:29:01 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens