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1063627

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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	Zambia: Hippopotamuses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in Zambia on the proposed cull of hippos by trophy hunters on the Luangwa river.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	222615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>​We are aware of the proposal for a cull of hippos on the Luangwa River in Zambia. Our High Commissioner has raised the matter with the Zambian Government. The importance of protecting wildlife was discussed with the Minister of Tourism and Arts at the October 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London. Our High Commissioner also discussed conservation issues with President Lungu in November 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/02/2019 14:44:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1063628

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of delay repay for (a) Northern and (b) First Transpennine Express rail services.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	222614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>DfT published research in October 2018 on the effectiveness of the rail passenger compensation regimes: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-delays-and-compensation-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-delays-and-compensation-2018</a>. The operators provide the Department with Delay Repay figures annually which we publish here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/744567/2017-2018-passenger-compensation-figures.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/744567/2017-2018-passenger-compensation-figures.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Northern introduced Delay Repay from 15 minutes (DR15) in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/02/2019 16:11:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1063633

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Labour Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of redeployment opportunities for firefighters who have to work until the age of 60.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	222620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>We do not collect data on redeployment opportunities for firefighters.</p><p>The availability of redeployment opportunities is a matter for individual fire and rescue authorities as employers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/02/2019 16:37:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1063634

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Ministers have had recent meetings with representatives of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service to discuss proposals to reduce the number of fire stations and engines in the city region; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	222621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have not had any recent meetings with representatives of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and we are not aware of proposals to reduce the number of fire stations and engines in the city region.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/02/2019 16:34:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1063635

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings he has had with the Premier League in the last six months to discuss future funding for grassroots football.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	222622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>I met with the Premier League on 31 January 2019. The Secretary of State met with them on 30 October 2018. The funding of grassroots football was discussed, and on both occasions the Premier League reaffirmed their commitment to invest over £100million in each of the next three years towards improving community football programmes and facilities across the whole of the country in partnership with the Football Association (FA) and Government.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/02/2019 14:52:43 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1063636

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Sportsgrounds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to all-weather football pitches at grassroots level.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	222623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Sport England invests £18million each year into football facilities on behalf of the DCMS through ring-fenced exchequer contributions to the Football Foundation.</p><p> </p><p>This funding, matched in partnership with the FA and the Premier League, sees more money than ever before going towards priorities identified in the National Football Facilities Strategy. The Strategy sets new challenging targets to significantly improve the nation’s facilities stock over the next 10 years with an increase in 3G pitches is a key strategic priority. This will be delivered through initiatives like the “Parklike Hubs” programme that predominantly aims to deliver multi pitch 3G hubs for community use at strategic locations across the country.</p><p>Local authorities are important stakeholders in the implementation of the National Football Facilities Strategy as so much of the stock of facilities are in public ownership. Sport England is working closely with the FA to develop Local Football Facility Plans for every Local Authority in England. The plans will be in place by 2020 and will identify local priorities where investment in grassroots facilities is needed the most.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 222624 question first answered 26/02/2019 14:55:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1063637

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has received recent representations on the role of local authorities in the future of grassroots football; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	222624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Sport England invests £18million each year into football facilities on behalf of the DCMS through ring-fenced exchequer contributions to the Football Foundation.</p><p> </p><p>This funding, matched in partnership with the FA and the Premier League, sees more money than ever before going towards priorities identified in the National Football Facilities Strategy. The Strategy sets new challenging targets to significantly improve the nation’s facilities stock over the next 10 years with an increase in 3G pitches is a key strategic priority. This will be delivered through initiatives like the “Parklike Hubs” programme that predominantly aims to deliver multi pitch 3G hubs for community use at strategic locations across the country.</p><p>Local authorities are important stakeholders in the implementation of the National Football Facilities Strategy as so much of the stock of facilities are in public ownership. Sport England is working closely with the FA to develop Local Football Facility Plans for every Local Authority in England. The plans will be in place by 2020 and will identify local priorities where investment in grassroots facilities is needed the most.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 222623 question first answered 26/02/2019 14:55:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1063639

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve public access to school football facilities to increase participation in grassroots football.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	222626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>We want all schools to maximise the use of their facilities – for the mutual benefit of schools and their communities. This is an ambition set out in the Government's Sporting Future strategy and the Department for Education’s Governance Handbook for schools.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England’s 'Use Our School' resource has been designed to support schools to open up their facilities for community use and to help those that are already open to stay open.</p><p> </p><p>The new cross-departmental School Sport and Physical Activity Action Plan, which will be published in the spring, will also consider how school facilities can best be used to encourage all children to play more sports, including football, and to be more active.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/02/2019 14:56:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1063649

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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	Gratuities: Unfair Practices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle unfair practices in the hospitality sector in relation to (a) tips, (b) gratuities, (c) cover charges and (d) service charges.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	222636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has announced its intention to legislate to ensure that all tips left to workers are kept by them in full. In some sectors, tips are a significant part of staff income. It is only right that workers keep the full value of tips left in recognition of good service and hard work.</p><p> </p><p>This commitment was published as part of the Government’s Good Work Plan, which represents the largest upgrade to workplace rights in a generation. Full details of legislation on tips will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2019 14:42:42 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

1056870

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Public Houses: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to conduct a review of the Pubs Code.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	218194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>As required by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State will review the operation of the Pubs Code and the effectiveness of the Pubs Code Adjudicator for the period to 31 March 2019. The Government is currently considering the format of the review and will ensure all those with an interest, including tenants and pub companies, have an opportunity to contribute.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 218195 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:57:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby