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1127288

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date	17/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dogs: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the effect of legislative proposals to prohibit the human consumption of dog meat in (a) the UK and (b) abroad.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	255660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The consumption of dog meat, animal welfare and amendments to the Agriculture Bill are matters for the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Secretary of State for Justice has not therefore discussed these issues with the Foreign Secretary.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is responsible for general criminal law issues and has frequent discussions on these matters with other Government departments, including the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 255287 255659 question first answered 24/05/2019 12:54:26 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1127291

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral evidence taken by the Education Committee on 30 April 2019, HC 341, Question 2041, if he will publish in full the turnaround plan agreed with the Academies Enterprise Trust.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	255677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>Further to the Education Select Committee questions on 30 April 2019, my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, wrote to the committee on 21 May 2019 with further detail of the turnaround activity agreed with Academies Enterprise Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/05/2019 13:25:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1127296

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	List of Ministerial Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish an updated list of Ministerial responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	255685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial responsibilities can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers</a></p><p> </p><p>The List of Ministerial Responsibilities was last updated in December 2018. An update to the document is expected in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/05/2019 10:43:06 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1127301

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 he has made of the volume of rooftop solar that has been deployed since the closure of the Feed-In Tariff scheme and the Export Tariff.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	255693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of domestic solar installations during April 2019 will be published by BEIS on Thursday 30 May using information from the MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) installation database. These are provisional numbers which are subject to revision in future publications.</p><p> </p><p>Solar photovoltaic deployment statistics is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/05/2019 13:53:11 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1127302

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Welsh language speakers are able to correspond with Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service in England through the medium of the Welsh language.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	255658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunal’s Service supports the provision of its Welsh Language Scheme as applicable in both Wales and England. HMCTS service centres that provide a national service welcome correspondence in Welsh, which will be dealt with within the same time frame and to the same standards as English language correspondence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/05/2019 13:26:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 119640 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1127308

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insurance Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a legally binding code of conduct for insurance companies to protect (a) defendants and (b) claimants from the start of a third party claim to the final settlement.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
uin	255670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255668 255669 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127310

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to establish an ombudsman with legal powers to enforce decisions on third party personal injury claims before court proceedings are initiated.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
uin	255672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to bring forward such proposals.</p><p>It is for parties to personal injury claims to resolve their differences in the first instance, making use of pre-action protocols which put in place procedures designed to encourage earlier resolution of disputes.</p><p> </p><p>Currently there is a portal for lower value road traffic accident (RTA), public liability and employer liability claims which assists in achieving settlement of disputes. In addition, the Government is introducing a new IT Platform, in April 2020, which will enable RTA claimants to communicate effectively with the at-fault insurer to progress and settle their claim during the pre-action stage.</p><p> </p><p>Where disputes cannot be resolved by these means, the claimant has the option to pursue court proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/05/2019 16:19:27 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127314

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that deconflicted (a) hospitals and (b) schools in Yemen are protected from bombing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	255649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that all parties to the conflict in Yemen must comply with international humanitarian law. We continue to call on all parties to exercise restraint and implement the Stockholm Agreement without delay in order to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/05/2019 10:51:15 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1127324

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
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	OnSide Youth Zones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Home Secretary of 15 May 2019, Official Report, column 274, how much Government funding was provided to OnSide Youth Zones from (a) 2015 to (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	255690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>DCMS, in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund, is providing over £2m to OnSide Youth Zones through the Youth Investment Fund (2017-2020). This is supporting the expansion and creation of open access youth services in the Wirral, Wolverhampton and Barking and Dagenham.</p><p> </p><p>Local programmes funded by DCMS and delivered through delivery partners are also delivered in OnSide Youth Zones. For example a money management programme through the Savers Support Fund, programmes through the Sport for Development fund and National Citizen Service local delivery.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2019 14:48:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1127325

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Trespass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the fine is for trespassing on national rail lines; whether his Department plans to increase the penalties for such trespass; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that such trespassers are prosecuted.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	255666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The offence of trespass is subject to a fine up to £1000. DfT is not aware of any plans for this to be increased. In addition a Penalty Notice for Disorder can be issued to any offender over 18 years of age and the amount is currently £60.</p><p> </p><p>Prosecutions are a matter for the police and the courts. However, as well as prosecutions there are other measures available to the police including a caution, community resolution, or other outcomes outside of the justice system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/05/2019 14:10:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski