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416488

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on how many Facebook profile pages based in the UK were closed down in 2014 following reports of online abuse and blackmail.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold any information on the number of Facebook pages based in the UK closed down in 2014 following reports of online abuse and blackmail. We are working with social media companies to improve online safety and ensure they put appropriate measures in place to protect their users.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/09/2015 13:32:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416489

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice and guidance his Department took into account in relaxing Ebola screening at UK airports and international rail terminals.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government receives expert advice from Public Health England (PHE) and the Chief Medical Officer on the appropriate public health measures to be taken in relation to Ebola. Based on a recent PHE risk assessment the Government took the decision to focus screening at Heathrow and Gatwick, where more than 90% of relevant passengers enter the United Kingdom, including 97% of higher risk workers. Outside London, PHE has put in place robust systems developed with PHE local health protection teams to provide proportionate, risk-based screening locally. Using these measures, all passengers who present for screening from countries where there is sustained community transmission of Ebola continue to have a formal risk assessment. A copy of the risk assessment is attached and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/437990/PHE_Risk_Assessment_Update_7_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/437990/PHE_Risk_Assessment_Update_7_FINAL.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/09/2015 16:29:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PHE_Risk_Assessment_Update_7_FINAL.pdf title Risk assessment of Ebola
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416490

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Depressive Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance her Department provides to primary school teachers to support pupils with severe depression.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that schools have a vital role to play in helping to promote good mental health for all their pupils as well as providing early support where mental health problems have been identified.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support them we have funded the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Association to produce guidance and key stages lesson plans on teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing. The primary level lesson plans include topics such as teaching children how to describe emotions, talk about anxiety and worries, and develop coping strategies</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We have issued advice on mental health and behaviour which clarifies the responsibility of the school, points to tools that can be used to help them identify pupils that may be experiencing a mental health problem such as depression, and outlines what they can do to provide a stable environment that builds good mental health in all pupils. This can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department has also supported the development of MindEd, a free online portal funded by the Department of Health, which enables all adults working with children and young people to learn more about specific mental health problems and how to support them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, teachers are not mental health professionals and schools need to have timely access to appropriate specialist support where pupils have clinical conditions. In order to help them with this, we are contributing £1.5 million to a joint training pilot with NHS England. This aims to improve the knowledge of mental health issues with key schools and Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services staff as well as develop effective ways for pupils who need access to specialist mental health services.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>£1.25 billion additional funding is also being made available over the next five years to transform children and young people’s mental health services to deliver more integrated and accessible services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/09/2015 14:08:57 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416491

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what medical guidance his Department provides to young people addicted to e-cigarettes.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not provide medical guidance to young people addicted to e-cigarettes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued guidance on harm reduction approaches to smoking. The available evidence suggests that there is experimentation by young people but that around 1% regularly use e-cigarettes and this use is largely concentrated among children who currently or have previously smoked.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government does not promote the use of e-cigarettes for young people and has made it illegal to sell e-cigarettes to under-18s from 1 October this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/09/2015 14:52:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416492

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Wind Power: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on the potential effect on Northern Ireland's energy security of the Government's policy on access to support for onshore wind.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>As energy policy is devolved in Northern Ireland, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State is in discussions with Northern Ireland Ministers to agree how the onshore wind commitment can be implemented in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/09/2015 13:45:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416493

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Poverty: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of policies to tackle poverty in urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>As a result of the Government's strong management, the British economy is growing faster than any other major advanced economy. Our businesses have created two million more jobs and living standards are rising. We are committed to supporting more people into work by making work pay - the Child Poverty Transitions report (June 2015) found almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of poor workless families who found work escaped poverty.</p><p>The National Living Wage will give over 2.7 million people currently on the minimum wage a pay rise of over £5,000 a year. Along with the increase in the personal allowance to £12,500 by the end of the Parliament, the National Living Wage will make work pay and improve people’s living standards</p><p>Through Devolution Deals and other programmes we are giving local areas increased flexibilities and powers to maximise their local economic growth to raise the opportunities for companies to grown and individuals to prosper.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/10/2015 12:37:37 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416494

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Nigeria: Bombings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to government authorities in northern Nigeria to tackle the effect of recent bomb attacks in the city of Gombe.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text Terrorist attacks by Boko Haram in Gombe, elsewhere in Nigeria and in the wider region have brought untold misery to many. The UK remains firm in our determination to support Nigeria, and its neighbours, in their fight against terrorism. We are providing a substantial package of UK military, intelligence and development support to help Nigeria tackle Boko Haram. This package includes counter-terrorism cooperation, providing training on the response to terrorist attacks and bomb scene management. We are also working closely with Nigeria and our international partners to support the large numbers of people displaced by the conflict in the North East. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 09:56:29 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416495

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extortion: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of legislation against online blackmail of children.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Blackmail, whether on or offline, is a serious offence which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment. Investigation of these offences is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>The CEOP command of the NCA engage nationally and internationally with partners to raise awareness of the threat of child sexual exploitation and abuse, educate children and young people to prevent them from becoming victims and deter offenders. Specifically through its thinkuknow.co.uk website the NCA works with children, schools, other practitioners and families to help protect children and young people from sexual abuse and exploitation.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/09/2015 14:48:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416496

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Football: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department plans to have with the Football Association on eliminating racist chanting and abuse by football spectators.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Football Association’s Inclusion Advisory Board, chaired by Heather Rabbatts, reports to the Sports Minister regarding progress on Football's Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Plan, including actions taken to improve the reporting and analysis of in-stadia offences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, racist chanting or abuse is a criminal offence under the Football (Offences) Act 1991 and Public Order Act 1986. It is a matter for the police and the courts to determine each case's merits.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/09/2015 16:35:11 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416497

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of steps taken to counteract disability hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously. Crime that is motivated by hostility or hatred towards the victim is particularly corrosive and can have devastating consequences for victims and their families. In 2012, we published a hate crime action plan and a total of 13 actions were dedicated to the prevention of disability hate crime, including the creation of a new cross government Disability Strategy, the publication of the Crown Prosecution Service Action Plan on disability hate crime and publishing examples of good practice by disabled persons’ user-led organisations. The progress report on the action plan, published in 2014, showed that we had either completed or made good progress on all actions.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/09/2015 14:44:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson