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820735

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Stragety, when the Government plans to respond to the First Minister of Wales' request for a statement on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon and the Hendry Report.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	122153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>In coming to any decision on the role of tidal lagoons in the UK’s energy mix, the Government needs to consider how a programme of tidal lagoons would deliver against our priorities, as set out in the Clean Growth Strategy and the Industrial Strategy, of reducing emissions and protecting UK businesses and households from high energy costs.</p><p> </p><p>This will ensure that the response to the Hendry Review takes into account the best interests of the UK as a whole and represents value for money for the UK taxpayer and consumer.</p><p> </p><p>A Government response to the Hendry Review will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/01/2018 14:18:18 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

820737

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Harassment: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has made an assessment the effect of street harassment on the quality of life of women and girls in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	122155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of harassment seriously and recognises the gendered nature of crimes which disproportionately affect women and girls. Protecting women and girls from violence, and supporting victims and survivors of sexual violence, remains a key priority.</p><p>The Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy sets out our approach to tackling all forms of VAWG, and commits to continue to challenge deep-rooted social norms, attitudes and behaviours that discriminate against and limit women and girls across all communities. The Government has an extensive programme of work to address gender inequality.</p><p>We welcome the work being done by the Women and Equalities Committee (WESC) who have launched an inquiry into sexual harassment of women and girls in public places. We will engage closely with the committee on this important issue and carefully consider any recommendations made.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/01/2018 17:17:07 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

818971

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academic Freedom: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on the no-platforming at universities of (a) Al-Muhajiroun, (b) the British National Party, (c) the English Defence League, (d) Hizb-ut-Tahir, (e) the Muslim Public Affairs Committee and (f) National Action; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	121648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Al-Muhajiroun and National Action are proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000. Membership is illegal and these groups should not be given a platform at universities.</p><p> </p><p>Universities have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to ensure freedom of speech, including for visiting speakers (under the Education Act (No 2) 1986). The government therefore, does not support blanket no-platforming of individuals or organisations who are legally exercising their right to freedom of speech; it is for universities to balance their legal duties on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s position on this issue has been publicly stated on a number of occasions.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/01/2018 16:36:21 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

819128

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Crimes against Humanity: Arrest Warrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the arrest and apprehension of those individuals with outstanding ICC Arrest Warrants.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	121805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>​The United Kingdom is a strong supporter of the ICC and believes it is important that fugitives from international justice do not enjoy impunity. If an individual who is wanted by the ICC enters the United Kingdom, we have a legal obligation to arrest and surrender that individual in accordance with the International Criminal Court Act 2001. All State Parties to the ICC have a similar legal obligation to arrest and surrender an ICC-indicted individual if they enter their territory. The United Kingdom regularly raises the importance of cooperation between the ICC and States Parties to the Rome Statute (most recently on 12 December at the UN Security Council). We will continue to raise our concerns with non-cooperating governments, including through the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 15/01/2018 17:42:22 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

819131

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Medicine: Research
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 his Department has made of the yearly gross amount of public funding currently being invested in health research.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	121808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold data for total Departmental spend on health research. However, the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) have published their 2014 UK health research analysis at <a href="http://www.ukcrc.org/research-coordination/health-research-analysis/uk-health-research-analysis/" target="_blank">http://www.ukcrc.org/research-coordination/health-research-analysis/uk-health-research-analysis/</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/01/2018 12:47:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

819133

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities Superannuation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to encourage Universities UK to resolve the dispute over the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	121810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous institutions and they are responsible for their own pension provision. The department has not taken steps to encourage Universities UK, or any other party, to resolve the dispute regarding the Universities Superannuation Scheme, but continues to monitor developments.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/01/2018 16:31:05 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

819134

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the employment levels of veterans (a) 6 months, (b) one year and (c) five years after leaving the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	121811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>An estimated 80 per cent of personnel who left the Armed Forces in Financial Year (FY) 2015-16 were employed six months after leaving their Service. The Ministry of Defence is due to publish updated statistics (for FY 2016-17 Service leavers) on Thursday 25 January. Full details of the current statistics can be found at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/career-transition-partnership-ex-service-personnel-employment-outcomes-statistics-index.</p><p>Employment rates for veterans at the one year and five year points after leaving the Armed Forces are not held by the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/01/2018 17:42:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

818811

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to reduce overcrowding on the prison estate in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	121575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Prison numbers can fluctuate, which is why we have a robust set of plans in place to ensure we will always have enough places for offenders committed to custody by the courts. This includes modernising the estate and building new accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We will modernise the prison estate, closing older prisons that are not fit for purpose and creating in their place high-quality, rehabilitative establishments. We have started to redevelop the prisons at Glen Parva (Leicestershire) and Wellingborough (Northamptonshire). We are building a new houseblock at Stocken prison (Rutland). Additionally, we plan to build four modern prisons which includes the development of sites at Full Sutton (East Yorkshire), Hindley (Greater Manchester), Rochester (Kent) and Port Talbot (Neath Port Talbot, South Wales).</p><p>The Verne, a former HM Prison and Probation Service operated immigration removal centre in Dorset, will be reopening as a prison as early as possible this year and is expected to house 580 offenders.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/01/2018 17:28:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 33552 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

818812

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department plans to carry out impact assessments on future bilateral trade deals prior to their ratification.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	121576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the White Paper ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’, we remain committed to a transparent, fair, and rules-based approach to international trade. We will ensure Parliament has an appropriate role to play in the scrutiny of new UK trade treaties.</p><p>In ratifying EU free trade agreements we already provide impact assessments to Parliament to enable Members from both Houses to consider the effects of these agreements for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/01/2018 14:20:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 33722 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

818813

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 steps the UK Government has taken to reaffirm its commitment to a two state solution in light of the non-adoption of UN Security Council Resolution S/2017/1060 on the status of Jerusalem.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	121577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>​As I reiterated to the House on 9th January, the UK believes there is a need to make urgent progress towards a two-state solution and as such we continue to encourage a return to direct negotiations between the parties. The Foreign Secretary and I both discussed the UK’s unequivocal support for the two-state solution when we met Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki in London on 8 January. In line with our long-standing position on Jerusalem, the UK voted in favour of a resolution on Jerusalem at the UN Security Council on 18 December, and the resolution at the UN General Assembly on 21 December.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/01/2018 16:15:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens