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1130098

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Investigatory Powers Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he had with the Scottish Government before the appointment of the first Investigatory Powers Commissioner in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	260679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The appointment of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner is subject to a statutory process set out in section 227 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. The Prime Minister must appoint a person who holds or has held high judicial office, and the candidate must be recommended jointly by the Lord Chancellor, (b) the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, (c) the Lord President of the Court of Session, and (d) the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.</p><p>Section 227(5) of the Act provides that the Prime Minster must consult with Scottish Ministers before making the appointment. In 2017, the Prime Minister wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice within the Scottish Government about the proposed appointment of the first Commissioner.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 260680 question first answered 10/06/2019 12:28:37 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1130156

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Broadcasting: UK Trade with EU
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 assessment he has made of the value of the UK's broadcasting exports to the EU in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	260578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) economic estimates based on the latest available data show that the total value of exports to the EU from the audiovisual sector, which include exports of radio and television broadcasting activities, was £9.9 billion in 2016. The government has made no assessment of the number of UK TV programmes sold to EU based channels.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 260579 question first answered 10/06/2019 10:42:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1129715

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Fees and Charges
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 for pension providers to produce standardised communications for charges on pension products for consumers.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	259888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>In June 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Retirement Outcomes Review final report. This two-year study assessed how the retirement income market has evolved following the introduction of pension freedoms. The review found that drawdown charges are complex, not consistent between providers, and can vary substantially across providers.</p><p> </p><p>In response, the FCA is introducing a range of new measures, including a requirement for consumers entering drawdown to receive a first-year charge figure in pounds and pence terms. The FCA has also recently consulted on introducing a requirement for firms to provide annual information on costs and charges expressed in pounds and pence terms.</p><p> </p><p>As the market is continuing to evolve, the FCA did not propose introducing a charge cap at this stage. The FCA expects the market to deliver competitive charges and is highly likely to move towards a cap if it does not.</p><p> </p><p>The government welcomes the FCA’s work in this area, and stands ready to work with industry and the FCA to ensure consumer demands are being met, and any potential barriers to a thriving, competitive market can be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 259889 question first answered 10/06/2019 11:20:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1129716

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Fees and Charges
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 charging cap on the draw down of pension products.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	259889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>In June 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Retirement Outcomes Review final report. This two-year study assessed how the retirement income market has evolved following the introduction of pension freedoms. The review found that drawdown charges are complex, not consistent between providers, and can vary substantially across providers.</p><p> </p><p>In response, the FCA is introducing a range of new measures, including a requirement for consumers entering drawdown to receive a first-year charge figure in pounds and pence terms. The FCA has also recently consulted on introducing a requirement for firms to provide annual information on costs and charges expressed in pounds and pence terms.</p><p> </p><p>As the market is continuing to evolve, the FCA did not propose introducing a charge cap at this stage. The FCA expects the market to deliver competitive charges and is highly likely to move towards a cap if it does not.</p><p> </p><p>The government welcomes the FCA’s work in this area, and stands ready to work with industry and the FCA to ensure consumer demands are being met, and any potential barriers to a thriving, competitive market can be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 259888 question first answered 10/06/2019 11:20:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1128804

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of whether the National Probation Service has adequate resources to protect (a) children, (b) victims of crime and (c) potential victims of crime in the London Division.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	259472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>As I said in my previous response to PQ 257583, the National Probation Service (NPS) is currently recruiting more staff into the organisation. We have seen an increase in both the volume and diversity of probation officer applicants following a change in the recruitment process and eligibility criteria. A national campaign to recruit probation officers took place recently and successful candidates will start in July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>NPS London have prioritised the recruitment of Probation Officers to fill all current and projected vacancies and have had 211 new staff joining over the past year. As of March 2019, approximately 1,325 full time equivalent staff are employed; a net increase of 57 from March 2018. They have also introduced new victim-specific training for staff.</p><p> </p><p>NPS London are closely monitoring the caseload capacity for staff and would take proportionate and appropriate action to manage workloads across the division.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 259398 question first answered 06/06/2019 14:28:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1128817

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the operations of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK of the decision by the US Government to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	259079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government concluded a comprehensive review of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2015. The review concluded the movement is a secretive organisation and that parts of it – globally – have a highly ambiguous relationship with violent extremism.</p><p>The Government remains committed to keeping under review the views promoted and activities undertaken by the Muslim Brotherhood’s associates in the UK, in accordance with the five commitments included in the former Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament.</p><p>We will continue to consider any new evidence on the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities against the UK’s legal thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 06/06/2019 15:31:23 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1128842

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures are available to landowners and leaseholders with rights over land to enforce reasonable parking charges when a vehicle is left on their land contrary to the terms displayed.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	259459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 grants keeper liability for vehicles, allowing landowners and parking operators to pursue the registered keeper of a vehicle for breaches of contract related to parking. Private parking companies must be a member of a trade association if they wish to access DVLA data in order to issue parking charges to vehicle owners. The two parking trade associations, the British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking Community (IPC), have their own codes of practice and appeal procedures to which they expect their members to adhere. If a private parking company does not follow these codes responsibly, they risk being banned from accessing DVLA data and will be unable to issue parking charges.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 10/06/2019 11:38:08 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1128871

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Short Time Working: Climate Change
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 assessment he has made of the merits of working shorter hours to tackle climate change.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	259032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in cutting emissions while creating wealth. Between 1990 and 2017, the UK reduced its emissions by over 40 per cent while growing the economy by more than two thirds. The Clean Growth Strategy sets out our plans to build on our progress in decarbonising the power sector, while looking further across the whole of the economy and the country. It includes ambitious proposals on housing, business, transport, the natural environment and green finance. We have not made any assessment of the impact of working shorter hours on climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does, though, continue to support flexible working practices, as part of our commitment to ensuring that everyone can access fair and decent work as set out in the Good Work Plan. For example, all employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service with their employer have the right to request Flexible Working. We have also committed to consult on a new duty on employers to consider when a job can be done flexibly, and make that clear when advertising.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 06/06/2019 15:49:59 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1128884

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to avoid detaining students with autism and learning disabilities in Assessment and Treatment Units.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	259035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (CETRs) have been established as the process for preventing admission or for making an effective plan for discharge for children and young people. In 2018/19 (up to the end of February 2019), 80% of pre-admission CETRs led to a decision not to admit the young person.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to keyworker support by 2024 for every child or young person with a learning disability or autism with the most complex needs who are inpatients or at risk of being admitted to hospital.</p><p>The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health commits to improve care and extend access to mental health services for 70,000 more children and young people by 2020/21. As outlined in the Long Term Plan, by 2023/24 an extra 345,000 children and young people aged 0-25 will receive National Health Service-funded mental health support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/06/2019 16:13:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1128891

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs, what discussions with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on the number of racehorses that die in BHA-monitored races.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	259406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is keen that the welfare needs of racehorses are well met, both during their racing lives and afterwards. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is responsible for the safety of racehorses at British racecourses and work alongside the RSPCA and World Horse Welfare to make horseracing as safe as possible.</p><p> </p><p>However, both I and the BHA consider that more can be done to make horseracing safer which is why I have been holding regular discussions with the BHA about this. Most recently on the 14 May, I met with the BHA as well as the new independent Chair of the BHA’s newly appointed Horse Welfare Board. This was a constructive meeting where the number of fatalities of racehorses was acknowledged and both sides agreed that further action is required to tackle avoidable harm and make the sport safer.</p><p> </p><p>The Board committed to doing all it can to improve welfare outcomes. I stressed the need for the BHA to develop a robust action plan that will deliver tangible results and intend to stay in regular contact with the industry to continue to press for improvements in racehorse welfare.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/06/2019 10:30:35 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi